OWS - 2022 - Quiz - Apna Updates

Q1 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q1. An excessively intense desire for returning to past or lost conditions

💡 Explanation: Affection - प्रेम, Glitterati - प्रसिद्ध हस्ती, Nostalgia - पुरानी यादें, Paranoia - भ्रांति रोग By @apna_quiz Team

Q2 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q2. Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.

💡 Explanation: Desolate - निराशाजनक, Suspicious - संदिग्ध, Ominous - अशुभ, Bleak - कमजोर/क्षीण By @apna_quiz Team

Q3 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q3. An exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously or literally

💡 Explanation: Hypertext - कम्प्यूटर का सॉफ्टवेयर, Hyperbole - बड़बोलापन, Hypocrisy - पाखंड, Hippocrates - चिकित्सा के जनक By @apna_quiz Team

Q4 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q4. A piece of a living tissue or plant that is transplanted surgically.

💡 Explanation: Gratis - निशुल्क, Gourmet - भोजन प्रेमी, Gracious - दयालु, Graft - रोपण By @apna_quiz Team

Q5 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q5. A list or collection of books or informative graphics

💡 Explanation: Bale - रूई की गांठ, Hamlet - ढाणी, Gallery - गलियारा, Catalogue - पुस्तक सूची By @apna_quiz Team

Q6 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q6. A person who admires himself or herself too much, especially their appearance.

💡 Explanation: Egoist - अहंवादी, Selfish - स्वार्थी, Narcissist - आत्ममुग्ध, Dictator - तानाशाह By @apna_quiz Team

Q7 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q7. An arched structure in a garden having climbing plants.

💡 Explanation: Path - पथ, Shed - ओसरा, Shelter - आश्रय, Pergola - लता-मंडप By @apna_quiz Team

Q8 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q8. A poll taken of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners.

💡 Explanation: Consensus - सहमति, Results - परिणाम, Census - जनगणना, Exit poll - जन मत By @apna_quiz Team

Q9 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q9. A place where coins and medals are made.

💡 Explanation: Office - दफ्तर, Mint - टंकसाल, Mine - खदान, Barn - खलियान By @apna_quiz Team

Q10 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q10. Formal forgiveness of a person's sins

💡 Explanation: Ablutions - प्रक्षालन, Absolution - क्षमा/पापों से मुक्ति, Absolutism - पूर्णता, Forgiveness - माफी By @apna_quiz Team

Q11 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q11. Fail to notice; ignore; condone (an offence etc.)

💡 Explanation: Overlong - जरूरत से ज्यादा, Overlie - ऊपर लेटना, Overly - अति, Overlook - अनदेखा करना By @apna_quiz Team

Q12 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q12. A formal statement testifying to someone's character and qualifications

💡 Explanation: Document - दस्तावेज, Affidavit - शपथ पत्र, Testimonial - प्रमाण-पत्र, Manuscript - हस्त लिखित ग्रंथ By @apna_quiz Team

Q13 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q13. Feeling or showing extreme tiredness.

💡 Explanation: Vitalised - ताजगीपूर्ण, Nervous - तनावग्रस्त, Weary - थका हुआ, Drowsy - उनींदा By @apna_quiz Team

Q14 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q14. One who mediates in a deal or complex situation.

💡 Explanation: Equaliser - संतुलित करने वाला, Solicitor - वकील, Pacifier - शांति का समर्थक, Negotiator - मध्यस्थ By @apna_quiz Team

Q15 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q15. The date when both, day and night are of approximately equal length.

💡 Explanation: Equilibrium - संतुलन, Equine - घोड़े संबंधी, Equator - भूमध्य रेखा, Equinox - जब रात व दिन बराबर हों By @apna_quiz Team

Q16 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q16. to give up completely or agree to forgo, especially in favour of another

💡 Explanation: Waive - छोड़ देना / माफ करना, Forfeit - जब्त करना, Surrender - समर्पण, Cosign - साझे में हस्ताक्षर करना By @apna_quiz Team

Q17 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q17. Sharp and direct

💡 Explanation: Acerbic - स्पष्ट/कड़वा, Zoonic - पशु संबंधी, Anodyne - नुकसान न पहुँचाने वाले, Acidic - अम्लीय By @apna_quiz Team

Q18 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q18. Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

💡 Explanation: Superior - श्रेष्ठ, Vain - घमंडी, Otiose - व्यर्थ / निरर्थक, Domineering - औरों पर हुक्म चलाने वाला By @apna_quiz Team

Q19 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q19. An eccentric manner of living

💡 Explanation: Bohemian - सनकी, Numismatist - सिक्के इकट्ठे करने वाला, Gourmet - भोजन प्रेमी, Misanthrope - मानव द्वेषी By @apna_quiz Team

Q20 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q20. To keep postponing doing a task later because you're lazy

💡 Explanation: Procrastinate - टाल मटोल करना, Multi-task - कई काम करना, Leave - छोड़ना, Diligent - मेहनती By @apna_quiz Team

Q21 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q21. A person in love with himself.

💡 Explanation: Narcissist - आत्म-मुग्ध, Lunatic - पागल, Stoic - सुख और दुख में एक समान रहने वाला, Polyglot - कई भाषा बोलने वाला By @apna_quiz Team

Q22 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q22. A group of stars having a particular shape

💡 Explanation: Constellation - तारामण्डल, Planet - ग्रह, Orbit - परिक्रमा पथ, Galaxy - आकाश गंगा By @apna_quiz Team

Q23 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q23. Today my dad will teach me how to make a small shelter for my dog.

💡 Explanation: kennel - कुत्ते का घर, canal - नहर, burrow - खरगोश का घर, shed - बाड़ा By @apna_quiz Team

Q24 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q24. After my father passed away, I used to look at a series of stars, trying to find the unknown.

💡 Explanation: Galaxy - आकाशगंगा, Constellation - तारों का समूह, Caravan - आदमियों व जानवरों का झुंड, Horde - झुंड By @apna_quiz Team

Q25 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q25. While I was travelling in Europe, I met a man who drew maps.

💡 Explanation: Cartographer - नक्शा विद, Geographer - भूगोल का विशेषज्ञ, Arbitrator - मध्यस्थ, Anthropologist - मानव विज्ञानी By @apna_quiz Team

Q26 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q26. Making of a false document with a false signature

💡 Explanation: Ruse - नाराजगी, Forgery - धोखाधड़ी, Insincerity - पाखंड, Deception - धोखा By @apna_quiz Team

Q27 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q27. He is in debt due to his judicious tastes and habits.

💡 Explanation: affluent - प्रचुर / धनी, frugal - कंजूस, extravagant - खर्चीला, moderate - संयमित By @apna_quiz Team

Q28 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q28. Holding on to something or keeping an opinion with determination

💡 Explanation: Gracious - सौम्य / विनम्र, Tenacious - दृढ़ निश्चय, Obnoxious - घिनौना, Loquacious - बातूनी By @apna_quiz Team

Q29 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q29. Rearing of silk worms is called horticulture.

💡 Explanation: pisciculture - मत्स्यपालन, agriculture - कृषि, sericulture - रेशम कीट पालन, apiculture - मधु मक्खी पालन By @apna_quiz Team

Q30 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q30. Existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists

💡 Explanation: Native - निवासी, Ancient - प्राचीन, Aboriginal - मूल निवासी, Original - मूल By @apna_quiz Team

Q31 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q31. Having a feeling of guilt

💡 Explanation: Refulgence - चमक, Restitution - खोई वस्तु की बरामदगी, Remorse - पछतावा, Repugnance - घृणा By @apna_quiz Team

Q32 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q32. A room where dead bodies are kept until burial

💡 Explanation: Sanatorium - चिकित्सालय, Museum - संग्रहालय, Mortuary - मुर्दाघर, Safari - जंगल की सैर By @apna_quiz Team

Q33 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q33. Plants of a particular region.

💡 Explanation: Flora - विशिष्ट क्षेत्र के पौधे, Flinch - झटके से पीछे हटना, Fauna - विशिष्ट क्षेत्र के जानवर, Flotsam - समुद्र पर तैरता जहाज का मलबा By @apna_quiz Team

Q34 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q34. A small island

💡 Explanation: Islet - छोटा टापू, Lagoon - छोटी झील, Closet - कमरे में लगी बड़ी आलमारी, Isthmus - जलडमरू मध्य By @apna_quiz Team

Q35 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q35. The act of washing oneself

💡 Explanation: Ablutions - प्रक्षालन, Solutions - द्रव्य, Steaming - भाप युक्त, Bathing - नहाना By @apna_quiz Team

Q36 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q36. The one who loves mankind.

💡 Explanation: Misogynist - नारी द्वेषी, Pessimist - निराशावादी, Philanthropist - परोपकारी, Optimist - आशावादी By @apna_quiz Team

Q37 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q37. Sita seems not to be affected by the pleasures and pains of life.

💡 Explanation: strict - कठोर, active - सक्रिय, stoic - निर्मोही, passive - परोक्ष रूप से By @apna_quiz Team

Q38 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q38. A speech made without preparation.

💡 Explanation: Extempore - बिना तैयारी का भाषण, Rhetoric - दिखावटी भाषण, Deliberation - विचार-विमर्श, Spontaneous - तुरंत By @apna_quiz Team

Q39 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q39. One who is a boot licker and flatterer.

💡 Explanation: Manipulative - चालाक, Gregarious - मिलनसार, Gold-digger - लालची, Sycophant - चापलूस By @apna_quiz Team

Q40 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q40. Cancel or do away with (a law or agreement)

💡 Explanation: Abrogate - कानून रद्द करना, Cancellation - निरस्त, Ultimation - अंतिम, Prorogation - सत्रावसान By @apna_quiz Team

Q41 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q41. Something that is capable of being accomplished

💡 Explanation: Feasible - संभव, Untenable - असंभव, Irrevocable - जिसे रद्द न किया जा सके, Eligible - योग्य By @apna_quiz Team

Q42 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q42. Something which is worth believing

💡 Explanation: Spurious - नकली / जाली, Expedient - अनुचित परंतु आवश्यक, Credible - विश्वसनीय, Impending - जो होने ही वाला है By @apna_quiz Team

Q43 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q43. Something that is very small/little

💡 Explanation: Few - थोड़ा, Tiny - छोटा, Thin - पतला, Slender - मामूली By @apna_quiz Team

Q44 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q44. One who can speak two languages

💡 Explanation: Multilingual - बहुभाषी, Bilingual - दो भाषा बोलने वाला, Trilingual - तीन भाषा बोलने वाला, Monolingual - एक भाषा बोलने वाला By @apna_quiz Team

Q45 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q45. A huge building with a spacious area to house aircrafts.

💡 Explanation: Airport - हवाई अड्डा, Hanger - कपड़े टांगने को हैंगर, Hangar - विमान रखने की इमारत, House - घर By @apna_quiz Team

Q46 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q46. The act of killing one's mother

💡 Explanation: Regicide - राजा की हत्या, Homicide - मानव की हत्या, Uxoricide - पत्नी की हत्या, Matricide - मातृ हत्या By @apna_quiz Team

Q47 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q47. A person having significant experience in an occupation

💡 Explanation: Agnostic - अज्ञेयवादी, Fastidious - तुनक मिजाजी, Veteran - अनुभवी, Novice - नौसिखिया By @apna_quiz Team

Q48 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q48. My uncle is someone who loves good food and knows a lot about it.

💡 Explanation: Connoisseur - पारखी, Gourmet - भोजन का पारखी, Chauffeur - निजी वाहन का चालक, Culinary - भोजन संबंधी By @apna_quiz Team

Q49 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q49. One who loves humanity or believes in universal brotherhood

💡 Explanation: Humane - मानवीय, Magnanimous - उदार, Philanthropist - परोपकारी/मानव हितैषी, Misanthropist - मानव द्वेषी By @apna_quiz Team

Q50 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q50. Photographers who follow celebrities to get their pictures to sell them.

💡 Explanation: Editor - संपादक, Paparazzi - स्वतंत्र फोटोग्राफर, Reporter - रिपोर्टर, Interviewer - साक्षात्कारकर्ता By @apna_quiz Team

Q51 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q51. Willful destruction

💡 Explanation: Disaster - आपदा, Combustion - दहन, Sabotage - जानबूझकर किया गया विनाश, Calamity - घोर विपत्ति By @apna_quiz Team

Q52 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q52. A shortened version of a larger work.

💡 Explanation: Summary - सारांश, Precis - सार, Shorts - छोटे, Abridgement - संक्षिप्त रूप By @apna_quiz Team

Q53 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q53. One who runs away from law

💡 Explanation: Fatalist - भाग्यवादी, Convict - अपराधी, Fugitive - भगोड़ा, Lunatic - पागल By @apna_quiz Team

Q54 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q54. A battle or anything involving or causing much bloodshed

💡 Explanation: Autocracy - तानाशाही, Sanguinary - रक्तपात, Ineffable - अवर्णनीय, Redtapism - नौकरशाही By @apna_quiz Team

Q55 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q55. Adjust or make right; correct, amend.

💡 Explanation: Recruit - भर्ती करना, Recreate - पुनः निर्माण, Recourse - आश्रय, Rectify - सुधार By @apna_quiz Team

Q56 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q56. The action of damaging the good reputation of someone

💡 Explanation: Delegate - प्रतिनिधि, Degeneration - ह्रास, Defamation - मान हानि, Defection - दल बदल By @apna_quiz Team

Q57 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q57. A very expensive and elaborately built tomb

💡 Explanation: Mausoleum - मकबरा, Cemetery - कब्रिस्तान, Mosque - मस्जिद, Masterpiece - सर्वश्रेष्ठ कृति By @apna_quiz Team

Q58 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q58. Strong hostility

💡 Explanation: Animalistic - पाश्विक, Anonymity - गुमनामी, Comity - राष्ट्रों का संगठन, Animosity - दुश्मनी By @apna_quiz Team

Q59 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q59. The property left to someone by a will

💡 Explanation: Ledger - बही खाता, Legacy - विरासत, Legend - लोक कथा, Lexical - भाषा संबंधी By @apna_quiz Team

Q60 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q60. Allowance given to a wife from her husband on separation

💡 Explanation: Allegory - नैतिक कथा, Alimony - तलाक भत्ता, Affidavit - शपथ पत्र, Advocacy - समर्थन/वकालत By @apna_quiz Team

Q61 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q61. The man supervising the exam had a huge moustache.

💡 Explanation: Examiner - जांचकर्ता, Curator - संग्रहालय का इंचार्ज, Controller - नियंत्रक, Invigilator - पर्यवेक्षक By @apna_quiz Team

Q62 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q62. Words that begin with the same letter, syllable or sound

💡 Explanation: Metaphor - रूपक, Pun - व्यंग्य, Hyperbole - अतिशयोक्ति, Alliteration - अनुप्रास अलंकार By @apna_quiz Team

Q63 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q63. Murder of an infant

💡 Explanation: Foeticide - भ्रूण हत्या, Feticide - भ्रूण हत्या, Sacrifice - बलिदान, Infanticide - शिशु हत्या By @apna_quiz Team

Q64 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q64. A loud appeal or demand

💡 Explanation: Protest - विरोध, Entourage - मंडली, Clamour - जोरदार मांग, Gambit - तिकड़म By @apna_quiz Team

Q65 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q65. One who has the ability to do many different things.

💡 Explanation: Versatile - बहुमुखी प्रतिभा वाला, Adaptable - अनुकूलनीय, Expert - विशेषज्ञ, Specialist - विशेषज्ञ By @apna_quiz Team

Q66 / 72 2.00 marks

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Q66. The scientific study of plants and their structure

💡 Explanation: Plantation - बागान, Environment - पर्यावरण, Biology - जीव विज्ञान, Botany - वनस्पति विज्ञान By @apna_quiz Team

Q67 / 72 2.00 marks

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Q67. One who does something not professionally but for pleasure

💡 Explanation: Professional - पेशेवर, Mature - समझदार, Immature - नासमझ, Amateur - शौकिया/गैर पेशेवर By @apna_quiz Team

Q68 / 72 2.00 marks

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Q68. The science and art of growing vegetables, fruits and flowers.

💡 Explanation: Herbing - जड़ी-बूटी, Horticulture - बागवानी, Herpetology - सरीसृप विज्ञान, Haplology - समाक्षर लोप By @apna_quiz Team

Q69 / 72 2.00 marks

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Q69. A perfectionist

💡 Explanation: Meticulous - जो हर काम में संपूर्णता चाहता है, Omniscient - जो हर चीज जानता हो, Optimist - आशाविद, Ambidextrous - दोनों हाथ से काम करने वाला By @apna_quiz Team

Q70 / 72 2.00 marks

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Q70. A person who criticises traditional beliefs and customs

💡 Explanation: Heretic - विधर्मी / अधर्मी, Absconder - भगोड़ा, Apostle - कट्टर समर्थक, Iconoclast - मूर्ति भंजक By @apna_quiz Team

Q71 / 72 2.00 marks

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Q71. The study of languages

💡 Explanation: Philology - भाषा विज्ञान, Anthropology - मानव विज्ञान, Lexicography - शब्दकोष लेखन, Philosophy - दर्शन शास्त्र By @apna_quiz Team

Q72 / 72 2.00 marks

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Q72. Someone who is reserved and shy.

💡 Explanation: Chauffeur - ड्राइवर, Extrovert - बहिर्मुखी, Introvert - अंतर्मुखी, Talkative - बातूनी By @apna_quiz Team

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