english MCQs – Page 145

Practise multiple-choice questions from english for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

2881. A disease which spreads by contact:
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A. Infectious

B. Incurable

C. Fatal

D. Contagious
2882. Departing from an accepted standard is called?
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A. Attract

B. None of the above

C. Aberrant

D. Avoid

2883. One who eats everything indiscriminately is known as _________?
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A. Albumen

B. Adept

C. Amphibian

D. Omnivorous
2884. A long poem narrating achievements of a hero or legendary figures is known as ___________?
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A. Sestina

B. Elegy

C. Ode

D. Epic
2885. Responsible according to law is?
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A. legalised

B. liable

C. eligible

D. legitimate

2886. One who criticizes popular beliefs which he/she thinks is a mistake or unwise is?
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A. imposter

B. philistine

C. iconoclast

D. cannibal

2887. A person who loves everybody:
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A. Fratricide

B. Cosmopolitan

C. Aristocrat

D. Altruist
2888. A sad poem usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead is known as ________?
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A. Oad

B. Elegy

C. Sestina

D. Epic

2889. A person who constantly thinks, he is sick is a?
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A. misanthrope

B. hypochondriac

C. misogynist

D. hyperpitutiary

2890. A large enclosure for confining birds is known as _________?
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A. Volary

B. Aviary

C. Columbary

D. All of the above

2891. An odd, a typical or eccentric trait is?
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A. idiosyncrasy

B. harangue

C. elegy

D. hyperbole

2892. Polyandry means ________?
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A. A doctor having more than one specialty

B. A man having more than one wife

C. A woman having more than one husband

D. None of the above

2893. A person who is indifferent to pains and pleasure of life:
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A. Stoic

B. Sadist

C. Psychiatrist

D. Aristocrat

2894. A person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he really has:
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A. Renegade

B. Crook

C. Charlatan

D. Apotheosis

2895. Deer meat is also called __________?
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A. Turkey

B. Veal

C. Squab

D. venison
2896. A state of temporary disuse or suspension is called?
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A. ABEYANT

B. Dimentia

C. None of the above

D. Condone

2897. Matter written by hand is?
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A. proof

B. manuscript

C. amnesty

D. handwritten

2898. Government by old people?
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A. Gourmand

B. Honorary

C. Edible

D. Gerontocracy
2899. Words written on a tomb is called _____________?
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A. epithet

B. epitaph

C. epigraph

D. Soliloquy

2900. A person who talks in his/her sleep is known as ___________?
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A. Somniloquist

B. Bourgeois

C. Insomnist

D. ventriloquist