UPTET 2019 : Practice Important English Questions
Directions (Q1-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Q1. A person who is greatly respected because of wisdom.
(a) veracious
(b) vulnerable
(c) venerable
(d) verger
Q2. Intentional destruction of a racial groups
(a) regicide
(b) genocide
(c) homicide
(d) fratricide
Q3. An act of violence to take control of a plane
(a) hold as hostage
(b) abduct
(c) hijack
(d) kidnap
Q4. One who is all powerful
(a) omnipotent
(b) omniscient
(c) absolute
(d) almighty
Q5. That which can not be believed
(a) inaudible
(b) incredible
(c) invincible
(d) indivisible
Q6. More like a woman than a man in manners and habits
(a) Unmanly
(b) Effeminate
(c) Womanish
(d) Delicate
Q7. To play the part of, and function as, some other person
(a) Imitate
(b) Pretend
(c) Impersonate
(d) Act
Q8. One who enjoys inflicting pain on himself
(a) masochist
(b) nihilist
(c) egoist
(d) sadist
Q9. Murder of a brother
(a) Fratricide
(b) Patricide
(c) Regicide
(d) Homicide
Q10. One who thinks or speaks too much of himself
(a) Imposter
(b) Enthusiast
(c) Egotist
(d) Optimist
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. venerable (Adj.): impressive by reason of age; profoundly honored
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. hijack: to use violence or threats to take control of a vehicle (plane).
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. omnipotent: able to do anything; having total power.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. incredible: impossible to believe.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. effeminate (Adj.): looking, behaving or sounding like a woman or a girl (of a man/boy).
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Impersonate: to pretend to be somebody else in order to trick people or to entertain them
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. masochist: a person who is gratified by pain, degradation, etc., that is self-imposed or imposed by others.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fratricide: the killing of one’s brother or sister.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Egotist: a person who thinks that he/she is better than other people and who thinks and talks too much about himself/ herself.
