CHSL 2021 Prelims OWS Part 1
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Exam: CHS (Prelims)
Year: 2021
Subject: OWS
Total Questions: 68
Part: 1 (25 Questions)
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Question 1 of 25
1. Question
A small organised dissenting group within a larger one.
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⇒ Faction: A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
⇒ Cluster: A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
⇒ Set: A group or collection of things that belong together, resemble one another, or are usually found together.
⇒ Band: A small group of musicians who play popular music together.Incorrect
⇒ Faction: A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
⇒ Cluster: A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
⇒ Set: A group or collection of things that belong together, resemble one another, or are usually found together.
⇒ Band: A small group of musicians who play popular music together. -
Question 2 of 25
2. Question
Unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly.
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⇒ Inarticulate: Unable to express oneself clearly or effectively.
⇒ Inapt: Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances.
⇒ Inane: Lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly or foolish.
⇒ Inarch: To graft by budding into a slit in the bark of another plant.Incorrect
⇒ Inarticulate: Unable to express oneself clearly or effectively.
⇒ Inapt: Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances.
⇒ Inane: Lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly or foolish.
⇒ Inarch: To graft by budding into a slit in the bark of another plant. -
Question 3 of 25
3. Question
Geeta is doubtful about getting hired as she is inexperienced at this job.
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⇒ Ace: A person who excels at a particular activity or sport.
⇒ Expert: A person who is very knowledgeable about or skillful in a particular area.
⇒ Professional: A person engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
⇒ Novice: A person who is new to or inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity.Incorrect
⇒ Ace: A person who excels at a particular activity or sport.
⇒ Expert: A person who is very knowledgeable about or skillful in a particular area.
⇒ Professional: A person engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
⇒ Novice: A person who is new to or inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity. -
Question 4 of 25
4. Question
Ravi got the job easily because he speaks many languages.
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⇒ Polynomial: Consisting of several terms or having a variable raised to a power.
⇒ Polycentric: Having several centers.
⇒ Polyglot: Knowing or using several languages.
⇒ Polysyllabic: Having many syllables.Incorrect
⇒ Polynomial: Consisting of several terms or having a variable raised to a power.
⇒ Polycentric: Having several centers.
⇒ Polyglot: Knowing or using several languages.
⇒ Polysyllabic: Having many syllables. -
Question 5 of 25
5. Question
The study of population and its dynamics.
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⇒ Dysgraphia: A neurological disorder characterized by impaired writing ability.
⇒ Dermatology: The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.
⇒ Demography: The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
⇒ Democracy: A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.Incorrect
⇒ Dysgraphia: A neurological disorder characterized by impaired writing ability.
⇒ Dermatology: The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.
⇒ Demography: The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
⇒ Democracy: A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. -
Question 6 of 25
6. Question
Human beings are usually ones who are naturally able to eat both, plants and flesh.
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⇒ Herbivorous: Feeding on plants.
⇒ Cannibals: People who eat the flesh of other human beings.
⇒ Carnivorous: Feeding on flesh.
⇒ Omnivorous: Feeding on both plants and animals.Incorrect
⇒ Herbivorous: Feeding on plants.
⇒ Cannibals: People who eat the flesh of other human beings.
⇒ Carnivorous: Feeding on flesh.
⇒ Omnivorous: Feeding on both plants and animals. -
Question 7 of 25
7. Question
One who is well-versed in the knowledge of plants.
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⇒ Vegetarian: A person who does not eat meat or fish.
⇒ Botanist: A person who studies plants.
⇒ Florist: A person who sells and arranges flowers.
⇒ Gardener: A person who tends and cultivates a garden as a pastime or for a living.Incorrect
⇒ Vegetarian: A person who does not eat meat or fish.
⇒ Botanist: A person who studies plants.
⇒ Florist: A person who sells and arranges flowers.
⇒ Gardener: A person who tends and cultivates a garden as a pastime or for a living. -
Question 8 of 25
8. Question
Mohan frequently wastes his money on luxurious objects such as cars and digital devices.
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⇒ Capitalist: A person who supports or advocates capitalism, an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
⇒ Businessman: A man engaged in commercial or industrial business, especially an owner or executive.
⇒ Consumer: A person who buys goods or services for personal use.
⇒ Extravagant: Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources; excessive or lavish.Incorrect
⇒ Capitalist: A person who supports or advocates capitalism, an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
⇒ Businessman: A man engaged in commercial or industrial business, especially an owner or executive.
⇒ Consumer: A person who buys goods or services for personal use.
⇒ Extravagant: Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources; excessive or lavish. -
Question 9 of 25
9. Question
An outlook that is influenced by people from all over the world.
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⇒ Cosmopolitan: Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.
⇒ Unrefined: Not processed to remove impurities or unwanted elements.
⇒ Epitome: A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type; an embodiment.
⇒ Cantonment: A temporary military station in India.Incorrect
⇒ Cosmopolitan: Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.
⇒ Unrefined: Not processed to remove impurities or unwanted elements.
⇒ Epitome: A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type; an embodiment.
⇒ Cantonment: A temporary military station in India. -
Question 10 of 25
10. Question
Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely.
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⇒ Perplex: To puzzle or confuse (someone) intensely.
⇒ Perpetual: Never ending or changing; eternal.
⇒ Peristyle: A colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a courtyard.
⇒ Permissive: Allowing or characterized by permissiveness or tolerance.Incorrect
⇒ Perplex: To puzzle or confuse (someone) intensely.
⇒ Perpetual: Never ending or changing; eternal.
⇒ Peristyle: A colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a courtyard.
⇒ Permissive: Allowing or characterized by permissiveness or tolerance. -
Question 11 of 25
11. Question
Several literary pieces of the Old English period are written by authors whose names are not known.
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⇒ Undercover: Working or done in secret, especially to gather information for a police investigation.
⇒ Renowned: Known or talked about by many people; famous.
⇒ Anonymous: Not identified by name; of unknown name.
⇒ Anomalies: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.Incorrect
⇒ Undercover: Working or done in secret, especially to gather information for a police investigation.
⇒ Renowned: Known or talked about by many people; famous.
⇒ Anonymous: Not identified by name; of unknown name.
⇒ Anomalies: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. -
Question 12 of 25
12. Question
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
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⇒ Antidote: A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
⇒ Antiseptic: A substance that prevents infection in a wound; germicide.
⇒ Antibiotic: A medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
⇒ Antibody: A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen.Incorrect
⇒ Antidote: A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
⇒ Antiseptic: A substance that prevents infection in a wound; germicide.
⇒ Antibiotic: A medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
⇒ Antibody: A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. -
Question 13 of 25
13. Question
Samantha keeps herself occupied by helping other people willingly without expecting any payment for her services.
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⇒ Mercenary: A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
⇒ Volunteer: A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.
⇒ Opportunist: A person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle.
⇒ Iconoclast: A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.Incorrect
⇒ Mercenary: A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
⇒ Volunteer: A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.
⇒ Opportunist: A person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle.
⇒ Iconoclast: A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition. -
Question 14 of 25
14. Question
The state of being full or complete.
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⇒ Plebiscite: The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question, such as a change in the constitution.
⇒ Pliability: The quality of being easily bent or flexible.
⇒ Plenitude: The condition of being full or complete.
⇒ Plunder: To steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.Incorrect
⇒ Plebiscite: The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question, such as a change in the constitution.
⇒ Pliability: The quality of being easily bent or flexible.
⇒ Plenitude: The condition of being full or complete.
⇒ Plunder: To steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder. -
Question 15 of 25
15. Question
One who gives money or help to another person or cause.
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⇒ Amateur: A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.
⇒ Benefactor: A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
⇒ Agnostic: A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.
⇒ Anarchist: A person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy, i.e., the absence of government or control.Incorrect
⇒ Amateur: A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid basis.
⇒ Benefactor: A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
⇒ Agnostic: A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.
⇒ Anarchist: A person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy, i.e., the absence of government or control. -
Question 16 of 25
16. Question
The love of man or mankind.
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⇒ Philanthropy: The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
⇒ Philology: The study of language in written historical sources.
⇒ Philosophy: The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
⇒ Phylactery: A small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law.Incorrect
⇒ Philanthropy: The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.
⇒ Philology: The study of language in written historical sources.
⇒ Philosophy: The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
⇒ Phylactery: A small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law. -
Question 17 of 25
17. Question
Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.
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⇒ Putrefy: To undergo decay or rot.
⇒ Quash: To reject or annul (a decision or argument).
⇒ Putrid: Decayed or rotten, having a foul smell or taste.
⇒ Reiterate: To say or do again repeatedly, typically for emphasis or clarity.Incorrect
⇒ Putrefy: To undergo decay or rot.
⇒ Quash: To reject or annul (a decision or argument).
⇒ Putrid: Decayed or rotten, having a foul smell or taste.
⇒ Reiterate: To say or do again repeatedly, typically for emphasis or clarity. -
Question 18 of 25
18. Question
Merry, convivial, hearty and good humoured.
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⇒ Jubilee: A special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity.
⇒ Jowl: The lower part of a person’s or animal’s cheek, especially when it is fleshy or drooping.
⇒ Joyous: Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.
⇒ Jovial: Cheerful and friendly.Incorrect
⇒ Jubilee: A special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity.
⇒ Jowl: The lower part of a person’s or animal’s cheek, especially when it is fleshy or drooping.
⇒ Joyous: Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.
⇒ Jovial: Cheerful and friendly. -
Question 19 of 25
19. Question
A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration or research.
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⇒ Pilgrimage: A journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.
⇒ Expedition: A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
⇒ Sojourn: A temporary stay.
⇒ Voyage: A long journey involving travel by sea or in space.Incorrect
⇒ Pilgrimage: A journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.
⇒ Expedition: A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
⇒ Sojourn: A temporary stay.
⇒ Voyage: A long journey involving travel by sea or in space. -
Question 20 of 25
20. Question
A sudden unsteady movement; a stagger.
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⇒ Lumen: A unit of luminous flux, equal to the amount of light emitted per second in a unit solid angle of one steradian from a uniform source of one candela.
⇒ Lupin: A plant of the pea family, with deeply divided leaves and tall, colorful, tapering spikes of flowers.
⇒ Lurch: An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.
⇒ Lugger: A type of fishing boat, typically with two or three masts, formerly used in the Mediterranean.Incorrect
⇒ Lumen: A unit of luminous flux, equal to the amount of light emitted per second in a unit solid angle of one steradian from a uniform source of one candela.
⇒ Lupin: A plant of the pea family, with deeply divided leaves and tall, colorful, tapering spikes of flowers.
⇒ Lurch: An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.
⇒ Lugger: A type of fishing boat, typically with two or three masts, formerly used in the Mediterranean. -
Question 21 of 25
21. Question
Allowing or assisting to discover.
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⇒ Heuristic: Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
⇒ In educative: Not conducive to learning or education.
⇒ Conceptual: Relating to or based on ideas or concepts.
⇒ Unempirical: Not based on or guided by practical experience or experimentation.Incorrect
⇒ Heuristic: Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
⇒ In educative: Not conducive to learning or education.
⇒ Conceptual: Relating to or based on ideas or concepts.
⇒ Unempirical: Not based on or guided by practical experience or experimentation. -
Question 22 of 25
22. Question
Direct and outspoken.
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⇒ Forthright: Direct and honest; straightforward.
⇒ Formica: A thermosetting plastic made by impregnating paper or cloth with a resin and hardening it with heat.
⇒ Fortify: To strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.
⇒ Fortitude: Courage in pain or adversity; bravery.Incorrect
⇒ Forthright: Direct and honest; straightforward.
⇒ Formica: A thermosetting plastic made by impregnating paper or cloth with a resin and hardening it with heat.
⇒ Fortify: To strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.
⇒ Fortitude: Courage in pain or adversity; bravery. -
Question 23 of 25
23. Question
Something that is pertaining to controversy.
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⇒ Poignancy: The quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
⇒ Putative: Generally considered or supposed to be.
⇒ Laudatory: Expressing praise and commendation.
⇒ Polemical: Inclined to argue or debate; controversial.Incorrect
⇒ Poignancy: The quality of evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
⇒ Putative: Generally considered or supposed to be.
⇒ Laudatory: Expressing praise and commendation.
⇒ Polemical: Inclined to argue or debate; controversial. -
Question 24 of 25
24. Question
A person as a source of intellectual light or moral inspiration.
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⇒ Luminary: A person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
⇒ Luminaire: A complete lighting unit, consisting of a lamp or lamps together with the fixture and other parts required to distribute the light, to position and protect the lamps, and to connect the lamps to the power supply.
⇒ Lurch: An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.
⇒ Lunette: A crescent-shaped space or object, in particular.Incorrect
⇒ Luminary: A person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
⇒ Luminaire: A complete lighting unit, consisting of a lamp or lamps together with the fixture and other parts required to distribute the light, to position and protect the lamps, and to connect the lamps to the power supply.
⇒ Lurch: An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.
⇒ Lunette: A crescent-shaped space or object, in particular. -
Question 25 of 25
25. Question
William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, the two great playwrights of the Elizabethan era, were living in the same time period.
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⇒ Contemporaries: People or things living or occurring at the same time.
⇒ Cynics: People who believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.
⇒ Cosmopolitans: People who are at home in all countries or are culturally diverse and unrestricted by local traditions.
⇒ Chauvinists: People displaying excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular group or cause.Incorrect
⇒ Contemporaries: People or things living or occurring at the same time.
⇒ Cynics: People who believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.
⇒ Cosmopolitans: People who are at home in all countries or are culturally diverse and unrestricted by local traditions.
⇒ Chauvinists: People displaying excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular group or cause.