Dear Students, Very first time the exam pattern of Intelligence Bureau Exam has been changed. English section of IB Exam is going to be surprising. You need to mug up all the grammar rules, vocabulary and practice a lot of mock tests to score maximum marks. Today, in this English quiz we are providing questions based on One-word substitutions, Synonyms. Attempt this quiz, learn better and be prepared for the Intelligence Bureau Exam.
Directions (1-10): Each question below consists of a word, followed by five words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly same in meaning to the word. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.
Q1. Propitiate
(a) appease
(b) hassle
(c) needle
Q2. Apprise
(a) withhold
(b) inform
(c) conceal
(d) darken
Q3. Fiat
(a) abide
(b) command
(c) comply
(d) conform
Q4. Arcane
(a) standard
(b) typical
(c) customary
(d) mysterious
Q5. Genesis
(a) bane
(b) germane
(c) origin
(d) eccentric
Q6. Protean
(a) steady
(b) stable
(c) versatile
(d) constant
Q7. Arraign
(a) exculpate
(b) free
(c) indict
(d) reign
Q8. Obloquy
(a) slander
(b) respect
(c) admiration
(d) credit
Q9. Defalcate
(a) embezzle
(b) repay
(c) reimburse
(d) refund
Q10. Succor
(a) thwart
(b) assistance
(c) impede
(d) deter
Directions (11-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q11. A person who maliciously sets fires to buildings or other property.
(a) incendiary
(b) hypocrite
(c) protector
(d) saviour
Q12. One who is in charge of a museum or art gallery.
(a) cynic
(b) pauper
(c) curator
(d) chauvinist
Q13. Place where bees are kept.
(a) house
(b) apiary
(c) graveyard
(d) cemetery
Q14. Place where birds are kept.
(a) apiary
(b) aviary
(c) depository
(d) venue
Q15. Pertaining to a period prior to recorded history.
(a) prehistoric
(b) historical
(c) historic
(d) histrionic
