All English Mcqs Archives

A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others

A. Democrat
B. Fanatic
C. Autocrat
D. Bureaucrat

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Autocrat

Detailed About MCQs

One word substitute is Autocrat.
Democrat: an advocate or supporter of democracy.
Fanatic: a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
Autocrat: a ruler who has absolute power.
Bureaucrat: an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people’s needs.

One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige

A. Aristocrat
B. Affluent
C. Maverick
D. Parvenu

Answer

Correct Answer: D. Parvenu

Detailed About MCQs

One word substitute is Parvenu. Parvenu means a person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.

Place where birds are kept

A. Armory
B. Zoo
C. Apiary
D. Aviary

Answer

Correct Answer: D. Aviary

Detailed About MCQs

One word substitute is Aviary. An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds. Unlike birdcages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space where they can fly. Aviaries often contain plants and shrubbery to simulate a natural environment.

He spent a long time cutting all the waste paper into pieces

A. Disposing
B. Slashing
C. Shredding
D. Ripping

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Shredding

Detailed About MCQs

One word substitute is Shredding. Shredding means a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip. a bit; scrap.

The place where bricks are baked:

A. Cemetery
B. Foundry
C. Mint
D. Kiln

Answer

Correct Answer: D. Kiln

Detailed About MCQs

One-word substitute is Kiln.
Cemetery: a large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard.
Foundry: a workshop or factory for casting metal.
Mint: an aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the Old World, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs.
Kiln: a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery.

A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself:

A. Trivet
B. Trilogy
C. Triplet
D. Triumvir

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Trilogy

Detailed About MCQs

One word substitution is Trilogy. Trilogy means a group of three related novels, plays, films. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms.

Line at which the earth or sea and sky seem to meet:

A. Zenith
B. Fringe
C. Plinth
D. Horizon

Answer

Correct Answer: D. Horizon

Detailed About MCQs

One word substitution is Horizon. Horizon means the line at which the earth’s surface and the sky appear to meet. The true horizon is actually a theoretical line, which can only be observed when it lies on the sea surface.

A small piece of wood

A. Splinter
B. Chip
C. Crumb
D. Scrap

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Chip

Detailed About MCQs

One word substitute is Chip. Chip means a small piece of something removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material such as wood or stone.

Design made by putting together colored pieces of glass or stones

A. Oleograph
B. Mosaic
C. Tracery
D. Relief

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Mosaic

Detailed About MCQs

One word substitute is Mosaic.
Oleograph: a print textured to resemble an oil painting.
Mosaic: a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.
Tracery: ornamental stone openwork, typically in the upper part of a Gothic window.
Relief: a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.

Yearly celebration of a date or an event

A. Centenary
B. Jubilee
C. Anniversary
D. Birthday

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Anniversary

Detailed About MCQs

One-word substitute is Anniversary.
Centenary: the hundredth anniversary of a significant event.
Jubilee: a special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity.
Anniversary: the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in the previous year.
Birthday: the anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts.