Doon Defence Dreamers – English Vocabulary Practice (NDA/CDS/AFCAT)
Q1.The mounting pressure was so overwhelming that he ultimately _______ to her wish.
a) yielded in
b) gave in
c) cowed in
d) agreed in
Answer: (b) gave in
Give in = to finally agree or surrender.
Q2.Authority ______ when it is not supported by the moral purity of its user.
a) prevails
b) entails
c) crumbles
d) waits
Answer: (c) crumbles
Crumble = to collapse or lose strength.
Q3.In a developing country like India some industries will have to be brought within public ______ and control.
a) perspective
b) hegemony
c) observation
d) ownership
Answer: (d) ownership
Ownership = control or possession of something.
Q4.Gandhiji conceived of channelizing the powerful mass movement to give impetus to the national ______ for independence.
a) struggle
b) conflict
c) onslaught
d) march
Answer: (a) struggle
Struggle = fight or effort for a cause.
Q5.Because of his ______ habits, he could not save much money.
a) extravagant
b) frugal
c) unsavoury
d) bad
Answer: (a) extravagant
Extravagant = wasteful in spending.
Q6.Socrates was ______ of spreading discontent among young men of Athens.
a) rebuked
b) disparaged
c) accused
d) demonised
Answer: (c) accused
Accuse = to charge someone with wrongdoing.
Q7.The robbers fell ______ amongst themselves over the sharing of the loot.
a) out
b) through
c) off
d) across
Answer: (a) fell out
Fall out = to quarrel or argue.
Q8.A really sophisticated person would never be ______ enough to think that he is always right.
a) reverent
b) naive
c) articulate
d) humble
Answer: (b) naive
Naive = lacking experience or judgement.
Q9.Speeding and blocking are traffic offences which lead to ______ accidents.
a) ignoble
b) final
c) great
d) gruesome
Answer: (d) gruesome
Gruesome = horrible, shocking.
Q10.Creative people are often ______ with their own uniqueness.
a) obsessed
b) deranged
c) unbalanced
d) dissatisfied
Answer: (a) obsessed
Obsessed = preoccupied to an unhealthy extent.
