Free Vocabulary MCQs with Answers

1421. Communications of impressions from mind to mind without the aid of the senses?

• A. Tact
• B. Telepathy
• C. Tantalize
• D. None of these

Explanation: Telepathy is the communication of thoughts or impressions from one mind to another without using the ordinary senses. “Tact” means sensitivity in dealing with people.

1422. Government by old people?

• A. Gerontocracy
• B. Gourmand
• C. Honorary
• D. Edible

Explanation: Gerontocracy means government or rule by old people, from Greek roots connected with old age and rule. The other options refer to a person, a status, or food.

1423. Synonym of Bibliophile is _________?

• A. lover of books
• B. lover of bibliography
• C. lover of ideas
• D. lover of art

Explanation: A bibliophile is a person who loves or collects books, from Greek roots meaning “book” and “loving.” A bibliography is a list of books, not the object of the person’s affection in this word.

1424. Words written on a tomb is called _____________?

• A. epithet
• B. epigraph
• C. Soliloquy
• D. epitaph

Explanation: An epitaph is an inscription or statement written in memory of a dead person, commonly on a tomb. An epigraph is a quotation placed at the beginning of a book or section.

1425. An Error in Printing or writing_____?

• A. Flaw
• B. Erratum
• C. Elixir
• D. Pangaea

Explanation: An erratum is a correction of a mistake in a printed or written work, often listed as an error notice. A flaw is a general defect, not specifically a printing or writing error.

1426. One who knows everything?

• A. Acquiescent
• B. Ubiquitous
• C. Omnipresent
• D. Omniscient

Explanation: Omniscient means knowing everything, from Latin roots meaning “all-knowing.” Omnipresent means present everywhere, not knowing everything.

1427. An abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by somebody____?

• A. Foundling
• B. Siblings
• C. Urchin
• D. Orphan

Explanation: A foundling is an abandoned infant or child whose parents are unknown and who is discovered by someone else. An orphan may have known parents who have died, so it is less precise.

1428. Parts of a country behind the coast or a river's banks:

• A. Swamps
• B. Hinterland
• C. Isthmuses
• D. None of these

Explanation: The hinterland is the inland area lying behind a coast, riverbank, or port. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land joining two larger land areas.

1429. A group of giraffe is known as:__________?

• A. Tower
• B. Herd
• C. Flock
• D. None of these

Explanation: A group of giraffes is traditionally called a “tower,” referring to their great height. Herd is a broader collective term but is not the distinctive answer tested here.

1430. Choose the most suitable word: An office or post with no work but high pay:

• A. Honorary
• B. Sinecure
• C. Gratis
• D. Ex-Officio

Explanation: A sinecure is a position that requires little or no work but provides income or status. Honorary means given as an honour, while gratis means free of charge.