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Friday, 19 January 2018

Antonyms MCQ With Answers Part 2 | General English

Q 1: Prosperous
A. Adverse 
B. Advanced 
C. Retarded 
D. Impecunious
E. Affluent 

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Adverse : preventing success or development, harmful, unfavorable.
Advanced : far on or ahead in development or progress.
Retarded : less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one's age.
Affluent : having a great deal of money, wealthy.
Impecunious : having little or no money. 
Prosperous : successful in material terms, flourishing financially, wealthy.

 So, antonym of Prosperous is Impecunious.
Q 2.Impediments
A. Handicaps 
B. Obstacles 
C. Obstructions 
D. Hindrances 
E. Promoters 

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option E
Solution:
Handicaps : a condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially.
Obstacles : a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
Obstructions : a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress, an obstacle or blockage.
Hindrances : a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.
Promoters : a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production.
Impediments : a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
Only, Promoters posses the opposite meaning of Impediments.
Q 3. Divided : 
A. United 
B. Dignified 
C. Separated 
D. Isolated 

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Dignified : having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.
Separated : cause to move or be apart.
Isolated : far away from other places, buildings, or people, remote
United : joined together politically, for a common purpose, or by common feelings.

Divided separate or be separated into parts
Antonym of Divided is United.
Q 4.Differences
A. Resemblances 
B. Discrimination 
C. Dissimilarities 
D. Agreement

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Resemblances : the state of resembling or being alike.
Discrimination : the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Agreement : harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling.
Differences : a point or way in which people or things are dissimilar

Antonym of Differences is Resemblances.




Q 5. Superiority
A. Seniority 
B. Juniority 
C. Inferiority 
D. Urbanity 
E. Posteriority 

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution: 
Seniority : the fact or state of being older or higher in rank or status than someone else. 
Juniority : for or denoting young or younger people.
Urbanity : urban life.
Posteriority: chiefly Anatomy further back in position, of or nearer the rear or hind end.
Inferiority : the condition of being lower in status or quality than another or others.
Superiority : excellence, eminence, transcendence, mastery.

 Then, the antonym of Superiority is Inferiority.
Q 6.Haunts
A. Permeates 
B. Includes 
C. Repels 
D. Attracts 
E. Invigorates 

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution: 
Permeates : spread throughout (something), pervade.
Includes : comprise or contain as part of a whole.
Attracts : cause to come to a place or participate in a venture by offering something of interest or advantage.
Invigorates : give strength or energy to.
Repels : drive or force back or away.

Haunts : (of a ghost) manifest or attract itself at (a place) regularly

Antonyms of Haunts is Repels.
Q 7.Underhand :
A. Hidden 
B. Surreptitious 
C. Obscure 
D. Exposed 

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Hidden
: kept out of sight, concealed.
Surreptitious : kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
Obscure : not discovered or known about, uncertain.
Exposed : make (something) visible by uncovering it.
Hidden, Surreptitious, Obscure and Underhand are more or less synonyms to each other.

So, antonym of Underhand is Exposed.
Q 8. Testify
A. Falsify 
B. Evidence 
C. Prove 
D. Confide 
E. Witness 

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Evidence, Prove, Witness and Testify are the synonyms of each other.
Confide : tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others. 

Then, Antonyms of Testify is Falsify.
Q 9.Extensive
A. Expensive 
B. Compact 
C. Concrete 
D. Abstract 
E. Narrow 

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Expensive
: costing a lot of money.
Compact : closely and neatly packed together, dense.
Concrete : existing in a material or physical form; not abstract.
Abstract : existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
Narrow : of small width in relation to length, limited in extent, amount, or scope.
Extensive : covering or affecting a large area, large in amount or scale.

Antonym of Extensive is Narrow.
Q 10. Discovered
A. Exposed 
B. Obscured 
C. Concealed 
D. Contended

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Obscured : not discovered or known about uncertain.
Exposed : make (something) visible by uncovering it.
Contended : struggle to surmount (a difficulty).
Concealed : kept secret, hidden

Thus, antonym of Discovered is Obscured.

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