Directions : In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/ sentence :
1. Fear of closed spaces –
(a) Claustrophobia          (b) Aquaphobia
(c) Botanophobia            (d) Kleptomania
2. Words written on the tomb of a dead person –
(a) Epigraph                  (b) Epilogue
(c) Epitaph                    (d) Etymology
3. A handwriting that cannot be read-
(a) Illegible                   (b) Inedible
(c) Illegal                      (d) illicit
4. The line when the land and sky seems to meet-
(a) Atmosphere               (b) Milky way
(c) Horizon                     (d) Distant land
5. A list of passengers and luggage-
(a) Waybill                     (b) Wagon
(c) Wire puller                 (d) Whist
6. A person difficult to please-
(a) Fastidious                 (b) Callous
(c) Sadist                      (d) Ferocious
7. A decorative handwriting –
(a) Calligraphy               (b) Manuscript
(c) Inscription                (d) Hagiography
8. That which cannot be defeated-
(a) Invincible                (b) Invulnerable
(c) Infallible                 (d) Indictable
9. Study of the nature of God-
(a) Philology                (b) Theology
(c) Humanism              (d) Philosophy
10. A pole or beam used as a temporary support-
(a) Scaffold                 (b) Prop
(c) Lean-to                  (d) Rafter

Answer:
Q.         Ans.
1.         A
2.         C
3.         A
4.         C
5.         A
6.         A
7.         A
8.         A
9.         B
10.       B