Synonyms MCQs

1211. Synonym of ICON

A. Monument
B. Memorial
C. Painting
D. Status
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Monument : a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event.

Memorial : a statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event.

Painting : a painted picture.

Status : relative social or professional position; standing.

Icon : a devotional painting of Christ or another holy figure, typically executed on wood and used ceremonially in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.

Synonym of Icon is Painting

1212. HARBINGER

A. Messenger
B. Steward
C. Forerunner
D. Pilot
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Messenger : a person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages.

Steward : a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.

Forerunner : a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else.

Pilot : a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.

Harbinger : a forerunner of something.

Synonym of Harbinger is Messenger

1213. TIMID

A. Fast
B. Slow
C. Medium
D. Shy
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Fast : moving or capable of moving at high speed.

Slow : moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed

Medium : an agency or means of doing something.

Shy : nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Timid : showing a lack of courage or confidence.

Synonym of Timid is Shy

1214. Synonym of BENEVOLENT

A. Charitable
B. Sympathetic
C. Liberal
D. Beneficial
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Charitable : relating to the assistance of those in need.

Sympathetic : feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Liberal : willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas.

Beneficial : resulting in good; favourable or advantageous.

Benevolent : well meaning and kindly.

Synonym of Benevolent is Charitable

1215. The indiscriminate demand for mas consumption goods is deplorable.

A. discreet
B. undifferentiated
C. desperate
D. insensitive
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Discreet : careful and prudent in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.

Undifferentiated : not different or differentiated.

Uncritical : not expressing criticism or using one’s critical faculties.

Insensitive : showing or feeling no concern for others’ feelings.

Indiscriminate : done at random or without careful judgement.

Synonym of Indiscriminate is Uncritical

1216. The lurid details of the murder in broad day light sent chilling sensations down the spine of everybody

A. realistic
B. vivid
C. bleak
D. ghastly
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Realistic : having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected.

Vivid : producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

Bleak : (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

Ghastly : causing great horror or fear.

Lurid :presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms.

Synonym of Lurid is Ghastly

1217. He was drawn to the vortex of politics at a very early age.

A. whirlpool
B. field
C. arena
D. hell
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Whirlpool : a quickly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents.

Field : an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences.

Arena : a level area surrounded by seating, in which sports, entertainments, and other public events are held.

Hell : a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death.

Vortex : a whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.

Synonym of Vortex is Whirlpool

1218. Synonym of ABRIDGE

A. Abort
B. Span
C. Shorten
D. Cross
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Abort : carry out or undergo the abortion of (a fetus).

Span : the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.

Shorten : make or become shorter.

Cross : a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×).

Abridge : shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.

Synonym of Abridge is Shorten

1219. He gave me a detailed account of the meeting.

A. report
B. summary
C. explanation
D. precis
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Report : give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Summary : a brief statement or account of the main points of something.
Explanation : a statement or account that makes something clear.

Precis : a summary or abstract of a text or speech.

Account : a report or description of an event or experience.

Synonym of Account is Report

1220. Synonym of ELUDE

A. Confuse
B. Dodge
C. Despair
D. Mislead
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Confuse : make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Dodge : evade (a debt or obligation) in a cunning or dishonest way.

Despair : the complete loss or absence of hope.

Mislead : cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression.

Elude : escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.

Synonym of Elude is Dodge

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