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Vocabulary

past year questions, CUET English 2022 17 Aug Shift 2

Word Usage

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2022 17 Aug Shift 2

Easy

From the options given, select the one that substitutes the given expression:

One who has a charitable attitude towards his fellow beings

(1) Anthropologist

(2) Philanthropist

(3) Mercenary

(4) Philosophist

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

A person with a charitable attitude towards fellow beings is a Philanthropist. An Anthropologist studies humans, a Mercenary works only for money, and Philosophist is not a standard term.

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