Vocabulary

Word Usage

Easy

Match the words given in List-I with their meaning given in List-II:

List-I (Words) List-II (Definitions)
(A) Cryptography (I) The Study of Oceans
(B) Oceanography (II) The study of correct spelling according to established usage
(C) Orthography (III) The study of secret writing and coded words
(D) Orography (IV) The Study of mountains

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I (Words)	List-II (Definitions)
(A) Cryptography	(I) The Study of Oceans
(B) Oceanography	(II) The study of correct spelling according to established usage
(C) Orthography	(III) The study of secret writing and coded words
(D) Orography	(IV) The Study of mountains

(A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> Incorrectly matches Cryptography with Oceans and misaligns all other terms.

Option 2 -> Correctly matches: Cryptography with secret writing (III), Oceanography with oceans (I), Orthography with correct spelling (II), and Orography with mountains (IV).

Option 3 -> Incorrectly matches Cryptography with spelling and completely misaligns all definitions.

Option 4 -> Incorrectly matches Cryptography with mountains and misaligns other pairings.

Hence, Option 2 -> Cryptography is the study of encryption and coded messages; Oceanography is the scientific study of oceans; Orthography relates to conventional spelling systems; and Orography is the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains and their formation -> correct

2022: 20 Aug Shift 1

Choose the most suitable one word substitute for the given expression:

A person who is talkative

2022: 16 Sep Shift 1

From the given options, select the one which can replace the given expression:

"Fear of Water"

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:

As there are no documented records, it is next to impossible to verify the ____ of her statements.

2026: 12 May Shift 1

Match the word in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) Mysophobia	(I) Fear of death
(B) Thanatophobia	(II) Fear of old age
(C) Xenophobia	(III) Fear of filth and contamination
(D) Geraphobia	(IV) Fear of foreigners

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 19 May Shift 2

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

This room can___ accommodate two people. How do you propose to fit in our luggage?

2026: 23 May Shift 2

Choose the correct word to substitute the following group of words:

A resting place of a wild animal.

A. apiary

B. lair

C. hive

D. den

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