Vocabulary

Word Usage

Medium

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:

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

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

Myso- relates to filth, so mysophobia is fear of contamination. Thanatos means death, giving fear of death. Xenos means stranger, giving fear of foreigners. Geras means old age, giving fear of ageing. Hence A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.

2025: 3 June Shift 1

Select the most appropriate word from the given options to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

He won three ______ championships, creating a record in the league's history.

2025: 28 May Shift 1

Select the correct expression to fill in the blank in the following sentence: The company plans to __________ the new product next month, and they are hoping it will boost their sales.

2023: 11 June Shift 1

Fill in the blanks in List - I with the suitable homonyms from List - II.

List - I	List - II
(A) The car hit into the _____ vehicle.	(I) Complements
(B) She received many _____ for her melodious voice.	(II) Stationery
(C) Please get me a pen from the _____ shop.	(III) Stationary
(D) A good secretary _____ the work of a chairman.	(IV) Compliments

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2025: 3 June Shift 2

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

He was ______ for his rude behaviour and wanted to make up by treating us at the icecream parlour.

2022: 5 Aug Shift 1

From the given options, select the option (word) which will correctly replace the expression

"Passionate enthusiasm for collecting books"

2026: 29 May Shift 2

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

The newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor of the university is quite _______ in responding to the grievances of the students.

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

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CUET English Past Year Questions (Topic-Wise)

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: