General English MCQs
Topic Notes: General English
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
8691
Marking the skin with indelible ink.
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Tattoo
A Tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin. A Stoic is indifferent to pain. A Veteran has long experience. A Cicatrice is a scar.
8692
A person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain.
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Stoic
A Stoic is a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. A Precursor precedes an event. A Tattoo is a mark on the skin. A Veteran has long experience.
8693
That which precedes an event.
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Precursor
A Precursor is a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner. Nepotism is favour to relatives. A Stoic is indifferent to pain. A Tattoo is a mark on the skin.
8694
Undue favour to relatives.
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Nepotism
Nepotism is the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. A Matinee is an afternoon show. A Precursor precedes an event. Patrimony is inherited property.
8695
A cinema show held in the afternoon.
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Matinee
A Matinee is a performance in a theater or a showing of a movie that takes place in the afternoon. A Gala day is a day of festivity. Nepotism is undue favour to relatives.
8696
A day of gaiety and festivity.
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Gala day
A Gala day is a social occasion with special entertainments or performances; a day of festivity. To Exonerate is to free from blame. A Matinee is an afternoon cinema show.
8697
To free from all blame.
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Exonerate
To Exonerate is to absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing. To Digress is to wander from the point. A Gala day is a day of festivity.
8698
To wander from point at issue.
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Digress
To Digress is to leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. A Drought is a want of rain. Dotage is extreme old age. To Exonerate is to free from blame.
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Extreme old age.
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Dotage
Dotage is the period of life in which a person is old and weak, often characterized by senility. A Drought is a want of rain. To Digress is to wander from the point. A Veteran has long experience.
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Want of rain.
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Drought
A Drought is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water. Dotage is extreme old age. To Digress is to wander from the point. A Flood is an excess of water.