Word roots

Word roots is a English Language concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2023, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.

Real questions

Years tested

2 · 2023–2024

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2024 2023

Real questions that test this

Match the following.

(a)exist

(b)enormous

(c)encounter

(d)annihilation

(e)myriad

(I)be faced with

(II)large number of something

(III)complete destruction

(IV)survive

(V)extremely large

1)II I III IV V

2)III II I IV V

3)IV V I III II✓ Correct

4)I III IV II V

Match each word to its synonym: exist → survive (IV), enormous → extremely large (V), encounter → be faced with (I), annihilation → complete destruction (III), myriad → large number of something (II). Reading the pairs in order a–e gives the sequence IV V I III II, which is option 3.

Match the following :

(a)inherently - (i) unreasonable dislike or preference

(b)dogmatism - (ii) cruelty

(c)persecution - (iii) narrow minded

(d)prejudice - (iv) by its very nature

(e)insular - (v) authoritarianism

1)(iv) (v) (ii) (i) (iii)✓ Correct

2)(i) (iv) (v) (ii) (iii)

3)(iii) (v) (ii) (iv) (i)

4)(ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (v)

Matching vocabulary words with meanings: inherently means 'by its very nature' (iv), dogmatism means 'authoritarianism' (v), persecution means 'cruelty' (ii), prejudice means 'unreasonable dislike or preference' (i), and insular means 'narrow minded' (iii).

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