Question 1

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Locus standi:

a place for dancing
an exit
centre of an office
a place for standing

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 2

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Ultra Vires:

within one's powers
in God's hand
beyond one's powers
beyond one's imagination

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 3

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Per capita:

per hundred
per capitals
per fifties
per head

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 4

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Via media:

extreme course
right course
left course
middle course

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 5

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. In toto:

isolated
part by part
on the whole
unknown

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 6

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Lingua franca:

Latin language
a common language
an unknown language
a new language

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 7

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Mala fide:

in good faith
in bad faith
in remembrance
after death

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 8

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Prima facie:

without any evidence
unceremoniously
at first appearance
deliberately

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 9

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Ad hoc:

for the purpose
without any purpose
for ever
on the whole

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 10

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Aide:

father
teacher
helper
friend

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 11

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Post mortem:

medical examination after death
medical examination after birth
medical examination of the children
medical examination of the adults

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 12

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Inter alia:

among other things
without other things
in seclusion
in great demand

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 13

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Aide memoire:

hearing aid
without memory
with sound memory
notes to aid memory

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 14

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Ad interim:

finally
ultimately
unanimously
in the meantime

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 15

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Modus operandi:

successful operation
unsuccessful mission
mode or manner of doing a thing
a clandestine operation

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 16

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Ad valorem:

according to the value
according to utility
according to cost
according to demand

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 17

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Ad infinitum:

with an end
without end
in the beginning
at least

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 18

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. vis-a-vis:

similar
face to face
contrary to the fact
in good faith

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 19

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Viz:

Vizianagaram
Vijaynagar
namely
victoriously

Answer

Correct Option: C

Question 20

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. En route:

errors
in the end
good nature
on the way to

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 21

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Ante Meridiem:

before midnight
after midnight
in the evening
before midday

Answer

Correct Option: D

Question 22

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Eureka:

I have found
I have lost
I forgot
I am mad

Answer

Correct Option: A

Question 23

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Fait accompli:

a suspect
an established fact
a doubtful evidence
a serious case

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 24

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Alma mater:

beloved father
gracious mother
gracious sister
beloved brother

Answer

Correct Option: B

Question 25

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the foreign words and phrases out of the four responses a, b, c and d. Ipso facto :

by the very fact
contrary to the fact
in isolation
year after year

Answer

Correct Option: A

Description: Foreign Words - A Multiple Choice Type Test which helps the Students to Clear different Competitive Exams like English,MBA,UPSC,Bank PO,B.Ed,M.Ed,English,LAW,MBA Entrance,MCA Entrance
Number of Questions: 25
Created by: Vijay Puri
Tags: English MBA UPSC Bank PO B.Ed M.Ed LAW MBA Entrance MCA Entrance Foreign Expressions Vocabulary Verbal Ability English (New) Properties of Determinants Differentiability Application of Derivatives Complex Numbers

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