What single word means a place where bees are kept?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium One Word Substitutes MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “What single word means a place where bees are kept?”
The accepted answer is B. Apiary. Apiary is the fact required by “What single word means a place where bees are kept” (option B). Option A (“Insolvent”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Apiary. Option C (“Verbosity”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Apiary. Remaining alternatives (Herbivore) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Apiary is identified. One Word Substitutes questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. One Word Substitutes recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
- A. Insolvent
Why not A: “Insolvent” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Apiary. Apiary is the fact required by “What single word means a place where bees are kept” (option B). Option A (“Insolvent”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch inco
- B. Apiary ✓
- C. Verbosity
Why not C: “Verbosity” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Apiary. Apiary is the fact required by “What single word means a place where bees are kept” (option B). Option A (“Insolvent”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch inco
- D. Herbivore
Why not D: “Herbivore” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Apiary. Apiary is the fact required by “What single word means a place where bees are kept” (option B). Option A (“Insolvent”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch inco
Correct answer
B. Apiary
Explanation
Apiary is the fact required by “What single word means a place where bees are kept” (option B). Option A (“Insolvent”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Apiary. Option C (“Verbosity”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Apiary. Remaining alternatives (Herbivore) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Apiary is identified. One Word Substitutes questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. One Word Substitutes recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
Source: One Word Substitutes Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: English, FPSC, PPSC, vocabulary, one word substitution, NTS
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