WBCS.LIVE practice question

Choose the correct One-Word Substitution for: 'A collection of poems'.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Anthology
  2. Pathology
  3. Ecology
  4. Philology

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Anthology

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) Anthology šŸ“š Explanation: An 'anthology' is a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing, typically selected by an editor. The other options are names of scientific or academic fields: 'pathology' is the study of diseases, 'ecology' is the study of environments, and 'philology' is the study of language history. Therefore, 'anthology' is the only word fitting the literary context.