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The art of elegant speech or writing is called

Paleography
Physiognomy
Sericulture
Rhetoric

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The study of ancient writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts is called Paleography.

A person's facial features or expression, esp. when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin is called Physiognomy.

The production of silk and the rearing of silkworms for this purpose is called Sericulture.

1. The study of sound is called

Acoustics
Aeronautics
Aesthetics
Agronomy

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The study of sound is called Acoustics.
The science or art of flight is called Aeronautics.
The philosophy of fine arts Aesthetics.
The science of soil management is called Agronomy.

2. The study and tracing of lines of descent or development is called

Ganealogy
Ergonomy
Eugenics
Genetics

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The study of effect of environment on workers is called Ergonomy.

The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics is called Eugenics.

The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics is called Genetics.

3. The study of human population with the help of the records of the number of births and deaths is called

Ecology.
Demography.
Entomology.
Epigraphy.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings, animate and inanimate is called Ecology.

The study of insects is called Entomology.

The study of inscriptions is called Epigraphy.

4. The study of plants is called

Bacteriology.
Astrology.
Arboriculture.
Botany.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The study of bacteria is called Bacteriology.

The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs is called Astrology.

Cultivation of trees and vegetables is called Arboriculture.

5. The study of animal life is called

Telepathy
Spelelogy
Zoology
Seismology

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses is called Telepathy.

The study of caves is called Spelelogy.

The branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena is called Seismology.