One word substitution Practice questions set 1
Practice questions on One word Substitution set 1
1 Clues available at a scene
(A) circumstantial
(B) derivative
(C) inferential
(D) suggestive
2 The animals of a particular region
(A) Flora
(B) Museum
(C) Zoo
3 The use of many words where only a few are necessary
(A) circumlocution
(B) circumspection
(C) circumscription
(D) circumvention
4 One who is a citizen not of a country but of the world
(A)Bohemian
(B)Cosmopolitan
(C)Philanthropist
(D)Internationalist
5 One who has become dependent on something or drugs is
(A)Adamant
(B)Edict
(C)Addict
(D)Derelict
6 A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a dram
(A)prologue
(B)dialogue
(C)epilogue
(D)monologue
7 Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and therefore not definite
(A)amphibious
(B)ambiguous
(C)amorphous
(D)confusing
8 One who believes in offering eual opportunities to women in all spheres
(A)male chauvinist
(B)feminist
(C)fatalist
(D)futurist
9 The art of good eating
(A)gastronomy
(B)astronomy
(C)vegetarianism
(D)gourmet
10 The study of the origin and history of words
(A)Linguistics
(B)Etymology
(C)Verbose
(D)Anthology
11 A person who breaks into a house in order to steal
(A)Poacher
(B)Bandit
(C)Intruder
(D)Burglar
12 The study of maps
(A)Cartography
(B)Geography
(C)Geology
(D)Atlas
13 That which lasts for a short time
(A)Regular
(B)Transitory
(C)Rotatory
(D)Repository
14 Ready to believe anything
(A)Credible
(B)Incredible
(C)Credulous
(D)Incredulous
15 A four footed animal
(A)Tetraped
(B)uadruped
(C)Polyped
(D)Double-paired
16 One who secretly listens to the talk of others
(A)Spy
(B)Detective
(C)Emissary
(D)Eavesdropper
17 One who believes in no government and therefore incites disorder in a State
(A)Monarchist
(B)Anarchist
(C)Autocrat
(D)Naxalite
18 A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one
(A)Euphemism
(B)Truism
(C)Favouritism
(D)Altruism
19 One who is greedy
(A)Voracious
(B)Avaricious
(C)Carnivorous
(D)Omnivorous
20 A place where government/ public records are kept
(A)Archive
(B)Museum
(C)Shelf
(D)Cellar
21 Dry weather with no rainfall
(A)Draught
(B)Draft
(C)Drought
(D)Desert
22 Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks
(A)Megalomania
(B)Dipsomania
(C)Kleptomania
(D)Pyromania
23 A place where nuns live and work
(A)Church
(B) School
(C)Abode
(D)Convent
24 One who does not follow the usual rules of social life
(A ) Bohemian
(B)Artisan
(C)Partisan
(D)Physician
25 A group of girls
(A)Bevy
(B)Covey
(C)Troupe
(D)Coterie
26 Causing or ending in death
(A)Fatal
(B)Deadly
(C)Serious
(D)Dangerous
27 One who loves books
(A)Scholar
(B)Bibliographer
(C)Teacher
(D)Bibliophile
28 One who has obstinate and narrow religious views
(A)Theosophist
(B)Bigot
(C)Philosopher
(D)Theologian
29 Motion of head, hands etc, as a mode of expression indicating attitude
(A)Gesture
(B)Grin
(C)Gestation
(D)Grimace
30 Bitter and violent attack in words
(A)Diaspora
(B)Diacritics
(C)Diadem
(D)Diatribe
31 Treatment by means of exercise and massage
(A)Chemotherapy
(B)Hydrotherapy
(C)Physiotherapy
(D)Psychotherapy
32 The abandonment of one’s country or cause
(A)Defection
(B)Disloyalty
(C)Desertion
(D)Migration
33 A place where birds kept
(A)Auarium
(B)Den
(C)Aviary
(D)Sanctuary
34 Of very bad morals; characterized by debasement or degeneration
(A)Desultory
(B)Dilapidated
(C)Depraved
(D)Dilatory
35 To have a very high opinion of oneself
(A)exaggeration
(B)adulations
(C)abundance
(D)conceited
36 One who is given to pleasures of the flesh
(A)terrestrial
(B)epicurean
(C)celestial
(D)pedestrian
37 A tank where fish or water plants are kept
(A)Auarium
(B)Sanatorium
(C)Nursery
(D)Aviary
38 A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner as to cause laughter
(A)Cartoon
(B)Cacography
(C)Cartography
(D)Caricature
39 The state of being miserable bereft of all possessions
(A)Dependent
(B)Complacent
(C)Destitute
(D)Omnipresent
40 To run away with a lover
(A)deceive
(B)cheat
(C)escape
(D)elope
41 Science of heredity
(A)hereditary
(B)genetics
(C)genesis
(D)inheritance
42 Arrangement in order of occurrence
(A)timely
(B)chronological
(C)chronic
(D)temporal
43 Instrument to measure atmospheric pressure
(A)metronome
(B)compass
(C)pedometer
(D)barometer
44 To renounce a high position of authority or control
(A)Abduct
(B)Abandon
(C)Abort
(D)Abdicate
45 Feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong
(A)cleverness
(B)conscience
(C)consciousness
(D)fear
46 Loss of memory
(A)Ambrosia
(B)Amnesia
(C)Insomnia
(D)Forgetting
47 To struggle helplessly
(A)Flounder
(B)Founder
(C)Fumble
(D)Finger
48 A person who writes decoratively
(A)Calligrapher
(B)Collier
(C)Choreographer
(D)Cartographer
49 To look at someone in an angry or threatening way
(A)Glower
(B)Gnaw
(C)Gnash
(D)Grind
50 Words uttered impiously about God
(A)amoral
(B)philosophy
(C)logic
(D)blasphemy
Answer Key:
1 A 26 A
2 D 27 B
3 A 28 B
4 B 29 A
5 C 30 D
6 C 31 C
7 B 32 C
8 B 33 C
9 A 34 C
10 B 35 B
11 D 36 B
12 A 37 A
13 B 38 D
14 B 39 C
15 B 40 D
16 D 41 B
17 B 42 B
18 A 43 D
19 D 44 D
20 A 45 B
21 C 46 B
22 B 47 C
23 D 48 A
24 A 49 A
25 A 50 D
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