One -Word Substitution
One -Word Substitution
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
1. Study of insects
(a) zoology (b) Philology (c) entomology (d) etymology
2. Loud enough to be heard
(a) audible (b) eligible (c) inaudible (d) ineligible
3. The art of beautiful handwriting
(a) cursive (b) dictation (c) calligraphy (d) alphabet
4. A person who does not believe in the existence of God
(a) theist (b) atheist (c) sage (d) heretic
5. One who knows two languages
(a) brittle (b) bilingual (c) bigot (d) bishop
6. Government by the representatives of the people
(a) democracy (b) autocracy (c) anarchy (d) monarchy
7. Medicine given to counteract poison
(a) Antiseptic (b) antidote (c) Antibiotic (d) Antifungal
8. One who is incapable of making errors
(a) Inexplicable (b) Impervious (c) Infallible (d) Incorrigible
9. A person who lives by himself
(a) Prophet (b) Extrovert (c) recluse (d) Monk
10. A person who is well known in an unfavourable way
(a) Obscure (b) Conspicuous (c) Notorious (d) Ethical
11. One who performs daring gymnastic feats
(a) Conjurer (b) Acrobat (c) Juggler (d) Athlete
12. One who has a fluent and clear speech
(a) Emotional (b) Enthusiastic (c) Articulate (d) Confident
13. Unfair advantages for members of one's own family
(a) Optimism (b) Plagiarism (c) Nepotism (d) Regionalism
14. Not allowing the passage of light
(a) Oblique (b) Opaque (c) Optical (d) Opulent
15. A group of three books, films, etc. that have the same subject or characters
(a) Trinity (b)Trilogy (c) Trio (d) Tripod
16. An expert in the area of the fine or other arts
(a) Neophyte (b) Amateur (c) Connoisseur
(d) Enthusiast
17. A person of eighty years of age
(a) Septuagenarian (b) Nonagenarian
(c) Octogenarian (d) Sexagenarian
18. Feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong
(a) Cleverness (b)Conscience (c) Consciousness (d) Mind
19. Loss of memory
(a) Ambrosia (b) Amnesia (c) Insomnia
(d) Forgetting
20. A person who pretends to be what he is not
(a) Imbiber (b) Fraud (c) Imitator (c) Imposter
21. One who runs away from justice
(a) Punitive
(b) Departure
(c) Evasion
(d) Fugitive
22. Fear of being confined to a small place
(a) Agoraphobia
(b) Acrophobia
(c) Claustrophobia
(d) Hydrophobia
23. A person who comes to a country from his own country to settle.
(a) Migrant
(b) Immigrant
(c) Emigrant
(d) Exodus
24. One who does not express himself freely
(a) Verbose
(b) Introvert
(c) Extrovert
(4)Ambivert
25. A speech made without preparation
(a) Extempore
(b) Ephemeral
(c) Novice
(d) Naive
26. Person who thinks only about himself and not about others' needs
(a) Egocentric
(b) Ego maniacal
(c) Egoistic
(d) Egotistic
27. Something that cannot be explained
(a) Inexplicable
(b) Unthinkable
(c) Impregnable
(d) Mysterious
28. One who helps the needy and the helpless
(a) Pedestrian
(b) Samaritan
(c) Philanthropist
(d) Misanthropist
29. Animals that live both on land and water
(a) Amphibian
(b) Aquatic
(c) Apiary
(d) Abattoir
30. A period of 1000 years
(a) Millennium
(b) Centenary
(c) Century
(d) Septuagenarian
31. Related to Moon
(a) Solar
(b) Lunar
(c) Polar
(d) Crescent
32. A person in charge of a museum
(a) Curator
(b) Chauffeur
(c) Caregiver
(d) Superintendent
33. To free anything from germs
(a) Sterilise
(b) Cauterise
(c) Antiseptic
(d) Antivirus
34. A planned route or journey is called
(a) Iterate
(b) Itinerary
(c) Itinerant
(d) Isolate
35. A thing which is not suitable for eating is called
(a)Spicy
(b) Tasteless
(c) Uneatable
(d) Inedible
36. A land fit for growing crops is called
(4) Sprout
(b) Arable
(c)Sterilized
(d) Venerable
37. A decorative ring of flowers and leaves is called
(a) Wreathe
(b) Wreath
(c) Wreeth
(d) Wrath
38. The art of making maps and charts is called
(4) Calligraphy
(b) Palaeography
(c) Metallurgy
(d) Cartography
39. A large number of fish swimming together is called
(a) Troupe
(b) Swarm
(c) Litter
(d) Shoal
40. A speaker's platform
(a) Stage
(b) Stand
(c) Pulpit
(d) Podium
41. Fear of spiders
(4) Spider phobia
(b) Claustrophobia
(c) Arachnophobia
(d) Xenophobia
42. A person who studies rocks and minerals
(2) Geographist
(b) Geologist
(c) Doctor
(d) Dentist
43. A person who is excessively concerned about his/her physical appearance
(a) Narcissist
(b) Anarchist
(c) Empath
(4)Humble
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