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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