MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
Q. Choose the single-word substitution of the given sentence or phrase from the options.
101. A person who lends money at a very high rate of interest
(a) Unanimous
(b) Usurer
(c) Cartoonist
(d) Banker
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
102. A person who eats too much
(a) Glutton
(b) Nibbler
(c) Cannibal
(d) Omnivore
Ans: (a)
103. A place for ammunition and weapons
(a) Asylum
(b) Arsenal
(c) Archives
(d) Acoustics
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
104. An examination of a dead body is called
(a) Amputate
(b) Autopsy
(c) Morgue
(d) Crusade
Ans: (b)
105. A large enclosure for keeping birds
(a) Zoo
(b) Aquarium
(c) Aviary
(d) Homicide
Ans: (c)
106. General pardon of political offenders
(a) Amnesty
(b) Despotism
(c) Autocracy
(d) Excuse
Ans: (a)
107. A person who writes in a newspaper
(a) Writer
(b) Author
(c) Journalist
(d) Reporter
Ans: (c)
108. A place where monks live as a secluded community
(a) Cathedral
(b) Diocese
(c) Convent
(d) Monastery
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
109. One absorbed in his own thoughts and feelings rather than in things outside
(a) Scholar
(b) Recluse
(c) Introvert
(d) Intellectual
Ans: (c)
110. A schoolboy who cuts classes frequently is a
(a) Defeatist
(b) Sycophant
(c) Truant
(d) Martinet
Ans: (c)
111. Ready to believe things
(a) Credulous
(b) Credible
(c) Creditable
(d) Incredible
Ans: (a)
112. Medical study of skin and its diseases
(a) Dermatology
(b) Doctor
(c) Nurse
(d) Occult
Ans: (a
113. That which is perceptible by touch is
(a) Contagious
(b) Contingent
(c) Tenacious
(d) Tangible
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
114. Incapable of being seen through
(a) Ductile
(b) Opaque
(c) Obsolete
(d) Potable
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
115. One who hostile to culture and art
(a) Primitive
(b) Illiterate
(c) Philistine
(d) Barbarian
Ans: (c)
116. A large sleeping room with many beds
(a) Bedroom
(b) Dormitory
(c) Hostel
(d) Basement
Ans: (b)
117. The continuing fight between parties, families, clans etc.
(a) Enmity
(b) Feud
(c) Quarrel
(d) Skirmish
Ans: (b)
118. A building for storing threshed grain
(a) Hangar
(b) Dockyard
(c) Store
(d) Granary
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
119. Policeman riding on motorcycles as guards to a VIP
(a) Outriders
(b) Servants
(c) Commandos
(d) Attendants
Ans: (a)
120. A Person who has a strong desire for revenge for wrongs done to him
(a) Virulent
(b) Vindictive
(c) Usurer
(d) Vindicator
Ans: (b)
121. Murder of a king
(a) Infanticide
(b) Matricide
(c) Genocide
(d) Regicide
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
122. An expression of mild disapproval
(a) Warning
(b) Denigration
(c) Impertinence
(d) Reproof
Ans: (d)
123. Very pleasing to eat
(a) Appetising
(b) Palatable
(c) Tantalising
(d) Sumptuous
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
124. A person who tries to deceive people by claiming to be able to do wonderful things
(a) Trickster
(b) Imposter
(c) Mountebank
(d) Magician
Ans: (a)
125. The custom of having many wives:
(a) Misogamy
(b) Polygamy
(c) Monogamy
(d) Bigamy
Ans: (b)
126. A person who does not believe in the existence of God:
(a) Theist
(b) Heretic
(c) Atheist
(d) Fanatic
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
127. A person who loves everybody
(a) Cosmopolitan
(b) Fratricide
(c) Altruistic
(d) Aristocrat
Ans: (c)
128. A disease which spreads by contact:
(a) Incurable
(b) Infectious
(c) Contagious
(d) Fatal
Ans: (c)
129. A pioneer of a reform movement:
(a) Apostle
(b) Apothecary
(c) Apotheosis
(d) Renegade
Ans: (a)
130. A man who rarely speaks the truth:
(a) Crook
(b) Liar
(c) Scoundrel
(d) Hypocrite
Ans: (b)
131. A Person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck
(a) Mask
(b) Mosque
(c) Masque
(d) Mascot
Ans: (d)
132. One who does not marry, especially as a religious obligation
(a) Bachelor
(b) Celibate
(c) Virgin
(d) Recluse
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
133. A person who renounces the world and practices self-discipline in order to attain salvation
(a) Sceptic
(b) Ascetic
(c) Antiquarian
(d) Devotee
Ans: (b)
134. A lady’s umbrella is:
(a) Parasol
(b) Granary
(c) Epitaph
(d) Aviary
Ans:(a)
135. One who cannot be easily pleased
(a) Cosmopolitan
(b) Frightening
(c) Fastidious
(d) Feminist
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
136. International destruction of racial groups:
(a) Matricide
(b) Regicide
(c) Genocide
(d) Homicide
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
137. One who believes in the power of fate
(a) Fatalist
(b) Optimist
(c) Parsimonious
(d) Pessimist
Ans: (a). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
138. An act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
(a) Sinecure
(b) Soliloquy
(c) Philanthropist
(d) Actor
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
139.One who abandons his religious faith:
(a) Apostate
(b) Prostate
(c) Profane
(d) Agnostic
Ans: (a). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
140. The story of old-time gods or heroes is
(a) Lyric
(b) Epic
(c) Legend
(d) Romance
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
141. The murder of Brother
(a) Homicide
(b) Regicide
(c) Fratricide
(d) Suicide
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
142. A remedy for all diseases
(a) Narcotics
(b) Antiseptic
(c) Panacea
(d) Lyric
Ans: (c)
143. A hater of knowledge and learning
(a) Bibliophile
(b) Philologist
(c) Misogynist
(d) Misologist
Ans: (d)
144. A sad song:
(a) Ditty
(b) Knell
(c) Dirge
(d) Lay
Ans: (c)
145. To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings:
(a) Introspection
(b) Reflection
(c) Retrospection
(d) Meditation
Ans: (a). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
146. Use of force or threats to get someone to agree to something:
(a) Cajolement
(b) Conviction
(c) Confession
(d) Coercion
Ans: (d)
147. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool
(a) Imbecility
(b) Youth
(c) Dotage
(d) Weakage
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
148. State in which the few govern the many
(a) Monarchy
(b) Oligarchy
(c) Plutocracy
(d) Autocracy
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
149. A person who knows many foreign languages
(a) Linguist
(b) Bilingual
(c) Polyglot
(d) Grammarian
Ans: (c)
150. A person who pretends to have more knowledge than he really has:
(a) Crook
(b) Apotheosis
(c) Renegade
(d) Charlatan
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
151. One who has good taste for food
(a) Gourmet
(b) Curator
(c) Parasite
(d) Stoic
Ans: (a). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
152. That which cannot be avoided
(a) Inevitable
(b) Irreparable
(c) Incomparable
(d) Acceptable
Ans: (a). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
153. Government by rich:
(a) Oligarchy
(b) Aristocracy
(c) Pantisocracy
(d) Plutocracy
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
154. Group of stars
(a) Constellation
(b) Orbit
(c) Solar system
(d) Comet
Ans: (a). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
155. A disease that spreads over a large area:
(a) Academic
(b) Epidemic
(c) Incorrigible
(d) Invincible
Ans: (b)
156. An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute:
(a) Arbiter
(b) Mediator
(c) Agent provocateur
(d) Arbitrator
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
157. That which can never be believed:
(a) Irrevocable
(b) Inevitable
(c) Incredible
(d) Irritable
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
158. Murder of man:
(a) Regicide
(b) Fratricide
(c) Homicide
(d) Genocide
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
159. Open to injury or Criticism
(a) Invincible
(b) Vulnerable
(c) Naive
(d) Sensitive
Ans: (b)
160. One who knows two languages:
(a) Bigot
(b) Bigamy
(c) Bilingual
(d) Brittle
Ans: (c)
161. One who is able to use the right and left hands equally well:
(a) Ambidextrous
(b) Sinister
(c) Ambivalent
(d) Amateur
Ans: (a)
162. An animal that feeds on plants:
(a) Carnivorous
(b) Herbivorous
(c) Insectivorous
(d) Graminivorous
Ans: (b)
163. Government by the representatives of the people:
(a) Autocracy
(b) Democracy
(c) Socialism
(d) Anarchy
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
164. The custom or practice of having more than one husband at the same time
(a) Polychromy
(b) Polyphony
(c) Polyandry
(d) Polygyny
Ans: (c)
165. The study of ancient societies
(a) Anthropology
(b) History
(c) Archaeology
(d) Ethnology
Ans: (c)
166. One who possesses many talents
(a) Versatile
(b) Nubile
(c) Exceptional
(d) Gifted
Ans: (a)
167. A narrow piece of land connecting two large masses of land:
(a) Peninsula
(b) Isthmus
(c) Continent
(d) Gulf
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
168. A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power
(a) Expert
(b) Intellectual
(c) Snob
(d) Literate
Ans: (b)
169. Leave or remove from a place which considered dangerous
(a) Evade
(b) Evacuate
(c) Exterminate
(d) Avoid
Ans: (b)
170. Words inscribed on tomb
(a) Epitome
(b) Epistle
(c) Epilogue
(d) Epitaph
Ans: (d)
171. One who collects coins as a hobby
(a) Philatelist
(b) Ornithologist
(c) Statistician
(d) Numismatist
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
172. A person who insists on something
(a) Disciplinarian
(b) Stickler
(c) Instantaneous
(d) Boaster
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
173. A person pretending to be somebody he is not
(a) Magician
(b) Rogue
(c) Liar
(d) Impostor
Ans: (d)
174. That which cannot be seen
(a) Insensible
(b) Intangible
(c) Invisible
(d) Unseen
Ans: (c). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
175. A person not sure of the existence of God
(a) Cynic
(b) Agnostic
(c) Atheist
(d) Theist
Ans: (b)
176. Tending to move away from the centre or axis
(a) Centrifugal
(b) Centripetal
(c) Axiomatic
(d) Awry
Ans: (a)
177. A name adopted by an author in his writings
(a) Pseudonym
(b) Nickname
(c) Nomenclature
(d) Title
Ans: (a). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
178. Study of birds
(a) Orology
(b) Ontology
(c) Ophthalmology
(d) Ornithology
Ans: (d)
179. A religious discourse
(a) Preach
(b) Stanza
(c) Sanctorum
(d) Sermon
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
180. Parts of a country behind the coast or a river’s banks
(a) Archipelago
(b) Isthmus
(c) Hinterland
(d) Swamps
Ans: (c)
181. Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin
(a) Nepotism
(b) Favouritism
(c) Worldliness
(d) Corruption
Ans: (a)
182. The absence of law and order
(a) Rebellion
(b) Anarchy
(c) Mutiny
(d) Revolt
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
183. One who is fond of fighting
(a) Bellicose
(b) Aggressive
(c) Belligerent
(d) Militant
Ans: (a)
184. To slap with a flat object
(a) Chop
(b) Hew
(c) Gnaw
(d) Swat
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
185. A paper written by hand
(a) Handicraft
(b) Manuscript
(c) Handiwork
(d) Thesis
Ans: (b)
186. A person interested in collecting, studying and selling old things
(a) Antiquarian
(b) dealer
(c) Archaeologist
(d) Crank
Ans: (a). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
187. A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics, etc.
(a) Store
(b) Stall
(c) Boutique
(d) Booth
Ans: (c)
188. Habitually silent or talking little
(a) Servile
(b) Taciturn
(c) Unequivocal
(d) Synoptic
Ans: (b)
189. The act of violating the sanctity of holy place
(a) Blasphemy
(b) Heresy
(c) Sacrilege
(d) Veneration
Ans: (c)
190. A drawing on transparent paper
(a) Red print
(b) Blueprint
(c) Transparency
(d) Negative
Ans: (c)
191. That which cannot be read
(a) Negligible
(b) Incorrigible
(c) Ineligible
(d) Illegible
Ans: (d). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
192. Something that can be heard
(a) Auditory
(b) Audio-visual
(c) Audible
(d) Audition
Ans: (c)
193. In a state of tension or anxiety or suspense
(a) Off-balance
(b) Depressed
(c) On tenterhooks
(d) Diffused
Ans: (c)
194. A person who speaks many languages
(a) Linguist
(b) Polyglot
(c) Monolingual
(d) Bilingual
Ans: (b)
195. To take secretly in small quantities
(a) Robbery
(b) Pilferage
(c) Defalcation
(d) Theft
Ans: (b). MCQs on One Word Substitution 2
196. A place where bees are kept is called
(a) An apiary
(b) A mole
(c) A sanctuary
(d) A hive
Ans: (a)
197. Prevention of wasteful use of a resource
(a) Embarkment
(b) Promotion
(c) Conservation
(d) Management
Ans: (c)
198. A list of goods with their prices along with the parcel so that the payment can be done immediately.
(a) Agenda
(b) Invoice
(c) Catalogue
(d) Inventory
Ans: (b)
550. Study of environment
(a) Geography
(b) Ethnology
(c) Geology
(d) Ecology
Ans: (d). 0 0 0.
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