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ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION -I



ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION -I

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given

words/sentence and mark your answer.

1. The curved path of a planet

(a) Path (b) Orbit

(c) Axis (d) Galaxy

2. A remedy for all ills

(a) Antibiotic (b) Alcohol

(c) Paracetamol (d) Panacea

3. Happening once a year

(a) Biennial (b) Annual

(c) Centenary (d) Bicentenary

4. One who designs buildings

(a) An engineer (b) A mason

(c) An architect (d) A builder

5. The life-story of a person written by himself

(a) Autobiography (b) Biography

(c) Stenography (d) Calligraphy

6. One who does or studies without seriousness

(a) Dilettante (b) Diligent

(c) Deliberate (d) Distracted

7. Strange in appearance

(a) Bizarre (b) Rustic

(c) Geriatric (d) Decrepit

8. Lively or high spirited

(a) Depression (b) Grave

(c) Vivacious (d) Discouraged

9. One who hates people

(a) Misandrist (b) Misologist

(c) Misanthrope (d) Misogynist

10. A person of great learning in several languages



(a) Polycarp (b) Polyglot

(c) Polychrome (d) Polymath

11. A person who loves empty spaces

(a) Nelomania (b) Kleptomania

(c) Kosmomania (d) Megalomania

12. To send someone back to his or her own country

(a) Extirpate (b) Repatriate

(c) Expropriate (d) Exile

13. Philosophy of short, meaning saying

(a) Plagiarism (b) Aphorism

(c) Daltonism (d) Jingoism

14. Enigmatic person

(a) Unique (b) Unstable

(c) Stable (d) Unknowable

15. A group of islands

(a) Forage (b) Archipelago

(c) Reef (d) Atoll

16. Sudden involuntary muscular contraction

(a) Sprain (b) Spasm

(c) Spam (d) Span

17. A person who thinks he is ill all the time

(a) Hypochondriac (b) Neophyte

(c) Maniac (d) Misanthrope

18. A place where coins are made

(a) Mint (b) Factory

(c) Gunnery (d) Monetary

19. The act of showing disrespect towards sacred things

(a) Congregation (b) Etymology

(c) Panjandrum (d) Blasphemy

20. Art of designing or writing on wax

(a) Cartography (b) Cerography



(c) Psephology (d) Etymology

21. An inscription written in the memory of a deceased person

(a) Paean (b) Neophyte

(c) Mercenary (d) Epitaph

22. The art of paper folding

(a) Origami (b) Trichotomy

(c) Dichotomy (d) Plenipotentiary

23. Something that is full and clearly expressed

(a) Explicit (b) Implicit

(c) Intricate (d) Vague

24. The study of humans, past and present

(a) Primatology (b) Humanism

(c) Anthropology (d) Ornithology

25. One who has an over exaggerated feeling of being important

(a) Narcissist (b) Egoistic

(c) Machiavellian (d) Pessimist

26. The study of election

(a) Arachnology (b) Philately

(c) Philanthropy (d) Psephology

27. Something that can rot

(a) Perishable (b) Imperishable

(c) Enduring (d) Ingrained

28. A person who has lost the protection of the law

(a) Outlaw (b) Immigrant

(c) Outcast (d) Orphan

29. Falsification of documents etc.

(a) Xeroxing (b) Forgery

(c) Laminating (d) Copying

30. To make atonement for one’s sins

(a) Expiate (b) Renounce

(c) Remonstrate (d) Recant



31. Committing murder in revenge

(a) Massacre (b) Vendetta

(c) Homicide (d) Regicide

32. The thing that can be easily broken

(a) Amorphous (b) Brittle

(c) Subtle (d) Solid

33. An unimportant person

(a) Nonagenarian (b) Nonentity

(c) Nonpareil (d) Nonconformist

34. Experts who scientifically study insects

(a) Gerontologists (b) Pathologists

(c) Entomologists (d) Ornithologists

35. One who pretends to be what he is not

(a) Hypocrite (b) Pessimist

(c) Optimist (d) Infallible

36. A paper/story/poem first written out by hand

(a) Handicraft (b) Manuscript

(c) Handiwork (d) Thesis

37. A place where money is coined

(a) Bank (b) Mint

(c) Firm (d) Parliament

38. One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men

(a) Critic (b) Connoisseur

(c) Pedant (d) Cynic

39. The process by means of which plants and animals breathe

(a) Respiration (b) Germination

(c) Absorption (d) Transpiration

40. Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors

(a) Patrimony (b) Mercenary

(c) Hereditary (d) Aristocracy

41. A person who is womanish is his habits



(a) Feminist (b) Philogynist

(c) Effeminate (d) Feminine

42. One who is converted from one religion to another

(a) Pilgrim (b) Polytheist

(c) Proselyte (d) Presbytery

43. A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc.

(a) Store (b) Stall

(c) Boutique (d) Booth

44. Interval between two events

(a) Recess (b) Interlude

(c) Shuttle (d) Prelude

45. A person’s peculiar habit

(a) Peculiarity (b) Trait

(c) Distinction (d) Idiosyncrasy

46. The art of delaying

(a) Degeneration (b) Inflation

(c) Procrastination (d) Regression

47. A doctor who is specializes in the diseases of the eyes

(a) Ophthalmologist (b) Optimist

(c) Optician (d) Orthodontist

48. Person who eats too much

(a) Cannibal (b) Glutton

(c) Obese (d) Carnivorous

49. A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land

(a) Lagoon (b) Cape

(c) Strait (d) Isthumus

50. An animal which lives by preying on another animals

(a) Aggressor (b) Attacker

(c) Terminator (d) Predator



Answers

Ans-(1)-b Ans-(2)-d

Ans-(3)-b Ans-(4)-c

Ans-(5)-a Ans-(6)-a

Ans-(7)-a Ans-(8)-c

Ans-(9)-c Ans-(10)-b

Ans-(11)-d Ans-(12)-b

Ans-(13)-b Ans-(14)-d

Ans-(15)-b Ans-(16)-a

Ans-(17)-a Ans-(18)-a

Ans-(19)-d Ans-(20)-b

Ans-(21)-d Ans-(22)-a

Ans-(23)-a Ans-(24)-c

Ans-(25)-a Ans-(26)-d

Ans-(27)-a Ans-(28)-a

Ans-(29)-b Ans-(30)-a

Ans-(31)-b Ans-(32)-b

Ans-(33)-b Ans-(34)-c

Ans-(35)-a Ans-(36)-b

Ans-(37)-b Ans-(38)-d

Ans-(39)-a Ans-(40)-a

Ans-(41)-c Ans-(42)-c

Ans-(43)-c Ans-(44)-b

Ans-(45)-d Ans-(46)-c

Ans-(47)-a Ans-(48)-b

Ans-(49)-d Ans-(50)-d

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