One Word Substitutes MCQs : This section focuses on the "One Word Substitutes". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the One Word Substitutes skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence : Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool.
A. Imbecility
B. Senility
C. Dotage
D. Superannuation
Question 2
Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence : Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous.
A. Evade
B. Evacuate
C. Avoid
D. Exterminate
Question 3
Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence : One who eats everything
A. Omnivorous
B. Omniscient
C. Irrestible
D. Insolvent
Question 4
Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence : One who is fond of fighting.
A. Bellicose
B. Aggressive
C. Belligerent
D. Militant
Question 5
Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence : Habitually silent or talking little.
A. Servile
B. Unequivocal
C. Taciturn
D. Synoptic
Question 6
Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool
A. Imbecility
B. Senility
C. Dotage
D. Superannuation
Question 7
That which cannot be corrected
A. Unintelligible
B. Indelible
C. Illegible
D. Incorrigible
Question 8
The study of ancient societies
A. Anthropology
B. Archaeology
C. History
D. Ethnology
Question 9
A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power
A. Expert
B. Intellectual
C. Snob
D. Literate
Question 10
A person who insists on something
A. Disciplinarian
B. Stickler
C. Instantaneous
D. Boaster
Question 11
State in which the few govern the many
A. Monarchy
B. Oligarchy
C. Plutocracy
D. Autocracy
Question 12
A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge
A. Pedantic
B. Verbose
C. Pompous
D. Ornate
Question 13
List of the business or subjects to be considered at a meeting
A. Schedule
B. Timetable
C. Agenda
D. Plan
Question 14
Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous
A. Evade
B. Evacuate
C. Avoid
D. Exterminate
Question 15
A prima facie case is such
A. As it seems at first sight
B. As it is made to seem at first sight
C. As it turns out to be at the end
D. As it seems to the court after a number of hearings
Question 16
A person pretending to be somebody he is not
A. Magician
B. Rogue
C. Liar
D. Imposter
Question 17
A person who knows many foreign languages
A. Linguist
B. Grammarian
C. Polyglot
D. Bilingual
Question 18
One who has little faith in human sincerity and goodness
A. Egoist
B. Fatalist
C. Stoic
D. Cynic
Question 19
One who possesses many talents
A. Versatile
B. Nubile
C. Exceptional
D. Gifted
Question 20
Words inscribed on tomb
A. Epitome
B. Epistle
C. Epilogue
D. Epitaph
Question 21
One who eats everything
A. Omnivorous
B. Omniscient
C. Irrestible
D. Insolvent
Question 22
Malafide case is one
A. Which is undertaken in a good faith
B. Which is undertaken in a bad faith
C. Which is undertaken after a long delay
D. Which is not undertaken at all
Question 23
The custom or practice of having more than one husband at same time
A. Polygyny
B. Polyphony
C. Polyandry
D. Polychromy
Question 24
Tending to move away from the centre or axis
A. Centrifugal
B. Centripetal
C. Axiomatic
D. Awry
Question 25
Teetotaller means
A. One who abstains from theft
B. One who abstains from meat
C. One who abstains from taking wine
D. One who abstains from malice
Question 26
A person interested in collecting, studying and selling of old things
A. Antiquarian
B. Junk-dealer
C. Crank
D. Archealogist
Question 27
A drawing on transparent paper
A. Red print
B. Blue print
C. Negative
D. Transparency
Question 28
One who is not easily pleased by anything
A. Maiden
B. Mediaeval
C. Precarious
D. Fastidious
Question 29
A remedy for all diseases
A. Stoic
B. Marvel
C. Panacea
D. Recompense
Question 30
A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics, etc.
A. Store
B. Stall
C. Boutique
D. Booth
Question 31
That which cannot be read
A. Negligible
B. Illegible
C. Ineligible
D. Incorrigible
Question 32
In a state of tension or anxiety or suspense
A. Off balance
B. Depressed
C. Diffused
D. On tenterhooks
Question 33
That which cannot be seen
A. Insensible
B. Intangible
C. Invisible
D. Unseen
Question 34
To slap with a flat object
A. Chop
B. Hew
C. Gnaw
D. Swat
Question 35
Habitually silent or talking little
A. Servile
B. Unequivocal
C. Taciturn
D. Synoptic
Question 36
One who cannot be corrected
A. Incurable
B. Incorrigible
C. Hardened
D. Invulnerable
Question 37
Be the embodiment or perfect example of
A. Characterise
B. Idol
C. Personify
D. Signify
Question 38
A person not sure of the existence of god
A. Cynic
B. Agnostic
C. Atheist
D. Theist
Question 39
A paper written by hand
A. Handicraft
B. Manuscript
C. Handiwork
D. Thesis
Question 40
The act of violating the sanctity of the church is
A. Blashphemy
B. Heresy
C. Sacrilege
D. Desecration
Question 41
Something that can be heard
A. Auditory
B. Audio-visual
C. Audible
D. Audition
Question 42
A name adopted by an author in his writings
A. Nickname
B. Pseudonym
C. Nomenclature
D. Title
Question 43
Study of birds
A. Orology
B. Optology
C. Ophthalmology
D. Ornithology
Question 44
A place that provides refuge
A. Asylum
B. Sanatorium
C. Shelter
D. Orphanage
Question 45
A child born after death of his father
A. Posthumous
B. Orphan
C. Bastard
D. Progenitor
Question 46
The absence of law and order
A. Rebellion
B. Anarchy
C. Mutiny
D. Revolt
Question 47
The raison d'etre of a controversy is
A. The enthusiasm with which it is kept alive
B. The fitness with which participants handle it
C. The reason or justification of its existence
D. The unending hostility the parties concerned have towards each other
Question 48
A place where bees are kept in called
A. An apiary
B. A mole
C. A hive
D. A sanctury
Question 49
A religious discourse
A. Preach
B. Stanza
C. Sanctorum
D. Sermon
Question 50
Parts of a country behind the coast or a river's banks
A. Isthmus
B. Archipelago
C. Hinterland
D. Swamps
Question 51
Study of the evolution of man as an animal
A. Archaeology
B. Anthropology
C. Chronology
D. Ethnology
Question 52
A person who speaks many languages
A. Linguist
B. Monolingual
C. Polyglot
D. Bilingual
Question 53
One who does not believe in existence of god
A. Egoist
B. Atheist
C. Stoic
D. Naive