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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

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(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

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(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

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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

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(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

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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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