One word substitution MCQ – In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words or sentences.

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION TEST

Total Questions - 25

Time - 15 minutes

Pass Marks - 60%

1 / 25

One whose motive is merely to get money

1) Fastidious

2) Polyglot

3) Mercenary

4) Businesslike

2 / 25

Something that is beyond the power of nature

1) Magical

2) Supernatural

3) Preternatural

4) Unnatural

3 / 25

Animals which live in water

1) Barren

2) Aquatic

3) Wild

4) Domestic

4 / 25

A secret message written in code

1) Telegram

2) Phonogram

3) Anagram

4) Cryptogram

5 / 25

One who believes everything he or she hears

1) Credible

2) Credential

3) Creditable

4) Credulous

6 / 25

A highly skilled musician

1) Diva

2) Artist

3) Performer

4) Virtuoso

7 / 25

Life story of a man written by himself

1) Introspection

2) Autobiography

3) Biography

4) Revelation

8 / 25

One who is unable to pay one's debt

1) Borrower

2) Bank-roll

3) Bankrupt

4) Extravagant

9 / 25

A person who is solely motivated by money or personal gain

1) Charlatan

2) Money-lender

3) Mercenary

4) Merchant

10 / 25

Walk in a slow relaxes way

1) Plod

2) Canter

3) Saunter

4) Trot

11 / 25

The study of plant life

1) Geography

2) Botany

3) Zoology

4) Geology

12 / 25

One who copies from other writers

1) Copyright

2) Copy-writer

3) Epicure

4) plagiarist

13 / 25

A cluster of flowers on a branch

1) Incandescence

2) Inflorescence

3) Wreath

4) Bouquet

14 / 25

An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated

1) Alimony

2) Parsimony

3) Matrimony

4) Honorarium

15 / 25

A conversation between two persons

1) Dialogue

2) Catalogue

3) Monologue

4) Epilogue

16 / 25

One who is always doubting

1) Rationalist

2) Positivist

3) Deist

4) Sceptic

17 / 25

A man who quite like a woman

1) Feminine

2) Feminist

3) Effeminate

4) Womanly

18 / 25

Shy and easily embarrassed

1) Gullible

2) Bashful

3) Enthusiastic

4) Amusing

19 / 25

To get or obtain something

1) Detain

2) Contain

3) Attain

4) Abstain

20 / 25

One who offers his service on his own free will

1) Worker

2) Volunteer

3) Servant

4) Slave

21 / 25

A special fondness or liking for

1) Penchant

2) Inclination

3) Propensity

4) Preoccupation

22 / 25

Something that might happen in the future

1) Contingency

2) Prophecy

3) Insurance

4) Emergency

23 / 25

Something which lasts forever

1) Youthful

2) Infallible

3) Eternal

4) Mortal

24 / 25

A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions

1) Sceptic

2) Misogynist

3) Agnostic

4) Cynic

25 / 25

Exclusive possession or control of anything

1) Monotheism

2) Mono-mania

3) Monoism

4) Monopoly

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