One Word Substitution MCQs for Competitive Examination
Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentences.
Q. 41
Fear of being confined to a small place
(A) Agoraphobia
(B) Acrophobia
(C) Claustrophobia
(D) Homophobia
Answer: (C) Claustrophobia
Q. 42
A lover of mankind
(A) Misanthrope
(B) Altruist
(C) Apostate
(D) Atheist
Answer: (B) Altruist
Q. 43
One who can use both hands equally well
(A) Ambidextrous
(B) Ambivalent
(C) Dexterity
(D) Skillful
Answer: (A) Ambidextrous
Q. 44
A person who is blindly devoted to an idea
(A) Illiterate
(B) Dogmatist
(C) Supremacist
(D) Chauvinist
Answer: (D) Chauvinist
Q. 45
A person who comes to a country from his own country to settle
(A) Migrant
(B) Immigrant
(C) Emigrant
(D) Exodus
Answer: (B) Immigrant
Q. 46
One who does not tire easily
(A) Invulnerable
(B) Indefatigable
(C) Invincible
(D) Insolvent
Answer: (B) Indefatigable
Q. 47
Lover of self
(A) Egomaniac
(B) Egoist
(C) Narcissist
(D) Optimist
Answer: (C) Narcissist
Q. 48
One who works for the welfare of women
(A) Fugitive
(B) Feminist
(C) Feminism
(D) Philanthropist
Answer: (B) Feminist
Q. 49
One who is a breaker of images and traditions
(A) Hedonist
(B) Traditionalist
(C) Iconoclast
(D) Modernist
Answer: (C) Iconoclast
Q. 50
One who does not express himself freely
(A) Verbose
(B) Introvert
(C) Extrovert
(D) Ambivert
Answer: (B) Introvert
Q. 51
One who is extremely fond of one’s wife
(A) Uxoricide
(B) Uxorious
(C) Usurper
(D) Usurer
Answer: (B) Uxorious
Q. 52
One who has a long experience of any occupation
(A) Veteran
(B) Versatile
(C) Volunteer
(D) Virtuous
Answer: (A) Veteran
Q. 53
Compulsory enlistment for military service
(A) Jingoism
(B) Conscription
(C) Abdication
(D) Belligerent
Answer: (B) Conscription
Q. 54
A speech made without preparation
(A) Extempore
(B) Ephemeral
(C) Novice
(D) Naive
Answer: (A) Extempore
Q. 55
One who does not care for art and literature
(A) Philistine
(B) Philanderer
(C) Philatelist
(D) Philologist
Answer: (A) Philistine
Q. 56
A political leader appealing to popular desires and prejudices
(A) Dictator
(B) Tyrant
(C) Populist
(D) Demagogue
Answer: (D) Demagogue
Q. 57
A person who thinks only about himself and not about others’ needs
(A) Egocentric
(B) Ego maniacal
(C) Egoistic
(D) Egotistic
Answer: (A) Egocentric
Q. 58
Something that cannot be explained
(A) Inexplicable
(B) Unthinkable
(C) Impregnable
(D) Mysterious
Answer: (A) Inexplicable
Q. 59
Study of human race
(A) Anthropology
(B) Etymology
(C) Archeology
(D) Ethnology
Answer: (A) Anthropology
Q. 60
Too much official formality
(A) Bureaucracy
(B) Red-tapism
(C) Diplomacy
(D) Autocracy
Answer: (B) Red-tapism