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. 61
One who talks in sleep
(A) Somniloquist
(B) Somnambulist
(C) Samaritan
(D) Somnolent
Answer: (A) Somniloquist
Q. 62
One who knows everything
(A) Knowledgeable
(B) Omniscient
(C) Omnipresent
(D) Omnipotent
Answer: (B) Omniscient
Q. 63
Life history written by oneself
(A) Biography
(B) Journal
(C) Autobiography
(D) Memoir
Answer: (C) Autobiography
Q. 64
A person who collects coins
(A) Numismatist
(B) Philistine
(C) Hoarder
(D) Philatelist
Answer: (A) Numismatist
Q. 65
One who believes in God
(A) Theist
(B) Atheist
(C) Agnostic
(D) Ethologist
Answer: (A) Theist
Q. 66
One who cannot pay his debts
(A) Debtor
(B) Glazier
(C) Fraud
(D) Insolvent
Answer: (D) Insolvent
Q. 67
Large scale departure of people
(A) Migration
(B) Exodus
(C) Immigration
(D) Emigration
Answer: (B) Exodus
Q. 68
Government by one person
(A) Autocracy
(B) Aristocracy
(C) Democracy
(D) Autonomy
Answer: (A) Autocracy
Q. 69
One who is for the pleasure of eating and drinking
(A) Gourmet
(B) Epicure
(C) Gourmand
(D) Glutton
Answer: (B) Epicure
Q. 70
One that lives on herbs
(A) Herbivorous
(B) Carnivorous
(C) Omnivorous
(D) Highbrow
Answer: (A) Herbivorous
Q. 71
A person who looks at the bright side of things
(A) Optimist
(B) Pacifist
(C) Pessimist
(D) Philanthropist
Answer: (A) Optimist
Q. 72
One who helps the needy and the helpless
(A) Pedestrian
(B) Samaritan
(C) Philanthropist
(D) Misanthropist
Answer: (B) Samaritan
Q. 73
A person who is indifferent to pleasure and pain
(A) Epicure
(B) Stoic
(C) Hedonist
(D) Fastidious
Answer: (B) Stoic
Q. 74
One who remains absent from duty without permission
(A) Absentee
(B) Teetotaler
(C) Truant
(D) Impostor
Answer: (C) Truant
Q. 75
Animals that live both on land and water
(A) Amphibian
(B) Aquatic
(C) Apiary
(D) Abattoir
Answer: (A) Amphibian
Q. 76
Examination of living tissues
(A) Biopsy
(B) Postmortem
(C) Mortuary
(D) Autopsy
Answer: (D) Autopsy
Q. 77
Murder of people
(A) Genocide
(B) Regicide
(C) Patricide
(D) Homicide
Answer: (D) Homicide
Q. 78
A period of 1000 years
(A) Millennium
(B) Centenary
(C) Century
(D) Sexagenarian
Answer: (A) Millennium
Q. 79
Scientific study of viruses
(A) Bacteriology
(B) Epidemiology
(C) Virology
(D) Cytology
Answer: (C) Virology
Q. 80
The study of origin and history of words
(A) Etymology
(B) Ethnology
(C) Semantics
(D) Phonetics
Answer: (A) Etymology