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. 121
The area of medicine that beat illnesses of bones is called
(A) Ornithology
(B) Paediatrics
(C) Orthodontics
(D) Orthopaedics
Answer: (D) Orthopaedics
Q. 122
A mournful poem or a song is called
(A) Comedy
(B) Tragedy
(C) Elegy
(D) Ode
Answer: (C) Elegy
Q. 123
An image without objective reality is called
(A) Shadow
(B) Utopia
(C) Sensation
(D) Hallucination
Answer: (D) Hallucination
Q. 124
The branch of medical science which deals with the problems of the old is called
(A) Oncology
(B) Obstetrics
(C) Paediatrics
(D) Geriatrics
Answer: (B) Changeling
Q. 125
A child secretly changed for another in infancy is called
(A) Nipper
(B) Changeling
(C) Toddler
(D) Tyke
Answer: (D) Misanthrope
Q. 126
A container for the ashes of a dead person is called
(A) Vessel
(B) Vase
(C) Jug
(D) Urn
Answer: (D) Urn
Q. 127
Too willing to obey other people is called
(A) Sublimate
(B) Subjugate
(C) Subaltern
(D) Subservient
Answer: (D) Subservient
Q. 128
A person extremely desirous of money is called
(A) Miser
(B) Avaricious
(C) Fervent
(D) Extravagant
Answer: (B) Avaricious
Q. 129
An error or misprint in printing or writing
(A) Agenda
(B) axiom
(C) Erratum
(D) Jargon
Answer: (C) Erratum
Q. 130
A statement in which one says the same thing twice in different words is called
(A) Temerity
(B) Tarragon
(C) Tautology
(D) Repetition
Answer: (C) Tautology
Q. 131
A handsome man is called
(A) Adonis
(B) Tycoon
(C) Debonair
(D) Cavalier
Answer: (A) Adonis
Q. 132
One who compiles a dictionary is called
(A) Lexicon
(B) Lexical
(C) Lexicography
(D) Lexicographer
Answer: (D) Lexicographer
Q. 133
The art of working with metals is called
(A) Meteorite
(B) Metaphysics
(C) Metallurgy
(D) Metalloid
Answer: (C) Metallurgy
Q. 134
A person who worships only one God is called
(A) Polytheist
(B) Monotheist
(C) Philogynist
(D) Theist
Answer: (B) Monotheist
Q. 135
A person who helps another to commit a crime.
(A) Colleague
(B) Accomplice
(C) Assistant
(D) Supporter
Answer: (B) Accomplice
Q. 136
A legal agreement that allows someone to use a building or land for a period of time, usually in return for rent
(A) Assurance
(B) Deal
(C) Lease
(D) Bond
Answer: (C) Lease
Q. 137
The act of killing one’s own brother or sister is called
(A) Homicide
(B) Suicide
(C) Patricide
(D) Fratricide
Answer: (D) Fratricide
Q. 138
Lasting for a very short time
(A) Metronirnic
(B) Friable
(C) Eternal
(D) Ephemeral
Answer: (D) Ephemeral
Q. 139
Submission to all that happens as inevitable.
(A) Pessimism
(B) Pragmatism
(C) Fatalism
(D) Superstition
Answer: (C) Fatalism
Q. 140
The first public performance of a musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film is called
(A) Opener
(B) Premiere
(C) Debut
(D) Preview
Answer: (B) Premiere