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English – One Word Substitution – Set 22
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- The test contains 20 questions.
- Each question has 4 options, of which only one is correct.
- You have to finish the test in 10 minutes.
- You are awarded 1 mark for each correct answer, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
- There is no negative marking for questions you do not attempt.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 10 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Liable to be easily broken- A. thin
- B. weak
- C. hard
- D. brittle
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. brittle
The correct one word is brittle.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who is out to destroy the Government- A. criminal
- B. anarchist
- C. villain
- D. enemy
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. anarchist
The correct one word is anarchist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who loves all mankind- A. philologist
- B. philatelist
- C. philosopher
- D. philanthropist
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. philanthropist
The correct one word is philanthropist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who cannot make a mistake- A. inexplicable
- B. infallible
- C. inevitable
- D. indispensable
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Answer: B. infallible
The correct one word is infallible.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An office with a salary but no work- A. sinuous
- B. honorary
- C. insolvent
- D. sinecure
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. sinecure
The correct one word is sinecure.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The study or collection of coins- A. numerology
- B. numeric
- C. numismatics
- D. nymphomania
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Answer: C. numismatics
The correct one word is numismatics.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who hates women;- A. misogynist
- B. effeminate
- C. misanthrope
- D. feminist
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. misogynist
The correct one word is misogynist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A woman with dark brown hair- A. brunette
- B. philogynist
- C. blonde
- D. dotard
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Answer: A. brunette
The correct one word is brunette.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
There was a big applause when he delivered his speech for the first time- A. concluding speech
- B. initial speech
- C. maiden speech
- D. introductory speech
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Answer: C. maiden speech
The correct one word is maiden speech.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Large number of insects, birds etc. Moving about- A. swarm
- B. pack
- C. group
- D. crowd
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Answer: A. swarm
The correct one word is swarm.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who readily believes others- A. credible
- B. sensible
- C. credulous
- D. sensitive
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Answer: C. credulous
The correct one word is credulous.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Dry weather with no rainfall- A. general
- B. desert
- C. drought
- D. summer
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Answer: C. drought
The correct one word is drought.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Unrelated to the subject;- A. general
- B. superficial
- C. irrelevant
- D. specific
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Answer: C. irrelevant
The correct one word is irrelevant.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility- A. transmigration
- B. transgression
- C. translation
- D. stupor
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Answer: D. stupor
The correct one word is stupor.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something which is not in harmony- A. quiet
- B. smooth
- C. noisy
- D. cacophonous
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Answer: D. cacophonous
The correct one word is cacophonous.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A list of books- A. index
- B. anthology
- C. glossary
- D. catalogue
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Answer: D. catalogue
The correct one word is catalogue.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Man with womanly habits and manners- A. gay
- B. suave
- C. bovine
- D. effeminate
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Answer: D. effeminate
The correct one word is effeminate.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something unusual or strange, having peculiar notions- A. aggressive
- B. reasonable
- C. whimsical
- D. dramatic
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Answer: C. whimsical
The correct one word is whimsical.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A study of word and the way words develop- A. Etymology
- B. phraseology
- C. phonology
- D. phonography
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. Etymology
The correct one word is Etymology.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers- A. revolution
- B. dissidence
- C. inn
- D. coup
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. inn
The correct one word is inn.