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English – One Word Substitution – Set 31
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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:
The art of making fireworks- A. numismatics
- B. cosmetics
- C. chromatics
- D. pyrotechnics
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. pyrotechnics
The correct one word is pyrotechnics.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A short journey for pleasure- A. itinerary
- B. jaunt
- C. wanderlust
- D. tour
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. jaunt
The correct one word is jaunt.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A title or a term of respect- A. whip
- B. honorific
- C. honorary
- D. token
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. honorific
The correct one word is honorific.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who lives alone and avoids others- A. saint
- B. alien
- C. recluse
- D. hermit
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. recluse
The correct one word is recluse.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who opposes war or use of military force- A. fatalist
- B. fascist
- C. narcissist
- D. pacifist
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. pacifist
The correct one word is pacifist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Physical features of an area- A. Geography
- B. sociology
- C. contour
- D. topography
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Answer: D. topography
The correct one word is topography.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Scientific study of fungi- A. Entomology
- B. Odontology
- C. mycology
- D. botany
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Answer: C. mycology
The correct one word is mycology.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A place where everything is perfect- A. utopia
- B. heaven
- C. cosmos
- D. platoon
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Answer: A. utopia
The correct one word is utopia.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who is pure and clean- A. clean
- B. irrevocable
- C. immaculate
- D. neat
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Answer: C. immaculate
The correct one word is immaculate.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A funeral bell.- A. call
- B. knell
- C. windfall
- D. replica
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. knell
The correct one word is knell.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The period between two reigns- A. Interregnum
- B. Intercept
- C. Interval
- D. Interdict
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Answer: A. Interregnum
The correct one word is Interregnum.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Words uttered impiously about God- A. philosophy
- B. amoral
- C. blasphemy
- D. logic
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Answer: C. blasphemy
The correct one word is blasphemy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
People who belong to the same country.- A. patriots
- B. comrades
- C. compatriots
- D. natives
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Answer: C. compatriots
The correct one word is compatriots.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Master of ceremonies.- A. compere
- B. manager
- C. ceremonist
- D. organizer
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. compere
The correct one word is compere.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks- A. kleptomania
- B. dipsomania
- C. pyromania
- D. megalomania
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Answer: B. dipsomania
The correct one word is dipsomania.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Anything agreeable to taste- A. degrade
- B. pompous
- C. palatable
- D. wavering
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Answer: C. palatable
The correct one word is palatable.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
With courteous regard- A. deference
- B. awe
- C. virtual
- D. gambol
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Answer: A. deference
The correct one word is deference.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A word that reads the same backward as forward- A. homonym
- B. alliteration
- C. phrase
- D. palindrome
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Answer: D. palindrome
The correct one word is palindrome.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A flotilla means- A. talks in sleep
- B. murder of oneself
- C. act of sacrilege
- D. fleet of small vessels/ ships
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Answer: D. fleet of small vessels/ ships
The correct one word is fleet of small vessels/ ships.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Displaying wealth for attracting attention- A. vocal
- B. ostentatious
- C. nasty
- D. fussy
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Answer: B. ostentatious
The correct one word is ostentatious.