General Instructions
- The clock is set at the server. The countdown timer at the top of the screen shows the time remaining. When it reaches zero the test ends by itself — you do not have to submit.
- The Question Palette shows the status of every question using these symbols:
- You have not visited the question yet.
- You have not answered the question.
- You have answered the question.
- You have NOT answered, but have marked it for review.
- You have answered and also marked it for review.
- To answer a question: choose one of the four options, then press Save & Next. To change an answer, select a different option and save again. To remove it, press Clear.
- Your answer is saved only when you press Save & Next or Mark for Review & Next. If you jump to another question from the palette without saving, the answer to the question you were on is not kept. This is how the real exam behaves.
- Sections appear on the bar above the question. You may move between sections at any time, and after the last question of a section you are taken to the first question of the next one.
- Only questions that are saved, or marked for review after answering, are evaluated.
English – One Word Substitution – Set 49
Read the following instructions carefully
- 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.
- You may pause the test at any time and resume where you left off.
- Your marks, the correct answers and an explanation for every question are shown as soon as you submit.
- You can take this test as many times as you like. A fresh set is drawn each time you reload the page.
Test paused
The clock has stopped. Your answers are safe.
Question Paper
Your paper has been submitted
Your answers are saved on our server. Marks are not shown here — results are published on our Telegram channel on .
Review this set's questions and answers (opens after you submit the test)
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:
A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.- A. register
- B. chronology
- C. chronicle
- D. journal
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. chronicle
The correct one word is chronicle.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A young person trending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.- A. derelict
- B. criminal
- C. delinquent
- D. convict
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. delinquent
The correct one word is delinquent.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Downfall that satisfies natural justice- A. paradox
- B. nemesis
- C. Climax
- D. catharsis
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. nemesis
The correct one word is nemesis.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Irresistible impulse- A. plunder
- B. sabotage
- C. kleptomania
- D. Megalomania
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. kleptomania
The correct one word is kleptomania.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
To separate husk from the grain- A. winnow
- B. whip
- C. Whisk
- D. willow
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. winnow
The correct one word is winnow.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who eats the flesh of other human beings- A. aborigine
- B. savage
- C. cannibal
- D. tribal
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. cannibal
The correct one word is cannibal.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Place where two or more rivers meet- A. strait
- B. estuary
- C. confluence
- D. delta
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. confluence
The correct one word is confluence.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The date on which an event took place in a previous year- A. millennium
- B. century
- C. anniversary
- D. decade
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. anniversary
The correct one word is anniversary.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A set of rooms forming one residence in a building- A. bungalow
- B. apartment
- C. suite
- D. villa
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. apartment
The correct one word is apartment.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Two lengths of rope, wood or metal with cross pieces used for climbing up and down walls- A. steps
- B. railing
- C. stairs
- D. ladder
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. ladder
The correct one word is ladder.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who is absolutely necessary for someone or something- A. indelible
- B. infallible
- C. ineffable
- D. indispensable
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. indispensable
The correct one word is indispensable.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Medical doctors who specialise in diagnosing diseases using X-rays, CT scans and ultrasound- A. pathologist
- B. dermatologist
- C. radiologist
- D. cardiologist
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. radiologist
The correct one word is radiologist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something of little value or importance- A. Fundamental
- B. cardinal
- C. trivial
- D. scanty
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. trivial
The correct one word is trivial.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Persons who robs ships- A. dacoits
- B. pirates
- C. robbers
- D. bandits
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. pirates
The correct one word is pirates.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A slowly moving mass or river of ice- A. glacier
- B. blizzard
- C. avalanche
- D. typhoon
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. glacier
The correct one word is glacier.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material- A. clay
- B. humus
- C. silt
- D. alluvium
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. humus
The correct one word is humus.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A ruler with complete power over a country- A. Aristocrat
- B. Democrat
- C. Dictator
- D. Traitor
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Dictator
The correct one word is Dictator.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The state of being married to one person at a time- A. Monogamy
- B. Polygamy
- C. Homogamy
- D. Bigamy
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. Monogamy
The correct one word is Monogamy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A word or law no longer in use- A. Absolute
- B. Obsolete
- C. Venerable
- D. Vintage
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. Obsolete
The correct one word is Obsolete.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A partner in crime- A. Amateur
- B. Alibi
- C. Agent
- D. Accomplice
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Accomplice
The correct one word is Accomplice.