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English – One Word Substitution – Set 62
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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:
An act of copying the behavior or speech of other people.- A. Mimicry
- B. Oratory
- C. Pedantry
- D. Parody
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Answer: A. Mimicry
The correct one word is Mimicry.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A study of the conditions and structure of the earth- A. Meteorology
- B. Geology
- C. Geography
- D. Biology
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Answer: B. Geology
The correct one word is Geology.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Beliefs or incidents that happen in a way which cannot be explained by reason or science.- A. Marvels
- B. Wonders
- C. Superstitions
- D. Science totems
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Answer: C. Superstitions
The correct one word is Superstitions.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Crime of killing a king- A. Pesticide
- B. Homicide
- C. Genocide
- D. Regicide
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Answer: D. Regicide
The correct one word is Regicide.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.- A. Apostate
- B. Agnostic
- C. Atheist
- D. Ascetic
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Answer: A. Apostate
The correct one word is Apostate.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A system of government by one person with absolute power- A. Anarchy
- B. Bureaucracy
- C. Autocracy
- D. Democracy
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Answer: C. Autocracy
The correct one word is Autocracy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Great tiredness- A. Vigour
- B. Fatigue
- C. Rejuvenation
- D. Potent
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Answer: B. Fatigue
The correct one word is Fatigue.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The science of teaching- A. Pedagogy
- B. Astrology
- C. Technology
- D. Zoology
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Answer: A. Pedagogy
The correct one word is Pedagogy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints- A. Superhuman
- B. Spokesman
- C. Bildungsroman
- D. Ombudsman
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Answer: D. Ombudsman
The correct one word is Ombudsman.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A speech in a play that the character speaks to himself or herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters- A. Soliloquy
- B. Eloquence
- C. Scream
- D. Dogmatic
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Answer: A. Soliloquy
The correct one word is Soliloquy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A short interesting story about a real person or event- A. Poem
- B. Sketch
- C. Anecdote
- D. Narrative
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Answer: C. Anecdote
The correct one word is Anecdote.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
She is proficient in speaking many languages.- A. Bilingual
- B. Multilingual
- C. Monolithic
- D. Heterolinguistic
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Answer: B. Multilingual
The correct one word is Multilingual.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who likes to argue about anything- A. Contentious
- B. Coward
- C. Reticent
- D. Veracious
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Answer: A. Contentious
The correct one word is Contentious.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who does not show response to good or bad- A. Sceptic
- B. Cynic
- C. Stoic
- D. Phobic
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Answer: C. Stoic
The correct one word is Stoic.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Morbid compulsion to consume alcohol continuously- A. Dipsomania
- B. Kleptomania
- C. Maniac
- D. Satyromania
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Answer: A. Dipsomania
The correct one word is Dipsomania.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The question papers are placed in the lockers of the school in a way that they can’t be reached.- A. are affordable
- B. are inaccessible
- C. are affable
- D. are irrepressible
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Answer: B. are inaccessible
The correct one word is are inaccessible.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An order of law requiring people to remain indoors- A. Restriction
- B. Limit
- C. Check in
- D. Curfew
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Answer: D. Curfew
The correct one word is Curfew.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group- A. Squad
- B. Clique
- C. Employees
- D. Lobby
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Answer: B. Clique
The correct one word is Clique.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A government by the officials- A. Monarchy
- B. Plutocracy
- C. Autocracy
- D. Bureaucracy
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Answer: D. Bureaucracy
The correct one word is Bureaucracy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An often-imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness- A. Dystopia
- B. Utopia
- C. Euphoria
- D. Inferno
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Answer: B. Utopia
The correct one word is Utopia.