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English – One Word Substitution – Set 64
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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.
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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:
Almost immediately, they heard the high shrill piercing cry of tires on the side road.- A. beseech
- B. screech
- C. creche
- D. Bleach
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. screech
The correct one word is screech.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A thing fit to eat.- A. Uneatable
- B. Toxic
- C. Edible
- D. Unpalatable
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Edible
The correct one word is Edible.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else- A. Inaccessible
- B. Fraud
- C. Unrecognisable
- D. Impostor
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Impostor
The correct one word is Impostor.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The workers received a sum for the services they rendered.- A. Rejuvenation
- B. Remuneration
- C. Remembrance
- D. Recruitment
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Answer: B. Remuneration
The correct one word is Remuneration.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Foul smell will come if the food is not fresh.- A. brittle
- B. crisp
- C. stale
- D. odourless
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Answer: C. stale
The correct one word is stale.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who eats the flesh of his own species- A. Non-vegetarian
- B. Cannibal
- C. Mammal
- D. Vegan
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Answer: B. Cannibal
The correct one word is Cannibal.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
My father always tells amusing and true stories from his childhood at bedtime.- A. allegories
- B. sonnets
- C. fables
- D. anecdotes
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Answer: D. anecdotes
The correct one word is anecdotes.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Humour that describes the weaknesses of the other person is itself a crime among peer groups.- A. A curse
- B. A joke
- C. Attire
- D. Satire
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Satire
The correct one word is Satire.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Much more than usual or expected- A. Exceeding
- B. Ordinate
- C. Mordancy
- D. Subordinate
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Answer: A. Exceeding
The correct one word is Exceeding.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A short stay that you make while on a longer journey- A. Refugee
- B. Tent
- C. Stopover
- D. Saga
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Answer: C. Stopover
The correct one word is Stopover.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Having unlimited power- A. Omniscient
- B. Omnipotent
- C. Omnivorous
- D. Omnipresence
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Answer: B. Omnipotent
The correct one word is Omnipotent.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who performs magic to entertain people- A. Alchemist
- B. Palmist
- C. Angel
- D. Magician
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Answer: D. Magician
The correct one word is Magician.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who is kept captive for fulfilment of demands of money or conditions- A. Hostage
- B. Introvert
- C. Hermit
- D. Heretic
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Answer: A. Hostage
The correct one word is Hostage.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The statistical study of human populations.- A. Astronomy
- B. Photography
- C. Palaeography
- D. Demography
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Answer: D. Demography
The correct one word is Demography.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
In industries, it is very common to observe that people show undue favour to one’s own relative during the hiring process.- A. racism
- B. communism
- C. liberalism
- D. nepotism
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Answer: D. nepotism
The correct one word is nepotism.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An utter state of confusion- A. Pathos
- B. Innuendos
- C. Chaos
- D. Engross
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Answer: C. Chaos
The correct one word is Chaos.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern- A. Antipathy
- B. Sympathy
- C. Apathy
- D. Empathy
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Answer: C. Apathy
The correct one word is Apathy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The study of ancient things such as art, graves, ruins etc.- A. Astrology
- B. Archaeology
- C. Meteorology
- D. Geology
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Answer: B. Archaeology
The correct one word is Archaeology.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem that then makes the first problem worse- A. Enclosed cycle
- B. Vicious cycle
- C. Round cycle
- D. Repetitive cycle
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Answer: B. Vicious cycle
The correct one word is Vicious cycle.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who has supreme power or authority- A. Diversity
- B. Secular
- C. Foreign
- D. Sovereign
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Answer: D. Sovereign
The correct one word is Sovereign.