This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An office, which has no work but high salary, is A) Gratuitous. B) Fortuitous. C) Panacea. D) Sinecure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sinecure. 2. A word for a medical professional specializing in the treatment of mental disorders. A) Psychologist. B) Psychiatrist. C) Therapist. D) Neurologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychiatrist. 3. Which one of the following best replaces "in excess of" ? A) Multitude. B) Lots. C) More than. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than. 4. An inscription on a tombstone is known as an: A) Ode. B) Elegy. C) Epilogue. D) Epitaph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epitaph. 5. A statement in which you say the same thing twice in different words A) Blasphemy. B) Sacrilege. C) Tautology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tautology. 6. One who runs away from danger is called a/an? A) Escapist. B) Shirker. C) Shirker. D) Timid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Timid. 7. What is the one word for 'a person who studies history'? A) Anthropologist. B) Sociologist. C) Historian. D) Archaeologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historian. 8. One who eats too much A) Tyro. B) Miser. C) Glutton. D) Egoist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glutton. 9. One who believes in the power of fate is A) Parsimonious. B) Fatalist. C) Optimist. D) Pessimist. E) Pusillanimous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fatalist. 10. A person who cannot be corrected or reformed is called: A) Obedient. B) Adaptable. C) Incorrigible. D) Flexible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incorrigible. 11. The action of looking back on past events: A) Retrospection. B) Observation. C) Perspective. D) Introspection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retrospection. 12. A lady's umbrella is A) Parasol. B) Granary. C) Epitaph. D) Aviary. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasol. 13. Attained for water plants and fish A) Ocean. B) Pond. C) Aquarium. D) Jug. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pond. 14. A person who speaks very little is known as: A) Vocal. B) Talkative. C) Garrulous. D) Taciturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taciturn. 15. One who has grown old or had long experience ofservice or occupation A) Pilgrim. B) Optimist. C) Audience. D) Veteran. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veteran. 16. What is the one word for 'a person who studies languages'? A) Linguist. B) Polyglot. C) Translator. D) Philologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linguist. 17. A person who studies human society and social behavior is called a: A) Historian. B) Sociologist. C) Anthropologist. D) Psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociologist. 18. A building where people watch movies is called a: A) Cinema. B) Stadium. C) Theatre. D) Auditorium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cinema. 19. A person who abandons his religion is called an: A) Apostate. B) Agnostic. C) Atheist. D) Pagan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostate. 20. The art of beautiful writing by hand A) Handicraft. B) Calligraphy. C) Handwritten. D) Handmade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calligraphy. 21. Government by the representatives of the people is A) Diplomacy. B) Democracy. C) Autocracy. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 22. A person who studies human societies and cultures- A) Psychologist. B) Sociologist. C) Anthropologist. D) Philologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthropologist. 23. What is the one-word term for 'a person who studies history'? A) Archaeologist. B) Historian. C) Anthropologist. D) Sociologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historian. 24. One who performs magical tricks A) Engineer. B) Magician. C) Clown. D) Artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magician. 25. A person employed to drive a car A) Chauffeur. B) Traveler. C) Pioneer. D) Magician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chauffeur. 26. What is the one word substitution for 'A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority'? A) Monarchy. B) Anarchy. C) Oligarchy. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anarchy. 27. A lady who remains unmarried is A) Spinster. B) Misantrope. C) Lady bachelor. D) Artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinster. 28. A game in which no one wins A) Drawn. B) Postponed. C) Abandoned. D) Obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drawn. 29. A person who is indifferent to pains and pleasure of life is A) Sadist. B) Psychiatrist. C) Stoic. D) Patricide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stoic. 30. One who collects stamps A) Philatelist. B) Numismatist. C) Pessimist. D) Bibliophile. 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