This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A study of animals ..... A) Dormitory. B) Audience. C) Zoology. D) Invisible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoology. 2. Flowers and insects or anything lasting only for a day A) Corporeal. B) Ephemeral. C) Corporal. D) Empiric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ephemeral. 3. What is the one word substitution for 'A collection of weapons and military equipment'? A) Asylum. B) Crematorium. C) Cloakroom. D) Arsenal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arsenal. 4. A place where animals and birds are kept A) Zoo. B) Tree. C) Garden. D) Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zoo. 5. A speech without any previous preparation. A) Impunity. B) Incorrigible. C) Extempore. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extempore. 6. No longer in existence or use A) Extinct. B) Obliviate. C) Obsolete. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obsolete. 7. Which word describes something that will solve all problems in a particular situation? A) Aristocracy. B) Philanthropist. C) Panacea. D) Bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panacea. 8. What is the use of one word in place of a wordy phrase in order to make the sentence structure clearer? A) Antonym. B) Homophone. C) Synonym. D) One Word Substitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One Word Substitution. 9. A fort, which cannot be entered into by the enemy. A) Inscrutable. B) Inexorable. C) Impregnable. D) Impenetrable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impregnable. 10. What is the one-word substitute for 'a person who practices law'? A) Lawyer. B) Attorney general. C) Judge. D) Paralegal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lawyer. 11. A song sung at the death of a person A) Melancholy. B) Elegy. C) Sad song. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elegy. 12. Science of reading hands A) Palmistry. B) Theology. C) Graphology. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Palmistry. 13. A word for a person who is an expert in financial matters and investment. A) Analyst. B) Broker. C) Accountant. D) Financial Advisor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Financial Advisor. 14. 14) One word substitute:A poem of mourning A) Elegy. B) Ode. C) Sonnet. D) Ballad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elegy. 15. Synonym of amend A) Obstruct. B) Rectify. C) Eliminate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rectify. 16. One who is recovering health after illness: A) Convalescent. B) Amateur. C) Connoisseur. D) Epicure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convalescent. 17. One who is free from all mistakes and failure A) Perfectionist. B) Infallible. C) Incorruptible. D) Irrefutable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infallible. 18. A person who looks after sick people professionally is called a: A) Guard. B) Volunteer. C) Nurse. D) Attendant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nurse. 19. Find the one-word meaning of: "A person who does not believe in God." A) Monotheist. B) Agnostic. C) Pagan. D) Atheist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atheist. 20. A person chosen by the quarrelling parties to settle their differences is A) Agent provocateur. B) Arbiter. C) Mediator. D) Arbitrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mediator. 21. A place where weapons and ammunition are stored is called an: A) Fort. B) Armour. C) Bunker. D) Arsenal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arsenal. 22. Choose the one-word for: "One who takes pleasure in harming others." A) Masochist. B) Magician. C) Egoist. D) Sadist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sadist. 23. What is the one word substitution for 'The sound of Horses'? A) Caw. B) Moo. C) Neigh. D) Hoot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neigh. 24. A person who looks at the bright side of the things A) Pessimist. B) Negativist. C) Realist. D) Optimist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optimist. 25. The term for a system of government where power is held by the wealthy. A) Democracy. B) Aristocracy. C) Oligarchy. D) Plutocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plutocracy. 26. Find the one-word meaning of: "Government ruled by a king or queen." A) Democracy. B) Aristocracy. C) Autocracy. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monarchy. 27. A person who changes sides for personal benefit is called a: A) Loyalist. B) Opportunist. C) Patriot. D) Idealist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opportunist. 28. A person who knows many languages: A) Polyglot. B) Bi-lingual. C) Monoglot. D) Linguist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyglot. 29. The term for a person who is highly knowledgeable in a specific field or subject. A) Expert. B) Specialist. C) Authority. D) Scholar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expert. 30. The study of insects is known as what? A) Zoology. B) Herpetology. C) Entomology. D) Ornithology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entomology. 31. What is the synonym for 'beautiful'? a) ugly b) pretty c) plain A) Gorgeous. B) Lovely. C) Charming. D) Pretty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pretty. 32. "Don't buy those shoes-I think you can find some better ones" . Is a nominal substitution example? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 33. Choose the correct one-word for: "A person who hates women." A) Misanthrope. B) Philogynist. C) Feminist. D) Misogynist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misogynist. 34. A person who is unable to read or write properly is called: A) Semi-literate. B) Intellectual. C) Scholar. D) Literate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-literate. 35. A government by the people- A) Autocracy. B) Theocracy. C) Bureaucracy. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democracy. 36. Someone who is careful that every detail is correct and dislikes things being untidy is: A) Optimistic. B) Ascetic. C) Fastidious. D) Philanthropic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fastidious. 37. A word for a person who deals with the internal structure of the body. A) Anatomist. B) Surgeon. C) Biologist. D) Physiologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anatomist. 38. What is microphobia? A) Fear of small things. B) Fear of microorganisms. C) Fear of everything. D) Fear of microscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fear of small things. 39. The life history of a person written by that person: A) Biography. B) Calligraphy. C) Autobiography. D) Bibliography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 40. The period between two reigns A) Illumination. B) Intermission. C) Interregnum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interregnum. 41. One who plays a game for pleasure and notprofessionally A) Atheist. B) Amateur. C) Palatable. D) Optimist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amateur. 42. Diminish in value over a period of time A) Depreciate. B) Appreciate. C) Appreciate. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depreciate. 43. Which word means something that cannot be avoided or prevented? A) Infallible. B) Inevitable. C) Invincible. D) Altruist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inevitable. 44. A person who speaks officially for an organization is called a: A) Editor. B) Spokesperson. C) Journalist. D) Reporter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spokesperson. 45. A person who specializes in the art of writing and interpreting plays. A) Playwright. B) Dramatist. C) Scriptwriter. D) Theorist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playwright. 46. A person who is new to a job or profession is known as a: A) Expert. B) Novice. C) Master. D) Veteran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Novice. 47. A life history written by others A) Teetotaler. B) Verbose. C) Auto biography. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biography. 48. Rearrange the sentence:'The committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the proposal.' A) Tomorrow, the proposal will meet to discuss the committee. B) Tomorrow, the committee will meet to discuss the proposal. C) The committee will discuss tomorrow the proposal. D) The proposal will discuss the committee tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomorrow, the committee will meet to discuss the proposal. 49. A person who loves and collects books A) Bookworm. B) Bibliophile. C) Librarian. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bibliophile. 50. One who is breaker of idols? A) Escapist. B) Iconoclast. C) Impostor. D) Renegade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iconoclast. 51. That which is found everywhere. A) Ubiquitous. B) Littoral. C) Iquitous. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ubiquitous. 52. The term for a person who performs or directs the musical aspects of a stage production. A) Musician. B) Arranger. C) Composer. D) Conductor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conductor. 53. Find the one-word meaning of: "A person who writes for newspapers or magazines." A) Publisher. B) Journalist. C) Editor. D) Reporter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Journalist. 54. A person who is unable to pay debts- A) Investor. B) Solvent. C) Insolvent. D) Creditor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insolvent. 55. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.Existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.(CGL Tier-1 2022) A) Ancient. B) Aboriginal. C) Original. D) Native. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aboriginal. 56. One who studies the origin and history of words- A) Anthropologist. B) Philologist. C) Biographer. D) Etymologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Etymologist. 57. A person who believes in worshipping many gods is called a: A) Polytheist. B) Atheist. C) Monotheist. D) Agnostic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polytheist. 58. The term for a person who is engaged in or practices surgery. A) Practitioner. B) Medic. C) Clinician. D) Surgeon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surgeon. 59. "He wants the beef burger with cheese, and I think I'll have the same" . Is a verbal substitution example? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 60. One who is citizen of the world A) Denizen. B) Cosmopolitan. C) Secular. D) Universal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cosmopolitan. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesOne Word Substitution Quiz 1One Word Substitution Quiz 2One Word Substitution Quiz 3One Word Substitution Quiz 4One Word Substitution Quiz 5One Word Substitution Quiz 6One Word Substitution Quiz 7One Word Substitution Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books