This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The period between two reigns A) Illumination. B) Intermission. C) Interregnum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interregnum. 2. One who plays a game for pleasure and notprofessionally A) Atheist. B) Amateur. C) Optimist. D) Palatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amateur. 3. Diminish in value over a period of time A) Depreciate. B) Appreciate. C) Appreciate. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depreciate. 4. Which word means something that cannot be avoided or prevented? A) Infallible. B) Inevitable. C) Invincible. D) Altruist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inevitable. 5. A person who speaks officially for an organization is called a: A) Spokesperson. B) Reporter. C) Journalist. D) Editor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spokesperson. 6. 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. 7. A person who is new to a job or profession is known as a: A) Veteran. B) Expert. C) Novice. D) Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Novice. 8. A life history written by others A) Verbose. B) Auto biography. C) Teetotaler. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biography. 9. Rearrange the sentence:'The committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the proposal.' A) The proposal will discuss the committee tomorrow. B) The committee will discuss tomorrow the proposal. C) Tomorrow, the proposal will meet to discuss the committee. D) Tomorrow, the committee will meet to discuss the proposal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tomorrow, the committee will meet to discuss the proposal. 10. A person who loves and collects books A) Bibliophile. B) Librarian. C) Bookworm. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bibliophile. 11. One who is breaker of idols? A) Iconoclast. B) Renegade. C) Escapist. D) Impostor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iconoclast. 12. That which is found everywhere. A) Iquitous. B) Ubiquitous. C) Littoral. D) Temporal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ubiquitous. 13. The term for a person who performs or directs the musical aspects of a stage production. A) Conductor. B) Musician. C) Composer. D) Arranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductor. 14. Find the one-word meaning of: "A person who writes for newspapers or magazines." A) Editor. B) Journalist. C) Reporter. D) Publisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Journalist. 15. A person who is unable to pay debts- A) Solvent. B) Creditor. C) Insolvent. D) Investor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insolvent. 16. 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) Native. B) Aboriginal. C) Ancient. D) Original. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aboriginal. 17. One who studies the origin and history of words- A) Etymologist. B) Biographer. C) Philologist. D) Anthropologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Etymologist. 18. A person who believes in worshipping many gods is called a: A) Monotheist. B) Polytheist. C) Atheist. D) Agnostic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polytheist. 19. The term for a person who is engaged in or practices surgery. A) Surgeon. B) Medic. C) Practitioner. D) Clinician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surgeon. 20. "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. 21. One who is citizen of the world A) Universal. B) Denizen. C) Cosmopolitan. D) Secular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cosmopolitan. 22. A person who is fond of fighting is A) Bellicose. B) Belligerent. C) Centipede. D) Brunette. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bellicose. 23. The name for a study of the physical characteristics of plants and animals. A) Morphology. B) Biology. C) Anatomy. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morphology. 24. A small shop that sells fashionable clothes A) Sanatorium. B) Boutique. C) Store. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boutique. 25. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given:Opposed to great or sudden change A) Liberal. B) Conflagrant. C) Conservative. D) Depict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservative. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar 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 8One Word Substitution Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books