Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on One Word Substitution

1.

Mania for travel

• (A) Dromomania
• (B) Pyromania
• (C) Bibliomania
• (D) Logomania

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 One word substitute is Dromomania. Dromomania: a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust. Pyromania: an obsessive desire to set fire to things. Bibliomania: passionate enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books. Logomania: pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking.

2.

A small piece of wood

• (A) Splinter
• (B) Crumb
• (C) Scrap
• (D) Chip

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 One word substitute is Chip. Splinter: a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece. Crumb: a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit. Scrap: a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used. Chip: a small piece of something removed in the course of chopping, cutting, or breaking a hard material such as wood or stone.

3.

The act of violating the sanctity of the church is

• (A) Blasphemy
• (B) Heresy
• (C) Sacrilege
• (D) Veneration

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 One word substitution is Sacrilege. Blasphemy: the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things. Heresy: belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine. Sacrilege: violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred. Veneration: great respect.

4.

Strong and settled dislike between two persons

• (A) Apathy
• (B) Benevolence
• (C) Antipathy
• (D) Goodwill

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 One word substitute is Antipathy. Apathy: the quality of being well meaning; kindness. Benevolence: intense dislike; hate. Antipathy: a deep-seated feeling of aversion. Goodwill: friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude.

5.

A place that provides refuge

• (A) Asylum
• (B) Sanatorium
• (C) Shelter
• (D) Orphanage

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 One word substitute is Asylum. Asylum: the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee. Sanatorium: an establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness. Shelter: a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger. Orphanage: a residential institution for the care and education of orphans.

6.

A disease that spreads over a large area:

• (A) Academic
• (B) Epidemic
• (C) Incorrigible
• (D) Invincible

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 The one word substitution is Epidemic. Academic : relating to education and scholarship. Incorrigible : not able to be changed or reformed. Invincible : too powerful to be defeated or overcome. Epidemic : a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

7.

One who is honourably discharged from service

• (A) Retired
• (B) Emeritus
• (C) Relieved
• (D) Emancipated

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 One word substitute is Emeritus. Retired: having left one's job and ceased to work. Emeritus: (of the former holder of an office, especially a university professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honour. Relieved: no longer feeling distressed or anxious. Emancipated: free from legal, social, or political restrictions.

8.

To cause troops etc. to spread out in readiness for battle

• (A) Align
• (B) Collocate
• (C) Deploy
• (D) Disperse

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 One word substitute is Deploy. Align: place or arrange (things) in a straight line. Collocate: place side by side or in a particular relation. Deploy: move (troops or equipment) into position for military action. Disperse: distribute or spread over a wide area.

9.

A person who insists on something

• (A) Disciplinarian
• (B) Stickler
• (C) Instantaneous
• (D) Boaster

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 One word substitution is Stickler. Disciplinarian: a person who believes in or practises firm discipline. Stickler: a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behaviour. Instantaneous: occurring or done instantly. Boaster: a very boastful and talkative person.

10.

A small house with all rooms on one floor

• (A) Bungalow
• (B) Cottage
• (C) Flat
• (D) Castle

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 One word substitute is Bungalow. Bungalow: a low house having only one storey or, in some cases, upper rooms set in the roof, typically with dormer windows. Cottage: a small house, typically one in the country. Flat: having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations. Castle: a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat.