MCQs on One-Word Substitution

Practice MCQs on One-Word Substitution

35 MCQs on One-word Substitution are given here. All of them are important for various competitive exams (SSC, PSC, Railway Group D, Bank, State PSC WBP Constable etc.). Check your preparation.

1. A life story of a person written by himself –

A) Biography.
B) Climax.
C) Autobiography.
D) Catastrophe.

C) Autobiography.

2. One who talks while asleep is called –

A) Somnambulist.
B) Somniloquist.
C) Somniferous.
D) Sleeptalker.

B) Somniloquist

3. One who believes in fate –

A) Fatalist.
B) Narcissist.
C) Feminist.
D) Numismatist.

A) Fatalist.

4. Something that induces sleep –

A) Somnambulist.
B) Somniloquist.
C) Somniferous.
D) Sleeptalker.

C) Somniferous.

5. Iconoclast is one who –

A) Destroys images.
B) A group of icons.
C) Is a popular figure of the society.
D) Is a popular figure of the history.

A) Destroys images.

6. ______ leads an austere life –

A) An apostate.
B) An ascetic.
C) An atheist.
D) A bohemian.

B) An ascetic.

7. One who collects coins –

A) Collector.
B) Narcissist.
C) Calligrapher.
D) Numismatist.

D) Numismatist.

8. Philatelist is one who –

A) Does not care for art and literature.
B) Likes to have a short sexual relationship with many women.
C) Loves mankind.
D) Collects stamps.

D) Collects stamps.

9. One who talks of his own achievements –

A) Egomaniac.
B) Egotist.
C) Boastful.
D) proud.

B) Egotist.

10. A lover of good food –

A) Gourmand.
B) Gourmet.
C) Epicure.
D) Professional Eater.

A) Gourmand.

11. A misanthrope who dislike woman in particular is called –

A) Misogamist.
B) Misologist.
C) Misogynist.
D) Women-hater.

C) Misogynist.

12. One who considers the happiness and well being of others –

A) Atheist.
B) Alchemist.
C) Altruist.
D) Aesthete.

C) Altruist.

13. Incapable of making errors –

A) Erroneous.
B) Infallible.
C) Incorrigible.
D) Irreparable.

B) Infallible.

14. ‘Misogamist’ is one who –

A) Hates women.
B) Hates marriage.
C) Hates the mankind.
D) Acts against the religion.

B) Hates marriage.

15. __________ is one who speaks many languages. –

A) Polygynist.
B) Polyphonic.
C) Polyglot.
D) Polyphonist.

C) Polyglot.

16. One who runs away from justice –

A) Prisoner.
B) Fugitive.
C) Convict.
D) Accused.

B) Fugitive.

17. An uxorious man is one –

A) Extremely fond of his wife.
B) One who murders his wife.
C) One who hates his wife.
D) One who beats his wife.

A) Extremely fond of his wife.

18. One who can use either hand with the same ease –

A) Ambidextrous.
B) Dexterous.
C) Ambiguous.
D) Ambivert.

A) Ambidextrous.

19. A child who has lost both of his parents is called –

A) A prodigy.
B) A vagrant.
C) A street child.
D) An orphan.

D) An orphan.

20. A person who helps another to commit a crime is called –

A) Colleague.
B) Accomplice.
C) Assistant.
D) Gangster.

B) Accomplice.

21. An author who writes the story of another person’s life is known as –

A) Historian.
B) Biographer.
C) Chronicler.
D) Diarist.

B) Biographer.

22. The one who knows everything –

A) Knowledgeable.
B) Clever.
C) Intelligent.
D) Omniscient.

D) Omniscient.

23. A decision On which one cannot go back –

A) Incorrigible.
B) Irreparable.
C) Irrevocable.
D) Infallible.

C) Irrevocable.

24. Alternative one-word for “an afternoon nap.”

A) Doze.
B) Catnap.
C) Slumber.
D) Siesta.

D) Siesta.
Explanation: Doze, catnap, and siesta bear the same meaning. Hence, all three are correct. It depends on the answer key set by the examiner.

25. One who doubts the existence of God –

A) Atheist.
B) Theocratic.
C) Agnostic.
D) Ascetic.

C) Agnostic.

26. One who eats human flesh –

A) Carnivorous.
B) Omnivorous.
C) Man-eater.
D) Cannibal.

D) Cannibal.

27. An unconventional lifestyle is called –

A) Bohemian.
B) Chauvinism.
C) Aristocracy.
D) Modern.

A) Bohemian.

28. One who hates the mankind is called –

A) Philanthropist.
B) Altruist.
C) Misanthrope.
D) Anthropologist.

C) Misanthrope.

29. One who eats everything –

A) Omnivorous.
B) Graminivorous.
C) Herbivorous.
D) Carnivorous.

A) Omnivorous.

30. Herbivore is a kind of animal that –

A) Feeds on flesh.
B) Feeds on grass and other plants.
C) Feeds on anything eatable.
D) Feeds on insects.

B) Feeds on grass and other plants.

31. One who is motivated by the desire sensual pleasure –

A) Heretic.
B) Recluse.
C) Sadist.
D) Hedonist.

D) Hedonist.

32. Somniloquist is one who –

A) Talks in sleep.
B) Walks in sleep.
C) Laughs in sleep.
D) Sings in sleep.

A) Talks in sleep.

33. Necrophilia is –

A) Fear of darkness..
B) A skin disease.
C) Love for the dead bodies.
D) Fascination with dead bodies.

D) Fascination with dead bodies.

34. An animal with four legs is a –

A) Quadruple.
B) Quadruplet.
C) Quadruped.
D) Quadratic.

C) Quadruped.

35. Omnipotent is one who –

A) Knows all.
B) Prevails everywhere.
C) Is all powerful.
D) Is competent in every area.

C) Is all powerful.