One Word Substitution Set 4

One Word Substitution Set 4

One Word Substitutions are a very important part of vocabulary section. In one word substitution questions you are required to replace a phrase with one word. That one word complies with the meaning of that sentence.

Directions (Q.1-11): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for given words/sentence.

Q1. Study of ancient things like tombs, buried towns.
(a) mythology
(b) history
(c) archaeology
(d) cult

Q2. One who believes that everything is pre-destined.
(a) legend
(b) arbitrator
(c) fatalist
(d) apostate

Q3. One who cannot be corrected.
(a) incorrigible
(b) indulged
(c) illiterate
(d) amendable

Q4. Opposed to great or sudden change.
(a) mercenary
(b) conservative
(c) eccentric
(d) fastidious

Q5. Person prominent in a fashionable society.
(a) socialite
(b) social
(c) amiable
(d) amicable

Q6. Scarcity of rain or water.
(a) drought
(b) Draught
(c) tide
(d) barren

Q7. One who believes that nothing can be said about God.
(a) theist
(b) atheist
(c) altruist
(d) agnostic

Q8. Work for which no salary is paid.
(a) brocade
(b) placard
(c) honorary
(d) scenario

Q9. Thing to be corrected in a printed book.
(a) addendum
(b) corrigendum
(c) quorum
(d) memorandum

Q10. The cannot be understood.
(a) incomprehensible
(b) imponderable
(c) vulnerable
(d) illegible

Q11. Liable to be easily broken.
(a) fragile
(b) weak
(c) indelible
(d) volatile

Answers:

1) C    2) C   3) A   4) B    5) A    6) A    7) D   8) C   9) B   10) A    11) A

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