One Word Substitution – MCQ Questions Practice Set 18

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1. The crime of betraying one's country

a) Patriotism

b) Loyalty

c) Allegiance

d) Treason

2. Shaking movement of the ground

a) Quiescence

b) Steadiness

c) Tremor

d) Stillness

3. To enter unlawfully upon the land of another

a) Welcome

b) Permit

c) Trespass

d) Invite

4. Those who pass through this gate without permission will be prosecuted

a) Guests

b) Visitors

c) Invitees

d) Trespassers

5. Stream flowing into another big river

a) Confluence

b) Estuary

c) Tributary

d) Mainstream

6. Requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

a) Easy

b) Straightforward

c) Tricky

d) Simple

7. Happening every three years

a) Triennial

b) Biennial

c) Annual

d) Quinquennial

8. A set of three related works by the same author

a) Anthology

b) Trilogy

c) Duology

d) Tetralogy

9. A stand having three legs

a) Tripod

b) Quadruped

c) Bipod

d) Monopod

10. A group of three powerful people

a) Quartet

b) Quintet

c) Duo

d) Triumvirate

11. Not important or serious // not worth considering // obvious and dull

a) Significant

b) Crucial

c) Trivial

d) Important

12. An award for success in war, hunting // something given as a token of victory

a) Penalty

b) Fine

c) Punishment

d) Trophy

13. A group of artists, dancers or acrobats

a) Choir

b) Troupe

c) Orchestra

d) Soloist

14. The clothes, linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage

a) Inheritance

b) Legacy

c) Trousseau

d) Dowry

15. A student who idly or without excuse absents himself from school

a) Obedient student

b) Truant

c) Diligent student

d) Punctual student

16. An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting, arguing, etc., for a certain period of time

a) Warfare

b) Hostility

c) Truce

d) Conflict

17. Defiantly aggressive

a) Meek

b) Submissive

c) Docile

d) Truculent

18. An obviously true or hackneyed statement

a) Riddle

b) Truism

c) Fallacy

d) Paradox

19. The sound made by an elephant

a) Bellow

b) Trumpet

c) Growl

d) Roar

20. An extremely large wave in the sea caused by an earthquake

a) Swell

b) Ripple

c) Wavelet

d) Tsunami

21. One who switches to an opposing party

a) Follower

b) Loyalist

c) Turncoat

d) Supporter

22. Protection of or authority over someone

a) Independence

b) Abandonment

c) Tutelage

d) Neglect

23. Two children born together

a) Cousins

b) Twins

c) Triplets

d) Siblings

24. A cruel and oppressive ruler

a) Just ruler

b) Compassionate ruler

c) Tyrant

d) Benevolent leader

25. One who is new to a profession

a) Tyro

b) Professional

c) Veteran

d) Expert

26. By everyone in a particular group

a) Separately

b) Individually

c) Singly

d) Unanimously

27. To put two and two together

a) Ignore

b) Understand

c) Confuse

d) Misunderstand

28. That can't be captured

a) Catchable

b) Ungrippable

c) Graspable

d) Seizable

29. Not having knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity

a) Proficient

b) Knowledgeable

c) Uninitiated

d) Experienced

30. Found all over the world

a) Regional

b) Universal

c) Localized

d) Restricted

31. Not knowable

a) Unknowable

b) Comprehensible

c) Understandable

d) Knowable

32. Something never done or known before

a) Common

b) Unprecedented

c) Ordinary

d) Usual

33. Having no moral principles

a) Moral

b) Principled

c) Ethical

d) Unscrupulous

34. Something that cannot be handled easily

a) Unwieldy

b) Handy

c) Convenient

d) Manageable

35. Rapid or sudden rise

a) Decline

b) Decrease

c) Upsurge

d) Fall

36. The upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it

a) Upthrust

b) Gravity

c) Weight

d) Downforce

37. A large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet

a) Plate

b) Bowl

c) Mug

d) Urn

38. A person who shows people their seats

a) Spectator

b) Usher

c) Performer

d) Audience member

39. One who lends money on high rates of interest

a) Philanthropist

b) Borrower

c) Usurer

d) Debtor

40. The practice of taking exorbitant or excessive interest on the money lent

a) Philanthropy

b) Generosity

c) Charity

d) Usury

41. The capacity for being useful for some purpose

a) Worthlessness

b) Utility

c) Ineffectiveness

d) Futility

42. An imagined society where everything is perfect and everyone is happy // A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

a) Dystopia

b) Reality

c) Chaos

d) Utopia

43. One extremely fond of one's wife

a) Bachelor

b) Uxorious

c) Celibate

d) Misogynist

44. Waver between different opinions or actions

a) Resolve

b) Decide

c) Vacillate

d) Commit

45. A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job

a) Settler

b) Vagabond

c) Citizen

d) Resident

46. A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging

a) Homeowner

b) Worker

c) Vagrant

d) Employee

47. Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth

a) Humble

b) Self-effacing

c) Modest

d) Vain

48. A person who is unduly anxious about his/her health

a) Robust individual

b) Valetudinarian

c) Sound person

d) Healthy person

49. A low area of land between hills

a) Valley

b) Peak

c) Summit

d) Mountain

50. One who damages public property

a) Vandal

b) Conservator

c) Protector

d) Guardian

51. Killer of prophet

a) Follower

b) Vaticide

c) Disciple

d) Savior

52. A person who does not eat any animal product

a) Omnivore

b) Vegan

c) Carnivore

d) Herbivore

53. One who eats no animal flesh

a) Vegetarian

b) Omnivore

c) Carnivore

d) Meat-eater

54. Showing strong feeling

a) Apathetic

b) Vehement

c) Indifferent

d) Unmoved

55. The speed of something in a particular direction

a) Pace

b) Tempo

c) Rate

d) Velocity

56. Committing murder in revenge

a) Reconciliation

b) Pardon

c) Vendetta

d) Forgiveness

57. A person who is greatly respected because of wisdom

a) Foolish

b) Naive

c) Venerable

d) Ignorant

58. Regard with great respect

a) Disrespect

b) Scorn

c) Despise

d) Venerate

59. Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury

a) Vengeful

b) Forgiving

c) Merciful

d) Lenient

60. A slight fault that can be forgiven

a) Mortal sin

b) Heinous crime

c) Venial

d) Major sin

61. One who has the art of speaking in such a way that the sound seems to come from another person/place

a) Speaker

b) Ventriloquist

c) Orator

d) Conversationalist

62. A new project or business activity involving some risk

a) Guarantee

b) Certainty

c) Assurance

d) Venture

63. Conformity to facts

a) Error

b) Falsehood

c) Veracity

d) Inaccuracy

64. In exactly the same words as were used originally

a) Verbatim

b) Paraphrased

c) Summarized

d) Abridged

65. The use of too many words or of more difficult words than are needed to express an idea

a) Conciseness

b) Succinctness

c) Verbiage

d) Brevity

66. Containing more words than necessary

a) Concise

b) Terse

c) Verbose

d) Succinct

67. Using or containing more words than are needed

a) Verbosity

b) Laconic

c) Concise

d) Brief

68. A decision that is made by a jury in a court

a) Sentence

b) Plea

c) Verdict

d) Indictment

69. Someone having many skills

a) Inept

b) Versatile

c) Clumsy

d) Unskilled

70. An animal with a spinal cord

a) Invertebrate

b) Acelomate

c) Spineless creature

d) Vertebrate

71. Evening prayer in church

a) Compline

b) Vespers

c) Matins

d) Lauds

72. A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity

a) Novice

b) Neophyte

c) Beginner

d) Veteran

73. The area near or surrounding a particular place

a) Heart

b) Vicinity

c) Center

d) Core

74. Person who portrays bad character roles in cinema

a) Villain

b) Lead actor

c) Hero

d) Protagonist

75. To show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something // proved to be right in court

a) Accuse

b) Vindicate

c) Blame

d) Convict

76. One who is determined to take full revenge for wrongs done to him

a) Merciful

b) Lenient

c) Vindictive

d) Forgiving

77. Ethically good behaviour one has

a) Immorality

b) Vice

c) Virtue

d) Wickedness

78. A person who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art or field

a) Dilettante

b) Novice

c) Amateur

d) Virtuoso

79. Of a disease or poison extremely severe or harmful in its effects

a) Mild

b) Virulent

c) Benign

d) Harmless

80. One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom

a) Realist

b) Skeptic

c) Visionary

d) Pragmatist

81. The cultivation of grapevines

a) Floriculture

b) Viticulture

c) Sericulture

d) Horticulture

82. Having a lively, attractive personality

a) Lethargic

b) Vivacious

c) Listless

d) Dull

83. A substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures

a) Stable

b) Solid

c) Volatile

d) Non-volatile

84. The faculty or power of using one's will

a) Coercion

b) Volition

c) Compulsion

d) Force

85. A group of arrows

a) Shaft

b) Quiver

c) Volley

d) Single arrow

86. Of one's own free will

a) Voluntary

b) Obligatory

c) Compulsory

d) Forced

87. One who offers one's services without being forced

a) Hireling

b) Draftee

c) Conscript

d) Volunteer

88. One who is greedy

a) Liberal

b) Generous

c) Charitable

d) Voracious

89. A long sea journey

a) Voyage

b) Excursion

c) Jaunt

d) Short trip

90. Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally

a) Secure

b) Safe

c) Protected

d) Vulnerable

91. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes

a) Wag

b) Serious person

c) Gloomy individual

d) Solemn person

92. Forsaken or neglected child who has no home and spends most of his/her time on the streets

a) Privileged child

b) Waif

c) Well-cared child

d) Protected child

93. A raised passageway in a building

a) Basement

b) Walkway

c) Cellar

d) Ground floor

94. Walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way

a) Stride

b) Hurry

c) Rush

d) Wander

95. A place where clothes are kept

a) Library

b) Pantry

c) Kitchen

d) Wardrobe

96. A legal document authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest or search premises

a) Bill

b) Warrant

c) Invoice

d) Receipt

97. A steep descent of water of a stream or river

a) Plain

b) Valley

c) Waterfall

d) Plateau

98. A list of passengers and luggage

a) Itinerary

b) Waybill

c) Manifest

d) Brochure

99. Feeling or showing extreme tiredness

a) Vigorous

b) Energetic

c) Weary

d) Lively

100. To take someone somewhere suddenly and quickly

a) Dawdle

b) Whisk

c) Delay

d) Linger

101. Speak in a very low tone

a) Yell

b) Shout

c) Whisper

d) Scream

102. Reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps

a) Whittle

b) Enlarge

c) Increase

d) Expand

103. Someone who buys and sells goods in large amounts to shops and businesses

a) Retailer

b) Wholesaler

c) Customer

d) Consumer

104. A woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

a) Divorcee

b) Widow

c) Bride

d) Spinster

105. A man whose wife is dead

a) Groom

b) Widower

c) Bachelor

d) Divorced man

106. Done deliberately, although the person doing it knows that it is wrong

a) Unintentionally

b) Inadvertently

c) Wilfully

d) Accidentally

107. A plant, leaf, or flower becoming limp

a) Thrive

b) Wilt

c) Bloom

d) Flourish

108. An unexpected piece of good fortune

a) Windfall

b) Setback

c) Misfortune

d) Adversity

109. To separate husk from the grain

a) Sow

b) Combine

c) Gather

d) Winnow

110. The practice of magic

a) Science

b) Logic

c) Witchery

d) Reason

111. Great sorrow or distress

a) Joy

b) Woe

c) Bliss

d) Happiness

112. To dispute angrily

a) Wrangle

b) Concur

c) Harmonize

d) Agree

113. A decorative ring of flowers and leaves

a) Petal

b) Stem

c) Bud

d) Wreath

114. The remains of something that has been badly damaged

a) Wreckage

b) Intact form

c) Pristine condition

d) Undamaged state

115. To move along with quick, short, twistings

a) Slide

b) Glide

c) Stroll

d) Wriggle

116. Fear of foreigners

a) Philanthropy

b) Xenophobia

c) Hospitality

d) Nationalism

117. A feeling of intense longing for something

a) Contentment

b) Satisfaction

c) Yearning

d) Gratification

118. A wooden object used for connecting animals that are pulling a vehicle

a) Axle

b) Wheel

c) Yoke

d) Harness

119. The state or quality of being young

a) Old age

b) Maturity

c) Adulthood

d) Youth

120. A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

a) Zealot

b) Tolerant

c) Liberal

d) Moderate

121. The highest point

a) Bottom

b) Zenith

c) Nadir

d) Low point

122. A diagram showing the path of planets

a) Chart

b) Zodiac

c) Map

d) Graph

123. The scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification and distribution of animals

a) Physics

b) Zoology

c) Botany

d) Chemistry

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