English Grammar objective Solved Questions One Word for many words

English Grammar objective Solved Questions One Word for many words
English Grammar Quiz one word substitution
In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,
choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.



1. Intentional destruction of racial groups
(a) Homicide
(b) Genocide
(c) Fratricide
(d) Regicide
ANSWER: (b)

2. Study of statistics of births, deaths, diseases to show the state of community
(a) Geography
(b) Anthropology
(c) Topography
(d) Demography
ANSWER: (d)

3. A sudden rush of wind
(a) Gale
(b) Typhoon
(c) Gust
(d) Storm
ANSWER: (c)


4. An unexpected stroke of good luck
(G) Fortune
(b) Windfall
(c) Boon
(d) Breakthrough
ANSWER: (b)


5. Not conforming to ordinary poles of behaviour
(a) Lunatic
(b) Absurd
(c) Eccentric
(d) Maniacal
ANSWER: (c)


6. Short descriptive poem of picturesque scene or incident
(a) Malady
(b) Sonnet
(c) Idyll
(d) Charade
ANSWER: (c)




7. A person who is reserved in talks
(a) Reticent
(b) Silent
(c) Mendicant
(d) Garrulous
ANSWER: (a)


8. A raised place on which offerings to a god are made
(a) Mound
(b) Chapel
(c) Altar
(d) Archives
ANSWER: (c)


9. Constant effort to achieve something
(a) Perseverance
(b) Attempt
(c) Enthusiasm
(d) Vigor
ANSWER: (b)


10. A person who looks on the bright side of things
(a) Sycophant
(b) Optimist
(c) Cynic
(d) Pessimist
ANSWER: (b)




11. One who cuts precious stones
(a) Philatelist
(b) Drover
(c) Alpinist
(d) Oculist
ANSWER: (c)


12. A person not sure of the existence of God
(a) Theist
(b) Atheist
(c) Agnostic
(d) Cynic
ANSWER: (c)


13. Which can be easily believed?
(a) Credulous
(b) Creditable
(c) Trustworthy
(d) Credible
ANSWER: (d)


14. A person with full discretionary powers to act on behalf of a country
(a) Ambassador
(b) Emissary
(c) Plenipotentiary
(d) Envoy
ANSWER: (c)




15. To deprive a thing of its holy character
(a) Sacrilege
(b) Blasphemy
(c) Consecrate
(d) Desecrate
ANSWER: (d)