one word substitution Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Directions:

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence

Question : 16 [SSC CAPFS (CPO) 2016]

A place of shelter for ships

a) helipad

b) port

c) barrack

d) harbour

Answer: (d)

harbor

Question : 17

A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude

a) Sage

b) Priest

c) Recluse

d) Iconoclast

Answer: (c)

Question : 18

A person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.

a) unselfish

b) altruist

c) welfarist

d) egoist

Answer: (b)

altruist

altruist (N.) : someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well being

egoist (N.) : a self-centred person with little regard for others

welfarist (N.) : of/relating to a welfare state

Question : 19

A person of great learning in several languages.

a) polyglot

b) polychrome

c) polymath

d) polycarp

Answer: (a)

polyglot

polyglot (N.) : a person who knows, uses or writes in more than one language

polycarp (N.) : a Christian martyr and bishop of Smyma

Polychrome (N.) : an object/a work composed of/decorated in many colours

polymath (N.) : a person who knows a lot about many different subjects

Question : 20

The state of being miserable bereft of all possessions

a) Destitute

b) Omnipresent

c) Complacent

d) Dependant

Answer: (a)

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