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

The study of ancient civilizations

a) Ethnology

b) Archaeology

c) Anthropology

d) History

Answer: (b)

Question : 17

A person who is womanish in his habits

a) philogynist

b) effeminate

c) feminine

d) feminist

Answer: (b)

effeminate

effeminate (Adj.) : looking, behaving/sounding like a woman/a girl (of a man/a boy)

feminist (N.) : a supporter of feminism

philogynist (N.) : a person who likes/admires women

Question : 18 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2015]

A fourteen-line poem

a) lyric

b) ballad

c) ode

d) sonnet

Answer: (d)

sonnet

sonnet (N.) : a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme

lyric (Adj.) : expressing a person’s feelings and thoughts (poetry)

ballad (N.) : a song/poem that tells a story

ode (N.) : a poem that speaks to a person/thing/celebrates a special event

Question : 19

A remedy for all diseases

a) Intelligentsia

b) Parasol

c) Panacea

d) Amnesia

Answer: (c)

Question : 20

One who destroys images or attacks popular beliefs

a) Iconoclast

b) Masochist

c) Misanthropist

d) Imagist

Answer: (a)

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