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 : 6

Lack of skill

a) insistence

b) ineptness

c) insolence

d) inertness

Answer: (b)

lack of skill = Ineptness; ineptitude.

Look at the sentence : The case remained unsolved due to lack of skill shown by the police.

Question : 7

A person who steals the writing of others

a) popular

b) plagiarist

c) nepotism

d) plagiarism

Answer: (b)

plagiarist

plagiarist (N.) : a person who copies another person’s ideas, words/ work and pretends that they are their own

plagiarism (N.) : an act of copying another person’s ideas, words/ work and pretend that they are your own

nepotism (N.) : giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power (by giving jobs)

Question : 8

Scientific study of Earthquakes

a) astrology

b) geography

c) anthropology

d) seismology

Answer: (d)

seismology

seismology (N.) : the branch of geology that studies earthquakes

astrology (N.) : the study of the positions of the stars and the movements of the planets in the belief that they influence human affairs

geography (N.) : the scientific study of the earth’s surface, physical features, divisions, products, population, etc.

anthropology (N.) : the study of human race, its origins, development, customs and beliefs

Question : 9 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2015]

A person in charge of a museum

a) mayor

b) philatelist

c) curator

d) architect

Answer: (c)

curator

curator (N.) : a person whose job is to be in charge of the objects/ works of art in a museum/an art gallery, etc.

philatelist (N.) : a person who collects/ studies stamps

Question : 10

To take someone somewhere suddenly and quickly

a) whisk

b) fly

c) flit

d) rush

Answer: (a)

whisk

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