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

Directions:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Question : 16

A post with little work but high salary.

a) sine qua non

b) sinecure

c) quangos

d) freelancer

Answer: (b)

sinecure

sinecure (N.) : an office that involves minimal duties

freelancer (N.) : a writer/artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

sine qua non (N.) : a pre requisite

quangos (N.) : an organization dealing with public matters, started by the government, but working independently and with its own legal powers

Question : 17

Favouritism shown by a person in power to his relatives

a) red–tapism

b) nepotism

c) bureaucracy

d) formalism

Answer: (b)

nepotism

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

formalism (N.) : a style or method in art, music, etc. that pays more attention to the rules and the correct arrangement and appearance of things than to inner meaning and feelings

red-tapism (N.) : excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken

bureaucracy (N.) : non-elective government officials

Question : 18

Able to use the left hand and right hand equally well

a) Ambivalent

b) Ambitious

c) Ambidextrous

d) Ambivert

Answer: (c)

Question : 19

Very dramatic

a) Hirsute

b) Hoary

c) Hippocratic

d) Histrionic

Answer: (d)

Question : 20

Killing of one's own child

a) Infanticide

b) Foeticide

c) Lupicide

d) Filicide

Answer: (d)

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