ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION SOLVED PRACTICE SET 3
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION — SOLVED PRACTICE SET-3
QUESTIONS: 25 MAXIMUM TIME: 7 minutes
- General pardon for offences against the state
A) Sanctify B) Amnesty
C) Gratuity D) Red-Tapism - A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm
A) Moderate B) Conservative
C) Fanatic D) Fan - Wide, uninterrupted view
A) Window View B) Panorama
C) Macroscopic D) Eagle-View - An instrument for measuring pressure of gases
A) Barometer B) Anemometer
C) Micrometer D) Manometer - That cannot be expressed in words
A) Indelible B) Ineffable
C) Ingrate D) Inexorable - A mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant material, used to provide a gentle natural scent inside buildings, especially in residential settings
A) Potpourri B) Perfume
C) Scent D) Aroma - Placing different things in order to create an interesting effect
A) Sit for a Portrait B) Render precisely
C) Juxtapose D) Framing - Study of cultures
A) Eremology B) Etymology
C) Ethology D) Ethnology - A person speaking many languages
A) Conversant B) Polyglot
C) Talkative D) Orator - A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed to a large assembly
A) Hullabaloo B) Cacophony
C) Pandemonium D) Harangue - Constant effort to achieve something
A) Patience B) Vigour
C) Enthusiasm D) Perseverance - Those who pass through this gate without permission will be prosecuted
A) Bypassers B) Absconders
C) Thoroughfares D) Trespassers - Nations that do not trust each other / look upon each other
A) Calmly B) Hopefully
C) Askance D) Retrospectively - Opposed to great or sudden change
A) Conservative B) Revolutionary
C) Evolutionary D) Static - Responsible according to law
A) Eligible B) Illegitimate
C) Legalised D) Liable - A careful preservation and protection of wildlife is the need of the hour
A) Management B) Embankment
C) Enhancement D) Conservation - The story of one’s own life
A) Autobiography B) Cartography
C) Calligraphy D) Bibliography - We are expecting a good monsoon this year
A) Getting B) Predicting
C) Hoping D) Visualising - Capable of being approached
A) Accessory B) Easy
C) Accessible D) Adaptable - One who is liked by people
A) Samaritan B) Popular
C) Philanthropist D) Misanthropist - A child born after the death of his father
A) Posthumous B) Bastard
C) Kiddy D) Stepson - One who is present everywhere
A) God B) Omnipotent
C) Omnipresent D) Visible - An office without salary
A) Honorary B) Slavish
C) Sinecure D) Voluntary - A document written by hand
A) Script B) Autobiography
C) Manuscript D) Autography - Spoken or done without preparation
A) Extempore B) Maiden
C) Lecture D) Gibberish
Answer Keys
1. B | 2. C | 3. B | 4. D | 5. B | 6. A | 7. C | 8. D | 9. B | 10. D |
11. D | 12. D | 13. C | 14. A | 15. D | 16. D | 17. A | 18. C | 19. C | 20. C |
21. A | 22. C | 23. A | 24. C | 25. A |
Solution with explanation
2. Optional ‘C’ (Fanatic). IRRATIONAL = not logical or reasonable. ENTHUSIASM = a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it; e.g.
After the accident he lost his enthusiasm for the sport.
3. Option ‘B’ (Panorama). UNINTERRUPTED = unbroken
11. Option ‘D’ (Perseverance). CONSTANT = continued
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