One Word Substitution Quiz | English Grammar Questions with Answers

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General English Questions and Answers Quiz include with English ‘One Word Substitution’ Questions and Answers Quiz.

General English Questions Directions – Select the word from the alternatives [One Who Substitution] which closely fits to the definitions:

Q.1. One who studies the origin and growth of language-
[A] Philologist
[B] Linguist
[C] Bibliophile
[D] Gourmet
[E] Archaeologist

[B] Linguist (भाषाविद)

Q.2. The study of right and wrong in human conduct :
[A] Semantics
[B] Ethics
[C] Aesthetics
[D] Anaesthetics
[E] Morality

[B] Ethics (आचार-विचार)

Q.3. The school or college in which one has been educated :
[A] Alma mater
[B] Alumni
[C] Cloister
[D] Calvin
[E] Matinee

[A] Alma mater (मातृ संस्था)

Q.4. One who is morbidly anxious about ones health :
[A] Maniac
[B] Valetudinarian
[C] Pessimist
[D] Hypochondriac
[E] Sagacious

[D] Hypochondriac

Q.5. One who is easily folled :
[A] Credulous
[B] Gullible
[C] Bully
[D] Voluble
[E] Tractable

[B] Gullible (भोला)

पढ़ें ► वर्णमाला, स्वर, व्यंजन एवं उनके प्रकार – हिंदी व्याकरण सामान्य ज्ञान प्रश्नोतरी

पढ़ें ► तत्सम, तद्भव, देशज, विदेशी शब्द क्या है? शब्दों के प्रकार व भेद

Q.6. One who collects postage stamps :
[A] Sinecure
[B] Gourmet
[C] Philanderer
[D] Philatelist
[E] Maniac

[D] Philatelist (टिकट संग्रहक)

Q.7. A word which can be interpreted in any way :
[A] Amphibious
[B] Ambiguous
[C] Anachronistic
[D] Confusing
[E] Desultory

[B] Ambiguous (अस्पष्ट)

Q.8. A thing which catches fire easily :
[A] Callous
[B] Efflorescent
[C] Effervescent
[D] Inflammable
[E] Impatient

[D] Inflammable (ज्वलनशील)

Q.9. One who hates mankind :
[A] Mercenary
[B] Neurotic
[C] Philanthropist
[D] Misanthropist
[E] Callous

[D] Misanthropist (मनुष्यद्रोही)

Q.10. Animals which live both on land and in water :
[A] Abstemious
[B] Ambiguous
[C] Amphibious
[D] Rapacious
[E] Delectable

[C] Amphibious (उभयचर)

Q.11. A science which studies insects :
[A] Entomology
[B] Epistemology
[C] Etymology
[D] Biology
[E] Geo biology

[A] Entomology (कीटविज्ञान)

Q.12. That which cannot be conquered :
[A] Inviolable
[B] Invincible
[C] Ineluctable
[D] Ineffable
[E] Indelible

[B] Invincible (अजेय)

Q.13. A disease which spreads by contact :
[A] Infectious
[B] Contiguous
[C] Contagious
[D] Uxorious
[E] Herbal

[C] Contagious (संक्रामक)

Q.14. A person who is violently hostile to established beliefs, customs, traditions, institutions :
[A] Heretic
[B] Agnostic
[C] Apothecary
[D] Theist
[E] Iconoclast

[E] Iconoclast (प्रतिमा भंजन)

Q.15. A tank where fish or water plants are kept :
[A] Nursery
[B] Apiary
[C] Aquarium
[D] Aviary
[E] Hydro habitat

[C] Aquarium (मत्स्यालय)

Q.16. One who believes easily :
[A] Sedulous
[B] Credible
[C] Assiduous
[D] Creditable
[E] Credulous

[E] Credulous (विश्रंभी)

Q.17. A speech made for the first time :
[A] Simultaneous
[B] Drawn
[C] Extempore
[D] Uxorious
[E] Maiden

[E] Maiden (प्रथम)

Q.18. That which cannot be corrected :
[A] Ineligible
[B] Ineluctable
[C] Inscrutable
[D] Incorrigible
[E] Intractable

[D] Incorrigible (असंशोधनीय)

Q.19. A child born after the death of its father or a book published after the death of its author :
[A] Posterior
[B] Posthumous
[C] Pantomime
[D] Peripatetic
[E] Post Script