Free One Word Substitution MCQs with Answers

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111. An odd, a typical or eccentric trait is?

  • A. harangue
  • B. hyperbole
  • C. idiosyncrasy
  • D. elegy

Explanation: An idiosyncrasy is a distinctive, unusual, or eccentric personal trait. A harangue is an aggressive speech, hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration, and an elegy is a mournful poem or song.

Correct answer: idiosyncrasy

112. A dogmatic person is?

  • A. nomadic
  • B. elite
  • C. zealot
  • D. swashbuckler

Explanation: A zealot is a person fanatically devoted to a belief and therefore often dogmatic in expressing it. The other choices describe a nomad, an influential group, or a daring adventurer.

Correct answer: zealot

113. A cluster of house in village is?

  • A. fleet
  • B. hamlet
  • C. monument
  • D. constellation

Explanation: A hamlet is a small settlement or cluster of houses, usually smaller than a village. Fleet and constellation refer to groups of ships and stars respectively.

Correct answer: hamlet

114. Hard to understand is?

  • A. punctilious
  • B. obtuse
  • C. absurd
  • D. abstruse

Explanation: Abstruse means difficult to understand because it is complex or obscure. Obtuse can mean slow to understand, but it more commonly describes a person’s lack of mental sharpness.

Correct answer: abstruse

115. One who promotes the idea of absence of government of any kind, when every man should be a law unto himself is?

  • A. agnostic
  • B. Iconoc
  • C. belligerent
  • D. anarchist

Explanation: An anarchist advocates the absence of a governing authority and rejects the idea of imposed government. An agnostic concerns uncertainty about religious knowledge, not political organization.

Correct answer: anarchist

116. Responsible according to law is?

  • A. eligible
  • B. legitimate
  • C. legalised
  • D. liable

Explanation: Liable means legally responsible or legally answerable, often for a debt, offence, or consequence. Eligible means qualified, while legitimate means lawful or valid.

Correct answer: liable

117. Which is bound to be done is?

  • A. soliloquy
  • B. indispensable
  • C. sinecure
  • D. indelible

Explanation: Indispensable describes something absolutely necessary, so it is bound to be done or required. A soliloquy is a speech to oneself, a sinecure is an easy job, and indelible means impossible to erase.

Correct answer: indispensable

118. Matter written by hand is?

  • A. handwritten
  • B. manuscript
  • C. proof
  • D. amnesty

Explanation: A manuscript is a piece of writing prepared by hand, although the word can also refer to an author's original text before publication. Handwritten is an adjective describing the writing rather than the written matter itself.

Correct answer: manuscript

119. A statement that can have a double meaning is?

  • A. Verbose
  • B. Ambivalent
  • C. Epigraph
  • D. Ambiguous

Explanation: An ambiguous statement can be understood in two or more ways, including through a double meaning. Ambivalent means having mixed feelings, not having multiple interpretations.

Correct answer: Ambiguous

120. Money paid to a man for his labour is?

  • A. sacrilege
  • B. rent
  • C. bunting
  • D. remuneration

Explanation: Remuneration is payment or reward for work or services. Rent is paid for the use of property, while sacrilege means misuse of something sacred.

Correct answer: remuneration