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MCQ on One Word Substitution


A child born after death of his father.

  • Bastard
  • Posthumous
  • Orphan
  • Progenitor
  • Correct Option: B  [ posthumous ]

    Remark: A posthumous child is a child born after the death of one of their biological parents.

Money paid to employees on retirement

  • gratuity
  • gift
  • pension
  • arrears
  • Correct Option: A  [ gratuity ]

    Remark:

The study of population is called:

  • Biography
  • Cartography
  • Anthropology
  • Demography
  • Correct Option: D  [ Demography ]

    Remark:

A highly skilled musician.

  • artiste
  • virtuoso
  • performer
  • diva
  • Correct Option: B  [ virtuoso ]

    Remark:

One who collects coins as a hobby

  • ornithologist
  • statistician
  • numismatist
  • philatelist
  • Correct Option: C  [ numismatist ]

    Remark:

A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions.

  • agnostic
  • cynic
  • sceptic
  • misogynist
  • Correct Option: B  [ cynic ]

    Remark:

A place where clothes are kept

  • closet
  • drawer
  • wardrobe
  • cupboard
  • Correct Option: C  [ wardrobe ]

    Remark:

Animals who lives in herds:

  • sociable
  • carnivorous
  • reserved
  • gregarious
  • Correct Option: D  [ gregarious ]

    Remark:

Loss of memory

  • Ambrosia
  • Amnesia
  • Insomnia
  • Forgetting
  • Correct Option: B  [ Amnesia ]

    Remark:

A place where people who are ill are treated is called____________.

  • sanctuary
  • rest-house
  • infirmary
  • sanatorium
  • Correct Option: D  [ sanatorium ]

    Remark: