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One Word Substitution - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

One Word Substitution MCQ Questions and answers with easy and logical explanations.English Aptitude MCQ provides all type of competitive english mcq questions on One Word Substitution which is important for exams like Banking exams,IBPS,SCC,CAT,XAT,MAT etc. Page-9 section-6

Each section contains 100 MCQs on One Word Substitution .
81
His father is a doctor who treats children and infants.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Paediatrician.

Dermatologist: a medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and treat skin disorders.
Gynaecologist: a physician or surgeon qualified to practise in gynaecology.
Podiatrist: a person who treats the feet and their ailments; a chiropodist.
Paediatrician: a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.
82
In the olden days, the king was considered all powerful.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Omnipotent.

Veteran: a person who has had long experience in a particular field.
Omnipotent: (of a deity) having unlimited power.
Omnivorous: (of an animal or person) feeding on a variety of food of both plant and animal origin.
Omniscient: knowing everything.
83
Nowadays, we often come across cases of admission to institutions through counterfeit certificates and documents.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Forgery.

Stoicism: the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.
Pugnacity: natural disposition to be aggressive or belligerent.
Epitaph: a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
Forgery: a forged document, signature, banknote, or work of art.
84
The automobile has tended to destroy without any trace the difference between rural and urban life.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Obliterate.

Cancel: decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.
Negate: make ineffective; nullify.
Obliterate: destroy utterly; wipe out.
Nullify: make legally null and void; invalidate.
85
He is working in return for being taught the trade.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Apprentice.

Disciple: a personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles.
Pupil: a person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher.
Apprentice: a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.
Sobriquet: a person's nickname.
86
The bus has to go back and forth every six hours.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Commute.

Travel: make a journey, typically of some length.
Run: move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.
Shuttle: a form of transport that travels regularly between two places.
Commute: travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.
87
a man can be sentenced to death for killing another human being.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Homicide.

Fratricide: the killing of one's brother or sister.
Regicide: the action of killing a king.
Homicide: the killing of one person by another.
Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.
88
Those who pass through this gate without permission will be prosecuted.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option E
Solution:
One word substitute is Trespassers.

Bypassers: one who or that which bypasses.
Culprits: a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
Absconders: a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution.
Thoroughfares: a road or path forming a route between two places.
Trespassers: a person entering someone's land or property without permission.
89
The fashion of bell-bottomed trousers has become out of date.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitute is Obsolescent.

Preposterous: contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
Debilitating: (of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm.
Obsolescent: becoming obsolete.
Obstreperous: noisy and difficult to control.
90
Despite being in the career of singing for the last ten years, he has not been able to earn fame on account of his practice of borrowing ideas and words from others and using them as his own.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Plagiarism.

Adaptation: the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
Pantomime: a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas.
Imitation: the action of using someone or something as a model.
Plagiarism: submitting someone's work as their own.