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One Word Substitution

English - One Word Substitution
181. Choose the word which means the following:A thing that is fit to be eaten:
  • B. Explicit
  • D. Frugal
  • A. Edible
  • C. Popular
182. Which one of the following is the correct meaning of -The study of human behaviour and societies:
  • B. anthropology
  • A. archaeology
  • D. public administration
  • C. history
183. Which one of the following is the correct meaning of -Killing of self.
  • C. self-killer
  • A. murder
  • B. killer
  • D. suicide
184. Give one word substitute for –‘Bare minimum needed for survival’
  • D. sustenance
  • A. supplement
  • B. subsistence
  • C. sustainable
185. The most suitable ‘one word substitute’ of the following words are; (in right order);(a) fear of confined spaces; (b) a person who has an irresistible desire to steal.Options:
  • B. (a) spacephobia; (b) dipsomaniac
  • D. (a) claustrophobia; (b) Kleptomaniac
  • C. (a) clastophobia; (b) theftomaniac
  • A. (a) agoraphobia; (b) pyromaniac
186. Killing of a new-born baby.
  • C. infanticide
  • B. child-killer
  • D. infant-murderer
  • A. genocide
187. Choose the correct option to replace the underlined part of the sentence from the given options:Glass is hard but easily broken.
  • A. brittle
  • C. soft
  • B. delicate
  • D. transparent
188. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given that is a substitute for the words below :The depository where state records and documents are preserved :
  • D. Emporium
  • A. Archive
  • C. Library
  • B. Museum
189. Directions: Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words. A statement open to more than one interpretation
  • D. axiom
  • B. absurd
  • C. ambiguous
  • A. apparent
190. Match the idioms in Column A with their meanings in Column B - Column AColumn BA. you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs1. the time at which a usually significant or notable event is scheduled to take place.B. zero hour2. young, fresh, or vigorous new people, ideas, attitudes C. zero tolerance3. to have to go through something seemingly not nice for a good result D.youngblood4. A policy or attitude of accepting absolutely none of some kind of behavior or activity.
  • D. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  • A. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
  • B. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
  • C. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3