One word substitutes - MCQs with answers - Part V
Choose the correct one word to replace the given description1. One who is habitually good to others: a. Helper
b. Altruist
c. Angel
d. Humanitarian
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Altruist
Example: Doctors and lawyers are not always driven by altruistic motives.
2. A place to bury dead bodies: a. Catacomb
b. Crypt
c. Cemetery
d. Sepulcher
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Cemetery
Example: The headstones in the Christian cemetery are in a very bad condition.
3. A substance in the blood tending to neutralize matter that is harmful: a. Antidote
b. Antibiotic
c. Antiseptic
d. Antibody
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Antibody
Example: RBCs and WBCs are the antibodies of human body.
4. The cessation of warfare before signing a treaty: a. Armistice
b. Truce
c. Ceasefire
d. Suspension
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Armistice
Example: The decision of the military to agree to an armistice with Germany was ideal.
5. The mistake of placing something in the wrong period of time: a. Misdate
b. Anachronism
c. Misplacement
d. Prolepsis
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Anachronism
Example: He is an anachronism from an earlier era, somehow transported to the present and mysteriously alive.
6. Of unknown authorship: a. Incognito
b. Pseudo
c. Anonymous
d. Unidentified
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Anonymous
Example: I received an anonymous letter.
7. A hundred year old man: a. Century
b. Centurion
c. Cent
d. Centenarian
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Centenarian
Example: My grandfather was a centenarian.
8. The absence of government: a. Misrule
b. Unruly
c. Anarchy
d. Chaos
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Anarchy
Example: The kingdom faced anarchy after the sudden death of its queen.
9. The yearly return of a date: a. Birthday
b. Recurrence
c. Anniversary
d. Ceremony
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Anniversary
Example: Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary comes on the 30th of January.
10. A trite, stereotyped expression: a. Cliche
b. Proverb
c. Idiom
d. Buzzword
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Cliche
Example: All the dialogues of the film were cliche.