One word substitutes - MCQs with answers - Part III
Choose the correct one word to replace the given description1. A person pretending to know a lot and to be very skillful: a. Phony
b. Fraud
c. Charlatan
d. Imposter
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Charlatan 
Example: A charlatan inventor, pursued by conned capitalists, is trying to redeem himself by taking flight from them.
 2. An institution for people needing special attention: a. Mad house
b. Retreat
c. Asylum
d. Shelter
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Asylum 
Example: That asylum is both for old people and orphans.
 3. The life history of a person written by himself: a. Autobiography
b. Life story
c. Journal
d. Confession
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Autobiography 
Example: Gandhiji's autobiography is very popular.
 4. Government of officials: a. Administration
b. Authority
c. Bureaucracy
d. Officialdom 
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Bureaucracy
Example: The British bureaucracy exploited the junior Indian employees.
 5. A person guilty of malicious setting on fire of property: a. Incendiary
b. Arsonist
c. Firebrand
d. Firebug
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Arsonist 
Example: The arsonist responsible for the burning of the godown was caught.
 6. An absolute government: a. Tyranny
b. Monarchy
c. Autocracy
d. Oppression
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Autocracy 
Example: It is a tough road from royal autocracy to a kind of democracy.
 7. The art of stylish handwriting: a. Calligraphy
b. Script
c. Chirography
d. Longhand
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Calligraphy 
Example: Once every week, I learn how to write with calligraphy pens.
 8. One who abandons one's religion, cause or party: a. Apostate
b. Atheist
c. Treacherous 
d. Cheat
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Apostate 
Example: Vishal's speeches show him to be a pious man and no apostate from the Law.
 9. Animals living in the water: a. Marine
b. Water-animals
c. Aquatic
d. Oceanic
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Aquatic 
Example: The site is also home to some notable species of aquatic invertebrate.
 10. Study of antiquities especially of prehistoric period: a. Anthropology
b. Antiquary 
c. Museology
d. Archaeology
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Archaeology 
Example: The archaeological findings of the