One word substitutes - MCQs with answers - Part VII
Choose the correct one word to replace the given sentence1. A sneering critic of everything: a. Cynic
b. Pessimist
c. Mocker
d. Satirist
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Cynic 
Example: Whilst I am being the cynic, I would like to comment on this particular theory.
 2. Something which is no longer used: a. Buried
b. Dead
c. Defunct
d. Lifeless
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Dead 
Example: Almost all the words that were used earlier are dead now.
 3. A man whose manners are more like a woman: a. Feminine
b. Womanish
c. Effeminate
d. Epicene 
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Effeminate 
Example: He fails to attract women because of his effeminate behavior.
 4. A peculiarity of temperament:a. Weirdness
b. Eccentricity
c. Anomaly
d. Irregularity
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Eccentricity
Example: Scholars are infamous for their eccentricity.
 5. A work of art by pasting various, unrelated materials on one surface like newspaper clippings, photographs, etc.: a. Snapshots
b. Collage
c. Frame
d. Collection
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Collage 
Example: Their juniors gifted them a collage of the old pictures of their batch.
 6. Government by the representative of the people: a. Equality
b. Liberal government
c. Democracy
d. Commonwealth
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Democracy 
Example: Liberal democracy was promoted as being the remedy for the ills ailing the world.
 7. Government by an absolute ruler: a. Republic
b. Monarchy
c. Dictatorship
d. Representative
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Dictatorship 
Example: Hitler practised dictatorship in Germany.
 8. The result of a match where no party wins: a. Draw
b. Stalemate
c. Check
d. Even steven
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Draw 
Example: The tennis match between our and their colleges was a draw.
 9.One who does not know how to read and write:a. Ignorant
b. Unschooled
c. Illiterate
d. Unread
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Illiterate 
Example: A very negligible part of Kerala's population is illiterate.
 10. One who leaves one's country to settle elsewhere: a. Pilgrim
b. Emigrant
c. Refugee
d. Expatriate 
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Emigrant 
Example: Emigrants should take good care of their passports.