One Word Substitutes


Direction: In the following questions out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.

  1. A government in which all religions are honoured









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    secular (Adj.) : living among ordinary people rather than in a religious community
    communist (N.) : a person who believes in or supports living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities
    socialist (N.) : a person who believes in or supports the belief that everyone has an equal right to share a country’s wealth and that the government should own and control the main industries
    capitalist (N.) : a person who supports the fact that a country’s businesses and industry are controlled and run by private owners rather than by the government

    Correct Option: C

    secular (Adj.) : living among ordinary people rather than in a religious community
    communist (N.) : a person who believes in or supports living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities
    socialist (N.) : a person who believes in or supports the belief that everyone has an equal right to share a country’s wealth and that the government should own and control the main industries
    capitalist (N.) : a person who supports the fact that a country’s businesses and industry are controlled and run by private owners rather than by the government


  1. The act of killing a whole group of people, especially a whole race









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    genocide (N.) : the murder of a whole race or group of people
    patricide (N.) : the crime of killing your father
    parricide (N.) : the crime of killing your father, mother or a close relative
    matricide (N.) : the crime of killing your mother

    Correct Option: D

    genocide (N.) : the murder of a whole race or group of people
    patricide (N.) : the crime of killing your father
    parricide (N.) : the crime of killing your father, mother or a close relative
    matricide (N.) : the crime of killing your mother



  1. One who stays away from school with permission









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    truant (N.) : a child who stays away from school without permission
    pedant (N.) : a person who is too concerned with small details or rules especially while learning or teaching
    supplicant (N.) : a person who asks , especially God or a powerful person for something in a humble way
    mendicant (N.) : living by asking people for money and food (especially of members of religious groups)

    Correct Option: D

    truant (N.) : a child who stays away from school without permission
    pedant (N.) : a person who is too concerned with small details or rules especially while learning or teaching
    supplicant (N.) : a person who asks , especially God or a powerful person for something in a humble way
    mendicant (N.) : living by asking people for money and food (especially of members of religious groups)


  1. A person without training or experience in a skill or subject









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    novice (N.) : a person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation
    chaplain (N.) : a priest or other Christian minister who is responsible for the religious needs of people in a prison, hospital etc. or in the armed forces
    mason (N.) : a person who builds using stone or works with stone
    artisan (N.) : a person who does skilled work, making things with his hands; craftsman

    Correct Option: D

    novice (N.) : a person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation
    chaplain (N.) : a priest or other Christian minister who is responsible for the religious needs of people in a prison, hospital etc. or in the armed forces
    mason (N.) : a person who builds using stone or works with stone
    artisan (N.) : a person who does skilled work, making things with his hands; craftsman



  1. Dissection of a dead body to find the cause of death.









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    autopsy (N.) : an official examination of a dead body by a doctor in order to discover the cause of death; post-mortem
    biopsy (N.) : the removal and examination of tissue from the body of somebody who is ill/sick, in order to find out more about his disease
    investigation (N.) : an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc.
    surgery (N.) : medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting, opening a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts

    Correct Option: D

    autopsy (N.) : an official examination of a dead body by a doctor in order to discover the cause of death; post-mortem
    biopsy (N.) : the removal and examination of tissue from the body of somebody who is ill/sick, in order to find out more about his disease
    investigation (N.) : an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc.
    surgery (N.) : medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting, opening a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts