One Word Substitutes Mcqs

Parts of a country behind the coast or a river’s banks:

A. Swamps
B. Hinterland
C. Isthmuses
D. None of these

One word substitute is Hinterland.
Swamps: an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects.
Hinterland: the remote areas of a country away from the coast or the banks of major rivers.
Isthmus: a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

Choose the most suitable word: An office or post with no work but high pay:

A. Honorary
B. Sinecure
C. Gratis
D. Ex-Officio

Honorary: conferred as an honour, without the usual requirements or functions.
Sinecure: a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
Gratis: without charge; free.
Ex-officio: by virtue of one’s position or status.

Through which light cannot pass?

A. Dull
B. Dark
C. Obscure
D. Opaque

One word substitute is Opaque.
Dull: lacking interest or excitement.
Dark: with little or no light.
Obscure: not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Opaque: not able to be seen through; not transparent.

A leady who remains unmarried?

A. Bachelor
B. Misanthrope
C. Sster
D. None of these

The Oxford American English Dictionary defines sster as “an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage”.

The original inhabitants of a Country.

A. Aborigines
B. Citizens
C. Natives
D. Primitive

One word substitute is Aborigines.
Aborigines: a person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times.
Citizens: a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
Natives: a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.
Primitive: relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something.

A Group of birds or a flock flying together in hundreds or even in thousands is called _______ ?

A. Startling
B. Murmuration
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

One who lacks knowledge ________ ?A. Intelligent
B. Ignorant
C. Credulous
D. Colleague

 

A part of a word that can be pronounced separately ?

A. Particle
B. Sibilant
C. Syllable
D. Letter

One who travels from place to place ?

A. Itinerant
B. Mendicant
C. Journeyman
D. Tramp