One Word Substitution Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who thinks that bad things are more likely to happen or who emphasises the bad part of a situation
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64903740e8d2170cb3c0f734- 1Misanthropistfalse
- 2Complainerfalse
- 3Pessimisttrue
- 4Optimistfalse
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Answer : 3. "Pessimist"
Explanation :
A pessimist is someone who tends to see the negative side of things and expects unfavorable outcomes
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A small organised dissenting group within a larger one
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645b8afc4d91510a5da4f3f0A small organised dissenting group within a larger one
- 1Bandfalse
- 2Setfalse
- 3Factiontrue
- 4Clusterfalse
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Answer : 3. "Faction"
Explanation :
A faction is a small, organized group within a larger one, often with dissenting or opposing views.
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Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely
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646227d80827e80a9f8df228Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely
- 1Peristylefalse
- 2Perpetualtrue
- 3Perplexfalse
- 4Permissivefalse
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Answer : 2. "Perpetual"
Explanation :
Perpetual: Eternal; lasting forever or indefinitely.
Q:Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The Chairman of our company takes care of the rank and file in the company
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64870ec2f4063d472f418273- 1Ordinary peopletrue
- 2Documents and filesfalse
- 3Only the top rank peoplefalse
- 4Officersfalse
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Answer : 1. "Ordinary people"
Explanation :
The phrase "rank and file" refers to the ordinary members of an organization, excluding the leaders.
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An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering
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64916748c7d7c7e0670bfc40- 1Dreamlandfalse
- 2Heavenfalse
- 3Paradisefalse
- 4Utopiatrue
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Answer : 4. "Utopia"
Explanation :
Utopia refers to an imagined perfect and ideal society with no social or economic problems.
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The study of population and its dynamics
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645cd51219bbd20a9ac52048The study of population and its dynamics
- 1Democracyfalse
- 2Demographytrue
- 3Dysgraphiafalse
- 4Dermatologyfalse
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Answer : 2. "Demography"
Explanation :
Demography is the scientific study of population, including its size, structure, and distribution.
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The date when both, day and night are of approximately equal length
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64802de062f8ada0354fa0f0The date when both, day and night are of approximately equal length
- 1Equilibriumfalse
- 2Equinefalse
- 3Equatorfalse
- 4Equinoxtrue
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Answer : 4. "Equinox"
Explanation :
An equinox occurs twice a year when the day and night are of nearly equal length, marking the transition between seasons.
Q: Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
The date on which an event took place in a previous year
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64c107afe2108a72394ca07d- 1anniversarytrue
- 2decadefalse
- 3centuryfalse
- 4millenniumfalse
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Answer : 1. "anniversary"
Explanation :
(A) anniversary - The date on which an event took place in a previous year is referred to as an "anniversary."