One Word Substitution - Substitution Exercise - 6 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

One Word Substitution & Vocabulary

1. One who studies heavenly bodies is called -/----- chart the movement of stars and planets. [SIBL MTO: 10]

A. astronomer

B. magicians

C. wizards

D. Astrologer

Ans: A

2. Stage of growth between boyhood and youth is Called - [PBL Officer (Cash) : 19]

A. infancy

B. teenage

C. Adolescence

D. old age

Ans: C

3. A person who is appointed by two parties to solve a dispute - [BCBL SO : 08]

A. judge

B. arbitrator

C. advocate

D. barrister

Ans: B

4. One who plays game for plessure and not professionally is called - [PBL MTO: 12]

A. veteran

B. player

C. connoisseur

D. Amateur

Ans: D

5. To break off proceedings of a meeting for a time is called- [SIBL PO -10]

A. convene

B. terminate

C. adjourn

D. procrastinate

Ans: C

6. To do away with a rule is called - [SIBL PO -10]

A. cancel

B. repeal

C. obilterate

D. abrogate

Ans: D

7. Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire is called- [SIBL.SO -10]

A. alluring

B. elusiveness

C. tenacity

D. knotty

Ans: A

8. Yearly celebration of a date or an event is called - [PBL Officer (Cash) 19]

A. anniversary

B. birthday

C. jubilee

D. centenary

Ans: A

9. An organ of body cut off by surgery is called - [PBL Offi(Cash): 19]

A. imitation

B. amputation

C. adaptation

D. impartial

Ans: B

10. A tank in which fish are kept is called an- [PBL Officer : 19]

A. aquacade

B. aquarium

C. aquatint

D. aquatone

Ans: B

11. A man who catches fish as a hobby is called - [ABL Officer (Cash) 18]

A. fisherman

B. angler

C. hunter

D. fishmonger other

Ans: B

12. One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen is called. [SBL MTO: 16]

A. alien

B. native

C. foreigner

D. prodigal

Ans: A

13. The study of mankind - [SBL Officer (Cash): 09]

A. elocution

B. physiology

C. anatomy

D. anthropology

Ans: D

14. Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with - [SBL MTO: 08]

A. cells and tissues

B. functioning of body organs

C. animal behaviour

D. structure of anima and plants

Ans: D

15. A place that provides refuge is - [JBLOfficer (Cash): 15]

A. asylum

B. sanatorium

C. shelter

D. orphanage

Ans: A

16. A general pardon granted by the government to political offenders is - [JBL Officer (Cash): 15]

A. pardon

B. excuse

C. honesty

D. amnesty

Ans: D

17. A bipartisan act - [PBL MTO: 12]

A. is supported by both parties

B. can have only two degrees

C. must be proved by popular referendum

D. aims to reduce corruption isside the government

Ans: A

18. Brittle is a substance - [SPCBL Cashier: 21]

A. which is very bright

B. which can be easily broken

C. which cannot be easily broken

D. which is used for making bars

Ans: B

19. The history of a man written by others - / If you wirte about your father’s life, you are writing – [AIBL MTO: 13]

A. biography

B. history

C. manuscript

D. autobiography

Ans: A

20. Talking disrespectfully of sacred things is called - [JBL SO: 17]

A. blasphemy

B. herey

C. atheism

D. apostasy

Ans: A

21. An inclination to do kind or charitable acts is called - [NBL PO: 10]

A. deference

B. besmirah

C. honorary

D. benevolence

Ans: D

22. A dwarfd or namental tree or shrub grown in a try or swallow pot is called - [DBL MTO: 11]

A. topiary

B. fabrication

C. gardening

D. bonsai

Ans: D

23. A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc is called - [JBL MTO: 14]

A. stall

B. store

C. boutique

D. booth

Ans: C

24. People who believe anything told to them are called - / A person who believes easily is said to be – [SBL SO: 18]

A. simple

B. innocent

C. credulous

D. faitful

Ans: C

25. Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space is called– [PBLSO: 14]

A. agoraphobia

B. claustrophobia

C. xenophobia

D. paranoia

Ans: B

26. Someone who enjoys or good at talking with people is called – [MBL MTO: 11]

A. Commentator

B. Loudmouth

C. Orator

D. Conversationlist

Ans: D

27. The branch of science that studies cells is called – [PBL Officer (Cash): 19]

A. cytology

B. entomology

C. homoplasty

D. hormonology

Ans: A

28. A man who plays too much attention to his clothes and personal appearance is called– [SBL Officer: 05]

A. snob

B. duffer

C. dandy

D. licentious

Ans: C

29. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool - [TBL TAO: 11]

A. imbecility

B. senility

C. dotage

D. superannuation

Ans: C

30. Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage is called - [SBL SO: 10]

A. ornament

B. honoary

C. adornment

D. dowry

Ans: D

31. The act of spying is called - [SBL MTO: 09]

A. espionage

B. intelligent

C. investigation

D. all of these

Ans: A

32. A place of ideal peace and happiness is called - [SIBL MTO: 10]

A. asylum

B. utopia

C. el dorado

D. elysium

Ans: D

33. Large scale departure of people is called - [SIBL SAE: 18]

A. emigration

B. migration

C. immigration

D. exodus

Ans: D

34. A book containing information on all subjects - [PBL JO: 08]

A. dictionary

B. appendix

C. informaics

D. encyclopaedia

Ans: D

35. A person who leaves his or her country to settle in another country is called- [DBL MTO: 11]

A. emigrant

B. immigrant

C. foreigner

D. traveller

Ans: A

36. ‘Etomology’ is the branch of - [JBL Officer (Cash): 20]

A. economics

B. linguistics

C. statistics

D. history

Ans: B (Note: Correct spelling is Etymology)

37. Entomology is a study of - / Entomology deals with - / Entomology is the science that studies - [RBL SO: 13]

A. the universe

B. insects

C. magnetism

D. wireless telegraphy

Ans: B

38. Study of life in outer space is known as - [RBL SO: 19]

A. exobiology

B. endobiology

C. enterobiology

D. neobiology

Ans: A

39. Very confident in behaviour, or intended to noticed, especially by being brightly coloured is called – [JBL PO: 12]

A. flamboyant

B. charlatan

C. exhibitionist

D. novice

Ans: A

40. One who is not easily pleased by anything is called - [TBL TAO: 11]

A. maiden

B. mediaeval

C. precarious

D. fastidious

Ans: D

41. The word ‘foreclosure’ is a synonymous with the expression: [ABL SO: 17]

A. foreclosure of a borrower’s right to redeem a mortage

B. foreclosure of a borrower’s right to take further bank loan

C. repayment of loan before the due date

D. prior closure of a borrower’s loan account

Ans: A

42. A person who studies the formation of the earth - [JBL SO: 17]

A. meteorologist

B. anthropologist

C. geologist

D. seismologist

Ans: C

43. The branch of science of which deals with the problems of the old is called - [PBL MTO: 12]

A. oncology

B. geriatrics

C. obstetrics

D. endrocrinolgy

Ans: B

44. The tailoring of globally produced products to make them suitable to local tastes and needs is called - [MBL MTO: 11]

A. globalization

B. glocalization

C. localization

D. commoditization

Ans: B

45. A habitat is a - [BCBL Officer: 08]

A. vehicle

B. rival

C. filthy

D. dwelling place

Ans: D

46. A place for keeping aero planes is called - [BKB Supervisor: 12]

A. hanger

B. terminal

C. harbour

D. stable

Ans: A (Note: Correct spelling is Hangar)

47. Parts of a country behind the caost or a river’s banks is called - [SIBL MTO: 10]

A. swamps

B. archipelago

C. hinterland

D. isthmus

Ans: C

48. A statement based on supposition is said to be - [SBL Officer: 05]

A. erroneous

B. hypothetical

C. ambiguous

D. distorted

Ans: B

49. An act of mass destruction and loss of life is called - [SBL SO: 10]

A. oregeon

B. cannibal

C. holocaust

D. homicide

Ans: C

50. The study or activity of growing garden plants is called - [MBL MTO: 11]

A. agriculture

B. apiculture

C. horticulture

D. viniculture

Ans: C

51. Work for which no regular salary is paid - [PBL JO (Cash): 08]

A. honorable

B. honorary

C. temporary

D. ad-hoc

Ans: B

52. ‘Infallible’ is a person - [TBL TAO: 11]

A. who cannot make a mistake

B. who does not get tired

C. who believes in paying debts

D. none of the above

Ans: A

53. A sound which cannot be herard - [PBL JO (Cash): 08]

A. audible

B. inaudible

C. obsolete

D. whisper

Ans: B

54. Decision that cannot be taken back - [SBL MTO: 09]

A. irrevocable

B. invisible

C. inaudible

D. irresistible

Ans: A

55. Indicate the word that express ‘cannot be resisted’? - [BB AD: 10]

A. incredible

B. invisible

C. inaudible

D. irresistible

Ans: D

56. A person pretending to be somebody he is not - [TBL TAO: 11]

A. magician

B. rogue

C. liar

D. imposter

Ans: D

57. Incapable of being elected - [BRDB URDO: 13]

A. worthlers

B. defaulter

C. rejected

D. punishment

Ans: C (Note: "Ineligible" is the exact term, but "rejected" is the accepted answer in this specific exam context).

58. A person who knows several foreign languages well is called - / A person who knows many foreign languages - / A person who is skilled in foreign languages - [TBL TAO: 11]

A. linguist

B. grammarian

C. polyglot

D. bilingual

Ans: C

59. A person who writes and edits dictionaries is called a - / A person who writes dictionary is a - / One who compiles dictionary is a - / One who compiles dictionary is called - [SIBL MTO: 11]

A. caligrapher

B. editor

C. compiler

D. lexicographer

Ans: D

60. Myopia is connected with - [SBL MTO: 09]

A. ears

B. eyes

C. lungs

D. legs

Ans: B

61. The place where money is coined is - [SBL MTO: 09]

A. pen

B. quarry

C. mint

D. laboratory

Ans: C

62. One who is neither intelligent nor dull is called - [SIBL PO: 10]

A. tolerate

B. commoner

C. mediocre

D. diligent

Ans: C

63. A person who is always dissatisfied is called - [BCBL Officer: 08]

A. heretic

B. felon

C. malcontent

D. surrogate

Ans: C

64. Someone who attemps to be united with God through prayer is called - [MBL MTO: 11]

A. pious

B. saint

C. honourary

D. mystic

Ans: D

65. Meteorology is the science of - / Meteorology is a study of - [SIBL PO: 11]

A. the universe

B. birds and animal

C. human behaviour

D. weather / the earth’s atmosphere and its changes

Ans: D

66. One who eats everything is called - [PBL Officer (Cash): 19]

A. omniscient

B. omnipresent

C. omnipotent

D. omnivorous

Ans: D

67. An area or individual that is not well-known is called - [SBL Officer: 05]

A. unknown

B. common

C. obvious

D. obscure

Ans: D

68. A commonplace remark is called - [AIBL MTO: 11]

A. dialogue

B. platitude

C. epigram

D. statement

Ans: B

69. One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige is called - [AIBL MTO: 11]

A. aristocrat

B. affluent

C. maverick

D. parvenu

Ans: D

70. A person with the same name as another is called - [SBL SO: 10]

A. nickname

B. namesake

C. anonymous

D. pseudonym

Ans: B

71. Explicit undertaiking to do something is called - [PBL MTO: 12]

A. agreement

B. decision

C. settlement

D. promise

Ans: D

72. A person who writers plays is called a - [SBL SO: 14]

A. play-write

B. playwright

C. play writer

D. player

Ans: B

73. Philology is the - [SIBL MTO: 07]

A. study of bones

B. study of muscles

C. study of languages

D. study of architecture

Ans: C

74. The murder of the king is called - [JBL SO: 17]

A. homicide

B. matricide

C. patricide

D. regicide

Ans: D

75. A process involving too much official formality is called - [AIBL PO: 11]

A. nepotism

B. diplomacy

C. red-tapism

D. bureaucracy

Ans: C

76. A heavy unnatural slumber is called - [SIBL MTO: 10]

A. nap

B. insomnia

C. coma

D. stupor

Ans: D

77. ‘Seeming right or true but actually wrong or false’ means - [JBL SO: 14]

A. deceptive

B. specious

C. illusory

D. pretentious

Ans: B

78. A person who performs the art of making statues using clay is called - [DBL MTO: 11]

A. mediator

B. sculptor

C. arbitrator

D. miniature

Ans: B

79. He is such a Samaritan. It means - [SBL SO: 18]

A. he is very clever

B. he is a fool

C. he is a bad man

D. he is a helpful person

Ans: D

80. An office or post with no work but high pay - [AIBL MTO: 11]

A. honorary

B. sinecure

C. gratis

D. ex-officio

Ans: B

81. A piece of music played or sung by one person - [PBL Officer (Cash): 09]

A. mono

B. lone vit

C. solo

D. melodious

Ans: C

83. Something that is perceptible by touch is called - [IFIC Bank Officer: 12]

A. contagious

B. tenacious

C. tangible

D. contingent

Ans: C

84. Something that lasts only for a while is called - [DBL MTO: 11]

A. perpetual

B. vivid

C. venal

D. transient

Ans: D

85. The word ‘urbane’ is related to - [JBL Officer (Cash): 20]

A. city life

B. manners

C. village life

D. slum dwellers

Ans: B

86. A place where everything is perfect is called - / An imaginary state of society is called - [SIBL PO: 11]

A. socialism

B. sommunism

C. utopia

D. euripia

Ans: C

87. A person with a long experience of any occupation is called - [PBL SO: 14]

A. veteran

B. genius

C. seasoned

D. ambidextrous

Ans: A

88. The piece of string in the center of a candle is called - [TBL TAO: 12]

A. yoke

B. wick

C. vane

D. tenor

Ans: B

89. An unexpected piece of good fortune is called - [PBL Officer:14]

A. turnstile

B. windfall

C. philanthropy

D. benevolence

Ans: B

90. Cessation of arms before a formal treaty signed during war - [BB AD : 16]

A. truces

B. accord

C. armistice

D. retreat

Ans: C

91. The study of ancient societies - [Bank Asia TO: 16]

A. anthropology

B. archaeology

C. history

D. ethnology

Ans: B

92. Animal that eats flesh of other animals is called - / Animals who eat flesh of another animal - [BB AD: 16]

A. cannivorous

B. benevolent

C. insectivorous

D. omnivorous

Ans: A (Note: Correct spelling is Carnivorous. Omnivorous eats both plants and animals).

93. The plants and vegetation of a region - [BB Officer: 08]

A. fauna

B. flora

C. landscape

D. climate

Ans: B

94. A person who sells flowers - [RAKUB Cashier: 15]

A. flowerist

B. florist

C. gardener

D. hawker

Ans: B

95. Murder or murderer of one’s brother - [PKB SO: 14]

A. homicide

B. parricide

C. matricide

D. fratricide

Ans: D

96. One who believes that all things and events in life are predetermined - [IFIC Bank MTO: 12]

A. egoist

B. puritan

C. tyrant

D. fatalist

Ans: D

97. Hoplology is the study of - [BB Officer(Cash): 23]

A. weapons

B. fire

C. animal

D. weather

Ans: A

98. Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group - / Elimination of racial group by killing – [PKB SO: 14]

A. regicide

B. patricide

C. genocide

D. homicide

Ans: C

99. An introvert is one who is mostly - [SBL Officer: 05]

A. social

B. interesting

C. interactive

D. self-absorbed

Ans: D

100. A person who studies the atmosphere, weather and weather forcasting is known as - / A person who studies weather - [BB AD: 10]

A. sinologist

B. radiologist

C. meteorologist

D. hydrologist

Ans: C

101. One who pretends illness to escape duty is called - [IFIC Bank Officer: 10]

A. traunt

B. malingerer

C. hypocrite

D. concubine

Ans: B

102. Giving undue favour to one’s own kith and kin is called - [EXIM Bank Officer: 11]

A. nepotism

B. favouritism

C. worldliness

D. corruption

Ans: A

103. Ornithology is the study of - [BKB SO: 11]

A. bones

B. birds

C. smells

D. ecology

Ans: B

104. Incapable of being seen through - [EXIM Bank Officer: 11]

A. ductile

B. opaque

C. obsolete

D. potable

Ans: B

105. Rain sounds is called - [BREB AD: 16]

A. jingle

B. ticks

C. rustle

D. patters

Ans: D

106. ‘Plagiarism’ is - [BB AD: 11]

A. the art of writing

B. the science of human thoughts and reading minds

C. stealing someone else’s ideas and passing them off as one’s own

D. the art of politics

Ans: C

107. One who conceals his identity as a writer under an assumed pen-name is called - [PKSF AM: 14]

A. pompous

B. plagiarist

C. pseudonym

D. philistine

Ans: C

108. The study and treatment of mental illness is called - [BB AD: 18]

A. psychology

B. psychosis

C. psychiatry

D. psycholinguistics

Ans: C

109. One who collects postage stamps - [BB Officer: 15]

A. lexicographer

B. philatelist

C. vendor

D. stamp collector

Ans: B

110. The science of judging a person’s character, capabilities etc. from an examination of the shape of his scull. - [IFIC Bank TAO: 10]

A. authropology

B. physiology

C. phrenology

D. morphology

Ans: C

111. Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others is called - [IFIC Bank Officer: 10]

A. sadism

B. malevolence

C. bigotry

D. masochism

Ans: A

112. A lame duck organization is one which needs - [SBL SO: 18]

A. authority

B. staff

C. power

D. support

Ans: D

113. The act of doing deliberate damage to something is called - [BB Accoutns Assistant: 19]

A. sabotage

B. sabbath

C. saboteur

D. subpar

Ans: A

114. A person who speaks for others - [One Bank MTO: 12]

A. representative

B. spokesman

C. supporter

D. reporter

Ans: B

115. Person who is indifferent to both pleasure and pain is called - [Bank Asia MTO: 16]

A. saint

B. ascetic

C. stoic

D. hermit

Ans: C

116. Something given or done as an expression of esteem is called - [IFIC Bank Officer: 13]

A. stampede

B. tribute

C. verbatim

D. lullaby

Ans: B

117. The power of reading the thoughts of others is called - [BKB SO: 11]

A. psychopathy

B. psychology

C. telepathy

D. telecommunication

Ans: C

118. He sacrified his life for the country. He is a / an - / One who sacrifices his life for a noble cause - [PSB Officer (Cash): 18]

A. revolutionary

B. martyr

C. patriot

D. soldier

Ans: B

119. Be the embodiment of perfect example of - [Jamuna Bank Officer: 14]

A. idol

B. characterises

C. personify

D. signify

Ans: C

120. Person who looks at the dark side of everything is called - / One looking only to the dark side of things is called - [PKB Officer: 14]

A. optimist

B. pessimist

C. theist

D. atheist

Ans: B