Free One Word Substitution MCQs with Answers
165 One Word Substitution MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
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91. A letter which is not claimed by anybody is known as _______?
- A. Dead Letter
- B. Adjustment Letter
- C. Complaint Letter
- D. Acknowledgment Letter
Explanation: A dead letter is a letter that cannot be delivered to or claimed by its intended recipient. The other options are types of business or official correspondence.
Correct answer: Dead Letter92. A composition which bears no name of the writer is known as _________?
- A. Anonymous
- B. Identified
- C. Signed
- D. Apostate
Explanation: An anonymous composition has no name or identifying signature attached to its writer. Signed and identified have the opposite meaning.
Correct answer: Anonymous93. The Government ruled by Women is called?
- A. Petticoat government
- B. Corporatocracy
- C. Patriarchy
- D. None of these
Explanation: “Petticoat government” is an informal expression for government or domination by women. Patriarchy has the opposite sense, referring to male-dominated authority.
Correct answer: Petticoat government94. the killing of one's mother called________?
- A. matricide
- B. parricide
- C. regicide
- D. patricide
Explanation: Matricide means the killing of one’s mother, from Latin mater meaning “mother.” Parricide is the killing of a parent or close relative, while patricide specifically means killing one’s father.
Correct answer: matricide95. killing of a large group of people called_________?
- A. filicide
- B. fratricide
- C. genocide
- D. homicide
Explanation: Genocide is the deliberate destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Homicide means the killing of one person by another, so it is less specific.
Correct answer: genocide96. A community of people smaller than a village
- A. hamlet
- B. aviary
- C. apiary
- D. none of these
Explanation: A hamlet is a very small settlement, usually smaller than a village and often without its own church or other major facilities. An aviary houses birds, whereas an apiary houses bees.
Correct answer: hamlet97. " Infallible " refers to the one who is free from all _________?
- A. cares & worries
- B. cares & failures
- C. mistakes & failures
- D. Worries & troubles
Explanation: Infallible literally means incapable of making mistakes or being wrong, so “mistakes and failures” is the closest option. Cares, worries, and troubles concern distress rather than correctness or error.
Correct answer: mistakes & failures98. action of killing King is called____________?
- A. regicide
- B. suicide
- C. patricide
- D. parricide
Explanation: Regicide is the killing of a king or other monarch. Suicide means killing oneself, patricide means killing one’s father, and parricide means killing a parent or close relative.
Correct answer: regicide99. Fear of closed places:
- A. Claustrophobia
- B. Misogynist
- C. Ambidextrous
- D. Philanthropy
Explanation: Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed or closed spaces. A misogynist dislikes women, an ambidextrous person uses both hands well, and philanthropy means charitable giving.
Correct answer: Claustrophobia100. Having a tendency to break the law to do socially unacceptable things is?
- A. delinquent
- B. frank
- C. juvenile
- D. guilty
Explanation: A delinquent is a person, especially a young person, who habitually breaks the law or violates accepted social standards. Juvenile only means young and does not itself imply unlawful or antisocial behaviour.
Correct answer: delinquent