CBSE Class 10 English One Word Substitution Assignment

Question. A previous case that might serve as an example or guide in subsequent situations ?
a) precursor
b) precedent
c) president
d) predecessor

Answer : B

Question. Open rebellion of soldiers and sailors against lawful authority ?
a) coup
b) protest
c) strike
d) mutiny

Answer : D

Question. A person who draws or produces maps. ?
a) cartographer
b) calligrapher
c) lexicographer
d) choreographer

Answer : A

Question. Continuing for a very long time. ?
a) concise
b) interim
c) interminable
d) laconic

Answer : C

Question. Flowers or leaves woven together in a circle for placing on a coffin or a grave. ?
a) bouquet
b) bunch
c) wreath
d) garland

Answer : C

Question. A place for storing guns and military equipment. ?
a) archive
b) apiary
c) arsenal
d) aviary

Answer : C

Question. One who studies human societies and their culture. ?
a) anthropologist
b) pharmacologist
c) pathologist
d) astrobiologist

Answer : D

Question. A doctor who treats skin disease ?
a) Ophthalmologist
b) Orthodontist
c) Cardiologist
d) Dermatologist

Answer : D

Question. Irresistible impulse ?
a) Megalomania
b) sabotage
c) kleptomania
d) plunder

Answer : C

Question. A small group of people having control of a country ?
a) oligarchy
b) theocracy
c) plutocracy
d) aristocracy

Answer : A

Question. A fictitious name used by an author. ?
a) pseudonym
b) anonymous
c) alibi
d) homonym

Answer : A

Question. A detailed list of things in a place ?
a) Glossary
b) Inventory
c) Directory
d) Itinerary

Answer : B

Question. A company or person that makes or sells sweets or chocolate ?
a) confectioner
b) vendor
c) chef
d) wholesaler

Answer : A

Question. Incapable of paying debts. ?
a) Extravagant
b) Obsolete
c) Insolvent
d) Corrupt

Answer : C

Question. A ruler with complete power over a country ?
a) Democrat
b) Dictator
c) Aristocrat
d) Traitor

Answer : B

Question. A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow used by Eskimos ?
a) wigwam
b) yurt
c) tepee
d) igloo

Answer : D

Question. Seeming reasonable ?
a) plausible
b) permeable
c) versatile
d) volatile

Answer : A

Question. The therapeutic use of sunlight ?
a) dactylology
b) psephology
c) genealogy
d) heliotherapy

Answer : D

Question. One who pretends to be what he is not ?
a) Director
b) Hypocrite
c) Creator
d) Acrobat

Answer : B

Question. A transport vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral ?
a) ambulance
b) bier
c) hearse
d) van

Answer : C

Question. An apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current ?
a) transonic
b) transparent
c) translucent
d) transformer

Answer : D

Question. A government by the nobles ?
a) Oligarchy
b) Aristocracy
c) Democracy
d) Monarchy

Answer : B

Question. A song or music in praise of God ?
a) Elegy
b) Ode
c) Hymn
d) Epic

Answer : C

Question. A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual (not sub-or abnormal in any way) ?
a) singular
b) cynical
c) idiosyncratic
d) idiotic

Answer : C

Question. Act of giving up the throne ?
a) Abandonment
b) Renunciation
c) Abdication
d) Resignation

Answer : C

Question. Something which is considered to be very important ?
a) Supplementary
b) Scanty
c) Meagre
d) Cardinal

Answer : D

Question. A person who can speak only two languages. ?
a) monolingual
b) multilingual
c) linguist
d) bilingual

Answer : D

Question. Having two opposing feelings at the same time. ?
a) Contemporary
b) Coinciding
c) Ambivalent
d) Equivalent

Answer : C

Question. One who makes and sells sweets and pastries ?
a) grocer
b) confectioner
c) barber
d) cobbler

Answer : B

Question. A group of stars that make a pattern ?
a) Planet
b) Comet
c) Constellation
d) Horizon

Answer : C

Question. One who is easily deceived ?
a) credible
b) agreeable
c) gullible
d) plausible

Answer : C

Question. A set of 52 playing cards ?
a) Bundle
b) Parcel
c) Packet
d) Pack

Answer : D

Question. An act of murdering one’s brother ?
a) Regicide
b) Genocide
c) Patricide
d) Fratricide

Answer : D

Question. The state of being married to one person at a time ?
a) Polygamy
b) Bigamy
c) Monogamy
d) Homogamy

Answer : C

Question. An introduction to a literary work ?
a) Blurb
b) Epilogue
c) Sequel
d) Prologue

Answer : D

Question. A sum of money added to a person’s wages as a reward for good performance. ?
a) wages
b) remuneration
c) allowance
d) bonus

Answer : D

Question. A person w ho is recovering after an illness or medical treatment ?
a) Senile
b) Athlete
c) Altruist
d) Convalescent

Answer : D

Question. Splendid and expensive-looking. ?
a) sumptuous
b) malicious
c) peculiar
d) curious

Answer : A

Question. The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level. ?
a) rectitude
b) longitude
c) latitude
d) altitude

Answer : D

Question. A violent windstorm ?
a) Draught
b) Drought
c) Tempest
d) Temperate

Answer : C