CBSE Class 11 English One Word Substitution MCQs

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentences.

Question. A person who has no money to pay off his debts is called
(a) Insolvent
(b) Poor
(c) Destitute
(d) Pauper
Answer : A

Question. The words uttered impiously about God is called
(a) Amoral
(b) Philosophy
(c) Logic
(d) Blasphemy
Answer : D

Question. To quibble means
(a) Premeditate
(b) Prenominate
(c) Prevaricate
(d) Preponderate
Answer : C

Question. One who compiles a dictionary is called
(a) Geographer
(b) Lexicographer
(c) Lapidist
(d) Linguist
Answer : B

Question. A test in which cells from diseased organs are removed and tested is called
(a) Biopsy
(b) Autopsy
(c) Operation
(d) Amputation
Answer : A

In the following question, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Question. Careful and thorough enquiry is
(a) Investigation
(b) Interview
(c) Examination
(d) Exploration
Answer : A

Question. A violent storm is called
(a) Weather
(b) Rains
(c) Breeze
(d) Tempest
Answer : D

Question. A person who dishonestly pretends to be somebody else is called
(a) Imperialist
(b) Imprisoner
(c) Implorer
(d) Impostor/Imposter
Answer : D

Question. A situation that stops an activity from progressing is called
(a) Bypass
(b) Breach
(c) Bottleneck
(d) Blockhead
Answer : C

Question. A body of persons appointed to hear evidence and give their verdict in trials is called
(a) Association
(b) Council
(c) Bar
(d) Jury
Answer : D

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Question. The speed of an object in one direction is called
(a) Pace
(b) Tempo
(c) Velodrome
(d) Velocity
Answer : D

Question. The place where public, government or historical records are kept is
(a) Coffer
(b) Pantry
(c) Archives
(d) Scullery
Answer : C

Question. Theft of another person’s writings or ideas and passing them off as one’s own is called
(a) Plagiarism
(b) Burglary
(c) Piracy
(d) Pilferage
Answer : A

Question. The study of insects is called
(a) Anthropology
(b) Zoology
(c) Etymology
(d) Entomology
Answer : D

Question. The list of issues to be discussed at a meeting is called
(a) Schedule
(b) Agenda
(c) Timetable
(d) Plan
Answer : B

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/phrase.

Question. To run away with a lover is called
(a) Deceive
(b) Cheat
(c) Escape
(d) Elope
Answer : D

Question. The Science of heredity is called
(a) Hereditary
(b) Genetics
(c) Genesis
(d)Inheritance
Answer : B

Question. The arrangement in order of occurrence is called
(a) Timely
(b) Chronological
(c) Chronic
(d) Temporal
Answer : B

Question. Things which tend to occur at night is called
(a) Nightly
(b) Dark
(c) Neurotic
(d) Nocturnal
Answer : D

Question. The mode of determining the nature of the disease is called
(a) Investigate
(b) Determine
(c) Diagnose
(d) Detect
Answer : C

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Question. A person who is physically dependent on a substance is called
(a) Criminal
(b) Martyr
(c) Gladiator
(d) Addict
Answer : D

Question. A child born after the death of its father is called
(a) An orphan
(b) A deprived child
(c) A waif
(d) A posthumous child
Answer : D

Question. A movement of part of the body to express an idea or feeling is called
(a) Jibe
(b) Gesture
(c) Pose
(d) Mimicry
Answer : B

Question. A legal agreement by which a person borrows money from a bank usually to buy a house.
(a) Document
(b) Mortgage
(c) Lease
(d) Invoice
Answer : B

Question. Failing to discharge one’s duty is called
(a) Debacle
(b) Dereliction
(c) Determination
(d) Deterrent
Answer : B

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Question. An inscription on a tomb is called
(a) Espionage
(b) Epilogue
(c) Epitaph
(d) Elegy
Answer : C

Question. The feeling inside you which tells you what is right and what is wrong.
(a) Cleverness
(b) Conscience
(c) Consciousness
(d) Fear
Answer : B

Question. Release of a prisoner from jail on certain terms and condition is called
(a) Parole
(b) Parley
(c) Pardon
(d) Acquittal
Answer : A

Question. Loss of memory is called
(a) Ambrosia
(b) Amnesia
(c) Insomnia
(d) Forgetting
Answer : B

Question. To struggle helplessly is called
(a) Flounder
(b) Founder
(c) Fumble
(d) Finger
Answer : A

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can besubstituted for the given words/sentence.

Question. A post with little work but high salary is called
(a) Director
(b) Trustee
(c) Sinecure
(d) Ombudsman
Answer : C

Question. Something that causes death is called
(a) Dangerous
(b) Fatal
(c) Brutal
(d) Horrible
Answer : B

Question. A person who writes decoratively is called
(a) Calligrapher
(b) Collier
(c) Choreographer
(d) Cartographer
Answer : A

Question. The term which is pertaining to cattle is called
(a) Canine
(b) Feline
(c) Bovine
(d) Verminous
Answer : C

Question. To look at someone in an angry or threatening way is called
(a) Glower
(b) Gnaw
(c) Gnash
(d) Grind
Answer : A

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Question. One’s ability to use the left hand and right hand equally well is called
(a) Ambivert
(b) Ambidextrous
(c) Ambivalent
(d) Ambitious
Answer : B

Question. One who hates women is called
(a) Philanthropist
(b) Ascetic
(c) Misogamist
(d) Misogynist
Answer : D

Question. A system of naming things is called
(a) Horticulture
(b) Miniature
(c) Genocide
(d) Nomenclature
Answer : D

Question. A raised passageway in a building is called
(a) Walkway
(b) Walkout
(c) Walkabout
(d) Walkover
Answer : A

Question. A cure for all diseases is called
(a) Laxative
(b) Panacea
(c) Antidote
(d) Purgative
Answer : B

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Question. An underhand device resorted to in order to justify misconduct.
(a) Subterfuge
(b) Manoeuvre
(c) Stratagem
(d) Complicity
Answer : B

Question. Impossible to describe
(a) Miraculous
(b) Ineffable
(c) Stupendous
(d) Appalling
Answer : B

Question. One who criticizes popular beliefs which he thinks is mistaken or unwise
(a) Philistine
(b) Iconoclast
(c) Imposter
(d) Cannibal
Answer : B

Question. Detaining and confining someone is called
(a) Interruption
(b) Interrogation
(c) Interment
(d) Internment
Answer : D

Question. Science of the races of mankind is called
(a) Genealogy
(b) Epistemology
(c) Ethnology
(d) Sociology
Answer : C

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.

Question. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage is called
(a) Compositor
(b) Stoker
(c) Stowaway
(d) Shipwright
Answer : C

Question. Clues available at a scene is called
(a) Circumstantial
(b) Derivative
(c) Inferential
(d) Suggestive
Answer : A

Question. An unexpected piece of good fortune is called
(a) Windfall
(b) Philanthropy
(c) Benevolence
(d) Turnstile
Answer : A

Question. An emolument over and above fixed income or salary is called
(a) Honorarium
(b) Sinecure
(c) Perquisite
(d) Prerogative
Answer : C

Question. The animals of a particular region is called
(a) Flora
(b) Museum
(c) Zoo
(d) Mauna
Answer : D

In the following questions, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/phrase.

Question. A person who loves mankind is called
(a) Misanthrope
(b) Anthropologist
(c) Philanthropist
(d) Mercenary
Answer : C

Question. To confirm with the help of evidence is called
(a) Corroborate
(b) Implicate
(c) Designate
(d) Extricate
Answer : A

Question. The action of looking within or into one’s own mind is called
(a) Observation
(b) Examination
(c) Introspection
(d) Introvert
Answer : C

Question. One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views is called
(a) Religious
(b) Fanatic
(c) Bigot
(d) God-fearing
Answer : B

Question. The capability of being interpreted in two ways is called
(a) Confusing
(b) Unclear
(c) Ambiguous
(d) Ambivert
Answer : C

In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Question. An involuntary action under a stimulus is described as a
(a) Complex
(b) Reflex
(c) Reflection
(d) Response
Answer : B

Question. A continuous process of change is known as
(a) Transformation
(b) Metamorphosis
(c) Flux
(d) Dynamism
Answer : C

Question. The use of many words where only a few are necessary is called
(a) Circumlocution
(b) Circumspection
(c) Circumscription
(d) Circumvention
Answer : A

Question. The circular building or hall with a dome is called
(a) Edifice
(b) Palace
(c) Rotunda
(d) Spire
Answer : C

Question. One who is a citizen not of a country but of the world is called
(a) Bohemian
(b) Cosmopolitan
(c) Philanthropist
(d) Internationalist
Answer : B