Gate Way To CGL Mains : English Quiz On One Word Subsitution

1.  A disease of mind causing an uncontrollable desire to steal

A.  Schizophrenia      

B.  Claustrophobia

C.  Kleptomania         

D.  Magolomania

2.   One who sacrifices his life for a cause

A.  Patriot       

B.  Martyr

C.  Revolutionary       

D.  Soldier

3.   A person who brings goods illegally into the country

A.  Importer   

B.  Exporter

C.  Fraud        

D.  Smuggler

4.   To take secretly in small quantities

A.  Robbery   

B.  Pilferage

C.  Theft         

D.  Defalcation

5.   To accustom oneself to a foreign climate

A.  Adapt        

B.  Adopt

C.  Accustom 

D.  Acclimatize

6.   One who knows everything?

A.  Literate     

B.  Scholar

C.  Omnipotent          

D.  Omniscient

7.   Detailed plan of journey

A.  Travelogue           

B.  Travel kit

C.  Schedule  

D.  Itinerary

8.   Giving undue favours to one's own kith and kin

A.  Nepotism  

B.  Favouritism

C.  Wordliness           

D.  Corruption

9.   Hater of learning and knowledge

A.  Misologist 

B.  Bibliophile

C.  Misogynist

D.  Misanthropist

10. A person interested in reading books and nothing else

A.  Book-keeper          

B.  Scholar

C.  Book-worm          

D.  Student

Answers:-
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. C