GATEWAY TO CGL MAINS 2015 : English Quiz(one word substitution)

1.A person pretending to be somebody he is not

A) Imposter

B) Liar

C) Rogue

D) Magician

2.An establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness

A) Asylum

B) Hospital

C) Cemetery

D) Sanatorium

3.A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others

A) Philanthropist

B) Altruist

C) Saint

D) Barbarian

4.Pertaining to sheep

A) Canine

B) Bovine

C) Ovine

D) Feline

5.Science of diseases

A) Philology

B) Pathology

C) Psychology

D) Virology

6.A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one

A) Euphemism

B) Truism

C) Favouritism

D) Altruism

7.Murder of a king

A) Infanticide

B) Matricide

C) Genocide

D) Regicide

8.One who deliberately damages other people's property.

A) Arsonist

B) Destructor

C) Vandal

D) Vampire

9.Study of caves 

A) Speleology

B) Seismology

C) Topology

D) Numismatics

10.To examine one's own thoughts and feelings

A) Meditation

B) Retrospection

C) Reflection

D) Introspection

ANSWER KEY:
1 - (A)
2 - (D)
3 - (A)
4 - (C)
5 - (B)
6 - (A)
7 - (D)
8 - (C)
9 - (A)
10- (D)