One Word Substitution Questions for Competitive Exams

181.A disease of mind causing an uncontrollable desire to steal
a.Schizophrenia
b.Claustrophobia
c.Kleptomania
d.

Megalomania

Option “C” is correct

One word substitute is Kleptomania.

Schizophrenia: a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.
Claustrophobia: extreme or irrational fear of confined places.
Kleptomania: a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
Megalomania: obsession with the exercise of power.

182.One who sacrifices his life for a cause
a.Patriot
b.Martyr
c.Revolutionary
d.

Soldier

Option “B” is correct

One word substitute is Martyr.

Patriot: a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
Martyr: a person who sacrifices his life for a cause.
Revolutionary: engaged in or promoting political revolution.
Soldier: a person who serves in an army.

183.A person who brings goods illegally into the country
a.Importer
b.Exporter
c.Fraud
d.

Smuggler

Option “D” is correct

One word substitute is Smuggler.

Importer: a person or organization that brings goods or services into a country from abroad for sale.
Exporter: a person, country, or company that sends goods or services to another country for sale.
Fraud: wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
Smuggler: a person who illegally brings goods into the country.

184.To take secretly in small quantities
a.Robbery
b.Pilferage
c.Theft
d.

Defalcation

Option “B” is correct

One word substitute is Pilferage.

Robbery: the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.
Pilferage: the action of stealing things of little value.
Theft: the action or crime of stealing.
Defalcation: the taking or illegal use of money by someone who has responsibility for it, such as a company or government official.

185.To accustom oneself to a foreign climate
a.Adapt
b.Adopt
c.Accustom
d.

Acclimatise


Option “D” is correct

One word substitute is Acclimatise.

Adapt: make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose.
Adopt: choose to take up, follow, or use.
Accustom: make someone or something accept (something) as normal or usual.
Acclimatise: become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions.

186.One who knows everything
a.Literate
b.Scholar
c.Omnipotent
d.

Omniscient

Option “D” is correct

187.Detailed plan of journey
a.Travelogue
b.
c.
d.

Option “D” is correct

188.Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin
a.
b.Favouritism
c.Worldliness
d.

Corruption

Option “A” is correct

One word substitute is Nepotism.

Nepotism: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
Favouritism: the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another.
Worldliness: the quality of being experienced and sophisticated.
Corruption: dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

189.Hater of learning and knowledge
a.Misologist
b.Bibliophile
c.Misogynist
d.

Misanthropist

Option “A” is correct

One word substitute is Misologist.
Misologist: a person who hates reason or discussion.
Bibliophile: a person who collects or has a great love of books.
Misogynist: a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.
Misanthropist: a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

190.A person interested in reading books and nothing else
a.Bookkeeper
b.
c.Bookworm
d.

Student

Option “C” is correct

One word substitute is Bookworm.
Bookkeeper: a person whose job is to keep records of the financial affairs of a business.
Scholar: a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.
Bookworm: a person who enjoys reading.
Student: a person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education.