परीक्षा में दिए गए गद्यांश में से एक या दो प्रश्न One word substitution के पूछे जाते हैं। ‘केवल एक ही’ में दिए गए उत्तरों में से सही उत्तर चुनना होता है।
निम्नलिखित शब्दों के अर्थ ध्यानपूर्वक पढ़िए।
उदाहरण-
1. A person who is fond of fighting-Bellicose.
2. A person who believes in the existence of God -Theist.
1. A person who does not believe in the existence of God- Atheist
-Pessimist
4. A person who is very fond of sensuous enjoyment. Epicure
5. One who does not know reading and writing -Illiterate
6. One with long experience in any field- Veteran
7. Consent of all-Unanimous
8. One who entirely depends on another -Parasite
9. Goods sent from one country to another for trade – Export
10. Goods received by one country from another for trade – Import
11. Murder of one’s own self. – Suicide
12. Murder of a murderer of a man- Homicide
13. Murder or murderer of an infant- Infanticide
14. Murder or murderer of one’s mother -Matricide
15. Murder or murderer of one’s father -Patricide
16. Murder or murderer of one’s brother-Fratricide
17. A disease which spreads through air and water. – Infectious
18. Items of business for consideration at a meeting – Agenda
19. A diplomatic representative of one country in another – Ambassador
20. A remedy for all kinds of diseases or troubles – Panacea
One Word Substitution
21. A plane figure with eight sides and angles – Octagon
22. A plane figure with five sides and angles – Pentagon
23. A plane figure with six sides and angles – Hexagon
24. Succession of rules belonging to one family – Dynasty
25. A person, plant or animal who is below the usual -Dwarf
26. One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession -Amateur
27. One who assumes a character or title not his own to deceive -Impostor
29. A lady’s umbrella – Parasol
30. Medical examinations of the dead body. – Post-mortem
31. A person chosen by quarrelling parties to settle their differences – Arbitrator
12. A person who looks upon the bright side of things.- Optimist
33. A person who looks upon the dark side of things – Pessimist
34. A child whose parents are dead. – Orphan
35. The man who does not eat meat – Vegetarian
36. The man who can eat meat preparations -Non-vegetarian
37. One who eats too much.-Glutton
38. A speech or a poem recited at the end of a play – Epilogue
39. Speaking aloud while alone -Soliloquy
40. A play or a dramatic performance in verse, with music. dance and fine costumes-Masque
41. Morning prayer in the church.- Matin
42. Evening prayer in the church – Vesper
41. Bells rung in the church in the evening – Curfew
44. An office for which salary is paid – Honorary
45. Persons working in the same department. – Colleagues
46. A government by one person.- Autocracy
47. A government by the nobles – Aristocracy
48. A government by the officials – Bureaucracy
49. The skill and policy of a country’s statesmen and politicians. Diplomacy
50. Animals which live in water. Aquatic
51. Animals which can live both on land and in water. – Amphibian
52. Animals which live in flocks – Gregarious
53. One who knows many languages – Linguist
54. A word or custom which is no longer in use
55. Matter written by hand- Manuscript
56. The life-history of a man written by himself.- Autobiography
57. The life-history of a man written by someone else. – Biography
58. The science of animal life. Zoology
60. The science of earth’s history and rocks-Geology
61. The state of being unmarried (of a man). -Bachelorhood
62. The state of being unmarried (of a girl) -Maidenhood
63. The custom of having two wives or two husbands at a time
-Bigamy
64. The custom of having more than two wives at the same time -Polygamy
65. A woman whose husband is dead- Widow
66. A man whose wife is dead. -Widower
67. Yearly return of the date of an event-Anniversary
68. That which happens once in a year – Annual
69. Present everywhere. Omnipresent
70. That which can be seen through -Transparent
71. A lover of womankind -Philogynist
72. A hater of womankind.Misogynist
73. He who works for the welfare of women. – Feminist
74. A lover of one’s own self. – Egoist
75. A lover of others.-Altruist
76. One who dies for a noble cause.-Martyr
77. Words which are inscribed on the grave.- Epitaph
78. Fit to be chosen; qualified. – Eligible
79. That which cannot be read.- illegible
80. A person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another – Emigrant
81. Movement from one country to another -Migration
82. One who lives in a country without citizenship. – Alien
83. One who commits the first act of attack, offence or hostility – Aggressor
84. The science of vegetable life. – Botany
85. To give up a throne: abdication
86. The offence of kidnapping a person: abduction
87. A wandering from the right course Aberration
88. One who helps a criminal in carrying out his evil design: abettor
