One Word Substitutes

(21) A speech delivered without any prior preparation.

• (a) Monologue
• (b) Extempore
• (c) Soliloquy
• (d) Oration

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) Extempore
Extempore refers to a speech or performance given without preparation or rehearsal.

(22) The scientific study of the nervous system.

• (a) Neurology
• (b) Cardiology
• (c) Dermatology
• (d) Endocrinology

Answer

Correct Answer: (a) Neurology
Neurology is the branch of medicine or biology that deals with the anatomy, functions, and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system.

(23) A person who writes the life story of someone else.

• (a) Autobiographer
• (b) Biographer
• (c) Historian
• (d) Chronicler

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) Biographer
A biographer is someone who writes an account of another person’s life.

(24) A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness.

• (a) Anarchist
• (b) Socialist
• (c) Capitalist
• (d) Communist

Answer

Correct Answer: (a) Anarchist
An anarchist is a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.

(25) A remedy that relieves or allays pain.

• (a) Antibiotic
• (b) Analgesic
• (c) Antiseptic
• (d) Antidote

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) Analgesic
An analgesic is a drug that is used to relieve pain.