One Word Substitution Part – 10

31. Lacking interest or excitement [SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening)]

(a) Despot
(b) Hostile
(c) Mundane
(d) Miserly

Correct Answer: (c) Mundane

Solution:Mundane - lacking interest or excitement

Despot - a ruler with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way

Hostile - having very strong feelings against somebody/something

Miserly - marked by grasping meanness and penuriousness

32. Policy of racial discrimination [SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Afternoon)]

(a) Non-alignment
(b) Diplomacy
(c) Commonwealth
(d) Apartheid

Correct Answer: (d) Apartheid

Solution:Apartheid - policy of racial discrimination
Non-alignment - lack of alliance or affiliation with other nations or groups, especially politically
Diplomacy - the activity of managing relations between different countries
Commonwealth - an organization whose members are the United Kingdom and some other countries that were once a part of the British Empire.

33. A four-footed animal [SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Evening)]

(a) Mammal
(b) Reptile
(c) Quadruped
(d) Biped

Correct Answer: (c) Quadruped

Solution:Quadruped - a four-footed animal

Mammal - an animal of the type that gives birth to live babies, not eggs

Reptile - an animal that has cold blood and a skin covered in scales
Biped - any creature with two feet

34. An entertainer who performs difficult physical feats [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) Archer
(b) Acrobat
(c) Artist
(d) Artisan

Correct Answer: (b) Acrobat

Solution:Acrobat - An entertainer who performs difficult physical feats
Archer - a person who shoots an arrow from a bow for sport or as a weapon
Artist - somebody who produces art, especially paintings or drawings
Artisan - a person who makes things skilfully, especially with his/her hands

35. Made of artificial substance or material [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) Synthetic
(b) Offensive
(c) Expensive
(d) Authentic

Correct Answer: (a) Synthetic

Solution:Synthetic - Made of artificial substance or material
Offensive - unpleasant or insulting
Expensive - costing a lot of money
Authentic - that you know is real or genuine

36. A decision on which one cannot go back [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) Incorrigible
(b) Irrevocable
(c) Improbable
(d) Incredible

Correct Answer: (b) Irrevocable

Solution:Irrevocable - A decision on which one cannot go back
Incorrigible - too bad to be corrected or improved
Improbable - not likely to be true or to happen
Incredible - impossible or very difficult to believe

37. Central character in a story or play [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) Emulator
(b) Contender
(c) Protagonist
(d) Adversary

Correct Answer: (c) Protagonist

Solution:Protagonist - Central character in a story or play.
Emulator - a person or thing that imitates others
Contender - a person who may win a competition
Adversary - an enemy or an opponent in a competition

38. A long wooden seat with a back for people to sit on in a church [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

(a) Aisle
(b) Pulpit
(c) Pew
(d) Altar

Correct Answer: (c) Pew

Solution:Pew - A long wooden seat with a back for people to sit on in a church
Aisle - a passage between the rows of seats in a church, theatre, etc.
Pulpit - a raised platform in a church where the priest stands when he/she is speaking
Altar - a high table that is the centre of a religious ceremony

39. One who accompanies somebody to protect him [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Companion
(b) Guide
(c) Defender
(d) Escort

Correct Answer: (d) Escort

Solution:Escort one who accompanies somebody to protect him

Companion - a person or animal with whom you spend a lot of time or go somewhere

Guide - a book, magazine, etc. that gives information or help on a subject

Defender - a person who defends somebody/something

40. Too great to be expressed or described in words [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Ineffable
(b) Indelible
(c) Infallible
(d) Indispensable

Correct Answer: (a) Ineffable

Solution:Ineffable - Too great to be expressed or described in words
Indelible - that cannot be removed or washed out
Infallible - never making mistakes or being wrong
Indispensable - very important, so that it is not possible to be without it