One Word Substitution Part – 10

Total Questions: 50

41. A mass of snow, ice and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Blizzard
(b) Glacier
(c) Avalanche
(d) Typhoon

Correct Answer: (c) Avalanche

Solution:Avalanche - a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down
mountainside.
Blizzard - a very bad storm with strong winds and a lot of snow
Glacier - a mass of ice that moves slowly down a valley
Avalanche - a very large amount of snow that slides quickly down the side of a mountain
Typhoon - a violent tropical storm with very strong winds

42. The original natives of a country [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Savages
(b) Aborigines
(c) Tribal
(d) Cannibals

Correct Answer: (b) Aborigines

Solution:Aborigines - The original natives of a country
Savages - extremely wild or violent
Tribal - relating to a tribe
Cannibals - people who eats other people

43. A set of rooms specially in a hotel for the use of one person or his family [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Suite
(b) Flat
(c) Apartment
(d) Abode

Correct Answer: (a) Suite

Solution:Suite - A set of rooms especially in a hotel for the use of one person or his family
Flat - a set of rooms usually in a large building
Apartment - a set of rooms for living on one floor of a building
Abode - the place where you live

44. Substance used for killing troublesome small animals like insects, mice etc. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

(a) Homicide.
(b) Infanticide
(c) Fungicide
(d) Pesticide

Correct Answer: (d) Pesticide

Solution:Pesticide - Substance used for killing troublesome small animals like insects, mice etc.
Homicide - the illegal killing of one person by another
Infanticide - the crime of killing a baby, especially when a parent kills his/her own child
Fungicide - a substance that kills a type of plant with no leaves or flowers (fungus) that grows on other plants or animals and harms them

45. One who interferes in the affairs of others, often for selfish reasons [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning)]

(a) stranger
(b) interpreter
(c) interloper
(d) foreigner

Correct Answer: (c) interloper

Solution:Interloper- One who interferes in the affairs of others, often for selfish
reasons
Stranger- a person that you do not know

Interpreter- a person whose job is to translate what somebody is saying immediately into another language

Foreigner- a person who belongs to a country that is not your own

46. Restore (someone) to health or normal life after imprisonment, addiction, or illness [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning)]

(a) rehabilitate
(b) reinstate
(c) renovate
(d) refurbish

Correct Answer: (a) rehabilitate

Solution:Rehabilitate- Restore (someone) to health or normal life after imprisonment, addiction, or illness
Reinstate - to give back a job or position that was taken from somebody
Renovate - to repair an old building and put it back into good condition
Refurbish - to clean and decorate a room, building, etc. to make it more beautiful, useful, etc.

47. One who reads a lot [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Clever
(b) Bookworm
(c) Witty
(d) Intelligent

Correct Answer: (b) Bookworm

Solution:Bookworm- one who reads a lot

Clever- able to learn, understand or do something quickly and easily

Witty- clever and amusing

Intelligent- having or showing the ability to understand.

48. Make impure by adding inferior substances [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Obviate
(b) Adulterate
(c) Adjudicate
(d) Obliterate

Correct Answer: (b) Adulterate

Solution:Adulterate- Make impure by adding inferior substances

Obviate to remove a difficulty, problem or the need for something

Adjudicate - to act as an official judge in a competition or to decide who is right when two people or groups disagree about something

Obliterate - to remove all signs of something by destroying or covering it of completely

49. A person who pretends to be someone else to deceive others [SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Morning)]

(a) Actor
(b) Imposter
(c) Mentor
(d) Gangster

Correct Answer: (b) Imposter

Solution:Imposter- A person who pretends to be someone else to deceive others

Actor- a man or woman whose job is to act in a play or film or on television

Mentor- an experienced person who advises and helps somebody with less experience over a period of time

Gangster- a member of a group of criminals.

50. Certain to happen [SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) Unbelievable
(b) Unchanging
(c) Inevitable
(d) Indelible

Correct Answer: (c) Inevitable

Solution:

Inevitable- Certain to happen

Unbelievable- very surprising; difficult to believe

Unchanging- remaining the same

Indelible- that cannot be removed or washed out

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