One Word Substitution Part – 11

Total Questions: 50

41. A dynamic campaign for political, social or religious change [SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Mutiny
(b) Conflict
(c) Crusade
(d) War

Correct Answer: (c) Crusade

Solution:Crusade- a dynamic campaign for political, social, or religious change
Mutiny - an act of a group of people, especially sailors or soldiers, refusing to obey the person who is in command

Conflict - a fight or an argument

War - a state of fighting between different countries or groups

42. A person preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic approach to life [SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) Practical
(b) Pragmatic
(c) Rational
(d) Quixotic

Correct Answer: (d) Quixotic

Solution:Quixotic - a person preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic approach to life
Practical - concerned with actually doing something rather than with ideas or thought
Pragmatic - dealing with problems in a practical way rather than by following ideas or principles
Rational - based on reason, sensible or logical

43. A musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces [SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Morning)]

(a) Medley
(b) Orchestra
(c) Lyric
(d) Band

Correct Answer: (a) Medley

Solution:Medley -a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
Orchestra - a large group of musicians who play different musical instruments together
Lyric - the words of a song.
Band - a small group of musicians who play popular music together

44. A secret or disguised way of writing [SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) Emblem
(b) Cypher
(c) Symbol
(d) Puzzle

Correct Answer: (b) Cypher

Solution:Cypher - a secret or disguised way of writing

Emblem - an object or symbol that represents something

Symbol - a sign, object, etc. which represents something

Puzzle - something that is difficult to understand or explain

45. A family of young birds [SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Kids
(b) Brood
(c) Offspring
(d) Litter

Correct Answer: (b) Brood

Solution:Brood - a family of young birds

Kids - a child or young person

Offspring - the young of an animal

Litter - pieces of paper, rubbish, etc. that are left in a public place

46. A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields [SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning)]

(a) Conglomerate
(b) Correlation
(c) Agreement
(d) Association

Correct Answer: (a) Conglomerate

Solution:Conglomerate - corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields
Correlation - a measure of the extent to which two variables are related.
Agreement - the state of agreeing with somebody/something
Association - joining or working with another person or group

47. An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death [SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) Analysis
(b) Homicide
(c) Post-mortem
(d) Suicide

Correct Answer: (c) Post-mortem

Solution:Post-mortem -an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
Analysis - careful examination of something
Homicide - the illegal killing of one person by another
Suicide - the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally

48. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing [SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Rhetoric
(b) Archaic
(c) Poetry
(d) Bombastic

Correct Answer: (a) Rhetoric

Solution:Rhetoric - the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
Archaic - very old-fashioned
Poetry - a collection of poems
Bombastic - high-sounding but with little meaning

49. speed greater than that of sound [SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Morning)]

(a) harmonic
(b) cacophonic
(c) supersonic
(d) subsonic

Correct Answer: (c) supersonic

Solution:Supersonic - speed greater than that of sound
Harmonic - used to describe the way notes are played or sung together to make a pleasing sound
Cacophonic - having an unpleasant sound
Subsonic - relating to or flying at a speed or speeds less than that of sound.

50. Someone who studies elections and voting statistics [SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Psychologist
(b) Psephologist
(c) Analyst
(d) Mathematician

Correct Answer: (b) Psephologist

Solution:Psephologist - someone who studies elections and voting statistics
Psychologist - a person who studies the mind and the way that people behave

Analyst - a person whose job is to examine something carefully as an expert

Mathematician - a person who studies or is an expert in mathematics

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