One Word Substitution Part – 13

11. A group of people who have come together in a religious building for worship and prayer [SSC CHSL 15/10/2020 (Morning)]

(a) Congregation
(b) Crowd
(c) Throng
(d) Multitude

Correct Answer: (a) Congregation

Solution:Congregation - A group of people who have come together in a religious building for worship and prayer
Crowd - a large number of people in one place
Throng - a large crowd of people
Multitude - a very large number of people or things

12. A situation in which many people leave a place at the same time [SSC CHSL 15/10/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) Exodus
(b) Mitigation
(c) Navigation
(d) Immigration

Correct Answer: (a) Exodus

Solution:Exodus - a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time
Mitigation - the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
Navigation - the process or activity of
accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route.
Immigration - the process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own

13. Come in the way of [SSC CHSL 15/10/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Indulge
(b) Facilitate
(c) Hamper
(d) Deprive

Correct Answer: (c) Hamper

Solution:Hamper - to make something difficult
Indulge - to allow yourself to have or do something for pleasure
Facilitate - to make something possible or easier
Deprive - to prevent somebody/something from having something

14. An unforeseen happening which creates some damage [SSC CHSL 15/10/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Mystery
(b) Menace
(c) Magical
(d) Mishap

Correct Answer: (d) Mishap

Solution:Mishap - a small accident or piece of bad luck that does not have serious results
Mystery - a thing that you cannot understand or explain
Menace - a danger or threat
Magical - that seems to use magic

15. Soon passing out or of a short duration [SSC CHSL 16/10/2020 (Morning)]

(a) Frostbite
(b) Evanescent
(c) Extempore
(d) Fluke

Correct Answer: (b) Evanescent

Solution:Evanescent - quickly fading or disappearing.
Frostbite - a serious medical condition of the fingers, toes, etc. that is caused by very low temperatures
Extempore - spoken or done without preparation.
Fluke - a surprising and lucky result that happens by accident

16. Repetition of an initial sound in two or more words of a line [SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Morning)]

(a) Assonance
(b) Rhythm
(c) Alliteration
(d) Rhyme

Correct Answer: (b) Rhythm

Solution:Rhythm - a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Assonance - resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words
Alliteration - the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together
Rhyme - a word that has the same sound as another

17. A plantation of grapes [SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) Nursery
(b) Vineyard
(c) Orchard
(d) Grove

Correct Answer: (b) Vineyard

Solution:Vineyard - a piece of land where grapes are grown
Nursery - a place where young plants are grown and sold
Orchard - a piece of land on which fruit trees are grown
Grove - a small group of trees, especially of one particular type

18. A small compartment in an aircraft for the pilot [SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Chassis
(b) Cockpit
(c) Canopy
(d) Fuselage

Correct Answer: (b) Cockpit

Solution:Cockpit - the part of a plane where the pilot sits
Chassis - the metal frame of a vehicle onto which the other parts fit
Canopy - a cover that hangs or spreads above something
Fuselage - the main part of a plane (not the engines, wings or tail)

19. Flesh-eating animal [SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Morning)]

(a) Insectivore
(b) Carnivore
(c) Omnivore
(d) Herbivore

Correct Answer: (b) Carnivore

Solution:Carnivore - an animal that eats meat
Insectivore - any animal that eats insects
Omnivore - an animal that eats both plants and meat
Herbivore -an animal that only eats grass and plants

20. A deep fissure in the earth's surface [SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) Volcano
(b) Chasm
(c) Earthquake
(d) Tremor

Correct Answer: (b) Chasm

Solution:Chasm - a deep hole in the ground

Tremor - a slight shaking movement