One Word Substitution Part – 13

Total Questions: 50

21. Something like an opening, particularly one in the body such as a nostril [SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Orifice
(b) Obtuse
(c) Obscure
(d) Oblique

Correct Answer: (a) Orifice

Solution:Orifice - a hole or opening, especially in the body

Obscure - not well known

Oblique - not expressed or done in a direct way

22. Making one feel very sad [SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Heart-to-heart
(b) Heart-searching
(c) Heart-stopping
(d) Heart-wrenching

Correct Answer: (d) Heart-wrenching

Solution:Heart-wrenching - extremely sad or distressing.
Heart-to-heart - (of a conversation) candid, intimate, and personal.

23. Covered with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound etc. from entering or escaping. [SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) Hydrated
(b) Insulated
(c) Assimilated
(d) Calibrated

Correct Answer: (b) Insulated

Solution:Insulated - to protect something with a material that prevents electricity, heat or sound from passing through
Hydrated - to make something take in water
Assimilated - to learn and understand something
Calibrated - to mark units of measurement on an instrument so that it can be used for measuring something accurately

24. Unable to think clearly because of a mental illness [SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Deranged
(b) Eccentric
(c) Whimsical
(d) Balanced

Correct Answer: (a) Deranged

Solution:Deranged - thinking and behaving in a way that is not normal, especially because of mental illness

Eccentric - strange or unusual

Whimsical - unusual and not serious in an amusing or annoying way

25. A person working on a trial period [SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Probationer
(b) Petitioner
(c) Practitioner
(d) Professional

Correct Answer: (a) Probationer

Solution:Probationer - a person who is serving a probationary or trial period in a job or position to which they are newly appointed
Petitioner - a person who presents a petition to an authority in respect of a particular cause.
Practitioner - a person who works as a doctor, dentist or lawyer
Professional - connected with a job that needs a high level of training and/or education

26. A vertical passageway into a mine [SSC SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) Canal
(b) Lobby
(c) Shaft
(d) Aisle

Correct Answer: (c) Shaft

Solution:Shaft - A vertical passageway into a mine

Canal - an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.

Lobby - the area that is just inside a large building, where people can meet and wait

Aisle - a passage between the rows of seats in a church, theatre, etc.

27. A place where wild animals live [SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Lair
(b) Hutch
(c) Kennel
(d) Cage

Correct Answer: (a) Lair

Solution:Lair - the place where a wild animal rests, hides or sleeps
Hutch - a wooden box with a front made of wire, that is used for keeping rabbits or other small animals
Kennel - a small house for a dog
Cage - a box made of bars or wire, or a space surrounded by wire or metal bars, in which a bird or animal is kept so that it cannot escape.

28. Small room where dishes are washed [SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) Ante-room
(b) Pantry
(c) Larder
(d) Scullery

Correct Answer: (d) Scullery

Solution:Scullery - a small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work.
Ante-room - an antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room.
Pantry - a small room or cupboard in which food, crockery, and cutlery are kept.
Larder - a room or large cupboard for storing food.

29. A person who speaks always in praise of himself [SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Evening)]

(a) Nationalist
(b) Egotist
(c) Conventionalist
(d) Evangelist

Correct Answer: (b) Egotist

Solution:Egotist - a person who is excessively conceited or absorbed in themselves; self-seeker.
Nationalist - a person who strongly identifies with their own nation and vigorously supports its interests
Evangelist - a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching.

30. A situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives or confusions [SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) Instability
(b) Complication
(c) Sophistication
(d) Dilemma

Correct Answer: (d) Dilemma

Solution:Dilemma - a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives

Instability - the state of being likely to change

Complication - something that makes a situation hard to understand or to deal with

Sophistication - the quality of being sophisticated.

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