One Word Substitution (Part-14)

Total Questions: 26

11. Sound of horses [SSC CPO Tier II (27/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (d) neigh
Solution:Neigh - sound of horses
Grunt- a short low sound in the throat or a noisy breathing sound.
Screech - to make an unpleasant loud, high sound.
Squeak- a short high noise that is not very loud.

12. A large number of fish swimming together [SSC CPO Tier II (27/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (b) shoal
Solution:Shoal - a large number of fish swimming together.
Herd - a group of large numbers of animals that live and feed together.
Brood- all the young birds that belong to one mother.
Cache - an amount of something, especially drugs or weapons, that has been hidden or stored together.

13. To express in an unclear way. [SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (b) garbled
Solution:garbled - confused and distorted; unclear.
eloquent - fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
lucid - expressed clearly; easy to understand
Intelligible - able to be understood; comprehensible.

14. Something happening by chance in a happy and beneficial way [SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (b) serendipity
Solution:serendipity
serenity - the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.
misadventure - death caused by ca person accidentally while performingza legal act without negligence or intent to harm.
fortitude - courage in pain or adversity.

15. Continuing for a very long time. [SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (d) interminable
Solution:interminable - endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically).
laconic - using very few words.
interim - the intervening time. concise - brief but comprehensive.

16. Splendid and expensive-looking. [SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (a) sumptuous
Solution:sumptuous - splendid and expensive-looking.
peculiar - different to what is normal or expected; strange.
curious - eager to know or learn something.
malicious - intended to do harm.

17. A distinguished conductor or performer of classical music [SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (a) maestro
Solution:maestro - a distinguished conductor or performer of classical music.
layman - a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.
amateur - a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis. novice a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.

18. The science dealing with X - rays and other high-energy radiation, especially for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. [SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (d) radiology
Solution:radiology - the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation
nephrology - the branch of medicine that deals with the physiology and diseases of the kidneys.
neurology - (related to nerves and the nervous system.)
pathology - (the science of the causes and effects of diseases)

19. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. [SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (b) integrity
Solution:integrity- quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
insatiability - Impossible to satiate or satisfy insidiousness Intended to entrap/harmful; alluring:
intellect -a person's mental powers.

20. The customary code of polite behaviour in society. [SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (d) etiquette
Solution:etiquette - the customary code of polite behaviour in society
norm - something that is usual, typical, or standard.
majesty - royal power/ impressive beauty, scale, or stateliness.
estimation - a rough calculation of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.