One Word Substitution Part – 2

Total Questions: 50

1. Since God is an all-powerful creator, he has absolute control over those whom he has created. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Omniscient
(b) Voracious
(c) Omnipotent
(d) Incorrigible

Correct Answer: (c) Omnipotent

Solution:Omnipotent - an all-powerful creator.

Omniscient - one who knows everything.

Voracious - craving or consuming large quantities of food.

Incorrigible - that which can not be corrected.

2. Centre of public attention [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Limelight
(b) Ambiguity
(c) Fuzziness
(d) Obscurity

Correct Answer: (a) Limelight

Solution:Limelight centre of public attention.

Ambiguity - the quality of being open to more than one interpretation.

Fuzziness - the quality of not being clear to see or hear.

Obscurity - the quality of being difficult to understand.

3. One who goes from place to place, begging [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Malleable
(b) Mendicant
(c) Meticulous
(d) Misogamist

Correct Answer: (b) Mendicant

Solution:Mendicant - one who goes from place to place, begging.

Malleable - able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.

Meticulous - very careful and precise.

Misogamist - hatred of marriage.

4. To tell the nature of a disease by its symptoms. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Design
(b) Diagnosis
(c) Decisive
(d) Dosage

Correct Answer: (b) Diagnosis

Solution:Diagnosis - to tell the nature of a disease by its symptoms.

Design - a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Decisive - having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.

Dosage - the size or frequency of a dose of a medicine or drug.

5. A book published after author's death. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Predecessor publication
(b) Posthumous publication
(c) Supernatural publication
(d) Posthuman publication

Correct Answer: (b) Posthumous publication

Solution:Posthumous publication - a book published after author's death.

Predecessor publication - a publication or written work that came before another publication.

Supernatural publication - a piece of writing that involves occurrences that are beyond the scope of natural laws, science, or the ordinary understanding of the physical world.

Posthuman publication - a written work about what happens when humans and technology merge, making us different from how we are now.

6. A person who eats too much [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Glutton
(b) Gullible
(c) Garrulous
(d) Greedy

Correct Answer: (a) Glutton

Solution:Glutton - a person who eats too much.

Gullible - someone who can be easily deceived or tricked.

Garrulous - having the habit of talking a lot.

Greedy - having a selfish desire for wealth and possessions.

7. Study of coins [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Numismatics
(b) Apothecary
(c) Philately
(d) Antiquary

Correct Answer: (a) Numismatics

Solution:Numismatics - study of coins.

Apothecary - one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.

Philately - the collection and study of postage stamps.

Antiquary - a person who studies or collects old and valuable objects.

8. Children and adolescents with a morbid compulsion to steal experience a growing sense of tension just before stealing. followed by pleasure, relief or gratification during or just after stealing. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Megalomania
(b) Kleptomania
(c) Dipsomania
(d) Pyromania

Correct Answer: (b) Kleptomania

Solution:Kleptomania - an urge or habit of stealing.

Megalomania - obsession with the exercise of power.

Dipsomania - an uncontrollable craving for alcohol.

Pyromania - fire to things. an obsessive desire to set

9. Requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Blunt
(b) Abstract
(c) Sustainable
(d) Tricky

Correct Answer: (d) Tricky

Solution:Tricky - requiring exceptional skill ог caution in performance or handling.

Blunt - dull or not sharp

Abstract - existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Sustainable - able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

10. An act of exchanging information [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Touch
(b) Hold
(c) Collaboration
(d) Communication

Correct Answer: (d) Communication

Solution:Communication - exchanging information. an act of

Touch - to make physical contact with something or someone using one's hand.

Hold - to grasp or grip something firmly with the hands.

Collaboration - the action of working together with others.

12 3 4 5 Next »