One Word Substitution (Part-4)

Total Questions: 50

11. Kidney beans were boiled quickly when Nisha added a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction itself. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) catalyst
Solution:Catalyst- a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction itself.

Reactant- a substance that participates in a chemical reaction and undergoes a change.

Enzyme- a catalyst that regulates the rate at which chemical reactions proceed in living organisms.

Solute- a substance that is dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.

12. As I walked through the old town, I couldn't help but feel a sentimental longing for the simpler times of my childhood. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) nostalgia
Solution:Nostalgia - a sentimental longing.

Affection - a gentle feeling of fondness or liking.

Homesickness - a feeling of longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.

Inertia - tendency to remain in the same state of rest or motion.

13. Collection of written or spoken texts. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Corpus
Solution:Corpus - collection of written or spoken texts.

Data bank - a large collection of information that be searched can through quickly, especially by computer. a

Dictionary - a book that contains a list of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings.

Circa- approximately.

14. A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Dialect
Solution:Dialect - A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

Singular - referring to just one person or thing.

Slang - informal language and vocabulary that is commonly used in specific social groups.

Referendum - a vote in which all the people in a country give their opinion about an important political or social question.

15. The museum's archive is a great place to find valuable artifacts such as ancient manuscripts. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) A collection of historical documents or records
Solution:Archive - a collection of historical documents or records,

16. One who studies the evolution of mankind [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Anthropologist
Solution:Anthropologist - one who studies the evolution of mankind. Anarchist one who believes that laws and governments are not necessary. Amateur one who engages in a hobby or activity for pleasure, not as a profession. Antagonist one who opposes or competes with another.

17. Something to be easily carried or moved [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Portable
Solution:Portable - something to be easily carried or moved.

Robust - strong and healthy.

Stagnant - (of liquids or air)not flowing or often smelling and moving, unpleasant.

Fragile - easily broken or damaged.

18. An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Utopia
Solution:Utopia- an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

Dwarf -a person or thing much smaller than typical.

Chronology- the arrangement of events in the order of their occurrence.

Octogenarian- a person in their eighties (aged 80-89).

19. Poor physical or mental condition. [SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) III health
Solution:III health - poor physical or mental condition.

III nature - the quality of being bad-tempered.

Illicit - forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

Ill-fated not lucky and ending sadly, especially in death or failure.

20. A thing fit to eat. [SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) Edible
Solution:Edible - A thing fit to eat.

Eligible - suitable or qualified for a - particular purpose or position.

Digestible- capable of being digested.

Curable - a disease capable of being cured or treated.