One Word Substitution Part – 7

Total Questions: 50

11. A specialist of kidney [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Obstetrician
(b) Nephrologist
(c) Pathologist
(d) Primatologist

Correct Answer: (b) Nephrologist

Solution:Nephrologist - A specialist of kidney
Obstetrician - doctor with special training in taking care of pregnant women and helping in birth of babies
Pathologist - an expert in the study of diseases
Primatologist - One who studies mammals including apes, monkeys and humans

12. A person who is indifferent to pain and pleasures of life [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Vagabond
(b) Amateur
(c) Stoic
(d) Recluse

Correct Answer: (c) Stoic

Solution:Stoic - A person who is indifferent to pain and pleasures of life.
Vagabond - a person without a home or a job who keeps travelling from one place to an other
Amateur - a person who takes part in a sport or an activity for pleasure, not for money as a job
Recluse - a person who lives alone and who maintains very little contact with other people or society

13. A professional rider in horse race. [SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Horse Pilot
(b) Cellar
(c) Jockey
(d) Autocrat

Correct Answer: (c) Jockey

Solution:Jockey - A professional rider in horse race.
Horse Pilot - Horse Pilot is aimed at riders who are looking for technical riding gear.
Cellar - an underground room that is used for storing things
Autocrat - a ruler who has complete power

14. One who does not know reading or writing [SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Scholar
(b) Illiterate
(c) Erudite
(d) Fastidious

Correct Answer: (b) Illiterate

Solution:Illiterate - One who does not know reading or writing
Scholar - a person who studies and has a lot of knowledge about a particular subject
Erudite - having or showing great knowledge that is based on careful study

Fastidious - difficult to please; wanting everything to be perfect

15. Recovering from an illness or medical treatment. [SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Bohemian
(b) Connoisseur
(c) Convalescent
(d) Cosmopolitan

Correct Answer: (c) Convalescent

Solution:Convalescent - Recovering from an illness or medical treatment
Bohemian - A person who disregards conventional standards of behavior
Connoisseur - A person who has expert knowledge and keen discrimination in some field, esp. in the fine arts or in matters of taste
Cosmopolitan - one who belongs to all over the world

16. Book giving information about everything [SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Dictionary
(b) Encyclopedia
(c) Phonebook
(d) Thesis

Correct Answer: (c) Phonebook

Solution:Encyclopedia - Book giving information about everything

Dictionary - a book that contains a list of the words in a language in the order of the alphabet and that tells you what they mean, in the same or another language

Phonebook - a book that lists the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the people and businesses in a certain area.

Thesis - an idea that is discussed and presented with evidence in order to show that it is true

17. One who cures eye disease. [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Biologist
(b) Phonologist
(c) Prologist
(d) Ophthalmologist

Correct Answer: (d) Ophthalmologist

Solution:Ophthalmologist - One who cures eye disease

Biologist - one who focuses on living organisms, including plants and animals

Phonologist - A person who specializes in functional use of sounds in language

Prologist - one who writes or delivers a prologue (prologue - introduction to a literary work)

18. A person who is never happy with what he has [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Miser
(b) Heresy
(c) Malcontent
(d) Malleable

Correct Answer: (c) Malcontent

Solution:Malcontent - A person who is never happy with what he has

Miser - someone unwilling to spend money

Heresy - belief or opinion contrary to religious doctrine or generally accepted

Malleable - easy to press into different shapes

19. The art of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms. [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Biopsy
(b) Diagnosis
(c) Prognosis
(d) Autopsy

Correct Answer: (b) Diagnosis

Solution:Diagnosis - The art of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms

Biopsy - an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease

Prognosis - an estimate of the future of
someone or something

Autopsy - an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death

20. A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding. [SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Fastidious
(b) Fanatic
(c) Fugitive
(d) Farce

Correct Answer: (c) Fugitive

Solution:Fugitive - A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.
Fastidious - giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect:
Fanatic - a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause).
Farce - something important or serious that is not organized well or treated with respect

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