One Word Substitution

Total Questions: 50

41. Someone who pretends to have certain moral standards while secretively that person practices those very moral lapses. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Actor
(b) Hypocrite
(c) Sinner
(d) Spy

Correct Answer: (b) Hypocrite

Solution:Hypocrite- someone who pretends to have certain moral standards while secretively that person practices those very moral lapses.

Actor- a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.

Sinner- a person who has broken a religious or moral law

Spy- a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.

42. The compulsion to tell lies [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

(a) Mythomania
(b) Nymphomania
(c) Megalomania
(d) Pyromania

Correct Answer: (a) Mythomania

Solution:Mythomania - the compulsion to tell lies.

Nymphomania - uncontrollable excessive sexual desire in a woman. or

Megalomania - an unnaturally strong wish for power and control.

Pyromania - an obsessive desire to set fire to things.

43. A disease prevalent in a community or a specific region at a specific time, affecting a large area. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Eradicate
(b) Epidemic
(c) Pandemic
(d) Endemic

Correct Answer: (b) Epidemic

Solution:Epidemic - a disease prevalent in a community or a specific region at a specific time, affecting a large area.

Eradicate - to destroy or remove completely.

Pandemic - a disease that is prevalent throughout a country or the world.

Endemic - constantly present in a particular location or environment.

44. He was not willing to attend the technical session of the conference. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) comprehensive
(b) reluctant
(c) dejecting
(d) curious

Correct Answer: (b) reluctant

Solution:Reluctant - not willing.

Comprehensive - including all of the necessary elements or information.

Dejecting - causing sadness or disappointment.

Curious - wanting to know or learn something.

45. To have a strong emotional effect on. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) To overwhelm
(b) To yield
(c) To smother
(d) To forfeit

Correct Answer: (a) To overwhelm

Solution:To overwhelm - to have a strong emotional effect on.

To yield - to produce or give something.

To smother - to cover or surround something completely, preventing it from getting air.

To forfeit - to give up something, especially because you have lost the right to have it.

46. Very attractive and easy to feel love for [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Adorable
(b) Flamboyant
(c) Laudable
(d) Mysterious

Correct Answer: (a) Adorable

Solution:Adorable - very attractive and easy to feel love for.

Flamboyant - behaving in a way that is intended to attract attention.

Laudable - deserving praise.

Mysterious - difficult to understand or explain.

47. An animal or a person that eats all types of food, especially plants and meat [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Vegetarian
(b) Omnivore
(c) Herbivore
(d) Carnivore

Correct Answer: (b) Omnivore

Solution:Omnivore an animal or a person that eats all types of food, especially plants and meat.

Vegetarian a person who does not eat meat.

Herbivore an animal that feeds on plants.

Carnivore an animal that feeds on other animals.

48. Extremely beautiful, elaborate or impressive [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Transient
(b) Magnificent
(c) Proficient
(d) Deficient

Correct Answer: (b) Magnificent

Solution:Magnificent extremely beautiful, elaborate or impressive.

Transient-lasting only for a short time.

Proficient - competent or skilled in doing or using something.

Deficient - not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

49. A structure in the garden where climbing plants can grow and people can walk under [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Pergola
(b) Tomb
(c) Outhouse
(d) Treehouse

Correct Answer: (a) Pergola

Solution:Pergola - a structure in the garden where climbing plants can grow and people can walk under,

Tomb - a chamber below the ground where a dead person is buried.

Outhouse - a small building, such as a shed, outside a main building.

Treehouse - a house like structure built in the branches of a tree, as for children to play in.

50. A documents collection of or records historical providing information about a place, institution, or group of people [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Asylum
(b) Museum
(c) Apostate
(d) Archive

Correct Answer: (d) Archive

Solution:Archive - a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or a group of people.

Asylum - an institution for the care of people who are mentally ill.

Museum - a building where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept.

Apostate - a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.

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