English One Word Substitution : All SSC Exams Previous Years Objective Solved Questions Set 1

In the following questions. Out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.

Q.1:- State of anxiety or dismay causing mental confusion ?

1. Constriction
2. Consternation
3. Concentration
4. Contraction

Q.2:- The process of deciding the nature of a disease by examination ?

1. Test
2. Perusal
3. Diagnosis
4. Operation

Q.3:- To agree to something ?

1. Assure
2. Assent
3. Adapt
4. Adhere

Q.4:- One who finds nothing good in anything ?

1. Critic
2. Satirist
3. Cynic
4. Slanderer

Q.5:- Fear of water ?

1. Claustrophobia
2. Hydrophobia
3. Insomnia
4. Obsession

Q.6:- A person who loves mankind ?

1. Misanthrope
2. Anthropologist
3. Philanthropist
4. Mercenary

Q.7:- A child born after the death of its father ?

1. An orphan
2. A deprived child
3. A waif
4. A posthumous child

Q.8:- A system of naming things ?

1. Horticulture
2. Miniature
3. Genocide
4. Nomenclature

Q.9:- To confirm with the help of evidence ?

1. Corroborate
2. Implicate
3. Designate
4. Extricate

Q.10:- Occurring at irregular intervals in time ?

1. Epidemic
2. Endemic
3. Temporal
4. Sporadic

Q.11:- A violent storm ?

1. Weather
2. Rains
3. Breeze
4. Tempest

Q.12:- A person who is physically dependent on a substance ?

1. Criminal
2. Martyr
3. Gladiator
4. Addict

Q.13:- Full of criticism and mockery.

1. Discrimination
2. Ridicule
3. Satire
4. Contempt

Q.14:- A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude

1. Iconoclast
2. Recluse
3. Sage
4. Priest

Q.15:- The place where public, government or historical records are kept ?

1. Coffer
2. Pantry
3. Archives
4. Scullery

Q.16:- A person who loves wealth and spends as little money as possible ?

1. Curmudgeon
2. Money-Grabber
3. Scrimp
4. Miser

Q.17:- To be dogmatic in one’s opinions ?

1. Plaintive
2. Opinionated
3. Undoubtable
4. Secular

Q.18:- A situation that stops an activity from progressing ?

1. Bypass
2. Breach
3. Bottleneck
4. Blockhead

Q.19:- An agreement between two countries or groups to stop fighting ?

1. Compromise
2. Ceasefire
3. Outpost
4. Protocol

Q.20:- The action of looking within or into one’s own mind ?

1. Observation
2. Examination
3. Introspection
4. Introvert

Q.21:- Careful and thorough enquiry ?

1. Investigation
2. Interview
3. Examination
4. Exploration

Q.22:- Able to use the left hand and right hand equally well ?

1. Ambivert
2. Ambidextrous
3. Ambivalent
4. Ambitious

Q.23:- Capable of being interpreted in two ways ?

1. Confusing
2. Unclear
3. Ambiguous
4. Ambivert

Q.24:- To keep a great person or event in people’s memory ?

1. Communicate
2. Commensurate
3. Commemorate
4. Commiserate

Q.25:- A movement of part of the body to express an idea or feeling ?

1. Jibe
2. Gesture
3. Pose
4. Mimicry