English One Word Substitution : All SSC Exams Previous Years Objective Solved Questions Set 10

Q.1:- Wild imagination ?

1. Whim
2. Fantasy
3. Sonnet
4. Carol

Q.2:- A book written by an unknown author ?

1. Anonymous
2. Acrimonious
3. Audacious
4. Assiduous

Q.3:- That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence or real nature of something ?

1. Camouflage
2. Transparent
3. Infallible
4. Image

Q.4:- Lack of feeling ?

1. Empathy
2. Apathy
3. Sympathy
4. Pity

Q.5:- Hole excavated by an animal as dwelling ?

1. Borrow
2. Burrow
3. Bore
4. Pierce

Q.6:- Her speech could not be heard by those sitting in the last few rows ?

1. Imperceptible
2. Indelible
3. Inaudible
4. Ineffable

Q.7:- Incapable of error ?

1. Erroneous
2. Incorrigible
3. Unbeatable
4. Infallible

Q.8:- An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated ?

1. Alimony
2. Parsimony
3. Matrimony
4. Honorarium

Q.9:- Government by the few ?

1. Oligarchy
2. Autocracy
3. Monarchy
4. Anarchy

Q.10:- Animals that eat flesh ?

1. Herbivorous
2. Carnivorous
3. Omnivorous
4. Insectivorous

Q.11:- Accidental good fortune ?

1. Serendipity
2. Good Luck
3. Chance
4. Fluke

Q.12:- Something that might happen in the future ?

1. Contingency
2. Insurance
3. Emergency
4. Prophecy

Q.13:- Passing out of use ?

1. Adolescent
2. Reticent
3. Translucent
4. Obsolescent

Q.14:- A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army ?

1. Mercenary
2. Liquidator
3. Venal
4. Hireling

Q.15:- A fictitious name especially one assumed by an author ?

1. Nick Name
2. Pseudonym
3. Sobriquet
4. Pet Name

Q.16:- An event that causes great harm to dams ?

1. Problem
2. Disaster
3. Pain
4. Relief

Q.17:- A speech made without preparation ?

1. Impromptu
2. Unscripted
3. Ad Lib
4. Extempore

Q.18:- A short trip or excursion ?

1. Rambler
2. Jaunt
3. Detour
4. Stroller

Q.19:- One who cannot make any mistake ?

1. Illegible
2. Inaudible
3. Invisible
4. Infallible

Q.20:- The belief that God is in everything including nature ?

1. Pantheism
2. Mysticism
3. Naturalism
4. Polytheism

Q.21:- Reasoning method involving two statements from which a conclusion is reached ?

1. Logism
2. Syllogism
3. Rhetoric
4. Rhapsody

Q.22:- Someone not fit to be chosen ?

1. Non-eligible
2. Ineligible
3. Uneligible
4. Imeligible

Q.23:- A cinema show held in the afternoon ?

1. Entertainment
2. Play
3. Premiere
4. Matinee

Q.24:- One who does or studies without seriousness ?

1. Dilettante
2. Diligent
3. Deliberate
4. Distracted

Q.25:- A handsome man ?

1. Adonis
2. Tycoon
3. Debonair
4. Cavalier