English One Word Substitution : All SSC Exams Previous Years Objective Solved Questions Set 9

Q.1:- An abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by somebody ?

1. Founding
2. Sibling
3. Urchin
4. Orphan

Q.2:- A small room in a big house, hotel, ship etc where glasses, dishes, spoons, food etc are kept ?

1. Portico
2. Pantry
3. Mezzanine
4. Kitchen

Q.3:- To injure one’s reputation ?

1. Defame
2. Ridicule
3. Mock
4. Agitate

Q.4:- A man who doesn’t know how to read or write ?

1. Uneducated
2. Illiterate
3. Ignorant
4. Oblivious

Q.5:- The study or collection of coins ?

1. Nymphomania
2. Numismatics
3. Numerology
4. Numeric

Q.6:- One whose motive is merely to get money ?

1. Businesslike
2. Mercenary
3. Polyglot
4. Fastidious

Q.7:- Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors ?

1. Alimony
2. Patrimony
3. Voluntary
4. Armistice

Q.8:- Fluent and clear in speech ?

1. Emotional
2. Enthusiastic
3. Articulate
4. Confident

Q.9:- Something that is difficult to believe ?

1. Inevitable
2. Incredible
3. Suspicious
4. Impossible

Q.10:- One who gains benefit from something ?

1. Benefactor
2. Miser
3. Hermit
4. Beneficiary

Q.11:- To officially take private property away to seize ?

1. Offer
2. Confiscate
3. Annex
4. Hijack

Q.12:- The production of raw silk ?

1. Sericulture
2. Seroculture
3. Sariculture
4. Syrumculture

Q.13:- Likely to arouse envy ?

1. Enviable
2. Economical
3. Envious
4. Jealous

Q.14:- Exclusive possession or control of anything ?

1. Monotheism
2. Monopoly
3. Monism
4. Mono-mania

Q.15:- Inability to sleep ?

1. Insomnia
2. Slumber
3. Lassitude
4. Sleeping Sickness

Q.16:- One who is unaffected or indifferent to joy, pain, pleasure or grief ?

1. Tolerant
2. Resigned
3. Passive
4. Stoic

Q.17:- An act of violence to take control of a plane ?

1. Hold as hostage
2. Abduct
3. Hijack
4. Kidnap

Q.18:- Send or bring somebody back to his own country ?

1. Asylum
2. Refuge
3. Repatriate
4. Emigrate

Q.19:- Animals which live in water ?

1. Wild
2. Domestic
3. Aquatic
4. Barren

Q.20:- The study of birds ?

1. Zoology
2. Ornithology
3. Physiology
4. Anthropology

Q.21:- A person who readily believes others ?

1. Credible
2. Credulous
3. Sensitive
4. Sensible

Q.22:- A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty ?

1. Samaritan
2. Altruist
3. Philanthropist
4. Beneficiary

Q.23:- A person in a vehicle or on horseback escorting another vehicle ?

1. Navigator
2. Escort
3. Outrider
4. Security

Q.24:- One who eats too much ?

1. Glutton
2. Obese
3. Overweight
4. Greedy

Q.25:- Animals which suckle their young ?

1. Herbivores
2. Mammals
3. Carnivores
4. Omnivores