One Word Substitution – SSC CGL Tier 1 previous year questions

Here is the compilation of all previous year question of One Word Substitution – with answers.

Question:1) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[08-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

A funeral poem
Options:
1) Elegy
2) Pandemonium
3) Parody
4) Sonnet
Correct Answer: Elegy
 
Question:2)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[08-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

One who walks in sleep
Options:
1) Drover
2) Fastidious
3) Numismatist
4) Somnambulist
Correct Answer: Somnambulist

Question:3) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[08-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

One skilled in telling stories

Options:

1) Ventral

2) Fanatic

3) Raconteur

4) Tyro

Correct Answer: Raconteur

 
Question:4)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[08-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Fear of Fire

Options:

1) Arsonphobia

2) Astraphobia

3) Astrophobia

4) Arrhenphobia

Correct Answer: Arsonphobia

Question:5) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[08-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

One who is honourably discharged from service
Options:
1) Belligerent
2) Emeritus
3) Truant
4) Mercenary
Correct Answer: Emeritus
 
Question:6) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[08-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

A perception without objective reality
Options:
1) Cynicism
2) Hallucination
3) Illusion
4) Optimism
Correct Answer: Hallucination

Question:7) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[09-AUG-2017 Shift-1] 

 A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy.   
Options:
1) Callous
2) Credulous
3) Gullible
4) Bohemian  
Correct Answer: Callous  
  
Question:8) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [09-AUG-2017 Shift-1] 

 One who eats two much   
Options:
1) Impostor
2) Glutton
3) Hypochondriac
4) Intestate  
Correct Answer: Glutton  

Question:9) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[09-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

An old unmarried woman

Options:

1) Masochist

2) Septuagenarian

3) Sniper

4) Spinster

Correct Answer: Spinster
 
Question:10) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [09-AUG-2017 Shift-2] 

A roundabout way of speaking
Options:
1) Centipede
2) Circumlocution
3) Coercion
4) Concentric
Correct Answer: Circumlocution

Question:11) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [09-AUG-2017 Shift-3] 

 One who is determined to take full revenge for wrongs done to him   
Options:
1) Enmity
2) Nigger
3) Pedantic
4) Vindictive  
Correct Answer: Vindictive  
 
Question:12) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [09-AUG-2017 Shift-3] 

 Just punishment for wrong doing   
Options:
1) Dandy
2) Nemesis
3) Prodigy
4) Wagon  
Correct Answer: Nemesis  

Question:13) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [10-AUG-2017 Shift-1] 

A strong blast of wind.
Options:
1) Implosion
2) Trickle
3) Gust
4) Mantle
Correct Answer: Gust

Question:14) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [10-AUG-2017 Shift-1] 

Phobia of dogs
Options:
1) Orophobia
2) Cynophobia
3) Vatrachophobia
4) Phemophobia
Correct Answer: Cynophobia

Question:15) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [10-AUG-2017 Shift-2] 

One who is new to a profession
Options:
1) Nuance
2) Pun
3) Tyro
4) Vandal
Correct Answer: Tyro

Question:16) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [10-AUG-2017 Shift-2] 

A speech or a presentation made without previous preparation.
Options:
1) Euphemism
2) Obituary
3) Extempore
4) Soliloquy
Correct Answer: Extempore

Question:17)  In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [10-AUG-2017 Shift-3] 

Easily duped or fooled

Options:

1) Bigot

2) Gullible

3) Ridicule

4) Venerable

Correct Answer: Gullible


Question:18)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [10-AUG-2017 Shift-3] 

Atonement for one’s sins

Options:

1) Elite

2) Ignoramus

3) Incendiary

4) Repentance

Correct Answer: Repentance

Question:19)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [11-AUG-2017 Shift-1] 

 Killing of one’s own child  
Options:
1) Foeticide
2) Filicide
3) Infanticide
4) Lupicide  
Correct Answer: Filicide  
  
Question:20) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [11-AUG-2017 Shift-1] 

 A lover of work  
Options:
1) Oenophile
2) Technophile
3) Romanophile
4) Ergophile  
Correct Answer: Ergophile  

Question:21) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[11-AUG-2017 Shift-2] 

Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin   
Options:
1) Ableism
2) Iconoclast
3) Maiden
4) Nepotism  
Correct Answer: Nepotism  
 
Question:22) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [11-AUG-2017 Shift-2] 

 One who does not care for literature or art  
Options:
1) Dictator
2) Hypocrite
3) Philistine
4) Primitive  
Correct Answer: Philistine  
 

Question:23) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [11-AUG-2017 Shift-3] 

To give up a throne voluntarily
Options:
1) Archer
2) Bigot
3) Abdicate
4) Delegate
Correct Answer: Abdicate

Question:24)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [11-AUG-2017 Shift-3] 

Words written on the tomb of a person
Options:
1) Epigram
2) Epitome
3) Epicure
4) Epitaph
Correct Answer: Epitaph

Question:25)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[12-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Mania for travel 

Options:
1) Dromomania
2) Hypomania
3) Megalomania
4) Nymphomania 

Correct Answer: Dromomania 

Question:26)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[12-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige 

Options:
1) Egotist
2) Imposter
3) Parvenu
4) Scullery 

Correct Answer: Parvenu 

Question:27)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [12-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

 An associate in crime  

Options:
1) Accomplice
2) Callous
3) Itinerant
4) Philistine 

Correct Answer: Accomplice 

Question:28)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. [12-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

 Man behaving more like a woman than as a man   

Options:
1) Biped
2) Effeminate
3) Gregarious
4) Inalienable 

Correct Answer: Effeminate 

Question:29) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[12-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Speaking with a stammer or lisp 

Options:
1) Melliloquent
2) Dentiloquent
3) Fatiloquent
4) Stuttering 

Correct Answer: Stuttering 

Question:30)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[12-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

 Excessive desire to work 

Options:
1) Ergomania
2) Idolomania
3) Islomania
4) Ethnomania 

Correct Answer: Ergomania 

Question:31) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[16-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Study of tumors

Options:
1) Oenology
2) Oncolog
3) Phrenology
4) Upology

Correct Answer: Oncology

Question:32)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[16-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

The highest point

Options:
1) Tempest
2) Outpost
3) Archive
4) Zenith

Correct Answer: Zenith

Question:33)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[16-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

That which is away from centre

Options:
1) Eccentric
2) Eclectic
3) Ellipsis
4) Equine

Correct Answer: Eccentric

Question:34)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[16-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

One who values practicality

Options:
1) Apotheosis
2) Pliable
3) Pragmatist
4) Realist

Correct Answer: Pragmatist

Question:35)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[16-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

One who loads and uploads ships

Options:
1) Stevedore
2) Transgressor
3) Lapidist
4) Reticent

Correct Answer: Stevedore

Question:36)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.[16-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted

Options:
1) Invocation
2) Incognito
3) Heresy
4) Mercenary

Correct Answer: Heresy

Question:37)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Distorted representation of something

Options:
1) Travesty
2) Solemnity
3) Seriousness
4) Gravity

Correct Answer: Travesty

Question:38)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

A feeling of intense longing for something

Options:
1) Yearning
2) Apathy
3) Satiety
4) Gratification

Correct Answer: Yearning

Question:39)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

In exactly the same words as were used originally

Options:
1) Verbatim
2) Offbeat
3) Divergent
4) Contrary

Correct Answer: Verbatim

Question:40)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions

Options:
1) Adherent
2) Sceptic
3) Zealot
4) Disciple

Correct Answer: Sceptic

Question:41)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Showing strong feeling

Options:
1) Meek
2) Vehement
3) Apathetic
4) Impotent

Correct Answer: Vehement

Question:42)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[17-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

A sheath for the blade of a sword

Options:
1) Scabbard
2) Denude
3) Divulge
4) Expose

Correct Answer: Scabbard

Question:43)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

The upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it

Options:
1) Upthrust
2) Plunge
3) Submerge
4) Capsize

Correct Answer: Upthrust

Question:44)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

Options:
1) Sanction
2) Flatter
3) Compliment
4) Sarcasm

Correct Answer: Sarcasm

Question:45)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

The crime of betraying one’s country

Options:
1) Treason
2) Frankness
3) Fidelity
4) Allegiance

Correct Answer: Treason

Question:46)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of ideals

Options:
1) Nonpartisan
2) Zealotry
3) Neutral
4) Aloof

Correct Answer: Zealotry

Question:47) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury

Options:
1) Affable
2) Cordial
3) Vengeful
4) Benign

Correct Answer: Vengeful

Question:48)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[18-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

The state of being in short supply

Options:
1) Plethora
2) Myriad
3) Scarcity
4) Profusion

Correct Answer: Scarcity

Question:49)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[19-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Conformity to facts

Options:
1) Veracity
2) Deceit
3) Hypothesis
4) Theory

Correct Answer: Veracity

Question:50)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[19-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste

Options:
1) Scavenge
2) Disperse
3) Dissipate
4) Scatter

Correct Answer: Scavenge

Question:51) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[19-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Excessively lengthy speech

Options:
1) Concision
2) Verbiage
3) Curt
4) Succinct

Correct Answer: Verbiage

Question:52)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[19-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty

Options:
1) Spectacle
2) Receptacle
3) Sceptre
4) Zephyr

Correct Answer: Sceptre

Question:53)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed

Options:
1) Vigour
2) Vulnerability
3) Fortitude
4) Clout

Correct Answer: Vulnerability

Question:54)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

A solemn promise or undertaking

Options:
1) Pledge
2) Deceit
3) Myth
4) Perjury

Correct Answer: Pledge

Question:55)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse

Options:
1) Heckle
2) Soothe
3) Allay
4) Dulcify

Correct Answer: Heckle

Question:56)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Not being what it purports to be

Options:
1) Legitimate
2) Palpable
3) Evident
4) Spurious

Correct Answer: Spurious

Question:57)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

The state or quality of being holy

Options:
1) Avarice
2) Baseness
3) Sanctity
4) Parsimony

Correct Answer: Sanctity

Question:58)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[20-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

A substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures

Options:
1) Volatile
2) Steadfast
3) Enduring
4) Definite

Correct Answer: Volatile

Question:59)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain

Options:
1) Sadistic
2) Genial
3) Tender
4) Placid

Correct Answer: Sadistic

Question:60)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

A person highly skilled in music

Options:
1) Virtuoso
2) Amateur
3) Novice
4) Dabbler

Correct Answer: Virtuoso

Question:61)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Free from disturbance

Options:
1) Tranquil
2) Agitated
3) Chaotic
4) Violent

Correct Answer: Tranquil

Question:62)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

An arrangement of flowers fastened in a ring used for laying on a grave

Options:
1) Brier
2) Prickle
3) Wreath
4) Splint

Correct Answer: Wreath

Question:63)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

To move back and forth or sideways

Options:
1) Sojourn
2) Tarriance
3) Traverse
4) Breather

Correct Answer: Traverse

Question:64)In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.[21-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

The remains of something that has been badly damaged

Options:
1) Pristine
2) Immaculate
3) Wreckage
4) Sterile

Correct Answer: Wreckage

Question:65)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[27 August 2016- Morning Shift]

An exact copy

Options:
1 ) Facsimile
2 ) Twin
3 ) Mirror
4 ) Clone

Correct Answer: Facsimile

Question:66)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[27 August 2016- Morning Shift]

To give money to agents for sales.

Options:
1 ) Salary
2 ) Commission
3 ) Fee
4 ) Incentive

Correct Answer: Commission

Question:67)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[27 August 2016- Morning Shift]

A person who is working in the same institution.

Options:
1 ) Guide
2 ) Collector
3 ) Captain
4 ) Colleague

Correct Answer: Colleague

Question:68)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[27 August 2016- Evening Shift]

Favouritism shown by a person in power to his relatives

Options:
1) Formalism
2) Red-tapism
3) Nepotism
4) Bureaucracy

Correct Answer: Nepotism

Question:69)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[27 August 2016- Evening Shift]

A round-about way of expression

Options:
1) Verbosity
2) Talkativeness
3) Circumlocution
4) Locquacious

Correct Answer: Circumlocution

Question:70)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[27 August 2016- Evening Shift]

Suitable or intended for only young persons

Options:
1) Youthful
2) Puerile
3) Adolescent
4) Juvenile

Correct Answer: Juvenile

Question:71)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[28 August 2016- Morning Shift]

One who studies the working of the human mind.

Options:
1) Anthropologist
2) Psychologist
3) Neurologist
4) Ethnologist

Correct Answer: Psychologist

Question:72)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[28 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Place given to soldiers to live in

Options:
1) Barracks
2) Trench
3) Garage
4) Quay

Correct Answer: Barracks

Question:73)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[28 August 2016- Morning Shift]

A person of South African Dutch descent

Options:
1) Boar
2) Boer
3) Boor
4) Bore

Correct Answer: Boer

Question:74).Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[28 August 2016- Evening Shift]

A record of one’s own life written by oneself

Options:
1) History
2) Biography
3) Bibliography
4) Autobiography

Correct Answer: Autobiography

Question:75)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[28 August 2016- Evening Shift]

Belong to the same period

Options:
1) Comrades
2) Contemporaries
3) Compromises
4) Renegades

Correct Answer: Contemporaries

Question:76)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[28 August 2016- Evening Shift]

One who listens secretly to private conversation

Options:
1) Eavesdropper
2) Encroacher
3) Eaves bearer
4) Listener

Correct Answer: Eavesdropper

Question:77)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[29 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Lack of skill

Options:
1) Inertness
2) Insistence
3) Ineptness
4) Insolence

Correct Answer: Ineptness

Question:78)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[29 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Stick with a thick end used in a mortar for pounding

Options:
1) Thistle
2) Stifle
3) Sceptre
4) Pestle

Correct Answer: Pestle

Question:79)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[29 August 2016- Morning Shift]

An act when people vote in order to make a decision about a particular subject or policy rather than voting for a person

Options:
1) Election
2) Exit-poll
3) By-election
4) Referendum

Correct Answer: Referendum

Question:80)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[29 August 2016- Evening Shift]

Drug which causes people to sleep easily

Options:
1) Poppy
2) Soporific
3) Beguile
4) Pedant

Correct Answer: Soporific

Question:81)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[29 August 2016- Evening Shift]

The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art

Options:
1) Artistic
2) Aesthetics
3) Ethics
4) Metaphysics

Correct Answer: Aesthetics

Question:82)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[29 August 2016- Evening Shift]

The study of skin

Options:
1) Dermatology
2) Dermatoglyphics
3) Stratigraphy
4) Oncology

Correct Answer: Dermatology

Question:83)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[30 August 2016- Afternoon Shift]

A large body of people playing various musical instruments.

Options:
1)Melody
2)Harmony
3)Elocution
4)Orchestra

Correct Answer:Orchestra

Question:84)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[30 August 2016- Afternoon Shift]

Solemn religious acts

Options:
1)Demonstrations
2)Celebrations
3)Rites
4)Functions

Correct Answer:Rites

Question:85)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[30 August 2016- Afternoon Shift]

That which cannot be averted

Options:
1)Inevitable
2)Irreparable
3)Incomparable
4)Indisputable

Correct Answer:Inevitable

Question:86)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[31 August 2016- Morning Shift]

A remedy for all diseases

Options:
1) Antiseptic
2) Antibiotic
3) Narcotics
4) Panacea

Correct Answer: Panacea

Question:87)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[31 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Of the highest quality

Options:
1) Productive
2) Reactive
3) Superlative
4) Relative

Correct Answer: Superlative

Question:88)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[31 August 2016- Morning Shift]

A place of shelter for ships

Options:
1) Harbour
2) Helipad
3) Port
4) Barrack

Correct Answer: Harbour

Question:89).Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[1 September 2016- Morning Shift]

A person who has lost the protection of the law

Options:
1) Outlaw
2) Immigrant
3) Outcast
4) Orphan

Correct Answer: Outlaw

Question:90)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[1 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Falsification of documents etc.

Options:
1) Xeroxing
2) Forgery
3) Laminating
4) Copying

Correct Answer: Forgery

Question:91)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[1 September 2016- Morning Shift]

To make atonement for one’s sins

Options:
1) Expiate
2) Renounce
3) Remonstrate
4) Recant

Correct Answer: Expiate

Question:92)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[1 September 2016- Evening Shift]

Experts who scientifically study insects

Options:
1) Gerontologists
2) Pathologists
3) Entomologists
4) Ornithologists

Correct Answer: Entomologists

Question:93)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[1 September 2016- Evening Shift]

One who pretends to be what he is not

Options:
1) Hypocrite
2) Pessimist
3) Optimist
4) Infallible

Correct Answer: Hypocrite

Question:94)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[1 September 2016- Evening Shift]

A paper/story/poem first written out by hand

Options:
1) Handicraft
2) Manuscript
3) Handiwork
4) Thesis

Correct Answer: Manuscript

Question:95)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[2 September 2016- Morning Shift]

A job carrying no salary

Options:
1) Honorary
2) Memento
3) Honorarium
4) Memorandum

Correct Answer: Honorary

Question:96)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[2 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Act of stealing something in small quantities

Options:
1) Pillage
2) Plagiarise
3) Proliferate
4) Pilferage

Correct Answer: Pilferage

Question:97)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[2 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Pertaining to the west

Options:

1) Celestial
2) Occidental
3) Oriental
4) Terrestrial

Correct Answer: Occidental

Question:98)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[2 September 2016- Evening Shift]

A place where money is coined.

Options:
1) Bank
2) Mint
3) Firm
4) Parliament

Correct Answer: Mint

Question:99)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[2 September 2016- Evening Shift]

The process by means of which plants and animals breathe.

Options:
1) Respiration
2) Germination
3) Absorption
4) Transpiration

Correct Answer: Respiration

Question:100)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[2 September 2016- Evening Shift]

One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men.

Options:
1) Critic
2) Connoisseur
3) Pedant
4) Cynic

Correct Answer: Cynic

Question:101).Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[3 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors.

Options:
1) Patrimony
2) Mercenary
3) Hereditary
4) Aristocracy

Correct Answer: Patrimony

Question:102)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[3 September 2016- Morning Shift]

A person who is womanish in his habits

Options:
1) Feminist
2) Philogynist
3) Effeminate
4) Feminine

Correct Answer: Effeminate

Question:103)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[3 September 2016- Morning Shift]

One who is converted from one religion to another

Options:
1) Pilgrim
2) Polytheist
3) Proselyte
4) Presbyte

Correct Answer: Proselyte

Question:104)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[3 September 2016- Evening Shift]

The art of delaying

Options:
1) Degeneration
2) Inflation
3) Procrastination
4) Regression

Correct Answer: Procrastination

Question:105)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[3 September 2016- Evening Shift]

A doctor who specializes in the diseases of the eyes

Options:
1) Ophthalmologist
2) Optimist
3) Optician
4) Orthodontist

Correct Answer: Ophthalmologist

Question:106)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[3 September 2016- Evening Shift]

Person who eats too much

Options:
1) Cannibal
2) Glutton
3) Obese
4) Carnivorous

Correct Answer: Glutton

Question:107)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[4 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Write or carve words on stone or paper

Options:
1) Sketch
2) Imprint
3) Affix
4) Inscribe

Correct Answer: Inscribe

Question:108)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[4 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Unable to pay one’s debt

Options:

1) Insolvent
2) Impute
3) Indebt
4) Obligate

Correct Answer: Insolvent

Question:109)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[4 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Trouble and annoy continually

Options:
1) Complaint
2) Harass
3) Punish
4) Oppress

Correct Answer: Harass

Question:110)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[6 September 2016]

One who is eighty years old

Options:
1) Septagenarian
2) Sextagenarian
3) Nonagenarian
4) Octogenarian

Correct Answer: Octogenarian

Question:111)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[6 September 2016]

A shady fertile place in the desert

Options:
1) Oasis
2) Motel
3) Orchard
4) Garden

Correct Answer: Oasis

Question:112)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[6 September 2016]

A place where bees are kept

Options:
1) Apiary
2) Nursery
3) Aviary
4) Kennel

Correct Answer: Apiary

Question:113)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[7 September 2016-Morning Shift]

A brief or short stay at a place

Options:
1) Solitude
2) Soiree
3) Sojourn
4) Solistice

Correct Answer: Sojourn

Question:114)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[7 September 2016-Morning Shift]

That which can be believed

Options:
1) Miraculous
2) Creditable
3) Credible
4) Gullible

Correct Answer: Credible

Question:115)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[7 September 2016-Morning Shift]

One who is indifferent to pain or pleasure

Options:
1) Eccentric
2) Philosopher
3) Fatalist
4) Stoic

Correct Answer: Stoic

Question:116).Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[8 September 2016-Evening Shift]

Act of making things like new again.

Options:
1) Innovate
2) Renovate
3) Motivate
4) Activate

Correct Answer: Renovate

Question:117)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[8 September 2016-Evening Shift]

One who knows everything.

Options:
1) Omniscient
2) Conscious
3) Intellectual
4) Learned

Correct Answer: Omniscient

Question:118)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[8 September 2016-Evening Shift]

Any morbid dread of water.

Options:
1) Hydrofoil
2) Hydrophobia
3) Hydraulic
4) Hyacinth

Correct Answer: Hydrophobia

Question:119)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[9 September 2016-Morning Shift]

A person who lays too much stress on bookish-learning

Options:
1) Pervert
2) Pedant
3) Philosopher
4) Scholar

Correct Answer: Pedant

Question:120)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[9 September 2016-Morning Shift]

Postponement or delay permitted in the suffering of a penalty or the discharge of an obligation.

Options:
1) Respite
2) Spire
3) Splurge
4) Scourge

Correct Answer: Respite

Question:121)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[9 September 2016-Morning Shift]

Deviation from the right course

Options:
1) Imagination
2) Amalgamation
3) Illumination
4) Aberration

Correct Answer: Aberration

Question:122)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[10 September 2016-Evening Shift]

Chief of a group of workmen.

Options:
1) Chieftain
2) Engineer
3) Foreman
4) Middleman

Correct Answer: Foreman

Question:123)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[10 September 2016-Evening Shift]

Bitter quarrel between two families existing for a long period.

Options:
1) Siege
2) Feud
3) Battle
4) War

Correct Answer: Feud

Question:124)Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.[10 September 2016-Evening Shift]

Animals without a backbone.

Options:
1) Marsupials
2) Mammals
3) Vertebrate
4) Invertebrates Correct Answer: Invertebrates

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