SSC Quiz | English Language | 23 - 08 - 17

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

In questions below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence and mark it as your answer.

Q.1. The first model of new device

(A) Ordain

(B) Prototype

(C) Redress

(D) Petrify

Q.2. A person with long experience of any occupation

(A) Perfidious

(B) Remonstrate

(C) Veteran

(D) Obfuscate

Q.3. A written attack using humour to provoke contempt

(A) felicitate

(B) lampoon

(C) peer

(D) venial

Q.4. A person who is pure and clean

(A) immaculate

(B) hippy

(C) inexorable

(D) altruism

Q.5. Art of cutting tree and bushes into ornamental shape

(A) fable

(B) aeronaut

(C) allegory

(D) topiary

Q.6. One who arranges for the supply of food in a club, school etc.

(A) Delegate

(B) Steward

(C) Dregs

(D) Enervate

Q.7. One who believes that gaining pleasure is the most important thing in life.

(A) Enjoin

(B) Ebullient

(C) Hedonistic

(D) Relegate

Q.8. One who breaks the established traditions and image.

(A) Iconoclast

(B) Replenish

(C) Jangle

(D) Delight

Q.9. Animals or birds living in groups

(A) Deflate

(B) Skirmish

(C) Gregarious

(D) Decree

Q.10. Large scale departure of people

(A) Abrupt

(B) Fortitude

(C) Cleft

(D) Exodus 

ANSWER- 

1.(B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (D)