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SSC - One word Substitution Test-10
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  • Question 1/10
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    One who hates women

    Solutions

    Misogynist = a person who dislikes, despises or is strongly prejudiced against women.

    Misanthrope = a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

    Feminist = a person who supports feminism.

    Effeminate = (of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; 

    unmanly.

    Hence, misogynist is the most suitable response. Option A is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 2/10
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    That which is unlawful

    Solutions

    Illicit = forbidden by law, rules, or custom. 

    Court = a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases, 

    Bail = release or secure the release of (a prisoner) on payment of bail and

    Legal = of, based on, or concerned with the law.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 3/10
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    To send an unwanted person out of the country.

    Solutions

    Exclude = deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege.

    Ostracize = exclude from a society or group.

    Deport = to forcefully send an unwanted person out of the country.

    Depart = to leave, especially in order to start a journey.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 4/10
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    In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

    A government run by a single person with absolute power

    Solutions

    Democracy = a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting

    Autocracy = a system of government by one person with absolute power

    Oligarchy = a small group of people having control of a country or organization

    Theocracy = a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

     

  • Question 5/10
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    In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the given phrase.

    A person pretending to be somebody, he is not

    Solutions

    Liar = one who lies

    Rogue = a dishonest person or an unprincipled man

    Magician = a person with magical powers

    Imposter = a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others

    So, the correct word is "imposter".

     

  • Question 6/10
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    To come as a settler into another country

    Solutions

    Let us understand the meaning of the given words :-

    Alienate = make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.

    Emigrate = leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.

    Migrate = (of an animal, typically a bird or fish) move from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons.

    Immigrate = come to live permanently in a foreign country.

    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 7/10
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    A short stay at a place

    Solutions

    Sojourn means a temporary stay; a short period when a person stays in a particular place. 

    Halt means a suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one.

    Interlude means a short period when a situation or activity is different from what comes before and after it

    Intermission means an interval between parts of a play, film, or concert.
    Hence, option D is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 8/10
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    In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

    A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being that which it only resembles

    Solutions

    Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.

    Metaphor is a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else.

    Personification is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

    Alliteration means the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
    So, the correct word is metaphor.

     

  • Question 9/10
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    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

    The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable.

    Solutions

    Retrenchment means the reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.

    Budgeting means allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget.

    Saving means an economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource.

    Closure means an act or process of closing something.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 10/10
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    In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

    An established principle of practical wisdom

    Solutions

    Marxism = the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis of communism

    Maxim = a short statement of a general truth, principle, or rule for behaviour based on practical wisdom

    Neologism = a newly coined word or expression

    Platonism = the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers

    So, the correct word is "maxim".

     

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