One-word Substitution · SSC CGL previous year questions

2025 70 questions

1. Q892025 · 21 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

   Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A record of one's own life written by oneself'.

   1. A.Biography
   2. B.Memorandum
   3. C.Memoir
   4. D.Autobiography
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   Answer: D

2. Q822025 · 21 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

   Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'The study of human races, origins, and societies'.

   1. A.Anthropology
   2. B.Archaeology
   3. C.Ethnology
   4. D.Sociology
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   Answer: A

3. Q832025 · 21 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

   Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'A praising speech made when someone dies'.

   1. A.Eulogy
   2. B.Obituary
   3. C.Elegy
   4. D.Tribute
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   Answer: A

4. Q822025 · 21 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

   Choose the correct one-word substitution for the phrase in italics. "A person who is indifferent to or distrustful of human integrity or morality."

   1. A.Idealist
   2. B.Cynic
   3. C.Optimist
   4. D.Humanitarian
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   Answer: B

5. Q892025 · 21 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

   Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'One who eats human flesh'.

   1. A.Cannibal
   2. B.Herbivore
   3. C.Carnivore
   4. D.Omnivore
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   Answer: A

6. Q822025 · 20 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

   Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'Cancellation of a penalty or debt.'

   1. A.Acquittal
   2. B.Remission
   3. C.Reprieve
   4. D.Pardon
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   Answer: B

7. Q832025 · 20 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

   Choose the correct one-word substitute for: "The use of trickery to achieve a political or financial goal".

   1. A.Diplomacy
   2. B.Chicanery
   3. C.Bribery
   4. D.Propaganda
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   Answer: B

8. Q822025 · 20 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

   Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'Something that is no longer in use'.

   1. A.Obsolete
   2. B.Absolute
   3. C.Medieval
   4. D.Antique
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   Answer: A

9. Q832025 · 20 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

   Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'A person with great skill in music or arts'.

   1. A.Performer
   2. B.Virtuoso
   3. C.Composer
   4. D.Prodigy
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   Answer: B

10. Q822025 · 19 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

    Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'A person who pretends to be what he is not'.

    1. A.Mimic
    2. B.Actor
    3. C.Impostor
    4. D.Hypocrite
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    Answer: C

11. Q832025 · 19 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal'.

    1. A.Plutocracy
    2. B.Kleptomania
    3. C.Oligarchy
    4. D.Kleptocracy
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    Answer: D

12. Q812025 · 19 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

    Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'A place where wild animals are kept'.

    1. A.Aviary
    2. B.Sanctuary
    3. C.Menagerie
    4. D.Park
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    Answer: C

13. Q822025 · 19 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

    Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'A building where dead bodies are kept temporarily'.

    1. A.Sanctuary
    2. B.Sepulcher
    3. C.Crematorium
    4. D.Mortuary
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    Answer: D

14. Q822025 · 19 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A system of government where priests rule in the name of God'.

    1. A.Plutocracy
    2. B.Theocracy
    3. C.Autocracy
    4. D.Aristocracy
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    Answer: B

15. Q832025 · 19 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A harmless, inert substance or pill prescribed more for psychological benefit than for any physiological effect'.

    1. A.Panacea
    2. B.Placebo
    3. C.Antidote
    4. D.Palliative
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    Answer: B

16. Q812025 · 18 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

    Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'A loud and confused noise'

    1. A.Cacophony
    2. B.Soliloquy
    3. C.Racket
    4. D.Roar
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    Answer: A

17. Q822025 · 18 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'One who writes traditional poems'

    1. A.Bard
    2. B.Lyricist
    3. C.Dramatist
    4. D.Essayist
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    Answer: A

18. Q822025 · 18 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

    Choose the correct one-word substitution for: ‘A person who is excessively concerned with minor details’.

    1. A.Critic
    2. B.Grammarian
    3. C.Scholar
    4. D.Pedant
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    Answer: D

19. Q832025 · 18 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: “To leave suddenly and hurriedly”.

    1. A.Abscond
    2. B.Perambulate
    3. C.Circumambulate
    4. D.Loiter
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    Answer: A

20. Q812025 · 18 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

    Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'One who lives entirely for pleasure'

    1. A.Hermit
    2. B.Reveler
    3. C.Glutton
    4. D.Epicure
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    Answer: D

21. Q822025 · 18 Sept 2025 · Shift 3

    Choose the correct one-word substitution for: 'A person who believes in fate or destiny'

    1. A.Dreamer
    2. B.Realist
    3. C.Idealist
    4. D.Fatalist
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    Answer: D

22. Q822025 · 17 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A person who supports change'.

    1. A.Conservative
    2. B.Radical
    3. C.Reformer
    4. D.Constitutionalist
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    Answer: C

23. Q832025 · 17 Sept 2025 · Shift 1

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'Extremely old-fashioned; belonging to a time before the biblical flood'.

    1. A.Tale
    2. B.Obsolete
    3. C.Antediluvian
    4. D.Medieval
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    Answer: C

24. Q812025 · 17 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A person who is indifferent to pain or pleasure'.

    1. A.Apathetic
    2. B.Stoic
    3. C.Ascetic
    4. D.Hedonist
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    Answer: B

25. Q822025 · 17 Sept 2025 · Shift 2

    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'One who pretends to have knowledge or skills'.

    1. A.Savante
    2. B.Charlatan
    3. C.Virtuoso
    4. D.Connoisseur
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    Answer: B