ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
     Directions (31-40) : In these           41. That which lasts for a short time       51. Concluding part of a literary
questions, out of the four alternatives,          (1) regular      (2) transitory             work
choose the one whi ch can be                      (3) rotatory     (4) repository             (1) epilogue (2) bibliography
substituted for the given words/                                                              (3) soliloquy (4) episode
                                             42. Ready to believe anything.
sentence.                                                                                52. One who is beyond reform
                                                  (1) credible (2) incredible
              (SSC Section Officer (Audit)                                                    (1) optimistic     (2) incorrigible
                                                  (3) credulous (4) incredulous
                       Exam. 14.12.2003)                                                      (3) indefatigable (4) notorious
  31. One who goes to settle in              43. A four footed animal
                                                                                         53. Science of diseases
      another country                             (1) tetrapod (2) quadruped
                                                                                              (1) philology (2) pathology
      (1) immigrant (2) alien                     (3) polyped     (4) double-paired
                                                                                              (3) psychology (4) virology
      (3) citizen      (4) emigrant          44. A person who believes in the
                                                                                         54. One who secretly listens to the
  32. One who hates mankind                       total abolition of war
                                                                                              talk of others
      (1) philanthropist                          (1) socialist (2) communist
                                                                                              (1) spy         (2) detective
      (2) terrorist                               (3) fascist      (4) pacifist
                                                                                              (3) emissary (4) eavesdropper
      (3) misanthrope                        45. Constant efforts to achieve
                                                                                         55. One who believes in no
      (4) misogynist                              something                                   government and therefore
  33. Belonging to all parts of the               (1) patience (2) vigour                     incites disorder in a State
      world                                       (3) attempt      (4) perseverance           (1) monarchist
      (1) versatile                             Directio ns (46-50) : In the                  (2) anarchist
      (2) universal                        following questions out of the four                (3) autocrat (4) naxalite
      (3) cosmopolitan                     alternatives choose the one which can         56. A mild or indirect expression
                                           be substituted for the given words/                substituted for an offensive or
      (4) secular
                                           sentence.                                          harsh one
  34. One who walks on ropes
                                                          (SSC Section Officer (Audit)        (1) euphemism (2) truism
      (1) funambulist
                                                                   Exam. 05.06.2005)          (3) favouritism (4) altruism
      (2) upholsterer
                                             46. One who collects coins                  57. The murder of parent or a near
      (3) acrobat
                                                  (1) archaeologist                           relative
      (4) aviator                                                                             (1) patricide (2) parricide
  35. The study of the origin and                 (2) numismatist
                                                                                              (3) matricide (4) homicide
      history of words                            (3) philatelist
                                                                                         58. Animals who live in herds
      (1) linguistics (2) etymology               (4) connoisseur                             (1) sociable       (2) gregarious
      (3) verbose      (4) anthology         47. A system of Government in                    (3) carnivorous (4) social
  36. A person who breaks into a                  which only one political party is      59. A broad road bordered with
      house in order to steal                     allowed to function                         trees
      (1) poacher (2) bandit                      (1) oligarchy                               (1) boudoir      (2) boulevard
      (3) intruder (4) burglar                    (2) dictatorship                            (3) avenue       (4) facade
  37. The study of maps                           (3) totalitarianism                    60. Violation of something holy or
      (1) cartography                             (4) theocracy                               sacred
      (2) geography                                                                           (1) profanity (2) sedition
                                             48. Cu stoms and habits of a
      (3) geology                                 particular group                            (3) sacrilege (4) slander
      (4) atlas                                   (1) mores        (2) traditions           Directions (61–70) : In the
  38. Tough tissues in joints                                                          following questions out of the four
                                                  (3) rites        (4) rituals         alternatives, choose the one which can
      (1) ligaments (2) endoderm             49. A body of persons appointed to        be substituted for the given words/
      (3) muscles (4) fibre                       hear evidence and give their         sentence.
  39. The first model of a new device             verdict in trials                      (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit)
      (1) prototype (2) sculpture                 (1) association (2) council                                  Exam. 25.09.2005)
      (3) icon         (4) photograph             (3) bar           (4) jury             61. Simple, fast-spreading plant
  40. A building where an audience                                                            without flowers or leaves, which
                                             50. Indifference to pleasure or pain
      sits                                                                                    can often cause disease
                                                  (1) perseverance (2) tolerance              (1) bacteria (2) amoeba
      (1) aquarium (2) gymnasium
                                                  (3) stoicism        (4) reticence           (3) virus        (4) fungus
      (3) auditorium(4) stadium
                                                Directio ns (51-60) : In the             62. One who is greedy
     Direction s (41-45) : In the
                                           following questions, a group of words              (1) voracious (2) avaricious
following questions, out of the four
                                           is given in each question. Below it are            (3) carnivorous (4) omnivorous
alternatives, choose the one which can
                                           given four words whi ch can be                63. An area of land that is controlled
be substituted for the given words/
                                           substituted for the given group of words.          by a ruler
sentence.
       (SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax &                 (SSC Statistical Investigators        (1) colony       (2) dominion
       Central Excise) Exam. 05.12.2004)                   Grade-IV Exam. 31.7.2005)
                                                                                              (3) country      (4) municipality
                                                           SEE–624