ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
194. Pertaining to cattle                   204. The study of insects                  213. A person who is fluent in two
       (1) canine      (2) feline                (1) anthropology                           languages
       (3) bovine      (4) verminous             (2) zoology                                (1) versatile (2) expert
 195. To look at someone in an angry             (3) etymology                              (3) bilingual (4) knowledgeable
       or threatening way                        (4) entomology                        214. One who eats human flesh
       (1) glower      (2) gnaw             205. List of issues to be discussed             (1) maneater (2) cannibal
       (3) gnash       (4) grind                 at a meeting                               (3) beast        (4) savage
                                                 (1) schedule (2) agenda
      Directions (196–200) : In the                                                    215. The quality of being politely firm
following questions, out of the four             (3) time-table (4) plan                    and demanding
alterna-tives, choose the one which             Directions (206–210) : In the
                                                                                            (1) assertive (2) bossy
can be substituted for the given           following questions, out of the four
                                                                                            (3) aggressive (4) lordy
                                           alternatives, choose the one which can
words/sentences.                           be substituted for the given words/            Directions (216–220) : In the fol-
     (SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I   sentence.                                  lowing questions, a group of four al-
           Exam. 26.06.2011 (IInd Sitting)                    (FCI Assistant Grade-II ternatives is given. Choose the one
 196. A person who has no money to                                                    which can be substituted for the given
                                                          Exam. 22.01.2012 Paper-I)
       pay off his debts                                                              words/sentences.
                                            206. The process of deciding the
       (1) insolvent (2) poor                                                                        (SSC Data Entry Operator
                                                 nature of a di sease by
                                                                                                            Exam. 31.08.2008)
       (3) destitute (4) pauper                  examination
                                                 (1) test         (2) perusal         216. To feel or express disapproval
 197. Words uttered impiously about
                                                                                           of something or someone
       God                                       (3) diagnosis (4) operation
                                                                                           (1) declare        (2) deprive
       (1) amoral      (2) philosophy       207. That which cannot be easily
       (3) logic       (4) blasphemy             read                                      (3) depreciate (4) deprecate
 198. Quibble                                    (1) illegible                        217. Handwriting that cannot be read
       (1) premeditate                           (2) incomprehensible                      (1) ineligible     (2) decipher
       (2) prenominate                           (3) unreadable                            (3) ugly           (4) illegible
       (3) prevaricate                           (4) unintelligible                   218. Animals that can live on land
                                            208. One who finds nothing good in             and in water
       (4) preponderate
                                                 anything                                  (1) anthropoids (2) aquatics
 199. One who compiles a dictionary
                                                 (1) critic       (2) satirist             (3) amphibians (4) aquarians
       (1) geographer
       (2) lexicographer                         (3) cynic        (4) slanderer       219. Easily duped or fooled
       (3) lapidist                         209. A person who pretends to be               (1) insensible (2) perceptible
                                                 what he is not                            (3) gullible     (4) indefensible
       (4) linguist                              (1) explorer (2) prompter            220. Fear of water
 200. A test in which cells from                 (3) imposter (4) diviner                  (1) claustrophobia
       diseased organs are removed
                                            210. In a threatening manner                   (2) hydrophobia
       and tested
                                                 (1) ominously (2) sprightly               (3) insomnia
       (1) biopsy      (2) autopsy
                                                 (3) ghastly      (4) terribly             (4) obsession
       (3) operation (4) amputation              Directions (211–215) : In the             Directions (221-225) : In the fol-
      Directions (201–205) : In the        following questions out of the four        lowing questions, out of the four al-
following questions, out of the four       alternatives, choose the one which can     ternatives, choose the one which can
alternatives, choose the one which can     be substituted for the given words/        be substituted for the given words/
be substituted for the given words /       sentences.                                 sentence.
sentence.                                                     FCI Assistant Grade-III                (SSC Data Entry Operator
   (SSC CPO (SI, ASI & ntelligence Officer               Exam. 25.02.2012 (Paper-I)
                                                                                                            Exam. 02.08.2009)
               Exam. 28.08.2011 (Paper-I)                  North Zone (Ist Sitting)
 201. Speed of an object in one                                                       221. To agree to something
                                            211. A person who loves wealth and
       direction                                                                           (1) assure         (2) assent
                                                 spends as li ttle money as
       (1) pace        (2) tempo                 possible                                  (3) adapt          (4) adhere
       (3) velodrome (4) velocity                (1) curmudgeon                       222. A person who withdraws from
202.The place where public, govern-              (2) money-grabber                         the world to live in seclusion and
       ment or historical records are            (3) scrimp                                often in solitude
       kept                                                                                (1) iconoclast (2) recluse
                                                 (4) miser
       (1) coffer      (2) pantry           212. State of anxiety or dismay                (3) sage           (4) priest
       (3) archives (4) scullery                 causing mental confusion             223. A lover of books
 203. Theft of another person’s                  (1) constriction                          (1) bibliomaniac
       writings or ideas and passing             (2) consternation                         (2) bibliophile
       them off as one’s own                     (3) concentration                         (3) bibliographer
       (1) plagiarism (2) burglary                                                         (4) bilingualist
                                                 (4) contraction
       (3) piracy      (4) pilferage
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