ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
224. Occurring at irregular intervals     233. A movement of part of the body       243. The action of looking within or
      in time                                  to express an idea or feeling              into one’s own mind
      (1) epidemic      (2) endemic            (1) jibe           (2) gesture             (1) observation
      (3) temporal      (4) sporadic                                                      (2) examination
                                               (3) pose           (4) mimicry
225. To keep a great person or event                                                      (3) introspection
      in people’s memory                  234. A legal agreement by which a
                                               person borrows money from a                (4) introvert
      (1) communicate                                                               244. One who has narrow and preju-
      (2) commensurate                         bank usually to buy a house
                                                                                          diced religious views
      (3) commemorate                          (1) document       (2) mortgage
                                                                                          (1) religious      (2) fanatic
      (4) commiserate                          (3) lease          (4) invoice
                                                                                          (3) bigot          (4) god-fearing
     Directions (226–230) : In the fol-   235. Failing to discharge one"s duty      245. Capable of being interpreted in
lowing question, out of the four alter-
                                               (1) debacle        (2) dereliction         two ways
natives choose the one which can be
substituted for the given words/sen-           (3) determination(4) deterrent             (1) confusing      (2) unclear
tence.                                         Directions (236-240) : In the fol-         (3) ambiguous (4) ambivert
 (SSC Stenographer (Grade"C" &"D") Exam.  lowing questions, out of the four al-            Directions (246 – 250) : In the
                              26.09.2010) ternatives, choose the one which can      following questions, out of the four
226. Careful and thorough enquiry         be substiuted for the given words/sen-    alternatives, choose the one which can
      (1) investigation                   tence.                                    be substituted for the given words/
      (2) interview                       236. Able to use the left hand and        sentence.
      (3) examination                          right hand equally well                     (SSC Stenographer (Grade "C" & "D"
      (4) exploration                          (1) ambivert                                               Exam. 09.01.2011)
                                               (2) ambidextrous                      246. To be dogmatic in one’s
227. A violent storm
                                               (3) ambivalent                              opinions.
      (1) weather       (2) rains
      (3) breeze        (4) tempest            (4) ambitious                               (1) plaintive    (2) opinionated
228. A person who dishonestly pre-        237. One who hates women                         (3) undoubtable(4) secular
      tends to be somebody else                (1) philanthropist                    247. Intense and unreasoned fear or
      (1) imperialist                          (2) ascetic                                 dislike.
      (2) impressionist                        (3) misogamist                              (1) horror       (2) phobia
      (3) implorer                             (4) misogynist                              (3) fright       (4) scare
      (4) impostor/Imposter               238. A system of naming things
                                                                                     248. Excessively enthusiastic and
229. A situation that stops an activ-          (1) horticulture                            unreasonably excited about
      ity from progressing                     (2) miniature                               something.
      (1) bypass        (2) breach             (3) genocide                                (1) spirited     (2) interested
      (3) bottleneck (4) blockhead             (4) nomenclature                            (3) fanatical    (4) despotic
230. A body of persons appointed to       239. A raised passageway in a build-       249. An agreement between two
      hear evidence and give their ver-        ing                                         countries or groups to stop
      dict in trials                           (1) walkway        (2) walkout              fighting.
      (1) association (2) council              (3) walkabout (4) walkover                  (1) compromise (2) ceasefire
      (3) bar           (4) jury          240. A cure for all diseases                     (3) outpost        (4) protocol
     Directions (231–235) : In the fol-        (1) laxative       (2) panacea
lowing questions, out of the four al-                                                250. Full of criticism and mockery.
                                               (3) antidote       (4) purgative            (1) discrimination
ternatives, choose the one which can
be substituted for the given words /           Directions (241-245) : In the fol-          (2) ridicule
sentence.                                 lowing questions, choose the one                 (3) satire
             (SSC Higher Secondary Level  which can be substituted for the giv-
                                                                                           (4) contempt
              Data Entry Operator & LDC   en words/phrase.
                                                      (SSC Higher Secondary Level          Directions (251–255) : In the
                      Exam. 27.11.2010)
                                                       Data Entry Operator & LDC    following questions, out of the four
231. A person who is physically de-                                                 alternatives choose the one which can
                                                    Exam. 28.11.2010 (IInd Sitting)
      pendent on a substance                                                        be substituted for the given words /
                                          241. A person who loves mankind
      (1) criminal       (2) martyr                                                 sentence.
                                               (1) misanthrope
      (3) gladiator      (4) addict            (2) anthropologist                    251. To give one’s authority to another
232. A child born after the death of           (3) philanthropist                          (1) assign       (2) delegate
      its father                                                                           (3) represent (4) designate
                                               (4) mercenary
      (1) an orphan                                                                  252. One who intervenes between
                                          242. To confirm with the help of evi-
                                               dence                                       two or more parties to settle dif-
      (2) a deprived child
                                                                                           ferences
      (3) a waif                               (1) corroborate (2) implicate
                                                                                           (1) neutral    (2) intermediary
      (4) a posthumous child                   (3) designate      (4) extricate
                                                                                           (3) judge      (4) connoisseur
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