ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
      Directions (721 – 725) : In the        729. A person with strong desire to         736. Out of the four alternatives, choose
following questions, out of the four               steal.                                      the one which can be substitut-
alternatives, choose the one which can             (1) nelomania (2) kleptomania               ed for the given words/sentence.
be substituted for the given words/                (3) losmomania(4) melanomania               The study of election.
sentences.                                        Directions (730) : Out of the four           (1) arachnology (2) philately
  (SSC CAPFs (CPO) SI & ASI, Delhi Police    alternatives, choose the one which can            (3) philanthropy (4) psephology
                     SI Exam. 20.03.2016     be substituted for the given words.
                               IInd sitting)                                                     (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.
                                                     (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.                        05.06.2016 IInd sitting)
 721. Reasoning method involving two                             05.06.2016 Ist sitting) 737. Out of the four alternatives,
      statements from which a                730. to renounce one’s throne                     choose the one which can be
      conclusion is reached                        (1) abdicate       (2) arrogate             substituted for the given words.
      (1) logism       (2) syllogism               (3) abstain        (4) abrogate             Enigmatic person
      (3) rhetoric     (4) rhapsody          731. Out of the four alternatives,                (1) unique        (2) unstable
 722. Those who pass through this                  choose the one which can be
      gate without permission will be                                                          (3) stable        (4) unknowable
                                                   substituted for the given words/
      prosecuted.                                                                                            (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
                                                   sentence.
                                                                                                      Exam. 06.06.2016 Ist sitting)
      (1) passers by (2) tresspassers              Make something less severe.
                                                                                         738. Out of the four alternatives,
      (3) culprits     (4) absconders              (1) aggravation (2) mediation
                                                                                               choose the one which can be
723. Change the appearance to                      (3) palliation     (4) reduction            substituted for the given words.
      deceive or to hide the identity.               (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.
                                                                                               A group of islands
      (1) dissemble (2) disguise                                05.06.2016 IInd sitting)
                                             732. Out of the four alternatives,                (1) islet         (2) archipelago
      (3) dupe         (4) display
                                                   choose the one which can be                 (3) reef          (4) atoll
724. A person between 90 and 100
                                                   substituted for the given words/                          (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      years old.
                                                   sentence.                                          Exam. 06.06.2016 Ist sitting)
      (1) septuagenarian
                                                   Lively or high-spirited               739. Out of the four alternatives,
      (2) nonagenarian                                                                         choose the one which can be
                                                   (1) depression
      (3) centenarian                                                                          substituted for the given words/
                                                   (2) grave
      (4) octogenarian                                                                         sentences.
                                                   (3) vivacious
725. The science of the functioning                                                            Sudden involuntary muscular
                                                   (4) discouraged
      and growth of society.                                                                   contraction.
                                                     (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.
      (1) anthropology                                          05.06.2016 IInd sitting)       (1) sprain        (2) spasm
      (2) philosophy                         733. Out of the four alternatives,                (3) spam          (4) span
      (3) sociology                                choose the one which can be                               (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      (4) psychology                               substituted for the given words/                             Exam. 06.06.2016)
     Directions (726–727) : Out of the             sentence.
                                                                                         740. Out of the four alternatives,
four alternatives, choose the one which            One who does or studies without
                                                                                               choose the one which can be
can be substituted for the given                   seriousness.
                                                                                               substituted for the given words.
words/sentence.                                    (1) dilettante     (2) diligent
        (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.                                                         An indirect reference
                                                   (3) deliberate     (4) distracted
                    05.06.2016 Ist sitting)          (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.            (1) innuendo (2) remarks
726. To send someone back to his or                             05.06.2016 IInd sitting)       (3) suggestion (4) aside
      her own country                        734. Out of the four alternatives,                              (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      (1) extirpate      (2) repatriate            choose the one which can be                                  Exam. 06.06.2016)
      (3) expropriate (4) exile                    substituted for the given words/            Directions (741–742) : Out of
727. A person of great learning in                 sentence.                             the four alternatives, choose the one
      several languages.                           Not clear                             which can be substituted for the given
      (1) polycarp       (2) polyglot              (1) stupidity      (2) obscure        words/sentence.
      (3) polychrome (4) polymath                  (3) clarity        (4) intensity                          (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      Directions (728-729) : Out of                  (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.                Exam. 06.06.2016 (IInd Sitting)
the four alternatives, choose the one                           05.06.2016 IInd sitting) 741. A person who thinks he is ill all
which can be substituted for the given       735. Out of the four alternatives,                the time
words/sentences.                                   choose the one which can be                 (1) hypochondriac
        (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.             substituted for the given words/
                                                                                               (2) neophyte
                    05.06.2016 Ist sitting)        senetence.
                                                   Strange in appearance                       (3) maniac
728. One who hates people.
      (1) misandrist                               (1) bizarre        (2) rustic               (4) misanthrope
      (2) misologist                               (3) geriatric      (4) decrepit       742. A place where coins are made
      (3) misanthrope                                (SSC CPO SI & ASI Online Exam.            (1) mint           (2) factory
      (4) misogynist                                            05.06.2016 IInd sitting)       (3) cannery        (4) monetary
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