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9 One Word Substitution

Based on Mania/Killing/Phobia Based on Person 16. Select the option that can be used as a
one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
1. Select the option that can be used as a one 7. Choose the word that can substitute the One who gives money or help to another
word substitute for the given group of given group of words.
person or cause (CHSL 27 May, 2022 S-3)
words. A specialist of kidney
(CHSL 09 Mar., 2023 S-2) (a) Anarchist (b) Agnostic
A person who is against the use of violence (c) Benefactor (d) Amateur
(a) Obstetrician (b) Nephrologist

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and war to settle disputes (c) Pathologist (d) Primatologist 17. Select the option that can be used as a
(CHSL 9 Aug., 2023, S-4) one-word substitute for the given group of
(a) Fatalist (b) Hedonist 8. Select the most appropriate ‘one word’ for
the expression given below. words.
(c) Pacifist (d) Misogynist A person who presents a radio/television
One who has a persistent neurotic impulse
2. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined to steal (CHSL 09 Mar., 2023 S-1)
programme (CHSL 09 Aug., 2021 S-1)
(a) Idol (b) Star
word in the given sentence. (a) Connoisseur (b) Kleptomaniac
(c) Speaker (d) Anchor
When I was in Class 5, I won the first prize (c) Hypocrite (d) Iconoclast
in extempore at my school. 18. Select the word which means the same as
9. Choose the word that can substitute the
the group of words given.
(CHSL 2 Aug., 2023, S-1) given group of words.
One who has the power to do anything
(a) A short piece of writing on a subject One who hates the institution of marriage (CHSL 09 Aug., 2021 S-1)

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(b) A sports event (CHSL 09 Mar., 2023 S-1)
(a) multifaceted (b) omnipotent
(c) A speech delivered without prior (a) Coquette (b) Pedantic
(c) multilingual (d) omnipresent
(c) Polyglot (d) Misogamist
preparation or rehearsal 19. Select the most appropriate one-word
(d) A dramatic performance on stage 10. Select the most appropriate ‘one word’ for
substitution for the given words.
the expression given below.
3. Select the option that can be used as a One who investigates and solves crimes
One who cures eye disease. (CHSL 12 Aug., 2021 S-1)
one-word substitute for the given group of (CHSL 13 Mar., 2023 S-2)
(a) lawyer (b) criminal
words. (a) Ophthalmologist (b) Prologist (c) journalist (d) detective
The vehicle which carries dead bodies (c) Phonologist (d) Biologist
(CHSL 2 Aug., 2023, S-1)
20. Select the word which means the same as
11. Choose the word that can substitute the the group of words given.
(a) Coffin (b) Hearse given group of words. A person who draws or produces maps
(c) Ambulance (d) Corpse A person who is never happy with what he (CHSL 13 Apr., 2021 S-1)
has (CHSL 13 Mar., 2023 S-2) (a) Chauffeur (b) Cartographer
4. Choose the word that can substitute the
(a) Malcontent (b) Heresy (c) Calligrapher (d) Choreographer
given group of words. (c) Malleable (d) Miser
Killing one’s father 21. Select the word which means the same as
(CHSL 14 Mar., 2023 S-3) 12. Select the most appropriate one-word the group of words given.
substitution for the given group of words. A person who presents and acts as a link in
(a) Insecticide
Someone who avoids other people’s a radio or news programme
(b) Suicide company. (CHSL 17 Mar., 2023 S-2) (CHSL 15 Apr., 2021 S-1)
(c) Tyrannicide (a) Amiable (b) Gregarious (a) programmer (b) disc jockey
(d) Patricide (c) Reclusive (d) Amicable (c) anchor (d) actor
5. Select the word which means the same as 13. Choose the word that can substitute the 22. Select the most appropriate one-word
the group of words given. given group of words. substitution for the given words.
Killing of one’s mother One who offers one’s services without being a person who formally requests something,
(CHSL 06 Aug., 2021 S-1) forced (CHSL 09 Mar., 2023 S-3) especially a job (CHSL 04 Aug., 2021 S-2)
(a) matricide (b) patricide (a) Skeptic (b) Altruist (a) nominee (b) trainee
(c) infanticide (d) regicide (c) Volunteer (d) Scholar (c) applicant (d) contestant
14. Choose the word that can substitute the 23. Select the option that can be used as a
Based on Government given group of words.
A person who is indifferent to pain and
one-word substitute for the given group of
words. Someone who studies elections and
pleasures of life (CHSL 09 Mar., 2023 S-3) voting statistics (CHSL 12 Apr., 2021 S-3)
6. Select the option which means the same as (a) Vagabond (b) Amateur (a) Analyst (b) Mathematician
the group of words given. (c) Stoic (d) Recluse (c) Psychologist (d) Psephologist
A government run by the wealthy people
15. Choose the word that can substitute the 24. Select the option which means the same as
(CHSL 04 Aug., 2021 S-1)
given group of words. the group of words given.
(a) aristocracy One that cannot be harmed/wounded One who is easily deceived
(b) plutocracy (CHSL 14 Mar., 2023 S-3) (CHSL 13 Apr., 2021 S-3)
(c) monarchy (a) Mortal (b) Mystic (a) gullible (b) Flexible
(d) oligarchy (c) Invulnerable (d) Bigot (c) incredible (d) convertible
25. Select the word which means the same as 35. Select the word which means the same as 46. Select the word which means the same as
the group of words given. the group of words given. the group of words given.
A person who is blamed for something that people existing or living at the same time Something which is considered to be very
someone else has done (CHSL 11 Aug., 2021 S-1) important (CHSL 18 Mar., 2020 S-1)
(CHSL 14 Oct., 2020 S-1) (a) community (b) population (a) Meagre (b) Cardinal
(a) Competitor (b) Scapegoat (c) inhabitants (d) contemporaries (c) Scanty (d) Supplementary
(c) Enemy (d) Opponent 36. Select the most appropriate one-word 47. Select the word which means the same as
26. Select the word which means the same as substitution for the given words. the group of words given.
the group of words given. Speed greater than that of sound Things which are of the same kind and of
One whom it is impossible to defeat (CHSL 12 Apr., 2021 S-1) the same dimensions.
(CHSL 16 Oct., 2020 S-1) (a) cacophonic (b) subsonic (CHSL 19 Mar., 2020 S-1)
(a) Cowardly (b) Dissatisfied (c) harmonic (d) supersonic (a) Homophony (b) Homonymous
(c) Inimitable (d) Invincible 37. Select the most appropriate one-word (c) Homogenous (d) Homosexual
27. Select the word which means the same as substitution for the given group of words. 48. Select the word which means the same as
the group of words given. The act of thinking now about something in the group of words given.
One who examines accounts officially the past (CHSL 13 Apr., 2021 S-1) A song or music in praise of God
(CHSL 19 Oct., 2020 S-1) (a) Retrospection (b) Circumspection (CHSL 19 Mar., 2020 S-1)
(a) Aviator (b) Collector (c) Introspection (d) Inspection (a) Elegy (b) Epic
(c) Radiator (d) Auditor

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38. Select the option which means the same as (c) Hymn (d) Ode
the group of words given. 49. Select the word which means the same as
Based on Terms Animal that can live both on land and in the group of words given.
water  (CHSL 15 Apr., 2021 S-1) Repetition of an initial sound in two or more
28. Choose the word that can substitute the (a) arboreal (b) amphibian words of a line  (CHSL 19 Oct., 2020 S-1)
given group of words. (c) vertebrate (d) mammal (a) Rhyme (b) Rhythm
Compulsory enlistment for military service
(CHSL 09 Mar., 2023 S-2) 39. Select the word which means the same as (c) Alliteration (d) Assonance
(a) Militaristic (b) Conscription the group of words given.
(c) Armament (d) Abdication An imaginary, perfect state or place Based on Things/Events/Places
(CHSL 16 Apr., 2021 S-1)
29. Select the option that can be used as a one- (a) utopia (b) dystopia 50. Choose the word that can substitute the

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word substitute for the underlined group of (c) nostalgia (d) arcadia
words. Human beings are usually ones who given group of words.
are naturally able to eat both, plants and 40. Select the word which means the same as A game that results neither in victory nor in
flesh. (CHSL 26 May, 2022 S-1) the group of words given. defeat (CHSL 17 Mar., 2023 S-2)
(a) Cannibals (b) Herbivorous Something which cannot be taken by force (a) Void (b) Cynic
(CHSL 06 Aug., 2021 S-2) (c) Draw (d) Fawn
(c) Carnivorous (d) Omnivorous
(a) Imperative (b) Impromptu
30. Select the option that can be used as a one- 51. Choose the word that can substitute the
(c) Irresistible (d) Impregnable
word substitute for the underlined group of given group of words.
words. 41. Select the word which means the same as A substance for killing algae
Several literary pieces of the Old English the group of words given. (CHSL 14 Mar., 2023 S-4)
period are written by authors whose names A sentimental longing for a time in the past (a) Algaecide (b) Prepuce
(CHSL 09 Aug., 2021 S-2) (c) Fungicide (d) Ruthenium
are not known. (CHSL 27 May, 2022 S-1)
(a) Anomalies (b) Anonymous (a) nostalgia (b) sepia
52. Select the option that can be used as a
(c) Renowned (d) Undercover (c) myopia (d) dystopia
one-word substitute for the given group of
31. Select the option that can be used as a 42. Select the option that can be used as a words.
one-word substitute for the given group of one-word substitute for the given group of A small organised dissenting group within
words. words. a larger one (CHSL 24 May, 2022 S-2)
Unable to speak distinctly or express oneself In exactly the same words as were used (a) Band (b) Set
clearly (CHSL 24 May, 2022 S-2) originally (CHSL 13 Apr., 2021 S-3) (c) Faction (d) Cluster
(a) Inane (b) Inapt (a) Repetition (b) Recurrence
53. Select the word which means the same as
(c) Inarch (d) Inarticulate (c) Verbatim (d) Duplication
the group of words given.
32. Select the option that can be used as a 43. Select the word which means the same as That which is incapable of being read or
one-word substitute for the given group of the group of words given. understood (CHSL 04 Aug., 2021 S-1)
words. A natural skill at doing something (a) Indelible (b) Illegal
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison (CHSL 13 Oct., 2020 S-1) (c) Intelligible (d) Illegible
(CHSL 27 May, 2022 S-2) (a) Knack (b) Quack
(c) Snack (d) Stack 54. Select the most appropriate one word
(a) Antibody (b) Antidote substitution for the given word.
(c) Antiseptic (d) Antibiotic 44. Select the word which means the same as
the group of words given. Leather straps put around a horse’s head to
33. Select the option that can be used as a control it (CHSL 10 Aug., 2021 S-1)
one-word substitute for the given group of Act of giving up the throne
(CHSL 14 Oct., 2020 S-1) (a) saddle (b) bridle
words. The love of man or mankind
(CHSL 27 May, 2022 S-3) (a) Abdication (b) Abandonment (c) stirrup (d) bridal
(a) Philology (b) Philanthropy (c) Renunciation (d) Resignation 55. Select the option that can be used as a
(c) Phylactery (d) Philosophy 45. Select the word which means the same as one-word substitute for the given group of
34. Select the most appropriate one-word the group of words given. words.
substitution for the given words. a period Soon passing out or a short duration A large cage, building or enclosure to keep
of two weeks (CHSL 06 Aug., 2021 S-1) (CHSL 16 Oct., 2020 S-1) birds (CHSL 10 Aug., 2021 S-1)
(a) century (b) month (a) Fluke (b) Extempore (a) Aviary (b) Aplary
(c) decade (d) fortnight (c) Frostbite (d) Evanescent (c) Aquarium (d) Zoo

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56. Select the option which means the same as 65. Choose the word that can substitute the So small or unimportant as to be not worth
the group of words given. given group of words. considering (CHSL 16 Apr., 2021 S-1)
A place where Buddhist monks live Overly concerned with minute details or
(a) feasible (b) negligible
(CHSL 12 Apr., 2021 S-1) formalisms (CHSL 14 Mar., 2023 S-2)
(a) temple (b) stupa (a) Blasphemy (b) Rhapsodic (c) invincible (d) plausible
(c) monastery (d) pagoda (c) Bohemian (d) Pedantic 76. Select the option that can be used as a
57. Select the word which means the same as 66. Choose the word that can substitute the one-word substitute for the given group of
the group of words given. given group of words. words.
An institution for the care of people who are A religions war (CHSL 16 Mar., 2023 S-2)
(a) Inscription (b) Colonialism Continuing for a long time
mentally ill (CHSL 12 Aug., 2021 S-1) (CHSL 04 Aug., 2021 S-2)
(c) Colloquial (d) Crusade
(a) Asylum (b) Sanatorium
67. Choose the word that can substitute the (a) Project (v) (b) Profound
(c) Infirmary (d) Dormitory
given group of words. (c) Prolonged (d) Infinite
58. Select the option that can be used as a A slight fault that can be forgiven
one-word substitute for the given group of (CHSL 16 Mar., 2023 S-2)
77. Select the option which means the same as
words. (a) Referral (b) Libertine the group of words given.
Instrument that measures the altitude of the (c) Venial (d) Libel Not active or growing
land surface (CHSL 05 Aug., 2021 S-2) 68. Choose the word that can substitute the (CHSL 06 Aug., 2021 S-2)
(a) Barometer (b) Chronometer given group of words. (a) invisible (b) dormant

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(c) Altimeter (d) Thermometer Lion like characteristics (c) inanimate (d) Duplicate
59. Select the option that can be used as a (CHSL 17 Mar., 2023 S-2)
one-word substitute for the given group of (a) Leonine (b) Feline 78. Select the option that can be used as a
words. A place or scene of activity, debate, (c) Porcine (d) Lionize one-word substitute for the given group of
or conflict (CHSL 05 Aug., 2021 S-2) 69. Select the most appropriate one–word words.
(a) Arena (b) Stadium substitution for the given group of words. A busy, main road for public use
(c) Site (d) Floor The violation or profanation of anything
(CHSL 11 Aug., 2021 S-2)
sacred or held sacred
60. Select the option that can be used as a (CHSL 17 Mar., 2023 S-3) (a) Avenue (b) Highway
one-word substitute for the given group of (a) Pious (b) Sacramental (c) Promenade (d) Thoroughfare
words. (c) Holy (d) Sacrilege

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The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form 79. Select the option that can be used as a
70. Choose the word that can substitute the
of a mass of twigs in a tree given group of words. one-word substitute for the given group of
(CHSL 09 Aug., 2021 S-2) A publication containing astronomical or words.
(a) Drey (b) Burrow meteorological information A quick, sudden movement
(c) Hole (d) Lair (CHSL 14 Mar., 2023 S-4) (CHSL 11 Aug., 2021 S-2)
61. Select the word which means the same as (a) Allegory (b) Bane
(a) Speck (b) Fleck
the group of words given. (c) Conscription (d) Almanac
(c) Dust (d) Flick
Close fitting cover for a sword or knife 71. Select the most appropriate one-word
(CHSL 17 Mar., 2020 S-1) substitution for the given group of words. 80. Select the option that can be used as a
(a) Guard (b) Sheath Rhythmic flow of sounds or words. one-word substitute for the given group of
(c) Screen (d) Shield (CHSL 15 Mar., 2023 S-4)
(a) Credence (b) Crescents words. Doing something awkwardly or in a
62. Select the word which means the same as (c) Cadence (d) Copious clumsy manner (CHSL 12 Apr., 2021 S-3)
the group of words given. (a) Hastening (b) Faltering
72. Select the option that can be used as a one-
A large natural or artificial lake used as a
word substitute for the underlined group of (c) Fumbling (d) Stumbling
source of water supply
words.
(CHSL 17 Mar., 2020 S-1) 81. Select the word which means the same as
Samantha keeps herself occupied by helping
(a) Pond (b) Creek the group of words given.
other people willingly without expecting
(c) Reservoir (d) Pool any payment for her services.
That which is no longer useful
(CHSL 27 May, 2022 S-2)
Based on Study (a) Opportunist (b) Volunteer
(CHSL 12 Oct., 2020 S-1)
(c) Mercenary (d) iconoclast (a) Redundant (b) Abundant
63. Choose the word that can substitute the 73. Select the option that can be used as a (c) Reluctant (d) Dominant
given group of words. one-word substitute for the given group of 82. Select the word which means the same as
Study of heavenly bodies words.
the group of words given.
(CHSL 09 Mar., 2023 S-1) The state of being full or complete
(a) Numerology (b) Astrology (CHSL 27 May, 2022 S-2) Something that is genuine
(c) Stargazing (d) Astronomy (a) Plunder (b) Plebiscite (CHSL 12 Oct., 2020 S-1)
(c) Plenitude (d) Pliability (a) Majestic (b) Unreal
Based on others 74. Select the option that can be used as a (c) Authentic (d) Academic
one-word substitute for the given group of
words. 83. Select the word which means the same as
64. Choose the word that can substitute the
Certain to happen (CHSL 11 Aug., 2021 S-1) the group of words given.
given group of words.
Affecting all or most people, places, things, (a) Avoidable (b) Ineffective Very careful and precise
etc. (CHSL 14 Mar., 2023 S-2)
(c) Unexpected (d) Inevitable (CHSL 13 Oct., 2020 S-1)
(a) Particular (b) Pertain 75. Select the option which means the same as (a) Tremulous (b) Meticulous
(c) Genre (d) General the group of words given. (c) Garrulous (d) Tumultuous

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1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (b)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (b)
31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (d) 36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (d)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (d) 46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (c)
51. (a) 52. (c) 53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (a) 56. (c) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (a) 60. (a)
61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (d) 64. (d) 65. (d) 66. (d) 67. (c) 68. (a) 69. (d) 70. (d)
71. (c) 72. (b) 73. (c) 74. (d) 75. (b) 76. (c) 77. (b) 78. (d) 79. (d) 80. (c)
81. (a) 82. (c) 83. (b)

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