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SSC CPO SI/ASI One-Word Substitution Questions with Answers & Explanations

20 One-Word Substitution questions from the English Comprehension section of SSC CPO SI/ASI, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.

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Question 1

Choose the one word that best describes: One who loves mankind

  1. APhilanthropist
  2. BPatriot
  3. CPhilatelist
  4. DMisanthrope
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Answer: (A) Philanthropist "Philanthropist" means One who loves mankind.
Question 2

Choose the one word that best describes: Handwriting that is difficult to read

  1. AScribble
  2. BCalligraphy
  3. CSignature
  4. DManuscript
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Answer: (A) Scribble "Scribble" means Handwriting that is difficult to read.
Question 3

Choose the one word that best describes: A speech made without preparation

  1. AMonologue
  2. BExtempore
  3. CRecital
  4. DSoliloquy
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Answer: (B) Extempore "Extempore" means A speech made without preparation.
Question 4

Choose the one word that best describes: Killing of a king

  1. AHomicide
  2. BRegicide
  3. CGenocide
  4. DPatricide
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Answer: (B) Regicide "Regicide" means Killing of a king.
Question 5

Choose the one word that best describes: A person who leaves his country to settle in another

  1. ATourist
  2. BRefugee
  3. CEmigrant
  4. DImmigrant
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Answer: (C) Emigrant "Emigrant" means A person who leaves his country to settle in another.
Question 6

Choose the one word that best describes: A person who hates women

  1. AMisanthrope
  2. BBachelor
  3. CFeminist
  4. DMisogynist
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Answer: (D) Misogynist "Misogynist" means A person who hates women.
Question 7

Choose the one word that best describes: A place where birds are kept

  1. AKennel
  2. BStable
  3. CAviary
  4. DApiary
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Answer: (C) Aviary "Aviary" means A place where birds are kept.
Question 8

Choose the one word that best describes: The study of insects

  1. AOrnithology
  2. BAnthropology
  3. CEntomology
  4. DEtymology
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Answer: (C) Entomology "Entomology" means The study of insects.
Question 9

Choose the one word that best describes: A medicine that counteracts poison

  1. AAntidote
  2. BAntibiotic
  3. CPanacea
  4. DSedative
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Answer: (A) Antidote "Antidote" means A medicine that counteracts poison.
Question 10

Choose the one word that best describes: A short stay at a place

  1. AJourney
  2. BExpedition
  3. CSojourn
  4. DVoyage
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Answer: (C) Sojourn "Sojourn" means A short stay at a place.

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Question 11

Choose the one word that best describes: A person who walks in sleep

  1. ASomnambulist
  2. BPedestrian
  3. CVagabond
  4. DInsomniac
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Answer: (A) Somnambulist "Somnambulist" means A person who walks in sleep.
Question 12

Choose the one word that best describes: A person who cannot be defeated

  1. AInvisible
  2. BInvincible
  3. CIndomitable
  4. DInevitable
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Answer: (B) Invincible "Invincible" means A person who cannot be defeated.
Question 13

Choose the one word that best describes: A remedy for all diseases

  1. AAntidote
  2. BPanacea
  3. CPlacebo
  4. DVaccine
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Answer: (B) Panacea "Panacea" means A remedy for all diseases.
Question 14

Choose the one word that best describes: A person who does not believe in God

  1. APagan
  2. BAtheist
  3. CHeretic
  4. DTheist
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Answer: (B) Atheist "Atheist" means A person who does not believe in God.
Question 15

Choose the one word that best describes: A collection of poems

  1. ADiary
  2. BBiography
  3. CEncyclopaedia
  4. DAnthology
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Answer: (D) Anthology "Anthology" means A collection of poems.
Question 16

Choose the one word that best describes: A speech made without preparation

  1. ARecital
  2. BMonologue
  3. CSoliloquy
  4. DExtempore
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Answer: (D) Extempore "Extempore" means A speech made without preparation.
Question 17

Choose the one word that best describes: Rule by a single person with absolute power

  1. ADemocracy
  2. BBureaucracy
  3. CAutocracy
  4. DAnarchy
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Answer: (C) Autocracy "Autocracy" means Rule by a single person with absolute power.
Question 18

Choose the one word that best describes: The study of birds

  1. AEntomology
  2. BZoology
  3. CIchthyology
  4. DOrnithology
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Answer: (D) Ornithology "Ornithology" means The study of birds.
Question 19

Choose the one word that best describes: An animal that eats only plants

  1. AInsectivore
  2. BCarnivore
  3. COmnivore
  4. DHerbivore
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Answer: (D) Herbivore "Herbivore" means An animal that eats only plants.
Question 20

Choose the one word that best describes: Fear of closed spaces

  1. AXenophobia
  2. BNyctophobia
  3. CAcrophobia
  4. DClaustrophobia
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Answer: (D) Claustrophobia "Claustrophobia" means Fear of closed spaces.

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