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 Pinnacle  OWS 
 Sol.308.(a)  Acoustics  -  The  branch  of 
 physics concerned with the properties of 
 sound 
 Anchor  - a heavy object used to keep a 
 ship or boat in place. 
 Anarchist  - a person who believes in the 
 absence of government or authority. 
 Apiary  -  a  place  where  bees  are  kept  to 
 produce honey. 
 Sol.309.(b)  Disgruntled  -  Disappointed 
 and annoyed about something. 
 Contented  -  Satis?ed  and  happy  with 
 one's situation. 
 Dissuade  -  Persuade  someone  not  to  do 
 something. 
 Surreal -  Strange or dream-like. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.310.  One  who  has  persistent  neurotic 
 impulse to steal 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Connoisseur  (b) Kleptomaniac 
 (c) Hypocrite  (d) Iconoclast 
 Q.311.  A specialist of kidney 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Obstetrician  (b) Nephrologist 
 (c) Pathologist  (d) Primatologist 
 Q.312.  A  person  who  is  indifferent  to 
 pain and pleasures of life 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Vagabond  (b) Amateur 
 (c) Stoic  (d) Recluse 
 Q.313.  A professional rider in horse race. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Horse Pilot  (b) Cellar 
 (c) Jockey  (d) Autocrat 
 Q.314.  One  who  does  not  know  reading 
 or writing 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Scholar  (b) Illiterate 
 (c) Erudite  (d) Fastidious 
 Q.315.  Recovering  from  an  illness  or 
 medical treatment. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bohemian  (b) Connoisseur 
 (c) Convalescent  (d) Cosmopolitan 
 Q.316.  Book  giving  information  about 
 everything 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Dictionary  (b) Encyclopedia 
 (c) Phonebook  (d) Thesis 
 Q.317.  One who cures eye disease. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Biologist  (b) Phonologist 
 (c) Prologist  (d) Ophthalmologist 
 Q.318.  A person who is never happy with 
 what he has 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Miser  (b) Heresy 
 (c) Malcontent  (d) Malleable 
 Q.319.  The  art  of  identifying  a  disease 
 from its signs and symptoms. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Biopsy  (b) Diagnosis 
 (c) Prognosis  (d) Autopsy 
 Q.320.  A  person  who  has  escaped  from 
 captivity or is in hiding. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fastidious  (b) Fanatic 
 (c) Fugitive  (d) Farce 
 Q.321.  Affecting  all  or  most  people, 
 places, things, etc. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Particular  (b) Pertain 
 (c) Genre  (d) General 
 Q.322.  Overly  concerned  with  minute 
 details or formalisms 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Blasphemy  (b) Rhapsodic 
 (c) Bohemian  (d) Pedantic 
 Q.323.  Killing one’s father 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Insecticide  (b) Suicide 
 (c) Tyrannicide  (d) Patricide 
 Q.324.  A  publication  containing 
 astronomical  or  meteorological 
 information 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Allegory  (b) Bane 
 (c) Conscription      (d) Almanac 
 Q.325.  A substance for killing algae 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Algaecide  (b) Prepuce 
 (c) Fungicide  (d) Ruthenium 
 Q.326.  A  person  who  is  interested  in 
 material  gains  and  is  hostile  to 
 art/culture 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Perfectionist  (b) Sage 
 (c) Philistine  (d) Egghead 
 Q.327.  Give off gas bubbles 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Buoyant      (b) Effervescent 
 (c) Flat              (d) Effuse 
 Q.328.  One who is against religion. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Poacher  (b) Lunatic 
 (c) Bandit  (d) Heretic 
 Q.329.  Exclusive  command  or 
 possession 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Sanctum  (b) Monopoly 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Parvenu 
 Q.330.  Rhythmic  ?ow  of  sounds  or 
 words. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Credence  (b) Crescents 
 (c) Cadence  (d) Copious 
 Q.331.  Fear of heights. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Agoraphobia  (b) Claustrophobia 
 (c) Acrophobia  (d)  Homophobia 
 Q.332.  A  person  who  attacks  or  criticizes 
 cherished beliefs or institutions. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Iconoclast  (b) Impregnable 
 (c) Immoral  (d) Insolvent 
 Q.333.  The origin or birth of a thing 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Genesis  (b) Culmination 
 (c) Coda  (d) Quietus 
 Q.334.  A religions war 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Inscription  (b) Colonialism 
 (c) Colloquial  (d) Crusade 
 Q.335.  Lion like characteristics 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Leonine  (b) Feline 
 (c) Porcine  (d) Lionize 
 Q.336.  A  game  that  results  neither  in 
 victory nor in defeat 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Void   (b) Cynic  (c) Draw  (d) Fawn 
 Q.337.  The violation or profanation of 
 anything sacred or held sacred 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Pious  (b) Sacramental 
 (c) Holy  (d) Sacrilege 
 Q.338.  Travelling from place to place 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Recluse  (b) Arcane 
 (c) Reverent  (d) Itinerant 
 Q.339.  A  person  who  has  given  up  their 
 beliefs 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Misanthrope  (b) Versatile 
 (c) Apostate  (d) Crusade 
 Q.340.  Something  that  is  no  longer  in 
 use. 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Absolute  (b) Vogue 
 (c) Obsolete  (d) Contemporary 
 Q.341.  A lover of good food 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Esoteric  (b) Chauvinist 
 (c) Gourmand  (d) Ergophile 
 Q.342.  Study of body functions 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Genealogy  (b) Physiology 
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 Pinnacle  OWS 
 Sol.308.(a)  Acoustics  -  The  branch  of 
 physics concerned with the properties of 
 sound 
 Anchor  - a heavy object used to keep a 
 ship or boat in place. 
 Anarchist  - a person who believes in the 
 absence of government or authority. 
 Apiary  -  a  place  where  bees  are  kept  to 
 produce honey. 
 Sol.309.(b)  Disgruntled  -  Disappointed 
 and annoyed about something. 
 Contented  -  Satis?ed  and  happy  with 
 one's situation. 
 Dissuade  -  Persuade  someone  not  to  do 
 something. 
 Surreal -  Strange or dream-like. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.310.  One  who  has  persistent  neurotic 
 impulse to steal 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Connoisseur  (b) Kleptomaniac 
 (c) Hypocrite  (d) Iconoclast 
 Q.311.  A specialist of kidney 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Obstetrician  (b) Nephrologist 
 (c) Pathologist  (d) Primatologist 
 Q.312.  A  person  who  is  indifferent  to 
 pain and pleasures of life 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Vagabond  (b) Amateur 
 (c) Stoic  (d) Recluse 
 Q.313.  A professional rider in horse race. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Horse Pilot  (b) Cellar 
 (c) Jockey  (d) Autocrat 
 Q.314.  One  who  does  not  know  reading 
 or writing 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Scholar  (b) Illiterate 
 (c) Erudite  (d) Fastidious 
 Q.315.  Recovering  from  an  illness  or 
 medical treatment. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bohemian  (b) Connoisseur 
 (c) Convalescent  (d) Cosmopolitan 
 Q.316.  Book  giving  information  about 
 everything 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Dictionary  (b) Encyclopedia 
 (c) Phonebook  (d) Thesis 
 Q.317.  One who cures eye disease. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Biologist  (b) Phonologist 
 (c) Prologist  (d) Ophthalmologist 
 Q.318.  A person who is never happy with 
 what he has 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Miser  (b) Heresy 
 (c) Malcontent  (d) Malleable 
 Q.319.  The  art  of  identifying  a  disease 
 from its signs and symptoms. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Biopsy  (b) Diagnosis 
 (c) Prognosis  (d) Autopsy 
 Q.320.  A  person  who  has  escaped  from 
 captivity or is in hiding. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fastidious  (b) Fanatic 
 (c) Fugitive  (d) Farce 
 Q.321.  Affecting  all  or  most  people, 
 places, things, etc. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Particular  (b) Pertain 
 (c) Genre  (d) General 
 Q.322.  Overly  concerned  with  minute 
 details or formalisms 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Blasphemy  (b) Rhapsodic 
 (c) Bohemian  (d) Pedantic 
 Q.323.  Killing one’s father 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Insecticide  (b) Suicide 
 (c) Tyrannicide  (d) Patricide 
 Q.324.  A  publication  containing 
 astronomical  or  meteorological 
 information 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Allegory  (b) Bane 
 (c) Conscription      (d) Almanac 
 Q.325.  A substance for killing algae 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Algaecide  (b) Prepuce 
 (c) Fungicide  (d) Ruthenium 
 Q.326.  A  person  who  is  interested  in 
 material  gains  and  is  hostile  to 
 art/culture 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Perfectionist  (b) Sage 
 (c) Philistine  (d) Egghead 
 Q.327.  Give off gas bubbles 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Buoyant      (b) Effervescent 
 (c) Flat              (d) Effuse 
 Q.328.  One who is against religion. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Poacher  (b) Lunatic 
 (c) Bandit  (d) Heretic 
 Q.329.  Exclusive  command  or 
 possession 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Sanctum  (b) Monopoly 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Parvenu 
 Q.330.  Rhythmic  ?ow  of  sounds  or 
 words. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Credence  (b) Crescents 
 (c) Cadence  (d) Copious 
 Q.331.  Fear of heights. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Agoraphobia  (b) Claustrophobia 
 (c) Acrophobia  (d)  Homophobia 
 Q.332.  A  person  who  attacks  or  criticizes 
 cherished beliefs or institutions. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Iconoclast  (b) Impregnable 
 (c) Immoral  (d) Insolvent 
 Q.333.  The origin or birth of a thing 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Genesis  (b) Culmination 
 (c) Coda  (d) Quietus 
 Q.334.  A religions war 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Inscription  (b) Colonialism 
 (c) Colloquial  (d) Crusade 
 Q.335.  Lion like characteristics 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Leonine  (b) Feline 
 (c) Porcine  (d) Lionize 
 Q.336.  A  game  that  results  neither  in 
 victory nor in defeat 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Void   (b) Cynic  (c) Draw  (d) Fawn 
 Q.337.  The violation or profanation of 
 anything sacred or held sacred 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Pious  (b) Sacramental 
 (c) Holy  (d) Sacrilege 
 Q.338.  Travelling from place to place 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Recluse  (b) Arcane 
 (c) Reverent  (d) Itinerant 
 Q.339.  A  person  who  has  given  up  their 
 beliefs 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Misanthrope  (b) Versatile 
 (c) Apostate  (d) Crusade 
 Q.340.  Something  that  is  no  longer  in 
 use. 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Absolute  (b) Vogue 
 (c) Obsolete  (d) Contemporary 
 Q.341.  A lover of good food 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Esoteric  (b) Chauvinist 
 (c) Gourmand  (d) Ergophile 
 Q.342.  Study of body functions 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Genealogy  (b) Physiology 
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 (c) Psychology  (d) Astrology 
 Q.343.  A  leader  who  sways  his  followers 
 by his oratory 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fugitive  (b) Narcissist 
 (c) Impostor  (d) Demagogue 
 Q.344.  A  fall  of  water  from  a  great 
 height. 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) River  (b) Stream 
 (c) Typhoon  (d) Cascade 
 Q.345.  Exaggerated  claims,  not  meant  to 
 be taken seriously 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Hyperpyrexia  (b) Hyperbole 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Hyperreal 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.310.(b) Kleptomaniac  - one who has 
 persistent neurotic impulse to steal 
 Connoisseur  -  a  person  who  knows  a  lot 
 about art, good food, music, etc. 
 Hypocrite  -  a  person  who  pretends  to 
 have  moral  standards  or  opinions  which 
 he/she does not really have. 
 Iconoclast  -  a  person  who  does  not 
 believe  in  and  is  opposed  to  accepted 
 ideas, traditions, etc. 
 Sol.311.(b) 
 Nephrologist  - A specialist of kidney 
 Obstetrician  -  doctor  with  special  training 
 in  taking  care  of  pregnant  women  and 
 helping in birth of babies 
 Pathologist  -  an  expert  in  the  study  of 
 diseases 
 Primatologist  -  One  who  studies 
 mammals  including  apes,  monkeys  and 
 humans 
 Sol.312.(c)  Stoic  -  A  person  who  is 
 indifferent to pain and pleasures of life. 
 Vagabond  -  a  person  without  a  home  or  a 
 job  who  keeps  travelling  from  one  place 
 to an other 
 Amateur  -  a  person  who  takes  part  in  a 
 sport  or  an  activity  for  pleasure,  not  for 
 money as a job 
 Recluse  -  a  person  who  lives  alone  and 
 who  maintains  very  little  contact  with 
 other people or society 
 Sol.313.(c)  Jockey  -  A  professional  rider 
 in horse race. 
 Horse  Pilot  -  Horse  Pilot  is  aimed  at 
 riders  who  are  looking  for  technical  riding 
 gear. 
 Cellar  -  an  underground  room  that  is 
 used for storing things 
 Autocrat  -  a  ruler  who  has  complete 
 power 
 Sol.314.(b)  Illiterate  -  One  who  does  not 
 know reading or writing 
 Scholar  -  a  person  who  studies  and  has  a 
 lot  of  knowledge  about  a  particular 
 subject 
 Erudite  -  having  or  showing  great 
 knowledge that is based on careful study 
 Fastidious  -  di?cult  to  please;  wanting 
 everything to be perfect 
 Sol.315.(c)  Convalescent  -  Recovering 
 from an illness or medical treatment 
 Bohemian  -  A  person  who  disregards 
 conventional standards of behavior 
 Connoisseur  -  A  person  who  has  expert 
 knowledge  and  keen  discrimination  in 
 some  ?eld,  esp.  in  the  ?ne  arts  or  in 
 matters of taste 
 Cosmopolitan  -  one  who  belongs  to  all 
 over the world 
 Sol.316.(b)  Encyclopedia  -  Book  giving 
 information about everything 
 Dictionary  -  a  book  that  contains  a  list  of 
 the  words  in  a  language  in  the  order  of 
 the  alphabet  and  that  tells  you  what  they 
 mean, in the same or another language 
 Phonebook  -  a book that lists the names, 
 addresses,  and  phone  numbers  of  the 
 people and businesses in a certain area. 
 Thesis  -  an  idea  that  is  discussed  and 
 presented  with  evidence  in  order  to  show 
 that it is true 
 Sol.317.(d)  Ophthalmologist  -  One  who 
 cures eye disease 
 Biologist  -  one  who  focuses  on  living 
 organisms, including plants and animals 
 Phonologist  -  A  person  who  specializes 
 in functional use of sounds in language 
 Prologist  -  one  who  writes  or  delivers  a 
 prologue(prologue  -  introduction  to  a 
 literary work) 
 Sol.318.(c)  Malcontent  -  A  person  who  is 
 never happy with what he has 
 Miser  -  someone  unwilling  to  spend 
 money 
 Heresy  -  belief  or  opinion  contrary  to 
 religious  doctrine  or generally accepted 
 Malleable  -  easy  to  press  into  different 
 shapes 
 Sol.319.(b)  Diagnosis  -  The  art  of 
 identifying  a  disease  from  its  signs  and 
 symptoms 
 Biopsy  -  an  examination  of  tissue 
 removed  from  a  living  body  to  discover 
 the  presence,  cause,  or  extent  of  a 
 disease 
 Prognosis  -  an  estimate  of  the  future  of 
 someone or something 
 Autopsy  -  an  examination  of  a  body  after 
 death to determine the cause of death 
 Sol.320.(c) Fugitive  - A person who has 
 escaped from captivity or is in hiding. 
 Fastidious  -  giving  too  much  attention  to 
 small details and wanting everything to 
 be correct and perfect: 
 Fanatic  -  a  person  motivated  by  irrational 
 enthusiasm (as for a cause). 
 Farce  -  something  important  or  serious 
 that  is  not  organized  well  or  treated  with 
 respect 
 Sol.321.(d)  General  -  Affecting  all  or 
 most people, places, things, etc. 
 Particular  -  used  to  single  out  an 
 individual  member  of  a  speci?ed  group 
 or class 
 Pertain  -  be  in  effect  or  existence  in  a 
 speci?ed place or at a speci?ed time 
 Genre  -  a  category  of  artistic,  musical,  or 
 literary  composition  characterized  by  a 
 particular style, form, or content 
 Sol.322.(d)  Pedantic  -  Overly  concerned 
 with minute details or formalisms 
 Blasphemy  -  the  action  of  speaking 
 sacrilegiously  about  God  or  sacred 
 things 
 Rhapsodic  - expressing powerful feelings 
 Bohemian  -  One  who  do  not  adhere  to 
 social rules and practices 
 Sol.323.(d)Patricide  -  Killing one’s father 
 Insecticide  -  a  substance  used  for  killing 
 insects 
 Suicide  - the act of killing oneself 
 Tyrannicide  - killing of a tyrant 
 Sol.324.(d)  Almanac  -  A  publication 
 containing  astronomical  or 
 meteorological information 
 Allegory  -  a  story,  play,  picture,  etc.  in 
 which  each  character  or  event  is  a 
 symbol  representing  an  idea  or  a  quality, 
 such  as  truth,  evil,  death,  etc.;  the  use  of 
 such symbols 
 Bane  -  something  that  causes  trouble 
 and makes somebody unhappy 
 Conscription  -  the  act  or  process  of 
 forcing  people  by  law  to  join  the  armed 
 services 
 Sol.325.(a) 
 Algaecide  - A substance for killing algae 
 Prepuce  -  the  fold  of  skin  surrounding 
 the clitoris. 
 Fungicide  -  a  substance  that  kills  a  type 
 of  plant  with  no  leaves  or  ?owers 
 (fungus)  that  grows  on  other  plants  or 
 animals and harms them 
 Ruthenium  -  a  hard  brittle  grayish 
 polyvalent  rare  metallic  element 
 occurring  in  platinum  ores  and  used  in 
 hardening platinum alloys. 
 Sol.326.(c) Philistine  - A person who is 
 interested in material gains and is hostile 
 to art/culture 
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 Pinnacle  OWS 
 Sol.308.(a)  Acoustics  -  The  branch  of 
 physics concerned with the properties of 
 sound 
 Anchor  - a heavy object used to keep a 
 ship or boat in place. 
 Anarchist  - a person who believes in the 
 absence of government or authority. 
 Apiary  -  a  place  where  bees  are  kept  to 
 produce honey. 
 Sol.309.(b)  Disgruntled  -  Disappointed 
 and annoyed about something. 
 Contented  -  Satis?ed  and  happy  with 
 one's situation. 
 Dissuade  -  Persuade  someone  not  to  do 
 something. 
 Surreal -  Strange or dream-like. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.310.  One  who  has  persistent  neurotic 
 impulse to steal 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Connoisseur  (b) Kleptomaniac 
 (c) Hypocrite  (d) Iconoclast 
 Q.311.  A specialist of kidney 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Obstetrician  (b) Nephrologist 
 (c) Pathologist  (d) Primatologist 
 Q.312.  A  person  who  is  indifferent  to 
 pain and pleasures of life 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Vagabond  (b) Amateur 
 (c) Stoic  (d) Recluse 
 Q.313.  A professional rider in horse race. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Horse Pilot  (b) Cellar 
 (c) Jockey  (d) Autocrat 
 Q.314.  One  who  does  not  know  reading 
 or writing 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Scholar  (b) Illiterate 
 (c) Erudite  (d) Fastidious 
 Q.315.  Recovering  from  an  illness  or 
 medical treatment. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bohemian  (b) Connoisseur 
 (c) Convalescent  (d) Cosmopolitan 
 Q.316.  Book  giving  information  about 
 everything 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Dictionary  (b) Encyclopedia 
 (c) Phonebook  (d) Thesis 
 Q.317.  One who cures eye disease. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Biologist  (b) Phonologist 
 (c) Prologist  (d) Ophthalmologist 
 Q.318.  A person who is never happy with 
 what he has 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Miser  (b) Heresy 
 (c) Malcontent  (d) Malleable 
 Q.319.  The  art  of  identifying  a  disease 
 from its signs and symptoms. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Biopsy  (b) Diagnosis 
 (c) Prognosis  (d) Autopsy 
 Q.320.  A  person  who  has  escaped  from 
 captivity or is in hiding. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fastidious  (b) Fanatic 
 (c) Fugitive  (d) Farce 
 Q.321.  Affecting  all  or  most  people, 
 places, things, etc. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Particular  (b) Pertain 
 (c) Genre  (d) General 
 Q.322.  Overly  concerned  with  minute 
 details or formalisms 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Blasphemy  (b) Rhapsodic 
 (c) Bohemian  (d) Pedantic 
 Q.323.  Killing one’s father 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Insecticide  (b) Suicide 
 (c) Tyrannicide  (d) Patricide 
 Q.324.  A  publication  containing 
 astronomical  or  meteorological 
 information 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Allegory  (b) Bane 
 (c) Conscription      (d) Almanac 
 Q.325.  A substance for killing algae 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Algaecide  (b) Prepuce 
 (c) Fungicide  (d) Ruthenium 
 Q.326.  A  person  who  is  interested  in 
 material  gains  and  is  hostile  to 
 art/culture 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Perfectionist  (b) Sage 
 (c) Philistine  (d) Egghead 
 Q.327.  Give off gas bubbles 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Buoyant      (b) Effervescent 
 (c) Flat              (d) Effuse 
 Q.328.  One who is against religion. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Poacher  (b) Lunatic 
 (c) Bandit  (d) Heretic 
 Q.329.  Exclusive  command  or 
 possession 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Sanctum  (b) Monopoly 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Parvenu 
 Q.330.  Rhythmic  ?ow  of  sounds  or 
 words. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Credence  (b) Crescents 
 (c) Cadence  (d) Copious 
 Q.331.  Fear of heights. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Agoraphobia  (b) Claustrophobia 
 (c) Acrophobia  (d)  Homophobia 
 Q.332.  A  person  who  attacks  or  criticizes 
 cherished beliefs or institutions. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Iconoclast  (b) Impregnable 
 (c) Immoral  (d) Insolvent 
 Q.333.  The origin or birth of a thing 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Genesis  (b) Culmination 
 (c) Coda  (d) Quietus 
 Q.334.  A religions war 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Inscription  (b) Colonialism 
 (c) Colloquial  (d) Crusade 
 Q.335.  Lion like characteristics 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Leonine  (b) Feline 
 (c) Porcine  (d) Lionize 
 Q.336.  A  game  that  results  neither  in 
 victory nor in defeat 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Void   (b) Cynic  (c) Draw  (d) Fawn 
 Q.337.  The violation or profanation of 
 anything sacred or held sacred 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Pious  (b) Sacramental 
 (c) Holy  (d) Sacrilege 
 Q.338.  Travelling from place to place 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Recluse  (b) Arcane 
 (c) Reverent  (d) Itinerant 
 Q.339.  A  person  who  has  given  up  their 
 beliefs 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Misanthrope  (b) Versatile 
 (c) Apostate  (d) Crusade 
 Q.340.  Something  that  is  no  longer  in 
 use. 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Absolute  (b) Vogue 
 (c) Obsolete  (d) Contemporary 
 Q.341.  A lover of good food 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Esoteric  (b) Chauvinist 
 (c) Gourmand  (d) Ergophile 
 Q.342.  Study of body functions 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Genealogy  (b) Physiology 
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 (c) Psychology  (d) Astrology 
 Q.343.  A  leader  who  sways  his  followers 
 by his oratory 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fugitive  (b) Narcissist 
 (c) Impostor  (d) Demagogue 
 Q.344.  A  fall  of  water  from  a  great 
 height. 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) River  (b) Stream 
 (c) Typhoon  (d) Cascade 
 Q.345.  Exaggerated  claims,  not  meant  to 
 be taken seriously 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Hyperpyrexia  (b) Hyperbole 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Hyperreal 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.310.(b) Kleptomaniac  - one who has 
 persistent neurotic impulse to steal 
 Connoisseur  -  a  person  who  knows  a  lot 
 about art, good food, music, etc. 
 Hypocrite  -  a  person  who  pretends  to 
 have  moral  standards  or  opinions  which 
 he/she does not really have. 
 Iconoclast  -  a  person  who  does  not 
 believe  in  and  is  opposed  to  accepted 
 ideas, traditions, etc. 
 Sol.311.(b) 
 Nephrologist  - A specialist of kidney 
 Obstetrician  -  doctor  with  special  training 
 in  taking  care  of  pregnant  women  and 
 helping in birth of babies 
 Pathologist  -  an  expert  in  the  study  of 
 diseases 
 Primatologist  -  One  who  studies 
 mammals  including  apes,  monkeys  and 
 humans 
 Sol.312.(c)  Stoic  -  A  person  who  is 
 indifferent to pain and pleasures of life. 
 Vagabond  -  a  person  without  a  home  or  a 
 job  who  keeps  travelling  from  one  place 
 to an other 
 Amateur  -  a  person  who  takes  part  in  a 
 sport  or  an  activity  for  pleasure,  not  for 
 money as a job 
 Recluse  -  a  person  who  lives  alone  and 
 who  maintains  very  little  contact  with 
 other people or society 
 Sol.313.(c)  Jockey  -  A  professional  rider 
 in horse race. 
 Horse  Pilot  -  Horse  Pilot  is  aimed  at 
 riders  who  are  looking  for  technical  riding 
 gear. 
 Cellar  -  an  underground  room  that  is 
 used for storing things 
 Autocrat  -  a  ruler  who  has  complete 
 power 
 Sol.314.(b)  Illiterate  -  One  who  does  not 
 know reading or writing 
 Scholar  -  a  person  who  studies  and  has  a 
 lot  of  knowledge  about  a  particular 
 subject 
 Erudite  -  having  or  showing  great 
 knowledge that is based on careful study 
 Fastidious  -  di?cult  to  please;  wanting 
 everything to be perfect 
 Sol.315.(c)  Convalescent  -  Recovering 
 from an illness or medical treatment 
 Bohemian  -  A  person  who  disregards 
 conventional standards of behavior 
 Connoisseur  -  A  person  who  has  expert 
 knowledge  and  keen  discrimination  in 
 some  ?eld,  esp.  in  the  ?ne  arts  or  in 
 matters of taste 
 Cosmopolitan  -  one  who  belongs  to  all 
 over the world 
 Sol.316.(b)  Encyclopedia  -  Book  giving 
 information about everything 
 Dictionary  -  a  book  that  contains  a  list  of 
 the  words  in  a  language  in  the  order  of 
 the  alphabet  and  that  tells  you  what  they 
 mean, in the same or another language 
 Phonebook  -  a book that lists the names, 
 addresses,  and  phone  numbers  of  the 
 people and businesses in a certain area. 
 Thesis  -  an  idea  that  is  discussed  and 
 presented  with  evidence  in  order  to  show 
 that it is true 
 Sol.317.(d)  Ophthalmologist  -  One  who 
 cures eye disease 
 Biologist  -  one  who  focuses  on  living 
 organisms, including plants and animals 
 Phonologist  -  A  person  who  specializes 
 in functional use of sounds in language 
 Prologist  -  one  who  writes  or  delivers  a 
 prologue(prologue  -  introduction  to  a 
 literary work) 
 Sol.318.(c)  Malcontent  -  A  person  who  is 
 never happy with what he has 
 Miser  -  someone  unwilling  to  spend 
 money 
 Heresy  -  belief  or  opinion  contrary  to 
 religious  doctrine  or generally accepted 
 Malleable  -  easy  to  press  into  different 
 shapes 
 Sol.319.(b)  Diagnosis  -  The  art  of 
 identifying  a  disease  from  its  signs  and 
 symptoms 
 Biopsy  -  an  examination  of  tissue 
 removed  from  a  living  body  to  discover 
 the  presence,  cause,  or  extent  of  a 
 disease 
 Prognosis  -  an  estimate  of  the  future  of 
 someone or something 
 Autopsy  -  an  examination  of  a  body  after 
 death to determine the cause of death 
 Sol.320.(c) Fugitive  - A person who has 
 escaped from captivity or is in hiding. 
 Fastidious  -  giving  too  much  attention  to 
 small details and wanting everything to 
 be correct and perfect: 
 Fanatic  -  a  person  motivated  by  irrational 
 enthusiasm (as for a cause). 
 Farce  -  something  important  or  serious 
 that  is  not  organized  well  or  treated  with 
 respect 
 Sol.321.(d)  General  -  Affecting  all  or 
 most people, places, things, etc. 
 Particular  -  used  to  single  out  an 
 individual  member  of  a  speci?ed  group 
 or class 
 Pertain  -  be  in  effect  or  existence  in  a 
 speci?ed place or at a speci?ed time 
 Genre  -  a  category  of  artistic,  musical,  or 
 literary  composition  characterized  by  a 
 particular style, form, or content 
 Sol.322.(d)  Pedantic  -  Overly  concerned 
 with minute details or formalisms 
 Blasphemy  -  the  action  of  speaking 
 sacrilegiously  about  God  or  sacred 
 things 
 Rhapsodic  - expressing powerful feelings 
 Bohemian  -  One  who  do  not  adhere  to 
 social rules and practices 
 Sol.323.(d)Patricide  -  Killing one’s father 
 Insecticide  -  a  substance  used  for  killing 
 insects 
 Suicide  - the act of killing oneself 
 Tyrannicide  - killing of a tyrant 
 Sol.324.(d)  Almanac  -  A  publication 
 containing  astronomical  or 
 meteorological information 
 Allegory  -  a  story,  play,  picture,  etc.  in 
 which  each  character  or  event  is  a 
 symbol  representing  an  idea  or  a  quality, 
 such  as  truth,  evil,  death,  etc.;  the  use  of 
 such symbols 
 Bane  -  something  that  causes  trouble 
 and makes somebody unhappy 
 Conscription  -  the  act  or  process  of 
 forcing  people  by  law  to  join  the  armed 
 services 
 Sol.325.(a) 
 Algaecide  - A substance for killing algae 
 Prepuce  -  the  fold  of  skin  surrounding 
 the clitoris. 
 Fungicide  -  a  substance  that  kills  a  type 
 of  plant  with  no  leaves  or  ?owers 
 (fungus)  that  grows  on  other  plants  or 
 animals and harms them 
 Ruthenium  -  a  hard  brittle  grayish 
 polyvalent  rare  metallic  element 
 occurring  in  platinum  ores  and  used  in 
 hardening platinum alloys. 
 Sol.326.(c) Philistine  - A person who is 
 interested in material gains and is hostile 
 to art/culture 
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 Perfectionist  -  a  person  who  always  does 
 things  as  well  as  he/she  possibly  can 
 and who expects others to do the same 
 Sage  -  one  (such  as  a  profound 
 philosopher) distinguished for wisdom. 
 Egghead  -  one  (such  as  a  profound 
 philosopher) distinguished for wisdom. 
 Sol.327.(b) 
 Effervescent  - Give off gas bubbles 
 Buoyant  -  able  to  keep  a?oat  or  rise  to 
 the top of a liquid or gas 
 Flat  -  Parallel  to  the  ground  or  lacking 
 emotion 
 Effuse  - to emit or pour out 
 Sol.328.(d) 
 Heretic  - One who is against religion 
 Poacher  -  someone  who  catches  and 
 kills animals illegally 
 Lunatic  -  affected  with  a  severely 
 disordered state of mind 
 Bandit  - someone who robs people 
 Sol.329.(b)  Monopoly  -  Exclusive 
 command or possession 
 Hypergamy  -  person  marrying  a  spouse 
 of  higher  caste  or  social  status  than 
 themselves 
 Parvenu  -  someone  from  a  low  social 
 position  who  has  suddenly  become  rich 
 or successful 
 Sanctum  -  a  private  place  or  room  where 
 someone is never interrupted 
 Sol.330.(c)  Cadence  -  Rhythmic  ?ow  of 
 sounds or words. 
 Credence  -  belief  in  or  acceptance  of 
 something as true. 
 Crescents  -  a  curved  shape  that  is 
 pointed  at  both  ends,  like  the  moon  in  its 
 ?rst and last stages 
 Copious  -  large in quantity or number 
 Sol.331.(c) Acrophobia  - Fear of heights 
 Claustrophobia  - Fear of closed space 
 Agoraphobia  -  fear  of  entering  open  or 
 crowded places 
 Homophobia  -  fear  or  dislike  of  gay 
 people or queer people 
 Sol.332.(a)  Iconoclast  -  A  person  who 
 attacks  or  criticizes  cherished  beliefs  or 
 institutions. 
 Impregnable  -  that  cannot  be  defeated  or 
 overcome 
 Immoral  - lacking moral principles 
 Insolvent  -  one  who  is  not  able  to  pay 
 debts 
 Sol.333.(a) 
 Genesis  - the origin or birth of a thing 
 Culmination  -  the  point  at  which  an  event 
 or series of events ends 
 Coda  -  the  concluded  part  of  a  speech, 
 event, or piece of writing 
 Quietus  -  an  end  to  something  or  ?nal 
 settlement 
 Sol.334.(d) Crusade  - A religions war 
 Inscription  -  writing  carved  into 
 something made of stone or metal 
 Colonialism  -  domination  of  a  people  or 
 area by a foreign state or nation 
 Colloquial  -  (of  words  and  expressions) 
 informal  and  more  suitable  for  use  in 
 speech than in writing 
 Sol.335.(a) 
 Leonine  - Lion like characteristics 
 Feline  -  connected  with  an  animal  of  the 
 cat family; like a cat 
 Porcine  -  relating to or similar to pigs  . 
 Lionize  -  give  a  lot  of  public  attention  and 
 approval  to  (someone);  treat  as  a 
 celebrity. 
 Sol.336.(c)  Draw  -  A  game  that  results 
 neither in victory nor in defeat 
 Void  - a large hole or empty space 
 Cynic  - a person who believes that 
 people  are  only  interested  in  themselves 
 and are not sincere 
 Fawn  -  to  give  someone  a  lot  of  attention 
 and  praise  in  order  to  get  that  person's 
 approval 
 Sol.337.(d) 
 Sacrilege  -  The  violation  or  profanation 
 of anything sacred or held sacred 
 Pious  -  strict  in  religious  beliefs  and 
 practices 
 Sacramental  -  something  regarded  as 
 possessing  a  sacred  character  or 
 mysterious signi?cance 
 Holy  -  worthy  of  complete  devotion  and 
 trust 
 Sol.338.(d) 
 Itinerant  - Travelling from place to place 
 Recluse  -  a  person  who  lives  alone  or 
 apart from society 
 Arcane  -  mysterious  and  known  only  by  a 
 few people 
 Reverent  -  showing  great  respect  and 
 admiration 
 Sol.339.(c)  Apostate  -  A  person  who  has 
 given up their beliefs 
 Misanthrope  -  a  person  who  hates  or 
 avoids other people 
 Versatile  -  capable  of  or  adapted  for 
 turning  easily  from  one  to  another  of 
 various tasks, ?elds of endeavor, etc. 
 Crusade  -  a  ?ght  for  something  that  you 
 believe  to  be  good  or  against  something 
 that you believe to be bad 
 Sol.340.(c)  Obsolete  -  Something  that  is 
 no longer in use. 
 Absolute  -  something  that  exists  without 
 being dependent on anything else 
 Vogue  -  state  of  being  popular  or 
 fashionable 
 Contemporary  -  a  person  or  thing  living 
 or existing at the same time as another 
 Sol.341.(c) 
 Gourmand  - A lover of good food 
 Esoteric  - the quality of having an inner 
 or secret meaning 
 Chauvinist  - feeling or displaying 
 aggressive or exaggerated patriotism 
 Ergophile  - one who enjoys working 
 Sol.342.(b) 
 Physiology  -  Study of body functions 
 Genealogy  -  study  of  the  history  of  the 
 past  and  present  members  of  a  family  or 
 families 
 Psychology  -  the  scienti?c  study  of  the 
 mind and behavior 
 Astrology  -  studying  the  movements  and 
 positions  of  the  sun,  moon,  planets,  and 
 stars  in  the  belief  that  they  in?uence 
 human behavior 
 Sol.343.(d)  Demagogue  -  A  leader  who 
 sways his followers by his oratory 
 Fugitive  -  who  is  running  away  to  avoid 
 being captured 
 Narcissist  -  having  too  much  interest  in 
 and admiration for yourself 
 Impostor  -  One  who  pretends  to  be 
 someone else in order to deceive others 
 Sol.344.(d)  Cascade  -  A  fall  of  water 
 from a great height. 
 River  -  a  large  natural  stream  of  fresh 
 water ?owing along a de?nite course 
 Stream  -  a  continuous  ?ow  of  data  or 
 instructions  ;  a  continuous  ?ow  of  liquid, 
 air, or gas 
 Typhoon  -  a  violent  wind  that  has  a 
 circular movement 
 Sol.345.(b)  Hyperbole  -  Exaggerated 
 claims, not meant to be taken seriously 
 Hyperpyrexia  -  When  your  body 
 temperature  exceeds  106°F  (41.1°C)  due 
 to a fever 
 Hypergamy  -  practice  of  marrying  above 
 one's social status or class 
 Hyperreal  -  exaggerated  in  comparison 
 to reality 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.346.  Photographers  who  follow 
 celebrities  to  get  their  pictures  to  sell 
 them 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Paparazzi  (b) Reporter 
 (c) Editor  (d) Interviewer 
 Q.347.  The  science  and  art  of  growing 
 vegetables, fruits and ?owers 
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 Sol.308.(a)  Acoustics  -  The  branch  of 
 physics concerned with the properties of 
 sound 
 Anchor  - a heavy object used to keep a 
 ship or boat in place. 
 Anarchist  - a person who believes in the 
 absence of government or authority. 
 Apiary  -  a  place  where  bees  are  kept  to 
 produce honey. 
 Sol.309.(b)  Disgruntled  -  Disappointed 
 and annoyed about something. 
 Contented  -  Satis?ed  and  happy  with 
 one's situation. 
 Dissuade  -  Persuade  someone  not  to  do 
 something. 
 Surreal -  Strange or dream-like. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.310.  One  who  has  persistent  neurotic 
 impulse to steal 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Connoisseur  (b) Kleptomaniac 
 (c) Hypocrite  (d) Iconoclast 
 Q.311.  A specialist of kidney 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Obstetrician  (b) Nephrologist 
 (c) Pathologist  (d) Primatologist 
 Q.312.  A  person  who  is  indifferent  to 
 pain and pleasures of life 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Vagabond  (b) Amateur 
 (c) Stoic  (d) Recluse 
 Q.313.  A professional rider in horse race. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Horse Pilot  (b) Cellar 
 (c) Jockey  (d) Autocrat 
 Q.314.  One  who  does  not  know  reading 
 or writing 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Scholar  (b) Illiterate 
 (c) Erudite  (d) Fastidious 
 Q.315.  Recovering  from  an  illness  or 
 medical treatment. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bohemian  (b) Connoisseur 
 (c) Convalescent  (d) Cosmopolitan 
 Q.316.  Book  giving  information  about 
 everything 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Dictionary  (b) Encyclopedia 
 (c) Phonebook  (d) Thesis 
 Q.317.  One who cures eye disease. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Biologist  (b) Phonologist 
 (c) Prologist  (d) Ophthalmologist 
 Q.318.  A person who is never happy with 
 what he has 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Miser  (b) Heresy 
 (c) Malcontent  (d) Malleable 
 Q.319.  The  art  of  identifying  a  disease 
 from its signs and symptoms. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Biopsy  (b) Diagnosis 
 (c) Prognosis  (d) Autopsy 
 Q.320.  A  person  who  has  escaped  from 
 captivity or is in hiding. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fastidious  (b) Fanatic 
 (c) Fugitive  (d) Farce 
 Q.321.  Affecting  all  or  most  people, 
 places, things, etc. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Particular  (b) Pertain 
 (c) Genre  (d) General 
 Q.322.  Overly  concerned  with  minute 
 details or formalisms 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Blasphemy  (b) Rhapsodic 
 (c) Bohemian  (d) Pedantic 
 Q.323.  Killing one’s father 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Insecticide  (b) Suicide 
 (c) Tyrannicide  (d) Patricide 
 Q.324.  A  publication  containing 
 astronomical  or  meteorological 
 information 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Allegory  (b) Bane 
 (c) Conscription      (d) Almanac 
 Q.325.  A substance for killing algae 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Algaecide  (b) Prepuce 
 (c) Fungicide  (d) Ruthenium 
 Q.326.  A  person  who  is  interested  in 
 material  gains  and  is  hostile  to 
 art/culture 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Perfectionist  (b) Sage 
 (c) Philistine  (d) Egghead 
 Q.327.  Give off gas bubbles 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Buoyant      (b) Effervescent 
 (c) Flat              (d) Effuse 
 Q.328.  One who is against religion. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Poacher  (b) Lunatic 
 (c) Bandit  (d) Heretic 
 Q.329.  Exclusive  command  or 
 possession 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Sanctum  (b) Monopoly 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Parvenu 
 Q.330.  Rhythmic  ?ow  of  sounds  or 
 words. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Credence  (b) Crescents 
 (c) Cadence  (d) Copious 
 Q.331.  Fear of heights. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Agoraphobia  (b) Claustrophobia 
 (c) Acrophobia  (d)  Homophobia 
 Q.332.  A  person  who  attacks  or  criticizes 
 cherished beliefs or institutions. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Iconoclast  (b) Impregnable 
 (c) Immoral  (d) Insolvent 
 Q.333.  The origin or birth of a thing 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Genesis  (b) Culmination 
 (c) Coda  (d) Quietus 
 Q.334.  A religions war 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Inscription  (b) Colonialism 
 (c) Colloquial  (d) Crusade 
 Q.335.  Lion like characteristics 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Leonine  (b) Feline 
 (c) Porcine  (d) Lionize 
 Q.336.  A  game  that  results  neither  in 
 victory nor in defeat 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Void   (b) Cynic  (c) Draw  (d) Fawn 
 Q.337.  The violation or profanation of 
 anything sacred or held sacred 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Pious  (b) Sacramental 
 (c) Holy  (d) Sacrilege 
 Q.338.  Travelling from place to place 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Recluse  (b) Arcane 
 (c) Reverent  (d) Itinerant 
 Q.339.  A  person  who  has  given  up  their 
 beliefs 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Misanthrope  (b) Versatile 
 (c) Apostate  (d) Crusade 
 Q.340.  Something  that  is  no  longer  in 
 use. 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Absolute  (b) Vogue 
 (c) Obsolete  (d) Contemporary 
 Q.341.  A lover of good food 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Esoteric  (b) Chauvinist 
 (c) Gourmand  (d) Ergophile 
 Q.342.  Study of body functions 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Genealogy  (b) Physiology 
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 (c) Psychology  (d) Astrology 
 Q.343.  A  leader  who  sways  his  followers 
 by his oratory 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fugitive  (b) Narcissist 
 (c) Impostor  (d) Demagogue 
 Q.344.  A  fall  of  water  from  a  great 
 height. 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) River  (b) Stream 
 (c) Typhoon  (d) Cascade 
 Q.345.  Exaggerated  claims,  not  meant  to 
 be taken seriously 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Hyperpyrexia  (b) Hyperbole 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Hyperreal 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.310.(b) Kleptomaniac  - one who has 
 persistent neurotic impulse to steal 
 Connoisseur  -  a  person  who  knows  a  lot 
 about art, good food, music, etc. 
 Hypocrite  -  a  person  who  pretends  to 
 have  moral  standards  or  opinions  which 
 he/she does not really have. 
 Iconoclast  -  a  person  who  does  not 
 believe  in  and  is  opposed  to  accepted 
 ideas, traditions, etc. 
 Sol.311.(b) 
 Nephrologist  - A specialist of kidney 
 Obstetrician  -  doctor  with  special  training 
 in  taking  care  of  pregnant  women  and 
 helping in birth of babies 
 Pathologist  -  an  expert  in  the  study  of 
 diseases 
 Primatologist  -  One  who  studies 
 mammals  including  apes,  monkeys  and 
 humans 
 Sol.312.(c)  Stoic  -  A  person  who  is 
 indifferent to pain and pleasures of life. 
 Vagabond  -  a  person  without  a  home  or  a 
 job  who  keeps  travelling  from  one  place 
 to an other 
 Amateur  -  a  person  who  takes  part  in  a 
 sport  or  an  activity  for  pleasure,  not  for 
 money as a job 
 Recluse  -  a  person  who  lives  alone  and 
 who  maintains  very  little  contact  with 
 other people or society 
 Sol.313.(c)  Jockey  -  A  professional  rider 
 in horse race. 
 Horse  Pilot  -  Horse  Pilot  is  aimed  at 
 riders  who  are  looking  for  technical  riding 
 gear. 
 Cellar  -  an  underground  room  that  is 
 used for storing things 
 Autocrat  -  a  ruler  who  has  complete 
 power 
 Sol.314.(b)  Illiterate  -  One  who  does  not 
 know reading or writing 
 Scholar  -  a  person  who  studies  and  has  a 
 lot  of  knowledge  about  a  particular 
 subject 
 Erudite  -  having  or  showing  great 
 knowledge that is based on careful study 
 Fastidious  -  di?cult  to  please;  wanting 
 everything to be perfect 
 Sol.315.(c)  Convalescent  -  Recovering 
 from an illness or medical treatment 
 Bohemian  -  A  person  who  disregards 
 conventional standards of behavior 
 Connoisseur  -  A  person  who  has  expert 
 knowledge  and  keen  discrimination  in 
 some  ?eld,  esp.  in  the  ?ne  arts  or  in 
 matters of taste 
 Cosmopolitan  -  one  who  belongs  to  all 
 over the world 
 Sol.316.(b)  Encyclopedia  -  Book  giving 
 information about everything 
 Dictionary  -  a  book  that  contains  a  list  of 
 the  words  in  a  language  in  the  order  of 
 the  alphabet  and  that  tells  you  what  they 
 mean, in the same or another language 
 Phonebook  -  a book that lists the names, 
 addresses,  and  phone  numbers  of  the 
 people and businesses in a certain area. 
 Thesis  -  an  idea  that  is  discussed  and 
 presented  with  evidence  in  order  to  show 
 that it is true 
 Sol.317.(d)  Ophthalmologist  -  One  who 
 cures eye disease 
 Biologist  -  one  who  focuses  on  living 
 organisms, including plants and animals 
 Phonologist  -  A  person  who  specializes 
 in functional use of sounds in language 
 Prologist  -  one  who  writes  or  delivers  a 
 prologue(prologue  -  introduction  to  a 
 literary work) 
 Sol.318.(c)  Malcontent  -  A  person  who  is 
 never happy with what he has 
 Miser  -  someone  unwilling  to  spend 
 money 
 Heresy  -  belief  or  opinion  contrary  to 
 religious  doctrine  or generally accepted 
 Malleable  -  easy  to  press  into  different 
 shapes 
 Sol.319.(b)  Diagnosis  -  The  art  of 
 identifying  a  disease  from  its  signs  and 
 symptoms 
 Biopsy  -  an  examination  of  tissue 
 removed  from  a  living  body  to  discover 
 the  presence,  cause,  or  extent  of  a 
 disease 
 Prognosis  -  an  estimate  of  the  future  of 
 someone or something 
 Autopsy  -  an  examination  of  a  body  after 
 death to determine the cause of death 
 Sol.320.(c) Fugitive  - A person who has 
 escaped from captivity or is in hiding. 
 Fastidious  -  giving  too  much  attention  to 
 small details and wanting everything to 
 be correct and perfect: 
 Fanatic  -  a  person  motivated  by  irrational 
 enthusiasm (as for a cause). 
 Farce  -  something  important  or  serious 
 that  is  not  organized  well  or  treated  with 
 respect 
 Sol.321.(d)  General  -  Affecting  all  or 
 most people, places, things, etc. 
 Particular  -  used  to  single  out  an 
 individual  member  of  a  speci?ed  group 
 or class 
 Pertain  -  be  in  effect  or  existence  in  a 
 speci?ed place or at a speci?ed time 
 Genre  -  a  category  of  artistic,  musical,  or 
 literary  composition  characterized  by  a 
 particular style, form, or content 
 Sol.322.(d)  Pedantic  -  Overly  concerned 
 with minute details or formalisms 
 Blasphemy  -  the  action  of  speaking 
 sacrilegiously  about  God  or  sacred 
 things 
 Rhapsodic  - expressing powerful feelings 
 Bohemian  -  One  who  do  not  adhere  to 
 social rules and practices 
 Sol.323.(d)Patricide  -  Killing one’s father 
 Insecticide  -  a  substance  used  for  killing 
 insects 
 Suicide  - the act of killing oneself 
 Tyrannicide  - killing of a tyrant 
 Sol.324.(d)  Almanac  -  A  publication 
 containing  astronomical  or 
 meteorological information 
 Allegory  -  a  story,  play,  picture,  etc.  in 
 which  each  character  or  event  is  a 
 symbol  representing  an  idea  or  a  quality, 
 such  as  truth,  evil,  death,  etc.;  the  use  of 
 such symbols 
 Bane  -  something  that  causes  trouble 
 and makes somebody unhappy 
 Conscription  -  the  act  or  process  of 
 forcing  people  by  law  to  join  the  armed 
 services 
 Sol.325.(a) 
 Algaecide  - A substance for killing algae 
 Prepuce  -  the  fold  of  skin  surrounding 
 the clitoris. 
 Fungicide  -  a  substance  that  kills  a  type 
 of  plant  with  no  leaves  or  ?owers 
 (fungus)  that  grows  on  other  plants  or 
 animals and harms them 
 Ruthenium  -  a  hard  brittle  grayish 
 polyvalent  rare  metallic  element 
 occurring  in  platinum  ores  and  used  in 
 hardening platinum alloys. 
 Sol.326.(c) Philistine  - A person who is 
 interested in material gains and is hostile 
 to art/culture 
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 Perfectionist  -  a  person  who  always  does 
 things  as  well  as  he/she  possibly  can 
 and who expects others to do the same 
 Sage  -  one  (such  as  a  profound 
 philosopher) distinguished for wisdom. 
 Egghead  -  one  (such  as  a  profound 
 philosopher) distinguished for wisdom. 
 Sol.327.(b) 
 Effervescent  - Give off gas bubbles 
 Buoyant  -  able  to  keep  a?oat  or  rise  to 
 the top of a liquid or gas 
 Flat  -  Parallel  to  the  ground  or  lacking 
 emotion 
 Effuse  - to emit or pour out 
 Sol.328.(d) 
 Heretic  - One who is against religion 
 Poacher  -  someone  who  catches  and 
 kills animals illegally 
 Lunatic  -  affected  with  a  severely 
 disordered state of mind 
 Bandit  - someone who robs people 
 Sol.329.(b)  Monopoly  -  Exclusive 
 command or possession 
 Hypergamy  -  person  marrying  a  spouse 
 of  higher  caste  or  social  status  than 
 themselves 
 Parvenu  -  someone  from  a  low  social 
 position  who  has  suddenly  become  rich 
 or successful 
 Sanctum  -  a  private  place  or  room  where 
 someone is never interrupted 
 Sol.330.(c)  Cadence  -  Rhythmic  ?ow  of 
 sounds or words. 
 Credence  -  belief  in  or  acceptance  of 
 something as true. 
 Crescents  -  a  curved  shape  that  is 
 pointed  at  both  ends,  like  the  moon  in  its 
 ?rst and last stages 
 Copious  -  large in quantity or number 
 Sol.331.(c) Acrophobia  - Fear of heights 
 Claustrophobia  - Fear of closed space 
 Agoraphobia  -  fear  of  entering  open  or 
 crowded places 
 Homophobia  -  fear  or  dislike  of  gay 
 people or queer people 
 Sol.332.(a)  Iconoclast  -  A  person  who 
 attacks  or  criticizes  cherished  beliefs  or 
 institutions. 
 Impregnable  -  that  cannot  be  defeated  or 
 overcome 
 Immoral  - lacking moral principles 
 Insolvent  -  one  who  is  not  able  to  pay 
 debts 
 Sol.333.(a) 
 Genesis  - the origin or birth of a thing 
 Culmination  -  the  point  at  which  an  event 
 or series of events ends 
 Coda  -  the  concluded  part  of  a  speech, 
 event, or piece of writing 
 Quietus  -  an  end  to  something  or  ?nal 
 settlement 
 Sol.334.(d) Crusade  - A religions war 
 Inscription  -  writing  carved  into 
 something made of stone or metal 
 Colonialism  -  domination  of  a  people  or 
 area by a foreign state or nation 
 Colloquial  -  (of  words  and  expressions) 
 informal  and  more  suitable  for  use  in 
 speech than in writing 
 Sol.335.(a) 
 Leonine  - Lion like characteristics 
 Feline  -  connected  with  an  animal  of  the 
 cat family; like a cat 
 Porcine  -  relating to or similar to pigs  . 
 Lionize  -  give  a  lot  of  public  attention  and 
 approval  to  (someone);  treat  as  a 
 celebrity. 
 Sol.336.(c)  Draw  -  A  game  that  results 
 neither in victory nor in defeat 
 Void  - a large hole or empty space 
 Cynic  - a person who believes that 
 people  are  only  interested  in  themselves 
 and are not sincere 
 Fawn  -  to  give  someone  a  lot  of  attention 
 and  praise  in  order  to  get  that  person's 
 approval 
 Sol.337.(d) 
 Sacrilege  -  The  violation  or  profanation 
 of anything sacred or held sacred 
 Pious  -  strict  in  religious  beliefs  and 
 practices 
 Sacramental  -  something  regarded  as 
 possessing  a  sacred  character  or 
 mysterious signi?cance 
 Holy  -  worthy  of  complete  devotion  and 
 trust 
 Sol.338.(d) 
 Itinerant  - Travelling from place to place 
 Recluse  -  a  person  who  lives  alone  or 
 apart from society 
 Arcane  -  mysterious  and  known  only  by  a 
 few people 
 Reverent  -  showing  great  respect  and 
 admiration 
 Sol.339.(c)  Apostate  -  A  person  who  has 
 given up their beliefs 
 Misanthrope  -  a  person  who  hates  or 
 avoids other people 
 Versatile  -  capable  of  or  adapted  for 
 turning  easily  from  one  to  another  of 
 various tasks, ?elds of endeavor, etc. 
 Crusade  -  a  ?ght  for  something  that  you 
 believe  to  be  good  or  against  something 
 that you believe to be bad 
 Sol.340.(c)  Obsolete  -  Something  that  is 
 no longer in use. 
 Absolute  -  something  that  exists  without 
 being dependent on anything else 
 Vogue  -  state  of  being  popular  or 
 fashionable 
 Contemporary  -  a  person  or  thing  living 
 or existing at the same time as another 
 Sol.341.(c) 
 Gourmand  - A lover of good food 
 Esoteric  - the quality of having an inner 
 or secret meaning 
 Chauvinist  - feeling or displaying 
 aggressive or exaggerated patriotism 
 Ergophile  - one who enjoys working 
 Sol.342.(b) 
 Physiology  -  Study of body functions 
 Genealogy  -  study  of  the  history  of  the 
 past  and  present  members  of  a  family  or 
 families 
 Psychology  -  the  scienti?c  study  of  the 
 mind and behavior 
 Astrology  -  studying  the  movements  and 
 positions  of  the  sun,  moon,  planets,  and 
 stars  in  the  belief  that  they  in?uence 
 human behavior 
 Sol.343.(d)  Demagogue  -  A  leader  who 
 sways his followers by his oratory 
 Fugitive  -  who  is  running  away  to  avoid 
 being captured 
 Narcissist  -  having  too  much  interest  in 
 and admiration for yourself 
 Impostor  -  One  who  pretends  to  be 
 someone else in order to deceive others 
 Sol.344.(d)  Cascade  -  A  fall  of  water 
 from a great height. 
 River  -  a  large  natural  stream  of  fresh 
 water ?owing along a de?nite course 
 Stream  -  a  continuous  ?ow  of  data  or 
 instructions  ;  a  continuous  ?ow  of  liquid, 
 air, or gas 
 Typhoon  -  a  violent  wind  that  has  a 
 circular movement 
 Sol.345.(b)  Hyperbole  -  Exaggerated 
 claims, not meant to be taken seriously 
 Hyperpyrexia  -  When  your  body 
 temperature  exceeds  106°F  (41.1°C)  due 
 to a fever 
 Hypergamy  -  practice  of  marrying  above 
 one's social status or class 
 Hyperreal  -  exaggerated  in  comparison 
 to reality 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.346.  Photographers  who  follow 
 celebrities  to  get  their  pictures  to  sell 
 them 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Paparazzi  (b) Reporter 
 (c) Editor  (d) Interviewer 
 Q.347.  The  science  and  art  of  growing 
 vegetables, fruits and ?owers 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (06/03/2023) 
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 (a) Herpetology  (b) Horticulture 
 (c) Haplology  (d) Herding 
 Q.348.  An  arched  structure  in  a  garden 
 having climbing plants 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (07/03/2023) 
 (a) Shelter  (b) Pergola  (c) Path  (d) Shed 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.346.(a)  Paparazzi  -  photographers 
 who  follow  celebrities  to  get  their 
 pictures to sell them 
 Reporter  -  a  person  who  writes  about  the 
 news in a newspaper 
 Editor  -  a  person  who  is  in  charge  of  a 
 newspaper,  magazine,  etc.  and  who 
 decides what should be included 
 Interviewer  -  a  person  who  asks  the 
 questions in an interview 
 Sol.347.(b)  Horticulture  -  the  science 
 and  art  of  growing  vegetables,  fruits  and 
 ?owers 
 Herpetology  -  the  branch  of  zoology 
 concerned with  reptiles  and  amphibians 
 Haplology  -  the  omission  of  one 
 occurrence  of  a  sound  or  syllable  that  is 
 repeated within a word 
 Herding  -  the  act  of  moving  people  or 
 animals somewhere together in a group 
 Sol.348.(b)  Pergola  -  an  arched  structure 
 in a garden having climbing plants 
 Shelter  -  a  small  building  that  gives 
 protection 
 Path  -  a  way  across  a  piece  of  land  that 
 is made by or used by people walking 
 Shed  -  a  small  building  that  is  used  for 
 keeping things or animals in 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.349.  A  piece  of  a  living  tissue  or  plant 
 that is transplanted surgically 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Gratis  (b) Gourmet 
 (c) Gracious  (d) Graft 
 Q.350.  Giving  the  worrying  impression 
 that something bad is going to happen 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Desolate  (b) Suspicious 
 (c) Ominous  (d) Bleak 
 Q.351.  A  shortened  version  of  a  larger 
 work 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Summary  (b) Précis 
 (c) Shorts  (d) Abridgement 
 Q.352.  Having  or  showing  an  excessively 
 high  opinion  of  one's  appearance, 
 abilities, or worth 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Superior  (b) Vain 
 (c) Otiose  (d) Domineering 
 Q.353.  A  speech  made  without 
 preparation 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Extempore  (b) Rhetoric 
 (c) Deliberation  (d) Spontaneous 
 Q.354.  A loud appeal or demand 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Protest  (b) Entourage 
 (c) Clamour  (d) Gambit 
 Q.355.  The study of languages 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Philology  (b) Anthropology 
 (c) Lexicography   (d) Philosophy 
 Q.356.  Sharp and direct 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Acerbic  (b) Zoonic 
 (c) Anodyne  (d) Acidic 
 Q.357.  The act of washing oneself 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Ablutions  (b) Solutions 
 (c) Steaming  (d) Bathing 
 Q.358  .  Rearing  of  silk  worms  is  called 
 horticulture  . 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) pisciculture  (b) agriculture 
 (c) sericulture  (d) apiculture 
 Q.359.  The act of killing one's mother 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Regicide  (b) Homicide 
 (c) Uxoricide  (d) Matricide 
 Q.360.  Existing in a land from the earliest 
 times or from before the arrival of 
 colonists 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Native  (b) Ancient 
 (c) Aboriginal  (d) Original 
 Q.361.  An eccentric manner of living 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Bohemian  (b) Numismatist 
 (c) Gourmet  (d) Misanthrope 
 Q.362.  Holding  on  to  something  or 
 keeping an opinion with determination 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Gracious  (b) Tenacious 
 (c) Obnoxious  (d) Loquacious 
 Q.363.  Select  the  option  that  can  be  used 
 as  a  one-word  substitute  for  the  given 
 group of words/phrase. 
 Fail  to  notice;  ignore;  condone  (an 
 offence etc.) 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Overlong  (b) Overlie 
 (c) Overly  (d) Overlook 
 Q.364.  The action of damaging the good 
 reputation of someone 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Delegate  (b) Degeneration 
 (c) Defamation  (d) Defection 
 Q.365.  An  exaggerated  statement  not  to 
 be taken seriously or literally 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Hypertext  (b) Hyperbole 
 (c) Hypocrisy  (d) Hippocrates 
 Q.366.  Cancel  or  do  away  with  (a  law  or 
 agreement) 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Abrogate  (b) Cancellation 
 (c) Ultimation  (d) Prorogation 
 Q.367.  To  keep  postponing  doing  a  task 
 later because you’re lazy 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Procrastinate  (b) Multi-task 
 (c) Leave  (d) Diligent 
 Q.368.  A  battle  or  anything  involving  or 
 causing much bloodshed 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Autocracy  (b) Sanguinary 
 (c) Ineffable  (d) Redtapism 
 Q.369.  to  give  up  completely  or  agree  to 
 forgo, especially in favour of another 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Waive  (b) Forfeit 
 (c) Surrender  (d) Cosign 
 Q.370.  Something  that  is  capable  of 
 being accomplished 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Feasible  (b) Untenable 
 (c) Irrevocable  (d) Eligible 
 Q.371.  A  poll  taken  of  voters  leaving  the 
 voting  place  that  is  usually  used  for 
 predicting the winners. 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Consensus  (b) Results 
 (c) Census  (d) Exit poll 
 Q.372.  A  formal  statement  testifying  to 
 someone's character and quali?cations 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Document  (b) A?davit 
 (c) Testimonial  (d) Manuscript 
 Q.373.  A  list  or  collection  of  books  or 
 informative graphics 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Bale  (b) Hamlet 
 (c) Gallery  (d) Catalogue 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.349.(d)  Graft  .-  A  piece  of  a  living 
 tissue  or  plant  that  is  transplanted 
 surgically 
 Gracious  - kind 
 Gratis  - done or given free of charge 
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 Sol.308.(a)  Acoustics  -  The  branch  of 
 physics concerned with the properties of 
 sound 
 Anchor  - a heavy object used to keep a 
 ship or boat in place. 
 Anarchist  - a person who believes in the 
 absence of government or authority. 
 Apiary  -  a  place  where  bees  are  kept  to 
 produce honey. 
 Sol.309.(b)  Disgruntled  -  Disappointed 
 and annoyed about something. 
 Contented  -  Satis?ed  and  happy  with 
 one's situation. 
 Dissuade  -  Persuade  someone  not  to  do 
 something. 
 Surreal -  Strange or dream-like. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.310.  One  who  has  persistent  neurotic 
 impulse to steal 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Connoisseur  (b) Kleptomaniac 
 (c) Hypocrite  (d) Iconoclast 
 Q.311.  A specialist of kidney 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Obstetrician  (b) Nephrologist 
 (c) Pathologist  (d) Primatologist 
 Q.312.  A  person  who  is  indifferent  to 
 pain and pleasures of life 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Vagabond  (b) Amateur 
 (c) Stoic  (d) Recluse 
 Q.313.  A professional rider in horse race. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Horse Pilot  (b) Cellar 
 (c) Jockey  (d) Autocrat 
 Q.314.  One  who  does  not  know  reading 
 or writing 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Scholar  (b) Illiterate 
 (c) Erudite  (d) Fastidious 
 Q.315.  Recovering  from  an  illness  or 
 medical treatment. 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bohemian  (b) Connoisseur 
 (c) Convalescent  (d) Cosmopolitan 
 Q.316.  Book  giving  information  about 
 everything 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Dictionary  (b) Encyclopedia 
 (c) Phonebook  (d) Thesis 
 Q.317.  One who cures eye disease. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Biologist  (b) Phonologist 
 (c) Prologist  (d) Ophthalmologist 
 Q.318.  A person who is never happy with 
 what he has 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Miser  (b) Heresy 
 (c) Malcontent  (d) Malleable 
 Q.319.  The  art  of  identifying  a  disease 
 from its signs and symptoms. 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Biopsy  (b) Diagnosis 
 (c) Prognosis  (d) Autopsy 
 Q.320.  A  person  who  has  escaped  from 
 captivity or is in hiding. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fastidious  (b) Fanatic 
 (c) Fugitive  (d) Farce 
 Q.321.  Affecting  all  or  most  people, 
 places, things, etc. 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Particular  (b) Pertain 
 (c) Genre  (d) General 
 Q.322.  Overly  concerned  with  minute 
 details or formalisms 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Blasphemy  (b) Rhapsodic 
 (c) Bohemian  (d) Pedantic 
 Q.323.  Killing one’s father 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Insecticide  (b) Suicide 
 (c) Tyrannicide  (d) Patricide 
 Q.324.  A  publication  containing 
 astronomical  or  meteorological 
 information 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Allegory  (b) Bane 
 (c) Conscription      (d) Almanac 
 Q.325.  A substance for killing algae 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Algaecide  (b) Prepuce 
 (c) Fungicide  (d) Ruthenium 
 Q.326.  A  person  who  is  interested  in 
 material  gains  and  is  hostile  to 
 art/culture 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Perfectionist  (b) Sage 
 (c) Philistine  (d) Egghead 
 Q.327.  Give off gas bubbles 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Buoyant      (b) Effervescent 
 (c) Flat              (d) Effuse 
 Q.328.  One who is against religion. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Poacher  (b) Lunatic 
 (c) Bandit  (d) Heretic 
 Q.329.  Exclusive  command  or 
 possession 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Sanctum  (b) Monopoly 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Parvenu 
 Q.330.  Rhythmic  ?ow  of  sounds  or 
 words. 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Credence  (b) Crescents 
 (c) Cadence  (d) Copious 
 Q.331.  Fear of heights. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Agoraphobia  (b) Claustrophobia 
 (c) Acrophobia  (d)  Homophobia 
 Q.332.  A  person  who  attacks  or  criticizes 
 cherished beliefs or institutions. 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Iconoclast  (b) Impregnable 
 (c) Immoral  (d) Insolvent 
 Q.333.  The origin or birth of a thing 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Genesis  (b) Culmination 
 (c) Coda  (d) Quietus 
 Q.334.  A religions war 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Inscription  (b) Colonialism 
 (c) Colloquial  (d) Crusade 
 Q.335.  Lion like characteristics 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Leonine  (b) Feline 
 (c) Porcine  (d) Lionize 
 Q.336.  A  game  that  results  neither  in 
 victory nor in defeat 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Void   (b) Cynic  (c) Draw  (d) Fawn 
 Q.337.  The violation or profanation of 
 anything sacred or held sacred 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Pious  (b) Sacramental 
 (c) Holy  (d) Sacrilege 
 Q.338.  Travelling from place to place 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Recluse  (b) Arcane 
 (c) Reverent  (d) Itinerant 
 Q.339.  A  person  who  has  given  up  their 
 beliefs 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Misanthrope  (b) Versatile 
 (c) Apostate  (d) Crusade 
 Q.340.  Something  that  is  no  longer  in 
 use. 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Absolute  (b) Vogue 
 (c) Obsolete  (d) Contemporary 
 Q.341.  A lover of good food 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Esoteric  (b) Chauvinist 
 (c) Gourmand  (d) Ergophile 
 Q.342.  Study of body functions 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Genealogy  (b) Physiology 
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 (c) Psychology  (d) Astrology 
 Q.343.  A  leader  who  sways  his  followers 
 by his oratory 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Fugitive  (b) Narcissist 
 (c) Impostor  (d) Demagogue 
 Q.344.  A  fall  of  water  from  a  great 
 height. 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) River  (b) Stream 
 (c) Typhoon  (d) Cascade 
 Q.345.  Exaggerated  claims,  not  meant  to 
 be taken seriously 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Hyperpyrexia  (b) Hyperbole 
 (c) Hypergamy  (d) Hyperreal 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.310.(b) Kleptomaniac  - one who has 
 persistent neurotic impulse to steal 
 Connoisseur  -  a  person  who  knows  a  lot 
 about art, good food, music, etc. 
 Hypocrite  -  a  person  who  pretends  to 
 have  moral  standards  or  opinions  which 
 he/she does not really have. 
 Iconoclast  -  a  person  who  does  not 
 believe  in  and  is  opposed  to  accepted 
 ideas, traditions, etc. 
 Sol.311.(b) 
 Nephrologist  - A specialist of kidney 
 Obstetrician  -  doctor  with  special  training 
 in  taking  care  of  pregnant  women  and 
 helping in birth of babies 
 Pathologist  -  an  expert  in  the  study  of 
 diseases 
 Primatologist  -  One  who  studies 
 mammals  including  apes,  monkeys  and 
 humans 
 Sol.312.(c)  Stoic  -  A  person  who  is 
 indifferent to pain and pleasures of life. 
 Vagabond  -  a  person  without  a  home  or  a 
 job  who  keeps  travelling  from  one  place 
 to an other 
 Amateur  -  a  person  who  takes  part  in  a 
 sport  or  an  activity  for  pleasure,  not  for 
 money as a job 
 Recluse  -  a  person  who  lives  alone  and 
 who  maintains  very  little  contact  with 
 other people or society 
 Sol.313.(c)  Jockey  -  A  professional  rider 
 in horse race. 
 Horse  Pilot  -  Horse  Pilot  is  aimed  at 
 riders  who  are  looking  for  technical  riding 
 gear. 
 Cellar  -  an  underground  room  that  is 
 used for storing things 
 Autocrat  -  a  ruler  who  has  complete 
 power 
 Sol.314.(b)  Illiterate  -  One  who  does  not 
 know reading or writing 
 Scholar  -  a  person  who  studies  and  has  a 
 lot  of  knowledge  about  a  particular 
 subject 
 Erudite  -  having  or  showing  great 
 knowledge that is based on careful study 
 Fastidious  -  di?cult  to  please;  wanting 
 everything to be perfect 
 Sol.315.(c)  Convalescent  -  Recovering 
 from an illness or medical treatment 
 Bohemian  -  A  person  who  disregards 
 conventional standards of behavior 
 Connoisseur  -  A  person  who  has  expert 
 knowledge  and  keen  discrimination  in 
 some  ?eld,  esp.  in  the  ?ne  arts  or  in 
 matters of taste 
 Cosmopolitan  -  one  who  belongs  to  all 
 over the world 
 Sol.316.(b)  Encyclopedia  -  Book  giving 
 information about everything 
 Dictionary  -  a  book  that  contains  a  list  of 
 the  words  in  a  language  in  the  order  of 
 the  alphabet  and  that  tells  you  what  they 
 mean, in the same or another language 
 Phonebook  -  a book that lists the names, 
 addresses,  and  phone  numbers  of  the 
 people and businesses in a certain area. 
 Thesis  -  an  idea  that  is  discussed  and 
 presented  with  evidence  in  order  to  show 
 that it is true 
 Sol.317.(d)  Ophthalmologist  -  One  who 
 cures eye disease 
 Biologist  -  one  who  focuses  on  living 
 organisms, including plants and animals 
 Phonologist  -  A  person  who  specializes 
 in functional use of sounds in language 
 Prologist  -  one  who  writes  or  delivers  a 
 prologue(prologue  -  introduction  to  a 
 literary work) 
 Sol.318.(c)  Malcontent  -  A  person  who  is 
 never happy with what he has 
 Miser  -  someone  unwilling  to  spend 
 money 
 Heresy  -  belief  or  opinion  contrary  to 
 religious  doctrine  or generally accepted 
 Malleable  -  easy  to  press  into  different 
 shapes 
 Sol.319.(b)  Diagnosis  -  The  art  of 
 identifying  a  disease  from  its  signs  and 
 symptoms 
 Biopsy  -  an  examination  of  tissue 
 removed  from  a  living  body  to  discover 
 the  presence,  cause,  or  extent  of  a 
 disease 
 Prognosis  -  an  estimate  of  the  future  of 
 someone or something 
 Autopsy  -  an  examination  of  a  body  after 
 death to determine the cause of death 
 Sol.320.(c) Fugitive  - A person who has 
 escaped from captivity or is in hiding. 
 Fastidious  -  giving  too  much  attention  to 
 small details and wanting everything to 
 be correct and perfect: 
 Fanatic  -  a  person  motivated  by  irrational 
 enthusiasm (as for a cause). 
 Farce  -  something  important  or  serious 
 that  is  not  organized  well  or  treated  with 
 respect 
 Sol.321.(d)  General  -  Affecting  all  or 
 most people, places, things, etc. 
 Particular  -  used  to  single  out  an 
 individual  member  of  a  speci?ed  group 
 or class 
 Pertain  -  be  in  effect  or  existence  in  a 
 speci?ed place or at a speci?ed time 
 Genre  -  a  category  of  artistic,  musical,  or 
 literary  composition  characterized  by  a 
 particular style, form, or content 
 Sol.322.(d)  Pedantic  -  Overly  concerned 
 with minute details or formalisms 
 Blasphemy  -  the  action  of  speaking 
 sacrilegiously  about  God  or  sacred 
 things 
 Rhapsodic  - expressing powerful feelings 
 Bohemian  -  One  who  do  not  adhere  to 
 social rules and practices 
 Sol.323.(d)Patricide  -  Killing one’s father 
 Insecticide  -  a  substance  used  for  killing 
 insects 
 Suicide  - the act of killing oneself 
 Tyrannicide  - killing of a tyrant 
 Sol.324.(d)  Almanac  -  A  publication 
 containing  astronomical  or 
 meteorological information 
 Allegory  -  a  story,  play,  picture,  etc.  in 
 which  each  character  or  event  is  a 
 symbol  representing  an  idea  or  a  quality, 
 such  as  truth,  evil,  death,  etc.;  the  use  of 
 such symbols 
 Bane  -  something  that  causes  trouble 
 and makes somebody unhappy 
 Conscription  -  the  act  or  process  of 
 forcing  people  by  law  to  join  the  armed 
 services 
 Sol.325.(a) 
 Algaecide  - A substance for killing algae 
 Prepuce  -  the  fold  of  skin  surrounding 
 the clitoris. 
 Fungicide  -  a  substance  that  kills  a  type 
 of  plant  with  no  leaves  or  ?owers 
 (fungus)  that  grows  on  other  plants  or 
 animals and harms them 
 Ruthenium  -  a  hard  brittle  grayish 
 polyvalent  rare  metallic  element 
 occurring  in  platinum  ores  and  used  in 
 hardening platinum alloys. 
 Sol.326.(c) Philistine  - A person who is 
 interested in material gains and is hostile 
 to art/culture 
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 Perfectionist  -  a  person  who  always  does 
 things  as  well  as  he/she  possibly  can 
 and who expects others to do the same 
 Sage  -  one  (such  as  a  profound 
 philosopher) distinguished for wisdom. 
 Egghead  -  one  (such  as  a  profound 
 philosopher) distinguished for wisdom. 
 Sol.327.(b) 
 Effervescent  - Give off gas bubbles 
 Buoyant  -  able  to  keep  a?oat  or  rise  to 
 the top of a liquid or gas 
 Flat  -  Parallel  to  the  ground  or  lacking 
 emotion 
 Effuse  - to emit or pour out 
 Sol.328.(d) 
 Heretic  - One who is against religion 
 Poacher  -  someone  who  catches  and 
 kills animals illegally 
 Lunatic  -  affected  with  a  severely 
 disordered state of mind 
 Bandit  - someone who robs people 
 Sol.329.(b)  Monopoly  -  Exclusive 
 command or possession 
 Hypergamy  -  person  marrying  a  spouse 
 of  higher  caste  or  social  status  than 
 themselves 
 Parvenu  -  someone  from  a  low  social 
 position  who  has  suddenly  become  rich 
 or successful 
 Sanctum  -  a  private  place  or  room  where 
 someone is never interrupted 
 Sol.330.(c)  Cadence  -  Rhythmic  ?ow  of 
 sounds or words. 
 Credence  -  belief  in  or  acceptance  of 
 something as true. 
 Crescents  -  a  curved  shape  that  is 
 pointed  at  both  ends,  like  the  moon  in  its 
 ?rst and last stages 
 Copious  -  large in quantity or number 
 Sol.331.(c) Acrophobia  - Fear of heights 
 Claustrophobia  - Fear of closed space 
 Agoraphobia  -  fear  of  entering  open  or 
 crowded places 
 Homophobia  -  fear  or  dislike  of  gay 
 people or queer people 
 Sol.332.(a)  Iconoclast  -  A  person  who 
 attacks  or  criticizes  cherished  beliefs  or 
 institutions. 
 Impregnable  -  that  cannot  be  defeated  or 
 overcome 
 Immoral  - lacking moral principles 
 Insolvent  -  one  who  is  not  able  to  pay 
 debts 
 Sol.333.(a) 
 Genesis  - the origin or birth of a thing 
 Culmination  -  the  point  at  which  an  event 
 or series of events ends 
 Coda  -  the  concluded  part  of  a  speech, 
 event, or piece of writing 
 Quietus  -  an  end  to  something  or  ?nal 
 settlement 
 Sol.334.(d) Crusade  - A religions war 
 Inscription  -  writing  carved  into 
 something made of stone or metal 
 Colonialism  -  domination  of  a  people  or 
 area by a foreign state or nation 
 Colloquial  -  (of  words  and  expressions) 
 informal  and  more  suitable  for  use  in 
 speech than in writing 
 Sol.335.(a) 
 Leonine  - Lion like characteristics 
 Feline  -  connected  with  an  animal  of  the 
 cat family; like a cat 
 Porcine  -  relating to or similar to pigs  . 
 Lionize  -  give  a  lot  of  public  attention  and 
 approval  to  (someone);  treat  as  a 
 celebrity. 
 Sol.336.(c)  Draw  -  A  game  that  results 
 neither in victory nor in defeat 
 Void  - a large hole or empty space 
 Cynic  - a person who believes that 
 people  are  only  interested  in  themselves 
 and are not sincere 
 Fawn  -  to  give  someone  a  lot  of  attention 
 and  praise  in  order  to  get  that  person's 
 approval 
 Sol.337.(d) 
 Sacrilege  -  The  violation  or  profanation 
 of anything sacred or held sacred 
 Pious  -  strict  in  religious  beliefs  and 
 practices 
 Sacramental  -  something  regarded  as 
 possessing  a  sacred  character  or 
 mysterious signi?cance 
 Holy  -  worthy  of  complete  devotion  and 
 trust 
 Sol.338.(d) 
 Itinerant  - Travelling from place to place 
 Recluse  -  a  person  who  lives  alone  or 
 apart from society 
 Arcane  -  mysterious  and  known  only  by  a 
 few people 
 Reverent  -  showing  great  respect  and 
 admiration 
 Sol.339.(c)  Apostate  -  A  person  who  has 
 given up their beliefs 
 Misanthrope  -  a  person  who  hates  or 
 avoids other people 
 Versatile  -  capable  of  or  adapted  for 
 turning  easily  from  one  to  another  of 
 various tasks, ?elds of endeavor, etc. 
 Crusade  -  a  ?ght  for  something  that  you 
 believe  to  be  good  or  against  something 
 that you believe to be bad 
 Sol.340.(c)  Obsolete  -  Something  that  is 
 no longer in use. 
 Absolute  -  something  that  exists  without 
 being dependent on anything else 
 Vogue  -  state  of  being  popular  or 
 fashionable 
 Contemporary  -  a  person  or  thing  living 
 or existing at the same time as another 
 Sol.341.(c) 
 Gourmand  - A lover of good food 
 Esoteric  - the quality of having an inner 
 or secret meaning 
 Chauvinist  - feeling or displaying 
 aggressive or exaggerated patriotism 
 Ergophile  - one who enjoys working 
 Sol.342.(b) 
 Physiology  -  Study of body functions 
 Genealogy  -  study  of  the  history  of  the 
 past  and  present  members  of  a  family  or 
 families 
 Psychology  -  the  scienti?c  study  of  the 
 mind and behavior 
 Astrology  -  studying  the  movements  and 
 positions  of  the  sun,  moon,  planets,  and 
 stars  in  the  belief  that  they  in?uence 
 human behavior 
 Sol.343.(d)  Demagogue  -  A  leader  who 
 sways his followers by his oratory 
 Fugitive  -  who  is  running  away  to  avoid 
 being captured 
 Narcissist  -  having  too  much  interest  in 
 and admiration for yourself 
 Impostor  -  One  who  pretends  to  be 
 someone else in order to deceive others 
 Sol.344.(d)  Cascade  -  A  fall  of  water 
 from a great height. 
 River  -  a  large  natural  stream  of  fresh 
 water ?owing along a de?nite course 
 Stream  -  a  continuous  ?ow  of  data  or 
 instructions  ;  a  continuous  ?ow  of  liquid, 
 air, or gas 
 Typhoon  -  a  violent  wind  that  has  a 
 circular movement 
 Sol.345.(b)  Hyperbole  -  Exaggerated 
 claims, not meant to be taken seriously 
 Hyperpyrexia  -  When  your  body 
 temperature  exceeds  106°F  (41.1°C)  due 
 to a fever 
 Hypergamy  -  practice  of  marrying  above 
 one's social status or class 
 Hyperreal  -  exaggerated  in  comparison 
 to reality 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.346.  Photographers  who  follow 
 celebrities  to  get  their  pictures  to  sell 
 them 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Paparazzi  (b) Reporter 
 (c) Editor  (d) Interviewer 
 Q.347.  The  science  and  art  of  growing 
 vegetables, fruits and ?owers 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (06/03/2023) 
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 (a) Herpetology  (b) Horticulture 
 (c) Haplology  (d) Herding 
 Q.348.  An  arched  structure  in  a  garden 
 having climbing plants 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (07/03/2023) 
 (a) Shelter  (b) Pergola  (c) Path  (d) Shed 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.346.(a)  Paparazzi  -  photographers 
 who  follow  celebrities  to  get  their 
 pictures to sell them 
 Reporter  -  a  person  who  writes  about  the 
 news in a newspaper 
 Editor  -  a  person  who  is  in  charge  of  a 
 newspaper,  magazine,  etc.  and  who 
 decides what should be included 
 Interviewer  -  a  person  who  asks  the 
 questions in an interview 
 Sol.347.(b)  Horticulture  -  the  science 
 and  art  of  growing  vegetables,  fruits  and 
 ?owers 
 Herpetology  -  the  branch  of  zoology 
 concerned with  reptiles  and  amphibians 
 Haplology  -  the  omission  of  one 
 occurrence  of  a  sound  or  syllable  that  is 
 repeated within a word 
 Herding  -  the  act  of  moving  people  or 
 animals somewhere together in a group 
 Sol.348.(b)  Pergola  -  an  arched  structure 
 in a garden having climbing plants 
 Shelter  -  a  small  building  that  gives 
 protection 
 Path  -  a  way  across  a  piece  of  land  that 
 is made by or used by people walking 
 Shed  -  a  small  building  that  is  used  for 
 keeping things or animals in 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.349.  A  piece  of  a  living  tissue  or  plant 
 that is transplanted surgically 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Gratis  (b) Gourmet 
 (c) Gracious  (d) Graft 
 Q.350.  Giving  the  worrying  impression 
 that something bad is going to happen 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Desolate  (b) Suspicious 
 (c) Ominous  (d) Bleak 
 Q.351.  A  shortened  version  of  a  larger 
 work 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Summary  (b) Précis 
 (c) Shorts  (d) Abridgement 
 Q.352.  Having  or  showing  an  excessively 
 high  opinion  of  one's  appearance, 
 abilities, or worth 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Superior  (b) Vain 
 (c) Otiose  (d) Domineering 
 Q.353.  A  speech  made  without 
 preparation 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Extempore  (b) Rhetoric 
 (c) Deliberation  (d) Spontaneous 
 Q.354.  A loud appeal or demand 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Protest  (b) Entourage 
 (c) Clamour  (d) Gambit 
 Q.355.  The study of languages 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Philology  (b) Anthropology 
 (c) Lexicography   (d) Philosophy 
 Q.356.  Sharp and direct 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Acerbic  (b) Zoonic 
 (c) Anodyne  (d) Acidic 
 Q.357.  The act of washing oneself 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Ablutions  (b) Solutions 
 (c) Steaming  (d) Bathing 
 Q.358  .  Rearing  of  silk  worms  is  called 
 horticulture  . 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) pisciculture  (b) agriculture 
 (c) sericulture  (d) apiculture 
 Q.359.  The act of killing one's mother 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Regicide  (b) Homicide 
 (c) Uxoricide  (d) Matricide 
 Q.360.  Existing in a land from the earliest 
 times or from before the arrival of 
 colonists 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Native  (b) Ancient 
 (c) Aboriginal  (d) Original 
 Q.361.  An eccentric manner of living 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Bohemian  (b) Numismatist 
 (c) Gourmet  (d) Misanthrope 
 Q.362.  Holding  on  to  something  or 
 keeping an opinion with determination 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Gracious  (b) Tenacious 
 (c) Obnoxious  (d) Loquacious 
 Q.363.  Select  the  option  that  can  be  used 
 as  a  one-word  substitute  for  the  given 
 group of words/phrase. 
 Fail  to  notice;  ignore;  condone  (an 
 offence etc.) 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Overlong  (b) Overlie 
 (c) Overly  (d) Overlook 
 Q.364.  The action of damaging the good 
 reputation of someone 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Delegate  (b) Degeneration 
 (c) Defamation  (d) Defection 
 Q.365.  An  exaggerated  statement  not  to 
 be taken seriously or literally 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Hypertext  (b) Hyperbole 
 (c) Hypocrisy  (d) Hippocrates 
 Q.366.  Cancel  or  do  away  with  (a  law  or 
 agreement) 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Abrogate  (b) Cancellation 
 (c) Ultimation  (d) Prorogation 
 Q.367.  To  keep  postponing  doing  a  task 
 later because you’re lazy 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Procrastinate  (b) Multi-task 
 (c) Leave  (d) Diligent 
 Q.368.  A  battle  or  anything  involving  or 
 causing much bloodshed 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Autocracy  (b) Sanguinary 
 (c) Ineffable  (d) Redtapism 
 Q.369.  to  give  up  completely  or  agree  to 
 forgo, especially in favour of another 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Waive  (b) Forfeit 
 (c) Surrender  (d) Cosign 
 Q.370.  Something  that  is  capable  of 
 being accomplished 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Feasible  (b) Untenable 
 (c) Irrevocable  (d) Eligible 
 Q.371.  A  poll  taken  of  voters  leaving  the 
 voting  place  that  is  usually  used  for 
 predicting the winners. 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Consensus  (b) Results 
 (c) Census  (d) Exit poll 
 Q.372.  A  formal  statement  testifying  to 
 someone's character and quali?cations 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Document  (b) A?davit 
 (c) Testimonial  (d) Manuscript 
 Q.373.  A  list  or  collection  of  books  or 
 informative graphics 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Bale  (b) Hamlet 
 (c) Gallery  (d) Catalogue 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.349.(d)  Graft  .-  A  piece  of  a  living 
 tissue  or  plant  that  is  transplanted 
 surgically 
 Gracious  - kind 
 Gratis  - done or given free of charge 
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 Gourmet  -  a  person  who  enjoys  food  and 
 knows a lot about it 
 Graft  -  a  piece  of  skin,  bone,  or  other 
 living  tissue  transplanted  or  to  be 
 transplanted from one body. 
 Sol.350.(c)  Ominous  -  giving  the 
 worrying  impression  that  something  bad 
 is going to happen 
 Desolate  -  lonely,  very  unhappy  and 
 without hope 
 Suspicious  -  feeling  that  somebody  has 
 done  something  wrong,  dishonest  or 
 illegal 
 Bleak  - bad, not encouraging or hopeful 
 Sol.351.(d)  Abridgement  -  a  shortened 
 version of a larger work 
 Summary  -  a  short  description  of  the 
 main  ideas  or  points  of  something  but 
 without any details 
 Précis  -  a  short  version  of  a  speech  or 
 written  text  that  contains  only  the  most 
 important points 
 Shorts  -  a  type  of  short  trousers  ending 
 above  the  knee  that  you  wear  in  hot 
 weather 
 Sol.352.(b)  Vain  -  having  or  showing  an 
 excessively  high  opinion  of  one's 
 appearance, abilities, or worth 
 Superior  -  better  than  usual  or  than 
 somebody/something else 
 Otiose  -  serving  no  practical  purpose  or 
 result. 
 Domineering  -  having  a  very  strong 
 character  and  wanting  to  control  other 
 people 
 Sol.353.(a)  Extempore  -  a  speech  made 
 without preparation 
 Rhetoric  -  a  way  of  speaking  or  writing 
 that  is  intended  to  impress  or  in?uence 
 people but is not always sincere 
 Deliberation  -  discussion  or  thinking 
 about something in detail 
 Spontaneous  -  done  or  happening 
 suddenly 
 Sol.354.(c) 
 Clamour  - a loud appeal or demand 
 Protest  -  a  statement  or  action  that 
 shows  that  you  do  not  like  or  approve  of 
 something 
 Entourage  -  a  group  of  people  who  travel 
 with an important or famous person 
 Gambit  -  an  act  or  remark  that  is 
 calculated to gain an advantage 
 Sol.355.(a)  Philology  -  the  study  of 
 languages 
 Anthropology  -  the  study  of  human 
 beings,  especially  of  their  origin, 
 development, customs, etc. 
 Lexicography  - the theory or practice of 
 writing dictionaries 
 Philosophy  -  the  study  of  ideas  and 
 beliefs about the meaning of life 
 Sol.356.(a) Acerbic  - sharp and direct 
 Zoonotic  -  a  disease  able  to  spread  from 
 animals to humans 
 Anodyne  - a painkilling drug or medicine. 
 Acidic  - sharp-tasting or sour. 
 Sol.357.(a)  Ablutions  -  the  act  of 
 washing oneself 
 Solutions  -  a  way  of  solving  a  problem, 
 dealing with a di?cult situation, etc. 
 Steaming  -  to  place  food  over  boiling 
 water so that it cooks in the steam 
 Bathing  -  the  act  of  swimming  in  the  sea, 
 a river or a lake 
 Sol.358.(c) 
 Sericulture  - rearing of silk worms 
 Pisciculture  -  the  controlled  breeding  and 
 rearing of ?sh 
 Agriculture  -  keeping  animals  and 
 growing crops for food 
 Apiculture  -  the  keeping  of  bees 
 especially on a large scale 
 Sol.359.(d)  Matricide  -  the  act  of  killing 
 one's mother 
 Regicide  - the action of killing a king 
 Homicide  -  the  illegal  killing  of  one 
 person by another 
 Uxoricide  - the killing of one's wife. 
 Sol.360.(c) Aboriginal  - existing in a land 
 from  the  earliest  times  or  from  before  the 
 arrival of colonists 
 Native  -  connected  with  the  place  where 
 you were born 
 Ancient  -  belonging  to  a  period  of  history 
 that is thousands of years in the past 
 Original  -  the  ?rst  document,  painting, 
 etc. that was made 
 Sol.361.(a)  Bohemian  -  an  eccentric 
 manner of living 
 Numismatist  -  a  person  who  collects  or 
 studies coins and medals 
 Gourmet  -  a  person  who  enjoys  food  and 
 knows a lot about it 
 Misanthrope  -  a  person  who  hates  or 
 avoids other people 
 Sol.362.(b)  Tenacious  -  holding  on  to 
 something  or  keeping  an  opinion  with 
 determination 
 Gracious  - kind, polite and generous 
 Obnoxious  -  extremely  unpleasant, 
 especially in a way that offends people 
 Loquacious  -  having  a  tendency  to  talk  a 
 lot. 
 Sol.363.(d)  Overlook  -  fail  to  notice; 
 ignore; condone an offence etc. 
 Overlong  -  longer  than  usual  or 
 necessary 
 Overlie  - to be on top of something 
 Overly  - to an excessive degree 
 Sol.364.(c)  Defamation  -  the  action  of 
 damaging  the  good  reputation  of 
 someone 
 Delegate  -  a  person  who  has  been 
 chosen to speak or take decisions for a 
 group of people, especially at a meeting 
 Degeneration  -  the  falling  from  a  higher 
 to  a  lower  level  in  quality,  character,  or 
 vitality 
 Defection  -  the  act  of  leaving  a  country, 
 political party, etc. to go to another one 
 Sol.365.(b)  Hyperbole  -  an  exaggerated 
 statement  not  to  be  taken  seriously  or 
 literally 
 Hypertext  - text displayed on a computer 
 display or other electronic devices with 
 references (hyperlinks) to other text that 
 the reader can immediately access 
 Hypocrisy  -  behaviour  in  which 
 somebody  pretends  to  have  moral 
 standards  or  opinions  that  he/she  does 
 not really have 
 Hippocrates  -  an  ancient  Greek  scientist 
 who studied and taught medicine 
 Sol.366.(a)  Abrogate  -  cancel  or  do  away 
 with a law or agreement 
 Cancellation  -  the  act  of  cancelling 
 something 
 Ultimation  -  the  state  of  being  ultimate, 
 that which is ultimate or ?nal 
 Prorogation  -  the  action  of  discontinuing 
 a  session  of  a  parliament  or  other 
 legislative  assembly  without  dissolving 
 it. 
 Sol.367.(a) 
 Procrastinate  -  to  keep  postponing  doing 
 a task later because you’re lazy 
 Multitask  -  deal  with  more  than  one  task 
 at the same time. 
 Leave  -  to  go  away  from 
 somebody/something 
 Diligent  -  showing  care  and  effort  in  your 
 work or duties 
 Sol.368.(b) 
 Sanguinary  -  a  battle  or  anything 
 involving or causing much bloodshed 
 Autocracy  -  a  system  of  government  of  a 
 country  in  which  one  person  has 
 complete power 
 Ineffable  -  something  too  beautiful,  great, 
 etc. to describe in words 
 Red  -  tapism  -  the  practice  of  requiring 
 excessive  paperwork  and  tedious 
 procedures 
 Sol.369.(c)  Surrender  -  to  give  up 
 completely or agree to forgo, especially 
 in favour of another 
 Waive  - refrain stop oneself from 
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1. What is one word substitution in the context of SSC CGL exams?
Ans.One word substitution refers to using a single word to replace a phrase or a set of words that convey the same meaning. In the SSC CGL exam, candidates are often tested on their ability to identify the correct one word substitution for given phrases, which helps assess their vocabulary and comprehension skills.
2. Why is one word substitution important for SSC CGL aspirants?
Ans.One word substitution is important for SSC CGL aspirants because it enhances their vocabulary and language skills, which are crucial for the English section of the exam. Additionally, mastering one word substitutions can help candidates save time and improve accuracy in answering questions during the examination.
3. How can I effectively prepare for one word substitution questions in the SSC CGL exam?
Ans.To prepare effectively for one word substitution questions, candidates should read extensively, focusing on vocabulary-building materials such as dictionaries, thesauruses, and vocabulary books. Practicing previous years' question papers and taking online quizzes can also help reinforce learning and improve recall during the exam.
4. Are there any specific topics or themes to focus on for one word substitution in SSC CGL?
Ans.Yes, candidates should focus on common themes such as professions, emotions, actions, and qualities. Familiarity with commonly used one word substitutions for these themes can greatly enhance a candidate's ability to answer questions accurately in the exam.
5. Can you provide examples of common one word substitutions that are frequently asked in SSC CGL exams?
Ans.Some common one word substitutions include: "murder" for "homicide," "philanthropist" for "one who loves humanity," "benevolent" for "kind-hearted," "autobiography" for "life history written by oneself," and "dormitory" for "sleeping room." Familiarizing oneself with such examples can help candidates perform better in the exam.
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