SSC CGL, SSC CPO, SSC Stenographer 2018 Exams are big opportunities to serve in a govt job and to live in clover. The Commission has already released exam dates for three SSC exams to be conducted in the month of January & February 2019 among which one major exam is SSC Stenographer Exam 2018, to be held from 5 to 7 February 2019. Also SSC CGL and CPO Exam dates can surprise you anytime soon. English Section carries a heavy weightage in SSC CPO & SSC Stenographer exams. Also SSC CGL is no exception. Consolidating the level, priorities and type of questions, Daily English Quiz on SSCADDA & ADDA247 App is a productive outcome of our experts' efforts to sharpen your practice skills.
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Q1. Stumpy
(a) rangy
(b) pudgy
(c) lanky
(d) lofty
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S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Stumpy: short and thick; squat.
Pudgy: a person or part of their body rather fat.
Lanky: ungracefully thin and tall.
Lofty: thick and resilient.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Sol. Stumpy: short and thick; squat.
Pudgy: a person or part of their body rather fat.
Lanky: ungracefully thin and tall.
Lofty: thick and resilient.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Q2. Sheath
(a) weapon
(b) hide
(c) encourage
(d) coat
(a) weapon
(b) hide
(c) encourage
(d) coat
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S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sheath: a close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
Hence option D is the correct synonym.
Sol. Sheath: a close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
Hence option D is the correct synonym.
Q3. Defuse
(a) irritate
(b) alleviate
(c) agitate
(d) incite
(a) irritate
(b) alleviate
(c) agitate
(d) incite
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S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Defuse: remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding.
Alleviate: make less severe.
Agitate: feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
Incite: encourage or stir up.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Sol. Defuse: remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding.
Alleviate: make less severe.
Agitate: feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
Incite: encourage or stir up.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Q4. Deployment
(a) bane
(b) banishment
(c) stationing
(d) strategize
(a) bane
(b) banishment
(c) stationing
(d) strategize
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S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Deployment: the movement of troops or equipment to a place or position for military action.
Bane: a cause of great distress or annoyance.
Banishment: the punishment of being sent away from a country or other place.
Strategize: to devise a strategy.
Stationing: put in or assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, especially a military one.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Sol. Deployment: the movement of troops or equipment to a place or position for military action.
Bane: a cause of great distress or annoyance.
Banishment: the punishment of being sent away from a country or other place.
Strategize: to devise a strategy.
Stationing: put in or assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, especially a military one.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Q5. Banquet
(a) fast
(b) feast
(c) veracity
(d) gluttony
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S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Banquet: an elaborate and formal evening meal for many people.
Gluttony: habitual greed or excess in eating.
Veracity: conformity to facts; accuracy.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Sol. Banquet: an elaborate and formal evening meal for many people.
Gluttony: habitual greed or excess in eating.
Veracity: conformity to facts; accuracy.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Q6. Streak
(a) freak
(b) bright
(c) immaculate
(d) smear
(a) freak
(b) bright
(c) immaculate
(d) smear
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S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Streak: a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings.
Immaculate: perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
Smear: damage the reputation of someone by false accusations; slander.
Hence option D is the correct synonym.
Sol. Streak: a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings.
Immaculate: perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
Smear: damage the reputation of someone by false accusations; slander.
Hence option D is the correct synonym.
Q7. Sentry
(a) bandit
(b) competitor
(c) sentinel
(d) foe
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S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sentry: a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place.
Bandit: a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.
Sentinel: a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
Foe: an enemy or opponent.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Sol. Sentry: a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place.
Bandit: a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.
Sentinel: a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
Foe: an enemy or opponent.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Q8. Digress
(a) sojourn
(b) meander
(c) tarriance
(d) regress
(a) sojourn
(b) meander
(c) tarriance
(d) regress
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S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Digress: leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
Sojourn: a temporary stay.
Meander: a road follow a winding course.
Tarriance: to delay
Regress: return to a former or less developed state.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Sol. Digress: leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
Sojourn: a temporary stay.
Meander: a road follow a winding course.
Tarriance: to delay
Regress: return to a former or less developed state.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Q9. Extrapolate
(a) deduce
(b) rejection
(c) scruple
(d) vacillate
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S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Extrapolate: estimate or conclude.
Deduce: draw as a logical conclusion.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
Sol. Extrapolate: estimate or conclude.
Deduce: draw as a logical conclusion.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
Q10. To entrain
(a) to alight
(b) to debark
(c) to mount
(d) to disembark
(a) to alight
(b) to debark
(c) to mount
(d) to disembark
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S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Entrain: to board a train.
Mount: to climb up.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Sol. Entrain: to board a train.
Mount: to climb up.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Q11. Antithesis
(a) contradictory
(b) harmony
(c) affinity
(d) analogy
(a) contradictory
(b) harmony
(c) affinity
(d) analogy
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S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Antithesis: a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
Contradictory: mutually opposed or inconsistent.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
Sol. Antithesis: a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
Contradictory: mutually opposed or inconsistent.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
Q12. Ominous
(a) secure
(b) auspicious
(c) apocalyptic
(d) propitious
(a) secure
(b) auspicious
(c) apocalyptic
(d) propitious
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S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ominous: giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Apocalyptic: showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Sol. Ominous: giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Apocalyptic: showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events.
Hence option C is the correct synonym.
Q13. Incisive
(a) daffy
(b) concise
(c) stolid
(d) tedious
(a) daffy
(b) concise
(c) stolid
(d) tedious
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S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Incisive: intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
Concise: giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Sol. Incisive: intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
Concise: giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Q14. Bouffant
(a) braid
(b) barren
(c) hirsute
(d) glabrous
(a) braid
(b) barren
(c) hirsute
(d) glabrous
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S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bouffant: styled so as to stand out from the head in a rounded shape.
Braid: a length of hair made up of three or more interlaced strands.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
Sol. Bouffant: styled so as to stand out from the head in a rounded shape.
Braid: a length of hair made up of three or more interlaced strands.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
Q15. Improvident
(a) provident
(b) extravagant
(c) miserly
(d) thrifty
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S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Improvident: not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.
Extravagant: lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
Sol. Improvident: not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.
Extravagant: lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
Hence option B is the correct synonym.
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