one word substitution Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc mts paper 1

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

'Exorcism' means 'freeing of evil spirits or malignant influences'. 'Incantation' refers to chanting of spells to heighten an effect.

Answer: (d)

'Hermit', 'saint' and 'mendicant' may also be travellers to some extent or other but they are not focused on the 'travel' like a 'pilgrim is'. A hermit is any person living in seclusion or as a recluse; he may not travel at all. A mendicant is a beggar, one living on alms. A saint is a person of great virtue or benevolence.

Answer: (c)

Peninsula and isthmus both refer to land bodies. The peninsula is an area almost completely by water surrounded; it is joined at one part to the mainland. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two very large areas of land. An archipelago may refer to land—a large group of islands—or water, i.e., a large body of water with many islands. In contrast, a lagoon is a water body. It is a shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes or any pond- like body connected to the sea.

Answer: (d)