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

Directions:

The questions given below contain two lists each. The words in List 1 have their meanings in List 2 or bear some relation with the words in List 2. Locate the relations of the words correctly and mark the right option (a), (b), (c) or (d) as your answer.

Question :16

List 1List 2
A. egoist (i) one with obsessive love for oneself
B. egotist (ii) one who has delusions of one's grandeur
C. megalomaniac (iii) one with an inflated sense of self-importance
D. egomaniac (iv) a self-centred person

Answer: (d)

Question :17

List 1List 2
A. lampoon (i) satirical imitation of a serious piece of writing
B. elegy (ii) pensive poem
C. parody (iii) personal satire
D. eulogy (iv) writing in praise of a person/thing

Answer: (b)

The words in List 1 are literary terms.

Question :18

List 1List 2
A. epicure (i) devoted to pleasures of eating and drinking
B. altruist (ii) grave and gloomy
C. quixotic (iii) chivalrous
D. saturnine (iv) interested in the welfare of others

Answer: (a)

An epicure is one given to material pleasures; an altruist, concerned with the welfare of others; a person is 'quixotic' when he is chivalrous and idealistic; a saturnine person is one who is grave and gloomy.

Question :19

List 1List 2
A. twang (i) brooks
B. crackling (ii) chains
C. clank (iii) bow
D. babbling (iv) fire

Answer: (c)

The lists refer to various things and words associated with the sound they make.

Question :20

List 1List 2
A. leather (i) arsenal
B. luggage (ii) tannery
C. curios (iii) cloakroom
D. weapons (iv) museum

Answer: (b)

The words are related to each other in terms of place of production or place where a thing is kept.

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