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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 26

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q26

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Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow used by Eskimos

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. igloo.

  1. Wigwam means a dome-shaped hut or tent made by fastening mats, skins, or bark over a framework of poles (as used formerly by some North American Indian peoples).
  2. Yurt means a circular tent of felt or skins on a collapsible framework, used by nomads in Mongolia, Siberia, and Turkey.
  3. Tepee means a portable conical tent made of skins, cloth, or canvas on a frame of poles, used by North American Indians of the Plains and Great Lakes regions.
  4. Igloo means a type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow, traditionally used by Inuits/eskimos.

Option 4 expresses the meaning of the given words and is hence the correct answer to the question.