SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 19

SSC CHSL - 26 May 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q19

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.

Human beings are usually ones who are naturally able to eat both, plants and flesh.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Omnivorous.

The meaning of the given words is:

Cannibals: a person who eats the flesh of other human beings.

Herbivorous: (of an animal) feeding on plants.

Carnivorous: feeding on other animals.

Omnivorous: (of an animal or person) feeding on a variety of food of both plant and animal origin.

The most appropriate one word substitution for the given set of words is Omnivorous.