CGL 2020: One Word Substitution

Let's learn about the questions asked in CGL 2020 which was conducted in August 2021. This is a quick revision and will help you prepare for the next exams. There were 42 words in all the shifts that were asked.

1. A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body - Dove 
2. A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself - Triology
3. A self-governing country or region - Autonomy
4. A place where coins, medals or tokens are made - Mint
5. A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft - Astronaut
6. One who does not take any alcoholic drink - Teetotaller
7. A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft - Hangar
8. A person who listens to someone’s private conversation without them knowing - Eavesdropper
9. A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution - Dormitory
10. A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals, travelling together. - Caravan
11. A place in a large institution, for the care of those who are ill - Infirmary
12. A group of stars - Constellation
13. Having no boundaries or limits - Infinite
14. One who studies the occult meanings of numbers and their supposed influence on human life - Numerologist
15. A sentimental longing for a period in the past - Nostalgia
16. A large cage, building, or enclosure to keep birds - Aviary
17. Soft, inner part of a nut or fruit-stone - Pulp
18. A news article that reports the recent death of a person - Obituary
19. Something that is to your advantage but happened by chance - Fortuitous
20. To throw an event into confusion or disorder - Disrupt
21. A person who thinks that bad things are more likely to happen or who emphasises the bad part of a situation - Pessimist
22. The act or habit of talking in one’s sleep - Somniloquy
23. An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering - Utopia
24. A dynamic campaign for political, social or religious change - Crusade
25. An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.- Bouquet
26. One who does not believe in the existence of God.- Atheist
27. One who supervises in an examination hall - Invigilator
28. A person preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic approach to life - Quixotic
29. A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals travelling together - Caravan
30. A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute - Arbitrator
31. The state of being subject to death - Mortality
32. A musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces - Medley
33. A secret or disguised way of writing - Cypher
34. A person who entertains people by doing difficult feats - Acrobat
35. An incongruous or chaotic mixture - Cacophony
36. A family of young birds - Brood
37. A short rest or sleep taken after lunch - Siesta
38. A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields - Conglomerate
39. An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death - Post-mortem
40. A person who presents a radio/television programme - Anchor
41. A person employed to drive a private or hired car - Chauffeur
42. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing - Rhetoric