Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level)
capsule in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level) Homonyms & Homophones
Choose the option that contains the homonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The doctor instructed the patient to swallow the vitamin capsule with a full glass of water every morning.Answer & explanation
Answer: C) During the final stage of the mission, the crew entered the space capsule to begin their descent back to Earth.
Rule: a homonym *(समरूपी शब्द)* has the same spelling and sound but a different meaning. Pick the option where *capsule* is used in a new sense.
The underlined word.
*swallow the vitamin* capsule — a small soluble case holding a dose of medicine *(दवा का कैप्सूल)*.
The homonym.
*the crew entered the space* capsule — a small sealed compartment of a spacecraft that carries astronauts *(अंतरिक्ष यान का कक्ष)*.
Same word, a different thing altogether.
Why the others are wrong.
#B a new capsule to treat chronic pain — a medicine capsule *(दवा का कैप्सूल)*, the same sense.
#B a gelatine capsule — the gelatin shell that holds the medicine *(जिलेटिन का खोल)*, same sense.
#B concentrated capsule f
capsule – questions
Has capsule been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – capsule has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level).