Meaning: A place where dead bodies are kept before burial
Hindi: शवगृह
Synonyms: mortuary, charnel house
Asked in: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 · SSC MTS 2021
morgue in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 One Word Substitution
Choose the correct one-word substitute for:
A place where dead bodies are kept for examination.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Morgue
Correct Answer: Option 2 — "Morgue"
"Morgue" is a place where the bodies of people who have died are kept until they are buried or cremated, especially where they may be identified by relatives or subjected to a post-mortem examination (autopsy). This exactly matches the given definition.
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 "Cemetery" — a place where dead people are buried. A cemetery is for burial, NOT for keeping bodies for examination.
Option 3 "Hospital" — a place where sick or injured people are treated and cared for. While hospitals may have a morgue department, 'hospital' itself is not the one-word substitute for the given definition.
Option 4 "Clinic" — a place where outpatient med
Examples
- “The body was taken to the morgue for autopsy.”
morgue – questions
What is the meaning of morgue in Hindi?
morgue means “शवगृह” in Hindi. In English: A place where dead bodies are kept before burial
What are the synonyms of morgue?
Synonyms of morgue: mortuary, charnel house.
Has morgue been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – morgue has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1, SSC MTS 2021.