Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level) · SSC CPO 2024 T-2
shield in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CPO 2024 T-2 One Word Substitution
Select the option that can be used as a one word substitute for the given group of words.
Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience
(SSC CPO 2024 T-2 (8 Mar))Answer & explanation
Answer: D) Shield
Explanation:
The correct answer is Shield.
To shield someone means to protect them from danger, harm, or unpleasant situations. It can be used both literally (e.g., shield from rain) or figuratively (e.g., shield from criticism).
Other options:
• Sever – Means to cut off or separate.
• Seize – Means to take hold of something suddenly or forcibly.
• Scare – Means to frighten someone. - 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 ozone layer acts as a massive shield that absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.Answer & explanation
Answer: C) After winning the inter-school cricket tournament, the captain proudly hoisted the silver shield.
Meaning: a homonym is the same word with a different meaning *(समनाम शब्द — एक रूप, अलग अर्थ)*.
In the stem, shield = something that protects or blocks harm *(कवच, रक्षा-कवच)*.
So the answer is the option in which *shield* does not mean protection.
The homonym.
*the captain proudly hoisted the silver* shield — here shield = a trophy or award plaque *(ट्रॉफ़ी, स्मृति-चिह्न)*.
Same spelling, unrelated sense — a homonym.
Why the others are wrong.
#B a natural shield for the hikers — the canopy protects them from rain *(आड़, बचाव)*; same sense as the stem.
#B his iron shield to deflect the incoming arrows — the warrior's armour *(ढाल)*, the original protective sense.
#B a new thermal shield to
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Has shield been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – shield has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level), SSC CPO 2024 T-2.