taxidermy
Asked in: SSC MTS 2025
taxidermy in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC MTS 2025 One Word Substitution
Choose the most suitable one-word substitution for the following.
The art of preserving an animal's body by stuffing or mounting.Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Taxidermy
The correct one-word substitution is 'Taxidermy' (Option 1). Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal's body by stuffing and mounting the skin to create a lifelike display.
Option 2 ('Scrimshaw') is the art of engraving on bone or ivory — not animal preservation.
Option 3 (' Oshibana ') is the Japanese art of pressing flowers and leaves — not related to animals.
Option 4 ('Plastination') is a technique to preserve biological specimens using polymers — different from stuffing/mounting.
taxidermy – questions
Has taxidermy been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – taxidermy has been asked in SSC exams: SSC MTS 2025.