Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level)
tornado in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level) One Word Substitution
From the given alternatives, select the one-word substitution of the following: A mobile, destructive vortex of rotating winds.
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Tornado
Meaning: tornado = a violently rotating column of air that moves across the land, causing great destruction *(बवंडर, चक्रवाती तूफ़ान)*.
Why the others are wrong.
#B Torpedo = a self-propelled underwater missile *(टॉरपीडो, जलप्रक्षेपास्त्र)*.
#B Peduncle = the stalk that bears a flower or fruit *(पुष्पवृंत, डंठल)*.
#B Truncate = to shorten by cutting off a part *(काटकर छोटा करना)* — a verb.
Answer: Tornado
*Tornado and torpedo differ by one syllable — tornado turns (rotating winds), torpedo travels under water.*
tornado – questions
Has tornado been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – tornado has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level).