UPSC CDS 1 2022 English Paper

The correct answer is 'Pronoun'.
Key Points
- Here, in the given above sentence the underlined part, "one" is used as a pronoun.
- As per the general rule, an indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to a person or a thing without being specific.
- The most common indefinite pronouns are:
- "one, all, any, anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, several, some, somebody, and someone"- Example:
- I don't know anything about music.
- The terrorists forced everybody to lie face down on the floor.
- Here, in the given above examples, 'anything and everybody' can be used as a pronoun.
- According to the explanation and example that are given above, 'Pronoun' is the correct part of speech for the given above sentence.