UPSC SSC Quiz
01 June 2026 · 10 questions ·
Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Vanity
A) Humility
B) Arrogance
C) Humanity
D) Pretension
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✅ A) Humility
PYQ · SSC CGL 2012
'Executive' can best be described as -
A) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
B) The act of eating, drinking or using.
C) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
D) Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
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✅ A) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Hardship'.
A) Hardline
B) Consumption
C) softship
D) Contentious
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✅ C) softship
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Consumption'?
A) The act of eating, drinking or using.
B) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the
C) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
D) Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
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✅ A) The act of eating, drinking or using.
Which of the following best defines 'Preparedness'?
A) Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing
B) Pertaining to or based on experience.
C) The state of being prepared.
D) The act of eating, drinking or using.
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✅ C) The state of being prepared.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Contentious'?
A) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
B) The act of eating, drinking or using.
C) Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
D) Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
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✅ C) Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
'Hardline' can best be described as -
A) Pertaining to or based on experience.
B) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
C) Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
D) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the
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✅ D) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the
Identify the synonym of 'Empirical'.
A) Discreet
B) empiric
C) Intervention
D) Executive
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✅ B) empiric
'Intervention' can best be described as -
A) Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing
B) Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
C) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
D) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
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✅ D) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
Which of the following best defines 'Discreet'?
A) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
B) Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing
C) A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the
D) The act of eating, drinking or using.
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✅ B) Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing