UPSC SSC Quiz
02 June 2026 · 10 questions ·
Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Resourcefulness
A) Incompetence
B) Scarcity
C) Bankruptcy
D) Stupidity
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✅ A) Incompetence
PYQ · SSC Sub Ins. 2012
The word 'Rehabilitation' means -
A) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
B) A small opening; a small pit or depression.
C) The state of being negligent.
D) To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
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✅ A) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
The word 'Negligence' means -
A) The state of being negligent.
B) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
C) The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account
D) A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
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✅ A) The state of being negligent.
The word 'Evidence' means -
A) The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
B) The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
C) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
D) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
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✅ D) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Threshold'.
A) Livelihood
B) lintel
C) Accountability
D) Evidence
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✅ B) lintel
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Application'.
A) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
B) The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
C) A small opening; a small pit or depression.
D) The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
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✅ B) The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Delineate'.
A) Lacuna
B) Livelihood
C) demark
D) Accountability
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✅ C) demark
Which of the following best defines 'Accountability'?
A) The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account
B) To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
C) A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
D) The state of being negligent.
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✅ A) The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Livelihood'.
A) Rehabilitation
B) sustenance
C) Negligence
D) Application
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✅ B) sustenance
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Lacuna'?
A) gap
B) Rehabilitation
C) Application
D) Livelihood
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✅ A) gap