UPSC SSC Quiz
02 September 2026 · 10 questions ·
Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal
Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word: PRAGMATIC
A) Intelligent
B) Wise
C) Religious
D) Practical
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✅ D) Practical
PYQ · SSC CGL 2012
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Stalemate'.
A) An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.
B) The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
C) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting
D) The act of eating, drinking or using.
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✅ C) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Perception'.
A) Consumption
B) Sabotage
C) ken
D) Deficit
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✅ C) ken
Identify the synonym of 'Deficit'.
A) shortfall
B) Consumption
C) Resilience
D) Perception
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✅ A) shortfall
The word 'Consumption' means -
A) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
B) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting
C) The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
D) The act of eating, drinking or using.
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✅ D) The act of eating, drinking or using.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Resilience'?
A) Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
B) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
C) The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
D) The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
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✅ B) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
'Sabotage' can best be described as -
A) An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.
B) A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction
C) The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
D) Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
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✅ B) A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction
'Incursion' can best be described as -
A) Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
B) A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction
C) An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.
D) The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
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✅ C) An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Incremental'.
A) Perception
B) Sabotage
C) Deficit
D) decremental
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✅ D) decremental
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Espionage'.
A) Incursion
B) Deficit
C) spying
D) Sabotage
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✅ C) spying