UPSC SSC Quiz
04 October 2026 · 10 questions ·
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Which of the following best defines 'Bureaucracy'?
A) The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or
B) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
C) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only
D) The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region
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✅ B) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word: PROFITEERING
A) Diagnosis
B) Exploitation
C) Confession
D) Vagary
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✅ B) Exploitation
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Identify the synonym of 'Legitimacy'.
A) Frontier
B) legitimateness
C) Grievance
D) Onerous
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✅ B) legitimateness
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Conservation'.
A) A statement of what will happen in the future.
B) The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
C) The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or
D) Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm; unprotected or helpless.
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✅ C) The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Vulnerable'?
A) Onerous
B) Prediction
C) endangered
D) Grievance
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✅ C) endangered
'Onerous' can best be described as -
A) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
B) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only
C) The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
D) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.
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✅ B) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Frontier'.
A) Prediction
B) Legitimacy
C) border
D) Onerous
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✅ C) border
The word 'Grievance' means -
A) Something which causes grief.
B) The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or
C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
D) The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
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✅ A) Something which causes grief.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Prediction'?
A) A statement of what will happen in the future.
B) The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
C) Something which causes grief.
D) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.
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✅ A) A statement of what will happen in the future.
Identify the antonym of 'Opposition'.
A) apposition
B) Frontier
C) Prediction
D) Vulnerable
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✅ A) apposition