UPSC SSC Quiz
06 June 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: VOCATION
A) holiday
B) occupation
C) virtue
D) break up
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✅ B) occupation
PYQ · SSC CHSL 2015
The word 'Resilience' means -
A) Act of treating with disdain.
B) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state
C) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
D) A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
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✅ C) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
Which of the following best defines 'Derision'?
A) Act of treating with disdain.
B) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
C) The act or instance of suppressing.
D) A person with long experience of a particular activity.
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✅ A) Act of treating with disdain.
Also in SSC CGL 2010
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Individuals'?
A) A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
B) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state
C) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
D) A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
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✅ D) A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Corruption'.
A) Consensus
B) Derision
C) ruining
D) Resilience
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✅ C) ruining
Also in SSC SI 2013
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Veteran'.
A) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
B) Act of treating with disdain.
C) A person with long experience of a particular activity.
D) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state
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✅ C) A person with long experience of a particular activity.
Also in SSC CHSL 2014
'Fragility' can best be described as -
A) The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
B) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state
C) The act or instance of suppressing.
D) Act of treating with disdain.
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✅ A) The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Consensus'.
A) dissensus
B) Corruption
C) Derision
D) Resilience
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✅ A) dissensus
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Constituency'.
A) Corruption
B) Consensus
C) electoral district
D) Resilience
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✅ C) electoral district
The word 'Suppression' means -
A) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
B) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state
C) The act or instance of suppressing.
D) The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
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✅ C) The act or instance of suppressing.