UPSC SSC Quiz
06 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: STERN
A) Lenient
B) Young
C) Strict
D) Stem
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✅ C) Strict
PYQ · SSC CGL 2013
'Outreach' can best be described as -
A) Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm; unprotected or helpless.
B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
C) The act of reaching out.
D) The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in
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✅ C) The act of reaching out.
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Burgeon'.
A) Outreach
B) Vulnerable
C) Ecological
D) sprout
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✅ D) sprout
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Legitimacy'.
A) Ecological
B) Environment
C) Prediction
D) legitimateness
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✅ D) legitimateness
The word 'Tension' means -
A) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
B) The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in
C) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
D) A bud, sprout, shoot.
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✅ B) The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Environment'?
A) The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
B) The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in
C) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
D) A bud, sprout, shoot.
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✅ A) The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Ecological'.
A) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
B) The act of reaching out.
C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
D) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
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✅ D) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
Identify the synonym of 'Preference'.
A) forechoice
B) Prediction
C) Legitimacy
D) Vulnerable
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✅ A) forechoice
The word 'Prediction' means -
A) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
B) The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in
C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
D) The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
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✅ C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Vulnerable'?
A) resilient
B) Preference
C) Ecological
D) Burgeon
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✅ A) resilient