UPSC SSC Quiz

09 June 2026 · 10 questions · Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal

Q1 / 10 PYQ · SSC CHSL 2014

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Superfluous

A) Excess
B) Unwanted
C) Necessary
D) Essential
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✅ D) Essential PYQ · SSC CHSL 2014
Q2 / 10

Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Ecological'.

A) Coordination
B) Transparency
C) Exchequer
D) environmentally friendly
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✅ D) environmentally friendly
Q3 / 10

Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Coordination'.

A) Exchequer
B) Communalism
C) Indigenous
D) incoordination
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✅ D) incoordination
Q4 / 10

Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Exchequer'.

A) A treasury.
B) The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or
C) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
D) The quality of being transparent; transparence.
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✅ A) A treasury.
Q5 / 10

Which of the following best defines 'Communalism'?

A) The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or
B) The communal ownership of property.
C) A point at which traffic or other movement can easily become blocked.
D) A treasury.
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✅ B) The communal ownership of property.
Q6 / 10

The word 'Coalition' means -

A) A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
B) The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or
C) Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
D) A treasury.
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✅ A) A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
Q7 / 10 Also in SSC 2023

Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word: PROFITEERING

A) Exploitation
B) Vagary
C) Diagnosis
D) Confession
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✅ A) Exploitation Also in SSC 2023
Q8 / 10

Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Chokepoint'.

A) Ecological
B) Coalition
C) bottleneck
D) Transparency
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✅ C) bottleneck
Q9 / 10

Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Indigenous'.

A) autochthonous
B) Transparency
C) Coordination
D) Exchequer
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✅ A) autochthonous
Q10 / 10

'Transparency' can best be described as -

A) The communal ownership of property.
B) The quality of being transparent; transparence.
C) The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or
D) A treasury.
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✅ B) The quality of being transparent; transparence.

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