UPSC SSC Quiz
09 July 2026 · 10 questions ·
Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Appreciation
A) Commendation
B) Compliment
C) Admiration
D) Aspersions
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✅ D) Aspersions
PYQ · SSC CGL 2012
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Hostility'?
A) war
B) Empirical
C) Apathy
D) Supervision
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✅ A) war
Also in SSC CGL 2012
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Paranoia'?
A) Supervision
B) Reify
C) Hostility
D) pronoia
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✅ D) pronoia
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Reify'.
A) thingify
B) Censure
C) Hostility
D) Apathy
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✅ A) thingify
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Empirical'.
A) Supervision
B) Reify
C) anecdotal
D) Corroborate
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✅ C) anecdotal
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Restoration'.
A) A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution, conspiracy and
B) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
C) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
D) Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something
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✅ C) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Supervision'?
A) To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing
B) The act or instance of supervising.
C) The state of being hostile.
D) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
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✅ B) The act or instance of supervising.
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Apathy'?
A) Corroborate
B) Empirical
C) Supervision
D) indifference
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✅ D) indifference
Which of the following best defines 'Corroborate'?
A) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
B) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
C) Pertaining to or based on experience.
D) Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something
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✅ B) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
'Censure' can best be described as -
A) The act or instance of supervising.
B) The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
C) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
D) Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something
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✅ B) The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.