UPSC SSC Quiz
09 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: FIASCO
A) Failure
B) Feast
C) Fortune
D) Festival
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✅ A) Failure
PYQ · SSC Multitasking 2014
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Displacement'.
A) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
B) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.
C) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
D) The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
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✅ D) The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
'Rehabilitation' can best be described as -
A) Having great power, influence, or effect.
B) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
C) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
D) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
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✅ B) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Monetary'?
A) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
B) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
C) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
D) The act or process of acquiring.
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✅ B) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
The word 'Ecological' means -
A) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
B) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.
C) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
D) The act or process of acquiring.
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✅ C) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Preference'?
A) forechoice
B) Ecological
C) Monetary
D) Rehabilitation
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✅ A) forechoice
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Potent'.
A) Displacement
B) forceful
C) Stringent
D) Monetary
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✅ B) forceful
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Acquisition'.
A) procurement
B) Preference
C) Monetary
D) Stringent
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✅ A) procurement
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Legitimacy'.
A) Stringent
B) illegitimacy
C) Monetary
D) Ecological
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✅ B) illegitimacy
The word 'Stringent' means -
A) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
C) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
D) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
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✅ C) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe