UPSC SSC Quiz
10 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: LUXURIANT
A) Rich
B) Lovely
C) Abundant
D) Luxury loving
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✅ C) Abundant
PYQ · SSC CGL 2010
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Custody'.
A) To make less sharp, intense, or effective.
B) An attack.
C) The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
D) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
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✅ C) The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
'Incitement' can best be described as -
A) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
B) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
C) The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
D) A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
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✅ D) A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Executive'.
A) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
B) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
C) To make less sharp, intense, or effective.
D) The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
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✅ B) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Contradiction'?
A) Offensive
B) Blunt
C) Custody
D) ↮
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✅ D) ↮
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Offensive'.
A) aggressive
B) Incitement
C) Contradiction
D) Custody
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✅ A) aggressive
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Conscientious'.
A) Blunt
B) Contradiction
C) capricious
D) Intervention
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✅ C) capricious
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Blunt'?
A) weaken
B) Offensive
C) Contradiction
D) Executive
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✅ A) weaken
The word 'Bureaucracy' means -
A) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
B) A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
C) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
D) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
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✅ A) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
Which of the following best defines 'Intervention'?
A) The act of contradicting.
B) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
C) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
D) An attack.
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✅ C) The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.