UPSC SSC Quiz

12 July 2026 · 10 questions · Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal

Q1 / 10 PYQ · SSC 2023

Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word: VOLTE-FACE

A) Expansion

B) Normality

C) Cancellation

D) Enactment

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✅ C) Cancellation PYQ · SSC 2023

Q2 / 10

'Pervasive' can best be described as -

A) Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

B) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state

C) A fear of strangers or foreigners.

D) The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms

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✅ A) Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

Q3 / 10

Select the word which means the opposite of 'Xenophobia'.

A) xenophilia

B) Paradox

C) Pervasive

D) Coexistence

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✅ A) xenophilia

Q4 / 10

Which word has a meaning similar to 'Context'?

A) environment

B) Pervasive

C) Corruption

D) Coexistence

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✅ A) environment

Q5 / 10 Also in SSC SI 2013

Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Corruption'.

A) Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.

B) An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and

C) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state

D) The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms

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✅ C) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state Also in SSC SI 2013

Q6 / 10

Which word has a meaning similar to 'Placate'?

A) Coexistence

B) Nuance

C) Corruption

D) conciliate

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✅ D) conciliate

Q7 / 10

Which of the following best defines 'Coexistence'?

A) A fear of strangers or foreigners.

B) An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and

C) Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

D) The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial

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✅ D) The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial

Q8 / 10

Which of the following best defines 'Paradox'?

A) Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

B) A minor distinction.

C) An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and

D) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state

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✅ C) An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and

Q9 / 10

Which word has a meaning similar to 'Fallacy'?

A) Paradox

B) Coexistence

C) deceitfulness

D) Xenophobia

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✅ C) deceitfulness

Q10 / 10

The word 'Nuance' means -

A) A fear of strangers or foreigners.

B) A minor distinction.

C) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they

D) The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial

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✅ B) A minor distinction.

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