UPSC SSC Quiz
13 August 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: ABJURE
A) announce
B) denounce
C) pronounce
D) renounce
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✅ D) renounce
PYQ · SSC Sub. Ins. 2014
Identify the synonym of 'Maverick'.
A) Compensation
B) rebel
C) Inflation
D) Compliance
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✅ B) rebel
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Autonomy'.
A) Veteran
B) Inflation
C) Negligence
D) dependency
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✅ D) dependency
The word 'Negligence' means -
A) The state of being negligent.
B) The act or principle of compensating.
C) The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its
D) A person with long experience of a particular activity.
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✅ A) The state of being negligent.
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Inflation'.
A) deflation
B) Zeal
C) Authenticity
D) Compliance
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✅ A) deflation
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Veteran'?
A) Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
B) The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its
C) A person with long experience of a particular activity.
D) The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.
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✅ C) A person with long experience of a particular activity.
Also in SSC CHSL 2014
The word 'Compensation' means -
A) The act or principle of compensating.
B) The state of being negligent.
C) An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection
D) An act of complying.
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✅ A) The act or principle of compensating.
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Compliance'.
A) Inflation
B) Veteran
C) Negligence
D) compliancy
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✅ D) compliancy
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Zeal'.
A) Maverick
B) Compliance
C) Compensation
D) ardour
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✅ D) ardour
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Authenticity'.
A) Zeal
B) Inflation
C) Negligence
D) fakeness
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✅ D) fakeness