UPSC SSC Quiz
13 September 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) Compliment
B) Aspersions
C) Commendation
D) Admiration
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✅ B) Aspersions
PYQ · SSC CGL 2012
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Ecological'.
A) Prediction
B) environmentally friendly
C) Compliance
D) Protocol
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✅ B) environmentally friendly
Identify the synonym of 'Prediction'.
A) foretale
B) Protocol
C) Breach
D) Frontier
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✅ A) foretale
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Breach'.
A) Legitimacy
B) Frontier
C) Protocol
D) surge
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✅ D) surge
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Preference'?
A) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
B) A statement of what will happen in the future.
C) Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a
D) An act of complying.
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✅ A) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Legitimacy'.
A) Prediction
B) Protocol
C) illegitimacy
D) Compliance
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✅ C) illegitimacy
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Compliance'.
A) Prediction
B) Protocol
C) violation
D) Preference
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✅ C) violation
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Protocol'?
A) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
B) The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document
C) The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region
D) Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a
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✅ B) The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document
Which of the following best defines 'Retaliation'?
A) The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region
B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
C) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
D) Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a
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✅ D) Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Frontier'.
A) The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document
B) Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a
C) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
D) The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region
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✅ D) The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region