UPSC SSC Quiz
15 June 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: INTERFERENCE
A) honour
B) deference
C) obstruction
D) fearful
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✅ C) obstruction
PYQ · SSC Sub. Ins. 2015
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Leverage'.
A) Rapprochement
B) Mandate
C) operating leverage
D) Recidivism
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✅ C) operating leverage
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Accommodation'?
A) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
B) A man of business.
C) A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.
D) (usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to
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✅ D) (usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Recidivism'.
A) A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.
B) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
C) Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
D) A man of business.
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✅ C) Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
'Precedent' can best be described as -
A) Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
B) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
C) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
D) An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of
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✅ D) An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of
The word 'Monetary' means -
A) An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial
B) A man of business.
C) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
D) An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of
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✅ C) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
Identify the synonym of 'Pragmatic'.
A) Accommodation
B) Recidivism
C) Leverage
D) utilitarian
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✅ D) utilitarian
Also in SSC CGL 2012
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Rapprochement'?
A) The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a
B) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
C) An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of
D) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
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✅ A) The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a
The word 'Mandate' means -
A) An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial
B) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
C) An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of
D) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
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✅ A) An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Restoration'?
A) A man of business.
B) The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a
C) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring
D) (usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to
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✅ C) The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring