UPSC SSC Quiz
16 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: HYPERBOLE
A) Imitation
B) Exaggeration
C) Expansion
D) Decoration
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✅ B) Exaggeration
PYQ · SSC CGL 2012
Which of the following best defines 'Preservation'?
A) A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.
B) (of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion
C) Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
D) The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any
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✅ D) The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any
The word 'Deadlock' means -
A) A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or
B) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of
C) (of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion
D) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
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✅ A) A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Deprivation'.
A) Advocate
B) Deadlock
C) Appreciation
D) bereavement
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✅ D) bereavement
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Pragmatism'?
A) idealism
B) Preservation
C) Sovereignty
D) Appreciation
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✅ A) idealism
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Advocate'.
A) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
B) Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
C) The path an object takes as it moves.
D) The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any
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✅ B) Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
Also in SSC CGL 2013
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Trajectory'.
A) The path an object takes as it moves.
B) A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.
C) Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
D) The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any
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✅ A) The path an object takes as it moves.
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Respective'.
A) Pragmatism
B) Sovereignty
C) corresponding
D) Appreciation
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✅ C) corresponding
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Appreciation'?
A) Preservation
B) depreciation
C) Sovereignty
D) Deadlock
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✅ B) depreciation
Also in SSC CGL 2012
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Sovereignty'?
A) independence
B) Advocate
C) Trajectory
D) Pragmatism
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✅ A) independence