UPSC SSC Quiz
16 July 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: INCLEMENT
A) Active
B) Selfish
C) Unfavourable
D) Inactive
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✅ C) Unfavourable
PYQ · SSC CGL 2011
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Provocation'?
A) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
B) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in
C) Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely
D) The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
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✅ D) The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Abeyance'?
A) The act of delimiting something.
B) Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely
C) Something which causes grief.
D) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in
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✅ D) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in
'Bureaucracy' can best be described as -
A) Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely
B) Something which causes grief.
C) The act of delimiting something.
D) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
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✅ D) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Deficit'.
A) Resentment
B) shortfall
C) Delimitation
D) Provocation
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✅ B) shortfall
The word 'Plausible' means -
A) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in
B) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
C) Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely
D) The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
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✅ C) Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Delimitation'.
A) Evincing strength and health; strong.
B) Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
C) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in
D) The act of delimiting something.
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✅ D) The act of delimiting something.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Robust'?
A) Evincing strength and health; strong.
B) Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
C) The act of delimiting something.
D) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in
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✅ A) Evincing strength and health; strong.
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Resentment'.
A) Provocation
B) hostility
C) Delimitation
D) Grievance
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✅ B) hostility
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Grievance'.
A) Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
B) Something which causes grief.
C) Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely
D) The act of delimiting something.
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✅ B) Something which causes grief.