UPSC SSC Quiz
18 September 2026 · 10 questions ·
Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Gloomy
A) Heavy
B) Forlorn
C) Sad
D) Gay
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✅ D) Gay
PYQ · SSC Multitasking 2014
Identify the synonym of 'Rhetoric'.
A) Legitimacy
B) wordcraft
C) Revenue
D) Preference
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✅ B) wordcraft
'Preference' can best be described as -
A) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
B) The adverse side effects or secondary results of a situation, crisis, or action.
C) The income returned by an investment.
D) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
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✅ A) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Compliance'.
A) Preference
B) Ecological
C) violation
D) Fallout
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✅ C) violation
Which of the following best defines 'Revenue'?
A) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
B) The income returned by an investment.
C) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
D) A statement of what will happen in the future.
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✅ B) The income returned by an investment.
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Legitimacy'?
A) Respective
B) Ecological
C) illegitimacy
D) Prediction
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✅ C) illegitimacy
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Fallout'?
A) Ecological
B) consequences
C) Prediction
D) Legitimacy
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✅ B) consequences
Identify the synonym of 'Prediction'.
A) Respective
B) Revenue
C) Compliance
D) foretelling
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✅ D) foretelling
'Ecological' can best be described as -
A) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
C) The income returned by an investment.
D) A statement of what will happen in the future.
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✅ B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
Which of the following best defines 'Respective'?
A) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.
B) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"
C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
D) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
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✅ D) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.