UPSC SSC Quiz
19 July 2026 · 10 questions ·
Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Start
A) Continue
B) Break
C) Resume
D) Begin
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✅ A) Continue
PYQ · SSC Multitasking 2014
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Compliance'?
A) compliancy
B) Convergence
C) Adaptation
D) Values
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✅ A) compliancy
The word 'Adaptation' means -
A) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment
B) Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
C) That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
D) The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
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✅ A) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Precursor'.
A) Convergence
B) postcursor
C) Compassion
D) Gargantuan
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✅ B) postcursor
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Values'?
A) Contemporary
B) Compassion
C) Obligation
D) esteem
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✅ D) esteem
Also in SSC Sub. Ins. 2014
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Contemporary'?
A) anachronistic
B) Precursor
C) Compassion
D) Obligation
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✅ A) anachronistic
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Gargantuan'?
A) The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
B) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
C) The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
D) Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.
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✅ B) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
The word 'Compassion' means -
A) Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
B) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment
C) That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
D) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
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✅ A) Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Convergence'.
A) convergency
B) Gargantuan
C) Adaptation
D) Obligation
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✅ A) convergency
Identify the antonym of 'Obligation'.
A) Compliance
B) Values
C) Convergence
D) right
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✅ D) right