UPSC SSC Quiz
19 August 2026 · 10 questions ·
Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Thorough
A) Intensive
B) Utter
C) Detailed
D) Cursory
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✅ D) Cursory
PYQ · SSC Steno. 2013
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Rhetoric'.
A) wordcraft
B) Lobbying
C) Sovereignty
D) Prediction
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✅ A) wordcraft
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Legitimacy'.
A) legitimateness
B) Ecological
C) Prediction
D) Precedent
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✅ A) legitimateness
Which of the following best defines 'Ecological'?
A) (of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion
B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
C) An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of
D) An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
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✅ B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Liability'?
A) Settlement
B) Ecological
C) asset
D) Sovereignty
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✅ C) asset
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Precedent'?
A) An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
C) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
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
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Settlement'?
A) A statement of what will happen in the future.
B) An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
C) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific
D) The act of settling.
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✅ D) The act of settling.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Sovereignty'?
A) An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of
B) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
D) (of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion
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✅ D) (of a polity) The state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Prediction'.
A) foretelling
B) Liability
C) Sovereignty
D) Lobbying
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✅ A) foretelling
Which of the following best defines 'Lobbying'?
A) An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
B) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific
C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
D) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
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✅ B) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific