UPSC SSC Quiz

19 October 2026 · 10 questions · Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal

Q1 / 10

'Leverage' can best be described as -

A) A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.

B) Fewness in number; too few.

C) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.

D) The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

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✅ A) A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.

Q2 / 10

What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Prediction'?

A) The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document

B) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"

C) Fewness in number; too few.

D) A statement of what will happen in the future.

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✅ D) A statement of what will happen in the future.

Q3 / 10

The word 'Commitment' means -

A) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.

B) The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

C) Fewness in number; too few.

D) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.

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✅ B) The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

Q4 / 10

What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Paucity'?

A) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.

B) A statement of what will happen in the future.

C) Fewness in number; too few.

D) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.

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✅ C) Fewness in number; too few.

Q5 / 10

Which word has a meaning similar to 'Preference'?

A) forechoice

B) Protocol

C) Leverage

D) Legitimacy

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✅ A) forechoice

Q6 / 10 Also in SSC 2023

Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word: PROFITEERING

A) Diagnosis

B) Confession

C) Vagary

D) Exploitation

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✅ D) Exploitation Also in SSC 2023

Q7 / 10

Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Ecological'.

A) The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

B) The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document

C) The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for"

D) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.

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✅ D) Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.

Q8 / 10

Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Legitimacy'.

A) Ecological

B) Paucity

C) Preference

D) legitimateness

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✅ D) legitimateness

Q9 / 10 Also in SSC 2023

Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word: VOLTE-FACE

A) Normality

B) Cancellation

C) Enactment

D) Expansion

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✅ B) Cancellation Also in SSC 2023

Q10 / 10

Identify the synonym of 'Protocol'.

A) Preference

B) Paucity

C) Legitimacy

D) policy

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✅ D) policy

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