UPSC SSC Quiz
21 May 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: VINDICTIVE
A) Aggressive
B) Accusative
C) Spiteful
D) Imaginative
Show Answer
✅ C) Spiteful
PYQ · SSC CGL 2011
'Stringent' can best be described as -
A) Abundant in growth or detail.
B) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
C) A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or
D) A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.
Show Answer
✅ B) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
Identify the synonym of 'Constitution'.
A) form
B) Manifest
C) Luxuriant
D) Obligation
Show Answer
✅ A) form
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Obligation'?
A) right
B) Luxuriant
C) Prerogative
D) Manifest
Show Answer
✅ A) right
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Imprisonment'?
A) Prerogative
B) Manifest
C) jaildom
D) Stringent
Show Answer
✅ C) jaildom
Identify the synonym of 'Compunction'.
A) Obligation
B) Imprisonment
C) Prerogative
D) qualm
Show Answer
✅ D) qualm
Also in SSC 2023
The word 'Luxuriant' means -
A) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an
B) Abundant in growth or detail.
C) A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.
D) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
Show Answer
✅ B) Abundant in growth or detail.
Also in SSC CGL 2010
The word 'Prerogative' means -
A) The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
B) A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or
C) A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or
D) A hereditary or official right or privilege.
Show Answer
✅ D) A hereditary or official right or privilege.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Manifest'?
A) The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition
B) The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
C) A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or
D) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an
Show Answer
✅ C) A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or
Which of the following best defines 'Satire'?
A) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an
B) Abundant in growth or detail.
C) A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or
D) The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition
Show Answer
✅ A) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an