UPSC SSC Quiz
21 October 2026 · 10 questions ·
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What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Exemption'?
A) An act of exempting.
B) An amount of money or property left to someone in a will; something handed down or
C) The act of utilizing something; industry.
D) The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account
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✅ A) An act of exempting.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Exploitation'?
A) The act of utilizing something; industry.
B) A small opening; a small pit or depression.
C) An act of exempting.
D) An amount of money or property left to someone in a will; something handed down or
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✅ A) The act of utilizing something; industry.
'Legacy' can best be described as -
A) To make full use of and derive benefit from a resource; to use a person or situation
B) An amount of money or property left to someone in a will; something handed down or
C) A small opening; a small pit or depression.
D) The act of utilizing something; industry.
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✅ B) An amount of money or property left to someone in a will; something handed down or
Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word: PROFITEERING
A) Confession
B) Exploitation
C) Vagary
D) Diagnosis
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✅ B) Exploitation
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Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Legitimacy'.
A) Legacy
B) Exploit
C) illegitimacy
D) Exemption
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✅ C) illegitimacy
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Lacuna'.
A) Extremist
B) Exploit
C) anisomorphism
D) Exploitation
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✅ C) anisomorphism
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Accountability'.
A) Lacuna
B) Preference
C) Exemption
D) accountableness
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✅ D) accountableness
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Preference'.
A) Exploitation
B) forechoice
C) Legitimacy
D) Accountability
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✅ B) forechoice
Identify the antonym of 'Exploit'.
A) Lacuna
B) Preference
C) Extremist
D) protect
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✅ D) protect
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Extremist'.
A) Exploitation
B) Preference
C) Exploit
D) moderate
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✅ D) moderate