UPSC SSC Quiz
22 July 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: DISGRACE
A) Shame
B) Disrespect
C) Disregard
D) Jealousy
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✅ A) Shame
PYQ · SSC Multitasking 2014
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Predecessor'.
A) Compensation
B) Notorious
C) descendant
D) Impending
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✅ C) descendant
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Infringement'?
A) Impending
B) Notorious
C) noninfringement
D) Association
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✅ C) noninfringement
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Notwithstanding'.
A) Widely known, especially for something negative; infamous.
B) The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual
C) A person who held a job or office before the current holder; a thing that has been
D) An instance of the word "notwithstanding", often characteristic of legalese.
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✅ D) An instance of the word "notwithstanding", often characteristic of legalese.
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Association'.
A) Widely known, especially for something negative; infamous.
B) A person who held a job or office before the current holder; a thing that has been
C) The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual
D) The act of associating.
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✅ D) The act of associating.
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Compromise'?
A) Association
B) Pollutant
C) Impending
D) split the difference
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✅ D) split the difference
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Impending'?
A) Notwithstanding
B) close
C) Pollutant
D) Compensation
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✅ B) close
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Notorious'?
A) famous
B) Predecessor
C) Impending
D) Compensation
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✅ A) famous
Also in SSC CHSL 2015
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Pollutant'?
A) A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human
B) Widely known, especially for something negative; infamous.
C) A violation or breach, as of a law.
D) An instance of the word "notwithstanding", often characteristic of legalese.
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✅ A) A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human
Identify the synonym of 'Compensation'.
A) Notorious
B) Predecessor
C) set-off
D) Compromise
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✅ C) set-off