UPSC SSC Quiz
23 August 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: PRODIGAL
A) Lavish
B) Productive
C) Carefree
D) Exclusive
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✅ A) Lavish
PYQ · SSC CGL 2011
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Preference'?
A) forechoice
B) Legitimacy
C) Ecological
D) Vulnerable
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✅ A) forechoice
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Threshold'.
A) Individuals
B) lintel
C) Legitimacy
D) Preference
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✅ B) lintel
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Prediction'.
A) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
B) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.
C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
D) A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
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✅ C) A statement of what will happen in the future.
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Legislation'?
A) The quality of being legitimate or valid; validity.
B) A statement of what will happen in the future.
C) The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
D) The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
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✅ D) The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Legitimacy'?
A) Vulnerable
B) illegitimacy
C) Threshold
D) Engagement
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✅ B) illegitimacy
'Individuals' can best be described as -
A) The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
B) A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
C) The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
D) Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm; unprotected or helpless.
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✅ B) A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Engagement'.
A) Vulnerable
B) Prediction
C) apathy
D) Individuals
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✅ C) apathy
Identify the synonym of 'Vulnerable'.
A) at risk
B) Engagement
C) Legislation
D) Ecological
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✅ A) at risk
Identify the synonym of 'Ecological'.
A) Legitimacy
B) ecologically friendly
C) Threshold
D) Legislation
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✅ B) ecologically friendly