UPSC SSC Quiz
24 June 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: SCORN
A) bias
B) concise
C) fierce
D) despise
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✅ D) despise
PYQ · SSC Sub. Ins. 2014
'Mandate' can best be described as -
A) A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy.
B) A strong will, determination.
C) An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial
D) A state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization.
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✅ C) An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial
Select the word which means the opposite of 'Inflation'.
A) deflation
B) Values
C) Chaos
D) Mandate
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✅ A) deflation
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Contraction'?
A) Values
B) Incremental
C) dilatation
D) Necropolis
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✅ C) dilatation
Identify the synonym of 'Chaos'.
A) Necropolis
B) Renewable
C) confusion
D) Mandate
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✅ C) confusion
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Values'.
A) Mandate
B) Chaos
C) Incremental
D) worth
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✅ D) worth
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Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Incremental'.
A) Contraction
B) gradual
C) Chaos
D) Necropolis
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✅ B) gradual
What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Necropolis'?
A) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
B) A state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization.
C) A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy.
D) The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
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✅ A) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
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What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Resolution'?
A) An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection
B) The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
C) A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy.
D) A strong will, determination.
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✅ D) A strong will, determination.
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Renewable'.
A) Necropolis
B) non-renewable
C) Incremental
D) Mandate
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✅ B) non-renewable