UPSC SSC Quiz
24 October 2026 · 10 questions ·
Q1 is a real PYQ · click "Show Answer" to reveal
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Veteran
A) Enthusiast
B) Activist
C) Novice
D) Master
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✅ C) Novice
PYQ · SSC CHSL 2014
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to 'Settlement'.
A) Invitation
B) Deterrence
C) arrangement
D) Articulate
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✅ C) arrangement
'Deterrence' can best be described as -
A) An attack.
B) The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
C) The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
D) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.
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✅ C) The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Articulate'.
A) mumble
B) Deterrence
C) Settlement
D) Incumbent
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✅ A) mumble
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Contingency'.
A) possibility
B) Offensive
C) Settlement
D) Deterrence
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✅ A) possibility
The word 'Incumbent' means -
A) An attack.
B) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.
C) The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
D) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
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✅ C) The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
The word 'Sanction' means -
A) To express an idea or feeling fluently and clearly in words.
B) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.
C) An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
D) An attack.
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✅ C) An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
'Invitation' can best be described as -
A) The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
B) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance; unpredictability.
C) To express an idea or feeling fluently and clearly in words.
D) The current holder of an office, such as ecclesiastical benefice or an elected office.
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✅ A) The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
Identify the synonym of 'Rhetoric'.
A) Articulate
B) wordcraft
C) Sanction
D) Offensive
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✅ B) wordcraft
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Offensive'.
A) Rhetoric
B) Invitation
C) Deterrence
D) inoffensive
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✅ D) inoffensive