UPSC SSC Quiz — 26 June 2026 | 10 MCQ

Q1 / 10 PYQ · SSC CGL 2014

Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word: EVENTUALLY

A) Successfully

B) Finally

C) Briefly

D) Previously

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✅ B) Finally PYQ · SSC CGL 2014

Q2 / 10

Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Degradation'.

A) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from

B) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only

C) An amount of money or property left to someone in a will; something handed down or

D) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

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✅ A) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from

Q3 / 10 Also in SSC SI 2013

Which word has a meaning similar to 'Corruption'?

A) Stringent

B) Onerous

C) spoiling

D) Anachronistic

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✅ C) spoiling Also in SSC SI 2013

Q4 / 10

Which of the following best defines 'Persecution'?

A) Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not

B) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only

C) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

D) The act of persecuting.

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✅ D) The act of persecuting.

Q5 / 10

Which word has a meaning similar to 'Legacy'?

A) Evidence

B) Rhetoric

C) Onerous

D) feat

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✅ D) feat

Q6 / 10

The word 'Stringent' means -

A) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state

B) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

C) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from

D) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

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✅ D) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

Q7 / 10

Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Evidence'.

A) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

B) The act of persecuting.

C) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

D) An amount of money or property left to someone in a will; something handed down or

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✅ A) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

Q8 / 10

'Onerous' can best be described as -

A) Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

B) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

C) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only

D) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state

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✅ C) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only

Q9 / 10

What is the most appropriate meaning of 'Rhetoric'?

A) Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

B) Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only

C) Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not

D) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

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✅ D) The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

Q10 / 10 Also in SSC Sub Ins. 2012

Which word has a meaning similar to 'Anachronistic'?

A) Degradation

B) Rhetoric

C) old-fashioned

D) Onerous

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✅ C) old-fashioned Also in SSC Sub Ins. 2012