UPSC SSC Quiz
27 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: FIASCO
A) Feast
B) Festival
C) Fortune
D) Failure
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✅ D) Failure
PYQ · SSC Multitasking 2014
Which of the following best defines 'Federalism'?
A) The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being
B) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
C) A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority
D) A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
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✅ C) A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority
Identify the synonym of 'Casualty'.
A) luck
B) Executive
C) Intimidation
D) Consumption
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✅ A) luck
Which word has a meaning similar to 'Restive'?
A) Casualty
B) Intimidation
C) Federalism
D) disorderly
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✅ D) disorderly
Also in SSC CGL 2011
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to 'Aggregation'?
A) disgregation
B) Intimidation
C) Restive
D) Gregarious
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✅ A) disgregation
Which of the following best defines 'Intimidation'?
A) A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority
B) The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being
C) A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
D) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
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✅ B) The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being
Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to 'Consensus'.
A) Intimidation
B) Gregarious
C) dissensus
D) Restive
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✅ C) dissensus
Choose the correct meaning of the word 'Executive'.
A) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
B) A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members.
C) The act of collecting together (aggregating).
D) Unable to keep still or silent; becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially
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✅ A) A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on
The word 'Consumption' means -
A) (of a person) Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
B) A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority
C) Unable to keep still or silent; becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially
D) The act of eating, drinking or using.
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✅ D) The act of eating, drinking or using.
Select the word which is closest in meaning to 'Gregarious'.
A) Intimidation
B) Consensus
C) social
D) Consumption
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✅ C) social
Also in SSC CGL 2013