English Previous Year SSC Questions
Questions:
1. Luxuriant
(a) Luxury loving (b) Lovely
(c) Rich (d) Abundant
2. Cantankerous
(a) Cancerous (b) Ferocious
(c) Quarrelsome (d) Fissiparous
3. Onus
(a) Sadness (b) Happiness
(c) Responsibility (d) Criticism
4. Derision
(a) Humiliation (b) Embarrassment
(c) Ridicule (d) Condemnation
5. Trite
(a) Commonplace (b) Clever
(c) Brief (d) Impudent
6. Debacle
(a) Decline (b) Downfall
(c) Discomfiture (d) Degeneration
7. Ostracise
(a) Banish (b) Belittle
(c) Beguile (d) Besiege
8. Prophylactic
(a) Antagonistic (b) Toxic
(c) Preventive (d) Purgative
9. Coddle
(a) Huddle (b) Satisfy
(c) Protect (d) Cheat
10. Flimsy
(a) Funny (b) Irrational
(c) Weak (d) Partisan
11. Loquacious
(a) Talkative (b) Slow
(c) Content (d) Unclear
12. Vindictive
(a) Imaginative (b) Accusative
(c) Spiteful (d) Aggressive
13. Inclement
(a) Selfish (b) Active
(c) Unfavourable (d) Inactive
14. Genial
(a) Cordial (b) Unselfish
(c) Careful (d) Specific
15. Accrue
(a) Accumulate (b) Accommodate
(c) Grow (d) Suffice
Solutions:
1. (d) The word Luxuriant (Adjective) means : growing thickly and strongly; rich in something that is pleasant or beautiful; abundant.
2. (c) The word Cantankerous (Adjective) means : bad tempered and always complaining. Hence, the words cantankerous and quarrelsome are synonymous.
3. (c) The word Onus (Noun) means : the responsibility for something.
4. (c) The word Derision (Noun) means : rodicule; mockery; a strong feeling that somebody/something is ridiculous and not worth considering seriously.
5. (a) The word Trite (Adjective) means : dull and boring because it has been expressed so many times before; not original; banal; very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important. Hence, the words trite and commonplace are synonymous.
6. (b) The word Debacle (Noun) means : an event or a situation that is a suden or complete failure. Hence, the words debacle and downfall are synonymous.
7. (a) The word Ostracise (Verb) means : to refuse to let somebody; a member of a social group: refuse, shun. Hence the words banish and ostracise are synonymous.
8. (c) The word Prohylactic means : course of action used to prevent a disease. Hence, the words prophylactic and preventive are synonymous.
9. (b) The word Coddle (Verb) means: to treat somebody with too much care and attention, pamper, cosset. Hence, the words coddle and satisfy are synonymous.
10. (c) The word Flimsy (Ajective) means : badly made and not strong enough: thin and easily torn. Hence, the words flimsy and weak are synonymous.
11. (a) The word Loquacious (Adjective) means : talking a lot; talkative. Option (a) is the right synonym while others have different meanings.
12. (c) The word Vindictive (Adjective) means : trying to harm or upset somebody or showing that you want to, because you think that they have harmed you; spiteful; revengeful. Option (c) spiteful is the correct synonym as it means-having or showing a desire to harm, anger or defeat someone.
13. (c) The word Inclement (Adjective) means : not pleasant;
unfavourable; cold, wet etc.
14. (a) The word Genial (Adjective) means : friendly and
cheerful; affable; cordial.
15. (a) The word Accrue (Verb) means : to increase over a
period of time; to allow a sum of money or debts to grow over a period of time. Therefore grow in the correct mearest word.
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