10/24/2020 Spellings Question Answers, PSC, UPSC, IBPS, SSC Previous Papers

Spellings Questions & Answers (Compiled from UPSC, SSC ,PSC ,IBPS
previous question papers)

Choose the correctly spelt word from among the following :

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A Ignouminious

B Inomenious

C Ignominious 

D Ignomineious

The correctly spelt word below is :

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A discrimination 

B descrimination 

C descremination

D discremenation

Pick out the correctly spelt word :

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A anaesthesia 

B anasthesia 

C anesthesia

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D anasthasia

Find out the correct spelling for the title of the play given:
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A Twelvth night

B Twelveth night 

C Twelfth night 

D Twelth night

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly
spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
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A discripency

B discripancy

C discrepancy 

D descripancy

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly
spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

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A Separate 

B Saparate

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C Saperate

D Seperate

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly
spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
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A Sanctaries

B Sanctauries

C Santuaries 

D Sanctuaries 

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly
spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

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A Sanctaries

B Sanctauries

C Santuaries

D Sanctuaries 

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly
spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
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A Diarrhoea 
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B Diarhea

C Diarrhea

D Diarrohea

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly
spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

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A Groteasque 

B Grotasque

C Growtesque

D Grotesque 

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly
spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

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A Erroneous 

B Eronneous

C Erronous

D Eroneous 

Choose the word which is spelt correctly.

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correctly/36681)

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A maintanance 

B maintainance

C maintenance 

D maintinance

Directions :

In the following Three questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only
one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the
Answer Sheet.

Find the correctly spelt word.

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A Nigardly

B Nuisence

C Magnificent

D Emminent 

Find the correctly spelt word.

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A Professor 

B Aggreable

C Reffresher

D Curiculum

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Find the correctly spelt word.

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A Vindicasion

B Assemilation

C Compitation 

D Fascination 

Directions :

In the following Three questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only
one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the
Answer Sheet.

Find the correctly spelt word.

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A Fascination 

B Vindicasion

C Assemilation

D Compitation

Explanation:

Vindication, Assimilation, Compilation/Competition are the correct spellings.

Find the correctly spelt word.

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A Nigardly
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B Emminent 

C Magnificent 

D Nuisence

Explanation:

Niggardly, Eminent, Nuisance are the correct spellings.

Find the correctly spelt words.

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A Reffresher

B Curiculum

C Professor 

D Aggreable

Explanation:

Refresher, Curriculum, Agreeable are the correct spellings.

Choose the correctly spelt word :

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A peursue

B purseue

C persue 

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D pursue 

The word with the correct spelling is………..

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A Dictionary 

B Dictionery

C Dictionairy

D Dectionery

Choose the correctly spelt word

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A Corrusponding

B Coresponding

C Corresponding 

D Correspunding

Choose the incorrectly spelt word

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A recommend

B reccommend 

C vacation

D psychology

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Choose the correctly spelt word

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A bureaucrasy

B bureoucracy

C buroaucracy 

D bureaucracy 

In thw below sentence four words have been printed in bold which are lettered (A), (B),
(C) and (D). One of these words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of that word is
the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is (E), i.e.
‘All correct’.
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been-printed-in-bold-which-are-lettered-a-b-c-and-d-one-of-these/18390)

A There will be a decline

B in the probability 

C of oil companies because of the hike

D in oil prices 

E All correct

In thw below sentence four words have been printed in bold which are lettered (A), (B),
(C) and (D). One of these words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of that word is
the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is (E), i.e.
‘All correct’.
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been-printed-in-bold-which-are-lettered-a-b-c-and-d-one-of-these/18389)

A This is a company which believes

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B in transparency 

C and appointment is done strictly

D on merit

E All correct 

In thw below sentence four words have been printed in bold which are lettered (A), (B),
(C) and (D). One of these words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of that word is
the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is (E), i.e.
‘All correct’.
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been-printed-in-bold-which-are-lettered-a-b-c-and-d-one-of-these/18387)

A He was convinced

B that discipline

C and hard work would result 

D in dividents (D) in the long run. 

E All correct

Explanation:

Correct spelling is ‘dividends’.

In thw below sentence four words have been printed in bold which are lettered (A), (B),
(C) and (D). One of these words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of that word is
the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is (E), i.e.
‘All correct’.

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A The refusal

B of the Ministry to clear pending

C dues is a course 

D for concern 

E All correct

Explanation:

Correct spelling is ‘cause’.

In thw below sentence four words have been printed in bold which are lettered (A), (B),
(C) and (D). One of these words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of that word is
the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is (E), i.e.
‘All correct’.

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been-printed-in-boldwhich-are-lettered-a-b-c-and-d-one-of-t/18384)

A My gole 

B is to acquire

C a position

D of authority 

E and respect within the organization. All correct

Explanation:

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Correct spelling is ‘goal’.

For the Following Five Questions

In each sentence below four words have been printed in bold which are lettered (A), (B),
(C) and (D). One of these words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the
sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of that word is the
answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is (E), i.e. ‘All
correct’.

From the following options find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word.
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wrongly-spelt-or-inappropriateword/17751)

A There will be a decline

B in the probability 

C of oil companies because of the hike 

D in oil prices

E All correct

From the following options find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word.
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wrongly-spelt-or-inappropriateword/17750)

A This is a company which believes

B in transparency 

C and appointment is done strictly

D on merit

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E All correct 

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