Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1 · SSC CGL 2025 T-1
amnesty in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CGL 2025 T-1 One Word Substitution
Choose the correct one-word substitution for: ‘A general pardon granted by a government’.
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Amnesty
Amnesty – a general pardon granted by a government, often to a group of offenders.
Reprieve postpones punishment; Clemency is mercy in sentencing; Parole is conditional early release. - SSC CGL 2025 T-1 Spelling
Select the correct spelling for a word meaning 'an official pardon'.
Answer & explanation
Answer: C) Amnesty
The correct spelling is 'Amnesty', meaning an official pardon, especially for political offences.
Amnisty, Ammnesty and Amnistee are all misspellings. - SSC Steno 2026 T-1 One Word Substitution
Choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
A general pordan of offenders.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Amnesty
Meaning: amnesty = a general pardon granted by a government to a whole group of offenders, often political ones *(आम माफ़ी, राजक्षमा)*.
The stem prints `pordan` — read it as pardon *(क्षमा)*.
A pardon given to offenders in general, not to one person, is exactly an amnesty.
Why the others are wrong.
• parley = a talk between enemies to settle terms *(शत्रुओं के बीच वार्ता, संधि-वार्ता)* — no forgiveness is involved.
• parole = the conditional release of one prisoner before the sentence ends *(सशर्त रिहाई, पैरोल)* — one person, and the sentence is not wiped out.
• acquittal = a court's verdict that the accused is not guilty *(दोषमुक्ति, बरी होना)* — a finding of innocence, not a pardon of guil
amnesty – questions
Has amnesty been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – amnesty has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC CGL 2025 T-1.