Meaning: To rise or climb up
Hindi: चढ़ना / ऊपर जाना
Synonyms: climb, rise, mount
Antonyms: descend, fall
Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level) · SSC Steno 2026 T-1 · SSC CHSL 2024 T-1
ascend in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 Synonyms
Select the most appropriate synonym that can replace the underlined word in the given sentence.
It did not take her very long to ascend to power.
(SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 (04-July Shift 2))Answer & explanation
Answer: D) climb
Answer: 4 (climb)
Explanation:
The word ascend means to move upward or rise, often implying effort or progression. In the context of rising to power, climb best captures this sense of gradually rising through effort or stages.
• Climb emphasizes the process of rising, which fits well here.
• Reach focuses more on the endpoint rather than the process.
• Arise means to come into being, not suitable here.
• Grab means to seize suddenly, which does not fit the context.
Therefore, the most appropriate synonym of ascend in this sentence is climb. - SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level) One Word Substitution
From the given alternatives, select the one-word substitution of the following: To move or climb upward.
Answer & explanation
Answer: D) Ascend
Meaning: ascend = to go up, climb or rise *(चढ़ना, ऊपर जाना, आरोहण करना)*.
*The climbers began to ascend the peak at dawn.*
Why the others are wrong.
#B Desccent — a misspelling of descent = a downward movement *(उतार, अवरोहण)*; it is the opposite idea, and a noun, not a verb.
#B Portentous = giving a sign of something bad to come; ominous *(अशुभ, अपशकुनी)*.
#B Aviary = a large cage or enclosure for keeping birds *(पक्षीशाला)*.
Answer: Ascend
*Ascend goes up, descend goes down — the noun forms are ascent and descent.* - SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Select the correctly spelt word.
Answer & explanation
Answer: C) Ascend
Rule: words built on the Latin ad- prefix double the consonant when the prefix has been absorbed — ar-range, as-sist.
They keep a single consonant when the root itself begins with sc — a-scend, a-scribe.
Example: *assist / assistance*, *arrange / arrangement*, but *ascend / ascent*.
The correctly spelt word.
Ascend = to go up, to climb *(ऊपर चढ़ना, आरोहण करना)*.
A + scend (Latin *scandere*, to climb); one s, then the silent c — exactly as printed.
Why the others are wrong.
• Arangement — the correct form is arrangement = the act of putting things in order *(व्यवस्था, प्रबंध)*; the rr is dropped.
• Articualte — the correct form is articulate = to express clearly; clear in speech *(स्पष्ट रूप
Examples
- “The climbers ascended the steep mountain.”
ascend – questions
What is the meaning of ascend in Hindi?
ascend means “चढ़ना / ऊपर जाना” in Hindi. In English: To rise or climb up
What are the synonyms of ascend?
Synonyms of ascend: climb, rise, mount.
What is the opposite of ascend?
Antonyms of ascend: descend, fall.
Has ascend been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – ascend has been asked 3 times in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Matriculation Level), SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC CHSL 2024 T-1.