autobiography meaning in Hindi

autobiography in SSC previous-year questions

1. SSC Selection Post Ph-12 2024 HSL One Word Substitution

   Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
   Book written by an author on his own life

   ABiographyBHistoriographyCAutobiographyDAnthology
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: C) Autobiography

   An autobiography is a type of book or narrative where the author writes about their own life experiences, events, and reflections. It is distinct from a biography, which is written by someone else about another person's life.
   Here’s why the other options are not correct:
   • Biography refers to a book written by one person about another person's life.
   • Historiography is the study of the methods and principles of writing history, not a personal life story.
   • Anthology is a collection of various works, such as poems, short stories, or essays, often by different authors, and does not focus on an individual's life.
   Therefore, the correct term for a book written by an author about their own life i

2. SSC CGL 2025 T-1 One Word Substitution

   Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A record of one's own life written by oneself'.

   ABiographyBMemorandumCMemoirDAutobiography
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: D) Autobiography

   Autobiography = an account of a person's life written by that person themselves.
   Biography = written by someone else.
   Memoir = focused on specific events or experiences.
   Memorandum = a short note/written record (official).

3. SSC CGL 2023 T-1 One Word Substitution

   Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
   Life history written by oneself.

   AAutocracyBAutobiographyCAutophagyDAutography
   Answer & explanation

   Answer: B) Autobiography

   Answer: Autobiography
   Solution:
   • The phrase "Life history written by oneself" refers to an autobiography (आत्मकथा).
   • Option meanings:
   • Autocracy – rule by one person with absolute power (एकतंत्र) ❌
   • Autobiography – self-written life story (आत्मकथा) ✅
   • Autophagy – process of self-digestion by a cell (कोशिका आत्म-भक्षण) ❌
   • Autography – signature or handwriting (हस्ताक्षर) ❌

Examples

• “Her autobiography revealed many untold struggles of her career.”

autobiography – questions

What is the meaning of autobiography in Hindi?

autobiography means “आत्मकथा” in Hindi. In English: An account of a person's life written by that person themselves.

What are the synonyms of autobiography?

Synonyms of autobiography: memoir, self-account, personal history.

What is the opposite of autobiography?

Antonyms of autobiography: biography.

Has autobiography been asked in SSC exams?

Yes – autobiography has been asked 5 times in SSC exams: SSC CGL 2025 T-1, SSC Selection Post Ph-12 2024 HSL, SSC Selection Post Ph-12 2024, SSC CGL 2023 T-1, SSC MTS 2021.

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