Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
capital in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Homonyms & Homophones
Which sentence has the correct homonym?
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) The capital punishment was harsh.
Meaning: capital = (i) punishment by death, as in *capital punishment* (ii) the chief city of a state or country (iii) an upper-case letter (iv) money put into a business *(प्राणदंड, राजधानी, बड़ा अक्षर, पूँजी)*.
capitol = the building in which a legislature sits *(विधान भवन)*.
Sentence 1 uses the fixed phrase capital punishment — the death penalty — so its homonym is the right one.
Why the others are wrong.
• *They build a new* capitel *for the state* — capitel is not an English word at all *(अशुद्ध वर्तनी)*; the legislature's building is a capitol *(विधान भवन)*.
• *The* capitol *letter was small* — an upper-case letter is a capital letter *(बड़ा अक्षर)*, never a capitol one.
• *They lived
capital – questions
Has capital been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – capital has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.