Asked in: SSC MTS 2025 · SSC CGL 2025 T-1
circumlocution in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC MTS 2025 One Word Substitution
Choose the most suitable one-word substitution for the following.
The use of too many words to say something simple.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) (b) Circumlocution
The correct answer is Option 2: Circumlocution.
'Circumlocution' refers to the use of unnecessarily long or indirect speech to express something that could be said more simply. It is the practice of talking around a subject.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Rhetoric: is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing; it does not specifically mean using too many words.
- Hyperbole: is a figure of speech involving exaggerated statements (e.g., 'I've told you a million times'), not simply wordy expression.
- Eloquence: means fluent and expressive speech — a positive quality, unlike circumlocution. - SSC CGL 2025 T-1 Spelling
Spot the correct spelling of verbose roundabout speech.
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Circumlocution
The correct spelling is "Circumlocution" — the use of many words where fewer would suffice; verbose, indirect speech.
The other three are misspellings.
circumlocution – questions
Has circumlocution been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – circumlocution has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC MTS 2025, SSC CGL 2025 T-1.