Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
controversial in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Which part of the following sentence contains a spelling error?
The scientist (1) proposed a plausible (2) yet controvertial (3) theory about dark matter (4).Answer & explanation
Answer: A) (3)
Rule: an adjective built on a noun keeps that noun's spine, so *controversy* gives controversial with an s — never *controvertial*.
Example: *controversy → controversial*, exactly as *finance → financial* and *essence → essential*.
Part (3) prints controvertial; the correct spelling is controversial *(विवादास्पद)*.
The stray *t* drifts in from *convert* and *revert*, which belong to a different Latin family.
Why the others are fine.
• (1) The scientist *(वैज्ञानिक)* — plain and correctly spelt; *-ist* is the regular agent ending.
• (2) proposed a plausible *(प्रस्तावित किया; विश्वसनीय)* — *plausible* takes -ible, not *-able*, and is spelt correctly here.
• (4) theory about dark matter *(सिद्
controversial – questions
Has controversial been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – controversial has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.