Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
crepuscular in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word.
The insects displayed ________ behavior before migration.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) crepuscular
Rule: the word comes from Latin crepusculum, twilight. Keep the Latin stem crepus- and add the ordinary adjective ending -cular, exactly as *musculum →* muscular and *vasculum →* vascular.
That gives one spelling only: crep-us-cular, with u in the second syllable, one s and the ending -cular.
crepuscular = active at or belonging to twilight, the half-light of dawn and dusk *(गोधूलि-कालीन, संध्या-प्रकाश संबंधी)* — which is exactly the kind of behavior insects show before migration.
Why the others are wrong.
• crepescular — puts e where the Latin stem has u; *crepes-* is not the root *(गोधूलि-कालीन, अशुद्ध वर्तनी)*.
• crepusscular — doubles the s. *Crepusculum* has a single s, and English keep
crepuscular – questions
Has crepuscular been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – crepuscular has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.