Meaning: Lacking an essential quality or element; insufficient.
Hindi: अपर्याप्त
Synonyms: lacking, insufficient, inadequate, incomplete, short
Antonyms: sufficient, adequate, complete
Asked in: SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 · SSC MTS 2024 · SSC CGL 2024 T-1 · SSC CPO 2022 T-1 · SSC GD 2022 T-1 · SSC Steno 2020 T-1
deficient in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 Antonyms
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The waters of Germany are abundant in fish, but there are few genera and species in them.
(SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 (11-July Shift 4))Answer & explanation
Answer: D) deficient
Correct Answer: deficient
Explanation:
The word "abundant" means existing or occurring in large amounts; plentiful.
The antonym should mean lacking or insufficient.
Let’s evaluate the options:
• flourish – Incorrect; means to grow or thrive, not an antonym.
• allay – Incorrect; means to reduce or calm, unrelated.
• discord – Incorrect; means disagreement, unrelated.
• deficient – ✅ Correct; means lacking or insufficient, antonym of abundant.
So, the correct antonym of abundant is deficient. - SSC MTS 2024 Synonyms
Select the most appropriate synonym of ‘scanty’ in the sentence given below.
India has varied regions which have excess, moderate and deficient rainfall all through the year.Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Deficient
Correct Answer: Deficient
Explanation:
We are looking for the synonym of "scanty", which means insufficient or in very small amount.
Let’s analyse the options:
• Deficient
• Meaning: lacking in quantity or quality
• Hindi: अपर्याप्त, कम
• ✅ This is the correct synonym of “scanty”
• Varied
• Meaning: diverse, different
• Hindi: विविध
• ✖ Not a synonym
• Moderate
• Meaning: average, not extreme
• Hindi: मध्यम
• ✖ Not a synonym
• Excess
• Meaning: too much, more than needed
• Hindi: अत्यधिक
• ✖ Opposite of scanty
Answer: Deficient
Hindi Meaning of All Words:
• Scanty = बहुत कम, अपर्याप्त
• Deficient = अपर्याप्त
• Varied = विविध
• Moderate = मध्यम
• Excess = अत्यधिक - SSC CPO 2022 T-1 Spelling
Select the option in which all the words are spelt correctly.
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Ritu is deficient in calcium.
Answer: 1 – Ritu is deficient in calcium.
Solution (Correct Option – 1):
The correct spelling of the word is "deficient", which means lacking or not having enough of something essential.
Deficient – lacking in something important or necessary (कमी होना)
Why other options are incorrect:
• Defisient – Incorrect spelling
• Daficient – Incorrect spelling
• Defecient – Incorrect spelling
Only Option 1 contains the correctly spelt word.
Examples
- “The soil here is deficient in nitrogen.”
deficient – questions
What is the meaning of deficient in Hindi?
deficient means “अपर्याप्त” in Hindi. In English: Lacking an essential quality or element; insufficient.
What are the synonyms of deficient?
Synonyms of deficient: lacking, insufficient, inadequate, incomplete, short.
What is the opposite of deficient?
Antonyms of deficient: sufficient, adequate, complete.
Has deficient been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – deficient has been asked 6 times in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2024 T-1, SSC MTS 2024, SSC CGL 2024 T-1, SSC CPO 2022 T-1, SSC GD 2022 T-1, SSC Steno 2020 T-1.