Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
descendants in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Synonyms
Choose the option which is similar in meaning to the underlined word.
Australian aborigines are dark-skinned people whose descendants came to the continent from Asia about 25,000 years ago.Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Offsprings
Meaning: descendants = the later generations born of a family line — children, grandchildren and those who come after *(वंशज, संतति)*.
From Latin *descendere* — *de-* (down) + *scandere* (to climb): one who climbs down the family tree.
It looks forward in time; its opposite, *ancestor*, looks backward.
Offsprings = the children or young ones born to a person or animal *(संतान, वंशज)* — the same forward look, from parent to child.
Standard English keeps *offspring* unchanged in the plural, but of the four words on offer it is the only one with the right sense.
Why the others are wrong.
• successors = people who take over a post, title or position *(उत्तराधिकारी)* — a relationship of office, n
descendants – questions
Has descendants been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – descendants has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.