Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) · SSC Steno 2026 T-1
hemorrhage in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) Spelling
Select the correct spelling of a word meaning 'severe bleeding'.
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Hemorrhage
Meaning: hemorrhage = heavy, uncontrolled loss of blood from a burst blood vessel *(रक्तस्राव)*.
Spelling rule.
Greek *haima* (blood) + *rhegnynai* (to burst).
The *rh* of the Greek root stays: he · mor · rhage — double r, then h.
Same pattern: *diarrhoea, catarrh, rhythm, rhinoceros*.
British spelling is haemorrhage (with *ae*); American is hemorrhage. Both keep -rrh-.
Why the others are wrong.
#B Hemorrage — the h after *rr* is missing.
#B Heamorrhage — *ea* is a reversal; the British form is *ae* (h-ae-morrhage), never *ea*.
#B Hemorage — loses both the second r and the h.
Answer: Hemorrhage
*Blood bursts out through -rrh-: hemorrhage, diarrhoea, catarrh.* - SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Select the correctly spelt word out of the four alternatives.
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Hemorrhage
Rule: Greek medical words built on *-rrhage* (from *rhegnynai*, to burst) keep the whole cluster r + r + h, and the prefix hemo- has a single m.
So the word splits as hem · o · rrh · age — one m, two r's, one h, one final e.
The same cluster runs through *diarrhoea*, *catarrh* and *myrrh*.
Example of my own: *The surgeon stopped the haemorrhage within minutes.*
Hemorrhage = a heavy or uncontrolled escape of blood from a vessel *(रक्तस्राव)*.
Option 1 is the only spelling that keeps every part of the root intact.
Why the others are wrong.
• Hemorage — the *h* of *-rrh-* is dropped and one *r* is lost; compare haemoglobin *(हीमोग्लोबिन, रक्त वर्णिका)*, where the *haemo-* root is likewise never
hemorrhage – questions
Has hemorrhage been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – hemorrhage has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level), SSC Steno 2026 T-1.