Asked in: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 · SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025
minuscule in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Spelling
Choose the correctly spelt word:
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Minuscule
The correct spelling is 'Minuscule' (M-I-N-U-S-C-U-L-E) — extremely small; tiny. A common misspelling is 'miniscule' (incorrectly based on 'mini-'), but the word derives from Latin ' minusculus ' (rather small), making 'minuscule' the only correct form. Options B, C, and D are all misspellings. The correct answer is option 1: Minuscule.
- SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025 Spelling
Which word is spelled correctly?
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Minuscule
The correct spelling is 'Minuscule' meaning extremely small.
Option 1 (Minuscule) is correctly spelled with 'minus-' followed by '- cule '.
Option 2 (Miniscule) is a common misspelling but not the standard form.
Option 3 ( Miniscool ) is wrong as it incorrectly uses 'cool'.
Option 4 ( Minuscul ) is wrong because it omits the final 'e'.
minuscule – questions
Has minuscule been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – minuscule has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1, SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025.