Meaning: Persistence in doing something despite difficulty
Hindi: दृढ़ता / अध्यवसाय
Synonyms: persistence, determination, tenacity, endurance
Antonyms: giving up, laziness
Asked in: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 · SSC CGL 2024 T-1 · SSC MTS 2024 · SSC CGL 2023 T-1 · SSC CGL 2022 T-1 · SSC CPO 2020 T-2 · SSC CGL 2019 T-2 · SSC CPO 2018-20 T-2
perseverance in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CGL 2024 T-1 Spelling
Select the sentence that contains a spelling error.
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Journalism is often the work of painstaking rigour and perseverence that detail the socio-political experiences of our worlds.
Correct Answer: Journalism is often the work of painstaking rigour and perseverence that detail the socio-political experiences of our worlds.
Explanation: The word "perseverence" is incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling is "perseverance."
Other options:
• Elephants are in trouble mainly because people desire ivory trinkets that are made of tusks, often gruesomely killing them to achieve their purpose: No spelling error.
• The venerated singer was also secretive, moody and very intense, famous for erratic and difficult behaviour: No spelling error.
• Researchers recommend that pesticides should not be used indiscriminately as they eliminate biodiversity for future generations: No spellin - SSC MTS 2024 Spelling
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Perseverence
Answer: Perseverence
Explanation:
The correct spelling is "Perseverance."
• Perseverance means persistence in doing something despite difficulty.
(Hindi: दृढ़ता, सब्र) – ✅ Correct spelling
Other words are correctly spelt:
• Connoisseur – विशेषज्ञ
• Exaggerate – बढ़ा-चढ़ा कर प्रस्तुत करना
• Camouflage – छिपाव
So, the incorrectly spelt word is "Perseverence." - SSC MTS 2024 One Word Substitution
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Constant efforts to achieve somethingAnswer & explanation
Answer: B) Perseverance
Answer: Perseverance
Explanation:
The phrase "constant efforts to achieve something" refers to continued hard work without giving up, even in the face of difficulty.
The correct one-word substitute is Perseverance, which means steady and determined effort (लगातार मेहनत या दृढ़ प्रयास).
Other options:
• Perspicacious – having a sharp understanding or insight (तीव्र बुद्धि वाला)
• Euphemism – a mild or indirect word used in place of something harsh (मृदु या सौम्य शब्द)
• Recant – to take back a statement or belief publicly (कथन या विश्वास को सार्वजनिक रूप से वापस लेना)
Only Perseverance fits the meaning of constant efforts to achieve something. - SSC MTS 2024 Spelling
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word..
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Persevrence
Answer: Persevrence
Explanation:
The correct spelling is "Perseverance", which means continued effort to do something despite difficulties (लगन, कठिनाइयों के बावजूद प्रयास जारी रखना).
• Accommodate means to provide space or meet needs (स्थान देना या आवश्यकता पूरी करना).
• Conscientiousness means being careful and thorough (जानकारी से काम करना, सतर्कता).
• Exaggerate means to represent something as greater than it really is (अतिशयोक्ति करना).
"Persevrence" is misspelt and should be "Perseverance". - SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Spelling
One of these words is spelled incorrectly. Which one is it?
Answer & explanation
Answer: C) Perseverence
" Perseverence " is misspelled. The correct spelling is "Perseverance" (P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-C-E), meaning continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulty. Acknowledgment, Proficiency, and Reputable are all correctly spelled.
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Spelling
One of these words is spelled incorrectly. Which one is it?
Answer & explanation
Answer: C) Perserverance
Correct Answer: Option 3 — " Perserverance " (incorrectly spelled)
' Perserverance ' is misspelled. Correct spelling: P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-C-E ('Perseverance') ✓
"Perseverance" = continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulty, failure, or opposition; steadfastness; persistence.
The misspelling ' Perserverance ' transposes letters: 'perse-R- verance ' → the correct spelling is 'perse-VE- rance ' (from the verb 'to persevere'). ✓
Memory tip: Per-SEVERE- ance — contains the word 'severe.' PersEVErance , not perSERverance . ✓
Why other options are correctly spelled:
Option 1 'Magnanimous' = M-A-G-N-A-N-I-M-O-U-S ✓ (generous, noble-minded)
Option 2 'Vehement' = V-E-H-E-M-E-N-T ✓ (s
Examples
- “Her perseverance finally paid off with success in the exam.”
perseverance – questions
What is the meaning of perseverance in Hindi?
perseverance means “दृढ़ता / अध्यवसाय” in Hindi. In English: Persistence in doing something despite difficulty
What are the synonyms of perseverance?
Synonyms of perseverance: persistence, determination, tenacity, endurance.
What is the opposite of perseverance?
Antonyms of perseverance: giving up, laziness.
Has perseverance been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – perseverance has been asked 8 times in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2025 T-1, SSC CGL 2024 T-1, SSC MTS 2024, SSC CGL 2023 T-1, SSC CGL 2022 T-1, SSC CPO 2020 T-2, SSC CGL 2019 T-2, SSC CPO 2018-20 T-2.