Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
recess in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Homonyms & Homophones
Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the homonym 'recess'?
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Slow backward movement and disappearance
Meaning: recess carries three senses — a break in proceedings, a hollow set into a wall, and a remote inner part *(अवकाश, ताख़, भीतरी कोना)*.
Slow backward movement and disappearance *(धीरे-धीरे पीछे हटना और ओझल होना)* belongs to recession, the noun of *recede*, not to *recess*.
A glacier or a flood *recedes*; a court or a school *recesses*.
Why the others are fine.
• A break or pause in proceedings, especially in school or court *(अवकाश, विराम)* — the commonest sense: *the House rose for recess*.
• A remote, secluded, or inner part of something *(गुप्त भीतरी भाग)* — as in *the recesses of the mind*.
• A hollow space or indentation in a wall *(दीवार का ताख़, आला)* — an alcove, which is why f
recess – questions
Has recess been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – recess has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.