Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
worcestershire in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Choose the option with the correct spelling.
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Worcestershire
Rule: an English county name built with -shire keeps the full name of its city in front of the suffix. The city is Worcester, so the county is *Worcester + shire* = Worcestershire.
Example: *Worcestershire sauce is named after that county.*
Worcestershire = an English county, and the sauce named after it *(इंग्लैंड की एक काउंटी; उसी नाम की चटनी)*.
Note the two halves: Wor-ces-ter and -shire, with the h.
Why the others are wrong.
• Warcestesire — it begins *War-* instead of *Wor-* and drops the h of *-shire* *(दो त्रुटियाँ)*.
• Worcestersire — the city name is right, but *-sire* is not the suffix; *sire* on its own means a father or a lord *(पिता, स्वामी)*.
• Warcesteshire — *War-* again, and
worcestershire – questions
Has worcestershire been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – worcestershire has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.