SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 144

SSC Stenographer - 06 Aug 2025 - Shift 2 • English • Q144

Select the one-word term for: "Someone who is consistently excluded or ignored by a community due to lack of trust or popularity."

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

Pariah: This term specifically refers to an outcast—someone who is avoided, despised, or rejected by others in a social group or community.

Dissenter: This describes a person who holds or expresses opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.

Noble: This refers to someone belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; it is essentially the opposite of an outcast.

Loyalist: This describes a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt.