SSC CGL 2018 English Comprehension — 6 June — Shift 2
25 questions · 18 with a verified answer
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In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The street artist Satish Munjal has been painting this wall since the past one week.
(1)since the past one week
(2)has been painting
(3)this wall
(4)The street artist Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The Head has been so busy to go through these files and resolve the matter.
Q4Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Canada accounts for nearly one-third of the world's production of news print. B. Forest products, therefore, have been important export items of Canada for more than a century. C. A large part of Canada is covered with coniferous trees. D. Pulp and paper are the two most important forest products.
Q5
Select the antonym of the given word. FINITE
(1)limited
(2)finished
(3)endless
(4)bound Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
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Q6
Select the antonym of the given word. REPRIMAND
Q7
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. The wall of this park is being painted by children.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lead someone by the nose
Q9
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Persons living at the same time
Q10Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. In China, thousands of people celebrated it. B. The Lunar New Year of the Pig began on 5th February. Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ C. Others burned the first joss sticks of the year to bring them good fortune. D. Some performers re-enacted historical ceremonies.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. In many countries the ______ in pay for men and women is quite common, for example, in Germany women are paid 21 per cent less as compared to men.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. You won't tell the secret, won't you?
Q14
Select the wrongly spelt word.
(1)remonstrate
(2)rendezvous Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
(1)Into
(2)At
(3)In
(4)On Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. In 1914 a war began in Europe which engulfed the entire world. The damage (1)______ by this war has no precedent in history. (2)______ the earlier wars, the civilian populations were (3)______ not involved and the casualties were mostly (4)______ to the warring armies. The war (5)______ began in 1914 was a total war in which all the resources of the warring states were mobilized. SubQuestion No : 18
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Catholics and Protestants have a long history of ______ in Northern Ireland but volunteers from both communities came together to build the monument of Peace.
(1)contest
(2)agreement
(3)truce Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
(4)conflict
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Q25
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Someone who believes that people cannot change the way events will happen
(1)seer
(2)fanatic
(3)fatalist
(4)prophet Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC
