SSC CGL 2018 English Comprehension — 10 June — Unspecified
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Q1
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. She was seen sitting in the last row.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The loyal watchman was cut to the quick when he was accused of theft.
(1)imprisoned
(2)dismissed
(3)severely punished
(4)hurt intensely
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Q3
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. One who embraces voluntary death for the sake of one's country
(1)diplomat
(2)patriot
(3)fanatic
(4)martyr Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. Perhaps India should listen to her (1)______ sages who taught the importance (2)______ balance. This means we should be (3)______ not to take anything too far (4)______ be too radical. The unfortunate results of (5)______- too far are obvious in the environmental degradation. SubQuestion No : 4
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
(1)carefree
(2)careful
(3)caretaker
(4)careless 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. Perhaps India should listen to her (1)______ sages who taught the importance (2)______ balance. This means we should be (3)______ not to take anything too far (4)______ be too radical. The unfortunate results of (5)______- too far are obvious in the environmental degradation. SubQuestion No : 7
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
Q9Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. The students often go about their business, singing along in the corridors. B. But for the students of St. Ambrose High School, it no longer dictates their day. C. A bell can sound gloomy or cheerful depending on when it is rung. D. It has been scrapped in favour of music which now breaks up the timetable of the school .
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Most disputes can be solved amicably unless one are not rigid.
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. In the northern suburbs of Bengaluru, home to the bulk of the information technology industry, the water crisis is even worst.
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. NOTORIOUS
(1)famous Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
(2)disgraceful
(3)vicious
(4)infamous
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Q15Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. For a split second, as the stranger stepped into the light, his furry head was clearly visible. B. At first, all seemed still outside the house,except for the sound of the rain. C. Recognizing him, Joe stood petrified staring at the man wearing a long coat,wet from rain. D. But then, footsteps approached the house and a stranger emerged out of the darkness.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. It is unfortunate that most people in the country are still living from hand to mouth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Charles Dickens was different in his style of writing from most of his ______ in the Victorian era.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The India consensus study highlight a benefits by adding domestic violence prevention approaches to current government policy.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. Though many European traders visit Puducherry in the sixteenth century onwards, what remains today is a relic of its French past.
Q25
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. One who is indifferent to art and culture
(1)cynic
(2)scientist
(3)philistine
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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. Biologists believe that increased human activity means an accelerated rate of change in habitat for all creatures of the world.
(1)human activity meant a acelerated rate in change
(2)No improvement
(3)human activity is meaning an acelerated rate of change
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Q2
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Something which cannot be understood
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. A reason why there are so much misconception on dyslexia could be the sheer invisibility of the disorder.
Q6
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ He is clicking good pictures with his new camera.
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. ACCEPT
Q10Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Here, the picture perfect French Quarter and heritage laden Tamil streets blend into one another. B. The conflict of coexistence is evident in many metropolitan cities. C. The old and new, like two different worlds, surviving side by side yet never crossing that chasm. Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ D. There is a place though- Puducherry, where contrasts are celebrated like nowhere else.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Coming from an affluent family, she found herself a square peg in a round hole when she married a poor farmer and moved to a small village.
Q12Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. European cloth manufacturers therefore had to depend on a plant called woad to make dyes. B. However, cloth dyers preferred indigo which produced a rich blue colour. C. Being a plant of the temperate zones, woad was easily available in Europe. D. Indian indigo was very expensive and only small quantities reached the European markets.
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The match is about to begin since the captain as well as the team are on the field.
(1)The match is about to begin
(2)since the captain
(3)are on the field
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Q14
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Something which is fit to be eaten
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. When his envious competitor extended a hand of friendship, he smelt a rat.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
(1)in
(2)with
(3)from
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
(1)admit
(2)acknowledge
(3)confess
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
(1)so
(2)unless
(3)and
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