SSC CGL 2018 English Comprehension — 12 June — Unspecified
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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. Ishwarchand Vidyasagar use the ancient text to suggestion that widows could remarry.
(1)used the ancient texts suggests
(2)used the ancient texts to suggest
(3)use the ancient texts for suggestion
(4)No improvement
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Q2
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Credit cards are replacing cash transactions.
(1)Cash transactions have been replaced by credit cards.
(2)Cash transactions are replaced by credit cards.
(3)Cash transactions had been replaced by credit cards.
(4)Cash transactions are being replaced by credit cards.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. I have not saw him since I last leave the town.
(1)seen him since I last left
(2)seen him for I last left
(3)No improvement
(4)see him since I last left
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Q4
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A state of perfect balance
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The man heaved a sigh of relief when he was sure he was out of the woods.
(4)exilerate 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. English is not a language that (1)______ in India. But it is used extensively in (2)______country. India comes second on the list of countries (3)______most English speakers,albeit not as the first language. English is more (4)______than any single Indian language! It has managed to (5)______the entire world. SubQuestion No : 8 Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(3)
(1)among
(2)from
(3)with
(4)by 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. English is not a language that (1)______ in India. But it is used extensively in (2)______country. India comes second on the list of countries (3)______most English Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ speakers,albeit not as the first language. English is more (4)______than any single Indian language! It has managed to (5)______the entire world. SubQuestion No : 11
In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Raja Ravi Varma was one of the first artist who tried to create a style that was both modern and traditional.
(1)to create a style that was
(2)both modern and traditional.
(3)Raja Ravi Varma was
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. RENOWN
Q17Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. So, I had thoughts of setting up an Indian restaurant there with my wife's support. B. It took us two months to redesign the place to suit our needs. C.One of the things I really missed when I set up home in Maryland, was a restaurant that served authentic Indian food. D.I decided to pursue this idea seriously and bought an old building in the downtown.
Q18
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. One who walks in sleep
(1)pedestrian
(2)philanthropist
(3)omnipotent
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Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ A. Lyrics help in creating a distictive narrative, some conventions of which have been carried over from the talkies era. B. Thus, songs have outlived films in people's memories. C. However, songs seem to have acquired a musical grammar of their own, establishing an emotional chord with the listeners. D. In popular Indian cinema, lyrics are to music what the heart is to the body.
Q24
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. We were given very little time to prepare the presentation.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Many people join politics to feather their own nest.
(1)utilize black money
(2)make others' life comfortable
(3)promote their own interest
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Q1Para jumblesReferences a figure/table not reproduced here
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. If the mixture becomes too thick add more milk. B. Finally, add sugar and nuts, and your kheer is ready. C. Boil milk in a heavy-bottomed pan and add rice. D Cook for about twenty minutes stirring every once in a while till the mixture thickens.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Throughout his speech the crowd was all ears.
Q3
Choose the option that is the active form of the sentence. It was decided by the members that the report would be placed before the Chairman for his comments.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word INTRICATE
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Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. This network of stories is known in academic circles as 'fiction' or ‘imagined realities'. B. However, an imagined reality is not a lie. C. Over the years, people have woven an incredibly complex network of stories. D. Within this network fiction not only exists but also accumulates immense power. Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. ACQUIT
Q7
Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence in case there is no improvement select “No improvement”. The flowers smell so sweetly that I want to pluck them.
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. "Unless you did not do your homework you will be punished," said the teacher.
(1)do your homework
(2)Unless you did not
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(4)you will be punished
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Q10
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Incapable of being corrected
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. ABSURD
Q12
Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence in case there is no improvement select “No improvement” I am very much pleased to see you here today.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.(3)
(1)tub
(2)kilns
(3)store
(4)jar 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. Although a wild elephant, Chinna Thambi did not grow up entirely in the wild. For over the last (1) ______he has had easy (2)______ to food at Thadagam, a village surrounded by the Western Ghats near Coimbatore. Brick (3) ______ tempted him with (4)______ of water and he loved the palm pith that was used as (5)______ for baking bricks. SubQuestion No : 17
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ When you want to expand your vocabulary the best thing to do is to relate a known word with an ______ one and guess the meaning from the context.
Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error. The reduction in the cost of education due to an increase in subsidies offer by the government is also seen as a reason to get more educated.
Q22
Choose the option that is the passive form of the sentence. A campus fire in California caused the death of at least twenty-three persons.
Q23
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. That which cannot be heard
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. ASSIST Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/ Courtesy : SSC Downloaded From : http://sscportal.in/
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. In order to ______ to a new place you may need to adjust to the ways of that culture.
(1)adhere
(2)avoid
(3)adapt
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