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(a) call on (b) No substitution required (c) call around (d) call off .5.I will definitelyreturn your notes atSaturdayevening.
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.2. This lesser known heritage building is sobeautifulasthe
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Red Fort. (c) No improvement required (d) return your notes by
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Red Fort. temperament.
(b) This heritage building is as beautiful as the Red Fort. SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024)
(c) This lesser known heritage building is very much beautiful as (a) is resembling to (b) resembles
the Red Fort. (c) has resemblance to (d) No improvement
(d) This lesser known heritage building is as much beautiful as
.7. Effective communication is a skill that can significant
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the Red Fort.
enhanceyour personal and professional life.
.3. Parts of the given sentence havebeenunderlined.Oneof
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the parts may contain an error. Select the option thatrectifies (a) which can significant enhanced
the error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your (b) No improvement required
answer. (c) which can significantly enhancing
Itwasthehomeministerofthecountrywhotookthedecisionto (d) which can significantly enhance
changealawspertainingtomigrationofpeoplefromonestate
.8.We have received no informationso far tothemain island.
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to another.
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(a) No improvement required (b) so farther from
(a) No error (b) an home minister
(c) so far from (d) such far from
(c) the migration (d) the laws pertaining
Q.9. When he was falsely accused of embezzlement, he was
.4. Parts of the given sentence havebeenunderlined.Oneof
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eside himselfin anger.
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them contains an error. The underlined parts are given as
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options with some changes. Select the option that correctly
(a) No improvement (b) he went beside himself
rectifies the error.
(c) he were beside himself (d) he was besides himself
The film received critical acclaim for being a moreinnovative
movieof the year. .10. She is married witharichbusinessmanandhasenough
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(a) Film receives (b) Acclaim at (c) In the year (d) An innovative SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024)
(a) has marriage with (b) is married to
Solutions :- (c) has married with (d) No improvement
ol.1.(c) call around
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The phrasal verb ‘call around’meanstophonedifferentpeople being just porters to becoming mountaineers.
or places. The given sentence states that I decided to make SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024)
phone calls to various bookstores in the area to see if any of (a) are coming along (b) come all along
them had the book I needed. Hence, ‘call a
round’ is the most (c) No improvement (d) come a long way
appropriate answer.
.12.You have a lot of coconut trees in your village,do you?
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ol.2.(d) This lesser known heritage building is as much
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beautiful as the Red Fort. (a) have you? (b) don’t you?
‘So…as’isusedwith‘not’toshowthattwothingsarenotequal. (c) don’t they? (d) No improvement required
‘As…as’ or ‘As much… as’ is used to show that two things are
Q.13. Bynextsummer,Iwillhavecompletedmyinternshipand
equal in certain respects. According to option (d), the lesser
ill have returned to school.
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known building and the Red fort are equally beautiful. Hence,
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option (d) has the correct sentence.
(a) No improvement required (b) have returned to school.
ol.3.(d) the laws pertaining
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Article ‘a’ must be replaced with ‘the’. The ‘laws’ mentioned in the
Q.14.Tomorrow, theywill be take a flightto theirdream vacation
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estination.
d ‘willhave’isahelpingverboffutureperfecttenseandhasbeen
SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) usedforbothverbs(‘completed’and‘returned’).Hence,‘returned
(a) will taking a flight ( b) be taking a flight to school’ is the most appropriate answer.
(c) No improvement required (d) will be taking a flight
ol.14.(d)will be taking a flight
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.15.AsbombskeepfallingonGaza,hundredsofthousandsof
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childrenhave been order to fleetheir homes. Future continuous tense. Hence, ‘willbetaking(Ving)aflight’is
SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) the most appropriate answer.
(a) have been ordered to flee (b) have been ordered fleeing
(c) No improvement required (d) has been ordered to flee ol.15.(a) have been ordered to flee
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‘Subject + has/have + been + V3’ is the correct grammatical
.16.The pollution levelought to keepunder control.
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SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) thecorrectthirdformof‘order’.Hence,‘havebeenordered(V3)to
(a) No improvement required (b) ought to be keeping flee’ is the most appropriate answer.
(c) ought to be kept (d) ought to have kept
ol.16.(c)ought to be kept under
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Passive voice is used when the action is performed upon the
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subject, not by the subject. ‘Ought to + be + V3’ is thecorrect
passive form. Hence, ‘ought to be kept(V3) under’ is the most
ol.5.(d) return your notes by
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appropriate answer.
Preposition‘by’isusedtoindicateadeadlineoraspecifictime
before which the action willbecompleted.Thegivensentence
statesthatthenoteswillbereturnedbyevening.Hence,‘return SSC CGL 2023 Tier - 2
your notes by’ is the most appropriate answer.
.17.This is thechallengetask I have ever encountered.
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ol.6.(b) resembles
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The verb ‘resembles’ does not take the preposition‘to’afterit. (a) more challenging (b) most challenging
Hence, ‘resembles’ is the most appropriate answer. (c) challenging (d) much challenging
ol.7.(d) which can significantly enhance
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Thegivensentenceneedsanadverb(significantly)tomodifythe ruler.
verb(enhance)andnotanadjective(significant).Hence,‘which SSC CGL Tier II (26/10/2023)
can significantly enhance’ is the most appropriate answer. (a) more wise (b) No correction required (c) wisest (d) wise
ol.8.(c) so far from
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sender. In the given sentence, ‘the main island’ is the source (a) No correction required (b) a universal
destinationfromwhichnoinformationhasbeenreceivedsofar. (c) an universal (d) more universal
Hence, ‘so far from’ is the most appropriate answer.
.20.He is taller andmosthandsome than his friend.
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ol.9.(a)No improvement
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‘Be beside oneself’ is a phrase which means to be in an (a) very more (b) more (c) the more (d) the most
extremely emotional state. The given sentence states that the
personwasinanextremestateofanger.Hence,option(a)isthe Solutions :-
most appropriate answer.
ol.17.(b) most challenging
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ol.10.(b) is married to
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Definitearticle‘the’isusedforaspecificorparticularthingand
‘To’ isusedaftertheverb‘married’inthepassivevoice.Hence,
before a superlative degree adjective. ‘Most challenging’isthe
'is married to' is the most appropriate answer.
correct superlative degree of ‘challenging’. Hence, ‘most
ol.11.(d) come a long way
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The phrase ‘come a long way’ means to make significant
ol.18.(d) wise
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progress or improvement. The given sentence states that
‘Very’ isapositiveadverbandtakesapositivedegreeadjective
Sherpas have prospered and made significant progress from
after it. Hence, ‘wise’ is the most appropriate answer.
being just porters to becoming mountaineers. Hence, ‘come a
long way’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.19.(b) a universal
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There are some adjectives that can not be written in
ol.12.(b) don’t you?
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comparative or superlative degree. These adjectivesarecalled
Accordingtothe“QuestionTagrule”,ifthestatementispositive,
absolute or non-gradable adjectives. Some examples are
the question tag will be negative & Vice-versa. However, the
universal, absolute, complete,perfect,empty,full,etc.Hence,‘a
sentence and the question tag must be in the same tense.
universal’ is the most appropriate answer.
Similarly, thegivensentenceispositivesothequestiontagwill
be negative(don’t). Hence, ‘don’t you?’ is the most appropriate ol.20.(b)more
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answer. If two or more adjectives are joined with a conjunction, these
adjectivesarewritteninthesamedegree.Inthegivensentence,
ol.13.(d) returned to school
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‘and’ joins two adjectives, out of which one is comparative
Iftwoormoreverbsareofthesametensethenthehelpingverb
degree(taller). Therefore, the second adjective will also be
is written only once before the first verb. In the given sentence,
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ritten in comparative degree. ‘More handsome’ is thecorrect
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comparative degree of ‘handsome’. Hence, ‘more’ is the most (c) near from the city capital of MP, Bhopal
appropriate answer. (d) far from the capital city of MP, Bhopal
Q.31.Kiran's teacher wasdoubtful onher success.
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(a) doubtful beyond (b) doubtful of
.21. Lots of kids(wasvisualised)crossingtheroadwhenthe
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(c) doubtful in (d) doubtful off
bus arrived.
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(c) are seen (d) were seen (a) in (b) No substitution required (c) onto (d) upon
Q.22.Theuseofchemicals,insecticidesandpesticidesbegan .33. The Board of Film Analysts vituperated the novice
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fter the Green Revolution.
a Indonesian film-maker and cancelled its nomination for the
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(b) The custom of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides (a) dealt in a delicate and polite manner
(c) Consumption of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides (b) recognised and praised the talent of
(d) The usage of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides (c) censured with harsh and abusive language
(d) lamented the untimely death of
.23.Her paintings are way betterthenher sketches.
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SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) .34.Naina is leaving and I amthink to applyforher job.
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(a) more (b) No substitution required (c) than (d) off SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) thinking about apply (b) thinking on applying
.24. Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite
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(c) thinking about applying (d) thinking in applying
article.
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) .35.Malati has a difficult job, but she does itgood.
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(a) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, an Jaguar S SC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)
and an Fiat. (a) nice (b) best (c) better (d) well
(b) There are three cars parked outside: an Mercedes, a Jaguar
and a Fiat. .36.He travelled the whole world, but foundpieceat home.
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(c) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, a Jaguar SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)
and a Fiat. (a) No substitution required (b) prize (c) peach (d) Peace
(d) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, an Jaguar
.37. Farmers haveharvestedwheatbyusingwhateverlabour
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and a Fiat.
that was available to them.
.25.He isfaster than smarter.
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SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) (a) by using dispersed labour (b) by using amalgamated labour
(a) more fast than smart (b) faster than being smart (c) by using united labour (d) by using limited labour
(c) fast than smart (d) No substitution
.38. You can become confident to speak English within one
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.26.TheTajMahalisoneofthemuchpopularsevenwonders
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of the world. SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) (a) convinced to speaking (b) confident in speaking
(a) much more (b) more (c) most (d) No substitution required (c) reassured of speaking (d) assured of speaking
.27. She trusted her husband buthestabbedherintheneck
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when he usurped her inheritance. in a big financial crisis.
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(a) snapped her in the neck (b) stabbed her in the back (a) No substitution required (b) between the project
(c) stabbed her with a fork (d) stabbed her prospects (c) until the project (d) in the project
.28. I like to read books, but my brother prefers to watching
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movies. SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)
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(a) No substitution (b) to watch (c) in watching (d) on watching (c) go arm in arm (d) No substitution required
.29. This case is serious. You need to look into this matter;
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otherwise, the situation will get out of control soon. SC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)
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(a) look after (b) No substitution (c) look up (d) look at (c) incomprehensible for some (d) implied without being stated
.30.ThevillageSeoniislocated113kmawayfromthecapital
Q .42.The cat climbed a tree andpercheditself ona branch.
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city of MP, Bhopal. SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift)
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift) (a) perked (b) perished (c) No substitution required (d) parched
(a) adjacent from city capital of MP, Bhopal
Q.43.Fifty rupeesfeelstoo much for such a pen.
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(a) seems (b) looks (c) price (d) minds grammatically the correct structure. For example, one of the
best men, one of the greatest kings, one of theworstphones,
.44.Despite ofan injury, he won the match.
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(a) In spite off (b) Despite ol.27.(b) stabbed her in the back
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(c) In despite of (d) No substitution required ‘Stabbed her in theback’isthecorrectidiomthatmeanstobe
unfaithful or disloyal to. The given sentence states that she
.45.Lilyhas dedicateher life towards becominga doctor.
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SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) usurped her inheritance.Hence,‘stabbedherintheback’isthe
(a) No improvement required (b) is dedicate most appropriate answer.
(c) has dedicated (d) had dedicate
ol.28.(b) to watch
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.46. Health insurance are important today since anyone can
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face a medical emergency without warning. ‘to watch’ is the most appropriate answer.
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(a) was important (b) is important ol.29.(b) No substitution.
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(c) has been important (d) will be important The given sentence is grammatically correct.
.47.It wasa quiteafternoon, so Dan decided totake a nap.
Q ol.30.(d) far from the capital city of MP, Bhopal
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SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift) ‘Far’meanssituatedatadistanceorawayfromaplace.Hence,
(a) a quiet (b) an quite (c) No substitution required (d) an quiet ‘far from thecapitalcityofMP,Bhopal’isthemostappropriate
answer.
.48.Peoplesay different things at different times.
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SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift) ol.31.(b) doubtful of
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(a) say diverse things at different times ‘Of’ is afixedprepositionusedaftertheword‘doubtful’.Hence,
(b) says whimsical things at different times ‘doubtful of’ is the most appropriate answer.
(c) should say fanciful things at different times
(d) says delectable things at different times ol.32.(a) in
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‘In’ isusedtoindicatethelocationorpositionofanobjectora
person.Similarly,inthegivensentence,‘corner’isthepositionof
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Harry. Hence, ‘in’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.21.(d) were seen
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According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular language.
subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways
takesapluralverb.Inthegivensentence,‘lotsofkids’isaplural ol.34.(c) thinking about applying
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subjectthatwilltake‘were’asapluralverb.Hence,‘wereseen’is ‘Am’ is a helping verb of Present Continuous Tense and
the most appropriate answer. ‘is/am/are+Ving’isthecorrectgrammaticalstructure.‘About’is
used to introduce the topic or subject of discussion or
Sol.22.(d)Theusageofchemicals,insecticidesandpesticides consideration. Also, we always use a gerund (Ving) after a
‘Use’meanstheactofutilizingsomethingforaspecificpurpose preposition. Hence, ‘thinking(Ving) about applying(Ving)’ is the
while‘Usage’meansthecustomaryorhabitualmannerinwhich most appropriate answer.
something is utilized. Hence, ‘The usage of chemicals,
insecticides and pesticides’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.35.(d) well
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The given sentence needs an adverb(well) to modify the
ol.23.(c) than
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‘Than’ is used to compare the qualitiesbetweentwothings.In is the most appropriate answer.
the given sentence, her paintings are being compared to her
sketches. Hence, ‘than’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.36.(d) peace
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‘Piece’ means aportionofanobjectoramaterialwhile‘peace’
Sol.24.(c) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, a meansastateofbeingcalmand freefromanykindofworryor
Jaguar and a Fiat.(Correct) disturbance.The word ‘peace’ makes the sentence meaningful.
(a) Therearethreecarsparkedoutside:aMercedes,anJaguar Hence, ‘peace’ is the most appropriate answer.
and an Fiat.(Incorrect Article)
(b) Therearethreecarsparkedoutside:anMercedes,aJaguar ol.37.(d) by using limited labour
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and a Fiat.(Incorrect Article) ‘Limited’ means a small quantity or numberofsomething.The
(d)Therearethreecarsparkedoutside:aMercedes,anJaguar given sentence states that farmers haveharvestedtheirwheat
and a Fiat.(Incorrect Article) by using a small number oflabourers.Hence,‘byusinglimited
labour’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.25.(a) more fast than smart
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When there is a comparison between two qualities ofasingle ol.38.(b) confident in speaking
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personorthing,wedonotusenormalcomparativedegree.E.g.- ‘In’ is used after the word ‘confident’ to show the specific area or
moresmartthanbeautiful(not‘smarterthanbeautiful’).Similarly, subject in which someone is confident. Hence, ‘confident in
the given sentence compares two qualities, ‘fast’ and ‘smart’. speaking’ is the most appropriate answer.
Hence, ‘more fast and smart’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.39.(d) in the project
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Sol.26.(c) most ‘In’ is used to indicate involvement while ‘beside’ is used to show
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t hattwothingsareclosetoeachother.Thegivenpassagetalks ( b) still further back into barbarism
about the impact of unexpectedchangeintheproject. Hence, (c) No improvement required
‘in the project’ is the most appropriate answer. (d) still a little farther into barbarism
Sol.40.(b) Go hand in hand- go together. .53.He said thatI have finished my work.
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Sol.41.(d) Tacit- implied without being stated. (a) he had finished his work (b) he has finished his work
ol.42.(c) No substitution required
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. .54.Many great peoplebornin that small village.
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ol.43.(a)seems
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‘Feels’isusedforthesenseoftouchoremotionand‘seems’is (a) was born (b) No substitution required (c) is born (d) were born
usedtoshowwhatsomethingappearstobe.Theword‘seems’ .55.ItistruethatlearningEnglishisessentialforprofessionals
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makes the sentence meaningful. Hence, ‘seems’ is the most to survivedthe national and international competitions.
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ol.44.(b) Despite
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‘Despite’ means in spite of and it doesn't take any preposition (c) No improvement required (d) for surviving
with it. Hence, ‘Despite’ is the most appropriate answer. .56.Peerpressureisboundtoeffectmostofusbothpositively
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ol.45.(c) has dedicated
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grammatical structure. However, the third form of ‘dedicate’ is (a) to invoke most of us (b) to affect most of us
‘dedicated’. Hence, ‘has dedicated(V3)’ is the most appropriate (c) to impede most of us (d) to prompt most of us
answer. .57. The pandemic has challenged education systems to
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ol.46.(b) is important
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According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular placed on teachers.
subjectalwaystakesasingularverb.Similarly,‘Healthinsurance’ SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (1st Shift)
isasingularsubjectthatwilltake‘is’asasingularverb.Hence, (a) education systems to ensuring learning
‘is important’ is the most appropriate answer. (b) education systems for ensure learning
(c) education systems in ensure learning
ol.47.(a)a quiet
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‘Quite’ is used toemphasizethedegreeorextentofsomething
and ‘quiet’ describes somethingthatmakesnonoise.Similarly, .58. They would find someone drive the wagon back across
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in the given sentence,itisstatedthatitwasaquietafternoon. the desert.
Hence, ‘a quiet’ is the most appropriate answer. SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) in drive in the (b) to drive (c) to drive the (d) in driving
ol.48.(a) say diverse things at different times
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‘Different’isusedtoindicatethattwoormorethingsarenotthe Q.59. The airplane fl
owed over the mountains, offering the
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rangeofdifferenceswithinagrouporasetofthings.Hence,‘say SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
diverse things at different times’ is the most appropriate answer. (a) flew beyond (b) flew over (c) flowed above (d) flowed beyond
.60.Selectthewordsegmentwhichsubstitutesthebracketed
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SSC MTS 2023 Tier - 1 word correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully.
Mathematics (are not) easy to learn.
.49.Professor said thatI will be late for the lecture.
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SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift) (a) were not (b) was not (c) has not (d) is not
(a) he shall be late for the lecture
(b) he is late for the lecture .61. Mohan unknowingly altered salt instead of sugar tothe
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(c) he would be late for the lecture dessert making it taste terrible.
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(a) added salt instead of sugar
.50.Andrewwill playingbasketball at the collegetournament.
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SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift) (c) amplified salt instead of sugar
(a) are play the (b) are play (c) is playing (d) is played (d) abridged salt instead of sugar
.51. Selling, purchasing,andusinganillegallycopiedproduct
Q .62.Nosoonerdidhefinishedhisexaminationthanheleftfor
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is a criminal offence. his cricket training centre.
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(a) an obsolete (b) a pirated (c) an outlawed (d) a crooked (a) no sooner did he finish (b) no sooner than he finished
(c) no sooner than he did finished (d) no sooner had he finish
.52.With all their little comforts destroyed, thesurvivors were
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thrownstill farther back into barbarism. Q.63. The Delhi administration is seriously worried about the
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( a) a peril to civic health (b) the notice to civic health ord correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully.
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.64.The food was too saltyeatthis morning.
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(a) eating (b)ate (c) to ate (d) to eat
.77. Select the most appropriatesegmentthatcansubstitute
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.65.You are alwaystry with jumpover the wall.
Q the bracketed word in the following sentence.
SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (1st Shift) The bridge that (connecting) the two valleys across the
(a) trying in jumping (b) try to jump Brahmaputra river has recently been constructed in Arunachal
(c) trying to jump (d) tried with jump Pradesh.
.66.Topreparingthevineforplant,itshouldbecutbackto2
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ft. (a) will be connecting (b) had connected
SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (c) will be connected (d) connects
(a) prepares in vine in plant (b) prepare a vine in planting .78.Teenageisthatphaseoflifewhenyouareproposedtothe
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(c) prepared the vine of plant (d) prepare the vine for planting world outside.
.67.Theyare sell their company'sproducts to people.
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SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (a)you are exposed to (b)you are excited with
(a) are sell the company (b) are selling their company's (c)one are proposed to (d)you are interrupted to
(c) was sell the company's (d) is selling they company's .79.Veryearlyinthemorning,atthebeginningofJanuary,Opu
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.68. The conductor said that it was theworsequakeheever
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SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (a) waited for the sun rising (b) waited for the sun having rose
(a)more bad (b)bad (c)no rectification needed (d)worst (c) No improvement required (d) waiting for the sun to rise
.69. Virtual reality is the creation of a virtual environment
Q .80.Newton,afterseeingtheapplefallingfromatree,beganto
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presentedtooursensesinsuchawaythatweexperienceitasif wonderwhetherifitmovedtowardstheearthandnotupwards
we were really there. towards the sky.
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(a) presenting to our senses (b) presenting in our senses (a) No improvement required (b) began to wondering if
(c) presents to our senses (d) No substitution required (c) began his wondering how (d) began to wonder why
.70.You are thebeautifulwoman I have ever seen.
Q .81. They serve stuffed garlic bread andmoltenchocolatein
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SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (1st Shift) the birthday party of their son, Parth, last week.
(a) no rectification needed (b) more beautiful SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
(c) beauty (d) most beautiful (a) served (b) serves (c) are serving (d) be served
.71. Larger emissions of greenhouse gases lead to higher
Q Q.82. This film is a non-stop riot that many citeasoneofthe
concentrationsin the atmosphere. f unnyfilms of all time.
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (1st Shift) SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) leaded to higher concentrations (a)no rectification needed (b)funniest
(b) have lead to higher concentrations (c)more funny (d)funnier
(c) is lead to higher concentrations .83.IfIhandheraflowerandsay,"Giveittomamma,"shetake
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(d) No substitution required itto her mother.
.72.France is alargestcountry.
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SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) (a) was taking it (b) takes it (c) had took it (d) had taken it
(a) smaller (b) larger (c) smallest (d) large .84. The new chairman of thecompanyannouncedattracted
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.73. No sooner had the sun risen over the horizon when the
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birdsbegantochirpandthesquirrelsstartedtoscamperaround SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
the park. (a) No improvement required
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) (b) announced an attractive bonus for the employees
(a)when the birds begin (b)than birds begin (c) announcing attracted bonus for the employees
(c)when birds began (d)than the birds began (d) announced attracting bonus for the employees
.74.I considered Geography asan easiersubject.
Q .85. Rishi asked Karanwill he get a new footballfor him ?
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SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift) SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) the easy (b) the easier (c) an easiest (d) an easy (a) would he get a new football for him?
(b) if he would get a new football for him.
.75.Rashmi works at the hospital,don't she?
Q (c) if would he get a new football for him?
SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (d) if he will get a new football for him?
(a)does she? (b)has she? (c)doesn't she? (d)do she?
.86.They said thathe is not going to call them.
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( a) he shall not call them ol.49.(c) he would be late for the lecture.
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(b) he has not gone to call then The given sentence is an example of indirect speech as the
(c) they are not going to call them conjunction'that'hasbeenusedaftertheverb'said'.Asperthe
(d) he was not going to call them rulesofIndirectspeech,'willbe'changesinto'wouldbe'andthe
pronounisusedaccordingtothesubject(professor).Hence,'he
.87.If you need any help tomorrow,let him knows.
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(a) let me know (b) let us known ol.50.(c) is playing
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(c) let him known (d) let them knew ‘Is/am/are+Ving’isthecorrectgrammaticalstructureforPresent
ContinuousTense.‘Andrew’isasingularsubjectthatwilltake‘is’
.88. Helena loves to dig and played in thedirtlikeanyother
Q as a singular verb. Hence, ‘is playing(Ving)’ is the most
child. appropriate answer.
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(a) playing on dirt (b) playing with in dirt Sol.51.(b) Pirated- illegally copied.
(c) plays of dirt (d) play in the dirt
ol.52.(b) still further back into barbarism
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.89. The development of skills can contribute to structural
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transformation and economic growthinenhanceemployability is usedtoindicatethefigurative/metaphoricaldistance.Hence,
and labour productivity and helping countries tobecomemore ‘still further back into barbarism’ is the most appropriate answer.
competitive.
SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (3rd Shift) ol.53.(a)he had finished his work.
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(a) about enhancing employability (b) by enhanced employability The given sentence is an example of indirect speech as the
(c) by enhancing employability (d) for enhanced employability conjunction'that'hasbeenusedaftertheverb'said'.Asperthe
rules of Indirect speech, the pronouns 'I' and ‘My’ change into
.90.Hepush the bushesaside and went a little farther.
Q 'He' and ‘His’ and ‘Present perfect (have+V3)changestopast
SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift) perfect(had+V3).Hence,'hehadfinishedhishomework'isthe
(a) pushed with bush (b) pushing the bush most appropriate answer.
(c) pushes in bush (d) pushed the bushes
ol.54.(d) were born
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.91.I used a variety of sources to find themorecheapflight.
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SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift) orunimportant.Accordingtothe“Subject-VerbAgreementRule”,
(a) no rectification needed (b) cheaper (c) cheapest (d) cheap apluralsubjectalwaystakesapluralverb.Similarly,‘people’isa
pluralsubjectthatwilltake‘were’asapluralverb.Hence,‘were
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SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift) ol.55.(d) for surviving
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(a) no rectification needed (b) smartest (c) smarter (d) smart ‘For’ is used to indicate the purpose or reason of something.
Similarly, the given sentence states the purpose of learning
Q.93. The rise in temperature is playing havoc with India's English. We generally use gerund(Ving) after a preposition(for).
rainfall which is pertinentfor India's agriculturesector. Hence, ‘for surviving(Ving)’ is the most appropriateanswer.
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(a) rainfall who is pertinent (b) rainfall which is significant ol.56.(b) to affect most of us
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(c) rainfall which is decant (d) rainfall which was mendicant We generally use the first form of the verb(V1) after the
preposition ‘to’. ‘Affect’ is the verb form of the noun ‘effect’.
.94. Rahul's sister says that mybrotheristhebestdancerin
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the city.
SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift) ol.57.(d)No substitution required.
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(a) her brother is the best dancer in the city The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(b) my brother was the best dancer in the city
(c) her brother was the best dancer in the city ol.58.(c) to drive the
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(d) his brother was the best dancer in the city We generally use infinitive (To + V1) to denote the purpose of
something.Similarly,thegivensentencetalksaboutthepurpose
.95. A wonderintheplantkingdom,theGreatBanyanTreeof
Q of finding someone. Hence, ‘to drive(V1) the’ is the most
theAJCBoseBotanicalGardenatShibpurinHowrah,occupiesa appropriate answer.
unique position inthe world records.
SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift) ol.59.(b) flew over
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(a) occupying a unique position in ‘Flew’ is the past form of ‘fly’and‘flowed’meanstomoveina
(b) occupies an unique position in current or stream. The given sentence states that theairplane
(c) No improvement required flew over the mountains giving passengers a stunningviewof
(d) being occupied a unique position of themajesticpeaksbeneaththem.Hence,‘flewover’isthemost
appropriate answer.
.96.Ithasrainingveryhardandhehasaverylargeumbrellato
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keep off the rain-drops. ol.60.(d) is not
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SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular
(a) shall rain (b) is raining (c) will be rainy (d) rained subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways
takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, ‘Mathematics’ is a
Solutions :- singular subject that will take ‘is’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘is
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not’ is the most appropriate answer. ‘an easy’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.61.(a)added salt instead of sugar
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‘Alter’meanstochangetheformofsomething&‘add’meansto According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular
putinanadditionalelementoringredient.Theword‘added’isa subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways
more precise and clear choice in this sentence.Hence,‘added takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, ‘she’ is a singular
salt instead of sugar’ is the most appropriate answer. pronoun that willtake‘does’asasingularverb.Hence,‘doesn’t
she’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.62.(a) no sooner did he finish
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“Do/does/did+V1“isthecorrectgrammaticalstructure.Hence, ol.76.(a)have been here
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‘no sooner did he finish’ is the most appropriate answer. We generally use Perfect Tense or Perfect Continuous Tense
when the time period(for) or the starting point(since) of an
ol.63.(d) the threat to civic health
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Thephrase‘thethreattocivichealth’meansthepotentialdanger verbs can not be used in continuoustense.Therefore,Present
or risk tothewell-beingandoverallhealthofacity.Hence,‘the PerfectTense(has/have+V3)willbeused.Hence,'havebeen(V3)
threat to civic health’ is the most appropriate answer. here' is the most appropriate answer.
ol.64.(d)to eat
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‘Too + adjective+to+V1’isthecorrectgrammaticalstructure. We generally useSimplePresentTense(SingularSub.+V-s/es)
Hence, ‘to eat(V1)’ is the most appropriate answer. forsituationsthatarepermanentortrueforanindefiniteperiod
ol.65.(c)trying to jump
S of time. Similarly, in the given sentence, the situation of
The given sentence is an example of Present Continuous connectionbetweentwovalleysispermanent.Hence,'connects'
Tense(PluralSub.+are+Ving).Wegenerallyusethepreposition is the most appropriate answer.
‘to’withtheverb‘try’foranactivity.Hence,‘trying(Ving)tojump’is ol.78.(a) you are exposed to
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the most appropriate answer. ‘Proposed’ means to suggest or put forward an idea while
ol.66.(d) prepare the vine for planting
S ‘exposed’ means to be introduced to something new or
We generally usethe(V1)formoftheverbafterthepreposition unfamiliar. The given sentence states during teenage years,
‘to’.Wegenerallyuseagerund(V-ing)afteranypreposition,such individuals are introduced to the world.Hence,‘exposed’isthe
as 'for' in the given sentence. Hence, 'prepare(V1) the vine for most appropriate answer.
planting(V-ing)' is the most appropriate answer. ol.79.(d) waiting for the sun to rise
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ol.67.(b)are selling their company's
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We use ‘V-ing’ with the helping verb ‘is/am/are’ in the Present combine two actions. Similarly, in the given sentence, the two
ContinuousTense.Hence,“areselling(V-ing)theircompany’s”is actions are ‘waiting’ and ‘rising’. Hence, ‘waiting forthesunto
the most appropriate answer. rise’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.68.(d) worst
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We generally useasuperlativedegreeafterthearticle‘the’and Thephrase'begantowonderwhy'meansstartedthinkingabout
thecorrectsuperlativedegreeof‘bad’is‘worst’.Hence,’worst’is the reason behind the happening of some event. The given
the most appropriate answer. sentence states that Newtonstartedthinkingaboutthereason
for the falloftheappletowardstheEarth,nottowardsthesky.
ol.69.(d) No substitution required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.81.(a) served
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ol.70.(d)most beautiful
S Thephrase‘lastweek’indicatesthatthegivensentenceisinthe
We generally use a superlative degree after the definitearticle pasttense.So,itmusthavetheverbinthepastform(V2)andnot
‘the’ and the correct superlative degree of ‘beautiful’ is ‘most in the present form(serve). Hence, ‘served(V2)’ is the most
beautiful’. Hence, ’most beautiful’ is the most appropriate appropriate answer.
answer.
ol.82.(b) funniest
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ol.71.(d)No substitution required.
S “One of the + Superlative degree adjective (best, worst, etc) +
The given sentence is grammatically correct. PluralNoun”isgrammaticallythecorrectstructure.Forexample,
oneofthebestmen,oneofthegreatestkings,oneoftheworst
ol.72.(d) large
S phones, etc. Hence, ‘funniest’ is the most appropriate answer.
Wegenerallyuseapositivedegreeofadjectivewhiledescribing
or qualifying a noun and ‘large’ is a positive degree adjective. ol.83.(b)takes it
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Hence, ‘large’ is the most appropriate answer. According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular
subjectalwaystakesasingularverb.Similarly,‘she’isasingular
ol.73.(d) than the birds began
S pronounthatwilltake‘takes’asasingularverb.Hence,‘takesit’
‘No sooner….than’ is a fixed conjunction pair. Hence, ‘than the is the most appropriate answer.
birds began’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.84.(b)announced an attractive bonus for the employees
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ol.74.(d)an easy
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‘An easier’ must be replaced with ‘an easy.’ We need to use a need to use an adjective to qualify the noun ‘bonus.’ Hence,
positive degree of adjective as there is no comparison of ‘announced an attractive bonus fortheemployees’isthemost
‘geography’ with another subject in the given sentence. Hence, appropriate answer.
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ol.85.(b)if he would get a new football for him.
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In indirect speech, we generally use ‘if’ while changing the
interrogativesentenceand‘will’ischangedinto‘would’.Also,the .97. Adyasha would have been looked gorgeous in ethnic
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interrogative sentence is changed into an assertive sentence. apparel.
Hence, ‘if he would get a new football for him’ is the most SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st Shift)
appropriate answer. (a) was looked (b) would have looked
(c) had looking (d) would be looked
ol.86.(d)he was not going to call them
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The given sentence is in past tense so we need to use Past .98. In today’s world, technology must be used for feed the
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Continuous Tense (Singular Sub. was + V1-ing) to make the changing forces in society.
sentencegrammaticallycorrect.Hence,‘hewasnotgoingtocall SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd Shift)
them’ is the most appropriate answer. (a) must had been used to feed (b) must have been used to feed
(c) must used to feed (d) must be used to feed
ol.87.(a) let me know
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‘Let + objective case pronoun(me/him/us) + V1’ is the correct .99.She can draw very well and justas creative.
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grammatical structure. Hence, ‘let me know(V1)’ is the most SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd Shift)
appropriate answer. (a) as creativer (b) as creatively (c) creative than (d) creative
ol.88.(d) play in the dirt
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Accordingtothe‘RuleofParallelism’,twoormoreverbsmustbe SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd Shift)
in the same form if they are connected with one another. (a) quickly (b) quickest (c) as quick as (d) quicker
Similarly,inthegivensentence,‘and’connectstwoverbs'dig(V1)’
and ‘played’. Therefore, ‘play(V1)’ must be used in place of .101.IhavebeeninChennaisinceaweek,butIamplanningto
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‘played’. Hence, ‘play in the dirt’ is the most appropriate answer. return now.
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ol.89.(c) by enhancing employability
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‘By’ is a preposition that indicates the means or method by
whichsomethingisdone.Aprepositionisalwaysfollowedbya Q.102.Peterwas brought in thepenalty area.
gerund(V1-ing). Hence, ‘by enhancingemployability’isthemost SC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st Shift)
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appropriate answer. (a) was brought down of the (b) was brought of the
(c) was brought on the (d) was brought down in the
ol.90.(d)pushed the bushes
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Thesecondclauseofthesentenceisinpasttensesoweneed Q.103.Mahesh's attitudeannoyed me and I blew into.
to use simple past tense(V2) in the first clause. Hence, SC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st Shift)
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‘pushed(V2) the bushes’ is the most appropriate answer. (a) annoyed me and I blew over
(b) annoyed me and I blew off
ol.91.(c)cheapest
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We generally use article ‘the’ withasuperlativedegreeandthe (d) annoyed me and I blew up
correct superlative degree of ‘cheap’ is ‘cheapest’. Hence,
‘cheapest’ is the most appropriate answer. .104.Choosethebestsubstituteforthebracketedsegmentin
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the following sentence to complete the sentence meaningfully.
ol.92.(b) smartest
S (No soonerdidsheshouted),thanthethievesranawayleaving
Wegenerallyuseasuperlativedegreeadjectivewiththedefinite all the jewellery on the table.
article ‘the’. The correct superlative adjective of ‘smartly’ is SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd Shift)
‘smartest’. Hence, ‘smartest’ is the most appropriate answer. (a) No sooner do she shouts (b) No sooner does she shout
(c) No sooner had she shout (d) No sooner did she shout
ol.93.(b) rainfall which is significant
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‘Significant’ means important. The given sentence states that .105.I don't think he can danceas wellestElena.
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theriseintemperatureisplayinghavocwithIndia’srainfallwhich SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd Shift)
issignificantforIndia’sagriculturalsector.Hence,‘rainfallwhich (a) weller than (b) wellest (c) as well as (d) well than
is significant’ is the most appropriate answer.
.106.Sincethestormknockedinthepower,we'vebeenusing
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ol.94.(a)her brother is the best dancer in the city
S candles to light our home.
The main subject in the sentence is ‘Rahul’s sister’ which is SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd Shift)
feminine gender. ‘Her’ is used for feminine gender.Hence,‘her (a) No substitution required
brother is the best dancer in the city’ is the most appropriate (b) the storm knocked out the power
answer. (c) the storm knocked over the power
(d) the storm knocked away the power
ol.95.(c) No improvement required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. .107.Couldyoupleasetellmewhichlanguagesyouarefluent
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in?
ol.96.(b) is raining
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Time period is not given in the sentence, so we can not use
(a) you may be fluent in speaking
Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Rather, we willusePresent
(b) you speak fluently
Continuous Tense(Singular Sub. + is + Ving) in the given
(c) you fluently speaking
sentence. Hence, 'is raining' is the most appropriate answer.
(d) you have been fluent in speaking
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.108. I enjoylearnlanguages because I like them.
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SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (4th Shift) (b) Our teachers has plan a picnic
(a) to learning (b) lean (c) learning (d) No substitution required (c) Our teachers is planned a picnic
(d) Our teachers have planned a picnic
.109. Abraham narrated Reshma his last escapade in a
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dramatic way. .119. The new employee was quickly promoted due to their
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SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st Shift) hard work and dedication.
(a) exertion (b) ordeal (c) adventure (d) escape SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) due to his hard work and dedication
.110. Mr. Arvind was accused of beating up before the
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students in the class. (c) due to hard work and dedication
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st Shift) (d) due to giving hard work and showing dedication
(a) accused of beating up off the
(b) accused of beating up of the .120.Ihavebeenlivinginthiscountrysincelastseveralyears
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(c) accused of beating up on the but have never experienced any discrimination.
(d) accused of beating up in the SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) for the last several years (b) in the last several years
Q.111.IfwehadmovedtoItalywhenIwasachild,Iwillhadan (c) by the last several years (d) from the last several years
Italian accent.
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st Shift) .121. Hegotappreciationfromeverypeopleinacountryand
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(a) I will be have (b) I would has abroad.
(c) I would have had (d) I am having SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) from one and all in the country and abroad
.112.LewiscanhandlemanyoftheEuropeanlanguageswith
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its dialectical varietiesfluently (c) from one and all from a country and abroad
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd Shift) (d) from one and all in country and abroad
(a) on its dialectical varieties (b) with their dialectical varieties
(c) with a dialectical varieties (d) with they dialectical varieties .122.Themermaidmurmuredthatithadbeenverydifficultfor
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her to live far from human civilisation.
.113.Despitehavingabrokenleg,Sarahmanagedtofinishthe
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marathon on record time.
(a) it had (b) No correction required
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(c) this have been (d) this had been
(a) finish the marathon in record time
(b) finish a marathon on record time .123. Although he was exhausted from workingallday,John
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(c) finish the marathon to record time continues to study for his upcoming exam.
(d) finish the marathon at record time SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) will continue to study for his upcoming exam
.114.Himanshu isbraver than intelligent.
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(b) has been studying for his upcoming exam
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(c) continued to study for his upcoming exam
(a) more brave than intelligent
(d) continues studying for his upcoming exam
(b) most brave than intelligent
(c) braver than more intelligent .124.My parentshad not callme yesterday
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(d) most brave than more intelligent SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) does not calling (b) did not call (c) do not call (d) have not call
.115.It isnothingbut pride.
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SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th Shift) .125.Onecannotexactlypredictthewayshebehavesinpublic
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(a) nothing ever (b) nothing else gatherings
(c) nothing seldom (d) nothing so SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) deliberate (b) precipitate (c) prefigure (d) proliferate
Q.116. Sujata has not and can neverinthegoodbooksofher
rincipal as she lacks honesty.
p .126. The most important fruit in Kinnaur is apricot. It is
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SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st Shift) possible to get it at everyplace in huge amount.
(a) has not been and can never be SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st Shift)
(b) has not been and can never been (a) found for a huge amount everywhere
(c) has not be and can never be (b) found everywhere in a huge amount
(d) has not be and can never been (c) found everywhere with a huge amount
(d) find everywhere in a huge amount
.117. The integration of cutting-edge technologies into the
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healthcareindustryhavetheprospectofrevolutionisingtheway .127.Canyoupleasemakesurethatalltheguestaregathered
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medical professionals provide patient care. onthe stage before the performance begins?
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.118. Our teachers has planned of going for a picnic to the
Q .128. She makes sure that all the newly realised books are
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(a) the newly released books (b) the newly regaled books (c) pounding against the windows (d) beating off the windows
(c) the newly relieved books (d) the newly reverberated books
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commemorated the elective coursesthey are planningto offer. (a) that are sufficient (b) that are limited
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(a) have considered the elective courses
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(b) in the movie theater were being reduced (a) if he has been pressed (b) if he had express
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.134. Our former minister Mr. Sikhar is in the running from
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SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd Shift) (a) you may wish to scroll (b) you have desire to see
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(c) inspires them to continue pursuing her
.136. As the orchestra began to play, the audience was
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(d) taken in by the effect on emotions (a) that it is impossible (b) but it is impossible
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morning otherwise, I will be restless when I return. .149.Everyonesincerelyandpositivelywerereadytofindthe
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(c) need to put off (d) need to put away (a) Everyone were sincerely and positively
.138.Asthestormragedoutside,thechildrenhuddledtogether
Q (b) Everyone was sincerely and positively
under blankets, listening to the sound of the rain hitting the (c) No correction required.
windows hardand hoping that the power wouldn't goout. (d) Everyone had sincerely and positively
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SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd Shift) (c)have we arrived at (d)had we arrive at
(a) where the city park is? (b) where are city's park?
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.151. This hill is a nice place to meditate because one can
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enjoy solitude. (a) worst than expectation (b) worse was expected
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(a) is a nice place to be meditation
(b) is an excellent place to meditates .161. From a recent research, evident is it that a lot more
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(a) it is evident that more a lot women
.152. No less than eight pedestrians were killed in the
Q (b) it is evidently that a lot more women
accident. (c) it is evident that a lot more women
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.153. How do you think the internet has influenced how we
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(a) has managed the patterns we ingest .163. The young artist spent countless hours perfecting her
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(b) has revoked the way we interact craft,tryingwithvariousmethodsandmediums,andhoningher
(c) has maintained how we receive creative vision until she had produced astunningcollectionof
(d) has impacted the way we consume works that showcased her unique talent and perspective.
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.154. Meenakshi called out for the neighbourhood to get
Q (a) exploring with different factors
support for her campaign. (b) experimenting with different techniques
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th Shift) (c) merging with different variations
(a) called by the neighbourhood (d) researching with different types
(b) called of the neighbourhood
(c) called in the neighbourhood .164.Thestudentswererestoredtocompletetheassignment
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(d) called around the neighbourhood by Friday.
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.155.Oneofthemwhowerehidingsatthebackofarockfired
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(b) one of them who was hide behind a rock independence.
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(d) one of them who was hiding behind a rock (a)had been grow rapidly (b)has grown rapidly
(c)have grown been rapidly (d)had grow rapidly
.156. Despite facing numerous obstacles and setbacks, the
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determined entrepreneur refused to give up on her dream of Solutions :-
creating a successful startupthat would transformthe sector.
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(b) that shall redesign the industry grammatical structure is ‘wouldhave+V3’.Hence,‘wouldhave
(c) that could socialise the sector looked(V3)’ is the most appropriate answer.
(d) that would revolutionise the industry
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.157. Amal brightened of when they said he could go with
Q Wegenerallyuseaninfinitive(V1)withthepreposition‘to’.Hence,
them. ‘must be used to feed(V1)’ is the most appropriateanswer.
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ol.99.(b) as creatively
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(a) brightened in when they (b) brightened on when they
We use ‘and’, ‘or’ and ‘but’ to connect two parts of sentences
(c) brightened upon when they (d) brightened up when they
which are similar in grammatical status. Similarly, in thegiven
.158.The company is planning tocut back fewemployees.
Q sentence, 'and' connects the adverb 'well' with another adverb
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th Shift) 'creatively'. Hence, 'as creatively' is the most appropriate answer.
(a) reduce some (b) lay off some
ol.100.(a) quickly
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(c) refuse some (d) lay down some
‘Quick’ must be replaced with ‘quickly’ as we generally use
.159.Nosoonerdidwearrivedattheairportthanwegotonto
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our flight to Atlanta. sentence). Hence, ‘quickly’ is the most appropriate answer.
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th Shift)
Sol.101.(a) for
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“ For”isusedforafixedperiodoftime(countable)like2years/3 mountoftime.Preposition‘In’specifiesthetimeframeforthe
a
months/4 days/8 hours and for an activity that happenedina action offinishingthemarathon.Hence,‘finishthemarathonin
recent time. Similarly, in the given sentence, we can count ‘a record time’ is the most appropriate answer.
week’(one). Hence, ‘for a week’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.114.(a) more brave than intelligent
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ol.102.(d) was brought down in the
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down.ThegivensentencestatesthatsomebodycausedPeterto moresmartthanbeautiful(not‘smarterthanbeautiful’).Similarly,
falldowninthepenaltyarea.Hence,‘wasbroughtdowninthe’is the given sentence compares two qualities, ‘bravery’ and
the most appropriate answer. ‘intelligence’ofHimanshu.Hence,‘morebravethanintelligent’is
the most appropriate answer.
ol.103.(d) annoyed me and I blew up
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The phrasal verb ‘blow up’ means to lose temper or express ol.115.(b) nothing else
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anger. The given sentence states that Mahesh’s attitude ‘Nothingelse’isusedtoemphasizeaqualityorfeaturethatone
annoyedmesomuchthatIlostmytemper.Hence,‘annoyedme has. Similarly, in the given sentence, there is emphasis on the
and I blew up’ is the most appropriate answer. quality of pride. Hence, ‘nothing else’ is the most appropriate
answer.
ol.104.(d) No sooner did she shout
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With ‘do/does/did’, thefirstformoftheverbisused.So‘shout’ ol.116.(a)has not been and can never be
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will be used. Hence,‘Nosoonerdidsheshout(V1)’isthemost ‘Singular Sub. + has + V3’ and ‘Modal(can) + V1’ is thecorrect
appropriate answer. grammatical structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘has not
been(V3) and can never be(V,)’ is the most appropriateanswer.
ol.105.(c) as well as
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and ‘as + adjective/adverb + as’ is the correct grammatical According to the ‘Subject-Verb Agreement Rule’, a singular
structureforthegivensentence.Hence,‘aswellas’isthemost subject always takes a singular verb. In the given sentence,
appropriate answer. ‘integration’isasingularsubjectthatwilltake‘has’asasingular
verb. Hence, ‘has the prospect’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.106.(b)the storm knocked out the power
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The phrasal verb ‘knock out’ means to cause a failure or ol.118.(d) Our teachers have planned a picnic
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disruption. The given sentence states that thestormcauseda According to the “Subject-Verb
power failure, so they're using candles for lighting.Hence,‘the Agreement Rule”, a plural subject always takes a plural verb.
storm knocked out the power’ is the most appropriate answer. In the given sentence,‘ourteachers’isapluralsubjectthatwill
take‘have’asapluralverb.Hence,‘Ourteachershaveplanneda
ol.107.(b) you speak fluently
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picnic’ is the most appropriate answer.
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orfluencyinlanguage.‘Fluentin’willbereplacedwiththeadverb ol.119.(a) due to his hard work and dedication
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‘fluently’ as we generally use adverbs tomodifyaverb.Hence, ‘Their’isusedforpluralnounswhereas‘his’isusedforsingular
‘you speak fluently’ is the most appropriate answer. nouns of common gender. In the given sentence, ‘the new
employees’isasingularnounofcommongender.Hence,‘dueto
ol.108.(c) learning
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his hard work and dedication’ is the most appropriate answer.
There are certain verbs which always take a gerund(Ving) after
them. These verbs include ‘love, enjoy, stop,suggest,consider, ol.120.(a) for the last several years
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etc’. Hence, ‘learning(Ving)’ is the most appropriateanswer. ‘Since’isusedtodenoteapointoftimelikesince1960.‘For’is
used for a fixed period of time(countable) like 2 years/3
Sol.109.(c) Escapade- adventure.
months/4days/8hours.Hence,‘forthelastseveralyears’isthe
ol.110.(c) accused of beating up on the
S most appropriate answer.
The phrasal verb ‘beat up on’ means to assault or injure
Sol.121.(a) from one and all in the country and abroad
someone by hitting repeatedly. The given sentence statesthat
The phrase ‘one and all’ conveys the idea that he received
Mr. Arvind faced an accusation of assaulting or beating the
appreciationfromeveryone.Also,article‘the’willbeusedbefore
students in the class. Hence, ‘accused ofbeatinguponthe’is
thecountry.Hence,‘fromoneandallinthecountryandabroad’
the most appropriate answer.
is the most appropriate answer.
ol.111.(c) I would have had
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ol.122.(b)No correction required.
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The given sentence is an example of a third conditional
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
sentenceandthecorrectgrammaticalstructureforitis“If+past
perfect(had + V3) …….. Would have + V3”. Hence, ‘Iwouldhave ol.123.(c) continued to study for his upcoming exam
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had’ is the most appropriate answer. The given sentence contains a verb in past form i.e. “was
ol.112.(b) with their dialectical varieties
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Possessivepronoun‘Its’isusedforasingularnounand‘their’is part. Hence, ‘continued to study for hisupcomingexam’isthe
usedforapluralnoun.Similarly,‘Europeanlanguages’isaplural most appropriate answer.
noun and it will take ‘their’withit.Hence,‘withtheirdialectical ol.124.(b) did not call
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varieties’ is the most appropriate answer. ‘Yesterday’denotesanactionthathappenedinthepast.So,we
ol.113.(a)finish the marathon in record time
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The phrase ‘in record time’ means within a remarkably short grammatically correct. Hence, ‘did not call’ is the most
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appropriate answer. appropriate answer.
ol.125.(c)Prefigure-togiveanadvanceindicationorwarning
S ol.136.(c) swept away by the emotive power
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of something. The phrase ‘swept away by the emotive power’ means being
Predict- to forecast or foretell an event or outcome. deeply moved by intense emotions. The givensentencestates
Deliberate - to think carefully and consider all aspects before thattheaudiencewasemotionallymovedbythemusicandthe
making a decision. skillofthemusicians.Hence,‘sweptawaybytheemotivepower’
Precipitate - to cause something to happen suddenly or is the most appropriate answer.
unexpectedly.
Proliferate - to cause something to happen suddenly or ol.137.(d) need to put away
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unexpectedly. The phrase ‘put away’ means to place something in an
appropriateorusualplace.ThegivensentencestatesthatIneed
ol.126.(b) found everywhere in a huge amount
S toputmyclothesinaproperplacebeforeleavingforwork,orI
The phrase "found everywhere in a huge amount" conveysthe will be restless when I return. Hence, ‘needtoputaway’isthe
same meaning more clearly and grammatically. Hence, ‘found most appropriate answer.
everywhere in a huge amount’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.138.(c)Poundingagainstthewindows-hittingthewindows
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ol.127.(c) guests are gathered by
S hard.
We use plural nouns after ‘all’ and the preposition ‘by’ means
near or close to something. Hence, ‘guests are gatheredby’is Sol.139.(c)have been given a pair
the most appropriate answer. ccording to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular
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subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways
ol.128.(a)the newly released books
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‘Released’meanstomakesomethingavailableforpublicuse& ‘have’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘have been given a pair’ is the
‘realised’meanstobecomeawareoforunderstandsomething. most appropriate answer.
The phrase ‘the newly released books’ means the new books
which are now available for the public. Hence, ‘the newly ol.140.(d)building up inside her
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released books’ is the most appropriate answer. The phrase ‘building up’ means becoming stronger or more
intense. Hence, ‘building up inside her’isthemostappropriate
ol.129.(c) Reprehensible
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‘Reprehensible’ means deserving blame or strong criticism &
‘Ignominious’ means deserving shame or disgrace. The given ol.141.(b) at the moment
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sentence states that the fall of Ranjith for the petty material The phrase ‘at the moment’ means ‘right now’ or ‘currently.’
benefit wasreallydeservingofshame.Hence,‘reprehensible’is Hence, ‘at the moment’ is the most appropriate answer.
the most appropriate answer. ol.142.(d) that are abundant
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ol.130.(a) the best
S ‘Abundant’ means available in largequantities.Hence,‘thatare
‘Thebest’isthecorrectsuperlativedegreeof‘good’.Hence,‘the abundant‘’ is the most appropriate answer.
best’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.143.(a) I think
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ol.131.(b) for hundreds of years
S ‘Simple Present tense’ is used to express the act of thinking
‘Until’mustbereplacedwith‘for’aswegenerallyusepreposition about a future action. Hence, ‘I think’ is the most appropriate
‘for’ to indicate a fixed period of time(countable). Hence, ‘for answer.
hundreds of years’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.144.(c) if he expresses
S
ol.132.(a) have considered the elective courses
S ThegivensentenceisanexampleofType1conditionalandthe
‘Consider’ means to think carefully about something, before correctgrammaticalstructureis“if+simplepresent…….will+V1”.
makingadecision.Thegivensentencestatesthatallcolleagues Hence ‘if he expresses’ is the most appropriate answer.
of Rohit except Joseph have thought carefully about the ol.145.(c) you are wishing to watch
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courses. Hence, ‘have considered the elective courses’ is the The phrase ‘would like to’ is a polite way of expressing our
most appropriate answer. preference or intention to do or have something. Similarly, we
ol.133.(a) in the movie theater was reduced
S usethephrase‘wishto’toexpressourdesireorintentiontodo
‘The number of + plural noun + Singular Verb’ is the correct something. Hence, ‘you are wishing to watch’ is the most
grammatical structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘in the appropriate answer.
movie theater was reduced’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.146.(b) inspired them to continue pursuing their
S
ol.134.(a) contesting the elections
S Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepasttensesotheverbmust
Thephrase‘contestingelections’meansrunningasacandidate be usedinthesimplepastform(V2).However,thepastformof
to try and win a political position or office in an election. The ‘inspire’ is ‘inspired’. Hence, ‘inspired(V2) them to continue
given sentence states that Mr. Shikhar is contesting the pursuing their’ is the most appropriate answer.
electionsfromShrinetNagar.Hence,‘contestingelections’isthe ol.147.(a)accordance with
S
most appropriate answer. ‘In accordance with’ is the correct phrase.‘Inaccordancewith’
ol.135.(c) buy a pair of scissors
S means following or obeying a rule, law or advice. Hence,
Thenoun‘scissors’isneverusedinsingularformanditscorrect ‘accordance with’ is the most appropriate answer.
form is ‘a pair of scissors’. Hence, ‘a pair of scissors’ is the most Sol.148.(b)but it is impossible
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W ol.160.(c)worse than expected
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opinion or idea. Hence, ‘but it is impossible’ is the most We alwaysuse‘than’afteracomparativedegreewhenwedoa
appropriate answer. comparisonbetweentwothings.Similarlyinthegivensentence,
there isacomparisonbetweentheactualperformanceandthe
ol.149.(b)Everyone was sincerely and positively
S expected performance of the musicians. And, ‘worse’ is the
‘Everyone /each/ every/ nothing/ everything/ anything/ either/ comparativedegreeof‘bad’.Hence,‘worsethanexpected’isthe
neither’representsasingularnoun.Therefore,singularverbswill most appropriate structure.
be used with them. Hence, ‘Everyone was sincerely and
positively’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.161.(c)it is evident that a lot more women
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‘Subject + Verb + Object/Complement’ is the correct
ol.150.(a)where the city park is?
S grammaticalstructureofasentence.Hence,‘Itisevidentthata
WheneverWh.Words(likewho,whom,where,why,how,etc)are lot more women’ is the most appropriate answer.
written in the middle of a sentence, the helping verb and the
main verb are written after the subject. E.g. - I do not know ol.162.(c)least reliable
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whereshelives.Therefore,‘is’willbeusedafterthesubject‘city ‘Least / most reliable’ is the correct superlative degree of
park’. Hence, ‘where the city park is’ is the most appropriate ‘reliable’. Hence, ‘least reliable’ is the most appropriate answer.
answer.
ol.163.(b)experimenting with different techniques
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ol.151.(c)No correction required.
S The phrase ‘experimenting with different techniques’ means
The given sentence is grammatically correct. trying out various methods to achieve a goal. The given
sentence states that the young artist spent countless hours
ol.152.(c) No fewer than
S tryingoutvariousmethodsandmediums.Hence,‘experimenting
‘Fewer’ is used when we are comparing countable objects i.e. with different techniques’ is the most appropriate answer.
pedestrians. Hence, ‘No fewer than’ is the most appropriate
answer. ol.164.(b)expected
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‘Expect’ means to think that something will happen. The word
ol.153.(d) has impacted the way we consume
S ‘expect’ makes the sentence meaningful. Hence,‘expect’isthe
Theword"consume"meanstotakeininformationormediaand most appropriate answer.
thephrase"hasimpactedthewayweconsume"statestheidea
of change in the way we take in digital content. Hence, ‘has ol.165.(b)has grown rapidly
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impacted the way we consume’ is the most appropriate answer. ‘Has/have/had+V3’isthecorrectgrammaticalstructure.Hence,
‘has grown(V3) rapidly’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.154.(d) called around the neighbourhood
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The phrase ‘call around’ means making calls or contacting
differentindividualsorlocations.Thegivensentencestatesthat SSC CGL 2023 Tier - 1
Meenakshicontactedorreachedouttovariouspeopleorplaces
within her neighborhood to seek support for her campaign. .166.She had an ability topersuadeothers.
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Hence, ‘called around the neighbourhood’ is the most SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift)
appropriate answer. (a) halt (b) suppress (c) outrage (d) impress
ol.155.(d)one of them who was hiding behind a rock
S .167. We must remember that what we teach ourchildrenis
Q
According to the “Subject-Verb AgreementRule”,‘Oneof/Each what weinculcatein them.
of/ Most of/ Either of + Plural Subject + Singular verb’ is the SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift)
correct grammatical structure. Hence, ‘one of them who was (a) endanger (b) inspire (c) instil (d) import
hiding behind a rock’ is the most appropriate answer.
.168. The fact that God created man inhispersonalviewby
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ol.156.(d)that would revolutionise the industry
S givinghimanintellectualspiritelevateshimabovethebeastsof
‘Revolutionise’ means to bring about significant change or the field.
transformation in something, which has the same meaningas SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (2nd shift)
thephrase“thatwouldtransformthesector”.Hence,‘thatwould (a) own glory (b) own capacity (c) own image (d) own idea
revolutionise the industry’ is the most appropriate answer.
.169.Thefrog adopts itselfto live both in waterand on land.
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ol.157.(d) brightened up when they
S SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift)
‘Brightenedup’isaphrasalverbthatmeanstobecomehappier (a) frog adepts itself (b) frog alters itself
or more cheerful.Hence,‘brightenedupwhenthey’isthemost (c) No substitution (d) frog adapts itself
appropriate answer.
.170. Itisreportedthatshehaswinaprizemoneyoftenlakhs
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ol.158.(b)lay off some
S at a reality show.
‘Lay off’ means to discharge an employee temporarily or SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (1st shift)
permanently because of shortage of work or funds. Thegiven (a) she will won (b) she had win
sentence states that the company is discharging some (c) No substitution required (d) she has won
employees. Hence, ‘lay off some’ is the most appropriate
answer. .171. Natwar was a fraudster who always tried to fooling
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others.
ol.159.(a)did we arrive at
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‘Do/does/did + V1’ isthecorrectgrammaticalstructure.Hence, (a) betraying (b) deceive (c) cheating (d) revealing
‘did we arrive at’ is the most appropriate answer.
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.172.TheIndianindependencemovementsoughttoestablish
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the conceptions of freedomandsocialwelfareasthegoalsof (d) sell its stake in its subsidiary
an independent Indian state, resulting in Fundamental Rights
and Directive Principles. .184.In times of difficulty, shepreysfor an oracleto guide her.
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(a) procedures of free mind (b) concepts of liberty (a) pray (b) praise (c) price (d) prays
(c) symbols of victory (d) methods to sympathise .185. In today's digital age, information is widelyavailableto
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.173. Carolina opened a savings account to save money for
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later. newspapers, films, and social media.
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(a) for a cold day (b) for a rainy day (a) with quite enough of mechanisms (b) through any strategies
(c) for a sunny day (d) for a hot day (c) via various forms (d) among many techniques
.174.The management is notbeware ofthis fact.
Q .186. They are the people which are looking to expand their
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SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift) horizons in the fast growing tourism industry.
(a) aware of (b) awaking to (c) beware to (d) watchful with SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (2nd shift)
(a) which looked to expand (b) who is looking to expand
.175. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute
Q (c) who are looking to expand (d) that are looked to expand
the bracketed segment in the given sentence.
The river(flowing)under the bridge. .187.Abhijeet feelsextremely tiredafter workingall day long.
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(a) was flow (b) flows (c) is flow (d) is flowed (a) depressed (b) exhausted (c) sleepy (d) bare
.176.Last week's rainravagedthe whole city.
Q .188. Disability was viewed as God's retribution for
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SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st shift) wickednessin the past.
(a) reaffirmed (b) rescinded (c) ruined (d) retracted SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift)
(a) revenge for legal works (b) punishment for wrongdoing
.177. National development is defined as an improvement in
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people's daily arrangements, the provision of fundamental
necessities tocitizenssuchasfood,education,socialservices, .189.Manynoticeablepeople were present at thefunction.
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income. (a) No substitution (b) notworthy (c) celebrity (d) notable
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st shift) Q.190. Themanwasconvictedformurderbythejurybutheis
(a) diving techniques (b) dining categories ot committed it.
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.178.Please ask the dog toget of mycouch.
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SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (2nd shift) (c) had not committed it (d) am not committed it
(a) get of mine (b) get off my (c) get off mine (d) No substitution
.191. The family is neither interested in selling the house or
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.179.Themobdroveontherampageandlootedseveralshops
Q rebuildingit.
in the locality. SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (3rd shift)
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (2nd shift) (a) yet rebuilding (b) not only rebuilding
(a) played on the rampage (b) went on the rampage (c) nor rebuilding (d) but also rebuilding
(c) ran on the rampage (d) strolled on the rampage
.192. Brian remained silent during theboardmeeting,though
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.180.Idon’t wearthe sunglasses at the moment.
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(a) I didn’t wear (b) I wore (c) I was wearing (d) I’m not wearing SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (4th shift)
(a) an ace up his sleeve (b) an ace up his fortune
.181.Her hopes for building her ownhouse were beatenwhen
Q (c) an ace up his teeth (d) an ace up his head
she lost her jewellery box. Q.193.Bajrang is inextreme painin his teeth.
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(a) house were defeated when (b) house were frustrated when (a) Ache (b) Agony (c) Hurt (d) Sting
(c) house were relieved when (d) house were dashed when
.194.My friendis owing an expensive cell phone.
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.182.Irene went to officeevery single day by walk.
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SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift) (a) own an expensive cell phone
(a) every day single by walk (b) every single day walk (b) owns an expensive cell phone.
(c) every single day on foot (d) every single day on walk (c) No substitution
(d) is own an expensive cell phone
.183. The company decided to sell their stake in their
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subsidiarybecause it was under massive debts. .195.The players distributed the rewardbetweenthemselves.
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SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift) SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (2nd shift)
(a) sell their stake in its subsidiary (a) between them (b) among themselves
(b) No substitution (c) between their selves (d) amongst their self
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cause global warming. (a) broke down (b) broke with (c) broke into (d) broke off
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(a) trapped inside (b) No substitution .209. The young boy displayed an aptitude on scientific
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(c) trapped outside (d) trapped beyond research.
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.197. Arthur has some strange ideas, but on this occasion,I
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aminclinedto agree with him.
SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift) .210.Hehad given methat book in 1999.
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(a) tended (b) conflicted (c) refused (d) conspired SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (3rd shift)
(a) did given me (b) was given me (c) gives me (d) gave me
.198. During the wedding ceremony, the bride seemed even
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quieter and morediffidentthan usual. .211. There is a charm on the midnight air which all cannot
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SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift) experience.
(a) Showing lack of interest SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)
(b) Bold in others' company (a) over the midnight air (b) around the midnight air
(c) Giving a false or misleading impression (c) in the midnight air (d) under the midnight air
(d) Shy due to lack of confidence. .212. Being a practiced liar, it was totally normal for himto
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.199.ThemoonisEarth'sonlynaturalsatelliteandthenearby
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largecelestial body. SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift)
SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th shift) (a) blasphemy (b) whooper (c) falsehood (d) perjury
(a) the near largest (b) the nearest large Q.213.Pintuhasbeenadvisedtoreducesmokingbyhisfamily
(c) No substitution (d) the nearly large octor.
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.200. Parents should tell their children to exercisegreatcare
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whencrossedbusy roads (a) lower down (b) up down (c) less down (d) cut down
SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th shift) .214. The heavy medications and strong drugs at the
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(a) has crossed (b) crossing (c) cross (d) has been crossing sanatorium will surely turn a patient completely lifeless and
.201.This compartment is reserved formilitary person.
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(a) military personal (b) military personality (a) tombic (b) cadaverous (c) zonic (d) wasted
(c) military members (d) military personnel .215.I worked hard sothat I might success.
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.202.If onlyI was young again.
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SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st shift) (a) that I may success (b) that I might successful
(a) I were young again ( b) I be young again (c) that I might succeed (d) that I might successor
(c) I will be young again (d) I am young again .216.The stranger stood quietlyfor few moments.
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.203. The girlinthewaterwhistledwithfullmightandwaved
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my armsto draw attention to her plight. (a) For the few moments (b) No improvement required
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) (c) For moments (d) For a few moments
(a) her arms (b) our arms (c) his arms (d) their arms .217. He did not stop until it was remarked that he was
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Q.204. The government has fi
nally agreed to wave the speaking at length about trivial things.
ntertainment tax on the movie.
e SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift)
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) (a) twittering (b) writing (c) rambling (d) littering
(a) waive (b) wager ( c) waiver (d) web .218. The question was raised for discussion before the
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.205.Abraham Lincoln has been the sixteenth presidentof the
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United States andsave the Union atthe American Civilwar. SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift)
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) (a) came up (b) came off (c) came round (d) came out
(a) No substitution (b) save the Union alongside .219.Thesecretarytomybossisveryefficientashenotonly
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(c) saved the Union during (d) saved the Union on gives him the required information and also handles
.206.Delegatesoftheconflictingcountriesformallymeetata
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conferenceto ironing outtheir differences. SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (3rd shift)
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (3rd shift) (a) yet also handles (b) but also handles
(a) No substitution (b) to ironed (c) for iron in (d) to iron out (c) along with also handles (d) not also handles
.207. My friend Meera and her mother is visiting me this
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weekend.
SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift) ol.166.(d)
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(a) have visiting (b) am visiting (c) was visiting (d) are visiting Impress-to make a strong impact or influence on someone.
Persuade- to convince or influence someone to dosomething.
Q.208.The commandersentered by force intoterrorists'camp. Halt-to pause or to stop for a short period of time.
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uppress-To stop or prevent something.
S avaged -to cause great damage to something or someone.
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Outrage-tomakesomeoneangrybyrepeatinganinappropriate Reaffirmed -to state something again clearly andfirmly.
behaviour. Rescinded -to state that a law or decision is nolonger valid.
Retracted - withdrawn or taken back, typically a statement or
ol.167.(c) Instil - to introduce knowledge, values, orideasby
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repeatedly teaching.
Inculcate-to gradually introduce something in a person'smind. ol.177.(d) Living conditions
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Endanger- to put someone or something at risk or in a The phrase 'living conditions' means the overall quality of life,
dangerous situation. including things like housing, health, education,income,safety,
Inspire-to motivate or encourage someone. and the environment. The given sentence states that national
Import-to bring in goods or services from anothercountry. developmentisdefinedastheimprovementintheoverallquality
of people's lives. Hence, 'living conditions' is the most
ol.168.(c) own image
S appropriate answer.
Thephrase"inhisownimage"iscommonlyusedtodescribethe
belief that God created human beings with characteristics or ol.178.(b) get off my
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attributes resembling his own. Hence, ‘own image’ isthemost There is a prepositional error in the sentence. Preposition ‘of’
appropriate answer. mustbereplacedwith‘off’asthephrase‘getoff’meanstoleave
a particular place or position. Hence, ‘get off my’ is the most
ol.169.(d) frog adapts itself
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‘Adapt’ means to become adjusted to new conditions. In the
given sentence, the frog is adjusting or modifying itselftolive ol.179.(b) went on the rampage
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both in water and on land.While,‘Adopt’meanstolegallytake ‘Drove’ must be replaced with ‘went’ as the phrase ‘go on a
(another'schild)andbringitupasone'sown.And‘Adept’means rampage’meanstorusharoundinawildorviolentway,causing
a person who isskilledorproficientatsomething.Hence,‘frog damage or destruction. Hence, ‘went on rampage’ is the most
adapts itself’ is the most appropriate answer. appropriate answer.
ol.170.(d) she has won
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Has/have/had always takes the third form (past participle) of Thephrase‘atthemoment’describesanactionhappeningright
the verb. However, the past participle form of ‘win’ is ‘won’. now. Andwegenerallyusepresentcontinuoustense(is/am/are
Hence, ‘she has won’ is the most appropriate answer. + V-ing) to denoteanactionhappeningatthecurrentmoment.
Hence, ‘I’m not wearing’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.171.(b) Deceive- misleading someone
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into believing something false. ol.181.(d) house were dashed when
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Fooling- tricking someone into believing something thatisnot ‘Beaten’ must be replaced with ‘dashed’ as ‘dashed’ means
true. destroyed or ruined. Hence, ‘house were dashed when’ is the
Betraying-to be disloyal to someone or something. most appropriate answer.
Cheating- to act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an
advantage. ol.182.(c) every single day on foot
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Revealing- to make something known that was previously The phrase ‘on foot’ is usedwhenapersontravelsbywalking.
hidden. Hence, ‘every single day on foot’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.172.(b) concepts of liberty
S ol.183.(d) sell its stake in its subsidiary
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Thephrase"conceptofliberty"meanstheideaoffreedomwhich Possessive ‘its’ is usedforsingularnounswhereaspossessive
includes making your own choices and living your lifetheway ‘their’isusedforpluralnouns.Inthegivensentence,‘company’
you want. The given sentence states that the Indian isasingularnounwhichwilltake‘its’.Hence,‘sellitsstakeinits
Independencemovementattemptedtoestablishtheconceptof subsidiary’ is the most appropriate answer.
liberty and social welfare. Hence, ‘concepts of liberty’ is the ol.184.(d) Prays
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most appropriate answer. ‘Preys’ must be replaced with ‘prays’ as‘pray’meanstotalkto
ol.173.(b) for a rainy day
S God or a higher power. While ‘Prey’ means an animal that is
Theidiom'forarainyday'meanssavingmoneyorresourcesfor caughtandkilledbyanotherforfood.Hence,‘prays’isthemost
ourfutureneeds.Hence,'forarainyday'isthemostappropriate appropriate answer.
answer. ol.185.(c) via various forms
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ol.174.(a) Aware of
S The term ‘means’ means a method used for doing something
The phrase ‘beware of’ means to be awareofsomething.This suchasmeansoftransport.Whereastheterm‘forms’meansa
phrasecannotbeusedwithastativeverb(‘is’inthissentence). particular type of variety of something. In the given sentence,
Therefore,‘bewareof’mustbereplacedwith‘awareof’tomake various types of media have been listed, such as television,
agrammaticallycorrectstructure.Hence,‘Awareof’isthemost newspapers and films. Hence, ‘via various forms’ is the most
appropriate answer. appropriate answer.
ol.175.(b) Flows
S ol.186.(c) who are looking to expand
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‘Flowing’ must be replaced with ‘flows’ as we generally use "Who"isusedwhenreferringtopeopleorhumans.While"Which"
Simple present tense (V1-s/es) to state a generaltruthorfact. is used when referring to thingsornon-humanentities.Hence,
Hence, ‘flows’ is the most appropriate answer. ‘who are looking to expand’ is the most appropriate answer.
Sol.176.(c) Ruined- destroyed or severely damaged. Sol.187.(b) Exhausted-Extremely tired.
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ol.188.(b) punishment for wrongdoing
S that expresses thehighestoraveryhighdegreeofqualityofa
The phrase “retribution for wickedness”meanspunishmentfor t hing, person etc. Forexample,most,best,worst,greatest,etc.
wrongdoing. Hence, ‘punishment for wrongdoing’ is the most However, we always place the definite article ‘the’ before any
appropriate answer. superlative adjective. In the given sentence we will use the
superlative form after the definite article ‘the’. Hence, ‘the
ol.189.(d) notable
S nearest large’ is the most appropriate answer.
‘Noticeable’meanscapableofbeingnoticedorseeneasilywhile
‘Notable’ means worthy of notice or attention due to some ol.200.(b) crossing
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special quality or significance. Hence, ‘notable’ is the most If'when'isusedwithoutthesubjectandtheauxiliaryverb'be',it
appropriate answer. always takes the present participle form(V-ing) of the verb.
Hence, 'crossing(V-ing)' is the most appropriate answer.
ol.190.(c) had not committed it
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Thegivensentenceisanexampleofpasttense.So,thecorrect ol.201.(d) military personnel
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formoftheverbis‘had+V3’.Hence,‘hadnotcommittedit’isthe "Military personnel" refers to individuals who are part of the
most appropriate answer. armed forces or military services of a country. So,wewilluse
‘military personnel’ in placeof‘militaryperson’.Hence,‘military
ol.191.(c) nor rebuilding
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‘Neither…..nor’ / ‘Either …. Or’ is a conjunction pair. ‘Neither’
means‘noneofthetwo’and‘Either’means‘oneofthetwo’.So, ol.202.(a) I were young again
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in the given sentence ‘orrebuilding’mustbereplacedwith‘nor Thegivensentenceisanexampleofsubjunctivemoodandthe
rebuilding’. Hence, ‘nor rebuilding’ is the most appropriate expression ‘if only’ is used to express a strong wish for
answer. something. ‘If only + Sub. + were’ is the correct grammatical
structure. Hence, ‘I were young again’ is the most appropriate
ol.192.(a) an ace up his sleeve
S answer.
Theidiom"anaceuphissleeve"meanshavingasecretplanor
advantage that is kept hidden until therightmomenttouseit. ol.203.(a) Her arms
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Hence, ‘an ace up his sleeve’ is the most appropriate answer. There is an errorintheusageofAdjective.Adjective‘My’must
bereplacedwith‘her’asthesubjectofthesentenceis‘thegirl’
ol.193.(b) Agony -Extreme pain.
S that will take the adjective‘her’withit.Hence,‘herarms’isthe
Ache - a continuous, dull pain or discomfort in a part of the most appropriate answer.
body.
Hurt -to experience physical or emotional pain ordistress. ol.204.(a) Waive
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Sting-tocauseasharp,suddenpain,oftenfromabeeorinsect ‘Wave’mustbereplacedwith‘waive’as‘Waive’meanstonotto
bite. enforcearightorarule.While,‘wave’meansmoveone'shandto
and fro in greeting or as a signal. Hence, ‘waive’ is the most
ol.194.(b) owns an expensive cell phone.
S appropriate answer.
Stativeverbsarethoseverbswhichexpressastateorcondition.
Stative verbs denoting possessionandmeasurementare“own, ol.205.(c) Saved the Union during
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possess, belong to, weigh, have, measure”. Stative verbs are ‘Save’ must bereplacedwith‘saved’asweneedtouse‘Simple
generallynotusedincontinuoustenses.So,wewilluseSimple Past Tense(V2)’ to denote actions that happened in the past
PresentTense(V1-s/es).Hence,‘ownsanexpensivecellphone’is Hence, ‘saved the union during’ is the most appropriate answer.
the most appropriate answer.
ol.206.(d) to iron out
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ol.195.(b) among themselves
S We generally use the first form of the verb(V1) after the
We use ‘among’ for more than two persons and ‘between’ for preposition ‘to’. Hence, ‘to iron(V1) out’ is themost appropriate
two persons. answer.
However, there aremorethantwopersons(players)mentioned
in the given sentence. Hence, ‘among themselves’ is themost ol.207.(d) are visiting
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appropriate answer. According to the Subject-Verb agreement rule, If two subjects
areconnectedwithconjunction‘and’thentheywillbetreatedas
ol.196.(a) trapped inside
S a plural subject and will take a plural verb only. Hence, ‘are
The phrase ‘trapped inside’ means trapped within something. visiting’ is the most appropriate answer.
Similarly, In the given sentence, greenhouse gasesaretrapped
within the Earth's atmosphere. Hence, ‘trapped inside’ is the ol.208.(c) Broke into
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most appropriate answer. The phrase “broke into” means to enter somewhere by force.
Hence, ‘broke into’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.197.(a) Tended-to be likely to happen.
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Inclined -willing or likely to do something. ol.209.(a) Aptitude for
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Conflicted -having opposing feelings. Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.Preposition
Refused -declined or said no to something. ‘on’mustbereplacedwith‘for’asAptitudefor"usedtodescribe
Conspired - planned secretly to do something harmful or someone's natural ability or skill inaparticularfieldoractivity.
unlawful. Hence, ‘aptitude for’ is the most appropriate answer.
Sol.198.(d) Diffident -Shy due to lack of confidence. ol.210.(d) gave me
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‘Hadgivenme’mustbereplacedwith‘gaveme’as“SimplePast
ol.199.(b) the nearest large
S Tense(V2)” is used to state facts that were true in the past.
‘Superlative degree ’ denotes the form of an adjective or adverb Hence, ‘gave(V2) me’ is the most appropriate answer.
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ol.211.(c) in the midnight air
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Preposition 'in' is used to indicate the presence or location of Graduate Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 1)
something within a certain place or condition. Similarly, in the (a) refused point blank to do
givensentence'charm'isaqualitythatispresentinthemidnight (b) refused point blank doing
air. Hence, 'in the midnight air' is the most appropriate answer. (c) refused point blankedly to do
(d) refused in point blank of doing
ol.212.(c) Falsehood
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Falsehood -a complete and blatant lie. .224.Studentswereaskedtowritethehistoricaleventsinthe
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Blasphemy-disrespectfuloroffensivewordsoractionstowards order of their occurrence.
religious beliefs. Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
Whooper - someone who tells big lies or makes exaggerated (a) aesthetic order (b) historic order
claims. (c) chronological order (d) diachronic order
Perjury -telling a lie after promising to tell thetruth, especially in
a court of law. Solutions :-
ol.213.(d) cut down
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ol.220.(a) Laid down
S
Thephrasalverb‘cutdown’meanstoreduce.Hence,‘cutdown’
The phrase “laid down” means surrendering or putting
is the most appropriate answer.
something down. Hence, ‘Laid down’ is the most appropriate
ol.214.(b) Cadaverous
S answer.
‘Cadaverous’ means something that is extremely pale, gaunt,
ol.221.(a) down to earth-very realistic and sensible.
S
and resembling a lifeless or dead body in appearance. Hence,
down to it-focused on the task at hand.
‘cadaverous’ is the most appropriate answer.
down to bottom-at the lowest point.
ol.215.(c) that I might succeed
S down to drown-to sink under water and die.
‘Modal verbs’ are auxiliary verbs(also called helpingverbs)like
ol.222.(c) Advised against
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can, will, could,shall,must,would,might,andshould.However,
The verb ‘advise’ is often followed by the preposition ‘against’
after a modal verb, we generally use the first formoftheverb
when giving a warning to avoid something. Hence, ‘advised
(V1). Hence, ‘might succeed(V1)’ is the most appropriate
against’ is the most appropriate answer.
structure.
ol.223.(a) refused point blank to do
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ol.216.(d) for a few moments
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‘Of’mustbereplacedwith‘to’as‘refusedpointblank’isanidiom
'Few'meansnegligibleorzerowhereas'afew'meansasmallbut
and itshouldbefollowedby‘to+infinitive(V1).’Hence,‘refused
considerable number of something. Therefore, ‘few’ must be
point blank to do’ is the most appropriate answer.
replaced with ‘a few.’ Hence, ‘for a few moments’ is the most
appropriate answer. ol.224.(c) chronological order- in the order of their
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occurrence.
ol.217.(c) Rambling- speaking at length about trivial things.
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Aestheticorder-organizethingsinawaythatemphasizestheir
Twittering -bird sounds.
beauty.
Littering -carelessly dropping trash, creating amess.
Historic order - arranging things based on their historical
ol.218.(a) came up
S importance or relevance.
The phrase ‘came up’ means to be raised, as in a discussion. Diachronicorder- organizingthingsbasedontheirevolutionor
Hence, ‘came up’ is the most appropriate answer. changes over time
ol.219.(b) but also handles
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“Not only……….. Butalso”isafixedconjunctionpair.Hence,‘but
also handles’ is the most appropriate answer. .225.Anultralightairplaneisverydifferentfromaconventional
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airplane. Itis looking likea lawn chair with wings.
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(a) No substitution required (b) look like
.220.The rebelslaid uptheir arms
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.226.Raju did very well in the exam,he must studywell.
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(a) laid down (b) laid out (c) laid on (d) laid by
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.221.Shehasgainedalotoffamebutstillsheisveryrealistic
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and sensible. (c) he must have studied well (d) No substitution required
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(a) down to earth (b) down to it Solutions :-
(c) down to bottom (d) down to drown
ol.225.(d) looks like
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.222.He wasadvised forwalking alone in the neighbourhood.
Q ‘Simplepresenttense(Singular.Sub+V1-s/es+obj)’willbeused
Graduate Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 4) in the given sentence as it is used to describe a fact. Hence,
(a) No substitution (b) advised about ‘looks (V1-s) like’ is the most appropriate answer.
(c) advised against (d) advised on
ol.226.(c) he must have studied well
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Q.223.The volunteers of the organisationrefusedpoint blank of We need to use present perfect tense (have + V3) toindicate the
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present.ThegivensentencestatesthatRajudidverywellinthe (a) like one of those unwelcome social summonses which call
exam,hemusthavestudiedwell.Hence,‘musthavestudied(V3) upon a man
well’ is the most appropriate answer. (b) like one of these unwelcome social summons that call upon
a man
SSC MTS 2022 Tier - 1 (c) like one of those unwelcome social summon that call upon a
man
.227. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q (d) No substitution required
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
.235. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
substitute it, select "no substitution required".
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
Theunittwitchedlikeabird(preeningit'splumageandbecomes
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the
motionless).
sentence is correct as given.
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Sheran12kmsatastretch,(whichareagreater)distancefora
(a) preening its plumage and became motionless
rookie.
(b) No substitution required
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(c) preening it's plumage while becoming motionless
(a) No correction required (b) which is quite some
(d) to preen it's plumage and becomes motionless
(c) which are greatest (d) what is great
.228. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
.236. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
substitute it, select 'no substitution required".
substitute it, select "no substitution required"
No, they are normal people, (although they perceivetheworld
This preoccupation with him was becoming an obsession
different).
(that was beginning to effect her ability) to take care of the
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house.
(a) but they perceive the world differently
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(b) No substitution required
(a) that was beginning to affect her ability
(c) from they perceive the world differently
(b) which was beginning to effect her ability
(d) while they perceive the world different
(c) No substitution required
Q.229.You'll have tobrakes hardwhen you go downthe hill (d) which was begin to affect her ability
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.237. MLA is a representative electing by the voters of a
Q
(a) brake hardly (b) braked hard
constituency to the legislature.
(c) No improvement (d) brake hard
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Q.230.At the grocery store, coffee is inan sameaisles astea (a) elects by a (b) elected by a
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(a) a same aisles as (b) the same aisle as
Q.238.The rabbitwas remain stationaryto avoid beingseen.
(c) same aisle is (d) No improvement
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.231. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q (a) No improvement (b) remain stationary
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto (c) remained stationary (d) were remained stationary
substitute it, select 'no substitution required.
.239.The cat waslastly see inthe backyard.
Q
The rodeo is(great way to unite soldier's skillsand build)esprit
SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Evening)
de corps.
(a) last saw in (b) No improvement (c) last seen in (d) last see in
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning)
(a) a great way to unite soldiers' skills and build .240.Watch your step - the third stairhave a brokentread.
Q
(b) No substitution required SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning)
(c) great way to unite soldier's skills and building (a) has a break (b) No improvement
(d) a great way to unite an soldier's skill and build (c) has a broken (d) has a broke
.232.The waitergiving the dinerssome complimentarymints.
Q .241. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning) bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
(a) give the diner (b) given the diners meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the
(c) No improvement (d) gave the diners sentence is correct as given.
There were creatures(stood between)the carriageshafts.
.233.The water leaked inwith a holein the roof.
Q
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(a) No correction required (b) stands among
(a) No improvement (b) by a holed
(c) standing between (d) stood among
(c) through a holes (d) through a hole
.242.Whenmycalculationsarewrong,Ihavetoporeoverthe
Q
.234. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
spreadsheet to find the error.
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
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substitute it, select 'no substitution required".
(a) No improvement (b) to poring over
Thislooks(likeoneofthoseunwelcomesocialsummonswhich
(c) to pored over (d) to pore by
call upon a man)either to be bored or to lie.
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.243. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q (In fact, climbingfernisspreadingsorapidlythatits)nowthe
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto tate's worst invasive weed.
s
substitute it, select 'no substitution required. SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning)
Chiaiscurrentlypursuinga(master'sindevelopmentalstudies (a) In fact, climbing fern is spreading so rapid that it's
in Netherlands). (b) In fact, climbing fern is spread so rapidly that its
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening) (c) In fact, climbing fern is spreading so rapidly that it's
(a) master's in developmental studies in the Netherlands. (d) No substitution required
(b) masters' in developmental studies in the Netherlands.
(c) No substitution required .251.The film's directordecide to reshootthe scene.
Q
(d) master's in developmental studies at Netherlands. SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(a) deciding to reshoot (b) decide to reshot
.244.Themostworryingaspectofclimatechangeistheeffect
Q (c) decided to reshoot (d) No improvement
it has on the world's food supply.
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening) .252. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
(a) A most worry aspect (b) A worried aspects bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
(c) The most worrying aspects (d) No improvement meaningfully. Select the option no correction required if the
sentence is correct as given.
.245. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q (Muchtimes),Ihavefeltthatconversationslikethesemusttake
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto place in person
substitute it, select "no substitution required". SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Afternoon)
The government appears(to be at war with it's ownpeople.) (a) Many a times (b) Many time
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Morning) (c) No correction required (d) Many a time
(a) to be on war with it's own people
(b) to be at war against it's own people .253. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
(c) No substitution required bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
(d) to be at war with its own people meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the
sentence is correct as given.
.246. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q One of the main climbingroutes,approachesthesummitfrom
bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need the southeast(in the Nepal).
tosubstitute it, select 'no substitution required". SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Evening)
He suggested(there was collusions through objectors,due to (a) at the Nepal (b) in Nepal
similarities)in some letters sent to the council. (c) No correction required (d) from the Nepal
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Morning)
(a) there was collusions from the objector, due to similarities .254. In the logo, the blue contrast wells with its
Q
(b) there was collusion between objectors, due to similarities complementary colour, yellow.
(c) No substitution required SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Morning)
(d) their was collusion by the objectors, due to similarities (a) No improvement (b) contrast well
(c) contrast we'll (d) contrasts well
.247.Theideawastodeliveredgovernmentalservicesatthe
Q
citizen's doorstep. .255.My history assignmentis due onWednesday.
Q
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(a) delivering government serviced (a) are due at (b) No improvement (c) were due on (d) is dues in
(b) delivers governmental servicing .256. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
(c) No improvement bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
(d) deliver government services substitute it, select "no substitution required".
.248.Raccoonshave being moreactive at night.
Q (Hardlydidtheinkdriedonmyweeklycolumn,when)oneofmy
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) readers called me.
(a) are more (b) are few (c) No improvement (d) are much SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(a) Hardly had the ink dry on last week's column, when
.249. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q (b) No substitution required
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence (c) Hardly did the ink dried on last week's column, when
meaningfully. Select the option ‘no correction requires’ if the (d) Hardly had the ink dried on last week's column, when
sentence is correct as given.
Witha(suddenpushoffunderstanding),Harryrealisedwhothe .257. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
people in the end beds must be. bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) substitute it, select 'no substitution required".
(a) sudden rush of understanding Bonaparte, unlike Hoche, was not (eagerly to embark in) a
(b) suddenly rushed understanding serious Irish expedition.
(c) No correction required SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Evening)
(d) All of sudden understand (a) eager to embark on (b) No substitution required
(c) eagerest to embarked on (d) eager into embark in
.250. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto .258.I'll see youin the meetsnext week.
Q
substitute it, select 'no substitution required'. SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Evening)
(a) at the meeting (b) No improvement
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(c) of the meeting (d) on the meeting SC MTS 15/05/2023 (Evening)
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(a) fine of driving (b) fined for drive
.259. In the summer, the weathering can be very hotaround
Q (c) fined for driving (d) No improvement
here.
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Morning) .268. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
(a) weathers could being (b) No improvement bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
(c) weather is be (d) weather can be meaningfully. Select the option no correction required' if the
sentence is correct as given.
.260.Training your doghave required a lotof patience.
Q Applehasalsointroduceda(rulethatseemedtie)toitsrecent
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon) dispute with Basecamp
(a) require the lot (b) requires a lot SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Evening)
(c) required lot (d) No improvement (a) rule that seems tied (b) rule that seemingly tied
.261. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q (c) No correction required (d) rule which seemed tie
bracketed word segment correctly and completes the .269.At age 25, shetaken her vowsand became anun.
Q
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Morning)
sentence is correct as given. (a) take her vows (b) No improvement
The(captainwiththemembersofhisteam)failedtoqualifyfor (c) took her vows (d) take her vowed
the African Nations Cup finals.
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon) .270. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
(a) No correction required bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no n
(b) captain and his team substitute it, select 'no substitution required".
(c) captain along with the members of his team He has 33 years of professional experience(on thefield of)
(d) captain along side the members of his team Public Administration
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.262. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q (a) over field of (b) in the field of
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto (c) No substitution required (d) in the field off
substitute it, select "no substitution required"
The query isn't(whether he will admit it, but when). .271.The cat sits in the window andstaring atthesquirrel.
Q
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(a) No substitution required (a) No improvement (b) stares at (c) stares on (d) stared at
(b) whether he will be admitting it or not, but when?
(c) whether or nor he will admit it, but when? .272. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
(d) whether he will admit it or not, but when? bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
substitute it, select "no substitution required".
.263. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q (The transit ofthePlanetofLovehappeninpairs),eightyears
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence apart every century.
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening)
sentence is correct as given. (a) The transits of the Planet of Love happen in pairs
The(roof collapsing)in a roar of rock and rubble. (b) No substitution required
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening) (c) The transits of the Planet of Love happens at pairs
(a) roof have collapsed (b) No correction required (d) The transit of Planet of Love happen in pairs
(c) roof was collapse (d) roof collapsed
.273. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
.264. The Tagore House is rehearsing a skitfortheschool’s
Q bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
Annual Day Function. substitute it, select "no substitution required".
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Morning) Some of them were nearly (as hardasligament,andmanyan
(a) has been rehearsing a skits (b) was rehearse a skit inch in length).
(c) is rehearsed an skit (d) No improvement SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Morning)
(a) as hard as ligaments, and many were an inch long
.265. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q (b) No substitution required
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence (c) hard as ligament, and many an inch at length
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the (d) as hard as a ligament, and many an inches in length
sentence is correct as given.
The tourists(rendered to the)museum on time. .274. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Afternoon) bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
(a) appeared at the (b) occurred to the substitute it, select 'no substitution required".
(c) No correction required (d) arrived at the The only course of action to (fend of the loud clamor off
conspiracy theories)is to keep everyone fully informed.
.266. The number of homes with running watered has been
Q SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Afternoon)
rising sharply since 1985. (a) fend off the loud clamour of conspiracy theories
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Afternoon) (b) No substitution required
(a) with run water (b) with running water (c) fend off the loud clamour off conspiracy theories
(c) of ran watered (d) No improvement (d) fend of the loud clamour of conspiracy Theories
Q.267.She wasfined of drivingover the speed limit. Q.275.Select the most appropriate option to substitutethe
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b .284. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
substitute it, select 'no substitution required". bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
We were asked by(Jane's aunt where she was last night.) substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Evening) The BankofNewYorkhasincreased(interestratesfourtimes
(a) No substitution required from last January.)
(b) Jane aunt's where she was last night? SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(c) Jane's aunt where was she last night. (a) interest rates four times since last January.
(d) Jane's aunt where was she was last night? (b) the interest rates four time from last January.
(c) No substitution required
.276. This has sharp decreased the cases of water-borne
Q (d) interest rates from last January, four times.
diseases.
SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Evening) .285.Drive two blocks andturn right atthe trafficlights.
Q
(a) sharp decrease (b) sharply decreased SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening)
(c) sharper decreases (d) No improvement (a) turn right in (b) No improvement
(c) turns right at (d) turn rightly at
.277. Cell phones keeps loved ones and those nearly them
Q
well connected. .286. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Morning) bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
(a) No improvement (b) keeping loved and nearly substitute it, select 'no substitution required".
(c) kept love and near (d) keep loved ones and those near (Because he has been in custody from last July.) Pickardwill
now be released in four months.
.278. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening)
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto (a) Because he had been under custody from last July,
substitute it, select "no substitution required’ (b) Because he has been in custody since last July,
(Beside myself the only English people) there were Keith and (c) Because he had been in custody from last July,
Doreen. (d) No substitution required
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(a) Besides I, the only English speaking people .287. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
(b) No substitution required bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
(c) Besides myself, the only English people meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required’ if the
(d) Beside me, the only English people sentence is correct as given.
He lost his temper (by a driver) flashed her headlights as he
.279.Youcan't bought anythingwith one cent anymore.
Q overtook.
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning)
(a) should not bought anything (b) No improvement (a) afterwards a driver (b) No correction required
(c) could not buying anything (d) can't buy anything (c) considering a driver (d) after a driver
.280.Therehasbeenaspateofsomeunfortunatelyeventsin
Q .288. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
Madurai. bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Evening) substitute it, select 'no substitution required’.
(a) unfortunate events (b) unfortunately event (There's many a good tunes)played on an old violin.
(c) No improvement (d) unfortunate some events SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning)
.281.Your parcel shouldarrived at threedays.
Q (a) No substitution required (b) There are many a good tunes
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Evening) (c) There's many good tune (d) There are many good tunes
(a) arrive in three (b) arrive in third .289.Evenintimeofnaturaldisasters,thefarmershadtopay
Q
(c) No improvement (d) arrive in the third their share of taxes.
.282. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning)
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence (a) times of natural (b) timer of natural
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the (c) times of naturally (d) No improvement
sentence is correct as given. .290. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
I received word that you(were attempting)to contactme. bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Morning) meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the
(a) No correction required (b) were strike sentence is correct as given.
(c) has attempting (d) was attempting Christianturnedroundand(stridedoffinto)theblacknessandI
.283. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q got into my car.
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Afternoon)
substitute it, select 'no substitution required". (a) strode off (b) strode of
(Plots to dispose him came)to nothing. (c) strided of (d) No correction required
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Morning) .291. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
(a) No substitution required bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
(b) Plots to dispose off him comes meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the
(c) Plots to dispose of him came sentence is correct as given.
(d) Plots which dispose him came How(can a book such as)be written before I'd livedthe
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incidents it described? ( Theshockedentrance)ofsomanywitnessesseemedtohave
SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening) brought them to their senses.
(a) No correction required ( b) could such a book SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon)
(c) must so a book (d) may such a book (a) The shocking entrances (b) The unexpected entrance
(c) The unexpecting entrances (d) No correction required
.292.I tryto eat lessmeat and more vegetables.
Q
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning) .299. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
(a) to eats less (b) to eat lesser bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
(c) to ate less (d) No improvement meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the
sentence is correct as given.
.293. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q (Most time) they didn't have enough to eat and went to bed
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto hungry
substitute it, select "no substitution required", SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening)
(This bridge neither crossed the Thames, and neither gave) (a) No correction required (b) Many a times
access to a now-lost island in the river. (c) More times (d) Many a time
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(a) This bridge either crossed the Thames, and or gave .300.Hehad thrown thewrapper into the garbage.
Q
(b) This bridge neither crossed the Thames, nor gave SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening)
(c) This bridge either crossed the Thames, nor gave (a) throw the (b) thrown the
(d) No substitution required (c) No improvement (d) has throwing the
.294. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q .301. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
substitute it, select 'no substitution required". meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the
Helightshispipe,(andonmanyaneveningshehelpsmewith) sentence is correct as given.
dishes. We saw him(the more)during Hogsmeade weekend.
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(a) and on many evenings he helped me with the (a) the many (b) the most
(b) and on many evenings he helps me with the (c) the bigger (d) No correction required
(c) and many an evenings he helps me with the
(d) No substitution required .302. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
.295. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required’ if the
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto sentence is correct as given.
substitute it, select 'no substitution required" (Then got of on)a station in the very heart of London.
That is not a solution available (tomostpeopleforwhoemail SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Morning)
has become necessity.) (a) No correction required (b) They got off at
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) (c) They got of by (d) They got off on
(a) to most people for who email has become a necessity.
(b) to most people for whom email has become a necessity. .303. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
(c) for most people to whom email has became necessity. bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
(d) No substitution required meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the
sentence is correct as given.
.296. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q Therelationshipbetweentwopeopleis(bythewayinwhat)they
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence feel and behave towards each other.
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon)
sentence is correct as given. (a) the way by which (b) by which ways
Hegrittedhisteethandtriedtoactasthoughhe(eithernoticed (c) the way in which (d) No correction required
nor cared).
SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Morning) .304. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
(a) neither noticed nor cared (b) No correction required bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
(c) either noticed or cared (d) neither noticed cared substitute it, select 'no substitution required"
Besides the atmospheric changes that make us sweat,
.297. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q (hormonal or emotional stimulus can also cause sweating).
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon)
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the (a) hormonal and emotional stimuli also causes sweating
sentence is correct as given. (b) hormonal or emotional stimuli can also cause sweating
His temperament(disposed him to)argue readily withpeople. (c) No substitution required
SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon) (d) hormonal or emotional stimulus also causing sweating
(a) disposed him of to (b) dispose him to
(c) disposed him off to (d) No correction required .305. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
.298. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required’ if the
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence sentence is correct as given.
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the We've made extraordinary(flowering as a)societyin that regard.
sentence is correct as given. SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening)
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s
(c) improvement by a (d) No correction required (The people of Philippines has voted)to elect a newpresident
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.306. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q (a) No substitution required
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto (b) The people of Philippines have voted
substitute it, select ‘no substitution required’. (c) The people of the Philippines have voted
It is expected that this police power will onlyapplytoairand (d) The people of the Philippines has voted
(sea routes between the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland).
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Solutions :-
(a) sea routes across the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(b) sea routes across the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland
ol.227.(a) Preening its plumage and became motionless.
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(c) sea routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Possessiveformofthepronoun‘It’willbeusedi.e.‘Its’and𝑉 2 of
(d) No substitution required
‘become’willbeusedasthefirstclauseofthesentenceisinthe
.307. If you want to have two cats, amaleandafemalewill
Q ast tense. Hence, ‘Preening its plumage and became
p
usually gottenalong. motionless.’ is the most appropriate answer.
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(a) will usual get (b) No improvement ol.228.(a) but they perceive the world differently.
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(c) will usually get (d) will usually got Conjunction ‘but’ will be used instead of ‘although’ as we
generally use ‘but’ to connect ideas that contrast and adverb
.308. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q ‘differently’ will be used to describe the verb ‘perceive’.Hence,
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence ‘but they perceive the worlddifferently’isthemostappropriate
meaningfully. Select the option ‘no correction required’ if the answer.
sentence is correct as given.
Both of us felt the relationship(wasn't really gonesomewhere.) ol.229.(d) brake hard
S
SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Afternoon) The correct sentence structure using Infinitive is ‘To + Base Verb’
(a) No correction required (b) wasn't really going anywhere (to eat, to go, to study). Hence, ‘brake hard’ is the most
(c) was going that direction (d) won't really gone that path appropriate answer.
.309.I like to hang my laundry outside in thesunsto dry.
Q ol.230.(b) the same aisle as
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SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Evening) Article ‘the’ is used to refer to specific or particular nouns.
(a) No improvement (b) sun to dried (c) sun to dries (d) sun to dry Similarly,thegivensentencetalksaboutaspecificnoun(aisle).
Hence, ‘the same aisle as’ is the most appropriate answer.
.310. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence ol.231.(a) a great way to unite soldiers' skills and build
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meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the We generally use article ‘a’ to refer to a nonspecific or general
sentence is correct as given. noun.Hence,‘agreatwaytounitesoldiers'skillsandbuild’isthe
It was a (easement to be far away) from that malicious old most appropriate answer.
labyrinth with its stares and gossip.
ol.232.(d) Gave the diners
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SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Evening)
‘Giving’ will be replaced by ‘gave’ as we generally use past
(a) help to be away (b) relief to be away
indefinite(V₂) to describe completed actions or events that
(c) No correction required (d) rest to be far
occurred in the past. Hence, ‘gave’ is the most appropriate
.311. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q answer.
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
ol.233.(d) through a hole
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meaningfully. Select the option ‘no correction required’ if the
‘With’ must b e replaced with ‘through’ as we generally usethe
sentence is correct as given.
preposition(through)indicatingmovementorpassagefromone
She(had a reputation)brilliance.
side or location to another. Hence,‘throughahole’isthemost
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appropriate answer.
(a) No correction required (b) have a reputation for
(c) has a reputation for (d) has a reputation of Sol.234.(a) like one of those unwelcome social summonses
hich call upon a man
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.312. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q
‘Summons’mustbereplacedwith‘Summonses’asweuseplural
bracketedsegmentinthegivensentence.Ifthereisnoneedto
nouns(summonses)with‘these/those’.Hence,‘likeoneofthose
substitute it, select 'no substitution required".
unwelcome social summonses which call upon a man’ is the
Though they allow celebrities and famous people to take
most appropriate answer.
pictures (inside the museum, but they does not allow the
general public)to do the same. ol.235.(b) which is quite some
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SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon) ‘Whichareagreater’mustbereplacedwith‘whichisquitesome’
(a) inside the museum, they do not allow the general public inthegivensentence.Theword"which"referstothedistanceof
(b) No substitution required 12 kms, and the word"are"ispluralbecauseitagreeswiththe
(c) inside the museum, but do not allowing the general public noun "distances". However, in this case, we are only talking
(d) inside the museum, they does not allow general public about one distance, so the verb "is" will be used. The adverb
"quite" isusedtoemphasisethedistance,andtheword"some"
.313. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
Q isusedtoindicatethatthedistanceissignificant.Hence,‘which
bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to is quite some’ is the most appropriate answer.
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ol.236.(a) that was beginning to affect her ability
S specially for an illegal or harmful purpose." In this case, the
e
The word "that" is a relative pronoun that refers to the noun objectorsarecooperatingwitheachothertosendsimilarletters
"preoccupation".Theword"which"isalsoarelativepronoun,but to the council. The word "between" isusedtoindicatethatthe
it is used to refer to things, not actions. In this case, we are collusion is between two or more parties. Hence, ‘there was
talking about the action of the preoccupation affecting her collusion between objectors, due to similarities’ is the most
ability, so we need to use the word "that". Hence, ‘that w as appropriate answer.
beginning to affect her ability’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.247.(d) Deliver government services
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ol.237.(d)Elected by the
S ‘Delivered’ must be r eplaced with ‘deliver’ as the correct
‘Electing by the’ must be replaced with ‘elected by the’ in the sentencestructureusingInfinitiveis‘To+BaseVerb’(toeat,to
givensentence.Aswegenerallyusepastparticiples(elected)to go, to study). Hence, ‘deliver government services’ isthemost
denotethecurrentstateofapersonorthing.Hence,‘electedby appropriate answer.
the’ will be the most appropriate answer.
ol.248.(a) Are more
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ol.238.(c) remained stationary
S ‘Have being’ must be replaced with ‘are’ as we generally use
‘Was remain’ must be replaced by ‘remained’ as the given simple present tense(Sub+are+obj)todescribeactionsthat
sentenceisinthesimplepasttensesotheverbmustbeusedin are facts or generalizations. Hence, ‘are more’ is the most
the simplepastform(V2).However,thepastformof‘remain’is appropriate answer.
‘remained’.Hence,‘remainedstationary’isthemostappropriate
structure. ol.249.(a) Sudden rush of understanding
S
‘Put off’ must be replaced with ‘rush of’asthephrase‘sudden
ol.239.(c)last seen in
S rushof’meanstodosomethingquickly.Hence,‘Suddenrushof
‘Lastly’ must be replacedwith‘last’aswegenerallyuselastas understanding’ is the most appropriate answer.
anadverbtoshowthelastoccasionbeforethepresentandthe
given sentence is in passive voice so we the 3rd form of the ol.250.(c) In fact, climbing fern is spreading so rapidly that it's
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verb(seen) will be used. Hence, ‘last seen in’ is the most It'sisacontractionandshouldbeusedwhereasentencewould
appropriate answer. read"itis."Itswithnoapostrophe,isthepossessivepronoun,like
"his"and"her,"fornounswithoutgender.Hence,‘Infact,climbing
ol.240.(c) has a broken
S fern is spreading so rapidly that it's ’ is the most appropriate
‘Haveabroken’mustbereplacedwith‘hasabroken’inthegiven answer.
sentence. According to the subject-verb agreement singular
subject always takes singular verb and plural subject always ol.251.(c) decided to reshoot
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takes plural verb. Here the subject ‘third stair’ is a singular Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepasttensesotheverbmust
subject. Hence, ‘has a broken’ is the most appropriate answer. be used inthesimplepastform(V₂).However,thepastformof
‘decide’ is ‘decided’. Hence, ‘decided to reshoot’ is the most
ol.241.(c) standing between
S appropriate answer.
Thegivensentenceisanexampleofthepastcontinuoustense.
The past continuous tense shows a continuous action that ol.252.(d) Many a time
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beganinthepast.Theverb‘stand’isusedtoindicateaposition, We generally use the phrase ‘Many a time’ to convey that
andthepreposition‘between’isusedtoindicatethelocationof somethinghashappenedfrequentlyorrepeatedly.Itemphasizes
something in between two other things. Hence, ‘standing the repetition ofanactionorevent.Hence,‘Manyatime’isthe
between’ is the most appropriate answer. most appropriate answer.
ol.242.(a) No improvement
S ol.253.(b) In Nepal
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The sentence is grammatically correct. Article‘the’mustberemovedasweonlyusearticlethewiththe
To pore over means to read a document very carefully. name of the countries whichhavepluralorsingularnouns,are
composed of multiple words or include words like ‘republic',
ol.243.(a) master's in developmental studies in the
S ‘kingdom’or‘states’.ForexampleTheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
Netherlands. The Philippines, The Maldives etc. Hence, ‘In Nepal’ is the most
We generally use the definite article "the" with countries whose appropriate answer.
names are plural or collective nouns. For example, "theUnited
States," "the Netherlands," "the Philippines," or "the Maldives." ol.254.(d) Contrasts well
S
Hence,‘master'sindevelopmentalstudiesintheNetherlands’is ‘Wells’ must be replaced with ‘Well’ as ‘well’ is an adverb and we
the most appropriate answer. never make plurals of adverbs. Hence, ‘contrasts well’ is the
most appropriate answer.
ol.244.(d) No improvement
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The sentence is grammatically correct. ol.255.(b) No improvement
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The sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.245.(d) to be at war with its own people
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‘It’s’mustbereplacedwith‘its’inthegivensentence.Theword ol.256.(d)
S
‘its’ is the possessive pronoun for the singular noun Hardly had the ink dried on last week's column, when
‘government’. Hence, ‘To be at war with its own people’ is the ‘Did’mustbereplacedwith‘Had’inordertousethepastperfect
most appropriate answer. tense. Thepastperfecttenseisusedtoindicateanactionthat
occurredbeforeanotherpastaction.Hence,‘Hardlyhadtheink
ol.246.(b)
S dried on last week's column, when’ is the most appropriate
there was collusion between objectors, due to similarities answer.
The word "collusion" means "secret agreement or cooperation
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ol.257.(a) Eager to embark on
S verb first form (V1 +s/es)inassertivesentences.Andtheverb
Adverb ‘Eagerly’ must be replaced withtheadjective‘Eager’as " seems"toindicatethattheruleappearstobeconnectedtothe
Adjectivesarewordsthatdescribeormodifynouns(Bonaparte). dispute. Hence, ‘rule that seems tied’ is the most appropriate
Wegenerallyuseprepositions(on/upon)withtheverb‘Embark’. answer.
Hence, ‘Eager to embark on’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.269.(c)took her vows
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ol.258.(a) at the meeting
S Thephrase‘takenhervows’willbereplacedwith‘tookhervows’.
The verb ‘meets’mustbereplacedwiththenoun‘meeting’and According to the rule of parallelism, if two or more verbs are
we generally use the preposition ‘at’ to indicate the specific connectedtothesamesubject,thoseverbswillbeofthesame
locationorpointintimewhereaneventorgatheringtakesplace. form. The verb ‘became’ is in simple past tense, so the other
Hence, ‘at the meeting’ is the most appropriate answer. verbwillalsobeinsimplepasttense.Hence,‘tookhervows’is
the most appropriate answer.
ol.259.(d) weather can be
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‘weathering can be’ must be replaced with ‘weathercanbe’as ol.270.(b) In the field of
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thecorrectphrasetouseis"weathercanbe,"whichconveysthe ‘On the field of’ must be replaced with ‘in the field of’ as the
intended meaning that the weather can be very hot in the preposition "in" is commonly used to indicate involvement or
summer. Hence, ‘weather can be’ is the most appropriate specializationinaparticularfield.Hence,‘inthefield’isthemost
answer. appropriate answer.
ol.260.(b) requires a lot
S ol.271.(b) stares at
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Thephrase‘haverequiredalot’willbereplacedwith‘requiresa ‘Staringat’willbereplacedwith‘staresat’asthegivensentence
lot’ because we use Simple Present Tense to state general isinpresenttense.‘Sits’isthepresentformoftheverb.‘At’isa
truths. Thegivensentencestatesageneraltruthabouttraining fixedprepositionusedaftertheverb‘stare’.Hence,‘staresat’is
dogs. Hence, ‘requires a lot’ is the most appropriate answer. the most appropriate answer.
ol.261.(b) captain and his team
S ol.272.(a) The transits of the Planet of Love happen in pairs
S
The part after the preposition is considered additional The phrase ‘in pairs’ indicates that two transits happen. So,
information, not an integral part of the subject. But sports is pluralnoun‘transits’willbeusedinplaceof ‘transit’.Hence,‘the
teamwork. It’s not only the captain but also the team which transits of the Planet of Love happen in pairs’ is the most
failedtoqualifyfortheAfricanNationalCupFinals.So,weneed appropriate answer.
touseconjunction‘and’inplaceofthepreposition‘with’.Hence,
‘captain and his team’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.273.(a) as hard as ligaments, and many were an inch long
S
‘Ligament’ must be replacedwith‘ligaments’asitspecifiesthe
ol.262.(a) No substitution required
S pluralformof‘ligaments’tomatchthepluralsubject‘them’and
The sentence is grammatically correct. provides the correct verb form ‘were’ and adjective ‘long’ for
agreement.Hence,‘ashardasligamentsandmanywereaninch
ol.263.(d) roof collapsed
S long’ is the most appropriate answer.
‘Roof collapsing’ will be replaced with ‘roof collapsed’ as it
indicates that the action of the roof falling down has already ol.274.(a) fend off the loud clamour of conspiracy theories
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happened in the past. So we need simplepasttenseandverb The phrase ‘fend off’ means to defend against or repel
form (V2) that is ‘collapsed’. Hence, ‘roof collapsed’is the most something. The phrase should be followed by the preposition
appropriate answer. "of" to indicate the object, which is ‘the loud clamour of
conspiracy theories’. Hence, ‘fend off the loud clamour of
ol.264.(d)No improvement
S conspiracy theories’ is the most appropriate answer.
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.275.(a)No substitution required
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ol.265.(d) Arrived at the
S The given sentence is grammatically correct.
‘Rendered to the’ must be replaced with ‘arrived at the’ as
"Arrived at" is a commonly used phrase to indicate reachinga ol.276.(b) sharply decreased
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specific location.Hence,‘arrivedatthe’isthemostappropriate The phrase ‘sharp decreased’ will be replaced with ‘sharply
answer. decreased’ because an adverb is required before a verb to
modify its meaning. Hence, ‘sharply decreased’ is the most
ol.266.(b) with running water
S appropriate answer.
The phrase ‘with running watered’ must be replacedwith‘with
running water’asanounisrequiredafterthepreposition'with'. ol.277.(d) keep loved ones and those near
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Also, the participle 'running' is acting as an adjective and According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a plural
requires a noun. Hence, 'with running water' is the most subject(cell phones) always takes a plural verb(keep). Andthe
appropriate answer. preposition ‘near’ is used to denote the relationship with the
noun/pronoun(them).Hence,‘keeplovedonesandthosenear’is
ol.267.(c) fined for driving
S the most appropriate answer.
‘Finedofdriving’mustbereplacedwith‘finedfordriving’asthe
preposition "for" to indicate the reason or cause for the fine. ol.278.(c) Besides myself, the only English people
S
Hence, ‘fined for driving’ is the most appropriate answer. ‘Beside’ must be replaced with ‘besides’. The preposition
‘besides’ is used to indicate in addition to or apart from
ol.268.(a) rule that seems tied
S someoneorsomething.Hence,‘besidesmyself,theonlyEnglish
‘Rulethatseemed’mustbereplacedwith‘rulethatseems’asthe people’ is the most appropriate answer.
given sentence is an example of the present tense that uses
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ol.279.(d) can't buy anything
S ol.290.(a) strode off
S
‘Bought’ must be replaced with ‘buy’ as we generally usebare The phrase ‘stridedoffinto’willbereplacedwith‘strodeoff’as
infinitive aftermodalauxiliaryverbs(can&could,may&might, the given sentence is in thepastand thecorrectpastformof
will & shall, must, would etc.) Hence, ‘can’t buy anything’ is the ‘stride’ is ‘strode’. Hence, ‘strode off’ is the most appropriate
most appropriate answer. answer.
ol.280.(a)unfortunate events
S ol.291.(b) Could such a book
S
The phrase ‘unfortunately events’ will be replaced with The phrase ‘could such a book’ functions as a conditional
‘unfortunate events’ as we need an adjective before the noun statementexpressingdoubtordisbelief.Themodalverb"could"
‘events’ to qualify its meaning, not an adverb. Hence, suggests the possibility or ability of something happening, in
‘unfortunate events’ is the most appropriate answer. thiscase,abookbeingwritten.Theword"such"emphasizesthe
particulartypeornatureofthebookbeingreferredto.Together,
ol.281.(a)arrive in three
S this choice conveys the skepticism or questioning about the
‘Modal+V₁’isthecorrectgrammaticalstructure.Preposition‘in’ book'sexistencepriortotheperson'sownexperiences.Hence,‘
or‘within’isusedtomentionthetimeperiodinwhichataskwill could such a book ’ is the most appropriate answer.
becompleted.Hence,‘arrive(V₁)inthree’isthemostappropriate
answer. ol.292.(d) No improvement
S
The sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.282.(a) No correction required
S
The sentence is grammatically correct. ol.293.(b)This bridge neither crossed the Thames,nor gave
S
Thephrase‘ThisbridgeneithercrossedtheThames,andneither
ol.283.(c) Plots to dispose of him came
S gave’ will be replaced with ‘This bridge neither crossed the
The phrase "dispose of" means to get rid of or eliminate Thames, nor gave’ because the conjunction ‘neither’ is paired
someoneorsomething.Inthissentence,thesentencesuggests with ‘nor’. Hence, ‘This bridge neithercrossedtheThames,nor
thattherewereplotsorplanstoeliminateorgetridofhim,but gave’ is the most appropriate answer.
those plans ultimately failed or had no result. Hence, ‘plots to
dispose of him came’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.294.(b) and on many evenings he helps me with the
S
‘Many + plural noun’isthecorrectgrammaticalstructure.Also,
ol.284.(a) Interest rates four times since last January.
S article ‘the’ is generally used before known or familiar things.
‘From’ will be replaced with ‘since’ because the preposition Since‘thedishes’areusedbythepersonregularly,thepersonis
‘since’isusedtodenotepointoftime.Hence,‘interestratesfour familiar‘withthedishes’.Hence,‘andonmanyeveningshehelps
times since last January’ is the most appropriate answer. me with the’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.285.(b) No improvement
S ol.295.(b) to most people for whom email has become a
S
The sentence is grammatically correct. necessity
ol.286.(b) Because he has been in custody since last July
S ‘Who’willbereplacedwith‘whom’asitfunctionsastheobjectof
“Since” is used to denote a point of time and fordepictingan the preposition (for). ‘Whom’ is the objective case form ofthe
activity that is happening from a long time like since time relative pronoun ‘who’ and is used when the pronoun is
immemorial/sinceancienttimes.“For”isusedforafixedperiod functioningastheobjectofaverborpreposition.Hence,‘whom’
oftime(countable)like2years/3months/4days/8hoursandfor is the most appropriate answer.
an activity that happened in arecenttime.Hence,‘Becausehe ol.296.(a) Neither noticed nor cared
S
has been in custody since last J uly’ is the most appropriate Theword‘either’mustbereplacedwith‘neither’as‘neither…nor’
answer. isafixedconjunctionalpair.Hence,‘neithernoticednorcared’is
ol.287.(d)after a driver
S the most appropriate answer.
Thephrase‘byadriver’willbereplacedwith‘afterthedriver’as ol.297.(d) No correction required
S
weusethepreposition‘after’toshowthatsomethinghappensat The given sentence is grammatically correct.
a later time than the other thing. The action of flashing
happened first and then the actionoflosingtemper.Itistobe ol.298.(b) The unexpected entrance
S
noted that ‘after’ is used at the beginning of the first action. The phrase ‘The shocked entrance’ will be replaced with ‘The
Hence, ‘after a driver’ is the most appropriate answer. unexpected entrance’ as the word ‘unexpected’ fits into the
contextofthesentence.‘Unexpectedentrance’meansenteringa
ol.288.(d)There are many good tunes
S placeinasurprisingmanner.Hence,‘theunexpectedentrance’is
The phrase ‘There's many a good tunes’ will be replaced with the most appropriate answer.
‘Therearemanygoodtunes’becausepluralnoun(tunes)should
be used with the adjective ‘many’. The verb will also change ol.299.(d) Many a time
S
accordingly.Pluralverbwillbeusedwiththepluralnoun‘tunes’. The phrase ‘many a time’ is an idiomatic expression used to
Hence, ‘There are many good tunes’ is the most appropriate indicatemultipleinstancesoroccasions.Itiscommonlyusedto
answer. convey the meaning of ‘often’ or ‘frequently.’ Hence, ‘Many a
time’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.289.(a) times of natural
S
The phrase ‘time of disaster’ will be replaced with the phrase ol.300.(c) No improvement
S
‘times of disaster’. The phrase ‘in times of’ is used to referto The given sentence is grammatically correct.
situations that occur repeatedly or over an extended periodof
time. Natural disasters happen quite often. Hence, ‘times of ol.301.(b) The most
S
natural’ is the most appropriate answer. We generally use superlative degree ‘most’ with definite article
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‘the. Hence, ‘the most’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.312.(a)
S
inside the museum, they do not allow the general public
ol.302.(b) They got off at
S According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular
‘Thengotofon’mustbereplacedwith‘theygotoffat’because subject alwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubject(they)
we generally use the phrase ‘getoff’tophysicallyleavefroma always takes a plural verb (do). Hence, ‘they do not allow the
vehicleormodeoftransportation.Also‘at’isusedtoindicatea general public’ is the most appropriate answer.
specific place or position. Hence, ‘they got off at’ is the most
appropriate answer. ol.313.(c) The people of the Philippines have voted
S
Accordingtothe‘Subject-VerbAgreementRule’,apluralsubject
Sol.303.(c) The way in which (people)alwaystakesapluralverb(have).Hence,‘thepeopleof
hephrase‘bythewayinwhat’mustbereplacedwith‘theway
T the Philippines have voted’ is the most appropriate answer.
in which’ as we generally use the phrase ‘the way in which’to
showthemannerinwhichsomethingisbeingdone.Thisphrase
givesthesamemeaningastherelativeadverb‘how’.Hence,‘the
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way in which’ is the most appropriate answer.
Q.314. A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea
ol.304.(a)
S lived on.
Hormonal and emotional stimuli also causes sweating SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift)
Theconjunction‘or’willbereplacedwiththeconjunction‘and’as (a) lives in (b) live on (c) No improvement (d) lives on
itisusedtoconnecttwoormorewords.Sinceboththefactors
.315.She cuts herhaired shortin the summer.
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‘hormonalstimulus’and‘emotionalstimulus’areresponsiblefor
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sweating, we need to use the conjunction ‘and’. The given
(a) hair short (b) hairy short (c) No improvement (d) hair shortest
sentence is an example of Simple Present Tense as the
prepositional phrase is given in Simple Present tense. Hence, .316. Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the
Q
‘hormonal and emotional stimuli also causes s weating’ is the Western world.
most appropriate answer. SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) No improvement
ol.305.(a) progress as a
S
(b) Herbalism has become but all an extinct skill
‘Progressasa’functionsasaprepositionalphrasemodifyingthe
(c) Herbalism become an extinct skill
noun ‘society’. It indicates that the society has made
(d) Herbalism has become but an extinct skill
extraordinary progress or advancement in a certain regard.
Hence, ‘progress as a’ is the most appropriate answer. .317. The Blue House is practising it's songs for the
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competition.
ol.306.(c)
S
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sea routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(a) No improvement (b) practised it's
Article ‘the’ must be removed as ‘Great Britain and northern
(c) practising its (d) practise its
ireland’ is being used as a proper noun torefertothespecific
region,sothedefinitearticleisnotrequired.Hence,‘searoutes .318.Selecttheoptionthatwillimprovethe(bracketed)partof
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between Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ is the most the sentence. In case of noimprovementselecttheoption'No
appropriate answer. improvement'.
When you ride a horse, (you sat on it and control it's)
ol.307.(c) Will usually get
S
movements.
Thephrase‘willusuallygotten’willbereplacedwith‘willusually
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get’aswegenerallyusethefirstformoftheverbaftermodals.
(a) you sit on it and afterwards control it's
Hence, ‘will usually get(V1)’ is the most appropriateanswer.
(b) you seated on it and control it's
ol.308.(b) wasn’t really going anywhere
S (c) you sit on it and control its
We generally use the Gerund(going) as these areactuallyverb (d) No improvement
forms used as nouns to show activities. Hence, ‘wasn’t really
.319.This heap of rubbish has notbeen removefor6 months.
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going anywhere’ is the most appropriate answer.
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ol.309.(d) sun to dry
S (a) No improvement (b) been removing from
The word ‘suns’ must be replaced with ‘sun’ aswedon’tmake (c) been removes since (d) been removed for
plurals of the propernoun'Sun'.Hence,‘suntodry’isthemost
.320. Africa has glaciers on the Mount Kilimanjaro in
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appropriate answer.
Tanzania and on the Mount Kenya.
ol.310.(b) relief to be away.
S SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
‘Easement’mustbereplacedwith‘relief’asitconveysthesense (a) Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and the Mount Kenya
of comfort and freedom from something undesirable. Hence, (b) Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya
‘relief to be away’ is the most appropriate answer. (c) No improvement
(d) the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and to Mount Kenya
ol.311.(c) Has a reputation for
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The phrase ‘had a reputation’ must be replaced with ‘has a .321. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
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reputation for’. Accordingtosubject-verbagreement,asingular bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
verbshouldbeusedforasingularsubject.Wegenerallyusethe meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No
preposition‘for’toexpressreason.Hence,‘hasareputationfor’ improvement'.
is the most appropriate answer. The councillor(said that, "We plan to make the statea safer
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p .330. The thieves entered a house at nightanddecampwith
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SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) valuableworth Rs. 50,000.
(a) said, "We plan to make the state a safest place for SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(b) said, "We plan to make the state a safer place for (a) decamped with valuables (b) No improvement
(c) No improvement (c) decamps with valuable (d) decamping with valuably
(d) said that, "We are planning to make the state a safe place for
Q.331.Improvetheunderlinedpartofthesentence.Choose‘No
.322. People who came into contact with the carrier are in
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danger ofcatching the disease. correct.
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) They hired a maidto have cleanerthe house.
(a) at dangerous of (b) No improvement SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(c) in danger off (d) in dangers for (a) to cleans (b) No improvement (c) to clean (d) for cleaner
.323. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q .332.Their appointmentlasted foralmost an hour.
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bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)
meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required' if the (a) lastly for (b) lasting for (c) No improvement (d) last for
sentence is correct as given.
We(opened)on a new travel venture. .333. A young girlwaskidnappedfromthemainlystreetin3
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SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) o'clock yesterday afternoon.
(a) No correction required (b) Begun (c) Initiated (d) Embarked SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(a) main streets in (b) main street on
.324.Selecttheoptionthatwillimprovethe(bracketed)partof
Q (c) No improvement (d) main street at
the sentence. In case of noimprovementselecttheoption'No
improvement'. .334. I try totravelling lightly,packing onlythe bare essentials.
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Theplaywas(eitherasfunnyoras)disturbingasShivangtoldit SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift)
was. (a) No improvement (b) travelled light
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) (c) travels lightly (d) travel lightly
(a) No improvement (b) either as funny nor as .335.Selecttheoptionthatwillimprovethe(bracketed)partof
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(c) neither as funny nor as (d) neither as funny or as the sentence. In case of noimprovementselecttheoption'No
.325.Afully growChihuahua weighs less than theaverage
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house cat. There'sevena(picturebywhichawitchisriding)abroomstick
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) on the sides of the police cars.
(a) No improvement (b) fully grown SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(c) fullest grown (d) fully growth (a) No improvement (b) picture that of a witch riding
(c) pictures of witch riding (d) picture of a witch riding
.326. He released the brake, and the tractor slow moved
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forward. .336.The dogchased the ballinto the neighbour'syard.
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SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) No improvement (b) slow move (a) chase the ball (b) No improvement
(c) slowly move (d) slowly moved (c) chasing the ball (d) has chasing the ball
.327.The dog will whine at the door when hewantsto goout.
Q .337.Add more flour if the dough istoo stickiest.
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SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) wants to gone (b) want to go (a) too stickier (b) too sticky (c) No improvement (d) much stick
(c) No improvement (d) wants to going .338.Thereareanumberofplacesofhistoricalorreligiously
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.328. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q importance.
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift)
meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No (a) religiosity important (b) religious importance
improvement'. (c) No improvement (d) religious important
The businessmanalsoinsisted(thatthepolicehadissuedhim .339. Healwayscheckstheweatherinthemorningbeforehe
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several summons). leaves for working.
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(a) that the police issued him with several summonses (a) leaves for work (b) leave for work
(b) that the police issued him several summons (c) left for works (d) No improvement
(c) No improvement
(d) that the police had issued him several summonses .340. She dedicated her entire life to the serviced of the
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poorestof the poor.
.329.Selecttheoptionthatwillimprovethe(bracketed)partof
Q SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift)
the sentence. In case of noimprovementselecttheoption'No (a) service of the poorest (b) No improvement
improvement'. (c) services off the poorest (d) serviced of the poorer
The detention(arised two distinct) but closely linkedquestions.
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) .341.My new shoes gaveme a blisteredon my rightheel.
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(a) raised two distinct (b) rises two distinct SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(c) No improvement (d) increased two distinct (a) me a blisters (b) I a blister
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(c) No improvement (d) me a blister ( a) soaked from walking (b) soak from walking
(c) No improvement (d) soaks from walk
.342.The shelf istoo highestfor me to reach.
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SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) .353. If proper treat, the wound should heal within a few
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(a) too highly (b) more higher (c) No improvement (d) too high weeks.
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.343.Ican'tconcentrateonmyworkbecauseIamthinkingoff
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that beautiful scene. (c) properly treatment (d) No improvement
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(a) was think of (b) am thinking about Q.354. But what of the young people whom are part of the
(c) is thinking about (d) No improvement ricket crowds, some of who are presumably born in England?
c
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.344.The actorsis to shootthe scene three times.
Q (a) who are part of the cricket crowds, some of who are
SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) presumably born in England
(a) No improvement (b) had to shooting (b) No improvement
(c) has to shoot (d) had to shoot (c) whom are part of the cricket crowds, some of whom are
Q.345.Icanhearthebandwhichisplayingpatriotictunes,inthe presumably born in England
layground.
p (d) who are part of the cricket crowds, some of whom are
SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) presumably born in England
(a) No improvement (b) patriot tunes Q.355. There has been a noticeable fall in the number of
(c) patriotic tuning (d) patriotically tuned hildren dying from malnutrition.
c
.346. I won't bore you with the details, but Ifinallyfinishmy
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taxes. (a) noticeable falling (b) No improvement
SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (c) noticeably falling (d) noticeably falls
(a) No improvement (b) finally finished Q.356. Scientists have predictedthatthecultivationofricewill
(c) final finishing (d) finally finishing eaffected severe.
b
.347.Selecttheoptionthatwillimprovethe(bracketed)partof
Q SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
the sentence. In case of noimprovementselecttheoption'No (a) affect severe (b) No improvement
improvement'. (c) effecting severely (d) affected severely
Check all radiators for (meagre leaks,special)roundpipework .357.Dadsaidthat,“Shewouldhavebeenagreatsisterifshe
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connections. was just a bit more careful”.
SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) small leaks, especially (b) No improvement (a) No improvement
(c) modest leaks, specially (d) cramped leaks, specially (b) that, "She would have been a great sister if she were just a bit
.348.Remember to close the windows beforeyou leave.
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SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) (c) "She would have been a great sister if she were just a bit
(a) your leave (b) No improvement more careful”
(c) you leaves (d) you have leaving (d) “She would have been a greatest sister if she was just a bit
more careful"
.349.None of thewitnessed could identifythe suspect.
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SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) .358.Thenumberofwomenworkingoutsidehomeshasbeen
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(a) No improvement (b) witness had identify steadyincreasing.
(c) witnessed could identified (d) witnesses could identify SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(a) has been steadily (b) had been steadier
.350.The early morning flight is thelest expensive.
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SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) least's expensive (b) least expensive .359.I didn't havetimes to watchthe whole movie.
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(c) lastly expensive (d) No improvement SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(a) time to watch (b) timer to watched
.351. Select thewordsegmentthatsubstitutes(replaces)the
Q (c) time to watching (d) No improvement
bracketed word segmentcorrectlyandcompletesthesentence
meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No Solutions :-
improvement'.
Nonetheless, (many an old poets, s uch as Tennyson and ol.314.(d)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepresenttenseso
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Browning, has)kept their romances to the end. the verb must be used in the simple present form(V1). Hence,
SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) ‘lives(V1) on’is the most appropriate answer.
(a) many old poets, such as Tennyson and Browning, have
(b) many old poets, such Tennyson and Browning, has Sol.315.(a) We cannot write the past form of theuncountable
(c) No improvement oun ‘hair’. Hence, ‘haired’ must be replaced with ‘hair’ & ‘hair
n
(d) many a old poets, such Tennyson and Browning, has short’ becomes the most appropriate answer.
.352.His shoes weresoaked from walkthrough thedew.
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SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) The given sentence is grammatically correct.
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sentencenormallyreads"itis",theapostrophe(‘s)indicatesthat preposition ‘to’. Hence, ‘to clean(V1)’ is the most appropriate
partofawordhasbeenremovedlikeIt'srainingisacontraction answer.
of It is raining. Whereas, “Its” with no apostrophe(‘s) is the
ol.332.(c) No improvement.
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possessiveformofthepronoun‘it’whichmeansbelongingtoit
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
like the doghurtitstail.Similarlyinthegivensentence,‘songs’
belong to the Blue House. Hence, ‘practising its songs’ is the ol.333.(d)Thegivensentenceneedsanadjective(main)totell
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most appropriate answer. aqualityaboutthesubjectandnotanadverb(mainly).However,
we always use the preposition ‘at’ before a time clause (3
ol.318.(c) “It's” is a contraction and should be used wherea
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o’clock). Hence,‘main street at’is the most appropriateanswer.
sentencenormallyreads"itis",theapostrophe(‘s)indicatesthat
partofawordhasbeenremovedlikeIt'srainingisacontraction Sol.334.(d) Wegenerallyusethefirstformoftheverb(V1)after
of It is raining. Whereas, “Its” with no apostrophe(‘s) is the t he preposition ‘to’. Hence, ‘to travel(V1) lightly’ is the most
possessiveformofthepronoun‘it’whichmeansbelongingtoit appropriate answer.
like the dog hurt its tail. Similarly in the given sentence,
‘movements’ belong to the Horse. Hence, ‘you sit on it and ol.335.(d)Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
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control its movements’is the most appropriate answer. Thepreposition‘by’mustbereplacedwith‘of’.Hence,‘pictureof
a witch riding’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.319.(d) ‘Has + V3’ is the correct grammatical structure for
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thegivensentencewhichisinthepresentperfecttense.Hence, ol.336.(b) No improvement.
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‘has been removed(V3) for 6 months’ is the most appropriate The given sentence is grammatically correct.
answer.
ol.337.(b) The given sentence needs a positive degree
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ol.320.(b)Wedonotusethedefinitearticle‘the’before‘Mount’
S adjective not a superlative degree adjective(stickiest). Hence,
.Hence,‘the’willberemovedfromthegivensentence&‘Mount ‘too sticky’is the most appropriate answer.
KilimanjaroinTanzaniaandonMountKenya’becomesthemost
ol.338.(b) Thegivensentenceneedsanadjective(religious)to
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appropriate answer.
tell a quality about the subject and not an adverb(religiously).
ol.321.(b) We never use ‘that’ with thereportingverb(said)in
S Hence,‘religious importance’is the most appropriateanswer.
direct speech. Hence, ‘that’ will be removed from the given
ol.339.(a) We will not use the gerund(V-ing) formoftheverb
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sentence & ‘The councillor said, "We plantomakethestatea
‘work’inthegivensentence.Hence,‘leavesforwork’isthemost
safer place for everyone." becomes the most appropriate
appropriate answer,
answer.
ol.340.(a) Wegenerallyusethefirstformoftheverb(V1)after
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ol.322.(b) No improvement.
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thepreposition‘to’.Hence,‘totheservice(V1)ofthepoorest’is
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
the most appropriate answer.
ol.323.(d) ‘Embarked’ meanstogoontoashiporanaircraft.
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ol.341.(d)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepresenttenseso
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Thegivensentencestatesthatweembarkedonanewjourney.
the verb must be used in the simple present form(V1). Hence,
Hence,‘embarked’is the most appropriate answer.
‘me a blister(V1)’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.324.(c) ‘Neither………nor’ is a fixedconjunctionpair.Hence,
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ol.342.(d) We will use thepositivedegreeadjectiveafter‘too’
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‘neither as funny nor as’is the most appropriateanswer.
not the superlative form(highest).Hence,‘toohigh’isthemost
ol.325.(b)'Grow'mustbereplacedwith'grown'asweneedan
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adjective here to qualify thenoun'chihuahua'.'Grown'isapast ol.343.(b)Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
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participle of 'grow', acting as an adjective. Hence,'fully grown'is The preposition ‘off’ must be replaced with ‘about’ as we
the most appropriate answer. generally use the preposition ‘about’ after the noun ‘thinking’.
ol.326.(d) The given sentence needs an adverb(slowly) to
S Hence,‘I am thinking about’is the most appropriateanswer.
modify the verb(moved) and not an adjective(slow). Hence, ol.344.(d) The given sentence talks about an action that
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‘slowly moved’is the most appropriate answer. happened in the past tense so it will have a verb in the past
ol.327.(c) No improvement.
S form(had). Hence,‘had to shoot’is the most appropriateanswer.
The given sentence is grammatically correct. ol.345.(a) No improvement.
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ol.328.(d) The given sentence needs the plural form of
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‘summons’ which is ‘summonses’. Hence, ‘that the police had ol.346.(b) We will use the past formoftheverb‘finish’inthe
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issued him several summonses’is the most appropriateanswer. latter part of the givensentenceasittalksaboutanactivityof
ol.329.(a) The given sentence needs a verb in the past
S the past. Hence, ‘finally finished’ is the most appropriate
tense(V2) because it talks about an action of the past.Hence, answer.
‘raised(V2) two distinct’is the most appropriateanswer. ol.347.(a)Thegivensentenceneedsanadverb(especially)and
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ol.330.(a)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepasttensesothe
S not anadjective(special).Hence,‘smallleaks,especially’isthe
verb must be used in the simple past form(V2). Hence, most appropriate answer.
‘decamped(V2) with valuables’ is the most appropriateanswer. Sol.348.(b) No improvement.
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ol.349.(d) ‘Witness’ is a person who sees something happen
S (a) No substitution required (b) the most popular than
and whocantellotherpeopleaboutitlater.However,thegiven (c) as more popular than (d) so popular than
sentence needs a ‘noun’ and not a ‘verb’. Hence, the verb
‘witnessed’ must be replaced with the noun ‘witness’ &
Solutions :-
‘witnesses could identify’ becomes the most appropriate
answer. ol.360.(d)Theadjectiveinthesentenceistragic.Theadjective
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ol.350.(b)‘Superlativedegreeadjective’denotestheformofan
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adjective that expresses the highest or a very high degree of of tragic we willadd“less”beforeit.Hence,‘lesstragicthan’is
qualityofathing,person,etc.Forexample,best,worst,greatest, the most appropriate answer.
most, least, etc. However, we always place the definite article ol.361.(a) No substitution required.
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‘the’ before any superlative adjective. Similarly, in the given The given sentence is grammatically correct.
sentence, ‘least’ isthesuperlativedegreeadjective.Hence,‘the
least expensive’is the most appropriate answer.
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Sol.351.(a) Accordingtothe“Subject-VerbAgreementRule”,a
ingularsubjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubject
s .362. Hewaslookingintohisbookforthelasttwohoursbut
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always takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, ‘poets’ is a couldn't find it.
pluralsubjectthatwilltake‘have’asapluralverb.Hence,‘many SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift)
old poets, such as Tennyson and Browning, have’ isthemost (a) looking down on his book (b) looking above his book
appropriate answer. (c) looking for his book (d) looking after his book
ol.352.(a) ‘Preposition + V - ing’ is the correct grammatical
S .363.Pintuhasbeenadvisedtoreducesmokingbyhisfamily
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structure for the given sentence. Hence,‘soaked fromwalking(V doctor.
- ing)’is the most appropriate answer. SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift)
(a) cut down (b) less down (c) lower down (d) up down
ol.353.(b) The given sentence needs an adverb(properly) to
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modify the verb(treated) and not an adjective(proper). Hence, .364.Navika is asuperb and impressivechild inher class.
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‘properly treated’is the most appropriate answer. SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
(a) Splendid (b) Brilliant (c) Dazzling (d) Vivid
ol.354.(d) If the relative pronoun is followed by a ‘verb’,then
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therelativepronounmustbe‘who’andifitisfollowedbyanoun .365.I went to Parisregularly.
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or pronoun, then the relative pronoun must be ‘whom’. SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
Hence,‘whoare(verb)partofthecricketcrowds,someofwhom (a) twice (b) often (c) yesterday (d) happily
are presumably born in England’is the most appropriateanswer.
.366.Thenewshopthatopenedlastweekarehardlysufficient
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ol.355.(b) No improvement.
S stock of the products that it advertised about.
The given sentence is grammatically correct. SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift)
(a) hardly hadn't (b) hardly had (c) hardly is having (d) is had
ol.356.(d) The given sentence needs an adverb(severely) to
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modify the verb(affected) and not anadjective(severe).Hence, Q.367.Abu said thathe saw the picture.
‘affected severely’is the most appropriate answer. SC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift)
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(a) he has seen the picture (b) he will have seen the picture
ol.357.(c) ‘If + Subject + Plural Verb’ is the correct
S (c) he would have seen the picture (d) he had seen the picture
grammaticalstructureforthegivensentence.Hence,‘Shewould
have been a great sister if she(subject) were(plural verb) just a .368.Finally, here are a few examples ofpassagesand their
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bit more careful’ is the most appropriate answer. précis.
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ol.358.(a) The given sentence needs an adverb(steadily) to
S (a) by passages and their précis
modifytheverb(increasing)andnotanadjective(steady).Hence, (b) of passages and there precis
‘has been steadily increasing’is the most appropriateanswer. (c) of passages and there precises
(d) No substitution
ol.359.(a)Wewillnotaddanextra‘s’tothenoun‘time’asitwill
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make the given sentencegrammaticallyincorrect.Hence,‘time .369.We live in apopulatedcountry of 120 millionpeople.
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to watch’is the most appropriate answer. SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift)
(a) congested (b) dense (c) populous (d) No substitute
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.370.Last before year, Shirley got very good grades.
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SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (1st Shift)
.360. Edward II is tragic than s
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(a) The last year before (b) Before last year
dramatist.
(c) The year before last (d) Before year last
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(a) as least tragic as (b) No substitution required Q.371.Oscaristhemostprestigiousawardwhichisintroduced
(c) the most tragic (d) less tragic than t o goodactors in that year.
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Q.361.Bloomberg Businessweek isnot more popularthansome
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(c) awarded to best (d) attached to fine SC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift)
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(a) buying a decent living (b) earning a better living
.372.WhenIreachedhomelate,Ifoundmychildrenwaitingon
Q (c) purchase a reputed life (d) No substitution
me.
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift) .383. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of
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(a) waiting with me (b) waiting by me preposition.
(c) waiting about me (d) waiting for me SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
(a) Ashok was in the bus stop. (b) Ashok was to the bus stop.
.373. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of the
Q (c) Ashok was on the bus stop. (d) Ashok was at the bus stop.
adverb of frequency.
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift) .384.Unemployment hasbecome a fiery questionofthe day.
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(a) Radha goes to Nagpur with great affection. SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
(b) Radha goes to Nagpur for her office work. (a) become a burning question (b) become a freezing question
(c) Radha often goes to Nagpur. (c) become a furious question (d) become a flaming question
(d) Radha goes to Nagpur to meet her uncle.
.385. Select the most appropriate option to replace the
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.374. Rita will never have changed herjobifshewouldhave
Q underlined segment in the given sentence.
been promoted. Theyspokeabout the political turmoil in the state.
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(a) No substitution (b) should never have (a) expressed (b) said (c) talked (d) stated
(c) would never have (d) shall never have
Q.386. Mr. Alfred hasn't thought of his friend since he went
.375. The art history teacher w
Q as sacked after she were broad.Out of sight, out of mind.
a
thoughttaking school supplies. SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (4th Shift)
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift) (a) Once you leave the country, your memories vanish
(a) she was wondered ( b) she was dumped (b) He lost his memory, as he could not see
(c) she was caught (d) she was enlightened (c) If you do not see someone, you forget about them.
(d) He simply forgot
.376.ThebankerwarnedmenottobecarelessfrommyATM
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card. .387. Substitute the underlined words withtheoptionthatis
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SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) closest in meaning to it.
(a) careless beside (b) careless with Give ussome room for improvement.
(c) careless across (d) careless on SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (4th Shift)
(a) an opportunity for improvement
.377. Santa Claus stays at the North Pole when he isn’t out
Q (b) room in a house for improvement
delivergifts for Christmas. (c) advice for improvement
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) (d) a warning for improvement
(a) Out to delivering (b) Out delivering
(c) No substitution (d) Out of deliver .388. No sooner did this idea enter his head, than it carried
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conviction with it.
.378. The intern should take a right choice in choosing the
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right job for her. (a) No sooner does this idea enter
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) (b) No substitution
(a) rake a right choice (b) make a right choice (c) No sooner do his idea enter
(c) fix a right choice (d) take the right choice (d) No sooner has his idea enter
.379.Old peopleacquire experiencethrough age.
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SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift) elebrated between the country.
c
(a) got experience (b) developed experience SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
(c) experienced (d) gain experience (a) No substitution ( b) celebrated upon the country
.380. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of
Q (c) celebrated at the country (d) celebrated across the country
preposition. .390. The rate of interest for the loan went out all our
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SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift) calculations.
(a) By means of rope ladders they scaled the wall. SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
(b) Along with means of rope ladders they scaled the wall. (a) under all our calculations (b) No substitution
(c) in means of rope ladders they scaled the wall. (c) beyond all our calculations (d) besides all our calculations
(d) Of means of rope ladders they scaled the wall.
.391.Shyama does not laugh,nor she smiles.
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.381. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of
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preposition. (a) nor she does smile (b) she does smile
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) (c) nor does she smile (d) nor she smile does
(a) Children are fond to sweets.
(b) Children are fond off sweets. .392. The MNC is abouttobebankrupt,accordingtoreliable
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(c) Children are fond with sweets. sources.
(d) Children are fond of sweets. SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift)
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(a) The lion and the unicorn fought between the crown.
.393.Selecttheappropriateadverbfortheunderlinedwordin
Q (b) The lion and the unicorn fought for the crown.
the sentence. (c) The lion and the unicorn fought by the crown.
We consideredin briefthe long term solution to theproblem. (d) The lion and the unicorn fought up the crown.
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(a) briefly (b) briefless (c) brief (d)briefness .405. The bus is now full of passengers, itwillleavesoon.
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.394.Computersandmobilephoneshavebecomeanecessary
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andimportantpart of our lives.
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(a) a requisite (b) an essential (c) a required (d) a needed
ol.362.(c) looking for his book
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.395.Many companiesdisplaced playingincome taxlast year.
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There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The
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preposition ‘into’ used after the verb ‘looking’ is incorrect & it
(a) hedged to paying (b) circumvent to paying
must be replaced with the correct preposition ‘for’ because
(c) hedged in paying (d) evaded paying
‘looking for’ which means to search something is the correct
.396.Wehaveonlyjustenoughmoneytoliveonnow,andifmy
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husband loses his job, we’ll reallybe up again it. answer.
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ol.363.(a) cut down.
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(a) be up gone it (b) be up across it
‘Cutdown’isaphrasethatmeanstoreducethesize,amount,or
(c) be up cross it (d) be up against it
quantity of something. Similarly,thegivensentencestatesthat
Pintuhasbeenadvisedtoreducesmokingbyhisfamilydoctor.
.397.Blindby a dust storm, they fell into disorder.
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Hence, ‘cut down’ is the most appropriate answer.
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(a) Have been blind (b) Blinded (c) Blinding (d) Being blind ol.364.(b)Brilliant -superb and impressive
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Splendid -very good, excellent
.398.Hewasnotabletoadopthimselftothenewenvironment
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Dazzling -causing strong admiration
of the hostel.
Vivid -having or producing a strong, clear picturein your mind
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(a) able to adept himself to (b) able for adopt himself to Sol.365.(c) yesterday.
(c) able to adopt himself with (d) able to adapt himself to ‘An adverb of time’ can tell us about when an action happens.
Moreover, late, tomorrow, today, everyday, weekly, yearly,
.399. Scoresgivenbythemembersaretobeconsolidatedand
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yesterday, last month, tonight, last week, immediately, etc. are
sent inthe head officeimmediately.
someadverbsoftime.Similarly,thegivensentenceisinthepast
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tense(went), and for that, we will use an adverb oftimeinthe
(a) No substitution (b) after the head office
past tense. Hence, ‘yesterday’ is the most appropriate answer.
(c) at the head office (d) to the head office
ol.366.(b) hardly had.
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.400. Youmust aware offriends who speak againstyou.
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AccordingtotheRuleofInversion,theverbalwaysbeusedafter
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the adverbs like Hardly, Scarcely, Barely. Hence, ‘hardly
(a) caution of (b) beware of (c) scarce of (d) careful of
had(verb)’ is the most appropriate answer.
.401.Thepercentageofemployeeswhocalledinsickandthe
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ol.367.(d) he had seen the picture
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number of employees who left their jobs within 2 years(were
We generally write the past tense structure ‘Had + V3” after the
reflective of the level of job satisfaction).
connecting word ‘that’ in any sentence which is in theindirect
SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (1st Shift)
form.Similarly,thegivensentenceiswrittenintheindirectform.
(a) are reflective of the level of job satisfaction
Hence, ‘he had seen(V3) the picture’ is the most appropriate
(b) is reflective of the level of job satisfaction
answer.
(c) has reflected the level of job satisfaction
(d) were reflective on the level of job satisfaction ol.368.(d) No substitution.
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The sentence is grammatically correct.
.402. They decided to have a meeting to discuss about the
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project. ol.369.(c) populous.
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SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) Thegivensentenceneedsanadjective‘populous’andnotaverb
(a) to discuss through the project (b) to discuss the project ‘populated’. Hence, ‘populous’ is the most appropriate answer.
(c) to discuss over the project (d) to discuss beyond the project
ol.370.(c)The year before last
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.403. This package is ideal for infant teenager who are just
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getting started with babysitting. one.ThegivensentencestatesthatShirleygotverygoodgrades
SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift) intheyearbeforethepreviousone.Hence,‘Theyearbeforelast’
(a) youngest teenagers (b) younger teenagers is the most appropriate answer.
(c) young teenagers (d) No substitution required
ol.371.(c) awarded to best.
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Q.404.Select the sentence with the appropriate useof Oscars are ‘awards’ which are generally awarded and not
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introduced. Moreover, we will use a superlative degree ol.383.(d)Ashok was at the bus stop.
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adjective(best)fortheactorsgettingtheaward.Hence,‘awarded We generally use the preposition ‘at’ to describe a particular
to best’ is the most appropriate answer. position/place. Similarly, the bus stop is the particular
position/place in the given sentence.Hence,‘Ashokwasatthe
ol.372.(d) waiting for me.
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There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The
preposition‘on’mustbereplacedwith‘for’becausewegenerally ol.384.(a) become a burning question.
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use the preposition‘for’withtheverb‘wait’.Hence,‘waitingfor ‘A burning question’ means an urgent or crucial issue under
me’ is the most appropriate answer. heated discussion. The given sentence states that
unemploymenthasbecomeanurgentorcrucialissueoftheday.
ol.373.(c) Radha often goes to Nagpur.
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An adverb of frequency is a word that canbeplacedafterthe answer.
noun or pronoun in a sentencetogivemoreinformationabout
theverb,adjectiveoranotheradverb.Someexamplesofadverbs ol.385.(c)talked.
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of frequencies are rarely, often, always, never and sometimes. ‘Talked’ means to discuss something serious or important.
Similarly, ‘often’ as an adverb of frequency is perfectlyusedin Talkedaboutisphrasalverb.Thegivensentencestatesthatthey
option ‘c’. Hence, ‘Radha often goes to Nagpur’ is the most talked about the political turmoil inthestate.Hence,‘talked’is
appropriate answer. the most appropriate answer.
ol.374.(c)would never have.
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Thegivensentenceisinthepasttensesotheverbmustbeused someone, you forget about them.
inthepastform(V2).Hence,‘would(V2)neverhave’isthemost The given sentence states that Mr. Alfred has forgottenabout
appropriate answer. his friend because he has not seen him since he went abroad.
ol.375.(c) she was caught.
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According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular opportunity for improvement.
subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways
takesapluralverb.Inthegivensentence,‘Teacher’isasingular ol.388.(b)No substitution.
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subjectthatwilltake‘was’asasingularverb.However,‘caught’ The given sentence is grammatically correct.
means to capture somebody/something that you have been ol.389.(d)celebrated across the country.
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following or looking for. Hence, ‘she was caught’ is the most Thepreposition‘across’meansfromoneside/partofsomething
appropriate answer. totheother.ThegivensentencestatesthatHoliisafestivalof
ol.376.(b) careless with.
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There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The countrytotheother.Hence,‘celebratedacrossthecountry’isthe
preposition‘from’mustbereplacedwith‘with’.Hence,‘careless most appropriate answer.
with’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.390.(c) Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
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ol.377.(b) Out delivering.
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“Preposition(out) + V-ing” is the correct grammatical structure ‘go/went beyond calculations’isthecorrectphrasethatmeans
forthegivensentence.Hence,‘outdelivering(V-ing)’isthemost something that you cannot count. Hence, ‘beyond all our
appropriate answer. calculations’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.378.(b) make a right choice.
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We generally use the verb ‘make’ with choice and not ‘take’. contain the verb ‘does’ for the correct grammatical context.
Hence,thecorrectphraseforthegivensentenceis‘makearight Hence,‘nor does she smile’is the most appropriateanswer.
choice’ that means to make the right decision. ol.392.(b)‘Go bankrupt’ is a phrase that means donot have
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ol.379.(d) gain experience.
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We generally use the verb ‘gain’ before experience and not MNCisunabletopayitsdebts.Hence,‘gobankrupt’isthemost
‘acquire’. The given sentence is afactsosimplepresenttense appropriate answer.
will be used. Hence, ‘gain experience’ is the correct phrase. ol.393.(a) ‘Briefly’ is an adverb that means describing
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ol.380.(a)By means of rope ladders they scaled thewall.
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‘Bymeansof’isaphrasethatmeanswiththehelpofsomething. thatweconsideredinafewwordsthelongtermsolutiontothe
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of rope ladders. Hence, ‘By means ofropeladderstheyscaled ol.394.(b) ‘Essential’ meanscompletelynecessaryorthatyou
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the wall’ is the most appropriate answer. musthaveordo.Thegivensentencestatesthatcomputersand
ol.381.(d)Children are fond of sweets.
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‘Fond of something’ means having feelings of affection for our lives. Hence,‘an essential’is the most appropriateanswer.
something. Similarly, the given sentence states that Children ol.395.(d)evaded paying.
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have feelings ofaffectionforsweets.Hence,‘Childrenarefond ‘Evade’ means to manage to escape from or to avoidmeeting
of sweets’ is the most appropriate answer. somebody/something. The given sentence states that many
ol.382.(d) No substitution.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. paying’ is the most appropriate answer.
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ol.396.(d) Be up against it
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‘Up against’ is a phrase that means inadifficultsituation.The
given sentence states that wehaveonlyjustenoughmoneyto .406.AsSimonhadalreadybeentothepark,heleadtheway
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liveonnow,andifmyhusbandloseshisjob,we’llreallybeina for the other children.
difficult situation. Hence, ‘be up against it’ is the most SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning)
appropriate answer. (a) leading the way (b) lead away
(c) led the way (d) No substitution require
ol.397.(b)Blinded.
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A participle(‘ed) is that form of the verbwhichpartakesofthe .407.BetweenRaimaandSaima,theformerisintelligent,while
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natureofbothofaVerbandofanAdjectiveandaphrasewhich thelatter isbeautiful.
is introduced by a participle is called a participial phrase. SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon)
Similarly, in the given sentence, 'blinded' will be the past (a) later is (b) letter is (c) No substitution required (d) later was
participle and the phrase that it governs is 'blinded by a dust
storm'. Hence, ‘Blinded’ is the most appropriate answer. .408.They are cautious about their caras it’sdooris broken
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ol.398.(d) Able to adapt himself to
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‘Adopt’ means to accept or start to use something new and
‘Adapt’ means to change yourself or something according to .409. He is a weak student and somehow pulled over the
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conditions. The given sentence states that he was notableto exams.
changehimselfaccordingtothenewenvironmentofthehostel. SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning)
Hence, ‘able to adapt himself’ is the most appropriate answer. (a) pulled through (b) pulled down
(c) pulled up (d) pulled together
ol.399.(d)to the head office
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The preposition ‘to’ is used with the verb ‘Send’ to indicate a Q.410.The story did notgo bywell enough.
destination.ThegivensentencestatesthatScoresgivenbythe SC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning)
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members are to be consolidated and sent to the head office. (a) go through (b) go down (c) go off (d) go into
Hence ‘to the head office’ is the most appropriate answer.
.411. The ship sank because the engineer hasnotcalledfor
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ol.400.(b)Beware of
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and ‘Beware of’ means to be cautious and alert to risks or (a) was not call for help (b) did not call for help
dangers. In the sentence it has been stated that “You must (c) will not call for help (d) did not called for help
beware of (cautious of) friends who speak against you”.
.412.How did youcome abouthis purse?
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Therefore, ‘Beware of’ is the most appropriate answer.
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ol.401.(a)Are reflective of the level of job satisfaction
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The given sentence is in the simple present tense sotheverb
.413. Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite
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must be used in the simple present form(V1). Hence, ‘are(V1)
article.
reflectiveofthelevelofjobsatisfaction’isthemostappropriate
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answer.
(a) 'Amateur' is a noun which refers to a person who takes part
ol.402.(b) To discuss the project
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Wedonotuse‘about’withtheverb‘discuss’asitisatransitive (b) 'Amateur' is a noun which refers to a person who takes part
verb that requires a direct object. Hence, ‘to discuss the project’ in an activity as a hobby or for pleasure and not as an job.
is the most appropriate answer. (c) 'Amateur' is a noun which refers to an person who takes part
in an activity as a hobby or for pleasure and not as a job.
ol.403.(c)young teenagers
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‘Young’ isthegeneralwordforsomethingwhichisundeveloped, in a activity as a hobby or for pleasure and not as a job.
immature,andinprocessofgrowthand‘infants’isatermused
to denote a newborn.Moreover,thereisapluralverb‘are’after .414. She paidahighpricefortheclothesshebroughtatthe
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the relative pronoun ‘who’ which is used for the antecedent boutique.
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to change it to its plural form i.e. ‘Teenagers’. Hence, ‘young (a) bring at (b) bought at
teenagers’ is the most appropriate answer. (c) No substitution required (d) brought to
ol.404.(b) The lion and the unicorn fought for the crown
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for something.Thegivensentencestatesthat thelionandthe (a) took a toll (b) taken a toll
Unicornfoughtforapurposethatwas‘TheCrown’.Hence,‘The (c) No substitution required (d) take a toll
lion and the unicorn fought for the crown’ is the most
appropriate answer. .416.Footballfansarefeelingproudoftheirteamswhenthey
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win.
ol.405.(c)Is going to leave
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Thegivensentenceisinthepresenttenseandweoftenusethe (a) felt proud to their teams (b) feel proud of their teams
present continuous tense to talk about the future, especially (c) are feel to proud of their teams (d) feeling proud of their teams
about future plans. Hence, ‘is going to leave’ is the most
appropriate answer. Q.417.Thechild felt downfrom a great height.
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S difficult period. The given sentence states that he is a weak
(a) child fallen down ( b) child fall down tudent and somehow succeeded to survive/pass the exams.
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(c) child fell down (d) child falling down Hence, ‘pulled through’ is the most appropriate answer.
.418. The application of the medicine seemed to lesson his
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pain. ‘Go down’ means to produce a particular reaction. The given
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon) sentence states that the story did not produce a particular
(a) No substitution required (b) lesion (c) lessen (d) lessoned reaction well enough.Hence,‘godown’isthemostappropriate
answer.
.419. The flames of the fireleap intothe air.
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SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon) ol.411.(b)did not call for help
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(a) No substitution required (b) leap in Thegivensentenceisinthepasttensesotheverbmustbeused
(c) leapt into (d) leaping into inthepastform(V2)andnotinthepresentperfectform(hasnot
called).Hence,‘did(V2)notcallforhelp’isthemostappropriate
.420.Withtear eyes, she said goodbye to her dearfriend.
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(a) teary eyes (b) tear up eyes ol.412.(d) Come by
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(c) No substitution required (d) tearing eyes ‘Comeby’isaphrasethatmeanstomanagetoacquireorobtain
something. The given sentence talks about acquiring a purse.
.421. She has checked everything she needs before started
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work.
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon) ol.413.(a) We generally usetheindefinitearticle‘a’beforethe
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(a) before starts work (b) before start to working words starting with a consonant sound and article ‘an’ before
(c) before start working (d) before starting work words starting with a vowel sound. Similarly, in the given
sentence, ‘noun’, ‘person’,‘hobby’,‘job’aresomewordsthatare
Q.422. Covid- 19 pandemic has resultedin(anslowchangein startingwithaconsonantsound&‘activity’istheonlywordthat
owing of capital)generated by workers.
fl starts with a vowel sound. Hence, ‘Amateur' is a noun which
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening) referstoapersonwhotakespartinanactivityasahobbyorfor
(a) an deliberate change to flow of capital pleasure and not as a job’ is the most appropriate answer.
(b) a sluggish change in the flow of capital
(c) an abrupt change in the flow of capital ol.414.(b) ‘Bring/Brought’ means to carry or take
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(d) an sudden change to flow of capital somebody/somethingtoaplacewithyou&‘Buy/Bought’means
to get something by paying money for it. However, the given
.423. Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite
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article brought at the boutique. Hence, ‘bought at’ is the most
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening) appropriate answer.
(a) Cloud seeding involves use of chemicals that target
rain-bearing clouds above a catchment area such as an river, ol.415.(a) took a toll
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reservoir or an lake. The given sentence is in the past tense(last trip) so the verb
(b) Cloud seeding involves use of chemicals that target must be used in the past form(V2) and not in the V-ing form.
rain-bearing clouds above a catchment area such as a river, Hence, ‘took(V2) a toll’ is the most appropriate answer.
reservoir or a lake
(c) Cloud seeding involves use of chemicals that target ol.416.(b)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepresenttenseso
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rain-bearing clouds above an catchment area such as a river, t heverbmustbeusedinthesimplepresentform(V1)andnotin
reservoir or an lake. the present continuous form(are + V-ing). Hence,‘feel(V1)proud
(d) Cloud seeding involves use of chemicals that target of their teams’is the most appropriate answer.
rain-bearing clouds above an catchment area such as an Sol.417.(c) ‘Felt’ is used to say how something seems to you
river, reservoir or a lake hen you touch,see,smell,experience,etc.it&‘Fell’meansto
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drop down towards the ground. However, the given sentence
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statesthatthechildfelldownfromagreatheight.Hence,‘child
fell down’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.406.(c) Led the way
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Iftwoactionstookplaceinthepastthenthe1stactionmustbe ol.418.(c) ‘Lesson’ means a period oftimewhenyoulearnor
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inthePastperfecttense(Had+V3)andthe2ndactionmustbe teach something & ‘Lessen’meanstomakesomethingsmaller
intheSimplePasttense(V2).Therefore,‘Led(V2)theway’isthe orlessinamountordegree.However,thegivensentencestates
most appropriate answer. that the application of the medicine seemed to make hispain
less. Hence,‘lessen’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.407.(c)No substitution required
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. ol.419.(c) leapt into
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Wewillusethepastform(V2)oftheverb‘leap’astheeventhad
ol.408.(b)As its
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occurred inthepast.Hence,‘leapt(V2)’isthemostappropriate
(It’s) is a contraction of the words itandis/hasand‘Its’isthe
answer.
possessive form of the pronoun ‘It’ which is used to refer to the
noun ‘Car’. Hence, ‘As its’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.420.(a)‘Tearyeyes’isaphrasethatmeanshavingeyesthat
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are wet with tears. The given sentence states that she said
ol.409.(a) Pulled through
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goodbye to her dear friend with eyes that are wet with tears.
‘Pulled through’ is a phrase that means to succeed in surviving a
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Hence,‘teary eyes’is the most appropriate answer. (c) when you are come to (d) until you will come at
ol.421.(d) We will use the V-ing form of the verb ‘start’ to
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grammatically correct the given sentence. Hence, ‘before SSC CGL Tier II ( 08/08/2022 )
starting(V-ing) work’is the most appropriate answer. (a) or sorrow (b) no improvement required
(c) or of sorrow (d) nor of sorrow
ol.422.(b)‘Sluggish’inoptionbstartswithaconsonantsound
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& we always use the indefinite article ‘a’beforewordsstarting .433.Ireached atLondon only this morning.
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of capital’is the most appropriate answer. (a) reach (b) reached (c) No Improvement (d) am reaching
ol.423.(b) ‘Catchment’, ‘river’ & ‘lake’ are the words thatstart
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withaconsonantsound&wealwaysusetheindefinitearticle‘a’
beforethewordsstartingwithaconsonantsound.Hence,‘Cloud ol.424.(b) Else
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seeding involves use of chemicals that target rain-bearing ‘Else’ means otherwise. The given sentence states that - Keep
clouds above a catchment area such as a river, reservoir or a thedogtiedindoors;else(otherwise),itmaybitesomestranger.
lake’ is the most appropriate answer. Hence, ‘else’ is the most appropriate answer.
SSC CGL 2021 Tier - 2 ol.425.(d) Laden with
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‘Laden’ means heavily loaded with something. The given
.424. Keep the dog tied indoors; however, it may bite some
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stranger. with fruits. Hence, ‘Laden with’ is the most appropriate answer.
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ol.426.(d) No improvement required.
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(a) No Improvement (b) else (c) yet (d) still
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
.425.The apple tree wasloaded offruit.
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ol.427.(d) Which Gopal had caught
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‘Who’mustbereplacedwith‘Which’as‘Which’isusedforthings
(a) No Improvement (b) loaded with
and ‘Who’ is used for people. Also, we generally use (V3) with
(c) loaded from (d) laden with
had/has/have. Hence, ‘Which Gopal had caught’ is the most
.426.Thefirststepinmakingakiteistofastentwosticksof
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bamboo together in the form of a cross.
ol.428.(d) Only if you get
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We use the preposition ‘If’ in conditional sentences. The first
(a) in making a kite is to be fastened
conditional sentences are used to express situations in which
(b) in making a kite is to fastening
theoutcomeislikelytohappeninthefutureandisalwaysused
(c) into making a kite is fasten
in simple present tense. Hence, ‘Only if you get’ is the most
(d) no improvement required
appropriate answer.
.427. Nobody wasinterestedinthefishwhoGopalhadcatch
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ol.429.(b) No improvement required.
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from the river.
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
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(a) which Gopal had catch (b) no improvement required ol.430.(d) In serving
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(c) who Gopal had caught (d) which Gopal had caught ‘Take pride in someone or something’ is the correct phrase.
Hence, ‘in serving’ is the most appropriate answer.
.428.You can have a comfortable journeyonly thenyou are
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gettingyour seats reserved in advance. ol.431.(b) Until you come to
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SSC CGL Tier II ( 08/08/2022 ) ‘Until’isusedasaconjunctionandInsteadofanounphrase,we
(a) only then you get (b) no improvement required use a subordinate clause after until whichisinsimplepresent
(c) only when you are getting (d) only if you get tense. Hence, ‘Until you come to’ is the most appropriate answer.
.429.Eighty girls sat there at four long tables,doing their
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homework bycandlelight. We will use the preposition ‘of’ with ‘Nor’ as the tone of the
SSC CGL Tier II ( 08/08/2022 ) person is talked about. Hence, ‘Nor of sorrow’ is the most
(a) to have done their homework with appropriate answer.
(b) no improvement required
(c) to doing their homework by ol.433.(b) Reached
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(d) doing its homework by ‘Reach somewhere’ is the correct phrase and ‘Reach’ will not
haveanyprepositionwithit.Hence,‘IreachedLondononlythis
.430.I take prideto servemy country.
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(a) to be serving (b) No Improvement SSC Selection Post (Phase - X)
(c) to have served (d) in serving
.431. Turn left outside the library door and walk down the
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corridorthen you came tothe main staircase. r eading of only textbooks is like living in room of our same
SSC CGL Tier II ( 08/08/2022 ) height.
(a) no improvement required (b) until you come to Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 )
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( a) Reading shall make a man wise .445.Anyonereadingtheselineswillthoughtthatthewriteris
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(b) Reading make a man wise very sad.
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(d) Reading should make a man wise (a) will have think that the writer is
(b) have thinking that the writer is
.435. A lot of people are seen gathering, discussing and
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negotiatingin front of our stall in the town. (d) will think that the writer is
Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 )
(a) bargaining (b) collecting (c) jostling (d) dealing .446.He brought these sweetsfor you and I.
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Higher Secondary 02/08/2022 ( Shift - 2 )
.436. The captain disdained the roaring impatience and
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mutinous disposition of his crews. (c) for you and me (d) No substitution required
Graduate Level 02/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 )
(a) Treated with scorn (b) Called in question .447.The money arrived when I (little) expectedit.
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(c) Gave due importance to (d) Release from captivity Higher Secondary 02/08/2022 ( Shift - 2 )
(a) The money arrived when I expected it.
.437. The walls of the temple caved out due to weak
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construction. (c) The money arrived when I less expected it.
Graduate Level 02/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 ) (d) The money arrived when I little expected it.
(a) apart (b) at (c) around (d) in
.448.Intheintroductorysession,theteacheraskedmetowhat
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.438. The heading of the newspaper shout at the readersto
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stay inside their homes. Higher Secondary 02/08/2022 ( Shift - 2 )
Graduate Level 03/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 ) (a) to which district (b) which district
(a) had shouted at the reader (b) No improvement required (c) No substitution required (d) what district
(c) will shout at the reader (d) shouted at the readers
.449.IaskedtwopeoplethewaytoDiana’shousebutnoone
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.439. Extreme sadness and pitiful cries of people filled the
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whole atmosphere. Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 )
Graduate Level 03/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 ) (a) whether either of them knew it
(a) The effecting cries (b) The continuous cries (b) if none of them knew it
(c) The heart rending cries (d) The loud cries (c) that no one of them knew it
Q.440. Dheerubai, a source of inspiration to the present (d) but neither of them knew it
eneration, startedlifeverypoorandthenlaterinlifebecame
g .450. Select the correct superlativedegreeofcomparisonfor
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very rich. the given sentence.
Graduate Level 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 2 ) This is one of the beautiful places in the area.
(a) Felt the pinch (b) Got it off his chest Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 )
(c) Dragged his feet (d) Went from rags to riches (a) This is one of the most beautiful places in the area.
.441. The report claimed that a consensus was growing
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against the absolute authority in the country. (c) This is one of the beautiful places in the area.
Graduate Level 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 2 ) (d) This is a beautiful place in the area.
(a) Systematically collected laws .451. Select the correct superlativedegreeofcomparisonfor
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(b) Difference of opinion the given sentence.
(c) Centre of attraction I told him myinner feelings.
(d) Generally accepted agreement Higher Secondary 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 )
Q.442. Indiawentforwardalloddsandwonthematchagainst (a) I told him my feelings. (b) I told him my innermost feelings.
est Indies.
W (c) I told him my in feelings (d) I told him my more inner feelings.
Graduate Level 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 4) .452. Rumour mongering isone of the bad habit.
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(a) against (b) at (c) among (d) in Higher Secondary 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 )
.443.Last summer I went to myvillage, the placeof my birth,
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to spend a short holiday. (c) ones of the worse habit (d) one of the bad habits
Graduate Level 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 4) .453. Select the correct degree of comparison for the given
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(a) original village (b) native village sentence.
(c) indigenous village (d) local village David looks (old) than he really is.
.444. There are numerous anecdotes about famous
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personalities that exist in various parts of the world. (a) David looks old than he really is.
Graduate Level 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 4) (b) David looks older than he really is.
(a) Short accounts of real and interesting incidents (c) David looks elder than he really is.
(b) Stories that express ideas through symbols (d) David looks elder from he really is.
(c) Unconventional style of living .454.The numbers applying for the course had dropped off
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(d) Statements accepted as true without proof very sharplyduring the pandemic.
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H ol.448.(b)Which district
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(a) have dropped off sharply (b) has dropped off sharply In the given sentence ‘which’ used as a function word to
(c) have dropped off very sharply (d) had dropped off sharply introducearelativeclausethatmodifiesanoun‘theintroductory
session’. Hence, which distinct is the most appropriate answer.
Solutions :-
ol.449.(d) but neither of them knew it
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‘Noone’mustbereplacedwith‘neither’aswegenerallyuse‘no
ol.434.(c) Reading makes a man wise
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one’ to denote more than two subjects ‘neither’ to denotetwo
‘Simplepresenttense(Singular.Sub+V1-s/es+obj)’willbeused
subjects. Hence, ‘but neither of them knew it’ is the most
inthegivensentenceasitisusedtodescribeafactoruniversal
appropriate answer.
truth.Hence,‘readingmakesamanwise’isthemostappropriate
answer. ol.450.(a) This is one of the most beautiful places in the area.
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The superlative degree of the adjective beautiful is ‘most
ol.435.(a) Bargaining
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beautiful’. Hence, option (a) is the most appropriate answer.
‘Bargain’ means to discuss and negotiate. Hence, ‘Bargaining’ is
the most appropriate answer. ol.451.(b)I told him my innermost feelings.
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In the given sentence the correct superlative degree of
ol.436.(a) Treated with scorn
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comparison is ‘Innermost feelings’. Hence, ‘I told him my
‘Disdained’meanstobeTreatedwithscornorunworthyofone's
innermost feelings’ is the most appropriate sentence.
consideration. Hence, ‘treated with scorn’ is the most
appropriate answer. ol.452.(d) One of the bad habits.
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According to the Subject Verb Agreement Rule “One of the +
ol.437.(d) In
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PluralNoun+SingularhelpingVerb”themostappropriateoption
Thephrase“Cavein”meanstocollapse;subside.Hence,‘cavein’
‘Oneofthebadhabits’cansubstitutetheunderlinedsegmentin
is the most appropriate answer.
the given sentence.
ol.438.(d) Shouted at the readers
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ol.453.(b) David looks older than he really is
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We need to use simple past tense(V2) to make the sentence
The correct comparative degree of the adjective ‘old’is‘older’.
grammaticallycorrect.Hence,‘Shouted(V2)atthereaders’isthe
Hence, option (a) is the most appropriate answer.
most appropriate answer.
ol.454.(a) have dropped off sharply
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ol.439.(c) The heart rending cries
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We generallyuse‘presentperfecttense(have+V3)torepresent
‘Heart Rending’meanssomethingthatcausesyoutofeelgreat
an action thatjusthappenedintherecentpastandstillhasits
sadness and pity. Hence, ‘the heart rending cries’ is the most
effect.Hence,‘havedroppedoffsharply’isthemostappropriate
appropriate answer.
answer.
ol.440.(d)Wentfromragstoriches-tostartyourlifeverypoor
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and then later in life become very rich. SSC MTS 2021 Tier - 1
ol.441.(d) Generally accepted agreement
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Q.455.The water at her placewas cool and hada metallictaste.
In the Sentence ‘Consensus’ means generally accepted
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agreement. Hence, ‘Generally accepted agreement’ is the most
(a) was cooling and have (b) No improvement required
appropriate answer.
(c) were cool and have (d) was coolest and has
ol.442.(a)against
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.456.Manyfamiliesaresopoortobearthecostofeducating
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‘Forward’ must be replaced with ‘against’ as the phrase ‘go
all their children.
against’ means to opposeorresistsomething.Hence,‘against’
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is the most appropriate answer.
(a) No improvement (b) too poor (c) to poor (d) such poor
ol.443.(b) Native village
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Q.457.I don't know why heis such secretly.
‘Native’ means associated with the place of a person's birth.
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Hence, ‘native village’ is the most appropriate answer.
(a) are so secretly (b) No improvement required
ol.444.(a)Anecdotes- Shortaccountsofrealandinteresting
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incidents.
.458. I knew very little Spanish whenIcamehere,butIhave
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ol.445.(d) will think that the writer is
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‘Thought’ must be replaced with ‘think’ as we generallyuseV1 SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening)
with the helpingverbwill.Hence,‘willthinkthatthewriteris’is (a) when I come here, however (b) upon arriving here, since
the most appropriate answer. (c) No improvement required (d) as soon as I came here, but
ol.446.(c) For you and me
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Replace ‘I’ with ‘me’ in the sentence. Because we never use SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning)
subjective cases in objective places. Hence, ‘he brought these (a) fell open as he perceived (b) felt opened as he perceive
sweets for you and me’ is the most appropriate answer. (c) was felt opened as he realise (d) No improvement required
ol.447.(b)
S .460. I noticed some strawberries grown in which of the
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The money arrived when I least expected it. (Correct) gardens.
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(c) No improvement required (d) growing in one of (a) the large number off ( b) No improvement required
(c) an larger number of (d) a large number of
Q.461. He stood up from their chair to signal the end of the
eeting.
m .472.Despitenotgettingapprovalfromtheleader,wedecided
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SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning) tocarry outthe plan.
(a) up from his (b) upon of his SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(c) No improvement (d) below in their (a) carry over (b) carry away (c) carry off (d) No improvement
.462.Although the waters may have receded,the aftermathof
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one of the world's biggest natural disasterhad onlyjust begun. public affairs than private ones.
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(a) the aftermath of one of the world's biggest natural disaster (a) is more concerned with (b) No improvement required
(b) No improvement required (c) is much more concerned of (d) are much concern for
(c) the aftermath of one of the worlds' biggest natural
disasters has .474. The probable side effects of this medication include
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(d) the aftermath of one of the worlds' biggest natural burning and itching.
disasters SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Morning)
(a) including burning and itching
Q.463.Abrahamalsohadonesister,ofwhonotmuchhasbeen (b) can be including burning and itching
r ecorded. (c) includes burning and itching
SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Afternoon) (d) No improvement required
(a) of what (b) of whose (c) of whom (d) No substitution
.475.Thank you all for coming soearlier at themorning.
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.464.I am sorryof whichmy mother said.
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SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Evening) (a) No improvement (b) early in the
(a) for what (b) for which (c) off that (d) No improvement (c) the early in (d) earliest on the
.465.HebecamethefirstIndiantobeinvitedtoperformatthe
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advantageousMaple Theatre in Canada. rent an apartment in the city.
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(a) prestigious (b) inauspicious (a) is looking to (b) No substitution
(c) heterogeneous (d) multifarious (c) were looking for (d) were looking to
.466.Shall you passme that pasta bowl?
Q .477. I would agreed that these programs can be good for
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(a) Shall pass you (b) Can you pass SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)
(c) Could passing you (d) No improvement (a) I agree that these programs
(b) No improvement required
.467.Ithasbeenmygreatmisfortunetofollowaspeechmore
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notablefor its volume than for any sense. (d) I will have to agreed that these program
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(a) following a speech most notable .478. As a young girl, Mary lived in France, where she have
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(b) No improvement required marriedthe king of France, Francis II.
(c) to follow a speech much notable SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)
(d) to have being following a speech more notable (a) she has married (b) No improvement required
(c) she married (d) she did married
.468. Whilethesymptomsaretroubling,theytypicallyresolve
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within two weeks. .479.Abetterplanistogoingandhasalavishdinneratafine
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SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening) restaurant.
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(c) is troubling (d) are troubled (a) is to go and have (b) No substitution required
(c) is to gone and have (d) was to going and have
.469.MymotherlookedatSanaandmewithhermouthslight
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openly. .480.When a plastic comb is rubbed on dry hair,they acquired
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SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening) astatic charge.
(a) an openly slight (b) No improvement SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(c) open slight (d) slightly open (a) it acquired a (b) it acquires a
(c) they acquire an (d) No improvement required
.470. The scientists havesofarfocusedonimprovecropped
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yields. .481.Major hubs ofthe information technology industryis the
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SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Morning) Silicon Valley of Central California.
(a) improving crop (b) improvement crop SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Evening)
(c) No improvement required (d) improve cropping (a) No improvement required (b) A major hub of
(c) Major hub by (d) The majors hub of
.471.Whiletravelling,onecomesacrossthelargernumberof
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people. Q.482.Why are youlooking on myface like this?
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S .493.Subhash had just returned fromwork in9 p.m.
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(a) looked at my (b) No improvement required SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(c) looking on mine (d) looking at my (a) work at (b) the work on
(c) working in (d) No improvement required
Q.483. In India, processed foods becomes popularinthe20th
entury.
c .494. The merchant distributes work among the weavers
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SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning) based on the orders received.
(a) became popular in (b) become popularity in SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(c) No improvement required (d) become popular at (a) for weavers (b) No improvement required
(c) towards the weavers (d) at the weavers
.484. One of the baby elephants brokeofffromtheherdand
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lost its way. .495. He went to bed early to get up on time to attend his
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SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Afternoon) morning lecture.
(a) No improvement required (b) in (c) down (d) away SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Evening)
(a) get up over time (b) No improvement required
.485. (Neither of the leadingpoliticalpartieshavehadmuch)
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success in the southern region.
SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Afternoon) .496.Waterandmineralspresentedtothesoilareabsorbedby
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(a) No improvement required the roots..
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(c) Neither of the leading political party has had much (a) No improvement required (b) presented at the soil
(d) Neither of the leading political parties have had any (c) present in the soil (d) present for the soil
.486.He pays me six dollarsthe month of thishouse.
Q .497. In the past, (he spent many an hours playing theharp
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SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening) across the) 5th Ave.
(a) No improvement required (b) an month for these SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(c) a month over this (d) a month for this (a) he spent many an hour playing the harp across the
(b) he spent much hours playing the harp across the
.487. She was stuck inhisimaginationformanyahourasa
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forceto be reckoned with. (d) he had spent many an hours playing the harp across the
SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening)
(a) his imagination for many hour as a force Q.498. Her forty-fourth birthday hadjustpassed,unnoticedby
(b) his imagination for many an hour as a force ll but herself.
a
(c) his imagination for many an hours as a force SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Morning)
(d) No improvement required (a) had just passed, unnoticed by but all herself
(b) has just passed, unnoticed by all herself
.488. The laws of nature are unbiased, ensuring that each
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person benefits from its bounties. (d) No improvement required
SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening)
(a) No substitution required (b) were unbiased .499.Nextmonth,shewasgoingtotheinstitutetostudyfora
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(c) is unbiased (d) was unbiased master's degree.
SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Morning)
.489. Just try and recall the poor people you saw on the
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streets, on local trains, and in slums on our way back. (c) is going to (d) No improvement required
SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Morning)
(a) have been seen on the (b) seen on the .500.We have the responsibilityof finding ourdaughter.
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(c) have seeing on the (d) No substitution required SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) No improvement required (b) of finding us
.490. An unidentified man on an bike dropped for the box
Q (c) to finding our (d) finding of our
outside the building.
SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Morning) .501. Please fill awaythisapplicationformwhileyouwaitfor
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(a) a bike dropped off (b) a bike dropping for your turn.
(c) a bike drop of (d) No improvement required SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Evening)
(a) No improvement required (b) on (c) by (d) out
.491. She had no sooner takenafewstepsforwardthatshe
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suddenly recoiled. .502.My sonhas been sleepingfor twelve hours ata stretch.
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SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Morning) SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Morning)
(a) No sooner had she taken a few steps forward than (a) is been sleeping (b) were sleeping
(b) She did no sooner taken a few steps forward than (c) have been sleeping (d) No improvement required
(c) No improvement required
(d) She did no sooner took a few steps forward than .503. The main road was entirely blocked till the time the
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cranesmove the damagevehicles.
.492.Can all ussleep in the same room, Mother?
Q SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Morning)
SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Morning) (a) No substitution required (b) moved the damaged
(a) May all we (b) Can we all (c) moving the damage (d) moves the damaged
(c) Should us all (d) No improvement required
Q.504.Drink a mixture of wormwood oil and olive oilto got rid of
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w ( a) brings it home ( b) bringing home
SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Afternoon) (c) bring it home (d) No substitution required
(a) No improvement required ( b) to rid off
(c) to getting rid by (d) to get rid of Q.516. Rioting broke out after the government raised the fuel
rices again.
p
.505.Both ofmine child passedthe examination successfully.
Q SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Morning)
SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Afternoon) (a) raising (b) raise (c) No substitution required (d) is raising
(a) my children passed (b) our children passes
(c) No improvement required (d) my child pass .517. As the treecamecrashingdown,themonkeyswokeup
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from its sleepand ran from branch to branch.
.506.Bring me the finest dressfrom an finestshop.
Q SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Evening)
SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Afternoon) (a) woke up from their sleep (b) No improvement required
(a) from the finest (b) of the finer (c) waken up in their sleep (d) wakes up from its sleep
(c) No improvement required (d) through a finer
.518.No other informationswas conveyed to him.
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.507. Every other facilitycanonlybeenjoyedwiththebenefit
Q SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Evening)
of good health. (a) No other's information (b) No improvement required
SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Evening) (c) No other information (d) None another information
(a) being enjoying with (b) No improvement required
(c) been enjoyed with (d) enjoying for .519.He indicated that a vigorous recovery programmewas
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being carried out; 90,000 reminders had been issued and
.508.Caffeine is a diuretic that makes you urinatemore often.
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SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Morning) SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) No improvement required (b) more much often (a) has been issued and thousands of summons sent
(c) many often (d) oftenly more (b) No improvement required
(c) has been issued and thousands of summonses sent
.509. Many people believe that women make better nurses
Q (d) had been issued and thousands of summonses were sent
because they arepatient and gentle.
SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Morning) .520.This ison far a bestice cream I have everhad.
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(c) because they were (d) No substitution required (a) by far the best (b) at farthest a good
(c) by far more better (d) No improvement required
.510.Ihasnodoubtsthatthereisalessonwhichstandstobe
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learnt from Alice's misfortune. .521. Theviewing for theMount Everest is clearerfrom here.
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SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Morning)
(a) have no doubt that there is a lesson (a) view of an (b) view of
(b) have had no doubts that their is a lesson (c) No improvement required (d) viewing of a
(c) am having no doubts that there are a lesson
(d) No improvement required .522.When it comes to love of sports, hetakes offhis father.
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SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Morning)
.511.Virenexamined careful all the possibilitiesof data theft.
Q (a) takes from (b) takes by
SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon) (c) takes after (d) No improvement required
(a) carefully examined (b) No improvement required
(c) examine careful (d) careful examined .523.Many state governments arefacing afinancialcrunch.
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SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Morning)
.512.You are not supposedto touch thesebooks.
Q (a) are facing an (b) is facing a
SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon) (c) will facing a (d) No improvement required
(a) off touching these (b) No improvement required
(c) on touched that (d) to touch this .524.He knowshow badI wanted a baby.
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SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Evening)
Q.513. The district woken up to a thick blanket of snow this (a) how badly (b) what bad
orning as the winter entered its most bitter phase.
m (c) No improvement required (d) badly how
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(a) wake up to a (b) No improvement required .525. The range of flavours is determinedbywheretheplant
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(c) awaken up to an (d) woke up to a species is grown and howit is processed.
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.514. They left the car by the aside of the road andventure
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towardthe forest. (c) No substitution required (d) it was processed
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(a) the side of the road and ventured into .526. The fashion industry is oneof the largestcontributorsto
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(b) the alongside of the road and ventured to global warming.
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(d) No improvement required (a) of the larger contributor (b) off the largely contributor
(c) of largest contributors (d) No improvement required
.515. His grandfather finds a tiny tiger cub in the forest and
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brought his home. .527. The eggs are warm into a suitable temperatureforthe
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S most notable’ is the most appropriate answer.
(a) No improvement required ( b) are warmed for
(c) are warmed to (d) is warmed at ol.468.(a)No improvement required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
Solutions :- ol.469.(d) The given sentence needsanadverbtomodifythe
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adjective(open) and not an adjective(slight). Hence, ‘slightly
ol.455.(b)No improvement required.
S open’is the most appropriate answer.
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.470.(a) We generally use the V-ing form of a verb after a
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ol.456.(b)“Too….to”isafixedconjunctionpairthatisusedina
S preposition(‘on’inthegivensentence).Hence,‘improving(V-ing)
sentence giving a negative sense.Similarly,thegivensentence crop’is the most appropriate answer.
gives a negative senseofnothavingenoughmoneytoprovide
education. Hence, ‘too poor to’is the most appropriateanswer. ol.471.(d)The‘people’mentionedinthegivensentencearenot
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specific and we generally use the indefinite article ‘a’ beforea
ol.457.(d)is so secretive
S non-specificnoun.Hence,‘alargenumberofpeople’isthemost
Thegivensentenceneedsanadjectivetotellaqualityaboutthe appropriate answer.
subject(he) and not an adverb(secretly). Hence, ‘he is so
secretive’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.472.(d) No improvement required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.458.(c)No improvement required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. Sol.473.(a) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a
ingularsubjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubject
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ol.459.(a)fell open as he perceived
S alwaystakesapluralverb.Inthegivensentence,‘PressGallery’
‘Mouthfellopen’isaphrasethatmeanstogetverysurprisedby isasingularsubjectthatwilltake‘is’asasingularverb.Hence,
something.Similarly,thegivensentencestatesthathewasvery ‘is more concerned with’is the most appropriate answer.
surprised after knowing the truth. Hence, ‘fell open as he
perceived’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.474.(d)No improvement required
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.460.(d) growing in one of
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“One of + PluralSubject”isgrammaticallythecorrectstructure ol.475.(b) We will not use the comparative form ‘earlier’
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forthegivensentence.However,‘gardens’isthepluralsubjectin because there is no comparison being done in the given
the given sentence. Hence, ‘growing in one of the gardens’ is the sentence. Hence,‘early in the’is the most appropriateanswer.
most appropriate answer.
ol.476.(d)The latter part of the given sentencemust be in the
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ol.461.(a)up from his
S past continuous tense(were + V-ing). Hence, ‘were
We generally use the pronoun ‘their’ for a plural subject and looking(V-ing) to’is the most appropriate answer.
‘his/her’ for a singular subject. Similarly, inthegivensentence,
ol.477.(a)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepresenttenseso
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the subject(He) is singular. Hence, ‘up from his’ is the most
theverbmustbeusedinthesimplepresentform(V1).Hence,‘I
appropriate answer.
agree(V1) that these programs’is the most appropriateanswer.
ol.462.(a)“Oneof+PluralSubject”isgrammaticallythecorrect
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Sol.478.(c)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepasttensesothe
structure for the given sentence. However, ‘disasters’ is the
v erb must be used in the simple past form(V2). Hence, ‘she
plural subject in the given sentence. Hence, ‘the aftermath of
married(V2)’is the most appropriate answer.
one of the world's biggest natural disasters’ is the most
appropriate answer. ol.479.(a) is to go and have
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We generally use the first form of the verb(V1) after the
ol.463.(c)‘Who’functionsasasubject,while‘whom’functions
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preposition ‘to’. Hence, ‘ is to go(V1) and have’ is the most
as an object. Similarly, the given sentence needs ‘whom’ to
appropriate answer.
functionasanobject.Hence,‘ofwhom’isthemostappropriate
answer. ol.480.(b) ‘Plastic Comb’ is an uncountable noun & for an
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uncountable noun, we always use a singular pronoun and a
ol.464.(a)Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
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singular verb. Hence, ‘they’ must be replaced with a singular
Thepreposition‘of’mustbereplacedwith‘for’.Hence,‘forwhat’
pronoun ‘it’ & ‘it acquires a’ becomes the most appropriate
is the most appropriate answer.
answer.
ol.465.(a)‘Prestigious’whichmeansverymuchrespectedand
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ol.481.(b) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a
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admiredwillreplacetheword‘advantageous’becausethegiven
singularsubjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubject
sentence talks about performingatthehighlyrespectedMaple
alwaystakesapluralverb.Inthegivensentence,‘Amajorhub’is
Theatre.
asingularsubjectthatwilltake‘is’asasingularverb.Hence,‘A
Sol.466.(b) ‘Shall’ is used when someone is making a polite major hub of’is the most appropriate answer.
r equestforworkorhelp.But,inthegivensentence,someoneis
ol.482.(d)Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
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asking for the pasta bowl not requesting it. Hence, ‘Can you
The preposition ‘on’ must be replaced with ‘at’ because we
pass’is the most appropriate answer.
generallyusethepreposition‘at’aftersomeverbslikethrowing,
ol.467.(a) The given sentence needs a gerund(V-ing) not an
S looking, aiming, etc. Hence, ‘looking at my’ is the most
infinitive(preposition to + V1) . Hence, ‘following(V-ing) a speech appropriate answer.
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According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular The given sentence is grammatically correct.
subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways
takesapluralverb.Inthegivensentence,‘processedfoods’isa ol.496.(c)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepresenttenseso
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plural subjectthatwilltake‘became(V2)’asapluralverbinthe the verb must be used in the simple presentform(V1).Hence,
past form(V2) as the sentence is in the past tense. Hence, ‘present(V1) in the soil’is the most appropriateanswer.
‘became popular in’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.497.(a) “Many a/an + Singular Subject + SingularVerb”is
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ol.484.(d) ‘Break/Broke away’ is a phrase that means to
S thecorrectgrammaticalstructureforthegivensentence.Hence,
escape from the control of a person, group, or practice. ‘he spent many an hour(Singular Subject) playing the harp
Similarly, the given sentence states that one of the baby across the’is the most appropriate answer.
elephants escaped from the control of its group(herd). Hence, ol.498.(d) No improvement required.
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‘away’is the most appropriate answer. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.485.(b) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”,
S ol.499.(c)Thegivensentenceisgivingasenseofsomefuture
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‘Neitherof+PluralSubject+Singularverb’isgrammaticallythe actionsotheverbmustbeusedinthe‘is+V-ing’form.Hence,
correct structure. The given sentence has ‘parties’ as a plural ‘is going to’is the most appropriate answer.
subject and ‘has’ as a singular verb. Hence, ‘Neither of the
leading politicalpartieshashadmuch’isthemostappropriate ol.500.(a) No improvement required.
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answer. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.486.(d)a month for this
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The‘month’mentionedinthegivensentenceisnotspecificand officialformordocument.Thegivensentencestatesthatplease
wegenerallyusetheindefinitearticle‘a’beforeanynon-specific filloutthisapplicationformwhileyouwaitforyourturn.Hence,
noun. Hence, ‘a month for this house’ is the most appropriate ‘out’is the most appropriate answer.
answer.
ol.502.(d) No improvement required.
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ol.487.(b)his imagination for many an hour as aforce.
S The given sentence is grammatically correct.
We use the article ‘a’ before the words starting with a
Consonant(B,D,F,N,etc.) for example, a dirty shirt, a neglected Sol.503.(b)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepasttensesothe
department, etc. However, the article ‘an’ isusedbeforewords v erbs must be used in the simple past form(V2). Hence,
startingwithaVowel(A,E,I,O,U)oraVowelSoundforexample,an ‘moved(V2) the damaged(V2)’is the most appropriateanswer.
educated person, an honest policy, etc. Hence, ‘many an ol.504.(d)Wegenerallyusethefirstformoftheverb(V1)after
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hour(starting with a vowel sound)’ is the most appropriate the preposition ‘to’. Hence, ‘to get(V1) rid of’ is the most
answer. appropriate answer.
ol.488.(a)No substitution required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct after a noun. However, for two persons we use the noun
ol.489.(d)No substitution required.
S ‘children’. Hence, ‘my children(noun) passed’ is the most
The given sentence is grammatically correct. appropriate answer.
ol.490.(a)a bike dropped off
S Sol.506.(a)‘Superlativedegreeadjective’denotestheformofan
Wealwaysusetheindefinitearticle‘a’beforethewordsstarting djective or adverb that expresses the highest or a very high
a
with a consonant (B,D,F,N,etc.) for example, a dirty shirt. degree of quality of a thing, person, etc. For example, best,
However, in the given sentence, the preposition ‘for’ must be worst, greatest, etc. However, we always place the definite
replaced with ‘off’. Hence, ‘a bike(starting with a consonant) article ‘the’ before any superlative adjective. Similarly, in the
dropped off’ is the most appropriate answer. given sentence, ‘finest’ is the superlative degree adjective.
Hence,‘from the finest’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.491.(a) ‘No Sooner……..than’ is a fixed conjunction pair.
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Hence,‘that’mustbereplacedwith‘than’&‘Nosoonerhadshe ol.507.(b) No improvement required.
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takenafewstepsforwardthan’becomesthemostappropriate The given sentence is grammatically correct.
answer. ol.508.(a)No improvement required.
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ol.492.(b) ‘We’ is a subject pronoun and is used in subject
S The given sentence is grammatically correct.
position & ‘Us’ is an object pronoun and is used in object ol.509.(d) No substitution required.
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position.Similarly,inthegivensentence,‘we’mustbeusedasa The given sentence is grammatically correct.
subject pronoun. Moreover, the modal verb ‘can’ must be
followed by a pronoun. Hence, ‘Can we all’ is the most ol.510.(a) We generally use a singular verb with a singular
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appropriate answer. subject. But, ‘I’ is an exception. The pronoun ‘I’ is singular but
alwaystakesapluralverbinthepresenttense.Foreg-Ihavea
ol.493.(a) We generally use the preposition ‘at’ before a
S goodboyVishalwhohelpsme.Similarly,inthegivensentence,
particulartime.Hence,thepreposition‘in’mustbereplacedwith wewilluseapluralverb(have).Hence,‘Ihavenodoubtthatthere
‘at’ &‘work at 9 p.m.’becomes the most appropriateanswer. is a lesson’ becomes the most appropriate answer.
ol.494.(b)No improvement required.
S ol.511.(a) The given sentence needs anadverbtomodifythe
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. verb(examined) and not an adjective(careful). Hence, ‘carefully
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examined’ is the best appropriate. answer. the most appropriate answer.
ol.512.(b) No improvement required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.513.(d)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepasttensesothe
S ol.526.(d) No improvement required.
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verbmustbeusedinthesimplepastform(V2).Hence,‘woke(V2) The given sentence is grammatically correct.
up to a’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.527.(c) Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
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ol.514.(a) ‘Aside’ is a directional adverb which describes
S Thepreposition‘into’mustbereplacedwith‘to’.Moreover,‘are+
motion or a change in position. But, there is no change in V3(third form of theverb)’isthecorrectgrammaticalstructure
positioninthegivensentence.However,thegivensentenceisin for the given sentence. Hence, ‘are warned(V3)to’isthemost
the simple past tense so the verb must be usedinthesimple appropriate answer.
pastform(V2).Hence,‘aside’mustbereplacedwith‘side’&‘the
side of the road and ventured(V2) into’ becomes the most SSC CHSL 2021 Tier - 1
appropriate answer.
ol.515.(a)Thegivensentenceisinthesimplepresenttenseso
S .528.Ifwedonothingtocurbthispollution,Iguaranteewewill
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theverbmustbeusedinthesimplepresentform(V1).However, face the wallin the future.
we generally usethepronoun‘it’forananimal(‘tigercub’inthe SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Morning)
givensentence).Hence,‘brought’mustbereplacedwith‘brings’ (a) face the wind (b) face the music
& ‘brings(V1) it home’ becomes the most appropriate answer. (c) face the dark (d) face the stick
ol.516.(c)No substitution required.
S .529.Doyou mind me to beinghere while you areworking?
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Morning)
(a) you can mind me to be (b) you minds me to be
ol.517.(a)Wewilluseapluralpronounfor‘monkeys’whichisa
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plural subject in the given sentence. Hence, ‘its’ must be
replaced with the plural pronoun ‘their’ & ‘woke up from their Q.530. One’s family plays a very major role to continue the
sleep’becomes the most appropriate answer. t rendsand age-old traditions.
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ol.518.(c)Wecannotmakethepluralformofsomenounslike
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Cattle,Scenery,Furniture,Work,Information,Equipment,etc.just (b) futile part in making trends
by adding ‘s’ at the end because they are already in theplural (c) significant role in enduring the trends
form. For example, ‘information’ is correct but‘informations’is (d) docile part in enduring trends
incorrect.Hence,‘Nootherinformation’isthemostappropriate
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nswer. .531. All his bones could be counted because his body was
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totallyshrivelled and wrinkled with age.
Sol.519.(d)“Thousandsof+PluralSubject+PluralVerb”isthe SSC CHSL 25 /05/2022 (Morning)
orrect grammatical structure for the given sentence. Hence,
c (a) wizened (b) shrunken (c) dried (d) bony
‘hadbeenissuedandthousandsofsummonses(PluralSubject)
were(Plural Verb) sent’is the most appropriate answer. .532.Mysincerityandpatiencedrovemethroughalloddsand
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problems of life
ol.520.(a)There is a prepositional error in thegiven sentence.
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The preposition ‘on’ must be replaced with ‘by’. However, (a) carried me (b) flew me (c) ran me (d) lifted me
‘Superlativedegreeadjective’denotestheformofanadjectiveor
adverb that expresses the highest or a very high degree of Q.533.Iwas look forward to helpingyou completethe project.
quality of a thing, person, etc. We always place the definite SC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Evening)
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article ‘the’ before any superlative adjective(‘best’ in the given (a) look forward helping (b) look forward to helping
sentence). Hence, ‘by far the best’ is the most appropriate (c) look forwarding to helps (d) look forwarding to helping
answer. .534.The teacher said,“The sun raises in the eastevery day”.
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ol.521.(b)Thegivensentencedoesnotneedthegerund(V-ing)
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form of the verb ‘view’. Moreover, thepreposition‘for’mustbe (a) the sun will rise in the east (b) the sun rises in the east
r eplaced with ‘of’. Hence, ‘view of’ is the most appropriate (c) the sun rises at the east (d) No substitution required
answer.
.535.I wascarried byher rapturous song.
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ol.522.(c) ‘Take after’ is a phrase which means to resemble
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one’s ancestors in appearance, character, behaviour. Thegiven (a) carried off (b) carried away (c) carried of (d) carried to
sentence states that heresembleshisfatherwhenitcomesto
.536.The Ukranian soldierspassed infor severalweeks.
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love of sports. Hence, ‘takes after’ is the most appropriate
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answer.
(a) hanged to (b) get off (c) held out (d) hanged in
ol.523.(d)No improvement required.
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.537.ItoldPoojathatshecouldhaveusemycartogetaround
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
while she is in my hometown.
Sol.524.(a) The given sentence needs anadverbtomodifythe SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Evening)
v erb(knows) and not an adjective(bad). Hence,‘howbadly I’is (a) that she could have use my car to get around with
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( b) that she can use my car to get around (c) turn up their mouth (d) turn up their ears
(c) that she could have use my car to get away
(d) that she can use my car to get away with .549. When we reached the hill station, it was raining the
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heaviest.
.538.Life is hard, unpredictable, butthough manageable.
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SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Afternoon) (a) heavily (b) more heavy (c) heavy (d) most heavily
(a) still controllable (b) despite practicable
(c) although bearable (d) though achievable .550.He wasbereftof hope after the tragedy struck.
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.539. Reema and Aashawere frolicking in the park
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(a) were enjoying in the garden .551.The organizationhad set up fora Free Mandela
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(b) were participating in the garden Committee and launched a lively campaign with the slogan ‘Free
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(a) had set up (b) had set to (c) had set over (d) had set upon
.540. The sweet and bitter memories of her past make her
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weak and sad. .552.Theminorprojectputforwardbythegovernmentisnow
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SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Afternoon) moving around intoits third year.
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(b) had to make her pale and unhappy (a) is now moving into (b) is now moving along into
(c) must make her pastel and unhappy (c) is now moving at (d) are now moving into
(d) made her feeble and unhappy .553.I cannotsit up withthis sort of insult inoffice.
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.541.MymomtoldmetohavecleaningupthekitchenbeforeI
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go outside. (a) go up with (b) put up with (c) get up with (d) do up with
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(c) to clean over (d) to clean out (a) Do not vacillate Harsha (b) Do not exasperate Harsha
.542. Nowadays, many doctors advise to live in the
Q (c) Do not hesitate Harsha (d) Do not equivocate Harsha
countryside. .555.Upon hearing the great achievements of thehistoric
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SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Morning) character, he was ina state of awed admiration andrespect.
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(c) to lived in the countryside (d) living in the countryside (a) wonder (b) awed (c) wondering (d) wonderment
.543.It is a bad habit totalk inwhile someoneis speaking.
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SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Morning) SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) cut in (b) intrude over (c) burst in (d) walk over (a) the fastest (b) more fast (c) a fastest (d) the faster
.544. It wasapparentthatthegirlwasheadingintoaserious
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disaster. tough, and sinewy.
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(a) heading along (b) heading for (a) a toughie (b) wirey (c) wiry (d) dewy
(c) heading down (d) heading out
.558. Though Mr. Swami ran indebt,hedidnotstopwasting
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.545.One must care as for family members as possible.
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(a) most for family members (b) as most for family members (a) ran along (b) ran into (c) ran to (d) ran over
(c) more for family members (d) as much for family members
.559.Shanti heard the childrenwho were shoutingoutside.
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.546. The delegates talked of the matter for an hour but
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without any result. (a) who were screaming outdoors
SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Afternoon) (b) who were playing outdoor
(a) talked to (b) talked above (c) talked from (d) talked over (c) who were thrashing in the open air
.547.Reena gotembarrassed and started crying.
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(a) frightened and started shouting Solutions :-
(b) humiliated and started weeping
(c) frustrated and started yelling ol.528.(b) ‘Face the music’ is an idiomthatmeanstoaccept
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(d) conscious and started admiring the unpleasant consequences of your actions. Similarly, the
given sentence states that we have to accept the unpleasant
.548. Some politicians turn up their face at the hard life of
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downtrodden people.
SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Evening) ol.529.(c)The given sentence needs a gerund (V-ing)and not
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(a) turn up their eyes (b) turn up their nose an infinitive (preposition to + V1). Hence,‘you mindme
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being(V-ing)’is the most appropriate answer. n infinitive(preposition ‘to’ + V1). Hence, ‘living(V-ing) in the
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countryside’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.530.(c) ‘Enduring’ means continuing for a long time.
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However, the given sentence states that one’s family plays an ol.543.(a)Thephrasalverb‘cutin’meanstointerruptsomeone
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important role in continuing the age-old traditions that had while they are speaking. The given sentence states thatitisa
lasted for a long time. Hence, ‘significant role inenduringthe bad habit to cut in while someone is speaking. Hence,‘cut in’is
trends’is the most appropriate answer. the most appropriate answer.
ol.531.(a) Wizened- shrivelled and wrinkled withage.
S ol.544.(b)Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
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Shrunken-havingbecomesmallerormadesmallerthanbefore, The preposition ‘into’ must be replaced with ‘for’. Hence,
and possibly less attractive ‘heading for’is the most appropriate answer.
Dried- with all the liquid removed from it
Bony- so thin that you can see the shape of the bones Sol.545.(d) The phrase ‘as much as possible’ means to a
f easible extent. The given sentence states that one mustcare
Sol.532.(a)‘Droveme’meanstomotivate,compel,orimpelone for family members to a feasible extent. Hence, ‘as much for
t o do something. Whereas, ‘carry me’ means to escort or family members as possible’is the most appropriateanswer.
accompanysomeonetoaparticularplaceorlocation.Similarly,
the given sentence states that sincerity and patience ol.546.(d) talked over
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accompaniedthenarratorthroughalloddsandproblemsoflife. There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The
Hence, ‘carried me’ is the most appropriate answer. preposition‘of’mustbereplacedwith‘over’because‘talkover’is
thecorrectphrasethatmeanstodiscusssomethingthoroughly.
ol.533.(b) “Look forward + to + V-ing”is grammaticallythe
S Hence, ‘over’ is the most appropriate answer.
correct structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘look forward to
helping(V-ing)’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.547.(b) The verbs ‘embarrased’ &‘crying’mustbereplaced
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with ‘humiliated’ & ‘weeping’ because they are grammatically
ol.534.(b) The word ‘raise’ means to elevate something to a
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higher level/position. However,theword ‘rise’meanstogetup and started weeping’is the most appropriate answer.
or go to a higher position from a lower position. Similarly,the
given sentence states that the sun goes to a higher position ol.548.(b)‘Turnupone’snose’isanidiomthatmeanstorefuse
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fromalowerpositionintheeasteveryday.Hence,‘thesunrises totakeoracceptsomethingbecauseitisnotgoodenough.The
in the east’is the most appropriate answer. given sentence states that some politicians refuse to take or
acceptthehardlifeofdowntroddenpeople.Hence,‘turnuptheir
ol.535.(b)‘Carriedaway’meanstobesoexcitedthatoneisno
S nose’is the most appropriate answer.
longer in control of one's behavior as one gets emotionally
charged.Thegivensentencestatesthatthenarratorgotexcited Sol.549.(a) heavily
by her rapturous song. Hence, ‘carried away’ is the most hegivensentenceneedsanadverbtomodifytheverb(raining)
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appropriate answer. and not an adjective(heaviest). Hence, ‘raining heavily’ is the
most appropriate answer
ol.536.(c) ‘Held out’ means to continue in a situation that is
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dangerous or difficult. Similarly, the given sentencestatesthat ol.550.(b) Devoid- not having a particular quality
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the Ukrainiansoldierscontinuedtobeinadifficultsituationfor Filled- to make something full or to become full
several weeks. Hence,‘held out’is the most appropriateanswer. Bereft- completely lacking something
Roused- to make somebody wake up
ol.537.(b) Eitherthestructure‘have+used(V3)’iscorrectfor
S Strained- worried because of having too much to dealwith
thegivensentenceorthemodalverb‘can’&theverb‘use’must
beinthesamepresenttense.Hence,‘thatshecanusemycarto Sol.551.(a)Setupisaphrasalverb.Itmeanstobuildsomething
get around’is the most appropriate answer. r putsomethingsomewhere.Sotheword‘for’isincorrect.The
o
sentenceisinpasttensesohadwillbeused.Henceoption‘a’is
ol.538.(a) There is anadverberrorinthegivensentence.The
S the most appropriate answer.
adverb ‘though’ must be replaced with ‘still’. Hence, ‘still
controllable’is the most appropriate answer. ol.552.(a) The word around and into has been usedtogether
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incorrectly.Remove the word around.
ol.539.(c)Thecorrectphraseis'wereplayinginthegarden'as
S The correct sentence will be-Theminorprojectputforwardby
'frolicking' means behaving in a happy and playful manner the government is now moving into its third year.So (a) is the
whereas 'playing' means taking part in a gameorasport.The most appropriate answer.
word 'playing' makes the sentence meaningful. Hence, 'were
playing in the garden'is the most appropriate answer. ol.553.(b)Putupwith-Itisaphrasalverbwhichmeanstobear
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or tolerate something.
Sol.540.(d)Thewords‘feeble’&‘unhappy’arecontextuallymore
orrectinplaceof‘week’&‘sad’.Moreover,wewillusethepast
c ol.554.(b)Provokemeanstostimulateorarousesomefeelings
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form of ‘make’. Hence, ‘made her feeble and unhappy’ is the espanger.Exasperatemeanstoirritateandfrustrate(someone)
most appropriate answer. intensely. So option b is the most appropriate answer.
ol.541.(b) The given sentence needs an infinitive(preposition
S ol.555.(d) A state of awed admiration and respect -
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‘to’ + V1) and notacontinuousformverb(cleaning).Hence,‘to wonderment
clean(V1) up’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.556.(a)Anadjectiveofsuperlativedegreeistobeused.So
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Sol.542.(d)The given sentence needs a gerund(V-ing)and not option a“the fastest”will be the most appropriateanswer.
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ol.557.(c)lean, tough, and sinewy - wiry
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Sinewy is used (of a person or animal) lean and muscular. (a) Nevertheless my niece ( b) No substitution required
(c) Although my niece’s (d) However my nieces
ol.558.(b)To'raninto'meanstoexperienceadifficultsituation
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or a problem. In the given question Mr Swami ran into a debt .571.They each listened carefully to whateach othersaid.
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ol.559.(a) Outdoors means outside a building or shelter. So
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option a will bethe most appropriate answer. (c) the other (d) one another
SSC CGL 2021 Tier - 1 Q.572. The dress may pleasantly be delivered to us at the
arliest.
e
.560. The student apologised the teacher for the delay in
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submitting the assignment. (a) No substitution required (b) may kindly
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(a) No substitution required (b) is apologising the teacher
.573.Since settingup, the charity has raised amillion dollars.
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(c) apologised to the teacher (d) has apologised the teacher
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.561.I have been wonderingat takingskating asa hobby
Q (a) Since being set up (b) From setting up
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(a) on taking to (b) about taking up
.574. I can’t make out my mind about taking a vacation in
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(c) to take up (d) No improvement required
winter.
.562.He’s notso friendly likeshe is
Q SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Evening)
SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) (a) make up (b) made out (c) No substitution required (d) Make on
(a) so friendly as (b) as friendly like
.575.There area bit niceshops in the town centre.
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(c) so friendly that (d) No improvement required
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.563. We might aswellwatchafilmonTVasthere’snothing
Q (a) a bit nicer (b) far more nicer
much to do. (c) No improvement required (d) far nicer
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.576.Would you have beenso kind as to close thewindow?
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(a) No improvement required (b) may as such
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(c) may as well as (d) might well
(a) No substitution required (b) Would you be
.564.The old lady needed love and carebeyondmoney.
Q (c) Would you being (d) Will you been
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.577.Often it makes one wonder at the sightsyousee.
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(a) besides (b) No substitution required (c) beside (d) beneath
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.565. I imagine you have learnt a valuable lesson from this
Q (a) one sees (b) one see (c) you saw (d) No substitution required
experience,didn’t you?
.578.It is quite difficult tomake onwhat thisdoctor writes.
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(a) did you? (b) haven’t you?
(a) make out (b) make in (c) No substitution required (d) made on
(c) have you? (d) No substitution required
.579. Whom was the person that you wanted me to contact
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.566.My father was alwaysordering about my sister.
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there?
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(a) ordering on my sister (b) ordering my sister about
(a) No substitution required (b) Who is the person
(c) No improvement required (d) giving order for my sister
(c) Whom is the person (d) Whom were the persons
.567.None of the boys waswilling to admitthathe was in the
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.580.We had to undergoa great many difficulties.
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wrong.
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(a) No improvement (b) a great many difficulty
(a) No substitution required (b) willing to admitting
(c) great many difficulties (d) much great difficulties
(c) ready to admitting (d) admit
.581.I don’t fancytogo outthis evening.
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.568.You are welcometo partakethis light refreshment.
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(a) to going outside (b) No improvement required
(a) No improvement required (b) to partake of
(c) to be going out (d) going out
(c) for partaking (d) in partaken
.582. While the online class was going on, they had to keep
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.569. This TV channel has a larger viewership from another
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their cameras on.
channel.
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(a) No substitution required (b) have kept their cameras on
(a) from the other channel (b) than any other channel
(c) are keeping their camera on (d) had keep the camera on
(c) No substitution required (d) from any other channel
.570.Inspiteofmyniece’sdogCasperisverymischievous,he
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is lovable.
Sol.560.(c)The preposition ‘to’ is missing in thegiven sentence.
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ence, ‘apologised to the teacher’ is the most appropriate
H decision.Similarlyinthegivensentence,thenarratorisunable
a
answer. todecideabouttakingavacation.Hence,‘makeup’isthemost
appropriate answer.
ol.561.(b)Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
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The preposition ‘at’ must be replaced with ‘about’ as we ol.575.(d) We cannotusethearticle‘a’beforeshops(plural)&
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generallyusethepreposition‘about’with‘wonder’.Hence,‘about wecannotwrite‘more’withacomparativedegree‘nicer’.Hence,
taking up’is the most appropriate answer. ‘far nicer’is the most appropriate answer.
Sol.562.(a)‘As’isusedforcomparingpeopleorthings&‘like’is ol.576.(b) We generally use the modal verb ‘would’ when we
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sed for giving examples. However, in thegivensentence,two
u wanttopolitelyrequestsomeoneforsomething.Similarlyinthe
personsarebeingcomparedonthebasisoffriendliness.Hence, givensentence,someoneisaskingpolitelytoclosethewindow.
‘so friendly as’is the most appropriate answer. Hence,‘Would you be’is the most appropriate answer.
ol.563.(a) No improvement required.
S ol.577.(a) ‘One’ means any person, but not any particular
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The sentence is grammatically correct. person. However, when we use ‘one’ in a sentence we always
use ‘one’ as a pronoun not pronouns like you, him, he, etc.
ol.564.(a) ‘Besides’ means in addition to or as well as
S Moreover, ‘one’ is a singular subject so it will take ‘sees’ as a
somebody/something. The given sentence states that the old singular verb. Hence,‘one sees’is the most appropriateanswer.
ladyneededloveandcareaswellasmoney.Hence,‘besides’is
the most appropriate answer. ol.578.(a) ‘Make out’ is a phrasal verb which means to see,
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hearorunderstandsomethingwithdifficulty.Thegivensentence
Sol.565.(b) According to the “Question Tag rule”, if the states that it is difficult to understand whatthisdoctorwrites.
tatementispositive,thequestiontagwillbenegativebutinthe
s Hence,‘make out’is the most appropriate answer.
contractedform(‘t)&Vice-versa.However,thesentenceandthe
question tag must be in the same tense. Similarly, the given ol.579.(b) If the relative pronoun is followed by a ‘verb’,then
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sentence is positive so the question tag will be therelativepronounmustbe‘Who’andifitisfollowedbya‘noun
negative(haven’t). Hence,‘haven’tyou?’isthemostappropriate orpronoun’,thentherelativepronounmustbe‘Whom’.Similarly,
answer. in the given sentence, the relative pronoun is followed by a
‘verb(was)’. Hence, ‘Who istheperson’isthemostappropriate
ol.566.(b) Thepositionofthepreposition‘about’isincorrectin
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the given sentence it must be placed after the noun ‘sister’.
Hence, ‘ordering my sister about’ is the most appropriate ol.580.(a) No improvement.
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answer. The sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.567.(a) No substitution required.
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The sentence is grammatically correct. preposition ‘to’). Hence, ‘going out’ is the most appropriate
answer.
ol.568.(b) The phrase ‘partake of’ means to experience
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something along with others or to have a portion. The given ol.582.(a) No substitution required.
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sentence states thatyouarewelcometohaveaportionofthis The sentence is grammatically correct.
lightrefreshment.Hence,‘topartakeof’isthemostappropriate
answer. SSC CGL 2020 Tier - 2
ol.569.(b) We always use ‘than’ when we do a comparison
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.583.Do I needfinish this work today itself?
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betweentwothings,people,etc.Similarlyinthegivensentence,
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the viewership of a TV channel is beingcomparedwithallthe
(a) Must I to (b) Need I
other channels. Hence,‘than any other channel’isthe most
(c) No improvement required (d) Do I must
appropriate answer.
Q.584.Theshowfloppedmiserablytotheutterdisappointment
ol.570.(c) The phrase ‘In spite of’ will be replaced with
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f everybody.
o
‘although’ which means ‘and yet’. However, the givensentence
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statesthatthenarrator'sniece’sdogCasperisverymischievous,
(a) by the utterly (b) for the utter
and yet he is lovable.Hence,‘Althoughmyniece’s’isthemost
(c) No improvement required (d) at an utter
appropriate answer.
.585. The news about the s
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ol.571.(c) We will remove ‘each’ to grammatically correctthe
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broadcastedevery morning.
given sentence. Hence, ‘the other’ is the most appropriate
SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)
answer.
(a) are broadcast ( b) is broadcast
ol.572.(b) We will replace ‘pleasantly’ with ‘kindly’ to
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grammaticallycorrectthegivensentence.Hence,‘maykindly’is
Q.586. Is this thesame book likeour teacher recommended?
the most appropriate answer.
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ol.573.(a)The initial part of the given sentenceis incomplete
S (a) No improvement required (b) same book who
as it requires a gerund(being). Hence,‘since beingset up’is the (c) similar book that (d) same book as
most appropriate answer.
.587. Megha’s habitofprocrastinationputshercolleagueson
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Sol.574.(a)‘Make up one’s mind’ is a phrase thatmeans to make lot of trouble.
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(a) to a lot of trouble ( b) in lot of troubles (c) have you solved (d) do you solve
(c) into lot troubles (d) No improvement required
Q.601.The report that marketsare openis not true.
.588.It isthe true factthat the second wave ofCovid-19 that
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has gripped India is more deadly. (a) was open (b) have open
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(a) the correct fact (b) No improvement required
(c) a real fact (d) a fact Solutions :-
.589.He felt dejected but the feelingpassed outin a minute.
Q ol.583.(b) Need I
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SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) “Modal + Subject + V1(first form of the verb)” is the correct
(a) No improvement required (b) passed off grammatical structure for the given interrogative sentence.
(c) passed on (d) passed back Hence, ‘Need(modal) I(subject)’ is the most appropriate answer.
.590.Themagistrateacquittedhimofallchargesandsethim
Q ol.584.(c) No improvement required.
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free. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
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ol.585.(b)is broadcast
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(a) atoned him from (b) No improvement required
We can’t make the past form of some verbs(forecast, cost,
(c) apprehended him in (d) accused him for
broadcast,etc)bysimplyadding‘ed’tothem.Itmeansthepast
.591.These shoes arecheap as well durable.
Q form of theseverbsremainsthesameasthepresentformlike
SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) thepastformof‘broadcast’is‘broadcast’andnotbroadcasted.
(a) more cheaper than durable (b) both cheap and durable However, we always use a singular verb after an uncountable
(c) No improvement required (d) neither cheaper nor durable noun(news). Hence, ‘is broadcast’ is the most appropriate
answer.
.592.He deniedif he hadcaused the accident.
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SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) ol.586.(d)same book as
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(a) not to had (b) of having We generally use ‘like’ for giving examples of something.
(c) No improvement required (d) that he had However, the phrase ‘same as’ means someone or something
that is exactly like another thing. Similarly, the given sentence
.593. Sal treeshavebeenplantedinrelativelythree-fourthof
Q talksaboutabookthatisexactlythesamebookthattheteacher
the forest area. recommended. Hence, ‘same book as’ is the mostappropriate
SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) answer.
(a) No improvement required (b) nearly three-fourths
(c) about three-fourth (d) around three-fourth ol.587.(a)to a lot of trouble
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The phrase ‘put someone to trouble’ means make somebody
.594. The shopkeeper wasobligedtodispensetotheservice
Q workextraandcauseproblems.Similarlyinthegivensentence,
of his salesman. Megha’s habit makeshiscolleaguesdoextraworkandcreates
SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) problems. Hence, ‘to a lot of trouble’ is the most appropriate
(a) with the services (b) by the services answer.
(c) away the service (d) No improvement required
ol.588.(d)a fact
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.595.Why did you take this toyalongthe child?
Q The ‘fact’ mentioned in the given sentence is non-specificand
SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) wegenerallyusethedefinitearticle‘a’beforeanynon-specificor
(a) at (b) No improvement required (c) by (d) from non-particular noun. Hence, ‘a fact’ is the most appropriate
answer.
Q.596.You must start your work withoutsome fartherdelay.
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S ol.589.(b)passed off
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(a) much far delay (b) any further delay ‘Passed out’ means tobecomeunconsciousforashorttime&
(c) any farther delay (d) No improvement required ‘Passed off’ means to evade or lightly dismiss an awkward
remark. However, the given sentence states that thefeelingof
.597.Often weourselvesare responsible for ourill health.
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dejectionwasevadedordismissedinaminute.Hence,‘passed
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off’ is the most appropriate answer.
(a) themselves (b) yourself
(c) ourself (d) No improvement required ol.590.(b)No improvement required
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
.598.It wastooan interesting movie.
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SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) ol.591.(b)both cheap and durable
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(a) so (b) such (c) enough (d) No improvement required Thephrase‘aswellas’isincompleteinthegivensentenceand
we are discussing two qualities (low price & durability) of the
.599.I found my bagto liewhere I had left it.
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shoes.Hence,‘both’whichmeans‘theoneaswellastheother’
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will be used for the two qualities & ‘both cheap and durable’
(a) No improvement required (b) to be lying
becomes the most appropriate answer.
(c) lying (d) to lay
ol.592.(d)that he had
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.600.How many sumshad you solveso far?
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We generally use ‘If’ in a conditional sentence but the given
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s ( a) No substitution required ( b) for quite
‘that’tointroducethenextclauseinageneralstatement.Hence, (c) from almost (d) for almost
we will replace ‘if’ with‘that’&‘thathehad’becomesthemost
appropriate answer. .603. Once Birbal was forbidden for attendingtheking’sfree
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lunch.
ol.593.(b)nearly three-fourths
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‘Three-fourths + of + something” will be the correct (a) from attending (b) in attending
grammatical structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘nearly (c) No substitution required (d) to be attending
three-fourths’ is the most appropriate answer.
.604. Wewatchedtheworkmantoberemovingthedamaged
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ol.594.(a)with the services
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There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening)
preposition ‘to’ must be replacedwith‘with’because‘dispense’ (a) to removing (b) remove
generally takes the preposition‘with’.Hence,‘withtheservices’ (c) to remove (d) No substitution required
is the most appropriate answer.
.605.The strong windblow offall the candles.
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ol.595.(d) from
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The preposition ‘along’ thatmeansfromoneendtoortowards (a) No substitution required (b) blew out
the other end of something must be replaced with ‘from’. (c) blow up (d) blowing away
However,“From’alsomeansshowingthatsomebody/something
is taken away, removed, or separated from Q.606.Hegotawayfrompunishmentastherewasnotenough
somebody/something else. Similarly, thegivensentencestates vidence against him.
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that the toy is taken away from the child. Hence, ‘from’ is the SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Morning)
most appropriate answer. (a) was getting away from (b) No substitution required
(c) gets away from (d) got out with
ol.596.(b) any further delay
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‘Farther’ means to a greater distance and ‘Further’meanstoa .607. It is much more difficulttojudgeoneselfthantojudge
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greater degree. However, the phrase ‘withoutanyfurtherdelay’ others.
means to immediatelydosomething.Hence,‘anyfurtherdelay’ SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Afternoon)
is the most appropriate answer. (a) more difficulty (b) much difficult
(c) much more difficulty (d) No substitution required
ol.597.(d)No improvement required.
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.608. Very soon, the people find out as the snake was
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
harmless and the boys began to tease it mercilessly.
ol.598.(b)Such
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‘Too’ is used in the sentences with a negative sense. But, the (a) found out that (b) finds out but
given sentence has a positive sense as the movie was (c) No substitution required (d) finding out so
interesting. However, ‘such’isusedforemphasizingthedegree
.609.I have online science classesfor Wednesdays.
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of something like suchaniceplay,suchabadboy,etc.Hence,
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we will replace ‘too’ with ‘such’ to grammatically correct the
(a) on Wednesdays (b) from Wednesdays
sentence.
(c) in Wednesdays (d) at Wednesdays
ol.599.(c) lying.
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.610.Ifthetownhadbeenbuiltataloweraltitude,itwillbea
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Lying is derived from the word lie. Itmeanstobeinaspecific
lot warmer.
stateor,remain,orbekeptinaspecifiedstatelikethebagwas
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kept in aspecifiedpositioninthesentence.However,thegiven
(a) would be (b) should be (c) will have been (d) would have been
sentencewillhavebareinfinitivemeanswithoutthepreposition
‘to’. Hence, ‘lying’ is the most appropriate answer. Q.611. People are slowlyreturningtotheirnormalroutineafter
pening upof the lockdown.
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ol.600.(c) have you solved
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According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular
(a) No substitution required (b) opening down
subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways
(c) closing up (d) closing
takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, ‘Sums’ is a plural
subject that will take ‘have’ as a plural verb. However, “have+ Q.612.I don’t think we can talk to him at all. Hewasn’t listening.
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structureforthegivensentence.Hence,‘haveyousolved(V3)’is (a) didn’t listen (b) doesn't listen
the most appropriate answer. (c) hadn’t listened (d) will not listening
ol.601.(c)No improvement required.
S .613.Ourschoolhasbeenissuedinstructionstorestrictonline
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. classes to two hourstowardsthe primary classes.
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SSC MTS 2020 Tier - 1 (a) from (b) No substitution required (c) for (d) into
Q.614.Ritugoes to Singaporefor her holidays lastDecember.
.602. During the winter months thebearsgowithoutfoodby
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nearlysix to seven months.
(a) was going to Singapore (b) went to Singapore
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(c) has gone to Singapore (d) had gone to Singapore
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.615. Many industrialists are coming onward to helpmigrant
Q (a) few more (b) a few more (c) a little more (d) much more
workers find employment in their villages and cities.
SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Morning) Q.628.The eldest prince was declared theheir ofa throne.
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(c) forward (d) backward (a) heir to the throne (b) No substitution required
(c) heir for a throne (d) heir at the throne
.616.Whenhave you been waiting for me here?
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SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Morning) .629. We received all the health updates but were not sure
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(a) How long (b) How far (c) What time (d) How late whether its accurateness.
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.617. Thousands of people gatheredbetweenthestadiumto
Q (a) about they are accurate (b) whether how they were accurate
attend the rally. (c) about their accuracy (d) No substitution required
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(a) gathered on to (b) gathered over .630.Life’s many eventsgive shapeto a person’sindividuality.
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(c) No substitution required (d) gathered at SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) No substitution required (b) are given shapes
.618.Keep petscan be very comforting for most people.
Q (c) had shaped with (d) give shaping to
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(a) Keeping pet (b) Keeps pet .631. From all her birthday presents, Vanya liked the
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(c) No substitution required (d) Keeping pets alphabetical mat the most.
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.619. At first, we cruised in the local river beside trying
Q (a) Except (b) Between (c) No substitution required (d) Amongst
anything more adventurous.
SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening) .632. Children need much of guidance in how to use the
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(a) already (b) before (c) No substitution required (d) earlier internet wisely and efficiently.
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.620. Cakes are Jaya’s favourite snack, even samosas is
Q (a) No substitution required (b) most (c) a lot (d) many
Aparna’s preferred choice.
SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Morning) .633.I am trying my best togive injunk food.
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(a) but samosas be (b) while samosas are SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(c) No substitution required (d) either samosa are (a) give out (b) No substitution required (c) give up (d) give back
.621.Priyahad strongenough to fight all odds andsucceed in
Q .634.You should livethroughoutyour means.
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meeting her goals in life. SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon)
SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Afternoon) (a) No substitution required (b) between (c) within (d) among
(a) has stronger (b) No substitution required .635.The workershas called upthe strike.
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(c) is strength (d) was strong SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening)
.622. There was enough evidence to convict him of selling
Q (a) has called off (b) No substitution required
adulterated food. (c) have called up (d) have called off
SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Evening) .636.Theaccusedhasbeentorturedbeforehewasbroughtto
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(a) convict him in (b) convict him into the court.
(c) No substitution required (d) convict him by SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening)
.623.Don’t park your car here, the policeshouldtow it away.
Q (a) was being tortured (b) has tortured
SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon) (c) had tortured (d) had been tortured
(a) ought to (b) need to (c) might (d) No substitution required .637.Thegameofcricketisgovernedbystrictlawslikeother
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.624. The government has ordered that all illegal structures
Q sports where there are merely rules.
aroundheritage buildings must be brought down. SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening)
SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon) (a) unlike (b) such like (c) No substitution required (d) quite like
(a) without (b) towards (c) into (d) No substitution required .638.TheSportsCommitteewasaskedtogiveanexplanation
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.625.Just when Isit down, than the doorbell rang.
Q for dropping the boyintothe school team.
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Morning) SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Morning)
(a) No sooner did I (b) No substitution required (a) from (b) in (c) No substitution required (d) away
(c) Hardly when I (d) As soon as I did .639.ThereweremanyoptionstochooseforandIdecidedto
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.626.Astronomers consider the year 2020 to be eventfulin the
Q study International Policy.
celestial worlduntilthe four eclipses. SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Afternoon)
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Morning) (a) choose from (b) No substitution required
(a) notwithstanding (b) because of (c) choose by (d) choose with
(c) even though (d) No substitution required .640. Thepilgrimswerefinedthemonethousandrupeeseach
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Q.627.Therewillbelittlemorepupilsintheclassnextyear,but for littering around the shrine.
e have enough space.
w SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Evening)
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Morning) (a) No substitution required (b) have fined them
(c) was fined with (d) were fined
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.641. She had grown too thin which she looked like a
Q Inthegivensentencetheverbwillnotbeincontinuousform(be
scarecrow. removing) instead it should have verb in simple present
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Afternoon) form(remove). Therefore, 'remove' is most appropriate.
(a) very thin that (b) too thin or
(c) so thin that (d) No substitution required ol.605.(b)blew out
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‘Blewout’isaphrasalverbthatmeanstoextinguishsomething
.642. During the fight the wise man walked away without
Q with the breath or a gust of air. Similarly, the given sentence
arguing. states that the strong wind extinguishes the candles. Hence,
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Afternoon) ‘blew out’ is the most appropriate answer.
(a) walk away (b) No substitution required
(c) walk over (d) walking about ol.606.(b)No substitution required
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No substitution required. The sentence is grammatically correct.
.643. Girish was able to drive down from Bengaluru in ten
Q “Get away from” is a phrasal verb.It means to avoid being caught
hoursas there was very littletraffic on the highway. by (someone). Eg-The students got away from the watchman by
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening) jumping the compound wall.
(a) as there was very less (b) as there were very little
(c) as there was a very little (d) No substitution required ol.607.(d)No substitution required.
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The sentence is grammatically correct.
Q.644. While driving down, Girish having to apply for official
ermission to cross the two states.
p ol.608.(a)found out that
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SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Morning) The given sentence is in the past tense
(a) have to apply (b) had to apply (usageofwasandbeganinthesentenceindicatespasttense)
(c) No substitution required (d) had applying sotheverbmustbeusedinitspastform(found)andnotinthe
simple present form(find). Hence, ‘found out that’ is the most
.645. My uncle and his familymaycomelatelastnight,butI
Q appropriate answer.
am not sure.
SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Afternoon) ol.609.(a) on Wednesdays
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(a) would come (b) might have come There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The
(c) should come (d) might come preposition ‘for’ must be replaced with ‘on’. Hence, ‘on
Wednesdays’ is the most appropriate answer.
.646.I cannotput withhis rudeness any longer.
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SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Evening) ol.610.(d)would have been
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(a) put up with (b) put up (c) put away (d) put up to “If + had been + V3 ……….. would + have been” is the correct
grammatical structure forthegivensentence.Itisaconditional
.647.My parentsusually gofor a walk before theygo to bed.
Q sentence. Hence, ‘would have been’ is the most appropriate
SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Morning) answer.
(a) usual went (b) No substitution required
(c) are usually going (d) were usually gone ol.611.(a)No substitution required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
Q.648.I’vediscussedalltheoptionswithyou.Therearenomore
ptions available for you.
o ol.612.(b)doesn't listen
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SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Morning) The last p
art of the given sentence must be in the simple
(a) not more (b) none more present tense so the verb must be used in its present
(c) any more (d) No substitution required form(doesn't listen) and not in the continuous form(listening).
Hence, ‘doesn't listen’ is the most appropriate answer.
.649. During his research, the forest officer was pleasantly
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surprised to find that the population of tigershadincreased. ol.613.(c) for
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SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Afternoon) There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The
(a) is to increase (b) have increased preposition’towards’mustbereplacedwith‘for’.Hence,‘forthe
(c) No substitution required (d) has increase primary classes’ is the most appropriate answer.
.650.It’s not our book; it must betheres.
Q ol.614.(b)went to Singapore
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SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Evening) Thegivensentenceisinthepasttensesotheverbmustbeused
(a) theirs (b) their (c) their’s (d) theres' inthepastform(went)andnotinthepresentform(goes).Hence,
‘went to Singapore’ is the most appropriate answer.
Solutions : -
ol.615.(c)forward
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ol.602.(d) for almost
S There is an adverb error in the given sentence. The adverb
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The ‘onward’mustbereplacedwith‘forward’.Hence,‘forward’isthe
preposition‘by’mustbereplacedwith‘for’.Hence,‘foralmost’is most appropriate answer.
themostappropriateanswer.Whenthetotaltimeisgivenforany Coming forward is a phrasal verb. If someonecomesforward,
activity then the preposition ”for” is used. they offer to do something or to give some information in
response to a request for help.
ol.603.(a)from attending
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‘Forbidden’ generallytakesthepreposition‘from’withit.Hence, ol.616.(a)How long
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‘from attending’ is the most appropriate answer. Whenever we ask about the time involved in an activity we use
the phrase ‘how long’ and not ‘when’. Hence, ‘How long’ is the
Sol.604.(b) remove
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most appropriate answer. ol.630.(a) No substitution required.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.617.(d)gathered at
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There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The ol.631.(d) Amongst
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preposition‘between’mustbereplacedwith‘at’.Atisusedfora ‘Among/Amongst’ is used for multiple thingslikemultiplegifts
specific place.Hence, ‘gathered at’ is the most appropriate whicharementionedinthegivensentence.Hence,‘amongst’is
answer. the most appropriate answer.
ol.618.(d)Keeping pets
S ol.632.(c)a lot
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The subject of the given sentence must be ‘keeping’ and not Wewillreplace‘much’withthephrase‘alotof’togrammatically
‘keep’. Hence, ‘Keeping pets’ is the most appropriate answer. correct the given sentence.
ol.619.(b)before
S ol.633.(c) give up
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There is a prepositional error in the g
iven sentence. The ‘Give up’ means to stop trying to do something. The given
preposition ‘beside’ must be replaced with ‘before’. Hence, sentence states that the narratoristryingtostoptheusageof
‘before’ is the most appropriate answer. junk food. Hence, ‘give up’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.620.(b)while samosas are
S ol.634.(c) within
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According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular There is a very famous saying ‘one should live within one’s
subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways means’. Hence, ‘within’ is the most appropriate answer.
takes a plural verb. Inthegivensentence,‘samosas’isaplural
subject that will take ‘are’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘while ol.635.(d)have called off
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samosas are’ is the most appropriate answer. According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular
subjectalwaystakesasingularverbandapluralsubjectalways
ol.621.(d) was strong
S takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, ‘Workers’ isaplural
The given sentence is in the past tense(V2) so it must havea subjectthatwilltake‘have’asapluralverb.Hence,‘havecalled
verbinthepastform(was)andnotinthepastperfecttense(had off’ is the most appropriate answer.
+ V3). Hence, ‘was strong’ is the most appropriateanswer.
ol.636.(d)had been tortured
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ol.622.(c)No substitution required.
S The given sentence is in the past tense so the verb must be used
The given sentence is grammatically correct. in its past form(had) and not in the present form(has). Hence,
‘had been tortured’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.623.(c)might
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‘May or Might’showsusthepossibilityofsomething.Similarly, ol.637.(a)unlike
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thepossibilityoftowingthecarbythepoliceisdiscussedinthe ‘Unlike’ means in contrast to or different from. The given
given sentence. Hence, ‘might’ is the most appropriate answer. sentence states that Cricket is different from other sports
becauseitisgovernedbystrictrules.Hence,‘unlike’isthemost
ol.624.(d) No substitution required.
S appropriate answer.
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.638.(a)from
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ol.625.(a) No sooner did I
S There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The
‘No sooner-than’ is the fixed conjunction pair f or the g
iven preposition ‘into’ must be replaced with ‘from’.Hence,‘from’is
inverted sentence. Hence, ‘No sooner did I’ is the most the most appropriate answer.
appropriate answer.
ol.639.(a)choose from
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ol.626.(b)because of
S There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The
There is a conjunction error in the given sentence. The preposition ‘for’ must be replaced with‘from’because‘choose’
conjunction‘until’mustbereplacedwith‘because’thatgivesthe generally takes the preposition ‘from’. Hence, ‘choose from’ is
reason for something. Hence, ‘’because o f’ is the most the most appropriate answer.
appropriate answer.
ol.640.(d)were fined
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ol.627.(b) a few more
S Thereisanerrorofpronouninthegivensentence.Thepronoun
‘Little’ means not that much worth considering and ‘a few’ ‘them’ must be removed because there is no need of using a
means a small quantity but worth considering. Similarly, the pronoun in the sentence.
given sentence talks about some more pupils who are worth
considering. Hence, ‘a few more’ is the most appropriate answer. ol.641.(c)so thin that
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‘So-that’ is a fixed phrase that isusedtointroduceaclauseof
ol.628.(a)heir to the throne
S purpose. Hence, ‘so thin that’ is the most appropriate answer.
‘Heir’ is thepersonwiththelegalrighttoreceiveinheritmoney,
property,oratitlewhentheownerdies.However,‘Heir’generally ol.642.(b)No substitution required.
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takesthepreposition‘to’withit.Hence,‘heirtothethrone’isthe The given sentence is grammatically correct.
most appropriate answer.
ol.643.(d)No substitution required.
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ol.629.(c)about their accuracy
S The sentence is grammatically correct.
In the given sentence, ‘Health updates’ is a plural subject that
willtake‘their’asapluralpronoun.Hence,‘abouttheiraccuracy’ ol.644.(b)had to apply
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is the most appropriate answer. Thesecondpartofthegivensentencemustbeinthepasttense
so the verb must be used in its past form(had)andnotinthe
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ontinuous form(having). Hence, ‘had to apply’ is the most
c .657.Manyartisanswerealmostwithoutanyworkduringthe
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appropriate answer. pandemic.
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ol.645.(b)might have come
S (a) No substitution (b) any without almost
The given sentence is in the past tense(lastnight)sotheverb (c) without any almost (d) almost any without
must be used in its past form(might) and not in the present
form(may). Hence, ‘might have come’ is the most appropriate .658.SameergaveverylessinformationtoMuneeraboutthe
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answer. progress of the work.
SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Evening)
ol.646.(a)put up with
S (a) gave very little information (b) No substitution
‘Put up with’ is a phrasal verb that means tolerate or endure (c) gave very less informations (d) give very less information
something. The given sentence states thatthenarratorcannot
tolerate someone’s rudeness anylonger.Hence,‘putupwith’is .659. Japan has made important and original contributions
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the most appropriate answer. inside some fields likephotography and electronics.
SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning)
ol.647.(b) No substitution required.
S (a) No substitution required (b) on some field like
The given sentence is grammatically correct. (c) for some field like (d) in some fields like
ol.648.(d)No substitution required.
S .660.Aneedofanhouristoprovideemploymenttotheyouth
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. of the country.
ol.649.(c)No substitution required.
S SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning)
The given sentence is grammatically correct. (a) The need of an (b) The need in an
(c) No improvement required (d) The need of the
ol.650.(a)theirs
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‘Their’isapossessivecaseofthepluralpronoun‘they’whichis .661.Bats huddle together to getwarm ofeach other'sbody.
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usedasanattributiveadjectiveliketheirrights,theirhouses,etc. SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Afternoon)
However,weadd‘s’initwhenweuseitattheendofasentence. (a) warming from (b) warm off
Similarly, in the given sentence, ‘theirs’ will be used for books. (c) No improvement required (d) warmth from
.662.The prisoners arekept atconstant surveillance.
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(a) kept by (b) kept under (c) kept with (d) No improvement
.651.Fierce competitionagainstrestaurants hasdriven up the
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prices. Solutions :-
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) along (b) No improvement required (c) through (d) among ol.651.(d) Among means referring to a particular group of
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peopleorthings.Similarly,thegivensentencereferstodifferent
Q.652.Muchofthetruthaboutthemysteriousdeathofherpet
restaurants. However, ‘among’ is also used for two or more
as not revealed.
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people. Hence,‘among’is the most appropriate answer.
SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) were not revealed (b) have not revealed ol.652.(d)No substitution required.
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(c) were not being revealed (d) No substitution The given sentence is grammatically correct.
.653. Hears to the newstonightat9p.m.,astherewillbean
Q ol.653.(d) We generally use ‘hear’ for such sounds that
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important announcement about the budget. involuntarilycometoourears.However‘listen’isusedwhenwe
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Morning) payattentiontosoundsthataregoingonsomewhere.Similarly,
(a) No substitution required (b) Listened to inthegivensentence,someoneissayingtopayattentiontothe
(c) Hear to (d) Listen to newsat9pmtoday.Weuse'listento'wherewepayattentionto
the listener. Hence, ‘listen to’ is the most appropriate answer.
.654. Preparing children for uncertainties keeps them in
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readinessto face challenges. ol.654.(c)No improvement required.
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SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Afternoon) The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(a) keeps them for readiness (b) keep them ready
(c) No improvement required (d) keep them to be ready ol.655.(a) The article ‘The’ is used to refer to specific or
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particular nouns & Article ‘a’ is used to modify non-specific
Q.655. With magnifying glass, we can observe how minute nouns.Forexample,IfIsayLet’sbuythebook.Imeanaspecific
insects like ants behave. bookbutifIsayLet’sbuyabook,Imeananybookratherthana
SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Afternoon) specific book. Similarly, in the given sentence, the magnifying
(a) With a magnifying glass (b) By a magnifying glass glass is not specified so it can be any glass. Hence, ‘with a
(c) No substitution (d) Using magnifying glass magnifying glass’is the most appropriate answer.
Q.656. After the old building was pulled out, the building ol.656.(a) The phrase ‘pull down’ meansdemolishabuilding.
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ontractor surveyed the progress of the work.
c Similarly,thegivensentencealsotalksaboutanoldbuildingthat
SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Morning) was demolished. Hence, ‘was pulled down’ is the most
(a) was pulled down (b) No substitution appropriate answer.
(c) was pulled up (d) was pulled over
Sol.657.(a) No substitution.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. .670.Mydaughtercouldnotfindthewordstosaywhyshehas
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been cryingon a day when she should have been happy.
ol.658.(a)Weuseboth‘Little’&‘Less’foruncountablesingular
S SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Evening)
nouns like work, information, news, etc. However, ‘less’ is (a) can be crying (b) is been crying
generally used when we do a comparison. But, in the given (c) No substitution (d) was crying
sentence we are not doing any comparison so ‘less’ will be
replaced with ‘little’. Hence, ‘gave very littleinformation’isthe .671.The green shirt is toolose for meto wear.
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most appropriate answer. SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Evening)
(a) lost for me (b) loose for me
ol.659.(d)Thereisaprepositionalerrorinthegivensentence.
S (c) No substitution required (d) loss for me
The preposition ‘inside’ must be replaced with ‘in’. Hence, ‘in
some fields like’is the most appropriate answer. .672.What apalacehome!
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ol.660.(d)‘Theneedofthehouris’isthecorrectphraseforthe
S (a) pushy (b) palatial (c) palatable (d) No improvement
givensentence.Hence,‘theneedofthe’isthemostappropriate
answer. .673. We were quite impressedwiththeenthusiasmthatshe
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work for.
ol.661.(d) Warmth is a moderate degree of heat or the
S SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (afternoon)
sensation of being warm. The given sentence statesthatbats (a) that she is working on (b) that she worked with
huddle together for the sensation of warmth from each other. (c) which she works for (d) No substitution
Hence,‘warmth from’is the most appropriate answer.
.674.Ipractised forthe debate; that's why I amlate.
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ol.662.(b)‘Someone is kept under surveillance’ isgrammatically
S SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (afternoon)
thecorrectstructure.Hence,‘keptunder’isthemostappropriate (a) No substitution required (b) am practising for
answer. (c) was practising for (d) have practised for
SSC CHSL 2020 Tier - 1 .675. The child is cryingbecause she can't findher mother.
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.663.My hands were eagerfor tore upthat awfulletter.
Q (a) No improvement (b) A child is crying
SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Afternoon) (c) The child has cried (d) The child were crying
(a) of tearing up (b) No substitution
.676.The roofis being held up overtwo stone pillars.
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(c) to tear up (d) for tearing upon
SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (Evening)
.664.Whois responsiblefor the disorderly stateof this room?
Q (a) is hold up on (b) No substitution required
SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Evening) (c) was held above (d) is held up by
(a) are responsible to (b) is responsible of
.677. Small desert animals burrow underground
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(c) are responsible in making (d) No substitution required
across the daysand come out only at night.
.665.Itistheresponsibilityofallofustoinvesttimeandeffort
Q SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Morning)
in verifying information and not follow victimtofake news. (a) within the days (b) during the day
SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (afternoon) (c) No substitution (d) between days
(a) not following victim (b) not fall victim
.678. The workers’ union has t hreatened for going to an
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(c) not falls victim (d) No improvement
indefinite strike.
.666.The king’s palace washeavily guardedduringthe riots.
Q SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Evening)
SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Evening) (a) to be going for ( b) No substitution
(a) heavy guard (b) heavily guard (c) for going to (d) to go on
(c) guarding heavily (d) No substitution
.679.Aheavyfinewillbeinflictedwiththemiftheydonotpay
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.667.It is wise to insure one’s homeonfire.
Q the taxes in time.
SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (Morning) SSC CHSL 09/08/2021 (afternoon)
(a) No improvement (b) in (c) by (d) against (a) will be inflicted for them (b) will be inflicted of them
(c) No substitution required (d) will be inflicted on them
.668.WasimagreedtosharehisnoteswithArifonconditions
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that he are returnthem in a day. .680. Regard of whether the students were ready or not the
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SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (afternoon) teacher announced the dates of the test. .
(a) on condition that he will be return SSC CHSL 11/08/2021 (Morning)
(b) No substitution required (a) Regarding whether (b) Regardless of whatsoever
(c) on his condition that he is returning (c) No substitution required (d) Regardless of whether
(d) on the condition that he would return
.681. Most of ushesitate to accept our mistakes.
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.669. Fermented vegetables can be stored for about a year
Q SSC CHSL 11/08/2021 (Morning)
without going bad. (a) No substitution required (b) More of us
SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Morning) (c) Much of us (d) Lots many of us
(a) without going worst (b) with going bad
.682. Despite living in the same neighbourhood, we only did
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(c) No substitution required (d) to go bad
not greet each other.
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S ol.675.(a) No improvement.
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(a) still (b) mainly (c) even (d) No improvement The given sentence is grammatically correct.
Sol.676.(d) ‘Is held up by’ should be used inplaceof‘isbeing
Solutions :-
eld up over’.The use of 'being' is incorrect as it is used in
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ol.663.(c)to tear up
S presentorpastcontinuoustense.‘Being’isusedinthepassive
TEAR UP (phrasal verb): destroy something by pulling it into sense and it is incorrect as per the context of the given
pieces; damage or destroy something by attacking it.We can sentence.Theroofisheldupbytwostonepillars.Hence,option
either write “to + V1” or “for + V-ing” in a sentence. Both are (d) is the correct answer.
grammatically correct.
ol.677.(b)during the day
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ol.664.(d) No substitution required.
S ‘Acrossthedays’shouldbereplacedwith‘duringtheday’.Sothe
The given sentence is grammatically correct. correct sentence will be “Small desert animals burrow
underground during the day and come out only at night”.
ol.665.(b)‘Fallvictimto’isaphrasethatmeanstobeattacked
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or affected by something. The given sentence states that itis ol.678.(d) Threaten means to warn that you may hurt, kill or
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the responsibility of all of ustonotgetaffectedbyfakenews. punish somebody if he/she does not do what you want.
Hence,‘not fall victim’is the most appropriate answer. Similarly, the given sentence statesthattheworkersunionhas
threatened to go on an indefinite strike. However,threatenwill
Sol.666.(d)No substitution is required. take the preposition ‘to’ with it. Hence, ‘for going to’ will be
he given sentence is grammatically correct.
T replaced by ‘to go on’ to grammatically correct thesentence.
ol.667.(d) We generally ‘insure’ our life & our belongings
S Sol.679.(d)Inflictmeanstoforcesomebodytohavesomething
against some mishappenings like an accident, death, etc. npleasant or something that he/she does notwant.However,
u
Similarly,thegivensentencestatesthatitiswisetoinsureone’s Inflict takes the preposition‘on’withit.Hence,‘willbeinflicted
home against fire. Hence, ‘against’ is the most appropriate on them’is the most appropriate answer.
answer.
ol.680.(d) Replace ‘Regard of whether’ with ‘Regardless of
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ol.668.(d) The given sentence is in the past tense(Wasim
S whether’ to make the sentence grammatically correctbecause
agreed) so the verb mustbeusedinthepastform(would)and the teacher was regardless of the students whether theywere
notinthebaseform(are).Hence,‘ontheconditionthathewould ready or not. Regardless is a formal word, and it is generally
return’is the most appropriate answer. used in formal situation.
Sol.669.(c)No substitution required. ol.681.(a) No substitution required.
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he given sentence is grammatically correct.
T The given sentence is grammatically correct.
ol.670.(d) The given sentence is in the past tense(could not
S ol.682.(a)Still is used to say an action or situationcontinues to
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find)sotheverbmustbeusedinitssimplepastform(was)and the present because it has not finished. It often refers to
not in the present perfect continuous form(has been crying). something happening for longer than expected.The given
Hence,‘hasbeencrying’willbereplacedby‘wascrying’tomake sentencestatesthatinspiteofbeingneighborswedonotgreet
the given sentence grammatically correct. each other. Hence, ‘still’ is the most appropriate answer.
ol.671.(b)Losemeanstobecomeunabletofindsomething,for
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exampleIhavelostmybag.However,‘loose’meanssomething
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notfirmlyfixedornotfittingclosely,nottightlikethegreenshirt
inthegivensentence.Hence,‘loseforme’willbereplacedwith .683. He lost his heart because he could not cope with the
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‘loose for me’ to contextually correct the sentence. difficult situation.
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ol.672.(b)
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Let’s look into the meaning of the given words in the options- (c) lost heart (d) lose his heart
Palatial-(usedaboutaroomorbuilding)likeapalace;extremely
large and spacious. .684. Hereplied mine letterafter a month.
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Pushy - trying hard to get whatyouwant,inawaythatseems SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021)
rude. (a) replied to mine letter (b) No substitution
Palatable - (used about food or drink) with an agreeable or (c) reply my letter (d) replied to my letter
pleasant taste. .685.His fine voicehas never heardin this hallagain.
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Here, ‘palatial’ is the most appropriate answer. SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021)
ol.673.(b) that she worked with.
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ThegivensentenceisinthePastTense.so‘workedwith’willbe (c) will never be heard (d) will never hear
used in place of ‘work with’. .686.I am much tallerthan I was a year ago.
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ol.674.(c)was practising for.
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Theincidenti.ereasonforthedelaywasincontinuoustensein (a) that I were a year ago (b) as I was the year before
the past. Hence, ‘was + V1 + ing’ is the correct structure. The (c) No substitution (d) than a year before
sentenceistalkingaboutthereasonforthedelaywhichbelongs .687. Hewent to foreignfor higher education.
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to the past event so ‘ was practicing for’ will be used. SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021)
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an had no answer for his
(c) No substitution (d) went abroad ctions.
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Q.688. It is time for the childrento go to bed. (a) When to be challenged ( b) When in challenge
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(a) to being in bed (b) should be in bed
(c) No substitution (d) for going in bed .693.She walkedamong mewithout greeting me.
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.689.Whatkind of the bookdo you want?
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SSC CPO Tier II (26/07/2021) (c) past me (d) No substitution required
(a) kinds of a book (b) No substitution
(c) kind of the books (d) kind of book .694.Everyyearthefamilygoesforapilgrimtothetempleat
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Tirupati.
.690.The porterdenied to takethe money.
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(a) denied taking (b) denied from taking (c) No substitution required (d) on a pilgrimage
(c) denied for taking (d) No substitution
.695.The mare hurt its hooveswhen running totheforest.
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(a) with running across (b) when running into
ol.683.(c) ‘Lost heart’ is anidiomthatmeanstobegintofeel
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that one cannot do something that one has beentryingtodo.
Similarly, in the given sentence, he could not cope with the .696.A largeswarm ofdogs was blocking the way.
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difficultsituationsohelostheart.Hence,‘lostheart’isthemost SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)
appropriate answer. (a) pack of (b) herd of
(c) No substitution required (d) school of
ol.684.(d) We use ‘my’beforeanounand‘mine’afteranoun.
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Similarly, in the givensentence,‘letter’isanounsowewilluse .697. The train was delayedin order toan accident.
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‘my’ before it. Hence, ‘replied to my letter’ is the most SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening)
appropriate answer. (a) because (b) No substitution required
(c) since (d) owing to
ol.685.(c)Wegenerallyuse‘againinasentencetoindicatethat
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somethinghappensasecondtimesoobviously,itwillhappenin .698.The large mansion wasover his reaching.
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the future and for it, we will use a verb of the future tense(will). SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening)
Hence, ‘will never be heard’ is the most appropriateanswer. (a) above his reaching (b) away from reaching
(c) beyond his reach (d) No substitution required
ol.686.(c) No Substitution.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. .699. Suman performedat the festival well yesterday.
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Sol.687.(d) ‘Abroad’ means in/to a foreign country & we (a) at the festival yesterday well (b) No substitution required
enerally use abroad as an adverb in phrases like go/went
g (c) well at the festival yesterday (d) yesterday at the festival well
abroad.So,thephrase‘wenttoforeign’iscontextuallyincorrect.
Similarly, the given sentence states that he went abroad for .700.The exam was notso easy thatwe had expected.
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higher education. Hence,‘wentabroad’isthemostappropriate SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Evening)
answer. (a) as easy as (b) as easy so
(c) such easy as (d) No substitution required
ol.688.(d) No substitution.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. Solutions :-
ol.689.(d) The article ‘the’ is used to refer to specific or
S ol.691.(b) Although as a conjunction means ‘and yet, but’.
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particular nouns. However, in the given sentence, ‘book’ is not Accordingtothissentence,shedidn'tlovehim,andyetshehad
particularly specified soitcanbeanybook.So,wewillremove to marry him. Hence, ‘although’ will be the most appropriate
the article ‘the’ before‘book’.Hence,‘kindofbook’isthemost answer.
appropriate answer.
ol.692.(c)No substitution required.
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ol.690.(a)‘Deny’ is always followed by a gerund(V-ing) and
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never by an infinitive(with the preposition ‘to’) for example he
denied seeing me,hedeniedgivingme,etc.Similarly,thegiven ol.693.(c) To ‘walk past’ means to overcome or overlook
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sentence states that Porter denied taking the money. Hence, something that has happened. Forexample,you werewalking
‘denied taking’is the most appropriate answer. alongastreetandyousawamanplayingfluteaheadofyou.If
youcarriedonwalking,sothatyoupassedhimwithoutnoticing
SSC CPO 2020 Tier - 1 himandhewasnowbehindyou.Itmeansyouhavewalkedpast
him. Similarly in this sentence, she walked past the narrator
.691.Becauseshe didn’t love him, she had to marryhim.
Q without greeting him. Hence, ‘past me’isthemostappropriate
SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Morning) answer.
(a) No substitution required (b) Although (c) Since (d) Despite
Sol.694.(d)Whether we ‘go to somewhere’(go to market)or we
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‘go on a trip/tour’. In this question, the family goes o
n a .705.The song was so movingasall eyes became wet.
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tour(pilgrimage). Hence, ‘on a pilgrimage’ will be the most SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)
appropriate answer. (a) that (b) No substitution required (c) when (d) then
ol.695.(d)Whilemeans‘duringthistime’.Itisusedtoshowthe
S .706.Fourpeoplewereinjuredafteracarsuddenlycamefora
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duration foranactivity.However,thegivenquestionstatesthat haltin outer Delhi.
the mare hurt its hoovesduringrunning.Hence,‘whilerunning SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)
through’is the most appropriate answer. (a) came to a halt (b) No substitution required
(c) come to a halt (d) came for the halt
ol.696.(a)pack of.
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Swarm- A large group of insects, especially bees. .707. Our new accountantfall short inmy expectations.
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Pack- Group of specific canines like wolves and dogs. SSC CGL Tier II (15/11/2020)
Hence, ‘A pack of dogs’ will be the most appropriate answer. (a) fall short on (b) falls short of
(c) No substitution required (d) falls short in
ol.697.(d) The phrase ‘In order to’ means “so that” and the
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phrase ‘Owing to’ means ‘becauseof’.Forexample,Thematch .708.The child put a ladderon the walland climbedup.
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was cancelled owing to(because) bad weather. Similarlyinthe SSC CGL Tier II (16/11/2020)
given question, the train was delayed because of an accident. (a) above the wall (b) over a wall
Hence, ‘owing to’ will be the most appropriate answer. (c) No improvement (d) against the wall
ol.698.(c)beyond his reach.
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something is not close enough to be touched or picked upby (a) on chess (b) in the chess (c) at chess (d) No improvement
someone and not within someone's power to do or achieve.
Similarly, for the given question, ‘the mansion was beyond his .710.Ihavebeenworkingwithchildrenbefore,soIknowwhat
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reach’ will be the most appropriate answer because it means to expect.
that it is not possible for him to buy that expensive mansion. SSC CGL Tier II (16/11/2020)
(a) am working (b) have worked (c) work (d) No improvement
ol.699.(c)well at the festival yesterday
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Accordingtothe“MPTrule”,thestandardwordorderforadverbs .711. I wouldn’t dreamto raisethe price.
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from starting to end is as follows: Adverb of Manner(How), SSC CGL Tier II (18/11/2020)
AdverbofPlace(Where),AdverbofTime(When).Similarlyinthis (a) to rise (b) to raising (c) of raising (d) No improvement
given sentence, She performed well(Manner) at the .712. He turned a deaf earon the advicesof hisparents.
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festival(Place) yesterday(Time) will be the most appropriate SSC CGL Tier II (18/11/2020)
answer. (a) to the advice (b) on the advice
ol.700.(a) as easy as.
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‘So____that’isaconjunctionwhichisusedtoshowthepurpose, Q.713.She was smilingbut lookingpleased about something.
but when we compare things, we use the structure ‘as___as’. SC CGL Tier II (18/11/2020)
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Hence, ‘the exam was not as easy as we hadexpected’isthe (a) but look (b) so looking (c) No improvement (d) and looked
most appropriate answer.
.714. She ran out of her housefrom frightening.
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(a) No improvement (b) from fright
Q.701. He couldn’t believe it at first, so the most he thought (c) by frightening (d) in fright
bout it, the more he decided it must be true.
a
.715. Can youadvice to meon this matter?
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(a) but the more (b) No substitution required
(a) advise me (b) advise to me
(c) but a most (d) although the more
(c) No improvement (d) advising me
.702.I couldn’t sleepin case ofbeing very tired.
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.716.She wasso tall toreach the top shelf.
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(a) in spite of (b) even though
(a) No improvement (b) so tall that
(c) in order of (d) No substitution required
(c) too tall for (d) tall enough to
.703.ThehotelswereheavybookedforthefestivalinBanaras.
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.717.But for theirvalour, they would have beendefeated.
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(a) were heavily booked (b) are heavy booked
(a) But about their (b) Because of their
(c) were heavily booking (d) No substitution required
(c) No improvement (d) Except with their
.704. Jamnalal Bajaj was one of the few businessmen who
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incurred the wrath of the Britishfor supportingthe freedom Solutions :-
movement.
ol.701.(a) but the more
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“themore___,themore___” isapopularpairofphrasessuchas
(a) No substitution required (b) in support of
‘themoreyouworkthemoreyougetpaid’.Itmeansthesecond
(c) supporting (d) to supporting
condition is dependent onthefirst.However,theuseof‘but’is
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irrelevant because it shows contrast. Hence, the correct ometimes we can use ‘But, without’ inplaceof‘If’.Hence,no
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sentence structure: the more he thought about it the more he substitution is required in this sentence.
believed it to be true.
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ol.702.(a) ‘In spite of’ is used to show that something
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happenedwhichyoudidnotexpect.So,thecorrectstructureof
.718. Lenovo has launchedThinkPadXIFold,theworld’sfirst
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the sentence goes like‘in spite of being tired hedidn’t sleep’
foldable laptop which is claimed to be so durable asitsother
ol.703.(a)Heavyisusuallyusedasanadjective. HereHeavily
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isusedasanAdverb.Heavilymeansinaheavymannerandthe SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Morning)
sentence states that hotels were fully occupied.Hence were (a) to be most durable as (b) No improvement
heavily booked is the most appropriate answer. (c) to be very durable as (d) to be as durable as
ol.704.(a) No substitution required.
S .719. Therisingpricesofessentialfooditemshaveplaceda
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The given sentence is grammatically correct. weightyburden on the poor.
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ol.705.(a)that
S (a) No improvement (b) enormous (c) trivial (d) lightest
“So___ that” is a fixed conjunction which is used to join two
clauses, one of them expresses an action and the other .720. India has lost a veteran actor with the deceased of
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expresses the purpose. Here,thepurposeisthatthesongwas Shriram Lagoo.
somovingandtheactionisthattheeyesofthepeoplebecome SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Afternoon)
wet. (a) No improvement (b) bereavement
(c) expired (d) demise
ol.706.(a)Cametoahaltwillbethemostappropriateanswer.
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It isaphrasewhichmeanssomethingcomestoastandstill(no .721. Finally, Ananyafoundherpetkittenoverthetopbranch
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movement/progress). of a treein their garden.
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ol.707.(b) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule” ,
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Accountant is a single person and will be considered as a (c) in a top branch of a tree (d) across the top branch in the tree
singularsubjectanditwilltakefallsasasingularverb.Andthe
correct phrase is fall short of. It means fail to meet expectations. .722. Doctors at the AIIMS Trauma Centre managed to save
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thelifeof12yearoldarcherShivangini,whosewerestruckbyan
ol.708.(d)On the wallmeans on the surface of thewall. But,
S arrow in the neck during a practice session.
how can somebody put a ladder on the wall. The ladder is SSC CHSL 14/10/2020 (Afternoon)
always set ‘against a wall’ should be the correctstructure. (a) who was striked (b) which was struck
(c) No improvement (d) who was struck
ol.709.(c) You can beat someone at something. Hence, “at
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chess”is the most appropriate answer. .723. His uncle advised Naveen to keep awayfrominvolving
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himself in the controversy.
Sol.710.(b) ‘I have worked ’is the most appropriateanswer.
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ol.711.(c) of raising
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‘Dream of something’ is the correct phrase like dream of buying (c) that he keeps away for (d) from keep away in
a car, dream of achieving first position in class. Hence, ‘dream of
.724. Why did the teacher ask all fourofyoutostaybackin
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raising’ the price is the most appropriate answer.
class in the break?
ol.712.(a) to the advice
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“Turnadeafeartosomeone”isthecorrectphrasewhichmeans (a) No improvement (b) asked of four of you
not paying attentiontosomeonewhenhe/shetalksorrefusing (c) ask you all four (d) asking four of you
someone.”
.725.Shewaslookingtroubledwhentheteacheraskedherto
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ol.713.(d) ‘Looked pleased’ together should be in the same
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tense. Hence,‘looked’ is the most appropriate answer. SSC CHSL 15/10/2020 (Evening)
(a) had been trouble (b) is look trouble
ol.714.(d) Frightmeansasuddenfeelingofshockorfear.So,
S (c) was troubling (d) No improvement
‘In fright’ is the most appropriate answer becauseitdefinesa
state of fear. .726. MydoctorknewthatIwouldeventuallyrecoveranddo
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the kind of work Iwould be doingbefore.
ol.715.(a) ‘Advise’ does not come with the preposition ‘to’.
S SSC CHSL 16/10/2020 (Morning)
Hence,‘advise me’will be the most appropriate answer. (a) had been doing (b) would have been doing
(c) would have done (d) No improvement
Sol.716.(d) ‘tall enough to’ is the most appropriate answer
ecause ‘adjective + enough’ is the fixed structure of the
b .727.Afterswitching off the light,he went offto sleep.
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sentence using enough and an adjective(tall). SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Morning)
(a) switching off a light (b) No improvement
Sol.717.(c) It is a closed conditional sentence because the
(c) he has switched off the light (d) being switched off the light
r esult of the battle depends upon their valour. However, in a
closedconditionalsentence,wegenerallyuse‘If,Had+V3’.But, Q.728. Have you got confirmation of the receipt of the
onation?
d
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S a noun.. Therefore, demise will be used in place of the deceased.
(a) Has you got confirmations (b) No improvement
(c) Did you got confirmation (d) Have you get confirmation ol.721.(b)on the top branch of the tree
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On’ as a preposition means something fixed to or touching
.729.Tons of sheepwere grazing in the field.
Q something,especiallysurface.Forexample,onthetable,onthe
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Evening) ceilingetc.Inthegivenquestion,thepetissittingatthesurface
(a) A flock of sheep (b) Many sheeps ofthebranchofthetree.Hence,‘on’willbethemostappropriate
(c) Numerous sheeps (d) No improvement. answer.
.730 I think you’d better paid onlineimmediatelyasyoumay
Q Sol.722.(d) According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement rule”, a
not get time to visit the bank later on during the day. ingularsubjecttakesasingularverbandapluralsubjecttakes
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SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Evening) apluralverb.Inthegivenquestion,Shivangiisasingularsubject
(a) you’d better pay (b) No Improvement whichwilltake‘was’asasingularverb.Hence,‘whowasstruck’
(c) you’d better paying (d) you’d have better pay will be the most appropriate answer.
.731. The week-long Theatre F
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wonderfullines upof plays. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
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(a) No improvement (b) lined up (c) lines up (d) line up Sol.724.(a) No improvement.The given sentence iscorrect.
.732.Beforeitwasmodified,theLawprovidedwiththeowner
Q ol.725.(d)The incident was in continuous tense in the past.
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could take possession of the goods at any time. Hence, ‘was + V1 + ing’ is the correct structure.Therefore,the
SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Morning) given sentence is correct.
(a) provided that (b) provided on ol.726.(a)“Had been” represents the action that the speaker
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(c) provided as (d) No improvement used to do in the past. Hence,pastperfecttensewillbeused.
.733. The struggle for climate change must be prioritised
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giventhatourpopulationisincreasingandnotdecreasing. SSC Sol.727.(b)The sentence is grammatically correct.
CHSL 18/03/2020 (Afternoon)
(a) could prioritise (b) may have prioritised Sol.728.(b)The sentence is grammatically correct.
(c) is prioritising (d) No improvement
ol.729.(a)‘Flock’isagroupofsheep.Hence,‘Aflockofsheep’
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.734.As long asthey are here, Hari won’t attendthe training.
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(a) So long so (b) As long that (c) So far as (d) No improvement ol.730.(a) you’d better pay
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Thepresent tenseismostappropriatetoconveythemeaningof
.735. So much as you are their class teacher, you are
Q the given sentence. Hence, simple present tense will be used.
responsible for their performance in the examination.
SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Morning) ol.731.(d) line up
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(a) No improvement (b) As long as Hence, ‘The week-long Theatre Festival has begun with a
(c) In as much as (d) As much to wonderfullineupofplays.’isgrammaticallycorrect.Lineupisa
phrasal verb which means to arrange a number of people or
.736. As long to funding is not made available, our
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construction dreams have been deferred.
SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Evening) ol.732.(a) ‘provided that’ is the correct phrase which means
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(a) As high as (b) In as much as “on the condition that”.
(c) So long as (d) No improvement Sol.733.(d)No improvement required.
Solutions :- Sol.734.(d)No improvement required.
ol.718.(d) to be as durable as
S ol.735.(b) As much as or so much as -it means quantity of
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Here, the ThinkPad XI Fold is compared to its other devices, uncountable nouns
therefore, a positive degree of comparison will be used. “As long as”.-duration of time
Here is the context of duration so “as long as” is the correct
ol.719.(b)enormous
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Weighty- serious and important
Enormous- very big and great ol.736.(c)
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Trivial- not important So long as- During that time, while, since, providedthat.
Lightest- of very little weight According to the rules of adjective For positive sentences we
Asperthecontextofthesentence,therisingpricesofessential use : as____as Or for negative sentences: so___as
food items have a huge impact on the poor. So long as - During that time, while, since, provided that
In the current scenario, the adjective 'enormous' is the correct
choice in the given blank. SSC CGL 2019 Tier - 1
ol.720.(d) Thegivensentenceisinpresentperfecttense.The
S .737.A man in needpleaded for help.
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highlighted word is deceased with has article the before it. SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Afternoon)
Articles are used before nouns. So demise will be used which is (a) promised for help (b) commanded to help
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(c) no improvement (d) requested for helping ol.737. (c) No improvement.
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The given sentence is grammatically correct.
.738.My shoes were worn out so I had to buya newone.
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SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Evening) ol.738.(c)‘New ones’ should be used in place of‘a new one’.
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(a) a new ones (b) the new one's Thesubject,‘Shoes’ispluraland‘shoes’areboughtinpairsand
(c) new ones (d) no improvement not single.
.739. To fightonthebattlefieldforthesakeofone'scountry
Q ol.739.(d)‘Agreatcourage’shouldbeusedinplaceof‘agreat
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needsa great strongness. strongness’.Inthissentence,‘Courage’isneededtofightonthe
SSC CGL 03/04/2020 (Morning) battlefieldandnotaboutphysicalstrength.Besides,anounwill
(a) the greatest strongness (b) A lots of strength be used here. ‘Strongness’ is an adjective.
(c) no improvement (d) a great courage
Sol.740.(c) ‘to cash in on’ should be used in place of‘tocash
.740. NoeffortshavebeenmadebytheIndiancricketteamto
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cash off onits vibrant image in the World Cup. gain an advantage from a situation to make a profit.
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(a) for cash through in (b) for cashing off on ol.741.(b)sat on the chair when
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(c) to cash in on (d) to cash up on ‘when’ should be used in place of ‘than’.
RULE:Hardly,Scarcelyarefollowedby‘when’,while‘Nosooner’
.741.Hardly had hesit on the chair thanit broke.
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(a) no substitution (b) sat on the chair when ol.742.(a) register myself legally
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(c) sat onto a chair then (d) sit in the chair when ‘Legally’ will be used here. An adverb has to be used as it
modifies the verb ‘register.’So,
.742. When I was working in a software company, it was
Q option(b)getseliminatedasitcontainstheword‘legal’.‘Mine’in
mandatory to register my legally as an authorized software option (c) is incorrect as possessive is not needed.
developer A reflexive pronoun will be used which is in option (a)So, the
SSC CGL 05 /03/2020 (Afternoon) correct answer is option (a).
(a) register myself legally (b) register me legal
(c) register mine legally (d) no improvement ol.743.(a) Use ‘a good command over’ in place of ‘the good
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command’. ‘A good command’ means‘sufficientcommandas
.743. AmithasthegoodcommandonEnglishashewasborn
Q needed’. ‘The good command’ is used for some specific
and brought up in England. purpose.
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(a) a good command over (b) the best command in Sol.744.(d)No improvement.
(c) no improvement (d) a better command of ol.744.(b)‘diedoffright’shouldbeusedinplaceof‘diedfrom
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.744.Scarcelyhadthepassengersboardedtheplanewhenthe
Q fright’. The preposition ‘of’ should be used with died.Thisisa
captain welcomed them. phrasal verb. ‘Died of’ is used to give the reason for something.
SSC CGL 03/07/2020 (Morning) ol.746.(d)Use ‘on failing’ instead of ‘to be failed’.
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(a) that the captain welcomed them 'To be failed' is incorrectly used. It must be replaced with the
(b) than the captain welcomes them participle form 'on failing'.
(c) when the captain had welcomed them To fail means having a lack of success, shortcoming, weakness.
(d) No improvement Thus the correctsentencewillbe:Hewasgreatlydisappointed
.745.The old lady nearlydead from fright.
Q on failing again.
SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Afternoon) ol.747.(b)Use‘inaweek'stime’inplaceof‘fromaweekstime’.
S
(a) dead out of fright (b) died of fright Ifyousaythatsomethingwillhappen,foreg,inaweek'stimeor
(c) died with frightening (d) No improvement intwoyears'time,youmeanthatitwillhappenaweekfromnow
.746. He was greatly disappointedto be failedagain.
Q or two years from now.
SSC CGL 07/03 2020 (Afternoon) Eg: Presidential elections are due to be held in ten days' time
(a) No improvement (b) to failed (c) by being failed (d) on failing ol.748.(a)‘Had finished’ will replace ‘finish’.
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.747. Our new office will become operational from a weeks
Q The action occurred in the past.
time. RULE: If twoactionstakeplaceinpast,oneaftertheother,the
SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Morning) first actionwillbein‘Pastperfecttense’andthesecondaction
(a)no improvement (b) in a week's time will be in ‘simple past tense’
(c) by the week's time (d) for a weeks time 1st action - past perfect tense
2nd action - simple past tense.
.748. Long after those five horses finish drinkingwaterfrom
Q
the trough, an old horse appeared over the brow of the hill. SSC CPO 2019 Tier - 1
SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Evening)
(a) had finished (b) have finished .749. Rahul thinks that this isquite the cheaprestaurant.
Q
(c) no improvement (d) had been finishing SSC CPO 09/12/2019 (Morning)
(a) so a cheap (b) so the cheap
Solutions :- (c) No substitution (d) quite a cheap
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.750. Tomatoes sown around July in thesouthernstatesare
Q (d) No improvement
harvested in October.
SSC CPO 09/12/2019 (Evening) .761.IntheparkIhappenedtomeettwoofmyfather'sfriend
Q
(a) Tomatoes sow around July (b) Tomatoes sowing around July who had known him for several years.
(c) Tomatoes sown under July (d) No substitution required SSC CPO 13/12/2019(Evening)
(a) no improvement (b) two of my father's friends
.751. When the PMC Bank failed many people's lives were
Q (c) two of my fathers friend (d) two friends of my fathers
ruining.
SSC CPO 09/12/2019 (Evening) Solutions :-
(a) No substitution required (b) were ruined
(c) was ruined (d) has ruined ol.749.(d) ‘Quite a cheap’ must be used instead of‘quitethe
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cheap’.
.752.The motheris sleptwhile the child was playing.
Q
‘Quitecheap’isaphrasewhichmeansthatitischeaptoagreat
SSC CPO 11/12/2019 (Morning)
extent.
(a) is asleep (b) was slept (c) No substitution (d) was asleep
Useof‘quitea’:‘Quiteafew’-anindefiniteandsomewhatlarge
.753. His employees were asking him for a raise for a long
Q number,morethanafewbutfewerthanalot,afairnumberof.
time now. ‘Quiteabit’-youhavealotofsomething.Itcanbeusedtosay
SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Morning) something is in greater quantity.
(a) asked him for a rise (b) No substitution
ol.750.(d) No improvement.
S
(c) are asking him of a raise (d) have been asking him for a raise
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
.754.She hasno other hobby butthat of collectingcoins.
Q
ol.751.(b) Asthebankfailurewasanincidentthattookplace
S
SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Morning)
in the past, so the past simpleformoftheverb(ruined)willbe
(a) not other hobbies but (b) No substitution
usedinthegivensentence.Therefore,use“wereruined”instead
(c) no another hobby but (d) no other hobby than
of “were ruining”.
Q.755. Raman’s discovery,madeduringthevoyagingoverthe
ol.752.(d)Instead of ‘is slept’, ‘was asleep’ mustbe used.
S
editerraneansea,thatwatermoleculescouldscatterlightjust
m
Whenyouusethepastcontinuouswithtwoactionsinthesame
like air molecules, was very radical these days.
sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were
SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Evening)
happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.
(a) during the voyage above (b) No improvement
(c) while on voyage across (d) during a voyage across ol.753.(d) Use of “for a long time now” indicates present
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perfectcontinuoustense(usedforanactivitystartinginthepast
.756. The World Health OrganisationwarnedtheGovernment
Q
and still continuing). Therefore, we will use “have been asking
that even many people were likelytodieofepidemicsthanof
him for a raise”.
the tsunami.
Rule:Sub + has/have + been + 1st form of verb + ing+ obj
SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Evening)
(a) that so many people are likely ol.754.(d)Insteadof“nootherhobbybut”use“Nootherhobby
S
(b) No improvement than” You use ‘no other than’whenyouaregoingtomentiona
(c) that even most people are going to be likely course ofaction,decision,ordescriptionandemphasizethatit
(d) that more people were likely istheonlyonepossibleinthesituation.(Here,shehasonlyone
hobby of collecting coins)
.757. Itriedtocontactmydentistbuthercellphoneappeared
Q
to have beenswitched off. ol.755.(d) during a voyage across
S
SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Evening) ‘voyage across’ should be used in placeof‘voyagingover’.We
(a) No improvement (b) appears to had been use ‘across’asaprepositionandanadverb.‘Across’meanson
(c) appeared to been (d) appear to be the other side of something, or from one side to the other of
something which has sides or limits such as a city, road or river.
.758. Be polite and courteous will greatly improve your
Q
chances of making friends at your new office. ol.756.(d)that more people were likely
S
SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Evening) Here, we are comparing the number of deaths
(a) By being polite and courteous occurring due to epidemics and tsunamis using ‘than’. So, we
(b) for being polite and courteous will use a comparative degree(more).
(c) No improvement Hence,theuseof“morepeople”insteadof“evenmanypeople”
(d) Being polite and courteous is correct.
.759.The color of her cheeksis like a rose.
Q ol.757.(a) No improvement.
S
SSC CPO 13/12/2019 (Morning) The sentence is grammatically and contextually correct.
(a) are like a rose (b) are just as a rose
(c) is like that of a rose (d) No substitution ol.758.(d) Being politeandcourteous-meanshavingqualities
S
of politeness and courteousness.
.760. Pedestriansis to be carefulwhen crossingbusy roads.
Q Bepoliteandcourteous-isusedwhenadvisingsomeonetobe
SSC CPO 13/12/2019 (Evening) polite and courteous.
(a) need be caring when crossing
(b) must be careful when crossing ol.759.(c)is like that of a rose
S
(c) would care if they are crossing ‘is like that of’ should be used in place of ‘is like a’.
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ere,thecolourofcheeksissimilartothecolourofroseandnot
H SSC CGL 2018 Tier - 2
the rose itself.
Duringcomparisonusing‘like’wecomparenounwithnoun,verb .766.Pleaseswitchonallthelightsintheroomasit’sgetting
Q
with verb and adjective with adjective. very dark now.
SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)
ol.760.(b) must be careful when crossing
S
(a) as it were getting (b) no improvement
Use ‘must be careful’ as must is used for compulsion/fixed
(c) as it was getting (d) when it will get
determinationandduty.‘Must’isusedtoexpressobligation,give
ordersandgiveadvice.Inthegivensentenceanadviceisgiven .767.Wewaitedtill10pmforourguestsbuttheyneverturned
Q
so “must” should be used here. Hence, option b is correct. up.
SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)
ol.761.(b)Use‘twoofmyfather’sfriends’asherethespeaker
S
(a) was waiting (b) no improvement
met two people who were his father’s friend. Hence, the noun
(c) have been waited (d) are waiting
used should be plural ‘friends’.
.768.Don’t stay in school after 2 p.m. All the teachershave
Q
SSC CPO 2018 Tier - 2 been leavingby then.
SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)
Q.762.The milk has boiled over andfalling onto thestove. (a) are leave (b) will have left
SC CPO Tier II (27/09/2019)
S (c) must left (d) No improvement
(a) falls into the stove (b) fallen onto the stove
(c) No improvement (d) fall over in the stove .769. Mystudent,adoctorbyprofession,preferringtowalkto
Q
the hospital everyday.
Q.763. Dinesh requested the lady at the counter togivehima SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)
eat besides the window.
s (a) preferring walking (b) no improvement
SSC CPO Tier II (27/09/2019) (c) prefers to walk (d) prefer to walking
(a) No improvement (b) a seat beside the window
(c) an seat beside a window (d) one seat besides the window .770. I think that capitalism isnotabettereconomicsystem
Q
for our country.
.764. I had to go to Delhi, however, I changed my mind and
Q SSC CGL Tier II (11/09/2019)
decided not to go. (a) was not the good (b) is not better
SSC CPO Tier II (27/09/2019) (c) no improvement (d) is not a good
(a) therefore I change my mind
(b) nevertheless I change my mind .771.Theroyalfamilyhidtheirinternaldiscordandpresenteda
Q
(c) however I will change my mind united fronton its country.
(d) No improvement SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)
(a) on their country (b) no improvement
.765.The only vacant seat in the bus wasright inthe corner.
Q (c) to their country (d) to its country
SSC CPO Tier II (27/09/2019)
(a) right on the corner (b) right into the corner .772.He spendsgood deal ofmoney on clothing.
Q
(c) right up to the corner (d) No improvement SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)
(a) a good deal of (b) the good deal of
Solutions :- (c) no improvement (d) good dealing of
.773. The soldiers carried around the order of their
Q
ol.762.(b)fallen onto the stove
S commander without question.
“V1 /V 2 /V3/ Ving + and + V1/V2 /V3/Ving”isgrammaticallythe SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)
correctstructurewhichstates‘and’isusedtoconnecttwosame (a) no improvement (b) carried out (c) carried away (d) carried
structures. It means tenseorformoftheverbbeforeandafter
‘and’ must be the same. Similarlyinthegivenquestion,V3(has ore important to answer
.774. In an examination, it is m
Q
boiled) has come before ‘and’ so V3 should alsocomeafterit. accurately than aquick finish.
Hence, ‘fallen(V3) onto the stove’ will be the most appropriate SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)
answer. (a) to quick finishing (b) no improvement
(c) to finish quickly (d) finish quickly
ol.763.(b) ‘Besides’ means in addition to something and
S
‘Beside’ means near or next to somebody/something. In the .775. I came across some words which meaning I did not
Q
givenquestion,Dineshrequestedtheladytogivehimaseatnear know.
thewindow.Hence,‘aseatbesidethewindow’willbethemost SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)
appropriate answer. (a) the meaning of which (b) no improvement
(c) that meanings which (d) which means that
ol.765.(d) No improvement.
S
The given sentence is grammatically correct. .776. I request youto not to crackjokes in theclass.
Q
SSC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)
ol.765.(d) No improvement
S (a) not to crack (b) no improvement.
The given sentence is grammatically correct. (c) to not to cracking (d) not cracking
.777. Theystartedplayingbadmintonatayoungageofnine
Q
years old.
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SC CGL Tier II (12/09/2019)
S (c) No improvement. (d) much like a poodles
(a) the young age of nine (b) the young age of nine years old
(c) a young age of nine years (d) no improvement Solutions :-
.778.Theauthorisnotwellknown.Littlebitpeoplehaveheard
Q ol.766.(b) No improvement.
S
of him. The given sentence is grammatically correct.
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)
ol.767.(b) No improvement.
S
(a) no improvement (b) A little bit of people
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
(c) A few person (d) Few people
.779. The masses, though w
Q ell intentioned, preferable to ol.768.(b)The given sentence is in Future tense.
S
remainpassive spectators. So, ‘will have left’ is correct.
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) The future perfect tense will be used here as we are talking
(a) prefer to remain ( b) prefers to remaining about an event that will be over before a specific time in the
(c) No improvement. (d) had preferred to remaining future.
.780.Myfrienddidnotunderstandthestory.Sheaskedmefor
Q ol.769.(c)
S
explain it her. ‘Prefers to walk’ should be used in place of ‘preferring to walk’.
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) The latter part of the sentence includes ‘everyday’ which shows
(a) to explain it to her (b) no improvement that it is an habitual action, so present simple tense should be
(c) to explaining it for her (d) can I explain that to her used.
.781.Mynewofficeisinafirstfloorofthenewofficecomplex.
Q ol.770.(d)
S
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) ‘Is not a better’ should be replaced with ‘is nota good’.
(a) no improvement (b) over first floor In the given sentence, no comparison is done.
(c) on the first floor (d) at above floor So, positive degree ‘good’ should be used in place of a
comparative degree ‘better’.
Q.782. Food and water are the two basic necessities that
itizens should haveaccessing in.
c ol.771.(c)
S
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) ‘On its country’ should be replaced with ‘to their country’.
(a) access for (b) access at In thissentence,‘family’isacollectivenoun,butitwilltakethe
(c) No improvement. (d) access to pluralverb‘their’becausethemembersofthefamilyareacting
as individuals.
.783. Even ifUmaisunabletomakeit,Ican’tmostdefinitely
Q
come. Sol.772.(a) ‘A good deal of’ should be used in place of ‘good
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) eal’. A good deal of something means a large amount or
d
(a) No improvement. (b) won’t definite quantity of something. In this sentence, he spends a large
(c) needn’t more definite (d) shall most definitely amount of money on clothing.
.784. NowthatIhavinggrowold,Ioftenspendalotoftime
Q ol.773.(b)‘carried around’ should be replaced with‘carried out’.
S
thinking about my childhood. Carried out - complete/accomplish the assignment.
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) Carried around - to physically carry someone or something to
(a) had grown older (b) has grown older many places.
(c) No improvement. (d) am growing older In this question, ‘The soldiers complete the order of their
commander without question’.
Q.785. Ithinkyoucanhaveapieceofthiscakebutnotallofit.I
ave to save some for my mother.
h ol.774.(c)
S
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) ‘to finish quickly’ should be used in place of ‘a quick finish’.
(a) but never all of those (b) but not some of that Comparison should be done with the same part of speech.
(c) or not most of it (d) no improvement In this sentence; ‘more important’ is followed by ‘to answer’
(verb), ‘than’ must be followed by ‘to finish’ (verb).
.786. Inmylifetime,Ihavebeengreatlyprivilegedtotravelto
Q
some ofthe most wonderful places in the world. ol.775.(a) ‘which meaning’ should be replaced with ‘the
S
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) meaning of which’.
(a) No improvement. (b) only a few of Thegivensentenceistalkingaboutthemeaningofsomewords
(c) none of (d) least of the that means a relation is being shown between meaning and
words.To show relation or possession the preposition 'of' is
.787.Theviciouscycleofpovertyreferstothesituationwhere
Q used.Therefore, 'the meanings of which' is the correct phrase to
those who are poorwill trappedin poverty. be used in the given sentence.
SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)
(a) would be trap (b) will remain trapped ol.776.(a)not to crack
S
(c) No improvement. (d) were trapping In negative sentences, ‘not to’ will be used.
The use of 'to not to' is incorrect in the given sentence.
.788. There was a time when it was fashionable to have a
Q 'Not to'willbeusedinplaceof'tonotto'becausetheusageof
dainty dog, like as the poodles or any other tinycreatureasa 'to'before'notto'willbesuperfluous(notnecessary)./Therefore,
pet. SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019) the correct sentencewillbe'Irequestyounottocrackjokesin
(a) like as the poodle (b) such as a poodle the class'.
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ol.777.(a)the young age of nine
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When ‘age’ is already mentioned, then there is no need to
mention ‘years’.
ol.778.(d)
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‘Few people’ should be used in place of ‘little bit people’.
‘Few’isusedforcountablenouns.‘Little’isusedforuncountable
nouns.In this sentence, ‘people’ is countable. So, we use ‘few’.
Sol.779.(a) ‘prefer to remain’ should be used in place of
‘preferable to remain’.
It’safactthatthemasses,thoughwellintentioned,prefertobe
passive spectators.
Sol.780.(a) ‘To explain ittoher’shouldbeusedinplaceof‘for
xplain it her’.
e
‘To explain’ is a phrase.To explain - to make the meaning of
something clear.
ol.781.(c) ‘In a firstfloor’shouldbereplacedwith‘onthefirst
S
floor’. With floors, we use the preposition ‘on’.
Eg - ‘On’ + ‘the firstfloor/secondfloor/thirdflooretc’.But‘in’+
‘the basement’.
ol.782.(d)‘access to’ should be used in place of‘accessing in’.
S
‘Access to’ is a phrasal verb which means ‘the right or
opportunity to use something’.
ol.783.(d) ‘Shall most definitely’ should be used in place of
S
‘can’t most definitely’.
The phrase 'even if' used to express something will happen,
wouldhappenorwouldhavehappenedinanycaseorcondition.
This conjunction emphasizes that a specific situation will
continuenomatterwhathappens.Thefirstsentenceisnegative
andthepresenceof‘Even’providesuswithahintthatthelatter
part will be positive. Hence, option d is the correct answer.
ol.784.(d) ‘Having grow old’ should be replaced with ‘am
S
growing older’.Present Continuous is used to express the idea
that something is happening now, at this very moment.
However, the given sentence is inthesimplepresenttense,so
the formerpartwhichisin‘continuoustense’shouldalsobein
the simple present form.
Sol.785.(d)No improvement.
Sol.786.(a)No improvement.
ol.787.(b)‘will remain trapped’ should be used inplace of ‘will
S
trapped’.
Thegivensituationreferstothefuture&weneveruseV3 directly
with ‘will’.
Future Tense (Subject + shall/will + V1 + object / Subject +
shall/will + not + V1 +object)
ol.788.(b)‘such as a poodle’ should be used.
S
‘Such’ is followed by ‘as’.
‘A dainty dog’ has been used. So, a singular noun (poodle) will be
used and not (poodles)
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