SSC CGL 6th August 2017 Shift 1 English Comprehension Tier 1 Question paper

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Q 1) In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. Chilika is the (1)/ largest brackish water (2)/ lagoon in Asia. (3)/No Error (4) 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4

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Q 2) In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option.If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. The climb upside (1)/ the mountains (2)/ was not easy. (3)/No Error (4) 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4

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Q 3) In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. Rituals play into the __________ understandings of a society. 1) tactfully 2) tacit 3) taciturn 4) tacitly

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Q 4) In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. Repetition bred a sense of _____________ with the characters. 1) familiarity 2) familiar 3) familiarly 4) familiarise

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Q 5) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.. Incensed 1) Ecstatic 2) Exasperated 3) Elated 4) Blithe

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Q 6) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given. Transcend 1) Eclipse 2) Fizzle 3) Abort 4) Blunder

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Q 7) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Incapacitate 1) Cripple 2) Facilitate 3) Maim 4) Immobilize

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Q 8) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given. Sentience 1) Disregard 2) Appreciation 3) Consciousness 4) Perception

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Q 9) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Rat race 1) Make o thers fight for scraps and get sadistic pleasure out of it 2) Be an oppressive boss and treat employees like animals 3) A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power 4) Play games with the lives of other people and see them run aimlesly

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Q 10) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Spin one's wheels 1) Keep bragging about oneself 2) Try your luck 3) Expel much e ffort for little or no gain 4) Start a long journey

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Q 11) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'no improvement'. A small makeshift stage (was construct) with a red curtain for a backdrop. 1) are constructed 2) was constructed 3) wereconstructed 4) No improvement

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Q 12) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case noimprovement is needed, select 'no improvement'.Take out your binoculars and (will see) the Andromeda galaxy. 1) see 2) saw 3) seeing 4) No improvement

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Q 13) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Take away or alter the natural qualities of 1) Denature 2) Unadulterated 3) Authentic 4) Limpid

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Q 14) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence. Take away or alter the natural qualities ofDecay of organic matter producing a fetid smell 1) Putrefy 2) Crisp 3) Neoteric 4) Virgin

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Q 15) In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word. 1) bereving 2) bereaving 3) bareaving 4) bareving

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Q 16) In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word. 1) frothyiest 2) frotheist 3) frothyeist 4) frothiest

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Q 17) The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. We have seen that, when X -think of it as losing its parts and shrivelling to a point. Y -occupy any portion of space, we need not Z -we deny that a mental image can 1) ZXY 2) YZX 3) YXZ 4) ZYX

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Q 18) The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. Another major difference X -seven planets around the star Y -system is the tight packing of the Z -in comparison with the solar 1) ZYX 2) ZXY 3) YZX 4) YXZ

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Q 19) In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. The homeowners remodelled the house to help it sell. 1) The ho use was remodelled by the homeowners to help it sell. 2) The house is remodelled by the homeowners to help it sell. 3) So that it is helped to sell the house was remodelled by the homeowners. 4) So that it is helped to sell the house is remodelled by the homeowners.

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Q 20) In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. She asked Ravi, 'What is worrying you?' 1) She as ked Ravi what is worrying him. 2) She asks Ravi what was worrying him . 3) She asks Ravi what is worrying him. 4) She asked Ravi what was worrying him.

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Q 21) A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploring the countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had auseless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going tobuckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. 'Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?' I asked my parents while visiting themnext. 'Chalavara,' they said. 'It's not an easy road to walk on,' my father added. 'There are too many ups and downs.' Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was anarrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, Iwould get up and walk that road again. What is 'sciatica'? 1) A type of animal 2) Name of a real place 3) Name of an imaginary place 4) A herniated disc

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Q 22) A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploring the countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had a useless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going to buckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. 'Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?' I asked my parents while visiting them next. 'Chalavara,' they said. 'It's not an easy road to walk on,' my father added. 'There are too many ups and downs.' Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was an arrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, I would get up and walk that road again. Where did the forefathers of the writer live? 1) Chalavara 2) Bengaluru 3) Mundakotu kurussi 4) Out of India

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Q 23) A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploring the countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had a useless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going to buckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. 'Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?' I asked my parents while visiting them next. 'Chalavara,' they said. 'It's not an easy road to walk on,' my father added. 'There are too many ups and downs.' Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was a narrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, I would get up and walk that road again. What disability did the writer suffer due to the herniated disc? 1) A useless left leg 2) Depression 3) Loss of memory 4) Poor visibility

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Q 24) A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploring the countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had a useless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going to buckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. 'Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?' I asked my parents while visiting them next. 'Chalavara,' they said. 'It's not an easy road to walk on,' my father added. 'There are too many ups and downs.' Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was a narrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, I would get up and walk that road again. One Day I Will' is the title of? 1) A village 2) The unknown road 3) A tourist place 4) A path famous with

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Q 25) A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploringthe countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had a useless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going to buckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. 'Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?' I asked my parents while visiting them next. 'Chalavara,' they said. 'It's not an easy road to walk on,' my father added. 'There are too many ups and downs.' Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was a narrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, I would get up and walk that road again. What makes Chalavara better than Mundakotukurussi? 1) It has a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops 2) It is the place where the writer's ancestors were born 3) It is the place where the writer went to school 4) It is the place where the writer would walk wh en he was young

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