SSC CGL 6th August 2017 Shift 3 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'. Not too long then, the (1)/ lodge was the only (2)/ place to stay here. (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'. He was able to put (1)/ pen of paper only (2)/ much later. (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. I sensed the __________ of the argument. 1) beautiful 2) beautifully 3) beauty 4) beautification

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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. The beans are _____________ turned to avoid burning. 1) constant 2) constants 3) constantly 4) constantedly

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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. Drivel 1) Intelligent 2) Blather 3) Judicious 4) Sane

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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. Perseverance 1) Endurance 2) Cowardice 3) Lethargy 4) Indolence

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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. Hazardous 1) Perilous 2) Precarious 3) Dicey 4) Secure

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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. Advocacy 1) Discouragement 2) Advancement 3) Assistance 4) Backing

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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. Put one's foot down 1) Give up easily without a fight 2) Learn to dance inspite of being clumsy 3) Adopt a firm policy when faced with opposition or disobedience 4) Take the first step of a very long difficult journey

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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. Whistle in the dark 1) Pretend to be unafraid 2) A ray of hope in the wo rst of times 3) See a ghost while dreaming 4) Be blind and fall into a trap

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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'. I (am always wondered) what it would be like to be inside a chocolate factory. 1) have a lways wonder 2) have always wondering 3) have always wondered 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 no improvement is needed, select 'no improvement'. They loaded their ships with spices and silks and (returns) with the summer monsoon. 1) returned 2) return 3) returning 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. Diminish in value over a period of time 1) Escalate 2) Augment 3) Aggrandise 4) Depreciate

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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. Not able to produce children 1) Gravid 2) Hebetic 3) Fecund 4) Sterile

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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) loopholes 2) lupholes 3) looppholes 4) luppholes

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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) wherefor 2) wharefore 3) wharefor 4) wherefore

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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. He does not mean X -when he denies that it is causal Y -to indicate that the relation Z -is any the less uniform or de pendable 1) YXZ 2) YZX 3) XZY 4) XYZ

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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. Not only people have buying X - environment and health Y capacity in the city, people here are Z -also quite concerned about 1) YXZ 2) YZX 3) XZY 4) XYZ

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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 director will give you instructions. 1) Instruc tions shall be given to you by the director 2) You will get instructions from the director. 3) You shall get instructions from the director . 4) Instructions will be given to you by the dire ctor.

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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. 'What makes you so sad?' she asked Manoj. 1) She asked Manoj what makes him so sad. 2) She asks Manoj what made him so sad. 3) She asked Manoj what made him so sad . 4) She asks Manoj what makes him so sad.

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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. The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water - a key to life as we know it on Earth - with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star - neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1. The telescope TRAPPIST is in which country? 1) Venezuela 2) Argentina 3) Chile 4) Mexico

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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. The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water - a key to life as we know it on Earth - with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star - neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1. What is essential to have the possibility of life on a planet? 1) Presen ce of atmosphere 2) Presence of gravity 3) Presence of sunlight 4) Presence of liquid water

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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. The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water - a key to life as we know it on Earth - with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star - neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1. What is the 'Goldilocks' zone? 1) It is a m ythological place about stars and planets 2) That place on a planet which has lowest possibilit y of liquid water 3) The correct distance of a planet from its star to have possibility of having liquid water 4) That place on a planet which has the right amount of sunlight

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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. The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water - a key to life as we know it on Earth - with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star - neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1. What made it easier to record the passage of the planet in front of the star? 1) Two 2) Three 3) One 4) Four

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