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This is the new year with new goals, new experiences and lots of exams to be scheduled soon. SSC CGL has recently released the exam dates so now it is time to gear up your preparations and try hard to get success. SSCEgy never fails to deliver something new and fruitful for you all. This time also we are providing you the best study plan as well as a study material. We are here going to prepare your English section for the SSC CGL. In this article, we are providing you the details that how we are going to help you to clear the examination this year. We SSCEgy is going to provide you daily tests for all the subjects. The topic-wise quiz will be done from January till May. This will help you to get a deeper knowledge of all the topics and will prepare you thoroughly.
Directions (1-5): Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to fill the space provided out of the four alternatives.
Every year March 8 _________ (1) International Women’s Day across the world. The day is dedicated to honour the achievements of women across different fields and to push for gender equality. The event, which has its ________ (2) in the early 1900s socialist feminist movements, is now recognised and celebrated across different parts of the world. The global day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Celebrated annually on March 08, the theme for this year was #ChooseToChallenge, which ____________ (3) how we can all choose to challenge inequality and gender bias.
Over the years, women have managed to break many ____________ (4) and make a place for themselves in the male-dominated society. However, we still have a long way to go to bridge the gap between the two genders. Women’s day not only helps us recognise how far we have come but also marks a call to action for accelerating gender ________ (5).
While the day itself carries the theme of equality and female empowerment, the way it’s acknowledged and celebrated across the world differs from country to country.
Q1.Select the most appropriate option for blank No.1
(a) Celebrated
(b) Signify
(c) Marks
(d) Recognised
Q2. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.2
(a) Heritage
(b) Beginnings
(c) Roots
(d) Footprints
Q3. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.3
(a) Emphasises
(b) Highlight
(c) Convey
(d) Portray
Q4. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.4
(a) Forms
(b) Beliefs
(c) Superstitions
(d) Stereotypes
Q5. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.5
(a) Inequality
(b) Parity
(c) Identities
(d) Relation
Directions (6-10): Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to fill the space provided out of the four alternatives.
Nearly all major Indian cities have a brush with destructive but often ____________ (1) accidental fires each year, leaving in their wake lost lives and destroyed property. The blaze in the Eastern Railway headquarters in Kolkata on the evening of March 8, which killed at least nine people, is particularly egregious because it took place in a modern multi-storeyed special building. What the preliminary account of the fire and its __________ (2) suggests is a textbook case of poor attention to fire safety basics and, possibly, the absence of robust fire mitigation technologies.
Whatever the sequence of events, the unfortunate incident in the central part of a ________ (3) city has taken the lives of a group of first responders, including four firefighters, a police officer and some railway staff. ___________ (4) anxious to intervene, a group of personnel lost sight of their own safety and tried to speed up to the top floor of the building in a lift, perishing in the fire and smoke. The computerised booking system of the railway was paralysed. It has been a difficult start to the new year for Kolkata, with an inferno in the Bagbazar area destroying a vast slum, triggering violent protests. A return to ____________ (5) will obviously take a lot of remedial work, although prioritising fire safety will have to wait for the frenetic election campaign there to end.
Q6. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.1
(a) Unavoidable
(b) Costly
(c) Disastrous
(d) Preventable
Q7. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.2
(a) Aftermath
(b) Side effects
(c) Study
(d) Analysis
Q8. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.3
(a) Historic
(b) Popular
(c) Vibrant
(d) Metro
Q9. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.4
(a) Repeatedly
(b) Apparently
(c) Likely
(d) Improbably
Q10. Select the most appropriate option for blank No.5
(a) Normality
(b) Peace
(c) Life
(d) Business
Solutions
S1. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Marks’.
As per the context of the passage the word ` Marks’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
S2. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Roots’.
As per the context of the passage the word ` Roots’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
S3. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Emphasises’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Emphasises’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
S4. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Stereotypes’ which means ‘a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing’.
Hence as per the context of the passage the word `Stereotypes’ fits in properly & is the correct choice.
S5. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Parity’ which means ‘the state of being equal, especially in relation to pay and position’.
Hence as per the context of the passage, the word `Parity’ fits in properly & is the correct choice.
S6. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Preventable’ which means ‘able to be prevented or avoided’.
Hence as per the context of the passage the word ‘Preventable’ fits in properly & is the correct choice.
S7. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Aftermath’ which means ‘the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event’.
Hence as per the context of the passage the word `Aftermath’ fits in properly & is the correct choice.
S8. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct answer is option c.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Vibrant’ which means ‘full of energy and life’.
Hence as per the context of the passage the word `Vibrant’ fits in properly & is the correct choice.
S9. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct answer is option b.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Apparently’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Apparently’ fits in properly & hence it is the correct choice.
S10. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option a.
The word that can be filled in the blank is, ‘Normality’ which means ‘the condition of being normal; the state of being usual, typical, or expected’.
Hence as per the context of the passage the word ` Normality’ fits in properly & is the correct choice