Target SSC CGL 10,000+ QuestionsEnglish Questions For SSC CGL : Day 24
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Q1. 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.
How much a month do you pay this man?
(a) In a month how much are you paid this man?
(b) How much a month this man is paid by you?
(c) How much a month is this man paid by you?
(d) How much a month are you paid by this man?
Q2. Select the synonym of the given word.
VITREOUS
(a) glassy
(b) cunningly
(c) hazy
(d) harshly
Q3. Select the synonym of the given word.
RETENTIVE
(a) forgetful
(b) mindful
(c) hateful
(d) stressed
Q4. Select the antonym of the given word.
GRAPPLE
(a) clench
(b) clasp
(c) unleash
(d) seize
Q5. Select the antonym of the given word.
IMPERIOUS
(a) authoritarian
(b) bullish
(c) assertive
(d) meek
Directions (6-10):
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The huge fire that _________ a residential-cum-production unit in a congested part of Delhi in the early hours of December 8, killing over 40 people, has exposed the precarity of the every-day life of workers in this country. Their unfortunate deaths _______ merely caused the authorities responsible to indulge in a blame game, without shame, while conveniently sidestepping the larger question of systemic labour rights violation.
It is evident that numerous industrial clusters have ___________ in the bylanes of residential localities and slums in our big cities, not merely due to a handful of erring officials of civic agencies but also due to the wider structure of episodic or literally, non-existent regulation of labour conditions in micro-, small- and medium-sized industrial and commercial establishments. In these scores of smaller establishments, the workers are mostly migrants, and tend to work long hours for _______ wages. Often, they are crowded into living quarters inside the production unit itself. Such pervasive informality stems from the limited coverage of labour laws, indicating that the ________ victims of the recent fire were victims of a much greater catastrophe — the lack of state regulation of several kinds of work relations and workplaces.
Q6. The huge fire that _________ a residential-cum-production unit in a congested part of Delhi
(a) envelop
(b) submerged
(c) engulfed
(d) drowned
Q7. Their unfortunate deaths _______ merely caused the authorities responsible to indulge in a blame game,
(a) has
(b) have
(c) had
(d) would
Q8. It is evident that numerous industrial clusters have ___________ in the bylanes of residential localities
(a) mushroomed
(b) shriveled
(c) contracted
(d) abbreviated
Q9. and tend to work long hours for _______ wages.
(a) profuse
(b) meagre
(c) ample
(d) thin
Q10. indicating that the ________ victims of the recent fire were victims of a much greater catastrophe
(a) fortunate
(b) felicitous
(c) hapless
(d) careless
Solutions
S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vitreous: like glass in appearance or physical properties.
Hence option A is the correct synonym.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Retentive: (of a person’s memory) effective in retaining facts and impressions.
Mindful: careful not to forget about something.
Hence option B is the correct choice.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Grapple: seize hold of (someone).
Unleash: to release.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Imperious: arrogant and domineering.
Meek: quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Engulf: (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
S7. Ans.(b)
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mushroom: increase, spread, or develop rapidly.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Meagre: (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Hapless: (especially of a person) unfortunate.