Target SSC CGL | 10,000+ Questions | English Questions For SSC CGL : Day 22
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Q1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom in bold in the given sentence.
It is unfortunate that most people in the country are still living from hand to mouth.
(a) consuming daily what little is earned
(b) saving for the future generations
(c) doing manual labour
(d) earning wealth by selfish means
Q2. Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom in bold in the given sentence.
The loyal watchman was cut to the quick when he was accused of theft.
(a) imprisoned
(b) severely
(c) hurt intensely
(d) dismissed
Q3. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Most disputes can be solved amicably unless one are not rigid.
(a) Most disputes
(b) can be solved amicably
(c) unless one are
(d) not rigid.
Q4. Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
She was seen sitting in the last row.
(a) We see her sitting in the last row.
(b) We saw her sitting in the last row.
(c) We had seen her sitting in the last row.
(d) We have seen her sitting in the last row.
Q5. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
One who is indifferent to art and culture
(a) cynic
(b) scientist
(c) philanderer
(d) philistine
Q6. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the segment in bold in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select no improvement.
The India consensus study highlight a benefits by adding domestic violence prevention approaches to current government policy.
(a) highlight the benefits from added
(b) highlight a benefit in addition
(c) no improvement
(d) highlights the benefits of adding
Q7. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
One who embraces voluntary death for the sake of one’s country
(a) fanatic
(b) martyr
(c) patriot
(d) diplomat
Q8. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. The students often go about their business, singing along in the corridors.
B. But for the students of St. Ambrose High School, it no longer dictates their day.
C. A bell can sound gloomy or cheerful depending on when it is rung.
D. It has been scrapped in favour of music which now breaks up the timetable of the school.
(a) CADB
(b) BDAC
(c) CBDA
(d) ACBD
Q9. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
PRECARIOUS
(a) abundant
(b) dangerous
(c) valuable
(d) premature
Q10. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
In the northern suburbs of Bengaluru, home to the bulk of the information technology industry, the water crisis is even worst.
(a) home to the bulk of
(b) is even worst.
(c) the water crisis
(d) in the northern suburbs
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Living from hand to mouth: to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cut to the quick: Deeply wound or distress.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Use “Unless one is not rigid” instead of “unless one are”.
S4. Ans.(b)
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Cynic: a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.
Philanderer: a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women; a womanizer.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Singular noun takes singular verb. So use highlights (singular verb) for singular noun (The India consensus study). Use the benefits of adding to make sentence grammatically correct.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Fanatic: a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
Patriot: a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
S8. Ans.(c)
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Precarious: in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘worst’ with ‘worse