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English Comprehensive Quiz For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Directions (1-2): In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.

Q1. No effort has been made at all (A) / to cash on (B) / the refurbished image of Indian tennis (C) / No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Q2. In urban society the social circle is limited (A) / with the family but in (B) / the villages it encompasses the entire village. (C) / No Error (D)
 A
 B
 C
 D

Directions (3-4): In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Q3. They_________ the fields to reach their home.
 cut in
 do out
 cut up
 cut across

Q4. The needy man _____________ to the money lender and requested him to lend him some money.
 was approached
 was being approached
 approach
 approached

Directions (5-6): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Q5. INIQUITOUS
 Vile
 Veil
 Virtuous
 Novice

Q6. INVEIGLE
 Repulse
 Entice
 Coterie
 Compact

Directions (7-8): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

Q7. DRIVEL
 Drool
 Articulate
 Jabber
 Babble

Q8. REGAL
 Stately
 Unimposing
 Royal
 Epic

Directions (9-10): Five words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

Q9.
 Scourage
 Scourge
 Scuourge
 Scourrge

Q10.
 Scandulous
 Scandalous
 Scanndalous
 Scandallous

Directions (11-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

It may be better to consider the effects of a large scale exchange of weapons which is (xi)________ in the context of current nuclear (xii)_________. Within a millionth of a second after a nuclear weapon is (xiii)________, enough energy is released to heat the surrounding air to tons of millions of degrees Celsius, forming a hot (xiv)________ bubble of gases or a fireball. There is also a very intense (xv)________pulse which appears as a streaking flash of light lasting for a few seconds.

Q11. A large scale exchange of weapons which is _________
 praiseworthy
 specious
 spacious
 possible

Q12. In the context of current nuclear ___________
 stockpiles
 horde
 piles
 inventories

Q13. Within a millionth of a second after a nuclear weapon is ___________
 struck
 sparked
 detonated
 burnt

Q14. Forming a hot _________ bubble of gases or a fireball
 light
 buoyant
 scalding
 cheerful

Q15. There is also a very intense ____________ pulse which appears as a streaking flash of light
 hot
 warm
 boiling
 thermal










SOLUTIONS

1.B
2.B
3.D
4.D
5.A
6.B
7.B
8.B
9.B
10.B
11.B
12.A
13.C
14.C
15.D