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SSC CGL (Tier - 1, 2nd shift) Previous Year Solved Paper - 2010 "English Comprehesion"

SSC CGL (Tier - 1, 2nd shift) Previous Year Solved Paper - 2010

Subject: English Comprehesion

Directions (1-5): In thefollowing 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.

1. The court _____ cognisance of the criminal’s words.

(a) took
(b) made
(c) gave
(d) allowed

2. _____ wins this civil war there will be little rejoicing at the victory.

(a) Whichever
(b) Whoever
(c) Whatever
(d) Wherever

3. As he got older his belief in these principles did not_____.

(a) wither
(b) shake
(c) waver
(d) dither

4. Everyone in this world is accountable to God___ his actions.

(a) about
(b) for
(c) to
(d) over

5. Your father used to be the principal of this college,

(a) did he ?
(b) does he ?
(c) didn’t he?
(d) doesn’t he ?

Directions (156 - 160): In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

6. JETTISON

(a) accept
(b) reward
(c) preserve
(d) consent

7. AMELIORATE

(a) improve
(b) depend
(c) soften
(d) worsen

8. GROTESQUE

(a) natural
(b) odd
(c) whimsical
(d) sinful

9. DEVIOUS

(a) straight
(b) obvious
(c) simple
(d) superficial

10. EVANESCENT

(a) imminent
(b) permanent
(c) pervasive
(d) immanent

Directions (11-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

11. DEBACLE

(a) decline
(b) downfall
(c) discomfiture
(d) degeneration

12. OSTRACISE

(a) banish
(b) belittle
(c) beguile
(d) besiege

13. PROPHYLACTIC

(a) antagonistic
(b) toxic
(c) preventive
(d) purgative

14. CODDLE

(a) huddle
(b) satisfy
(c) protect
(d) cheat

15. FLIMSY

(a) funny
(b) irrational
(c) weak
(d) partisan

Directions (16-20): In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

16. To get into the building I’ll disguise as a reporter.

(a) disgutse to he
(b) disguise as one
(c) disguise myself
(d) No improvement

17. He denied that he had not forged my signature.

(a) would not forge
(b) had forged
(c) did not forge
(d) No improvement

18. If I had played well, I would have won the match.

(a) I played well
(b) I play well
(c) lam playing will
(d) No improvement

19. Since the records are missing, the possibility of paying more than one compensation for the same piece of land cannot be ruled aside.

(a) out
(b) off
(c) away
(d) No improvement

20. A callous system generates nothing but a mica- mope

(a) develops
(b) induces
(c) produces
(d) No improvement

Directions (21-25): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.

21. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage

(a) Compositor
(b) Stoker
(c) Stowaway
(d) Shipwright

22. Clines available at a scene

(a) circumstantial
(b) derivative
(c) inferential
(d) suggestive

23. An unexpected piece of good fortune

(a) windfall
(b) philanthropy
(c) benevolence
(d) turnstile

24. An emolument over and above fixed income or salary

(a) Honorarium
(b) Sinecure
(c) Perquisite
(d) Prerogative

25. The animals of a particular region

(a) Flora
(b) Museum
(c) Zoo
(d) Fauna

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Directions (26-30): In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

26.

(a) parapharnelia
(b) parsimonious
(c) peccadilo
(d) peadiatrics

27.

(a) measureable
(b) manageable
(c) marriagable
(d) manoevrable

28.

(a) tussel
(b) tunnle
(c) tumble
(d) trable

29.

(a) populus
(b) pompuous
(c) prelious
(d) presumptuous

30.

(a) impromptue
(b) illustrious
(c) illusery
(d) impetous

Directions (31-35): In the following questions, the 1st and the las sentences of the passage are numbered I and 6. The rest of the passage f split into four parts and named P, Q, and S. These four parts are not giver in their proper order. Read the sen tence and find out which of the fou combinations is correct. Then find th correct answer.

31. 1. The most vulnerable section of the society are the students.

P. Revolutionary and new fledged ideas have a great appeal to them.
Q. Agitations may be non-violent methods of protest.
R. They cannot resist the charm of persuasion.
S. They are to be taught that without discipline they cannot get proper education.
6. However if these become violent, the antisocial elements get encouraged and they put all proper working out of gear.

(a) PRSQ
(b) RSQP
(c) SRPQ
(d) RPQS

32. 1. Venice is a strange city.

P. There are about 400 odd bridges connecting the islands of Venice.
Q. There are no motor cars, no horses and no buses there.
R. These small islands are close to one another.
S. It is not one island but a hundred islands.
6. This is because Venice has no streets.

(a) SRPQ
(b) PSRQ
(c) RAPS
(d) QSRP

33. 1. One of the most terrible battles of the American Civil War was fought in July 1863, at Gettysburg.

P. The chief speech on that occasion was given by Edward Everett, a celebrated orator.
Q. Lincoln was asked to make a few remarks.
R. In November of that year a portion of the battlefield was dedicated as a final resting place for men of both armies who died there.
S. Everett’s speech lasted 2 hours. Lincoln’s for 2 minutes; it was over almost before the crowd realized that it e had begun.
6. But the Gettysburg speech is now one of the world’s immortal pieces of literature.

(a) SQRP
(b) RPQS
(c) PQRS
(d) QPSR

34. 1. The teacher training agency in England hopes to make teaching ing one of the top three professions.

P. They have also demanded that the campaign should be matched by improved pay scales, work load and morale so as to avoid recruitment problems with an aim to raise the image of the teaching profession.
Q. A series of advertisements are now being screened showing famous people speaking about teachers they remember and admire.
R. An amount of $100 million has been set aside to combat the shortage of applicants for teacher training.
S. Teacher Unions have welcomed this campaign.
6. It is high time for the Indian Government also to think on similar lines and take steps to lift up the sinking morale of the teaching profession.

(a) QRPS
(b) RPSQ
(c) RQSP
(d) QPSR

35. 1. Some say that failure is like toxic waste.

P. I see failure more as a fertilizer.
Q. Thinking about it pollutes and undermines the attitudes needed for success.
R. The seeds of success must he planted afresh.
S. It can be used to enrich the soil of your mind.
6. Turning failure into a fertilizer is accomplished by using your errors as steps in learning.

(a) SRQP
(b) PQSR
(c) SPQR
(d) QPSR

Directions (36-40): In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active Voice/Passive Voice, Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.

36. The agent had disclosed the secret before it was evening.

(a) The secret was disclosed by the agent before it was evening.
(b) The secret had disclosed by the agent before it had been evening.
(c) The secret had been disclosed by the agent before it was evening.
(d) The secret was disclosed by the agent before it had been evening.

37. Surely the lost child must have been found by now.

(a) Surely must have found the lost child by now.
(b) Surely someone must have found the lost child by now.
(c) Surely now must have found the lost child
(d) Now must have found the lost child surely.

38. We serve hot meals till 10.30 guests can order, coffee and sandwiches upto 11.30.

(a) Hot meals are serving till 10.30 ; coffee and sandwiches are ordering by guests till 11.30.
(b) Hot meals are being served till 10.30 coffee and sandwiches are being ordered till 11-30.
(c) Hot meals are served till 10.30; coffee and sandwiches may be ordered till 11.30.
(d) Hot meals will be served till 10.30; coffee and sandwiches will be ordered upto 11.30.

39. Lie facedown; stretch your arms in front.

(a) You are face down, arms are to be outstretched
(b) You should be lying face down, with arms outstretched.
(c) You should be lying face down; let arms stretch out.
(d) Let face be down; let arms be stretched out.

40. The Greeks expected to win the international trophy.

(a) It was expected that the Greeks would win the international trophy.
(b) The international trophy was expected to be won by the Greeks.
(c) It was expected that the Greeks will win the international trophy.
(d) It was expected by the Greeks that they would win the international trophy.

Directions (41-45): In the following questions, you have one brief passage with 5 questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

In May 1966, the World Health Organisation was authorised to initiate a global campaign to eradicate small pox. The goal was to eradicate the disease in one decade. Because similar projects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated, but eleven years after the initial organisation of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field.
The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations, but also to isoate patients with active small-pox in order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of human transmission. Rewards for reporting small-pox assisted in motivating the public to aid health workers. One by one, each small-pox victim was sought out, removed from contact with others and treated. At the same time, the entire, village where the victim had lived was vaccinated. Today small-pox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have been stopped worldwide.

41. Which of the following is the best title for the passage ?

(a) The World Health Organisation
(b) The Eradication of Small-pox
(c) Small-pox Vaccinations
(d) Infectious Diseases

42. What was the goal of the campaign against small-pox ?

(a) To decrease the spread of small-pox worldwide.
(b) To eliminate small-pox worldwide in ten years.
(c) To provide mass vaccinations against small-pox worldwide.
(d) To initiate worldwide projects for small-pox, malaria and yellow fever at the same time.

43. According to the paragraph what was the strategy used to eliminate the spread of small-pox ?

(a) Vaccination of the entire village
(b) Treatment of individual victims.
(c) Isolation of victims and mass vaccinations
(d) Extensive reporting of out breaks.

44. Which statement doesn’t refer to small-pox?

(a) Previous projects had failed.
(b) People are no longer vaccinated for it.
(c) The World Health Organisation mounted a worldwide campaign to eradicate the disease.
(d) It was a serious threat.

45. Ii. can be inferred that

(a) no new cases of ‘small-pox have been reported this year.
(b) malaria and yellow fever have been eliminated.
(c) small-pox victims no longer die when they contract the disease,
(d) small-pox is not transmitted from one person to another.

Directions (46- 50): Some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, your answer is (d)

46. Judge in him (a)/ prevailed upon the father (b) / and he sentenced his son to death(c)/No error (d).

47. Nine tenths (a) / of the pillar (b) / have rotted away. (c) /No error (d).

48. One major reason (a) / for the popularity of television is (b) /that most people like to stay at home (c) / No error (d).

49. Our efforts are (a) / aimed to bring about (b) / a reconciliation. (c) / No error (d).

50. Three conditions (a) / critical for growing (b) / plants are soil, temperature, chemical balance or amount of moisture. (c) / No error (d) .

Answer Key

1.a	6.a	11.b	16.c	21.c	26.b	31.a	36.c	41b	46.a
2.b	7.d	12.a	17.b	22.a	27.b	32.a	37.c	42.b	47.b
3.a	8.a	13.c	18.d	23.a	28.c	33.b	38.c	43.c	48.c
4.b	9.a	14.b	19.a	24.a	29.d	34.c	39.d	44.a	49.b
5.c	10.b	15.c	20.c	25.d	30.c	35.d	40.d	45.c	50.c