SSC MTS 2019 EXAM PAPER : Held on 14 August-2019 Shift-1

::GENERAL ENGLISH::

Q.1 Select the correctly spelt word.
1. Priorety
2. Jelous
3. Disgise
4. Nourish

Correct Answer: Nourish

Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
One of the factor for her failure is the lack of concentration in studies.
1. one of the factors
2. each of the factors
3. one of a factor
4. No improvement

Correct Answer: one of the factors

Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. If I was you I would not sign the document.
1. No improvement
2. If I were you
3. if I have been you
4. if I had been you

Correct Answer:  if I have been you

Q.4 Select the most appropriate word to fill  in the blank and make a meaningful sentence. There are some dates or periods of time in the history of the world that are so ________ that everyone knows and remembers them.
1. trivial
2. representative
3. significant
4. momentary

Correct Answer: significant

Q.5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence. If children spend too much time watching television, they can create health problems for ________.
1. oneself
2. themselves
3. himself
4. itself

Correct Answer: themselves

Q.6 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence. Mother ______ some food for the old beggar woman. 
1. set up
2. set out
3. set aside
4. set in

Correct Answer: set aside

Q.7 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'no error' I don’t think I meet him before
1. No error
2. him before
3. I meet
4. I don’t think

Correct Answer:  I meet

Q.8 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. A needle in a haystack
1. To be of minor importance
2. To be involved in unnecessary activity
3. To create a state of confusion
4. Something that is very difficult to locate

Correct Answer: Something that is very difficult to locate

Q.9 Select the most appropriate synonym of  the given word.
Revive
1. Repeat
2. Review
3. Ruin
4. Recover

Correct Answer: Recover

Q.10 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'no error' The climate of Dehradun is better than Meerut. 
1. is better
2. The climate of Dehradun
3. no error
4. than Meerut

Correct Answer: than Meerut

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Q.11 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Engage
1. Dismiss
2. Settle
3. Occupy
4. Release

Correct Answer: Occupy

Q.12 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.
BOISTEROUS
1. Stormy
2. Loud
3. Noisy
4. Peaceful

Correct Answer: Peaceful

Q.13 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A list of names or things in a special order
1. Atlas
2. Catalogue
3. Dictionary
4. Directory

Correct Answer: Catalogue

Q.14 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
She misplaced her spectacles and now finding it difficult to read.
1. her spectacles
2. difficult to read
3. and now finding it
4. She misplaced

Correct Answer:  and now finding it

Q.15 Select the most appropriate  option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence. Susan finally arrived at the party at midnight, but by then, most of the guests ________. 
1. having left
2. have left
3. had left
4. left

Correct Answer: had left

Comprehension:
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. Every Monday, on his way back from work, Bepin Choudhury would drop in at Kalicharan's bookshop in New Market to buy books. He (1)______ to buy at least five at a time to last him through the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few friends, and (2)_______ like spending time in (3)______ chat. Today, (4)_______ Kalicharan’s, Bepin Babu had the feeling that someone was (5)______ him from close quarters. 

Q.16 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
1. having
2. have
3. had
4. has

Correct Answer: had

Comprehension: 
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. Every Monday, on his way back from work, Bepin Choudhury would drop in at Kalicharan's bookshop in New Market to buy books. He (1)______ to buy at least five at a time to last him through the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few friends, and (2)_______ like spending time in (3)______ chat. Today, (4)_______ Kalicharan’s, Bepin Babu had the feeling that someone was (5)______ him from close quarters. 

Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
1. didn’t
2. don’t
3. do
4. did

Correct Answer: didn’t

Comprehension:
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. Every Monday, on his way back from work, Bepin Choudhury would drop in at Kalicharan's bookshop in New Market to buy books. He (1)______ to buy at least five at a time to last him through the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few friends, and (2)_______ like spending time in (3)______ chat. Today, (4)_______ Kalicharan’s, Bepin Babu had the feeling that someone was (5)______ him from close quarters. 

Q.18 Select the  most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
1. empty
2. idle
3. active
4. free

Correct Answer: idle

Comprehension:
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. Every Monday, on his way back from work, Bepin Choudhury would drop in at Kalicharan's bookshop in New Market to buy books. He (1)______ to buy at least five at a time to last him through the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few friends, and (2)_______ like spending time in (3)______ chat. Today, (4)_______ Kalicharan’s, Bepin Babu had the feeling that someone was (5)______ him from close quarters. 

Q.19 Select the most  appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
1. in
2. at
3. on
4. by

Correct Answer: at

Comprehension:
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. Every Monday, on his way back from work, Bepin Choudhury would drop in at Kalicharan's bookshop in New Market to buy books. He (1)______ to buy at least five at a time to last him  through the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer, had few friends, and (2)_______ like spending time in (3)______ chat. Today, (4)_______ Kalicharan’s, Bepin Babu had the feeling that someone was (5)______ him from close quarters. 

Q.20 Select the most   appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
1. recognizing
2. chasing
3. looking
4. observing

Correct Answer: observing

Q.21 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.
FEASIBLE
1. Profitable
2. Implausible
3. Attainable
4. Achievable

Correct Answer: Implausible

Q.22 Select the correctly spelt word.
1. Recommend
2. Repitition
3. Referance
4. Reciept

Correct Answer: Recommend

Q.23 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of   words.
The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms
1. Anatomy
2. Astronomy
3. Botany
4. Gastronomy

Correct Answer: Anatomy

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. Hardly he had entered the station, when the train whistled. 
1. hardly he entered
2. hardly had he entered
3. No improvement
4. he hardly had entered

Correct Answer: hardly had he entered

Q.25 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Butterflies in one’s stomach
1. To be angry at something
2. To be hungry
3. To be feeling unwell
4. A feeling of nervousness    

Correct Answer:  A feeling of nervousness    

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