SSC MTS 2019 EXAM PAPER : Held on 16 August-2019 Shift-2

::GENERAL ENGLISH::

Q.1 Select the correctly spelt word.
1. Godess
2. Villian
3. Obedient
4. Truely

Correct Answer: Obedient

Q.2 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A hollow space in a wall for a statue or ornament
1. Niche
2. Cornice
3. Nook
4. Slot

Correct Answer: Niche

Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement
Rajesh didn’t know my address.
1. didn’t known
2. don’t knew
3. No improvement
4. didn’t knew

Correct Answer: No improvement

Q.4 Select the most   appropriate synonym of the given word.
INTRICATE
1. Complicated
2. Simple
3. Plain
4. Straightforward

Correct Answer: Complicated

Q.5 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
FEROCIOUS
1. Gentle
2. Domesticated
3. Tame
4. Fierce

Correct Answer: Fierce

Q.6 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
As a goodwill ________, I took some colleagues out for a meal.
1. gesture
2. reminder
3. token
4. indication

Correct Answer: gesture

Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement
I don’t remember exactly when did I go to Shimla last year.
1. when I was going
2. when I went
3. when I go
4. No improvement

Correct Answer: when I went

Q.8 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Know something inside out
1. To know something from a distance
2. To know something superficially
3. To have only a slight idea about something
4. To know everything about something

Correct Answer: To know everything about something

Q.9 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A specialist who treats diseases of the nervous system
1. Neurologist
2. Orthopaedic
3. Gynaecologist
4. Paediatrician

Correct Answer: Neurologist

Q.10 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.
HARMONY
1. Strife
2. Accord
3. Consensus
4. Agreement

Correct Answer: Strife

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Q.11 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Throw in the towel
1. To take a shower
2. To decide firmly
3. To provoke someone
4. To admit defeat or failure

Correct Answer: To admit defeat or failure

Q.12 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
Kevin lives by the sea and he’s got a boat, so he often ________ sailing.
1. is going
2. go
3. has gone
4. goes

Correct Answer: goes

Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement
The two thieves divided the loot among themselves.
1. between themselves
2. with them
3. No improvement
4. among them

Correct Answer: between themselves

Q.14 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
Although I had never seen her before, I ________ her from a photograph.
1. am recognizing
2. recognize
3. recognized
4. have recognized

Correct Answer: recognize

Q.15 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.
FACILITATE
1. Ease
2. Encourage
3. Aid
4. Hinder

Correct Answer: Hinder

Q.16 Identify the segment in   the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Due to a last minute snag, the mission on a moon had to be cancelled.
1. on a moon
2. Due to a last minute snag
3. the mission
4. had to be cancelled

Correct Answer: on a moon

Q.17 Identify the segment in   the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The priest request all the wealthy men to donate money for building a new temple.
1. for building a new temple
2. The priest request
3. to donate money
4. all the wealthy men

Correct Answer: The priest request

Q.18 Select the correctly spelt word.
1. Agression
2. Appearence
3. Assasination
4. Assimilate

Correct Answer: Assimilate

Q.19 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
The two friends were too ________ to admit that they were wrong.
1. satisfied
2. stubborn
3. voluntary
4. reasonable

Correct Answer: stubborn

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. The interior of the Earth has three chief layers. (1)_______are known as the crust, the mantle and the core. There is a thick layer of soil (2)______ the outer crust. It is found only in (3)______ parts of the Earth. It consists of disintegrated rock and (4)______ organic matter called humus. It is this soil which is indispensable for the plant (5)______.

Q.20 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1
1. Those
2. It
3. This
4. These

Correct Answer: These

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. The interior of the Earth has three chief layers. (1)_______are known as the crust, the mantle and the core. There is a thick layer of soil (2)______ the outer crust. It is found only in (3)______ parts of the Earth. It consists of disintegrated rock and (4)______ organic matter called humus. It is this soil which is indispensable for the plant (5)______. 

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2
1. on
2. to
3. for
4. in

Correct Answer: on

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. The interior of the Earth has three chief layers. (1)_______are known as the crust, the mantle and the core. There is a thick layer of soil (2)______ the outer crust. It is found only in (3)______ parts of the Earth. It consists of disintegrated rock and (4)______ organic matter called humus. It is this soil which is indispensable for the plant (5)______. 

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3
1. certain
2. any
3. many
4. more

Correct Answer:  certain

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. The interior of the Earth has three chief layers. (1)_______are known as the crust, the mantle and the core. There is a thick layer of soil (2)______ the outer crust. It is found only in (3)______ parts of the Earth. It consists of disintegrated rock and (4)______ organic matter called humus. It is this soil which is indispensable for the plant (5)______. 

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4
1. composed
2. collapsed
3. corroded
4. decomposed

Correct Answer:  decomposed

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. The interior of the Earth has three chief layers. (1)_______are known as the crust, the mantle and the core. There is a thick layer of soil (2)______ the outer crust. It is found only in (3)______ parts of the Earth. It consists of disintegrated rock and (4)______ organic matter called humus. It is this soil which is indispensable for the plant (5)______. 

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5
1. increase
2. hike
3. rise
4. growth

Correct Answer: growth

Q.25 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Rita was a model so she would starve herself to maintain their body weight.
1. so she would starve herself
2. their body weight
3. Rita was a model
4. to maintain

Correct Answer: their body weight

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