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SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 12 October-2021 Shift-2

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Q.1 Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Children has to bring their own food.

1. to bring
2. Children has
3. their own food
4. No error

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To be taken aback

1. To be excited
2. To be irritated
3. To be nervous
4. To be surprised

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.3 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
RAPTUROUS

1. Delighted
2. Worried
3. Agitated
4. Disgusted

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.4 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Problems often ______ when you least expect them.

1. raise
2. arise
3. rise
4. arouse

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.5 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
Imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

1. Longitude
2. Equator
3. Axis
4. Latitude

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
______ this water looks clean, it may be contaminated.

1. In case
2. Despite
3. Although
4. Because

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.7 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Leave
2. Lease
3. Leagend
4. Legacy

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 
Srilekha is Mr. Singhs daughter.

1. Mr. Singh
2. Mr. Singhs’
3. Mr. Singh’s
4. Mr. Singhs’s

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.9 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
To get ready

1. Pretend
2. Preserve
3. Protect
4. Prepare

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.10 Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
I was watching a whole scene very carefully.

1. No error
2. a whole scene
3. very carefully
4. I was watching

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.11 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
RADIANCE

1. Brilliance
2. Glow
3. Dullness
4. Glitter

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.12 Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No error'.
Who has distributed these sweets among the children?

1. No error
2. among the children
3. Who has distributed
4. these sweets

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.13 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
PRECISE

1. Actual
2. Correct
3. Definite
4. Vague

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.14 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I stayed ______ my uncle’s house last night.

1. at
2. on
3. in
4. by

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.15 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required.’
Priya had strong enough to fight all odds and succeed in meeting her goals in life.

1. has stronger
2. No substitution required
3. is strength
4. was strong

Correct Answer is: 4

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Q.16 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
If my memory ______ me right, Abhimanyu was not killed by one person but by seven warriors.

1. serves
2. makes
3. supports
4. finds

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The sun is very large than Earth.

1. very larger than
2. No substitution required
3. much larger than
4. much large as

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.18 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Offshoot
2. Officiate
3. Offance
4. Offspring

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.19 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In the eye of the storm

1. Be involved in discussion
2. Be calm in difficulty
3. Be in a controversial situation
4. Be the centre of attraction

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.20 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
PACIFY

1. Upset
2. Irritate
3. Soothe
4. Excite

Correct Answer is: 3

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 department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The inter-city (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.
SubQuestion No : 21

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

1. started
2. start
3. starting
4. to starting

Correct Answer is: 1

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 department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The inter-city (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.
SubQuestion No : 22

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

1. moves
2. move
3. movement
4. moving

Correct Answer is: 3

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 department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The inter-city (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.
SubQuestion No : 23

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

1. was coming
2. comes
3. is coming
4. come

Correct Answer is: 2

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 department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The inter-city (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.
SubQuestion No : 24

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

1. providing
2. provide
3. provided
4. to provide

Correct Answer is: 1

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 department of post has (1)______ inter-city road transport of parcels from Calcutta to Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The inter-city (2)______ of parcels by road (3)______ amid the inability of the railways (4)______ adequate space and the preference given (5)______ the airways to perishable commodities.
SubQuestion No : 25

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

1. with
2. by
3. in
4. from

Correct Answer is: 2

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