SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 13 October-2021 Shift-2 ::GENERAL ENGLISH::

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SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 13 October-2021 Shift-2

::GENERAL ENGLISH::

Q.1 Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
A person who makes maps

1. Cartographer
2. Stenographer
3. Calligrapher
4. Biographer

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.2 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Receipt
2. Greatful
3. Column
4. Accident

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.3 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
I earn little money than my younger brother.

1. little money
2. than my
3. I earn
4. younger brother

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.4 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
FORMER

1. latter
2. further
3. earlier
4. anterior

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.5 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The students have been doing yoga since an hour.

1. The students
2. since an hour
3. doing yoga
4. have been

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.6 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
COMPREHEND

1. understand
2. attack
3. permit
4. confess

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.7 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hit the ceiling

1. Explode in anger
2. Reach the top
3. Make good progress
4. Have high hopes

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.8 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
If we ______ any further, we will lose the contract.

1. back
2. delay
3. late
4. slow

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.9 Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
An imaginary ideal society where people live in perfect conditions

1. Idyll
2. Myopia
3. Countryside
4. Utopia

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.10 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Months on end

1. In a month’s time
2. End of the month
3. Last month of the year
4. Several months in a row

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.11 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
______ I saw the smoke, I realised there was a fire in the woods.

1. Scarcely
2. Although
3. As soon as
4. Unless

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.12 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
YIELD

1. retain
2. deny
3. submit
4. assert

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.13 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
She received ______ for her beautiful handwriting.

1. counsel
2. confirmation
3. compliments
4. complements

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.14 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The guide gave us completed information about the historical castle.

1. completed information
2. about the
3. historical castle
4. The guide gave us

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.15 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Possession
2. Interupt
3. Guarantee
4. Threshold

Correct Answer is: 2

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Q.16 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 boys have gone for a morning walk, are they?

1. haven’t they
2. have they
3. No substitution required
4. aren’t they

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.17 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Yesterday, Mohini ______ her brother to lend her a pen.

1. requests
2. request
3. has requested
4. requested

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.18 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
CROOKED

1. straight
2. curved
3. hooked
4. bent

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.19 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’.
Don’t park your car here, the police should tow it away.

1. ought to
2. need to
3. might
4. No substitution required

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.20 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 government has ordered that all illegal structures around heritage buildings must be brought down.

1. without
2. towards
3. into
4. No substitution required

Correct Answer is: 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
It is a common sight to find roads littered with scraps of paper, empty cans, cigarette stubs… the list is unending. It is sad that we (1)______ pass by with a look of disgust (2)______ do nothing to clean up the (3)______. Littering pollutes the environment and can be (4)______ for animals. It contaminates the soil and water and (5)______ diseases.
SubQuestion No : 21

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

1. exactly
2. simply
3. nearly
4. fairly

Correct Answer is: 2

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
It is a common sight to find roads littered with scraps of paper, empty cans, cigarette stubs… the list is unending. It is sad that we (1)______ pass by with a look of disgust (2)______ do nothing to clean up the (3)______. Littering pollutes the environment and can be (4)______ for animals. It contaminates the soil and water and (5)______ diseases.
SubQuestion No : 22

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

1. so
2. but
3. only
4. than

Correct Answer is: 2

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
It is a common sight to find roads littered with scraps of paper, empty cans, cigarette stubs… the list is unending. It is sad that we (1)______ pass by with a look of disgust (2)______ do nothing to clean up the (3)______. Littering pollutes the environment and can be (4)______ for animals. It contaminates the soil and water and (5)______ diseases.
SubQuestion No : 23

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

1. chaos
2. pattern
3. wreck
4. mess

Correct Answer is: 4

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
It is a common sight to find roads littered with scraps of paper, empty cans, cigarette stubs… the list is unending. It is sad that we (1)______ pass by with a look of disgust (2)______ do nothing to clean up the (3)______. Littering pollutes the environment and can be (4)______ for animals. It contaminates the soil and water and (5)______ diseases.
SubQuestion No : 24

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

1. final
2. vital
3. fatal
4. trivial

Correct Answer is: 3

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
It is a common sight to find roads littered with scraps of paper, empty cans, cigarette stubs… the list is unending. It is sad that we (1)______ pass by with a look of disgust (2)______ do nothing to clean up the (3)______. Littering pollutes the environment and can be (4)______ for animals. It contaminates the soil and water and (5)______ diseases.
SubQuestion No : 25

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

1. have caused
2. causes
3. have been causing
4. cause

Correct Answer is: 2