SSC MTS 2019 EXAM PAPER : Held on 22 August-2019 Shift-1 ::GENERAL ENGLISH::

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SSC MTS 2019 EXAM PAPER : Held on 22 August-2019 Shift-1

::GENERAL ENGLISH::

Q.1 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
The recent lawsuit _____ put the firm in a tight spot.
1. has
2. is
3. have
4. are

Correct Answer: has

Q.2 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Sakshi discussed about the problem with her manager very briefly.
1. with her manager
2. about the problem
3. Sakshi discussed
4. very briefly

Correct Answer: about the problem

Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
Tourism has been _____ in India for a long time.
1. postponed
2. declined
3. decayed
4. neglected

Correct Answer: neglected

Q.4 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word Slander
1. Appeal
2. Malign
3. Admire
4. Defame

Correct Answer: Admire

Q.5 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word Mock
1. Cheer
2. Taunt
3. Praise
4. Amuse

Correct Answer: Taunt

Q.6 Select the correctly spelt word.
1. Rupangence
2. Repugnance
3. Repungance
4. Repungence

Correct Answer: Repugnance

Q.7 Select the correctly spelt word.
1. Restaurant
2. Restorant
3. Restaurent
4. Restorent

Correct Answer: Restaurant

Q.8 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.
Garima live at the 25th floor.
1. is living in
2. live in
3. lives on
4. No improvement

Correct Answer: lives on

Q.9 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A set of 52 playing cards
1. Bundle
2. Parcel
3. Pack
4. Packet

Correct Answer: Pack

Q.10 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom Shot in the dark
1. To shoot someone at night
2. To guess something
3. To be unaware
4. To lie about something

Correct Answer: To guess something

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Q.11 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Rakesh was studied when his friends called him.
1. studied when
2. his friends
3. called him
4. Rakesh was

Correct Answer: studied when

Q.12 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 teacher expected the students had finishing the project on time.
1. finishing
2. No improvement
3. to finish
4. finish

Correct Answer: to finish

Q.13 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom Feel a bit under the weather
1. To be unappreciated
2. To feel sick or unhealthy
3. To be happy
4. To be calm and patient

Correct Answer: To feel sick or unhealthy

Q.14 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Virat Kohli is one of the best batsmen that the world have seen.
1. Virat Kohli is
2. one of the best
3. world have seen
4. batsmen that the

Correct Answer: world have seen

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 improvement.
Shashi couldn't walk no more.
1. more farther
2. any farther
3. far more
4. No improvement

Correct Answer: any farther

Q.16 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
Meena had a whale ______ a time in Mussorie with her gang.
1. in
2. of
3. on
4. at

Correct Answer: of

Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
In the age of technology, sending letters by postal mail seems __________ to me.
1. superstition
2. surplus
3. supercilious
4. superfluous

Correct Answer: superfluous

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. Scientists have found that rubber swimsuits actually have a (1)______ degree of friction against water, thus working against the competitive (2)______. A highly elastic, but noncohesive (3)______ like lycra would instead help the swimmer to swim (4)______ without any danger of the suit soaking up the (5)______.

Q.18 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.
1. highest
2. high
3. higher
4. more high

Correct Answer: high

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. Scientists have found that rubber swimsuits actually have a (1)______ degree of friction against water, thus working against the competitive (2)______. A highly elastic, but noncohesive (3)______ like lycra would instead help the swimmer to swim (4)______ without any danger of the suit soaking up the (5)______.

Q.19 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.
1. fish
2. scientist
3. person
4. swimmer

Correct Answer: swimmer

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. Scientists have found that rubber swimsuits actually have a (1)______ degree of friction against water, thus working against the competitive (2)______. A highly elastic, but noncohesive (3)______ like lycra would instead help the swimmer to swim (4)______ without any danger of the suit soaking up the (5)______.

Q.20 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.
1. garment
2. object
3. material
4. matter

Correct Answer: material

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. Scientists have found that rubber swimsuits actually have a (1)______ degree of friction against water, thus working against the competitive (2)______. A highly elastic, but noncohesive (3)______ like lycra would instead help the swimmer to swim (4)______ without any danger of the suit soaking up the (5)______.

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.
1. faster
2. speedy
3. hasty
4. quick

Correct Answer: faster

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. Scientists have found that rubber swimsuits actually have a (1)______ degree of friction against water, thus working against the competitive (2)______. A highly elastic, but noncohesive (3)______ like lycra would instead help the swimmer to swim (4)______ without any danger of the suit soaking up the (5)______.

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.
1. water
2. rubber
3. friction
4. lycra

Correct Answer: water

Q.23 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word Contempt
1. Respect
2. Approve
3. Permit
4. Hatred

Correct Answer: Hatred

Q.24 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
An abnormal fear of water
1. Cacophobia
2. Hydrophobia
3. Algophobia
4. Pyrophobia

Correct Answer: Hydrophobia

Q.25 Select the most appropriate antonym of the word Entrance
1. End
2. Closing
3. Exit
4. Opening

Correct Answer: Exit