SSC CGL (Tier - 2) Online Exam Paper - 2017 "held on 18 February 2018"
Afternoon Shift (English Language & Comprehension)
Exam Name: SSC CGL (Tier - 2)
Year: 2018
EXAM DATE : 18-February-2018
EXAM START TIME : 02:00:00
Total Marks: 200
QID : 101 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Crescendo
Options:
1) Dominate
2) Escalation
3) Squander
4) Revere
Correct Answer: Escalation
QID : 102 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Esoteric
Options:
1) Befitting
2) Germane
3) Abstruse
4) Relevant
Correct Answer: Abstruse
QID : 103 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Fiendish
Options:
1) Apparent
2) Cruel
3) Secure
4) Exemplify
Correct Answer: Cruel
QID : 104 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in the meaning of the given word.
Acerbic
Options:
1) Foretell
2) Amazed
3) Harsh
4) Bland
Correct Answer: Bland
QID : 105 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in the meaning of the given word.
Ribald
Options:
1) Provision
2) Biased
3) Clean
4) Vulgar
Correct Answer: Clean
QID : 106 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in the meaning of the given word.
Scurrilous
Options:
1) Coarse
2) Sophisticated
3) Insolent
4) Complimentary
Correct Answer: Complimentary
QID : 107 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Jog someone’s memory
Options:
1) Describing someone
2) Appreciating someone’s humor
3) To be love with someone’s intelligence
4) To cause someone to remember something
Correct Answer: To cause someone to remember something
QID : 108 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Be in the red
Options:
1) To be very angry
2) Close to death
3) To be in debt
4) Always energetic
Correct Answer: To be in debt
QID : 109 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Foot the bill
Options:
1) To get good discount on a total bill
2) To pay for something
3) To manipulate the bill
4) To avoid paying for little expenses
Correct Answer: To pay for something
QID : 110 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Catch 22
Options:
1) A Particular situation in which one cannot do anything
2) Close to winning line
3) Able to achieve the target
4) Grabbing the opportunity on time
Correct Answer: A Particular situation in which one cannot do anything
QID : 111 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Carry the can
Options:
1) To listen to something with considerable doubt
2) To be impatient
3) To be in touch
4) To take the responsibility of some misdemeanor
Correct Answer: To take the responsibility of some misdemeanor
QID : 112 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Paper over the cracks
Options:
1) To take risk
2) To cause embarrassment
3) To hide problems
4) To be absent from duty without permission
Correct Answer: To hide problems
QID : 113 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Be a dab hand at something
Options:
1) Always telling nonsense
2) Hearing a fake intention
3) Ready to listen to other people's conversation
4) Skilled in a particular area
Correct Answer: Skilled in a particular area
QID : 114 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get cracking
Options:
1) To delay little longer
2) To destroy at the end
3) To waste time in waiting
4) To start doing something
Correct Answer: To start doing something
QID : 115 - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
A hair’s breadth
Options:
1) Telling about the smallest possible amount or degree of something
2) Irresponsible pleasure sealing in an old age
3) Praising someone’s abilities and achievements
4) Looking for something which is not clearly visible
Correct Answer: Telling about the smallest possible amount or degree of something