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Model Questions for SSC CHSL (SET-36) ENGLISH

Directions: In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by numbers (a), (b), (c),and (d). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

1. Mr. Srinivasan is ___ to become Chairman of the group ____ the retirement of his father.

(a) set, following
(b) voted, subsequent
(c) selected, despite
(d) approved, because
(e) decided, after.

2. ___ to your error the ___ consignment has been delayed by a week.

(a) According, important
(b) Duly, urgent
(c) Owing, entire
(d) Added, crucial

3. On account of the ___ in sales the software firm has achieved an eight per cent ___ in net profit.

(a) surge, fall
(b) increase, rise
(c) decline, slope
(d) hike, loss

4. We are proud to say that today ___ 26 per cent of our total accounts are ___ by women and senior citizens.

(a) approximate, held
(b) nearly, authorised
(c) over, maintain
(d) above, open

5. The company has _____ special training to employees on _____ to trade online.

(a) announced, benefits
(b) offered, course
(c) imparted, risks
(d) sanction, skills