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एस.एस.सी. सीजीएल (टियर -1) परीक्षा पेपर 2018 "06 जून 2019" सुबह की पाली (English Comprehension) SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2018 "held on 06 June 2019" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)

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Q.1    Select the wrongly spelt word.    
1. conquer
2. cooperation
3. controversial
4. contamporary

Correct Answer: contamporary

Q.2    Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

At night, lock the outer gate.
1. The outer gate is locked at night.
2. The outer gate is requested to be locked at night.
3. The outer gate be locked at night.
4. Let the outer gate be locked at night.

Correct Answer: Let the outer gate be locked at night.

Q.3    Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

The burning of the effigy of Ravana on Dussehra ______ the burning of all evils.
1. intensifies
2. epitomizes
3. symbolizes
4. personifies

Correct Answer: symbolizes

Q.4    Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

Their children were brought up with great care.
1. They have been bringing up their children with great care.
2. They brought up their children with great care.
3. They had brought up their children with great care.
4. Their children brought them up with great care.

Correct Answer: They brought up their children with great care.

Q.5    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

I try to solve this problem at least for two hours.    
1. am try to solve
2. No improvement
3. tried to be solving
4. have been trying to solve

Correct Answer: have been trying to solve

Q.6    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

an enclosure to keep the birds in
1. aviary
2. sanctuary
3. apiary
4. stable

Correct Answer: aviary

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. 

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______ 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for (5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

Q.7    Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.    
1. among
2. against
3. along
4. about

Correct Answer: among

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. 

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______ 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for (5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

Q.8    Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.    
1. clarified
2. said
3. advised
4. told

Correct Answer: said

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. 

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______ 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for (5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

Q.9    Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.    
1. exact
2. almost
3. utmost
4. nearby

Correct Answer: almost

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. 

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______ 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for (5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

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Q.10    Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.    
1. different
2. differ
3. differed
4. differential

Correct Answer: different

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. 

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (1)______ the country's elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general-secretary of Beijing Racing Pigeons Association,(2)______ that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing, and (3)______ 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (4)______ levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for (5)______ owners, with some prizes amounting to tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.

Q.11    Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.    
1. birds
2. pigeons
3. bird
4. animal

Correct Answer: bird

 Q.12    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

If you listen to the English news, it improve your English.    
1. it will improve
2. it improved
3. No improvement
4. it is improving

Correct Answer:  it improved

Q.13    Select  the synonym of the given word.

INDELIBLE
1. ineffective
2. inerasable
3. illegible
4. illegal

Correct Answer: ineffective

Q.14    In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Every employee of the company were given a two bedroom flat as Diwali bonus.    
1. were given
2. Every employee
3. as Diwali bonus
4. a two bedroom flat

Correct Answer: were given

Q.15    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

give someone the cold shoulder
1. do something pointless
2. ignore someone
3. give away a secret
4. pamper someone

Correct Answer: ignore someone

Q.16    Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased
1. pillar
2. epitaph
3. basilica
4. slab

Correct Answer: epitaph

Q.17    Select the antonym of the given word. 

AGONY    
1. anxiety
2. comfort
3. misery
4. distress

Correct Answer: comfort

Q.18    Select the synonym of the given word.

TRIUMPH    
1. peace
2. victory
3. attack
4. fight

Correct Answer: victory

Q.19    Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. 

A. Around 600 million of them live in areas of high to extreme water stress. 
B. India is suffering from the worst water crisis, with one billion people living in water scarcity. 
C. This is even more than that of China and US combined.
D. The reason is that at 24 per cent, India uses the most groundwater drawn out globally.
1. ADCB
2. BDAC
3. BADC
4. ACBD

Correct Answer: BADC

Q.20    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

pull yourself together
1. try to understand
2. do a good job
3. go to sleep
4. calm down

Correct Answer: calm down

Q.21    Select the antonym  of the given word. 

EMINENT
1. inconspicuous
2. exalted
3. impressive
4. distinguished

Correct Answer: inconspicuous

Q.22    Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. 

A. Mango, the so-called "king of fruits", is something of a national obsession in India. 
B. There was a bumper crop of mangoes in different states. 
C. It resulted in prices coming down and sales going up – much to the delight of buyers and sellers alike. 
D. 2017 proved to be a very good year for mango lovers.
1. CDAB
2. ADBC
3. CADB
4. ADCB

Correct Answer: ADBC

Q.23    In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Cyclone Idai is regarded as one of the worst tropical cyclone on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere as a whole.    
1. the worst tropical cyclone
2. Cyclone Idai is regarded
3. as a whole
4. to affect Africa

Correct Answer: the worst tropical cyclone

Q.24    Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

There is hope that better forestry management will help in the ______ of the wild life that is constantly facing threat because of increasing human activities.
1. supervision
2. salvation
3. conservation
4. guarding

Correct Answer: conservation

Q.25    Select the wrongly spelt word.    
1. except
2. explain
3. expereince
4. expire

Correct Answer: expereince

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