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SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 31 August 2016" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)

Question 76.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
CONSTRAIN
Options:
1) STRESS
2) CONTRADICT
3) RESTRICT
4) OBSTRUCT
Correct Answer: RESTRICT
Question 77.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
NONCONFORMIST
Options:
1) CONVENTIONAL
2) PRACTICAL
3) FASHIONABLE
4) NOMAD
Correct Answer: CONVENTIONAL
Question 78.Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Options:
1) Erroneous
2) Eronneous
3) Erronous
4) Eroneous
Correct Answer: Erroneous
Question 79.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
Although I have never seen the girl before, (A)/ I recognized her at once (B)/ from her photograph (C)/ no error (D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: A
Question 80.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
There was a (A)/ comparison between (B)/ you and he (C)/ no error (D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
Question 81.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
He flowed into a rage (A)/ at the very (B)/ sight of that man (C)/ No error (D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: A
Question 82.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
He is _______ connected.
Options:
1) respectively
2) respective
3) respectably
4) respectable
Correct Answer: respectably
Question 83.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
After retirement Surti lived _______ Australia.
Options:
1) in
2) at
3) over in
4) over at
Correct Answer: in
Question 84.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
He ________ the low pay.
Options:
1) moan at
2) complain about
3) grumbled at
4) ran after
Correct Answer: grumbled at
Question 85.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Pros and Cons
Options:
1) Professionals
2) Con artists
3) Professionals and con artists
4) Advantages and disadvantages
Correct Answer: Advantages and disadvantages
Question 86.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Once in a blue moon
Options:
1) Very rarely
2) Common
3) Predictable
4) Ordinary
Correct Answer: Very rarely
Question 87.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Fish out of water
Options:
1) Dehydrated
2) Comfortable position
3) An uncomfortable position
4) Fish in an aquarium
Correct Answer: An uncomfortable position
Question 88.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A remedy for all diseases
Options:
1) Antiseptic
2) Antibiotic
3) Narcotics
4) Panacea
Correct Answer: Panacea
Question 89.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Of the highest quality
Options:
1) Productive
2) Reactive
3) Superlative
4) Relative
Correct Answer: Superlative
Question 90.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A place of shelter for ships
Options:
1) Harbour
2) Helipad
3) Port
4) Barrack
Correct Answer: Harbour
Question 91.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
His wife is as tall if not, taller than him.
Options:
1) as tall as, if not
2) as taller if not
3) not as tall but as
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: as tall as, if not
Question 92.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
He is a fast bowler of repute, but his yesterday's performance was not up to the mark.
Options:
1) performance for yesterday
2) yesterday performance
3) performances for yesterday
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
Question 93.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
Owing to his respiratory problems the doctor has told him to refrain from smoking.
Options:
1) to not refrain from
2) to refrain to
3) to refrain not from
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
Question 94.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
He is suffering from fever for a week.
Options:
1) was suffering
2) had suffering
3) has been suffering
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: has been suffering
Question 95.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
None knows how it was happened
Options:
1) was happen
2) has happened
3) happened
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: happened
Question 96.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. The snowstorm was getting worse. White flakes whirled around us as we fought our way against the wind. I had almost given up hope of sheltering, when we found an abandoned log cabin in front of us.
I squeezed through the door of the cabin and stepped cautiously inside with Jane close behind me. It was dark and musty-smelling, but at least it was sheltered and dry.
Glad to be out of the storm, we settled down on the dusty floor to wait for a break in the weather."What's this?" asked Jane curiously. Her hand closing over something shiny. She held it up to the weak ray of light that pierced the gloom. A gold necklace glittered and shone. Its ruby pendant was a lustrous wine-red in the faint beam. Strangely, there was no dust on the necklace. It was almost as though it had dropped from the throat of its owner moments ago.
We gazed at each other speechlessly. What strange mystery had we accidently stumbled upon?
What had the writer given up hope?
Options:
1) To be able to withstand this snowstorm
2) To be able to fight her way against the wind
3) That the snowstorm would improve
4) To find shelter from the wind
Correct Answer: To find shelter from the wind
Question 97.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. The snowstorm was getting worse. White flakes whirled around us as we fought our way against the wind. I had almost given up hope of sheltering, when we found an abandoned log cabin in front of us.
I squeezed through the door of the cabin and stepped cautiously inside with Jane close behind me. It was dark and musty-smelling, but at least it was sheltered and dry.
Glad to be out of the storm, we settled down on the dusty floor to wait for a break in the weather."What's this?" asked Jane curiously. Her hand closing over something shiny. She held it up to the weak ray of light that pierced the gloom. A gold necklace glittered and shone. Its ruby pendant was a lustrous wine-red in the faint beam. Strangely, there was no dust on the necklace. It was almost as though it had dropped from the throat of its owner moments ago.
We gazed at each other speechlessly. What strange mystery had we accidently stumbled upon?

What did the two friends find while searching for shelter?
Options:
1) A haunted hut
2) A deserted hut
3) A very old hut
4) A very small hut
Correct Answer: A deserted hut
Question 98.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. The snowstorm was getting worse. White flakes whirled around us as we fought our way against the wind. I had almost given up hope of sheltering, when we found an abandoned log cabin in front of us.
I squeezed through the door of the cabin and stepped cautiously inside with Jane close behind me. It was dark and musty-smelling, but at least it was sheltered and dry.
Glad to be out of the storm, we settled down on the dusty floor to wait for a break in the weather."What's this?" asked Jane curiously. Her hand closing over something shiny. She held it up to the weak ray of light that pierced the gloom. A gold necklace glittered and shone. Its ruby pendant was a lustrous wine-red in the faint beam. Strangely, there was no dust on the necklace. It was almost as though it had dropped from the throat of its owner moments ago.
We gazed at each other speechlessly. What strange mystery had we accidently stumbled upon?
Why did the writer step cautiously inside the cabin?
Options:
1) Because she was feeling so cold that her legs had become numb
2) Because she could not see clearly in the dark
3) Because the wind made it difficult for her to enter quickly
4) Because the cabin was very dusty
Correct Answer: Because she could not see clearly in the dark
Question 99.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. The snowstorm was getting worse. White flakes whirled around us as we fought our way against the wind. I had almost given up hope of sheltering, when we found an abandoned log cabin in front of us.
I squeezed through the door of the cabin and stepped cautiously inside with Jane close behind me. It was dark and musty-smelling, but at least it was sheltered and dry.
Glad to be out of the storm, we settled down on the dusty floor to wait for a break in the weather."What's this?" asked Jane curiously. Her hand closing over something shiny. She held it up to the weak ray of light that pierced the gloom. A gold necklace glittered and shone. Its ruby pendant was a lustrous wine-red in the faint beam. Strangely, there was no dust on the necklace. It was almost as though it had dropped from the throat of its owner moments ago.
We gazed at each other speechlessly. What strange mystery had we accidently stumbled upon?

What did Jane find?
Options:
1) A necklace made of gold
2) A necklace made of red ruby
3) A red-coloured necklace
4) A golden necklace with a pendant on it
Correct Answer: A golden necklace with a pendant on it
Question 100.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. The snowstorm was getting worse. White flakes whirled around us as we fought our way against the wind. I had almost given up hope of sheltering, when we found an abandoned log cabin in front of us.
I squeezed through the door of the cabin and stepped cautiously inside with Jane close behind me. It was dark and musty-smelling, but at least it was sheltered and dry.
Glad to be out of the storm, we settled down on the dusty floor to wait for a break in the weather."What's this?" asked Jane curiously. Her hand closing over something shiny. She held it up to the weak ray of light that pierced the gloom. A gold necklace glittered and shone. Its ruby pendant was a lustrous wine-red in the faint beam. Strangely, there was no dust on the necklace. It was almost as though it had dropped from the throat of its owner moments ago.
We gazed at each other speechlessly. What strange mystery had we accidently stumbled upon?

What was the strange thing about the necklace?
Options:
1) It was made of marble
2) It was pink in colour
3) There was no dust in it
4) There was a picture on the pendant
Correct Answer: There was no dust in it

SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 30 August 2016" Afternoon Shift (English Comprehension)

Question 76.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
RECTIFYOptions:
1)SATISFY
2)CORRECT
3)REDUCE
4)PACIFY

Correct Answer:CORRECT
Question 77.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
VANQUISHOptions:
1)VANISH
2)VARNISH
3)SURRENDER
4)TRAMPLE

Correct Answer:SURRENDER
Question 78.Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.Options:
1)Groteasque
2)Grotasque
3)Growtesque
4)Grotesque

Correct Answer:Grotesque
Question 79.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
Here is something pretty (A) / that you can (B) / wear on the party (C) / No Error (D)Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D

Correct Answer:C
Question 80.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
He was for all (A) / selling the car (B)/ and buying a bicycle (C) /No Error(D)
Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D

Correct Answer:A
Question 81.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
Look at what (A) / I am doing (B) / and do like I do (C) / No Error (D)Options:
1)A
2)B
3)C
4)D

Correct Answer:C
Question 82.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
See me tomorrow without __________.Options:
1)fails
2)failure
3)fail
4)failing

Correct Answer:fail
Question 83.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Radium __________ rays that blind the eyes.Options:
1)gives away
2)gives over
3)gives up
4)gives off

Correct Answer:gives off
Question 84.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
You will have to work __________ you are in the office.Options:
1)as long as
2)as good as
3)as far as
4)so far as

Correct Answer:as long as
Question 85.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
To add fuel to the fireOptions:
1)Prevent fire from dying out
2)Make the fire burn brightly
3)Make things worse
4)Waste fuel for no reason.

Correct Answer:Make things worse
Question 86.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
To take to heartOptions:
1)To be greatly affected
2)To take something heartily
3)To strike at the heart, out of enjoyment
4)To suffer from heart disease

Correct Answer:To be greatly affected
Question 87.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
To bring to lightOptions:
1)To put on light
2)To reveal
3)To bring a light
4)To arrange light sufficiently

Correct Answer:To reveal
Question 88.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
Lying in my room,the music could be heard
Options:
1)I could hear the music
2)The music can be heard
3)The music can be heard by me
4)No improvement
Correct Answer:I could hear the music
Question 89.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
Come quickly ifyou willcatch the trainOptions:
1)you want to
2)you shall
3)you could
4)No improvement

Correct Answer:you want to
Question 90.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
At the sound of foot steps he turned roundfast reallyOptions:
1)real fast
2)real fastly
3)real faster
4)No improvement

Correct Answer:real fast
Question 91.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
Onlya fewpeople came to the art exhibition as it was raining hard all day.Options:
1)few
2)little
3)a small amount of
4)No improvement

Correct Answer:No improvement
Question 92.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
His immediateambitionwas to find a place to live in.Options:
1)Strategy
2)Design
3)Aim
4)No improvement

Correct Answer:Aim
Question 93.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A large body of people playing various musical instruments.Options:
1)Melody
2)Harmony
3)Elocution
4)Orchestra

Correct Answer:Orchestra
Question 94.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Solemn religious actsOptions:
1)Demonstrations
2)Celebrations
3)Rites
4)Functions

Correct Answer:Rites
Question 95.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
That which cannot be avertedOptions:
1)Inevitable
2)Irreparable
3)Incomparable
4)Indisputable

Correct Answer:Inevitable
Question 96.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
The function of education is to prepare young people to understand the whole process of life. The end of education is not merely to pass some examinations and get a job and earn one's livelihood. If education is to make people understand life, then surely life is not merely a job or an occupation; life is something extraordinarily wide and profound, it is a great mystery, a vast realm in which we function as human beings. If we prepare ourselves only to earn a livelihood, we shall miss the whole point of life. To understand life is much more important than to get a degree or pass an examination for a job. Life, with all its subtleties, is such a vast expanse. It has its extraordinary beauty, its sorrows and joys. It also has its hidden things of the mind such as envies, ambitions, passions, fears, fulfilments and anxieties. The birds, the flowers, the flourishing trees, the heavens, the stars, the rivers and the fishes therein - all this is life. When we are young we must seek and find out what life is all about. Thus we cultivate intelligence with the help of education. Intelligence is the capacity to think freely, without fear, without a formula, so that we begin to discover for ourselves what is real and what is true. Anyone who is gripped with fear will never be intelligent. Most of us have fear in one form or another. Where there is fear there is no intelligence. Thus what education should do is help us understand the need of freedom. Unless we are free we will not understand the whole process of living. When we are free we have no fear. We do not imitate but we discover.
What is the effect of fear on humans?Options:
1)We understand life's great mystery.
2)We are not able to develop our intelligence.
3)We think freely.
4)We see the vast expanse of life.

Correct Answer:We are not able to develop our intelligence.
Question 97.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
The function of education is to prepare young people to understand the whole process of life. The end of education is not merely to pass some examinations and get a job and earn one's livelihood. If education is to make people understand life, then surely life is not merely a job or an occupation; life is something extraordinarily wide and profound, it is a great mystery, a vast realm in which we function as human beings. If we prepare ourselves only to earn a livelihood, we shall miss the whole point of life. To understand life is much more important than to get a degree or pass an examination for a job. Life, with all its subtleties, is such a vast expanse. It has its extraordinary beauty, its sorrows and joys. It also has its hidden things of the mind such as envies, ambitions, passions, fears, fulfilments and anxieties. The birds, the flowers, the flourishing trees, the heavens, the stars, the rivers and the fishes therein - all this is life. When we are young we must seek and find out what life is all about. Thus we cultivate intelligence with the help of education. Intelligence is the capacity to think freely, without fear, without a formula, so that we begin to discover for ourselves what is real and what is true. Anyone who is gripped with fear will never be intelligent. Most of us have fear in one form or another. Where there is fear there is no intelligence. Thus what education should do is help us understand the need of freedom. Unless we are free we will not understand the whole process of living. When we are free we have no fear. We do not imitate but we discover.
The aim of education is to make us realise the need of __________ .Options:
1)understanding science
2)freedom
3)jobs
4)passing examinations

Correct Answer:freedom
Question 98.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
The function of education is to prepare young people to understand the whole process of life. The end of education is not merely to pass some examinations and get a job and earn one's livelihood. If education is to make people understand life, then surely life is not merely a job or an occupation; life is something extraordinarily wide and profound, it is a great mystery, a vast realm in which we function as human beings. If we prepare ourselves only to earn a livelihood, we shall miss the whole point of life. To understand life is much more important than to get a degree or pass an examination for a job. Life, with all its subtleties, is such a vast expanse. It has its extraordinary beauty, its sorrows and joys. It also has its hidden things of the mind such as envies, ambitions, passions, fears, fulfilments and anxieties. The birds, the flowers, the flourishing trees, the heavens, the stars, the rivers and the fishes therein - all this is life. When we are young we must seek and find out what life is all about. Thus we cultivate intelligence with the help of education. Intelligence is the capacity to think freely, without fear, without a formula, so that we begin to discover for ourselves what is real and what is true. Anyone who is gripped with fear will never be intelligent. Most of us have fear in one form or another. Where there is fear there is no intelligence. Thus what education should do is help us understand the need of freedom. Unless we are free we will not understand the whole process of living. When we are free we have no fear. We do not imitate but we discover.
When we are young we should __________ .
Options:
1)seek the meaning of life
2)study and get a degree
3)try for a good job
4)study science

Correct Answer:seek the meaning of life
Question 99.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
The function of education is to prepare young people to understand the whole process of life. The end of education is not merely to pass some examinations and get a job and earn one's livelihood. If education is to make people understand life, then surely life is not merely a job or an occupation; life is something extraordinarily wide and profound, it is a great mystery, a vast realm in which we function as human beings. If we prepare ourselves only to earn a livelihood, we shall miss the whole point of life. To understand life is much more important than to get a degree or pass an examination for a job. Life, with all its subtleties, is such a vast expanse. It has its extraordinary beauty, its sorrows and joys. It also has its hidden things of the mind such as envies, ambitions, passions, fears, fulfilments and anxieties. The birds, the flowers, the flourishing trees, the heavens, the stars, the rivers and the fishes therein - all this is life. When we are young we must seek and find out what life is all about. Thus we cultivate intelligence with the help of education. Intelligence is the capacity to think freely, without fear, without a formula, so that we begin to discover for ourselves what is real and what is true. Anyone who is gripped with fear will never be intelligent. Most of us have fear in one form or another. Where there is fear there is no intelligence. Thus what education should do is help us understand the need of freedom. Unless we are free we will not understand the whole process of living. When we are free we have no fear. We do not imitate but we discover.
Education helps us realize the ___________ .Options:
1)way to develop our career
2)need for good health
3)meaning of fear
4)necessity of freedom

Correct Answer:necessity of freedom
Question 100.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
The function of education is to prepare young people to understand the whole process of life. The end of education is not merely to pass some examinations and get a job and earn one's livelihood. If education is to make people understand life, then surely life is not merely a job or an occupation; life is something extraordinarily wide and profound, it is a great mystery, a vast realm in which we function as human beings. If we prepare ourselves only to earn a livelihood, we shall miss the whole point of life. To understand life is much more important than to get a degree or pass an examination for a job. Life, with all its subtleties, is such a vast expanse. It has its extraordinary beauty, its sorrows and joys. It also has its hidden things of the mind such as envies, ambitions, passions, fears, fulfilments and anxieties. The birds, the flowers, the flourishing trees, the heavens, the stars, the rivers and the fishes therein - all this is life. When we are young we must seek and find out what life is all about. Thus we cultivate intelligence with the help of education. Intelligence is the capacity to think freely, without fear, without a formula, so that we begin to discover for ourselves what is real and what is true. Anyone who is gripped with fear will never be intelligent. Most of us have fear in one form or another. Where there is fear there is no intelligence. Thus what education should do is help us understand the need of freedom. Unless we are free we will not understand the whole process of living. When we are free we have no fear. We do not imitate but we discover.
The passage is about __________ .
Options:
1)Education
2)Freedom
3)Intelligence
4)Livelihood

Correct Answer:Education

SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 29 August 2016" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)

Question 76.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
DECIMATED
Options:
1) CAPTURED
2) DESTROYED
3) DAMAGED
4) WORRIED
Correct Answer: DESTROYED
Question 77.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
INVINCIBLE
Options:
1) IMPREGNABLE
2) OMNIPRESENT
3) POWERLESS
4) POTENT
Correct Answer: POWERLESS
Question 78.Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Options:
1) Diarrhoea
2) Diarhea
3) Diarrhea
4) Diarrohea
Correct Answer: Diarrhoea
Question 79.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
It took her a long time(A)/to get off (B)/the death of her husband.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
Question 80.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
It is best(A)/ to be silent(B)/ than to speak in anger.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: A
Question 81.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
His father is disgusted(A)/against him for his(B)/addiction to drink.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
Question 82.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
The aim of a Peace Council is ________ rather than cure.
Options:
1) salvation
2) preservation
3) maintenance
4) cultivation
Correct Answer: preservation
Question 83.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
He gives everyone _________ the class opportunities for practice.
Options:
1) at
2) in
3) of
4) on
Correct Answer: in
Question 84.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Harish soon gained _________ in English.
Options:
1) provincialism
2) proficiency
3) efficiency
4) eminency
Correct Answer: proficiency
Question 85.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Beggar description
Options:
1) Cannot be described
2) Something described by a beggar
3) A poor account of something
4) A description of a beggar
Correct Answer: Cannot be described
Question 86.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Drag one's feet
Options:
1) Make someting more complicated
2) Expedite
3) Be reluctant to act
4) Stop working
Correct Answer: Be reluctant to act
Question 87.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Hope against hope
Options:
1) Think wishfully from time to time
2) Hoped with good reason
3) Nurture an impossible hope
4) Pretend to hope
Correct Answer: Nurture an impossible hope
Question 88.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Lack of skill
Options:
1) Inertness
2) Insistence
3) Ineptness
4) Insolence
Correct Answer: Ineptness
Question 89.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Stick with a thick end used in a mortar for pounding
Options:
1) Thistle
2) Stifle
3) Sceptre
4) Pestle
Correct Answer: Pestle
Question 90.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
An act when people vote in order to make a decision about a particular subject or policy rather than voting for a person
Options:
1) Election
2) Exit-poll
3) By-election
4) Referendum
Correct Answer: Referendum
Question 91.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
Jane had told me that she hasn't done her homework.
Options:
1) told
2) tells
3) was telling
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: tells
Question 92.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
This survey is concerning your health as well as that of your family.
Options:
1) concerns with
2) is concerned with
3) concerns to
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: is concerned with
Question 93.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Options:
1) be hid
2) hide
3) be hiding
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: no improvement
Question 94.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
A black and white goat were grazing.
Options:
1) The white and the black goat
2) A black and a white goat
3) A black and a white goat
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: A black and a white goat
Question 95.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
I had took the papers to John's office.
Options:
1) will took the papers
2) taken the papers
3) took the papers
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: took the papers
Question 96.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non-violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.
To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell".
To whom did Nehru deliver this famous speech?
Options:
1) Nehru delivered this speech to a massive Indian crowd in attendance.
2) Nehru delivered this speech to the members of the Constituent Assembly.
3) Nehru delivered this speech to the members of the Lok Sabha
4) Nehru delivered this speech to the members of the Rajya Sabha.
Correct Answer: Nehru delivered this speech to the members of the Constituent Assembly.
Question 97.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non-violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.
To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell".
Choose the answer which captures Nehru's belief.
Options:
1) Nehru believed that India could achieve perfection immediately.
2) Nehru said the India's struggle for freedom was new and sudden.
3) Nehru believed that India could take huge steps towards realising its dreams.
4) Nehru believed that India's dreams were too unrealistic.
Correct Answer: Nehru believed that India could take huge steps towards realising its dreams.
Question 98.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non-violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.
To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell".
The most dominant voice in the speech is
Options:
1) the voice of optimism
2) the voice of surrender
3) the voice of negligence
4) the voice of weakness
Correct Answer: the voice of optimism
Question 99.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non-violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.
To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell".
Select the answer which best reflects Nehru's point of view.
Options:
1) Nehru believed that Communalism would not be a problem.
2) Nehru believed that Communalism would be a positive force.
3) Nehru believed that Communalism would be dangerous for India.
4) Nehru believed that Communalism would make any nation great.
Correct Answer: Nehru believed that Communalism would be dangerous for India.
Question 100.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non-violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.
"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.
To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell".
What mansion did Nehru want to see built?
Options:
1) Nehru believed that the expensive mansion of India should be built.
2) Nehru believed that the honorable mansion of India should be built.
3) Nehru believed that the simple mansion of India should be built.
4) Nehru believed that the huge mansion of India should be built.
Correct Answer: Nehru believed that the honorable mansion of India should be built.

SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 29 August 2016" Evening Shift (English Comprehension)

SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 28 August 2016" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)

76.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
COPIOUS
Options:
1) VAST
2) IDENTICAL
3) PLENTIFUL
4) MESSY
Correct Answer: PLENTIFUL
77.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
EXTRANEOUS
Options:
1) UNUSUAL
2) DISPIRITED
3) RELEVANT
4) INTRUSIVE
Correct Answer: RELEVANT
78. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Options:
1) discripency
2) discripancy
3) discrepancy
4) descripancy
Correct Answer: discrepancy
79. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
The Statesman has(A)/the largest circulation of any (B)/English dailies.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
80. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
A period of six years(A)/ have elapsed(B)/ since I last saw her.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
81. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
For several years now(A)/my newspaper agent has been spelling(B)/my name in correctly.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: D
82. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
One of the reasons the impressionists caused such a scandal was __________ their colours were too bright.
Options:
1) because of which
2) due to
3) because
4) of
Correct Answer: because
83. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
She must sometimes __________ to run away.
Options:
1) has wanted
2) have wanted
3) having want
4) has want
Correct Answer: have wanted
84. The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
The bank decided to ___________ them the money as they were reliable clients.
Options:
1) let
2) lend
3) borrow
4) lease
Correct Answer: lend
85. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Smooth ruffled feathers
Options:
1) Comb untidy hair
2) Make people feel less offended
3) Tousle someone's hair
4) Stroke a pet animal
Correct Answer: Make people feel less offended
86. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Assume airs
Options:
1) Take tight
2) Remain calm
3) Act innocent
4) Pretend superiority
Correct Answer: Pretend superiority
87. In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Play truant
Options:
1) Play a tyrant
2) Stay away from duty
3) Be responsible
4) Be alert
Correct Answer: Stay away from duty
88. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
One who studies the working of the human mind.
Options:
1) Anthropologist
2) Psychologist
3) Neurologist
4) Ethnologist
Correct Answer: Psychologist
89. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Place given to soldiers to live in
Options:
1) Barracks
2) Trench
3) Garage
4) Quay
Correct Answer: Barracks
90. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A person of South African Dutch descent
Options:
1) Boar
2) Boer
3) Boor
4) Bore
Correct Answer: Boer
91. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
She took the cycle which he bought yesterday.
Options:
1) that he bought yesterday.
2) that he had bought yesterday
3) that he has bought yesterday
4) No Improvement
Correct Answer: that he had bought yesterday
92. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
I must say to a feeling of uneasiness.
Options:
1) confess
2) connive
3) utter
4) No Improvement
Correct Answer: confess
93. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
The police booked a case against the taxi driver for wrong parking.
Options:
1) restricted
2) wrote
3) filed
4) No Improvement
Correct Answer: filed
94. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
One of our students originates from Leh.
Options:
1) comes
2) origins
3) belongs
4) No Improvement
Correct Answer: comes
95. A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
Scarcely had he left the place when his friend came.
Options:
1) He had scarcely leave
2) He had left scarcely
3) He scarcely had left
4) No Improvement
Correct Answer: No Improvement
A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
He waited a moment in surprise, wondering why she did not come nearer, and then, maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish. With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards into space. His mother had soared upwards. As he passed beneath her, he heard the swish of her wings. Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a moment. The next moment, he felt his wings spread outwards. The wind rushed against his breast feathers, then under his stomach and against his wings. He could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air. He was not falling headlong now. He was soaring gradually downwards and outwards.
He was no longer afraid. He just felt a bit dizzy. Then, he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. he uttered a joyous scream and flapped them again. He soared higher. He raised his breast and banked against the wind. His mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered her with another scream.
96. The young seagull dived at the fish
Options:
1) maddened by anger
2) maddened by want
3) out of spite
4) out of loneliness
Correct Answer: maddened by want
97. His heart stood still because he was seized by ______
Options:
1) a monstrous fury
2) courage
3) a monstrous terror
4) joy
Correct Answer: a monstrous terror
98. He was not falling headlong but
Options:
1) he was afraid
2) he was soaring downwards and outwards
3) his stomach was full
4) he was joining his father
Correct Answer: he was soaring downwards and outwards
99. The seagull just felt dizzy
Options:
1) and was filled with fear
2) and was no longer afraid
3) and did not flap his wings anymore
4) and dived lower
Correct Answer: and was no longer afraid
100. What did the young seagull do when his mother swooped past him?
Options:
1) Let out a joyous scream
2) Screamed at her in anger
3) Made a loud noise
4) Flapped anxiously
Correct Answer: Let out a joyous scream

SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 28 August 2016" Evening Shift (English Comprehension)

76.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
ENIGMA
Options:
1) ATTRACTIVE
2) RIDDLE
3) FLARE-UP
4) DREAM
Correct Answer: RIDDLE
77.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
INERTIA
Options:
1) STUPOR
2) VIGOUR
3) LANGUOR
4) INERTNESS
Correct Answer: VIGOUR
78. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Options:
1) Pious
2) Pios
3) Pieos
4) Piuos
Correct Answer: Pious
79. In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
Each child (A) / was given a (B) / red beautiful balloon. (C) / No error (D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
80.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
She has had the best medical facilities available (A) / but she will not be cured (B) / unless she does not have a b desire to live (C) / No error (D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
81.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
As if aware of my condition (A) / the infuriated bird suddenly doubled back on its course (B) / and charged straight after me (C) / No error (D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
82.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
The passengers were afraid but the captain ___________ them that there was no danger.
Options:
1) suggested
2) pleaded
3) advise
4) assured
Correct Answer: assured
83.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
I insisted ________ his leaving the place.
Options:
1) on
2) about
3) in
4) with
Correct Answer: on
84.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Please don't ________ me when I'm speaking.
Options:
1) interrupted
2) interrupts
3) interrupt
4) interrupting
Correct Answer: interrupt
85.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Beat around the bush
Options:
1) Walk around the forest
2) Clean the bushy areas
3) Avoiding the main topic
4) Play around the forest
Correct Answer: Avoiding the main topic
86.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Make room
Options:
1) Clean the room
2) Make space
3) Attain the room
4) Make a clean sweep
Correct Answer: Make space
87.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Mend your ways
Options:
1) Happy with one's behaviour
2) Sad with one's behaviour
3) Destroy one's behaviour
4) Improve one's behaviour
Correct Answer: Improve one's behaviour
88.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A record of one's own life written by oneself
Options:
1) History
2) Biography
3) Bibliography
4) Autobiography
Correct Answer: Autobiography
89.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Belong to the same period
Options:
1) Comrades
2) Contemporaries
3) Compromises
4) Renegades
Correct Answer: Contemporaries
90.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
One who listens secretly to private conversation
Options:
1) Eavesdropper
2) Encroacher
3) Eaves bearer
4) Listener
Correct Answer: Eavesdropper
91.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
You must complete this work up to Sunday.
Options:
1) within Sunday
2) by Sunday
3) on to Sunday
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: by Sunday
92.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
Hole wheat bread is good for health.
Options:
1) Whole
2) Healthy
3) Holed
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: Whole
93.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
She has no pen to write.
Options:
1) write with
2) write at
3) write in
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: write with
94.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
He dislikes the word, isn't he?
Options:
1) doesn't he?
2) didn't he?
3) does he?
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: doesn't he?
95.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
He is one of those who likes to help others.
Options:
1) those persons who like to help others
2) those who like to help the other
3) those who like to help others
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a b smell. It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities. Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions. Such hydrocarbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas. Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the sea. Over million of years, these dead creatures form large deposits under sea-bed and ocean currents cover them with a blanket of sand and silt. As this material hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock and effectively shuts out the oxygen, thus preventing the complete decomposition of the marine deposits underneath. The layers of sedimentary rocks become thicker, and heavier. Their pressure produces heat, which transforms the tiny carcasses into crude oil in a process that is still going on today.
96. How does crude oil come out of the earth ?
Options:
1) Thick brown or black liquid with mild smell
2) Thick red brown liquid with b smell
3) Mixture of different colours
4) Thick brown or black liquid with a b smell
Correct Answer: Thick brown or black liquid with a b smell
97. What is crude mineral oil?
Options:
1) Complex mixture of many different substances
2) Simple mixture of natural gas
3) Plain white oil
4) It is bitumen
Correct Answer: Complex mixture of many different substances
98.From where does mineral oil originate?
Options:
1) Complex mixture of substances
2) Carcasses of tiny animals and plants that live in the sea
3) From lakes
4) Only from plants
Correct Answer: Carcasses of tiny animals and plants that live in the sea
99. The time taken for the marine deposits to harden into rocks is
Options:
1) a few centuries
2) millions of years
3) a few decades
4) thousands of years
Correct Answer: millions of years
100. Sedimentary rocks leads to the formation of oil deposits because
Options:
1) their pressure produces heat and turns deposits of animal carcasses and plants into oil.
2) it turns heavy and shuts out the oxygen
3) it becomes hard and forms into rocks to squeeze oil
4) it becomes light and soft and applies pressure to produce oil
Correct Answer: their pressure produces heat and turns deposits of animal carcasses and plants into oil.

SSC CGL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 27 August 2016" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)

Question 76.Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Options:
1 ) Conniosseur
2 ) Connoisseur
3 ) Connossieur
4 ) Connosseiur
Correct Answer: Connoisseur
Question 77.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
SOOTHE
Options:
1 ) QUENCH
2 ) MITIGATE
3 ) HEAL
4 ) AGITATE
Correct Answer: AGITATE
Question 78.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
DEVASTATION
Options:
1 ) DESTRUCTION
2 ) CONSTRUCTION
3 ) SEPARATION
4 ) FRUSTRATION
Correct Answer: DESTRUCTION
Question 79.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
An exact copy
Options:
1 ) Facsimile
2 ) Twin
3 ) Mirror
4 ) Clone
Correct Answer: Facsimile
Question 80.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
To give money to agents for sales.
Options:
1 ) Salary
2 ) Commission
3 ) Fee
4 ) Incentive
Correct Answer: Commission
Question 81.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A person who is working in the same institution.
Options:
1 ) Guide
2 ) Collector
3 ) Captain
4 ) Colleague
Correct Answer: Colleague
Question 82.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Cat-nap
Options:
1 ) Rest
2 ) Fitful sleep
3 ) Long sleep
4 ) Short sleep
Correct Answer: Short sleep
Question 83.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
To pull a long face
Options:
1 ) Looked happily
2 ) Looked surprised
3 ) Looked sad
4 ) Looked calm
Correct Answer: Looked sad
Question 84.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Fit her like a glove.
Options:
1 ) Too large
2 ) Too shabby
3 ) Too tight
4 ) Perfectly
Correct Answer: Perfectly
Question 85.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Health is too important to be ___________.
Options:
1 ) discarded
2 ) disposed
3 ) neglected
4 ) detested
Correct Answer: neglected
Question 86.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
I am _______________this crime.
Options:
1 ) ignorant on
2 ) innocent of
3 ) indebted to
4 ) ignoring
Correct Answer: innocent of
Question 87.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
I was _____________ paying the toll tax.
Options:
1 ) free from
2 ) exonerated from
3 ) exempted from
4 ) exposed to
Correct Answer: exempted from
Question 88.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
I used (A)/ a pair of black trousers (B) / for a week (C)/ No error (D)
Options:
1 ) A
2 ) B
3 ) C
4 ) D
Correct Answer: A
Question 89.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
He has made a mistake (A)/ of which (B) / I am certain (C) / No error (D)
Options:
1 ) A
2 ) B
3 ) C
4 ) D
Correct Answer: D
Question 90.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
He was not allowed (A) / for the teacher (B) / to read in a low voice (C) / no error (D)
Options:
1 ) A
2 ) B
3 ) C
4 ) D
Correct Answer: B
Question 91.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
My mom grew up in a traditional Chinese family in which open expressions of love were never encouraged. When she had me and my three siblings, she treated us with the same hard hand. It was not that she was a slave driver or anything, but she never openly showed affection. Instead, she demonstrated that she cared in more practical ways.
My parents couldn't have been more different emotionally. My dad is a really open-hearted person who constantly showers us with hugs and kisses no matter the occasion. After much persuasion from him, my mother did try to change, but it was clear that she never felt quite right expressing her emotions. Eventually, she reverted to her old self.
The difference between my parents was never starker than whenever I brought home good test results from school. My dad would practically jump with joy, offering warm and affectionate words of congratulations, and my mother? "Ah, good, good" she would typically say with a tense smile etched on her face. "Do better next time, OK?"
I tried not to hold a grudge against her for being so reserved. That was just her way. I reasoned.
Why did the narrator not bear a grudge against her mother?
Options:
1 ) She felt that her mother had that kind of nature
2 ) She was satisfied with her father's love
3 ) Her mother was incapable of loving
4 ) Her mother was angry with everyone
Correct Answer: She felt that her mother had that kind of nature
Question 92.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
My mom grew up in a traditional Chinese family in which open expressions of love were never encouraged. When she had me and my three siblings, she treated us with the same hard hand. It was not that she was a slave driver or anything, but she never openly showed affection. Instead, she demonstrated that she cared in more practical ways.
My parents couldn't have been more different emotionally. My dad is a really open-hearted person who constantly showers us with hugs and kisses no matter the occasion. After much persuasion from him, my mother did try to change, but it was clear that she never felt quite right expressing her emotions. Eventually, she reverted to her old self.
The difference between my parents was never starker than whenever I brought home good test results from school. My dad would practically jump with joy, offering warm and affectionate words of congratulations, and my mother? "Ah, good, good" she would typically say with a tense smile etched on her face. "Do better next time, OK?"
I tried not to hold a grudge against her for being so reserved. That was just her way. I reasoned.
The narrator's mother reverted to her old self because
Options:
1 ) she fought with her husband
2 ) she did not feel comfortable in revealing her emotions
3 ) she was angry with the children
4 ) her husband wanted her to be her old self
Correct Answer: she did not feel comfortable in revealing her emotions
Question 93.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
My mom grew up in a traditional Chinese family in which open expressions of love were never encouraged. When she had me and my three siblings, she treated us with the same hard hand. It was not that she was a slave driver or anything, but she never openly showed affection. Instead, she demonstrated that she cared in more practical ways.
My parents couldn't have been more different emotionally. My dad is a really open-hearted person who constantly showers us with hugs and kisses no matter the occasion. After much persuasion from him, my mother did try to change, but it was clear that she never felt quite right expressing her emotions. Eventually, she reverted to her old self.
The difference between my parents was never starker than whenever I brought home good test results from school. My dad would practically jump with joy, offering warm and affectionate words of congratulations, and my mother? "Ah, good, good" she would typically say with a tense smile etched on her face. "Do better next time, OK?"
I tried not to hold a grudge against her for being so reserved. That was just her way. I reasoned.
The narrator's mother didn't appreciate the narrator's results because
Options:
1 ) the marks were not good
2 ) the marks could be better
3 ) she wasn't very expressive
4 ) she was tense
Correct Answer: she wasn't very expressive
Question 94.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.My mom grew up in a traditional Chinese family in which open expressions of love were never encouraged. When she had me and my three siblings, she treated us with the same hard hand. It was not that she was a slave driver or anything, but she never openly showed affection. Instead, she demonstrated that she cared in more practical ways.
My parents couldn't have been more different emotionally. My dad is a really open-hearted person who constantly showers us with hugs and kisses no matter the occasion. After much persuasion from him, my mother did try to change, but it was clear that she never felt quite right expressing her emotions. Eventually, she reverted to her old self.
The difference between my parents was never starker than whenever I brought home good test results from school. My dad would practically jump with joy, offering warm and affectionate words of congratulations, and my mother? "Ah, good, good" she would typically say with a tense smile etched on her face. "Do better next time, OK?"
I tried not to hold a grudge against her for being so reserved. That was just her way. I reasoned.
How is the narrator's dad different from her mother?
Options:
1 ) He is dark
2 ) He expresses his feelings openly
3 ) He dislikes children
4 ) He is persuasive in nature
Correct Answer: He expresses his feelings openly
Question 95.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
My mom grew up in a traditional Chinese family in which open expressions of love were never encouraged. When she had me and my three siblings, she treated us with the same hard hand. It was not that she was a slave driver or anything, but she never openly showed affection. Instead, she demonstrated that she cared in more practical ways.
My parents couldn't have been more different emotionally. My dad is a really open-hearted person who constantly showers us with hugs and kisses no matter the occasion. After much persuasion from him, my mother did try to change, but it was clear that she never felt quite right expressing her emotions. Eventually, she reverted to her old self.
The difference between my parents was never starker than whenever I brought home good test results from school. My dad would practically jump with joy, offering warm and affectionate words of congratulations, and my mother? "Ah, good, good" she would typically say with a tense smile etched on her face. "Do better next time, OK?"
I tried not to hold a grudge against her for being so reserved. That was just her way. I reasoned.
Why was the narrator's mother not expressive of her love?
Options:
1 ) She was of Chinese origin
2 ) It was not her nature
3 ) She was a harsh person
4 ) The tradition at her home didn't allow her.
Correct Answer: The tradition at her home didn't allow her.
Question 96.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
Both of us had a different opinion about it.
Options:
1 ) Both of us has
2 ) Each of us had
3 ) Each of us have
4 ) No improvement
Correct Answer: Each of us had
Question 97.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
The trade union is hell bent at getting its demands fulfilled
Options:
1 ) hell bent in
2 ) hell bent about
3 ) hell bent on
4 ) No improvement
Correct Answer: hell bent on
Question 98.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
The police had to break the door to get in
Options:
1 ) to break up
2 ) to break in
3 ) to break down
4 ) No improvement
Correct Answer: to break down
Question 99.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
The plane landed and shot towards the airport
Options:
1 ) taxied
2 ) drove
3 ) wheeled
4 ) No improvement
Correct Answer: taxied
Question 100.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
After a hard days work, I just want to go home.
Options:
1 ) hard day's work
2 ) hard days' work
3 ) hard day work
4 ) No improvement
Correct Answer: hard day's work

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