English For SSC CGL

Directions (1–5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1.A plethora of cultural talent ………….. the spectators busy at a talent hunt programme where students from various colleges get together to ………… their mettle in various contests.

(a) tried, show

(b) kept, prove

(c) caught, puzzle

(d) held, learn

(e) made, sharpen

Ans – (B)

2.The ………… of Chinese plastic thread should be banned as it …………… thousands of birds every year during the kite flying season.

(a) sale, cripples

(b) sell, kills

(c) sale, disturbs

(d) sell, disables

(e) sale, saves

Ans – (A)

3.Harish ………….. with me some basic techniques that one can ………….. at home without even owning a drumset.

(a) made, shred

(b) imparted, try

(c) learned, balance

(d) fits, rehearses

(e) shared, practice

Ans – (E)

4.In the present case, the facts clearly …………. That the required reasonable degree of care and caution was not …………. by hospital in the treatment of the patient.

(a) reflect, compressed

(b) fix, advancement

(c) show, proceeded

(d) observe, considered

(e) indicate, taken

Ans – (E)

5.Students from the Middle East and the African countries have ……….. been …………. Contributors to the pool of foreign students in the university.

(a) traditionally, major

(b) conservatively, crucial

(c) surprisingly, most

(d) intutively, salient

(e) annually, lucid

Ans – (A)

Directions (6–10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is “No Error” the answer is ‘e’ (Ignore errors of punctuation if any.)

6.The couple’s work in (a)/ upgrading rural technicians (b)/ has set a benchmarking (c)/ for future generations. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans – (C)

7.It has taking almost (a)/ a year for India (b)/ to let its pessimism (c)/ translate into fewer jobs. (/ No error (e)

Ans – (A)

8.The city needs an airport (a)/ that can efficiently manage (b)/ a constantly flow of (c)/ passengers and flights. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans – (C)

9.This group of (a)/ rural achievers is very (b)/ different than the (c)/ ones in the past. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans – (C)

10.The government has announced (a)/ plans to creating (b)/ one million new (c)/ training places. (d)/ No error (e)

Ans – (B)