Engish Quiz For SSC CHSL/CGL Tier 1 2019-20 : 3rd January 2020

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Q1. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The order (should be cancel) now by the authority.
(a) should be cancelled
(b) should be cancelling
(c) should have cancelled
(d) No improvement

Q2. Select the antonym of
Abate
(a) free
(b) augment
(c) provoke
(d) wane

Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Q3. She is a person who pulls no punches.
(a) speaks politely
(b) behaves unrestrainedly
(c) behaves kindly
(d) speaks sweetly

Q4. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. He left for Burma to help his brother in his farm.
Q. In the jungles of Burma he looked for birds instead of animals.
R. Surprisingly, Salim Ali had no university degree. Although he joined college, his intense dislike for mathematics did not allow him to continue his studies.
S. But here again he proved a failure.
(a) SPQR
(b) PRSQ
(c) RPSQ
(d) PQSR

Q5. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Indians are going places in the field of software technology.
(a) going abroad
(b) going to spaces
(c) talented and successful
(d) friendly and amicable

Direction (6-10): In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

World unity will bring many great (6). Life will become happier and more (7) on account of the elimination of fear of war and mental tension. With the (8) of machinery man will be relieved of the (9) of monotonous and hard physical labor. The (10) pressure of depression and discontent will be lifted and the whole world will become man’s own home.

Q6. World unity will bring many great _____.
(a) consequences
(b) advantages
(c) personalities
(d) resources
L1Difficulty 2.5
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Q7. more _____ on account of the elimination of fear of war
(a) secure
(b) sophisticated
(c) complicated
(d) sensible
L1Difficulty 2.5
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Q8. With the _____ of machinery
(a) introduction
(b) repair
(c) installation
(d) elimination
L1Difficulty 2
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Q9. relieved of the _____ of monotonous and hard physical labor.
(a) fewer
(b) drudgery
(c) piety
(d) ardor

Q10. The _____ pressure of depression and discontent will be lifted
(a) atmospheric
(b) decreasing
(c) constant
(d) blood