SSC CGL 2018-19 Tier 2 is to be conducted from 11 to 13 September 2019. With 200 questions for 200 marks, English Language Section plays a vital role in the final selection of a candidate. SSC CGL Tier 2 English quizzes being provided daily on SSCADDA are in the interest of candidates qualifying for SSC CGL Tier 2 and question quality is solely based on the expected experimentation of English Question paper for CGL Mains.
Direction (1-10): In the following questions, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Q1. The boy’s parents were surprised that (A)/ he would excel with athletics since (B)/neither of them played sports in school. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘excel with’ by ‘excel in’.
‘Excel in something’ is the correct prepositional usage.
Q2. The Centre’s latest attempt to curb unregulated deposit (A)/ schemes through an ordinance reflects a timely (B)/recognition of the need for greater legal protection. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error
Q3. The court ruled he could not (A)/be held personally liable to (B)/ his wife’s debts. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘liable to’ with ‘liable for’.
Correct prepositional usage: ‘Liable for payment’ while ‘liable to error’
Q4. With a view to help the Third World countries, (A)/the I.M.F. and the World Bank keep sending (B)/their experts to different regions of the world (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘help’ with ‘helping’ as ‘with a view to’ takes gerund (V1 + ing) with it.
Q5. Some people get used to (A)/ changes very easily (B)/ than others do (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘very’ with ‘more’. There is a sense of comparison in the sentence which implies the usage of ‘more easily than’ instead of ‘very easily than’.
Q6. The peasantry was being drawn (A)/ into the money economy, thereby (B)/ raising consumer demand.(C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘was’ with ‘were’. ‘Peasantry’ is a collective noun and hence takes plural verb with it.
Q7. Adam’s sister came round (A)/ on Saturday with her (B)/ numerous offsprings. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘offsprings’ with ‘offspring’.
Offspring: a person’s child or children.
Plural form is also ‘offspring’.
Q8. This idea flies in the (A)/ nose of everything we know (B)/about matter and energy. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘nose of’ with ‘face of’.
Fly in the face of (idiom): be openly at variance with what is usual or expected.
Q9. Catastrophic erosion of ecosystems is being driven by (A)/ unsustainable use of land and water, climate change, pollution and release of (B)/ alien plants and animals in new habitats. (C)/ No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error
Q10. Human beings communicate to (A)/ each other by means (B)/ of language. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘Communicate to’ with ‘Communicate with’.
As ‘communicate with somebody’ is the correct prepositional usage of ‘communicate’ in the given context.
