SSC CGL Tier 2 English Sentence Improvement Quiz: 6 September

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): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Q1. In addition to the physical ruin, (there were the collapse of) the ideology which had been so prominent.
(a) there is a collapse of
(b) there was the collapse with
(c) there was the collapse of
(d) No improvement

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Subject is singular hence ‘was’ is to be used after ‘There’. And correct preposition to use here after ‘collapse’ is ‘of’. Hence option C is correct.

Q2. Human beings are social animals, (who are living in communities), regulated by social norms and laws.
(a) living in communities
(b) living amongst a community
(c) living in midst of communities
(d) No improvement
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The usage of pronoun is ‘superfluous’ here. Hence option A is correct with the apt preposition.

Q3. These troubles are a direct consequence of the country’s prolonged domestic recession and (faltering economics recovery).
(a) faltering economic’s recovery
(b) faltering economic recovery
(c) faltering economical recovery
(d) No improvement

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. To qualify the noun ‘recovery’, we need the adjective ‘economic’ not the noun ‘economics’ to place before it.
Also we have been provided with two adjectives ‘economic’ & ‘economical’ in options B & C respectively.
But ‘economical’ means not using a lot of money, energy, etc. It doesn’t fit in the context.

Q4. Higher crude oil prices have doubtlessly provided a significant fiscal boost in the past several months, although any (flair on) going forward can lead to a price spiral that would have other untoward consequences as well.
(a) flair in
(b) flare at
(c) flare up
(d) No improvement

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Flare up: a sudden outburst of something.

Q5. He started at the (bottom rung of the ladder) and then gained success.
(a) bottom rung of the stair
(b) lower rung of the ladder
(c) lower rung of the stair
(d) No improvement

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. No improvement

Q6. Finally, in comparative perspective, I think there is good reason to believe that such (stand-outs) can be resolved through negotiation.
(a) stand-downs
(b) stand-ins
(c) stand-offs
(d) No improvement

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Stand-off: A deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict; a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible.

Q7. He said that the (two barrage on rivers) Kosi and Gandaki near the India-Nepal border are operated by Indian authorities.
(a) two barrages in rivers
(b) two barrages on rivers
(c) two barrages under rivers
(d) No improvement

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Plural noun ‘barrages’ will be used after plural count ‘two’. And barrages are made ‘on’ rivers. Hence option B is correct.

Q8. Mr. Thakur withdrew his submission without giving adequate time to the editorial team (to examine either his) counterarguments or get Ms. Raghu’s response.
(a) to examine his either
(b) to either examine his
(c) either his to examine
(d) No improvement

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The conjunction pair used here is ‘either…or’. In the subsequent part verb ‘get’ has been used after ‘or’ which implies that verb ‘examine’ will be used after ‘either’ in the preceding part.

Q9. The issue was not resolved, but the discussion (was helped in realizing) the growing distance between the two strands of thought and the strain of this on the information ecology.
(a) helped to realize to
(b) was helped to realize
(c) helped in realizing
(d) No improvement

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. No passive voice is required in the bracketed part. Hence option C is correct that makes the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

Q10. Their need for sensation is fulfilled by various media, (which has fostered) a society of disposable emotions and short attention spans.
(a) which fosters
(b) which is fostered
(c) which have fostered
(d) No improvement

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The verb used after relative pronoun ‘which’ will be in the agreement with the subject before ‘which’ i.e. ‘various media’- a plural noun. Hence ‘which have fostered’ is correct.

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