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 these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letter. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.
Q1. To the whale, its (A)/tail is the sole (B)/mean of propulsion. (C)/No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. “Mean” should be replaced with “means” which denotes “a method”.
Q2. For times immemorial (A) / sea shells have been used by man (B) / in many ways. (C) / No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘Since time immemorial’ is an idiomatic expression which means ‘from a time long before one would be able to remember; since the distant past’. Hence replace ‘For times immemorial’ with ‘Since time immemorial’.
Q3. Oh for God sake (A) / leave me alone (B) / and go away from here. (C) / No error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. For God’s sake is an idiomatic expression which means ‘an oath of exasperation, annoyance, frustration, anger, or surprise’. Hence replace ‘Oh for God sake’ with ‘Oh for God’s sake’.
Q4. The compulsions on the Election Commission(A)/ of India to stretch the exercise into a (B)/ painful long-drawn process are unclear.(C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace adjective ‘painful’ with adverb ‘painfully’. As the adjective ‘long-drawn’ needs to be qualified by an adverb not an adjective.
Q5. Five years down the line, (A)/ Indian renewable industry (B)/is in a state of disarray.
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Add definite article ‘the’ before ‘Indian renewable industry’.
Q6. Never before in the history of the world (A) / such a thing has happened (B) / I don’t think that it will ever happen again (C) / No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct from is ‘has such a thing happened’.
Never/Until/Unless/Hardly + Helping Verb + Sub + Main Verb + …… i.e. such sentences take inverted form.
Q7. The lawyer told his client (A) / that he would represent him (B) / only if he pays up his fee. (C) / No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Remove ‘up’ after ‘pays’ as its use is redundant here.
Q8. Both the civilians (A) / and army men (B) / joined the First World War (C) / No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Add ‘The’ before army men as article used before each noun which are separated by ‘and’ denotes two different groups/individuals.
Q9. He is (A) / too intelligent (B) / to make a mistake (C) / No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘told’ by ‘tell’.
‘Subject + did/did not + V₁ (first from of verb) + object’ is the correct form of the sentence.
