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 (1-2): In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out of which part of a sentence has an error and choose corresponding to the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error choose corresponding to ‘No Error’.
Q1. You have received (A)/ more than (B)/ you bargained at.(C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Sol. There is a preposition related error. Replace ‘at’ with ‘for’.
Bargain for: to anticipate or take into account.
Q2. By the time the corn was harvested,(A)/ the grass seed covered (B)/ the ground almost entirely. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘the grass seed covered’ with ‘the grass seed had covered’
The first action or event takes Past Perfect Tense i.e. had + V3 with it when two actions/ events occurred in the past simultaneously or around each other.
Direction (3-4): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q3. PRECARIOUS
(a) Perilous
(b) Salubrious
(c) Innocuous
(d) Inoffensive
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Precarious: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
Perilous: full of danger or risk.
Hence Precarious and Perilous are synonyms to each other.
Q4. TACITURN
(a) Garrulous
(b) Gregarious
(c) Communicative
(d) Reticent
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Taciturn: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Reticent: not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
Hence Taciturn and Reticent are synonyms to each other.
Direction (5-6): Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Q5. APPARITION
(a) Realness
(b) Perceptible
(c) Illusion
(d) Undetectable
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Apparition: A supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom.
Hence Apparition and Realness are antonyms to each other.
Q6. WREAK
(a) Perpetrate
(b) Reward
(c) Vent
(d) Unleash
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Wreak: cause (a large amount of damage or harm).
Reward: give something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements.
Hence Wreak and Reward are antonyms to each other.
Direction (7-8): Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
Q7. Let the chips fall where they may
(a) Let your sacrifices in life be known to everyone
(b) Let the difficult situations in life come to an end regardless of the results
(c) Let the joys of life take precedence over your sorrows
(d) Let something happen without bothering about the consequences
S7. Ans.(d)
Q8. In harness
(a) In office
(b) To hold on
(c) Gripping
(d) In silence
S8. Ans.(a)
Direction (9-10): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q9. Make something less severe
(a) Aggravation
(b) Mediation
(c) Palliation
(d) Redundant
S9. Ans.(c)
(a) Spoonerism
(b) Malapropism
(c) Blooper
(d) Corpsing
S10. Ans.(b)
