Important English Questions For SSC CGL And SSC CPO 2018 Exam: 1st July

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Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 English Miscellaneous Questions. To make you learn grammar rules and vocabulary effectively is the motive behind the provided quiz. Attempt this quiz and prepare yourself flawlessly. We wish you good luck for the upcoming Exams.

Directions (1-3): In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Q1. He was ____________ at being excluded from the meeting.
(a) vanguard
(b) peeved
(c) upfront
(d) savant

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S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Peeved: Aroused to impatience or anger.
Hence option B fits in the context.

Q2. Ravi was so ____________that he could hardly stand.
(a) perjure
(b) puddle
(c) emaciated
(d) rogue

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S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Emaciated: Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food.
Hence option C fits in the context.

Q3. _____ of the five persons will appear in the court.
(a) Any
(b) Neither
(c) Either
(d) Both

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S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Other three are used in the context of ‘two people’ but here ‘five persons’ are mentioned.
Hence option A fits in the context.

Directions (4-6): 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.

Q4. I would appreciate it (a) / if my students would score good enough (b) / in the upcoming exams (c) / No Errors (d)

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S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use of ‘would’ in part ‘B’ is superfluous, Hence, remove ‘would’. Moreover, ‘If’, ‘When’, ‘Unless’, Until’, ‘As soon as’, ‘Before … etc. don’t take will, shall, would, after them.

Q5. You should always be (a) / greatful to the ones (b) / who help you in dire straits (c) / No error. (d)

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S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘Grateful’ in place of ‘Greatful’. Grateful means to be thankful to someone on to wish your greetings.

Q6. The efforts made by the charity (a) / were aimed to provide shelters (b) / to the homeless people (c) / No Error (d)

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S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘aimed at providing’ in place of ‘aimed to provide’ as aim will take appropriate preposition ‘at’ with it. And after prepositions, the use of Gerund (V1+ing) is must. Hence ‘aimed at providing’ is the correct usage.

Directions (7-9): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Q7. BEDEVILMENT
(a) delight
(b) vexation
(c) facilitate
(d) contentment

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S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bedevilment: the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another.
Vexation: a cause of annoyance, frustration, or worry.
Hence Bedevilment and Vexation are synonyms to each other.

Q8. AUSTERITY
(a) Mildness
(b) Anticipate
(c) Acerbity
(d) Authority

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S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Austerity: sternness or severity of manner or attitude.
Acerbity: a type of harsh bitterness that can leave you stunned.
Hence Austerity and Acerbity are synonyms to each other.

Q9. PROMULGATE
(a) Proclaim
(b) Pry
(c) Protest
(d) Endure

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S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Promulgate: promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
Proclaim: announce officially or publicly.
Hence Promulgate and Proclaim are synonyms to each other.

Directions (10-12): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

Q10. MANGLE
(a) Contort
(b) Severity
(c) Repair
(d) Deliver

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S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mangle: destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing.
Contort: twist or bend out of the normal shape.
Repair: restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition.
Hence Mangle and Repair are antonyms to each other.

Q11. SPRY
(a) Lumbering
(b) Awake
(c) Chunk
(d) Drill

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S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Spry: active; lively.
Lumbering: moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
Hence Spry and Lumbering are antonyms to each other.

Q12. PLENITUDE
(a) Swarm
(b) Driblet
(c) Myriad
(d) Stack

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S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Plenitude: an abundance.
Driblet: a small or insignificant amount.
Myriad: countless or extremely great in number.
Swarm: a large number of people or things.
Hence Plenitude and Driblet are antonyms to each other.

Directions (13-15): In the following questions, out of the given four alternatives, one word is mis-spelt. Find the mis-spelt word.

Q13.
(a) Overture
(b) Hypochondriac
(c) Impugne
(d) Hitherto