Dear Students, SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam will be held from 5th August 2017 to 24 August 2017. You need to practice a lot in order to achieve 40+ marks in the English Section. We are providing quizzes which include sentence improvement, error detection, idioms, one-word substitution, reading comprehension, vocabulary related questions etc. we have also provided study notes on English for SSC CGL 2017 Exam. Practice all these questions, if any doubt, post your queries in the comment section, we will answer surely. Today in this quiz we have included error detection, one-word substitutions, and idioms Questions. Learn and score maximum marks in SSC CGL 2017.
Directions (1-5): In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase in bold.
Q1. The students were in the blues when they heard that the examination would not be postponed after all.
(a) cheerless and depressed
(b) violent and angry
(c) wearing blue badges
Q2. To give so much importance to this dispute is to make a mountain of a molehill.
(a) to take advantage
(b) to give great importance to trifles
(c) to see a thing with prejudiced mind
(d) to get into trouble
Q3. The captain played with determination because the honour of the team was at stake.
(a) at the top
(b) in danger
(c) very low
(d) appropriate
Q4. The inspector was caught red handed.
(a) quickly
(b) caught in the act of committing the crime
(c) caught with dirty hands
(d) found with hands tied
Q5. She cut a sorry figure in her first performance on the stage.
(a) to perform badly and failed
(b) cut a cake
(c) did not attend the function
(d) performed a brilliant role
Directions (6-10): In this section, a number of sentences are given. The sentences are given in different parts. Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any part. No sentence has more than one error. When you find an error in any of the parts indicate your response.
Q6. The meeting, scheduled to be held between 2 p.m. to 3 p. m. was postponed suddenly.
(a) The meeting, scheduled to be held
(b) between 2 p.m. to 3 p. m.
(c) was postponed suddenly
(d) No error
Q7. Originally they had planned to buy an air-conditioner, but finally settled for an air cooler as the cost of the latter was very less.
(a) Originally they had planned to buy an air-conditioner
(b) but finally settled for an air cooler
(c) as the cost of the latter was very less
(d) No error
Q8. He was conferred with an honorary D. Litt. degree in recognition of his services to the cause of learning.
(a) He was conferred with an honorary D. Litt. degree
(b) in recognition of his services
(c) to the cause of learning
(d) No error
Q9. Unfortunately, in spite of the best efforts of various trade unions, the factory has been under lockout for the past one-month to the chagrin of all.
(a) Unfortunately, in spite of the best efforts of various trade unions
(b) the factory has been under lockout for the past one month
(c) to the chagrin of all
(d) No error
Q10. What we fail to understand is that the life of a scientist will always be different from a politician.
(a) What we fail to understand
(b) is that the life of a scientist
(c) will always be different from a politician
(d) No error
Directions (11-15): In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Q11. The study of religion and religious ideas and beliefs
(a) Theocracy
(b) Theosophy
(c) Theology
(d) Theism
Q12. Dissection of a dead body to find out the cause of death
(a) Biopsy
(b) Investigation
(c) Surgery
(d) Autopsy
Q13. A person without training or experience in a skill or subject
(a) Chaplain
(b) Mason
(c) Artisan
(d) Novice
Q14. One who stays away from school without permission
(a) Pedant
(b) Supplicant
(c) Mendicant
(d) Truant
Q15. The act of killing a whole group of people, especially a whole race
(a) Patricide
(b) Parricide
(c) Matricide
(d) Genocide
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