Dear Students,
English section is an integral part of SSC Exams.This is also a section that is feared by most of the candidates.Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. SSC CPO Exam is to be held from the month of June where English Language Section holds 50 questions containing 5 questions from each topic according to new SSC CPO Pattern . Also SSC CGL 2018 is the next golden opportunity.
You need to gird up your loins to score maximum marks.Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Important English Miscellaneous Questions. To make you learn vocabulary and grammar rules 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 (1-5): In the following question, a part of sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.
Q1. Scarcely had he left when his sister came.
(a) He had left scarcely
(b) He had scarcely left
(c) He scarcely had left
(d) No Improvement
Q6. The presence of their teacher _______________ the chit-chat of the girls in the restaurant.
(a) limited
(b) interrupted
(c) inhibited
(d) prohibited
Q7. He should be dismissed for his _______________ remarks about his superiors.
(a) depreciatory
(b) scurrilous
(c) impeccable
(d) critical
(a) pretext
(b) constraint
(c) deterrent
(d) detriment
(a) manage
(b) rationalize
(c) internalize
(d) adjust
Q10. The peasant’s produce was _______________ in lieu of his previous year’s rent.
(a) quelled
(b) mobbed
(c) confiscated
(d) captured
Directions (11-15): Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Q11.
(a) Munificient
(b) Multifarious
(c) Obduratte
(d) Obstreperuous
Q12.
(a) Impeccunious
(b) Impetuous
(c) Innchoate
(d) Inemical
(a) Egrigious
(b) Espouse
(c) Evannescent
(d) Expedeint
Q14.
(a) Litigant
(b) Licenteous
(c) Malestrom
(d) Maudline
Q15.
(a) Difinition
(b) Proclivity
(c) Gregoary
(d) Wraeth
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English section is an integral part of SSC Exams.This is also a section that is feared by most of the candidates.Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. SSC CPO Exam is to be held from the month of June where English Language Section holds 50 questions containing 5 questions from each topic according to new SSC CPO Pattern . Also SSC CGL 2018 is the next golden opportunity.
You need to gird up your loins to score maximum marks.Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Important English Miscellaneous Questions. To make you learn vocabulary and grammar rules 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 (1-5): In the following question, a part of sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.
Q1. Scarcely had he left when his sister came.
(a) He had left scarcely
(b) He had scarcely left
(c) He scarcely had left
(d) No Improvement
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Q2. Our dwindling supplies were replaced when the new shipment arrived.
(a) replenished
(b) refilled
(c) restocked
(d) No Improvement
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Improvement.
As Scarcely/Hardly/Rarely + H.V + Sub + Main Verb ……… sates the condition.
Sol. No Improvement.
As Scarcely/Hardly/Rarely + H.V + Sub + Main Verb ……… sates the condition.
Q2. Our dwindling supplies were replaced when the new shipment arrived.
(a) replenished
(b) refilled
(c) restocked
(d) No Improvement
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Q3. Students must give ears to what the teacher says.
(a) the ears to
(b) ear to
(c) an ear
(d) No Improvement
Q4. Don’t be disturbed, get with your work.
(a) get up with
(b) get over with
(c) get on with
(d) No Improvement
Q5. This is the same beggar that came yesterday.
(a) which
(b) who
(c) whom
(d) No Improvement
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replenish: restore (a stock or supply) to a former level or condition.
Hence option A fits in the context.
Sol. Replenish: restore (a stock or supply) to a former level or condition.
Hence option A fits in the context.
Q3. Students must give ears to what the teacher says.
(a) the ears to
(b) ear to
(c) an ear
(d) No Improvement
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S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Give ear to’ is an idiomatic expression which means to listen to someone or to what someone is saying.
Sol. ‘Give ear to’ is an idiomatic expression which means to listen to someone or to what someone is saying.
Q4. Don’t be disturbed, get with your work.
(a) get up with
(b) get over with
(c) get on with
(d) No Improvement
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S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Get on (Phrasal verb): perform or make progress in a specified way.
Sol. Get on (Phrasal verb): perform or make progress in a specified way.
Q5. This is the same beggar that came yesterday.
(a) which
(b) who
(c) whom
(d) No Improvement
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S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘the same’ …… takes ‘that’ with it. Moreover, that can also be used for human beings. Hence, No Improvement is required.
Directions (6-10): In the following question, 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.
Sol. ‘the same’ …… takes ‘that’ with it. Moreover, that can also be used for human beings. Hence, No Improvement is required.
Directions (6-10): In the following question, 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.
Q6. The presence of their teacher _______________ the chit-chat of the girls in the restaurant.
(a) limited
(b) interrupted
(c) inhibited
(d) prohibited
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S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Inhibit: hinder or prevent (an action or process).
Sol. Inhibit: hinder or prevent (an action or process).
Q7. He should be dismissed for his _______________ remarks about his superiors.
(a) depreciatory
(b) scurrilous
(c) impeccable
(d) critical
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S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Scurrilous: humorously insulting.
Impeccable: faultless.
Hence option B fits in the context.
Q8. The chemical warfare capability of Iraq is a _______________ to aggression even by the Super powers.Sol. Scurrilous: humorously insulting.
Impeccable: faultless.
Hence option B fits in the context.
(a) pretext
(b) constraint
(c) deterrent
(d) detriment
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S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Deterrent: something that is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
Q9. The purpose of education must be to _______________ attitudes as well as to impart knowledge and skills.Sol. Deterrent: something that is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
(a) manage
(b) rationalize
(c) internalize
(d) adjust
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S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. rationalize: attempt to explain or justify (behavior or an attitude) with logical reasons.
Sol. rationalize: attempt to explain or justify (behavior or an attitude) with logical reasons.
Q10. The peasant’s produce was _______________ in lieu of his previous year’s rent.
(a) quelled
(b) mobbed
(c) confiscated
(d) captured
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S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Confiscate: take or seize (someone’s property) with authority.
Sol. Confiscate: take or seize (someone’s property) with authority.
Directions (11-15): Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Q11.
(a) Munificient
(b) Multifarious
(c) Obduratte
(d) Obstreperuous
Show Answer
S11. Ans.(b)
Q12.
(a) Impeccunious
(b) Impetuous
(c) Innchoate
(d) Inemical
Show Answer
S12. Ans.(b)
Q13. (a) Egrigious
(b) Espouse
(c) Evannescent
(d) Expedeint
Show Answer
S13. Ans.(b)
Q14.
(a) Litigant
(b) Licenteous
(c) Malestrom
(d) Maudline
Show Answer
S14. Ans.(a)
Q15.
(a) Difinition
(b) Proclivity
(c) Gregoary
(d) Wraeth
Show Answer
S15. Ans.(b)
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