English Quiz (Miscellaneous) SSC CGL and CPO 2016

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Directions:  In questions 1 to 5 sentences are given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each  question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
1.Around the head of the running man there was a ____________ of bees.

crowd

swarm

flock

collection

Solution:

(Swarm- a large or dense group of flying insects.)

2.The General said that the position must be ____________ at all costs.

arrested

caught

maintained

possessed

Solution:

( 'position' and 'maintain' are used together in the sense of keeping something together/entact)

3.____________ the rain stopped, the play had to be suspended.

while

until

when

since

Solution:

('until' is used for time, 'unless' for condition. )

4.In ____________ of the recommendations, the Boards has established a counter to entertain the complaints from consumers.

accordance

adherence

pursuance

relevance

Solution:

( pursuance: the action of trying to achieve something.)

5.If this interpretation is held valid, then the states are ____________ of the power to plan, implement and monitor their schemes.

relieved

divested

invested

delegated

Solution:

(Divest- deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions).

Directions (6-10 ) : In the following questions, All of the sentences have  errors. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

6.I enjoyed during my stay in England.

I enjoyed

during my

stay in

England

Solution:

( 'I enjoyed myself'. some verbs take reflexive pronouns)

7.The Major along with his soldiers were killed in the field.

The Major

along with

his soldiers

were killed in the field

Solution:

( 'was killed' in place of 'were killed ' . in the case of 'along with ' verb is used according to first subject. )

8.I believe that respect is more preferable than money.

I believe

that respect

is more preferable than

money

Solution:

( use ' preferable to ' in place of more preferable than)

9.I never have visited or intend to visit foreign countries.

I never have

visited

or intend to visit

foreign countries

Solution:

( use 'nor' in place of ' or')

10.No sooner the news appeared in the paper than there was a rush in the counter.

No sooner the news appeared in the paper

than

there was a rush

in the counter

Solution:

('no sooner had ' or no sooner did' is correct usage)