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 target.
You need to gird up your loins to score maximum marks.Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Useful Synonyms Questions. To make you learn 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 (1-4): 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.
Q1. Mahabharat contains veritable wealth (a) / of material for deep study and research (b) / but all mankind in today’s strife-torn world (c) / No Error (d)
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Q2. I wonder (a) / what he has done with the book (b) / I lend him (c) / No Error (d)
Ans.(a)
Sol. Add ‘a’ before veritable.
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Sol. Add ‘a’ before veritable.
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Q2. I wonder (a) / what he has done with the book (b) / I lend him (c) / No Error (d)
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Q3. The manager called the clerk and said whether (a) / he was in the habit of (b) / sleeping at home as well (c) / No Error (d)
Q4. My friend is the kind of person (a) / who will face up (b) / to the most demanding tasks (c) / No Error (d)
Directions (5-10): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of alternative given.
Sericulture is fast becoming a household industry in the hill state of Himanchal Pradesh. Having (v)__________ economic significance, sericulture has become an employment (vi)__________ for the poor and weaker section of society (vii)__________ widows. Being a pollution free industry with little energy (viii)__________ and very little (ix)__________ period, the industry quickly (x)__________ the income of those engaged in this.
Q5.
(a) tremendous
(b) extensive
(c) ebullient
(d) encomium
Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘lend’ by ‘lent’.
Sol. Replace ‘lend’ by ‘lent’.
Q3. The manager called the clerk and said whether (a) / he was in the habit of (b) / sleeping at home as well (c) / No Error (d)
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘said’ by ‘asked’. As whether is not preceded by ‘said’.
Sol. Replace ‘said’ by ‘asked’. As whether is not preceded by ‘said’.
Q4. My friend is the kind of person (a) / who will face up (b) / to the most demanding tasks (c) / No Error (d)
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘the kind of person’ with ‘that kind of person’.
Sol. Replace ‘the kind of person’ with ‘that kind of person’.
Directions (5-10): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of alternative given.
Sericulture is fast becoming a household industry in the hill state of Himanchal Pradesh. Having (v)__________ economic significance, sericulture has become an employment (vi)__________ for the poor and weaker section of society (vii)__________ widows. Being a pollution free industry with little energy (viii)__________ and very little (ix)__________ period, the industry quickly (x)__________ the income of those engaged in this.
Q5.
(a) tremendous
(b) extensive
(c) ebullient
(d) encomium
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Tremendous: very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
Sol. Tremendous: very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
Sericulture is fast becoming a household industry in the hill state of Himanchal Pradesh. Having (v)__________ economic significance, sericulture has become an employment (vi)__________ for the poor and weaker section of society (vii)__________ widows. Being a pollution free industry with little energy (viii)__________ and very little (ix)__________ period, the industry quickly (x)__________ the income of those engaged in this.
Q6.
(a) capacity
(b) potential
(c) consistency
(d) contingency
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Potential: latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.
Sol. Potential: latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.
Sericulture is fast becoming a household industry in the hill state of Himanchal Pradesh. Having (v)__________ economic significance, sericulture has become an employment (vi)__________ for the poor and weaker section of society (vii)__________ widows. Being a pollution free industry with little energy (viii)__________ and very little (ix)__________ period, the industry quickly (x)__________ the income of those engaged in this.
Q7.
(a) including
(b) engaging
(c) imbibing
(d) excluding
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Option A fits in the context.
Sol. Option A fits in the context.
Sericulture is fast becoming a household industry in the hill state of Himanchal Pradesh. Having (v)__________ economic significance, sericulture has become an employment (vi)__________ for the poor and weaker section of society (vii)__________ widows. Being a pollution free industry with little energy (viii)__________ and very little (ix)__________ period, the industry quickly (x)__________ the income of those engaged in this.
Q8.
(a) necessity
(b) essentiality
(c) requirement
(d) inevitability
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Requirement: a thing that is needed or wanted.
Sol. Requirement: a thing that is needed or wanted.
Sericulture is fast becoming a household industry in the hill state of Himanchal Pradesh. Having (v)__________ economic significance, sericulture has become an employment (vi)__________ for the poor and weaker section of society (vii)__________ widows. Being a pollution free industry with little energy (viii)__________ and very little (ix)__________ period, the industry quickly (x)__________ the income of those engaged in this.
Q9.
(a) gestation
(b) lactation
(c) development
(d) ripening
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Gestation: the development of something over a period of time.
Sol. Gestation: the development of something over a period of time.
Sericulture is fast becoming a household industry in the hill state of Himanchal Pradesh. Having (v)__________ economic significance, sericulture has become an employment (vi)__________ for the poor and weaker section of society (vii)__________ widows. Being a pollution free industry with little energy (viii)__________ and very little (ix)__________ period, the industry quickly (x)__________ the income of those engaged in this.
Q10.
(a) compensates
(b) increases
(c) supplements
(d) concentrates
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Ans.(c)
Sol. Supplement: add an extra element or amount to.
Sol. Supplement: add an extra element or amount to.
Directions (11-13): In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Q11. SEAMY
(a) Praise
(b) Honored
(c) Initiate
(d) Resist
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Seamy: sordid and disreputable.
Sol. Seamy: sordid and disreputable.
Q12. ALIGHT
(a) Embark
(b) Eternity
(c) Descent
(d) Despair
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Ans.(a)
Sol. Alight: descend from a train, bus or other form of transport.
Q13. INSULARSol. Alight: descend from a train, bus or other form of transport.
(a) Worthless
(b) Cosmopolitan
(c) Reflective
(d) Cowardice
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Ans.(b)
Sol. Insular: ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas.
Sol. Insular: ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas.
Directions (14-15): Five words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
Q14.
(a) Boutonniere
(b) Boutoneire
(c) Boutonneire
(d) Boutonnriee
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Ans.(a)
Q15.
(a) Roulette
(b) Roullete
(c) Rouletei
(d) Rouleitte
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Ans.(a)
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