SSC CGL, SSC CPO, SSC Stenographer 2018 Exams are big opportunities to serve in a govt job and to live in clover. The Commission has already released exam dates for three SSC exams to be conducted in the month of January & February 2019 among which one major exam is SSC Stenographer Exam 2018, to be held from 5 to 7 February 2019. Also SSC CGL and CPO Exam dates can surprise you anytime soon. English Section carries a heavy weightage in SSC CPO & SSC Stenographer exams. Also SSC CGL is no exception. Consolidating the level, priorities and type of questions, Daily English Quiz on SSCADDA & ADDA247 App is a productive outcome of our experts' efforts to sharpen your practice skills.
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Directions (1-15): 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. The youngest patient he has (A)/ operated upon is 42 years (B)/ and oldest is 87.(C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Add definite determiner ‘the’ before ‘oldest’.
Article ‘the’ is used before Superlative degree of adjectives.
Q2. Imbued upon the magnificent art (A)/and architecture of St. Petersburg, I (B)/ reluctantly tore myself from it. (C) No Error (D
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace preposition ‘upon’ with preposition ‘with’.
Imbue: inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).
Imbue takes preposition ‘with’ with it.
Q3. People have the mindset of (A)/ not visiting a doctor till the pain aggravated (B)/ and problems like BP, cholesterol, diabetes are added.(C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘aggravated’ with ‘aggravate’.
The sentence is in ‘Present Indefinite Tense’ and will take base form of the verb (V1).
Q4. Sam was able to descend the (A)/ corporate ladder because of his relationships (B)/ with powerful executives. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘descend’ with ‘ascend’.
Ascend: go up or climb.
Descend: move or fall downwards.
Hence verb ‘ascend’ fits in the context.
Q5. The students were (A) awaiting for the arrival (B)/ of the chief guest. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Remove ‘for’ after ‘awaiting’.
Q6. The management did not (A)/ select him because he was (B)/ not eligible to the post.(C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. There is a preposition related error. Use ‘for’ in place of ‘to’.
Q7. A legislation that restricts (A)/ the fundamental rights of a (B)/citizen has no legal force.(C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘The’ in place of ‘A’.
Q8. All his sister-in-laws are (A)/ married and settled (B)/ in USA. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘sisters-in-law’ in place of ‘sister-in-laws’.
Q9. Throughout the whole year (A)/ there was not a single (B)/ day without some violence. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Either use ‘throughout the year’ or ‘the whole year’ as both are used for the same thing. Hence usage of throughout the whole year’ is absolutely wrong.
Q10. Be fair and (A)/ parallel in (B)/ your dealings. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘parallel’ by ‘Square’.
Fair and Square (idiom)→ ‘Honest’.
Q11. Beware of Sujata, (A)/ she is always having (B)/ an ear in the ground. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘in’ by ‘to’.
‘Have an ear to the ground’ (idiom): be alert for what is happening in secret.
Q12. You, Tina and (A)/ I will watch (B)/ the movie tonight. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error.
Q13. He has qualified (A)/ himself for (B)/ the post. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Remove ‘himself’ as keep, stop, qualify etc. don’t take reflexive pronoun with them.
Q14. I will not stay (A)/ here another minute (B)/ if I can help it! (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error.
Q15. They will leave the (A)/ office at six and reach at (B)/ home by seven. (C)/ No Error (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
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S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reach→ to arrive at.
Hence, remove preposition ‘at’ after ‘reach’ here.
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