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 major SSC exams to be conducted in the month of February, March, June and July 2019 among which nearby exams include SSC Stenographer Exam 2018, to be held from 5 to 7 February 2019 & SSC CPO 2018 to be commenced from 12 March to 16 March 2019. Also SSC CGL and CHSL 2018 Exam dates are out now. 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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Q1. Have you got all the equipments for making films?
(a) Have you got
(b) all the equipments
(c) for making films?
(d) No error
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S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘equipment’ in place of ‘equipments’ as equipment is an uncountable noun and uncountable nouns don’t take ‘s’ with their plural sense.
Q2. Having found a piece of cheese, two cats went to a dog to divide it among them.
(a) Having found a piece of cheese
(b) two cats went to a dog
(c) to divide it among them.
(d) No error
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S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘between’ with ‘among’ because ‘between’ is used for two and ‘among’ is used for ‘more than two’.
Q3. Though the police tried all sorts of methods to illicit information from the public they remained silent.
(a) Though the police tried all sorts of methods to illicit
(b) information from the public
(c) they remained silent.
(d) No error
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S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘elicit’ will replace ‘illicit’
elicit (verb) – to get information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty.
illicit (Adjective) – not allowed by law, illegal.
Q4. It was apparent for everyone present that if the patient did not receive medical attention fast he would die.
(a) It was apparent for everyone present
(b) that if the patient did not receive
(c) medical attention fast he would die.
(d) No error
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S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘to’ in place of ‘for’. As preposition ‘To’ goes with ‘Apparent’ in such cases.
Q5. There is no rule regarding the length of a precis with relation to that of the original passage.
(a) There is no rule regarding the length
(b) of a precis with relation to
(c) that of the original passage.
(d) No Error
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S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Change ‘with relation to’ by ‘in relation to’.
Q6. The court held the local MLA responsible for the loss or damage to any public property.
(a) The court held
(b) the local MLA responsible
(c) for the loss or damage to any public property.
(d) No error
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S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Loss is followed by of’.
Q7. I was at loss and did not know what to do.
(a) I was at loss
(b) and did not know
(c) what to do.
(d) No error
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S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. at a loss→ puzzled or uncertain what to think, say or do; baffled. Hence ‘at a loss’ should be used.
Q8. The severe cyclonic storm has left behind a trial of misery.
(a) The severe cyclonic storm
(b) has left behind
(c) a trial of misery.
(d) No error
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S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Trial→ a formal examination of evidence in court; test.
Trail→ a long series of marks that is left behind by something.
Hence, ‘a trail of misery’ should be used here.
Q9. My brother’s ability of acting was recognized at a very young age.
(a) My brother’s
(b) ability of acting
(c) was recognized at a very young age.
(d) No error
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S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ability→ possession of the means or skill to do something.
Hence, ability to act (infinitive) is a proper usage.
Q10. He was elected as chairman of the college.
(a) He was elected
(b) as chairman
(c) of the college.
(d) No error
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S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Name, elect, consider, call, appoint etc. don’t take adverb ‘as’ with them.
Q11. People seldom believe their colleagues these days to escape from betrayal in the end.
(a) People seldom believe their
(b) colleagues these days to escape
(c) from betrayal in the end.
(d) No error
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S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. No Error.
Q12. The top polluted cities in the world belongs to our country.
(a) The top polluted cities
(b) in the world
(c) belongs to our country.
(d) No error
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S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘belongs’ with ‘belong’.
According to the Subject-Verb agreement rule, Plural Subjects take plural verb with them
Q13. Discussing the extravagant Indian weddings that he witnessed on his journey so far, Kabir explains how most guests don’t even taste 70% of the food served.
(a) Discussing the extravagant Indian weddings that
(b) he witnessed on his journey so far, Kabir explains how
(c) most guests don’t even taste 70% of the food served.
(d) No error
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S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Add ‘has’ before ‘witnessed’.
‘So far’ used in the primary clause necessitates the usage of ‘Perfect Tense’ in the given sentence.
Q14. The deceptively simple act of camping beside the stars has morphed into a tourism trend, at times acquiring a luxury connotation.
(a) The deceptively simple act of camping beside
(b) the stars has morphed into a tourism trend,
(c) at times acquiring a luxury connotation.
(d) No error
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S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. There is a preposition related error.
Replace ‘beside’ with ‘under’.
Q15. The schedule of the action plan envisages over activities ending on World Water Day on March 22.
(a) The schedule of the action plan
(b) envisages over activities ending
(c) on World Water Day on March 22.
(d) No error
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S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Remove ‘over’ after ‘envisages’.
Envisage: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event. And generally, it doesn’t take preposition after it.
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