Dear Readers,
As SSC CGL notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of quizzes are based on the latest pattern of the SSC CGL examination. Regular practice of the questions included in the quizzes will boost up your preparations and it will be very helpful in scoring good marks in the examination.
Q.1. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’. Over the past 20 years, there has been a constant decline in the variety of vegetables that we eat because the native varieties are no longer available.
(A) No improvement
(B) had been
(C) was been
(D) is being
Q.2. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Call a spade a spade
(A) Plan to attack someone with rude words
(B) Say the truth about something, even if it is not pleasant
(C) Lash out unkindly at someone for no reason
(D) Say things that are untrue and painful
Q.3. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
BENEVOLENT
(A) Generous
(B) Liberal
(C) Friendly
(D) Unkind
Q.4. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. You’ve probably noticed, with great disappointment, that the battery doesn’t seem to
last as long as it did when it was brand new.
B. Partial charging is just fine for lithium-ion batteries and can actually have some positive benefits for cell longevity.
C. Smartphone users are forever in search of longer battery life, but unfortunately, battery capacity inevitably declines with age.
D. However, one thing you can do to prolong the life of your battery and handset is partial charging.
(A) CDAB
(B) CADB
(C) BADC
(D) ACDB
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
At the age of 94, Harbhajan makes barfi only on order and people come to collect the freshly made barfi at her ___________ (P). The most remarkable thing is, she manages everything ___________ (Q) her own, from roasting the gram flour to cutting the ___________ (R) shaped barfis. She believes that it is better to wear out than to rust out. Due to her hard work, she received the best ___________ (S) when she was named ‘entrepreneur of the year’. This 94 year old woman ___________ (T) that it’s never too late to do a start-up.
Q.5. Select the most appropriate option for blank (P).
(A) residence
(B) residing
(C) resident
(D) residential
Q.6. Select the most appropriate option for blank (Q).
(A) to
(B) on
(C) for
(D) with
Q7. Select the most appropriate option for blank (R).
(A) truly
(B) happily
(C) hardly
(D) perfectly
Q8. Select the most appropriate option for blank (S).
(A) appreciation
(B) gratefulness
(C) charm
(D) content
Q.9. Select the most appropriate option for blank (T).
(A) has proved
(B) was proved
(C) had been proving
(D) is proved
Q.10. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Ravina asked her little brother, “Where are you going to play?”
(A) Ravina asked her little brother where he was going to play.
(B) Ravina said to her little brother where he was going to play.
(C) Ravina asked her little brother where he would like to go to play.
(D) Ravina asked her little brother where will he be going to play
ANSWER:-
Q-1(1)
Q-2(2)
Q-3(4)Q-4(2)
Q-5(1)
Q-6(2)
Q-7(4)
Q-8(1)
Q-9(1)
Q-9(1)
Q-10(1)
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