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Question 41

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Impudent

  1. AOption (a)

    Insolent

  2. BOption (b)

    Confident

  3. COption (c)

    Triumphant

  4. DOption (d)

    Polite

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Insolent

Explanation not yet available.

Question 42

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

When did they find the mistake?

  1. AOption (a)

    When was the mistake found?

  2. BOption (b)

    When is the mistake found?

  3. COption (c)

    When has the mistake been found?

  4. DOption (d)

    When was the mistake founded?

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

When was the mistake found?

Explanation not yet available.

Question 43

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Directions

In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.

P. A completely new application now enables those who have lost an arm.

Q. People are already using a range of devices that involve connecting the brain to a computer.

R. A device like a miniature microphone that transmits sound signals directly to the brain and enables deaf people to hear.

S. One well-known device is the cochlear implant.

  1. AOption (a)

    QSRP

  2. BOption (b)

    PQRS

  3. COption (c)

    QPRS

  4. DOption (d)

    RSPQ

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

QSRP

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Question 44

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Directions - A sentence is given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Active/Passive voice.

The coach reprimanded the players for poor performance.

  1. AOption (a)

    The players were reprimanded by the coach for poor performance.

  2. BOption (b)

    The players was reprimanded by the coach for poor performance.

  3. COption (c)

    The players had been reprimanded by the coach for poor performance.

  4. DOption (d)

    The players have been reprimanded by the coach for poor performance.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

The players were reprimanded by the coach for poor performance.

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Question 45

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Twiddling one’s thumbs

  1. AOption (a)

    Feeling angry

  2. BOption (b)

    Feeling sad

  3. COption (c)

    Feeling bored

  4. DOption (d)

    Feeling hungry

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Feeling angry

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Question 46

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Priya washes her clothes in the evening.

  1. AOption (a)

    The clothes was washed by Priya in the evening.

  2. BOption (b)

    The clothes is washed by Priya in the evening.

  3. COption (c)

    The clothes are washed by Priya in the evening.

  4. DOption (d)

    The clothes were washed by Priya in the evening.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

The clothes was washed by Priya in the evening.

Explanation not yet available.

Question 47

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Statutory

  2. BOption (b)

    Stratagy

  3. COption (c)

    Stationary

  4. DOption (d)

    Stationery

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Statutory

Explanation not yet available.

Question 48

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the passive form of the given sentence.

People claim to have seen the wild and mad elephant in several cities.

  1. AOption (a)

    The wild and mad elephant is being claimed to be seen in several cities.

  2. BOption (b)

    The wild and mad elephant has been claimed to be seen by the people in several cities.

  3. COption (c)

    The wild and mad elephant was claimed to be seen by people in several cities.

  4. DOption (d)

    The wild and mad elephant is claimed to have been seen in several cities.

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Answer: (a)A.

The wild and mad elephant is being claimed to be seen in several cities.

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Question 49

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Playful

  2. BOption (b)

    Plagiarise

  3. COption (c)

    Playright

  4. DOption (d)

    Plough

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Playful

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Question 50

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Directions

Out of the given options, choose the one which is the correct indirect speech of the sentence given below.**

The teacher said to his students, “Did you not like my story yesterday?”

  1. AOption (a)

    The teacher asked his students if they did not like his story yesterday.

  2. BOption (b)

    The teacher asked his students if they did not like his story the day before

  3. COption (c)

    The teacher asked his students if they had not liked his story the day before.

  4. DOption (d)

    The teacher asked his students if they have not liked his story the day before.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

The teacher asked his students if they did not like his story yesterday.

Explanation not yet available.