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Question 71

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Directions

Select the most appropriate preposition.

A good judge never jumps ________ a conclusion.

  1. AOption (a)

    at

  2. BOption (b)

    for

  3. COption (c)

    to

  4. DOption (d)

    on

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Answer: (a)A.

at

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Question 72

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Directions

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.**

STRETCH

  1. AOption (a)

    close

  2. BOption (b)

    compress

  3. COption (c)

    extend

  4. DOption (d)

    cease

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Answer: (a)A.

close

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Question 73

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

They hired her to increase sales, but her strategies failed to ______.

  1. AOption (a)

    move the needle

  2. BOption (b)

    burn bridges

  3. COption (c)

    spill the beans

  4. DOption (d)

    get a second wind

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Answer: (a)A.

move the needle

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Question 74

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Scared

  1. AOption (a)

    Tranquil

  2. BOption (b)

    Brave

  3. COption (c)

    Solemn

  4. DOption (d)

    Afraid

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Answer: (a)A.

Tranquil

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Question 75

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. 

There are _____ books on computer science in your school library, so you need to purchase them from the market.

  1. AOption (a)

    a few

  2. BOption (b)

    a little

  3. COption (c)

    few

  4. DOption (d)

    the few

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Answer: (a)A.

a few

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Question 76

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Direction: Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in the meaning as the word printed in Bold.

Emulate

  1. AOption (a)

    Imitate

  2. BOption (b)

    Neglect

  3. COption (c)

    Shun

  4. DOption (d)

    Delinquency

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Answer: (a)A.

Imitate

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Question 77

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I sat ______ my life as nothing seemed to be working for me.

  1. AOption (a)

    cursing

  2. BOption (b)

    invoking

  3. COption (c)

    blessing

  4. DOption (d)

    tormenting

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Answer: (a)A.

cursing

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Question 78

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

No sooner had she / walked in the door / when he was already / yelling at her.

  1. AOption (a)

    No sooner had she

  2. BOption (b)

    walked in the door

  3. COption (c)

    when he was already

  4. DOption (d)

    yelling at her.

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Answer: (a)A.

No sooner had she

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Question 79

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Directions

Choose the appropriate word to complete the given sentence.

World leaders are now united in their _______ for peace.

  1. AOption (a)

    nest

  2. BOption (b)

    jest

  3. COption (c)

    quest

  4. DOption (d)

    rest

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Answer: (a)A.

nest

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Question 80

EPFO SSA 2023• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Sarthak _____ everything that a leader should be.

  1. AOption (a)

    epitomizes

  2. BOption (b)

    adores

  3. COption (c)

    worships

  4. DOption (d)

    clones

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Answer: (a)A.

epitomizes

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