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SSC CPO 2024 Official Paper-I (Held On: 27 Jun, 2024 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·English Comprehension
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Question 621

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Superheroes are fictional characters with 1) ________ powers who use their powers to fight crime and protect the public.

Some popular superheroes include Superman, Batman, Spider Man and Wonder Woman. Superheroes often have backstories that 2) ________ how they have gained their powers, 3) ________ being born with special powers, being bitten by a radioactive spider or being exposed to cosmic radiation. They usually have a specific outfit or clothing that they wear to hide their identity and protect 4) ________ while fighting crime. Superheroes have been a staple of popular culture 5) ________ decades, appearing in comics, movies, television shows, and video games.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

  1. AOption (a)

    explaining

  2. BOption (b)

    was explain

  3. COption (c)

    explain

  4. DOption (d)

    had explain

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Answer: (a)A.

explaining

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Question 622

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.

Youth is the time when the seeds of character is sown.

  1. AOption (a)

    the seeds of character will have been sowing

  2. BOption (b)

    the seeds of character had been sown

  3. COption (c)

    the seeds of character were sown

  4. DOption (d)

    the seeds of character are sown

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Answer: (a)A.

the seeds of character will have been sowing

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Question 623

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word

The worker is known to exert himself a lot.

  1. AOption (a)

    crouch

  2. BOption (b)

    emerge

  3. COption (c)

    relax

  4. DOption (d)

    stress

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Answer: (a)A.

crouch

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Question 624

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given phrase.

Hit the sack

  1. AOption (a)

    Running on the beach 

  2. BOption (b)

    Cracking the exams 

  3. COption (c)

    Going to sleep

  4. DOption (d)

    Making money quickly

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Answer: (a)A.

Running on the beach 

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Question 625

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

My friends are on a trip to the world.

  1. AOption (a)

    in the world

  2. BOption (b)

    by the world

  3. COption (c)

    within the world

  4. DOption (d)

    around the world

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Answer: (a)A.

in the world

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Question 626

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Superheroes are fictional characters with 1) ________ powers who use their powers to fight crime and protect the public.

Some popular superheroes include Superman, Batman, Spider Man and Wonder Woman. Superheroes often have backstories that 2) ________ how they have gained their powers, 3) ________ being born with special powers, being bitten by a radioactive spider or being exposed to cosmic radiation. They usually have a specific outfit or clothing that they wear to hide their identity and protect 4) ________ while fighting crime. Superheroes have been a staple of popular culture 5) ________ decades, appearing in comics, movies, television shows, and video games.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

  1. AOption (a)

    therefore

  2. BOption (b)

    subsequently

  3. COption (c)

    instead

  4. DOption (d)

    such as

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Answer: (a)A.

therefore

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Question 627

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most suitable expression that can substitute the underlined part of the sentence without any change in meaning.

Planning to go for a movie just before the final-year examination is nothing but skating on thin ice.

  1. AOption (a)

    doing hard work

  2. BOption (b)

    being in a risky situation 

  3. COption (c)

    enjoying the moment

  4. DOption (d)

    going to hill stations

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Answer: (a)A.

doing hard work

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Question 628

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A woman having more than one husband at the same time

  1. AOption (a)

    Endogamy

  2. BOption (b)

    Polymathy

  3. COption (c)

    Polyandry

  4. DOption (d)

    Monogamy

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Answer: (a)A.

Endogamy

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Question 629

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A professional rider in horse races

  1. AOption (a)

    Jockey

  2. BOption (b)

    Stuntman

  3. COption (c)

    Southpaw

  4. DOption (d)

    Batsman

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Answer: (a)A.

Jockey

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Question 630

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Mountan

  2. BOption (b)

    Weekend

  3. COption (c)

    Dessert

  4. DOption (d)

    Journey

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Answer: (a)A.

Mountan

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Question 631

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.

He behaved ruthlessly with his junior, to say the least.

  1. AOption (a)

    Unexpectedly

  2. BOption (b)

    Inhumanly

  3. COption (c)

    Weirdly

  4. DOption (d)

    Politely

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Answer: (a)A.

Unexpectedly

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Question 632

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

In the following sentence, four words are underlined, out of which one word is MISSPELT. Select the MISSPELT word.

The shedule followed by my sister ultimately leads to stress and other adverse effects.

  1. AOption (a)

    ultimately

  2. BOption (b)

    adverse

  3. COption (c)

    followed

  4. DOption (d)

    shedule

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Answer: (a)A.

ultimately

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Question 633

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Identify the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bread and butter

  1. AOption (a)

    Comfortable living

  2. BOption (b)

    Means of livelihood

  3. COption (c)

    The breakfast

  4. DOption (d)

    Money making

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Answer: (a)A.

Comfortable living

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Question 634

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.

Joe was so tired that he could scarely stand.

  1. AOption (a)

    he could

  2. BOption (b)

    so tired that

  3. COption (c)

    scarely stand.

  4. DOption (d)

    Joe was

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Answer: (a)A.

he could

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Question 635

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    ettiquete

  2. BOption (b)

    rationalisation

  3. COption (c)

    elopement

  4. DOption (d)

    occasion

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Answer: (a)A.

ettiquete

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Question 636

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Superheroes are fictional characters with 1) ________ powers who use their powers to fight crime and protect the public.

Some popular superheroes include Superman, Batman, Spider Man and Wonder Woman. Superheroes often have backstories that 2) ________ how they have gained their powers, 3) ________ being born with special powers, being bitten by a radioactive spider or being exposed to cosmic radiation. They usually have a specific outfit or clothing that they wear to hide their identity and protect 4) ________ while fighting crime. Superheroes have been a staple of popular culture 5) ________ decades, appearing in comics, movies, television shows, and video games.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

  1. AOption (a)

    themselves

  2. BOption (b)

    ourselves

  3. COption (c)

    herself

  4. DOption (d)

    himself

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Answer: (a)A.

themselves

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Question 637

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Equally

  2. BOption (b)

    Unwilling

  3. COption (c)

    Argument

  4. DOption (d)

    Occured

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Answer: (a)A.

Equally

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Question 638

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The repetitive and monotonous task of data entry made the work seem incredibly long and tedious.

  1. AOption (a)

    Pious

  2. BOption (b)

    Interesting

  3. COption (c)

    Precarious

  4. DOption (d)

    Threatening

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Answer: (a)A.

Pious

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Question 639

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word from the following sentence.

Confusing

The stars twinkled in the dark sky, guiding travellers on their journey.

  1. AOption (a)

    Guiding

  2. BOption (b)

    Twinkled

  3. COption (c)

    Travellers

  4. DOption (d)

    Journey

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Answer: (a)A.

Guiding

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Question 640

SSC CPO 2024• English Comprehension• English Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words underlined in the given sentence.

These glass windows are so old and one can’t even see through them, they need to be replaced.

  1. AOption (a)

    Opaque

  2. BOption (b)

    Dirty

  3. COption (c)

    Transparent

  4. DOption (d)

    Black

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Answer: (a)A.

Opaque

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