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Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.

4200 Total Questions168 Official PapersYears: 2017–2022Search in English Comprehension
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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 25 July 2022 Shift 3)·General English
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Question 1121

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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

In order to fall asleep (1)_______ night, strive to turn off all electronic devices at least 30 minutes (2)________ getting into bed. Allow your eyes to relax and take a break from the (3)____________ of a lit screen. Read a book, write in a journal, or write (4)__________ your to-do list for the (5)__________ day.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

  1. AOption (a)

    in

  2. BOption (b)

    into

  3. COption (c)

    at

  4. DOption (d)

    to

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Answer: (a)A.

in

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Question 1122

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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

In order to fall asleep (1)_______ night, strive to turn off all electronic devices at least 30 minutes (2)________ getting into bed. Allow your eyes to relax and take a break from the (3)____________ of a lit screen. Read a book, write in a journal, or write (4)__________ your to-do list for the (5)__________ day.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

  1. AOption (a)

    former

  2. BOption (b)

    before

  3. COption (c)

    previous

  4. DOption (d)

    latter

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Answer: (a)A.

former

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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 25 July 2022 Shift 3)·General English
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Question 1123

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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

In order to fall asleep (1)_______ night, strive to turn off all electronic devices at least 30 minutes (2)________ getting into bed. Allow your eyes to relax and take a break from the (3)____________ of a lit screen. Read a book, write in a journal, or write (4)__________ your to-do list for the (5)__________ day.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

  1. AOption (a)

    stimulation

  2. BOption (b)

    spark

  3. COption (c)

    energy

  4. DOption (d)

    illustration

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Answer: (a)A.

stimulation

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Question 1124

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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

In order to fall asleep (1)_______ night, strive to turn off all electronic devices at least 30 minutes (2)________ getting into bed. Allow your eyes to relax and take a break from the (3)____________ of a lit screen. Read a book, write in a journal, or write (4)__________ your to-do list for the (5)__________ day.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

  1. AOption (a)

    on

  2. BOption (b)

    down

  3. COption (c)

    of

  4. DOption (d)

    onto

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Answer: (a)A.

on

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Question 1125

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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

In order to fall asleep (1)_______ night, strive to turn off all electronic devices at least 30 minutes (2)________ getting into bed. Allow your eyes to relax and take a break from the (3)____________ of a lit screen. Read a book, write in a journal, or write (4)__________ your to-do list for the (5)__________ day.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

  1. AOption (a)

    present

  2. BOption (b)

    previous

  3. COption (c)

    following

  4. DOption (d)

    preceding

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Answer: (a)A.

present

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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 26 July 2022 Shift 1)·General English
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Question 1126

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

In the delicacy and elaborateness / of its ornament, it is the / more splendid church in Italy.

  1. AOption (a)

    of its ornament it is the

  2. BOption (b)

    No error

  3. COption (c)

    In the delicacy and elaborateness

  4. DOption (d)

    more splendid church in Italy

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Answer: (a)A.

of its ornament it is the

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Question 1127

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

The fashion industry is one of the largest contributors to global warming.

  1. AOption (a)

    of the larger contributor

  2. BOption (b)

    off the largely contributor

  3. COption (c)

    of largest contributors

  4. DOption (d)

    No improvement required

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Answer: (a)A.

of the larger contributor

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Question 1128

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A large chunk of lemon crop grown in the country goes ______ to factories.

  1. AOption (a)

    director

  2. BOption (b)

    directing

  3. COption (c)

    directed

  4. DOption (d)

    directly

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Answer: (a)A.

director

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Question 1129

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

Neither Priya nor Rashmi is planning a trip.

  1. AOption (a)

    is plan a

  2. BOption (b)

    No improvement required

  3. COption (c)

    are planning a

  4. DOption (d)

    will planning an

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Answer: (a)A.

is plan a

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Question 1130

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

If broadly beneficial immigration is to be sustained, destination countries must acknowledge and _______ the real risks that it raises.

  1. AOption (a)

    address

  2. BOption (b)

    speak

  3. COption (c)

    perform

  4. DOption (d)

    disregard

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Answer: (a)A.

address

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Question 1131

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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

A place for storing grain

  1. AOption (a)

    Treasury

  2. BOption (b)

    Apiary

  3. COption (c)

    Aviary

  4. DOption (d)

    Granary

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Answer: (a)A.

Treasury

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Question 1132

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Demote

  1. AOption (a)

    Break

  2. BOption (b)

    Elevate

  3. COption (c)

    Disregard

  4. DOption (d)

    Sack

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Answer: (a)A.

Break

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Question 1133

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Astute

  1. AOption (a)

    Shrewd

  2. BOption (b)

    Dull

  3. COption (c)

    Impolite

  4. DOption (d)

    Crude

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Answer: (a)A.

Shrewd

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Question 1134

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

If your kids sleep well, they are likely to behave better.

  1. AOption (a)

     No error 

  2. BOption (b)

    to behave better

  3. COption (c)

     they are likely

  4. DOption (d)

    If your kids sleep well 

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Answer: (a)A.

 No error 

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Question 1135

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The man was ______ enough to thank her for all the hard work.

  1. AOption (a)

    horrid

  2. BOption (b)

    repellent

  3. COption (c)

    gracious

  4. DOption (d)

    attractive

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Answer: (a)A.

horrid

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Question 1136

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Forthright

  1. AOption (a)

    Motivated

  2. BOption (b)

    Upfront

  3. COption (c)

    Devious

  4. DOption (d)

    Outspoken

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Answer: (a)A.

Motivated

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Question 1137

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Yseterday

  2. BOption (b)

    Yesterday

  3. COption (c)

    Ystrday

  4. DOption (d)

    Yestarday

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Answer: (a)A.

Yseterday

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Question 1138

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Castle in the air

  1. AOption (a)

    Acquire something honestly 

  2. BOption (b)

    Unrealistic plan

  3. COption (c)

    Very expensive

  4. DOption (d)

    Polluted air

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Answer: (a)A.

Acquire something honestly 

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Question 1139

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Last straw

  1. AOption (a)

    The last ray of hope in an unfortunate situation

  2. BOption (b)

    The last financial resource

  3. COption (c)

     The only option left after a series of unsuccessful attempts 

  4. DOption (d)

    The final problem in a series of problems that makes the situation intolerable

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Answer: (a)A.

The last ray of hope in an unfortunate situation

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Question 1140

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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

A group of fish

  1. AOption (a)

    Troop

  2. BOption (b)

    Bunch

  3. COption (c)

    Litter

  4. DOption (d)

    Shoal

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Troop

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