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

2975 Total Questions119 Official PapersYears: 2019–2025Search in English Comprehension
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SSC Selection Post 2024 (Matriculation Level) Official Paper (Held On: 24 Jun, 2024 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·English Language
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Question 801

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Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Introductory

  2. BOption (b)

    Decendant

  3. COption (c)

    Ordinance

  4. DOption (d)

    Disinterested 

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Answer: (a)A.

Introductory

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Question 802

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Select the option that can be used as synonym for the underlined word.

Mohan is deprived of the opportunity to start his business.

  1. AOption (a)

    Renewal 

  2. BOption (b)

    Reconstruct 

  3. COption (c)

    Divested

  4. DOption (d)

    Restore

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Answer: (a)A.

Renewal 

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Question 803

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the context of its meaning in the given sentence.

She felt relieved and light after taking the headache medicine

  1. AOption (a)

    extinguish

  2. BOption (b)

    ignorant

  3. COption (c)

    dark

  4. DOption (d)

    heavy

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Answer: (a)A.

extinguish

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Question 804

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

A person who eats meat but not seafood or fish

  1. AOption (a)

    Herbivorous

  2. BOption (b)

    Carnitarian

  3. COption (c)

    Carnivorous

  4. DOption (d)

    Omnivorous

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Answer: (a)A.

Herbivorous

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Question 805

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

Zara is buying a new car.

  1. AOption (a)

     A new car has been bought by Zara.

  2. BOption (b)

    A new car was bought by Zara. 

  3. COption (c)

    A new car is bought by Zara. 

  4. DOption (d)

    A new car is being bought by Zara. 

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Answer: (a)A.

 A new car has been bought by Zara.

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Question 806

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

How do you ______________ the photos and files you have lost in your computer?

  1. AOption (a)

    retire

  2. BOption (b)

    retrieve

  3. COption (c)

    receive

  4. DOption (d)

    remove

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Answer: (a)A.

retire

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Question 807

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Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Bungalow

  2. BOption (b)

    Banglo

  3. COption (c)

    Bunglow

  4. DOption (d)

    Banglow

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Answer: (a)A.

Bungalow

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Question 808

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The child grew up cheerfully listening to ___________ stories.

  1. AOption (a)

    few

  2. BOption (b)

    endless

  3. COption (c)

    horror 

  4. DOption (d)

    sad

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Answer: (a)A.

few

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Question 809

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Select the most appropriate option to complete the idiom in the following sentence.

I have a _______ thumb and I love gardening.

  1. AOption (a)

    red

  2. BOption (b)

    yellow

  3. COption (c)

    blue

  4. DOption (d)

    green

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Answer: (a)A.

red

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Question 810

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Based on the situation in the sentence, select the most appropriate idiom.

Although Greta Thunberg gave a moving speech at the UN about environmental damage, it could _________.

  1. AOption (a)

    break the ice

  2. BOption (b)

    cut no ice

  3. COption (c)

    walk on thin ice

  4. DOption (d)

    be the icing on the cake

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

break the ice

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Question 811

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Forbid

  1. AOption (a)

    Bear

  2. BOption (b)

    Operate

  3. COption (c)

    Collect

  4. DOption (d)

    Allow

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Answer: (a)A.

Bear

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Question 812

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Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.

Tara thought that they were absurd on a dying saviour, that his sandals, his blazer, his hair, all were unsuited to the occassion.

  1. AOption (a)

    occassion

  2. BOption (b)

    unsuited

  3. COption (c)

    absurd

  4. DOption (d)

    saviour

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Answer: (a)A.

occassion

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Question 813

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word in the given sentence.

Sheena comes of an affluent family.

  1. AOption (a)

    Backward

  2. BOption (b)

    Infamous

  3. COption (c)

    Ordinary

  4. DOption (d)

    Poor

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Backward

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Question 814

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Choose an appropriate synonym for the given word.

Cease

  1. AOption (a)

    Continue

  2. BOption (b)

    Transmit 

  3. COption (c)

    Conclude

  4. DOption (d)

    Commence

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Continue

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Question 815

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

He said to me, 'I am grateful to you.'

  1. AOption (a)

    He told me he is grateful to me.

  2. BOption (b)

    He said that I am grateful to you.

  3. COption (c)

    He says to me that he is grateful to me.

  4. DOption (d)

    He told me that he was grateful to me. 

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Answer: (a)A.

He told me he is grateful to me.

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Question 816

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Read the following passage and answer all 5 questions given below

Population ______1_______is one of the most serious problems of the world today. Studies ________2________in this area suggest that the world population is further likely to increase by a few more billions. According to many environmental scientists, ecologists, researchers, and other intellectuals, the rise in the population will lead to several ________3______consequences. Most significantly, the increasing number of people will ____4______more water, more food, and  _____5_______to survive.

Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 1 and gives appropriate meaning.

  1. AOption (a)

    increase

  2. BOption (b)

    reduction

  3. COption (c)

    plunge

  4. DOption (d)

    decrease

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Answer: (a)A.

increase

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Question 817

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Read the following passage and answer all 5 questions given below

Population ______1_______is one of the most serious problems of the world today. Studies ________2________in this area suggest that the world population is further likely to increase by a few more billions. According to many environmental scientists, ecologists, researchers, and other intellectuals, the rise in the population will lead to several ________3______consequences. Most significantly, the increasing number of people will ____4______more water, more food, and  _____5_______to survive.

Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 2 and gives appropriate meaning.

  1. AOption (a)

    shared

  2. BOption (b)

    provided

  3. COption (c)

    given

  4. DOption (d)

    conducted

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Answer: (a)A.

shared

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Question 818

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Read the following passage and answer all 5 questions given below

Population ______1_______is one of the most serious problems of the world today. Studies ________2________in this area suggest that the world population is further likely to increase by a few more billions. According to many environmental scientists, ecologists, researchers, and other intellectuals, the rise in the population will lead to several ________3______consequences. Most significantly, the increasing number of people will ____4______more water, more food, and  _____5_______to survive.

Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 3 and gives appropriate meaning.

  1. AOption (a)

    joyful 

  2. BOption (b)

    unpleasant

  3. COption (c)

    pleasant

  4. DOption (d)

    delightful

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Answer: (a)A.

joyful 

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Question 819

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Read the following passage and answer all 5 questions given below

Population ______1_______is one of the most serious problems of the world today. Studies ________2________in this area suggest that the world population is further likely to increase by a few more billions. According to many environmental scientists, ecologists, researchers, and other intellectuals, the rise in the population will lead to several ________3______consequences. Most significantly, the increasing number of people will ____4______more water, more food, and  _____5_______to survive.

Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 4 and gives appropriate meaning.

  1. AOption (a)

    prevent 

  2. BOption (b)

    not require

  3. COption (c)

    require

  4. DOption (d)

    ignore

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Answer: (a)A.

prevent 

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Question 820

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Read the following passage and answer all 5 questions given below

Population ______1_______is one of the most serious problems of the world today. Studies ________2________in this area suggest that the world population is further likely to increase by a few more billions. According to many environmental scientists, ecologists, researchers, and other intellectuals, the rise in the population will lead to several ________3______consequences. Most significantly, the increasing number of people will ____4______more water, more food, and  _____5_______to survive.

Choose the word which fits in the blank labelled 5 and gives appropriate meaning. 

  1. AOption (a)

    more people

  2. BOption (b)

    more technology 

  3. COption (c)

    more energy

  4. DOption (d)

    more Requirement 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

more people

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