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SSC Selection Post Matric Level Official Paper (Held On: 30 June, 2023 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·English Language
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Question 1241

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Bourgeoisie

  2. BOption (b)

    Burlesque

  3. COption (c)

    Burgaler

  4. DOption (d)

    Beggar

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Bourgeoisie

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Question 1242

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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

Palaeontologists are like detectives who (1) ________ the evidence that (2) ______ animals left behind. Those clues to what dinosaurs were like are found in fossils - the ancient (3) _______ of an organism, such as teeth, bone or shell - or (4) _______ of animal activity, such as (5) ________ and trackways.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    examine

  2. BOption (b)

    dominate

  3. COption (c)

    control

  4. DOption (d)

    conduct

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Answer: (a)A.

examine

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Question 1243

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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

Palaeontologists are like detectives who (1) ________ the evidence that (2) ______ animals left behind. Those clues to what dinosaurs were like are found in fossils - the ancient (3) _______ of an organism, such as teeth, bone or shell - or (4) _______ of animal activity, such as (5) ________ and trackways.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    proposal

  2. BOption (b)

    submission

  3. COption (c)

    evidence

  4. DOption (d)

    compliance

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Answer: (a)A.

proposal

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Question 1244

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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

Palaeontologists are like detectives who (1) ________ the evidence that (2) ______ animals left behind. Those clues to what dinosaurs were like are found in fossils - the ancient (3) _______ of an organism, such as teeth, bone or shell - or (4) _______ of animal activity, such as (5) ________ and trackways.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    routes

  2. BOption (b)

    pathways

  3. COption (c)

    canals

  4. DOption (d)

    footprints

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Answer: (a)A.

routes

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Question 1245

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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

Palaeontologists are like detectives who (1) ________ the evidence that (2) ______ animals left behind. Those clues to what dinosaurs were like are found in fossils - the ancient (3) _______ of an organism, such as teeth, bone or shell - or (4) _______ of animal activity, such as (5) ________ and trackways.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    surviving

  2. BOption (b)

    vanished

  3. COption (c)

    extinct

  4. DOption (d)

    inactive

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Answer: (a)A.

surviving

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Question 1246

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

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

Palaeontologists are like detectives who (1) ________ the evidence that (2) ______ animals left behind. Those clues to what dinosaurs were like are found in fossils - the ancient (3) _______ of an organism, such as teeth, bone or shell - or (4) _______ of animal activity, such as (5) ________ and trackways.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    memories

  2. BOption (b)

    fragments

  3. COption (c)

    remains

  4. DOption (d)

    leftovers

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Answer: (a)A.

memories

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Question 1247

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Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Bureacracy

  2. BOption (b)

    Bequeath

  3. COption (c)

    Beverage

  4. DOption (d)

    Beguile

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Bureacracy

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Question 1248

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

The shop owners were requested to close the shops by the agitators.

  1. AOption (a)

    The agitators request the shop owners to close the shops.

  2. BOption (b)

    The agitators have requested the shop owners to close the shops. 

  3. COption (c)

    The agitators are requesting the shop owners to close the shops. 

  4. DOption (d)

    The agitators requested the shop owners to close the shops.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

The agitators request the shop owners to close the shops.

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Question 1249

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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Decipher’ from the given sentence.

Many sculptures of our history are like the unravelled path as we cannot garble and there is a lot of work that is yet to be interpreted or translated.

  1. AOption (a)

    Unravelled

  2. BOption (b)

    Garble

  3. COption (c)

    Interpreted

  4. DOption (d)

    Translated

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Unravelled

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Question 1250

SSC Selection Post 2023• English Language• English Language

Select the idiom that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence.

Our secretary is always in the mood for an argument. He must learn to keep quiet.

  1. AOption (a)

    To go through

  2. BOption (b)

    To turn up

  3. COption (c)

    To take off

  4. DOption (d)

    To hold his tongue

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

To go through

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Question 1251

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A piece of information received by word of mouth has no authenticity.

  1. AOption (a)

    through an official order 

  2. BOption (b)

    through rumours 

  3. COption (c)

    in written form 

  4. DOption (d)

    in spoken form

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Answer: (a)A.

through an official order 

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Question 1252

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I hope you _________ what I taught you today.

  1. AOption (a)

    cleared

  2. BOption (b)

    divided 

  3. COption (c)

    summoned

  4. DOption (d)

    understood 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

cleared

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Question 1253

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

The first prize will be won by Williams in the singing competition.

  1. AOption (a)

    Williams will win the first prize in the singing competition. 

  2. BOption (b)

    Williams will be winning the first prize in the singing competition.

  3. COption (c)

    Williams had won the first prize in the singing competition.

  4. DOption (d)

    Williams wins the first prize in the singing competition.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Williams will win the first prize in the singing competition. 

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Question 1254

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Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Authority

  2. BOption (b)

    Illegitimate 

  3. COption (c)

    Inaffectual

  4. DOption (d)

    Authentic 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Authority

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Question 1255

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The Thar desert is _________ in the state of Rajasthan.

  1. AOption (a)

    bounded 

  2. BOption (b)

    seen

  3. COption (c)

    situated 

  4. DOption (d)

    placed 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

bounded 

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Question 1256

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Select the idiom that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence.

I finally understood how to operate the new smart television.

  1. AOption (a)

    Cast aside 

  2. BOption (b)

    Hit the sack 

  3. COption (c)

    Don’t know

  4. DOption (d)

    Figured out

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Cast aside 

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Question 1257

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The propaganda was made to invade ________ neighbouring countries.

  1. AOption (a)

    smaller 

  2. BOption (b)

    largest 

  3. COption (c)

    stranger

  4. DOption (d)

    strongest

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

smaller 

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Question 1258

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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Awful

  1. AOption (a)

    Inoffensive

  2. BOption (b)

    Delightful

  3. COption (c)

    Acceptable 

  4. DOption (d)

    Terrible 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Inoffensive

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Question 1259

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

Arya said, “I am very busy now.”

  1. AOption (a)

    Arya said that she is being very busy now.

  2. BOption (b)

    Arya said that she is be very busy now.

  3. COption (c)

    Arya said that she was very busy then. 

  4. DOption (d)

    Arya said that she was being very busy then.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Arya said that she is being very busy now.

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Question 1260

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Identify the sentence that contains no spelling errors. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Games insteal in people the values of timliness, honesty and consistency in their routines. 

  2. BOption (b)

    Games instil in people the values of timeliness, honesty and consistensy in their routeenes. 

  3. COption (c)

    Games instil in people the values of timeliness, honesty and consistency in their routines. 

  4. DOption (d)

    Games insteal in people the values of timeliness, honesty and consistensy in their routines.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Games insteal in people the values of timliness, honesty and consistency in their routines. 

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