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Saturday, 25 February 2023

SSC GD Exam 2023 English 01/02/2023 Shift II

1 Select the correct option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.

She is married with a doctor.

1. No substitution

2. to a doctor

3. a doctor

4. for a doctor

2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Face the music

1. Music for peace and health

2. To face the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

3. Listening to melodies from music albums

4. Dance according to the tune

3 Select the option that expresses the given sentence simple past tense.

A. Arun knew the concepts of geometry.

B. Arun had been knowing the concepts of geometry.

C. Arun had known the concepts of geometry.

D. Arun was knowing the concepts of geometry.

1. C

2. A

3. D

4. B

4 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Queer

1. Strange 

2. Expedite 

3. Ordinary 

4. Valid

5 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Competent

1. Unfit

2. Capable

3. Overqualified

4. Unskilled

6 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Naturally

2. Laundry

3. Maintainance

4. Jeweller

7 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Royal road

1. Achieving something by birth

2. Achieving something by truth

3. Achieving something by false me

4. Achieving something trouble free

8 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Sentence

2. Artificial

3. Tendancy

4. Matrimony

9 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

As a boy, Charles was a boor who bullied other kids in his neighbourhood.

1. creep

2. scum

3. blighter

4. gentleman

10 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks and make the sentence meaningful.

She hurt her ________ and _______.

1. heal; toe

2. heal; tow

3. heel; tow

4. heel; toe

11 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in the bracket to fill in the blank.

My stomach is so _______ (empty) I couldn't possibly eat more.

1. overfed

2. drained

3. flush

4. teeming

12 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.

Some passengers misplaced their luggages before boarding the train.

1. No substitution

2. misplaced his luggages

3. misplaces their luggages

4. misplaced their luggage

13 Fill in the blanks with the correct homophone.

____________ of anything is destructive in nature.

1. Axes

2. Excess

3. Axis

4. Access

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

Land with unoccupied possession is pretending to be more valuable.

1. are likely to be 

2. was similarly to be 

3. is likely to be

4. have likely to be

15 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Perplex

1. Complex

2. Simplify

3. Comprehensive

4. Classify

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. The oldest hub of carpet weaving in India is Mirzapur in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh. The Ganga (1)________ past this town with its ghats, ancient temples and waterfalls. The genesis of carpet making in Mirzapur can be (2)_________ to the Mughal emperor, Akbar, in the 16th century. A (3)________ of Persian carpet weavers, it is said, on its way to the Mughal court was (4)_______ and injured by dacoits on the Grand Trunk Road. The weavers were rescued and given shelter by local villagers. The master weaver of the group decided to settle down here and share his skills with his (5)_______. That is how the renowned carpet industry of Mirzapur took root.

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

1. sets

2. spreads

3. flows

4. grows

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

1. traced

2. found

3. extracted

4. reduced

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

1. caravan

2. crowd

3. army

4. band

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

1. hindered

2. waylaid

3. encroached

4. lost

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

1. recipients

2. beneficiaries

3. sponsors

4. benefactors

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