SSC CGL – SSC-CGL-13-September-2024

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’

Satya is always great to his friends who helped him when he was in trouble.

Explanation: “Grateful” means thankful, which fits the sense of the sentence because Satya feels thankful to the friends who helped him; “great” is contextually wrong and “greatful” is misspelt.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Epitome

Explanation: “Epitome” means a perfect example or condensed representation of something, while “expansion” suggests enlargement or extension, making it the most appropriate opposite among the given options.

The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error.

Mr. Surya / have no interior / motive in offering / you support.

Explanation: The error is in “have no interior” because the correct expression is “ulterior motive,” meaning a hidden motive; therefore, “interior” is incorrectly used here.

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

The team always anticipate a bowling friendly pitch on their easy victory in the T20 matches.

Explanation: The preposition “for” correctly shows purpose or suitability, so “pitch for their easy victory” is the most appropriate substitution in the sentence.

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

The team will announce the winner tomorrow.

Explanation: In passive voice, the object “the winner” becomes the subject, and the future tense “will announce” changes to “will be announced.”

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

By the end of / this month, he / will been working / for five years.

Explanation: The correct future perfect continuous form is “will have been working,” so the segment “will been working” is grammatically incorrect.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Kamal is not willing to purchase a house on the 12th floor of a sea-side apartment, as she is fearful of heights. She is suffering from ___________.

Explanation: “Acrophobia” means fear of heights, which matches Kamal’s fear of living on the 12th floor.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The homophone for the word ‘there’ is _________.

Explanation: “There” and “their” have the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings, so they are homophones.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Turned a deaf ear to

Explanation: The idiom “turned a deaf ear to” means ignored or refused to listen to something, which is closest to “disregarded.”

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A bad patch

Explanation: “A bad patch” means a difficult or troublesome period in someone’s life, so option (b) gives the correct meaning.

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

An elephant is a large mammal.

Explanation: “Large” means big in size, and its most appropriate opposite among the options is “tiny,” meaning very small.

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

Cannot be corrected

Explanation: “Incorrigible” means unable to be corrected, improved, or reformed, so it is the correct one-word substitute.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in bold to fill in the blank.

The modern work is deliberately ________ (ambiguous).

Explanation: “Ambiguous” means unclear or having more than one meaning, while “certain” means clear or definite, making it the correct antonym.

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

A. Smoking in B. Your youth stunts C. The body and D. Clouds the brain

Explanation: The correct sentence is “Smoking in your youth stunts the body and clouds the brain,” so the proper order is A-B-C-D.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Barbarity

Explanation: “Barbarity” means cruelty or brutality, while “compassion” means kindness and sympathy, making it the most appropriate antonym.

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

A written statement made under oath

Explanation: An “affidavit” is a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, especially for use as evidence in court.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in bold.

His mother never held a grudge against his father.

Explanation: “Grudge” means resentment or ill feeling, while “benevolence” means goodwill and kindness, so it is the correct antonym.

In the following sentence, four words have been underlined, out of which one word is MISSPELT. Select the option with the MISSPELT word.

In spite of the dilemma that preveiled during the discussion sessions, the committee remained committed to finding an amicable solution to the issue.

Explanation: The word “preveiled” is misspelt; the correct spelling is “prevailed.”

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

Don’t let Dylan fool you!

Explanation: The imperative sentence is correctly changed into passive voice as “Do not be fooled by Dylan,” where the action is expressed in passive form.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Explanation: “Atributes” is incorrectly spelt; the correct spelling is “Attributes.”

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______ transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness (5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.

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

Explanation: “Aspects” correctly refers to the different states or features of ordinary human life, namely sleeping, dreaming and waking.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______ transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness (5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.

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

Explanation: “Deep transcendental knowledge” is the correct expression because it means profound spiritual knowledge.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______ transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness (5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.

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

Explanation: “Says” correctly introduces the quoted idea attributed to Adi Shankaracharya and fits grammatically in the sentence.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______ transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness (5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.

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

Explanation: The passage states that Ramana Maharshi saw no real difference between dreaming and waking, so “another unreal world” fits both the meaning and grammar.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Sleeping, dreaming and waking are three important (1)_______ for ordinary humans. But for those who have (2)_______ transcendental knowledge, all three are almost same and there is not much difference among these three. ‘The world and life is a myth and it keeps on changing’ (3)_______ Adi Shankaracharya, the greatest ‘Advaita’ preacher. Ramana Maharshi observed no difference between dreaming and waking states. What he said is that it is from one unreal world to another (4)_______ world. There is no difference between the images one sees when waking up and the images he/she sees during dreams. According to this great sage of the modern century, the first one is daydream and the second one is a night dream. The usual philosophers say that mind and body are the two elements and mind is the source of all diverse thoughts. In the waking up state, the mind is active with all tensions and dissatisfactions, so happiness is missing: during sleep as the mind is absent and so is the physical world, the real happiness (5)______. It is said that deep sleep, where there is no feeling of body, mind and the world, is the natural state of human beings.

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

Explanation: The subject “the real happiness” requires a passive verb form in the present context, so “is gained” is grammatically and contextually correct.