SSC CGL – SSC CPO 2019 Test 2

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

APPARENT

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

CONDEMN

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Q.5 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Note down my phone number in case you needs to ring me up.

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

One who is easily deceived

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Left out in cold

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, then select option 'No error'.

The prices of tomatoes has soared up to Rs. 65-70 per kg in many parts of the country.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

INITIATE

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> India generates at least 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste daily, equivalent to the weight of around 4,300 elephants. Of this, about 60% gets recycled, according to the Union environment ministry. The rest gets dumped in landfills, clogs drains, goes into the ocean as micro-plastics, or is burnt, leading to air pollution. <br><br> In the absence of a proper waste management system, the plastics that get recycled are often dirty, which makes the re-cycling process water-intensive and expensive. <br><br> "It is the process of cleaning the plastics before recycling that makes it resource intensive. A lot of water is required to wash the collected plastics, especially if it is oily or greasy as it has to be cleaned with a solvent," said Dr Suneel Pandey, director of environment and waste management, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). <br><br> Experts say proper waste collection and management is at the core of ensuring more plastics get recycled instead of ending up in landfills and oceans. <br><br> Researchers from various institutes have come up with innovative ways to utilise the plastic waste that cannot be recycled further or are unrecyclable. <br><br> At IIT Delhi, a group of chemical engineers are working on chemically breaking down plastics to its smaller hydrocarbon molecules and then synthesising diesel out of it. The process uses packaging material, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, polystyrene, and multi-layer packaging. <br><br> The fuel produced can currently be used as a blend in stationary diesel machines like generators and needs further testing and standardisation to be used as commercial diesel in vehicles. <br><br> A mix of plastic and stone has been used to create a block that can be used in flooring. A CSIR laboratory also used shredded plastics, chemically treated it and mixed with fillers to make tiles. <br><br> A German chemical producer called BASF is also breaking down waste plastic and using it as raw material for chemicals, instead of using material derived from fossil fuels. <br><br> One cost-effective solution was developed by Dr Rajagopalan Vasudevan, professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai. The National Highways Authority of India is currently scaling up his technology to use plastic waste in making roads. <br><br> He came up with the idea of mixing plastic waste with Bitumen used for constructing roads in 2001. "That year the Tamil Nadu government had planned to ban plastic and my concern began with the more than 1 lakh people employed by the industry. Since plastic is derived from petroleum just like Bitumen, I thought of using it for road construction. The result, not only plastic waste was getting utilised, the roads were cheaper and steadier," he said. The plastic waste does not have to be segregated and even multi-layered plastics can be used in the mix. "All we need to do is collect the waste, dry it out and use it," he said. <br><br> The construction of every kilometre of road required nine tonnes of Bitumen and one tonne of plastic waste. This means for every kilometre of road, one-tonne Bitumen is saved, which costs about ₹30,000.

What makes the recycling of plastic resource-intensive?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> India generates at least 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste daily, equivalent to the weight of around 4,300 elephants. Of this, about 60% gets recycled, according to the Union environment ministry. The rest gets dumped in landfills, clogs drains, goes into the ocean as micro-plastics, or is burnt, leading to air pollution. <br><br> In the absence of a proper waste management system, the plastics that get recycled are often dirty, which makes the re-cycling process water-intensive and expensive. <br><br> "It is the process of cleaning the plastics before recycling that makes it resource intensive. A lot of water is required to wash the collected plastics, especially if it is oily or greasy as it has to be cleaned with a solvent," said Dr Suneel Pandey, director of environment and waste management, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). <br><br> Experts say proper waste collection and management is at the core of ensuring more plastics get recycled instead of ending up in landfills and oceans. <br><br> Researchers from various institutes have come up with innovative ways to utilise the plastic waste that cannot be recycled further or are unrecyclable. <br><br> At IIT Delhi, a group of chemical engineers are working on chemically breaking down plastics to its smaller hydrocarbon molecules and then synthesising diesel out of it. The process uses packaging material, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, polystyrene, and multi-layer packaging. <br><br> The fuel produced can currently be used as a blend in stationary diesel machines like generators and needs further testing and standardisation to be used as commercial diesel in vehicles. <br><br> A mix of plastic and stone has been used to create a block that can be used in flooring. A CSIR laboratory also used shredded plastics, chemically treated it and mixed with fillers to make tiles. <br><br> A German chemical producer called BASF is also breaking down waste plastic and using it as raw material for chemicals, instead of using material derived from fossil fuels. <br><br> One cost-effective solution was developed by Dr Rajagopalan Vasudevan, professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai. The National Highways Authority of India is currently scaling up his technology to use plastic waste in making roads. <br><br> He came up with the idea of mixing plastic waste with Bitumen used for constructing roads in 2001. "That year the Tamil Nadu government had planned to ban plastic and my concern began with the more than 1 lakh people employed by the industry. Since plastic is derived from petroleum just like Bitumen, I thought of using it for road construction. The result, not only plastic waste was getting utilised, the roads were cheaper and steadier," he said. The plastic waste does not have to be segregated and even multi-layered plastics can be used in the mix. "All we need to do is collect the waste, dry it out and use it," he said. <br><br> The construction of every kilometre of road required nine tonnes of Bitumen and one tonne of plastic waste. This means for every kilometre of road, one-tonne Bitumen is saved, which costs about ₹30,000.

What has been developed by Dr Rajagopalan Vasudevan, professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> India generates at least 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste daily, equivalent to the weight of around 4,300 elephants. Of this, about 60% gets recycled, according to the Union environment ministry. The rest gets dumped in landfills, clogs drains, goes into the ocean as micro-plastics, or is burnt, leading to air pollution. <br><br> In the absence of a proper waste management system, the plastics that get recycled are often dirty, which makes the re-cycling process water-intensive and expensive. <br><br> "It is the process of cleaning the plastics before recycling that makes it resource intensive. A lot of water is required to wash the collected plastics, especially if it is oily or greasy as it has to be cleaned with a solvent," said Dr Suneel Pandey, director of environment and waste management, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). <br><br> Experts say proper waste collection and management is at the core of ensuring more plastics get recycled instead of ending up in landfills and oceans. <br><br> Researchers from various institutes have come up with innovative ways to utilise the plastic waste that cannot be recycled further or are unrecyclable. <br><br> At IIT Delhi, a group of chemical engineers are working on chemically breaking down plastics to its smaller hydrocarbon molecules and then synthesising diesel out of it. The process uses packaging material, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, polystyrene, and multi-layer packaging. <br><br> The fuel produced can currently be used as a blend in stationary diesel machines like generators and needs further testing and standardisation to be used as commercial diesel in vehicles. <br><br> A mix of plastic and stone has been used to create a block that can be used in flooring. A CSIR laboratory also used shredded plastics, chemically treated it and mixed with fillers to make tiles. <br><br> A German chemical producer called BASF is also breaking down waste plastic and using it as raw material for chemicals, instead of using material derived from fossil fuels. <br><br> One cost-effective solution was developed by Dr Rajagopalan Vasudevan, professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai. The National Highways Authority of India is currently scaling up his technology to use plastic waste in making roads. <br><br> He came up with the idea of mixing plastic waste with Bitumen used for constructing roads in 2001. "That year the Tamil Nadu government had planned to ban plastic and my concern began with the more than 1 lakh people employed by the industry. Since plastic is derived from petroleum just like Bitumen, I thought of using it for road construction. The result, not only plastic waste was getting utilised, the roads were cheaper and steadier," he said. The plastic waste does not have to be segregated and even multi-layered plastics can be used in the mix. "All we need to do is collect the waste, dry it out and use it," he said. <br><br> The construction of every kilometre of road required nine tonnes of Bitumen and one tonne of plastic waste. This means for every kilometre of road, one-tonne Bitumen is saved, which costs about ₹30,000.

Which organization makes blocks and tiles from the plastic waste?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> India generates at least 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste daily, equivalent to the weight of around 4,300 elephants. Of this, about 60% gets recycled, according to the Union environment ministry. The rest gets dumped in landfills, clogs drains, goes into the ocean as micro-plastics, or is burnt, leading to air pollution. <br><br> In the absence of a proper waste management system, the plastics that get recycled are often dirty, which makes the re-cycling process water-intensive and expensive. <br><br> "It is the process of cleaning the plastics before recycling that makes it resource intensive. A lot of water is required to wash the collected plastics, especially if it is oily or greasy as it has to be cleaned with a solvent," said Dr Suneel Pandey, director of environment and waste management, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). <br><br> Experts say proper waste collection and management is at the core of ensuring more plastics get recycled instead of ending up in landfills and oceans. <br><br> Researchers from various institutes have come up with innovative ways to utilise the plastic waste that cannot be recycled further or are unrecyclable. <br><br> At IIT Delhi, a group of chemical engineers are working on chemically breaking down plastics to its smaller hydrocarbon molecules and then synthesising diesel out of it. The process uses packaging material, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, polystyrene, and multi-layer packaging. <br><br> The fuel produced can currently be used as a blend in stationary diesel machines like generators and needs further testing and standardisation to be used as commercial diesel in vehicles. <br><br> A mix of plastic and stone has been used to create a block that can be used in flooring. A CSIR laboratory also used shredded plastics, chemically treated it and mixed with fillers to make tiles. <br><br> A German chemical producer called BASF is also breaking down waste plastic and using it as raw material for chemicals, instead of using material derived from fossil fuels. <br><br> One cost-effective solution was developed by Dr Rajagopalan Vasudevan, professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai. The National Highways Authority of India is currently scaling up his technology to use plastic waste in making roads. <br><br> He came up with the idea of mixing plastic waste with Bitumen used for constructing roads in 2001. "That year the Tamil Nadu government had planned to ban plastic and my concern began with the more than 1 lakh people employed by the industry. Since plastic is derived from petroleum just like Bitumen, I thought of using it for road construction. The result, not only plastic waste was getting utilised, the roads were cheaper and steadier," he said. The plastic waste does not have to be segregated and even multi-layered plastics can be used in the mix. "All we need to do is collect the waste, dry it out and use it," he said. <br><br> The construction of every kilometre of road required nine tonnes of Bitumen and one tonne of plastic waste. This means for every kilometre of road, one-tonne Bitumen is saved, which costs about ₹30,000.

Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> India generates at least 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste daily, equivalent to the weight of around 4,300 elephants. Of this, about 60% gets recycled, according to the Union environment ministry. The rest gets dumped in landfills, clogs drains, goes into the ocean as micro-plastics, or is burnt, leading to air pollution. <br><br> In the absence of a proper waste management system, the plastics that get recycled are often dirty, which makes the re-cycling process water-intensive and expensive. <br><br> "It is the process of cleaning the plastics before recycling that makes it resource intensive. A lot of water is required to wash the collected plastics, especially if it is oily or greasy as it has to be cleaned with a solvent," said Dr Suneel Pandey, director of environment and waste management, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). <br><br> Experts say proper waste collection and management is at the core of ensuring more plastics get recycled instead of ending up in landfills and oceans. <br><br> Researchers from various institutes have come up with innovative ways to utilise the plastic waste that cannot be recycled further or are unrecyclable. <br><br> At IIT Delhi, a group of chemical engineers are working on chemically breaking down plastics to its smaller hydrocarbon molecules and then synthesising diesel out of it. The process uses packaging material, Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, polystyrene, and multi-layer packaging. <br><br> The fuel produced can currently be used as a blend in stationary diesel machines like generators and needs further testing and standardisation to be used as commercial diesel in vehicles. <br><br> A mix of plastic and stone has been used to create a block that can be used in flooring. A CSIR laboratory also used shredded plastics, chemically treated it and mixed with fillers to make tiles. <br><br> A German chemical producer called BASF is also breaking down waste plastic and using it as raw material for chemicals, instead of using material derived from fossil fuels. <br><br> One cost-effective solution was developed by Dr Rajagopalan Vasudevan, professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai. The National Highways Authority of India is currently scaling up his technology to use plastic waste in making roads. <br><br> He came up with the idea of mixing plastic waste with Bitumen used for constructing roads in 2001. "That year the Tamil Nadu government had planned to ban plastic and my concern began with the more than 1 lakh people employed by the industry. Since plastic is derived from petroleum just like Bitumen, I thought of using it for road construction. The result, not only plastic waste was getting utilised, the roads were cheaper and steadier," he said. The plastic waste does not have to be segregated and even multi-layered plastics can be used in the mix. "All we need to do is collect the waste, dry it out and use it," he said. <br><br> The construction of every kilometre of road required nine tonnes of Bitumen and one tonne of plastic waste. This means for every kilometre of road, one-tonne Bitumen is saved, which costs about ₹30,000.

The above passage mainly talks about

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

You must apologize ____ the punishment.

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

A word formed from the initial letters of other words

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

CONSUME

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

SUBSIDE

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

_____ the train was late by six hours, it made up three hours before reaching its destination.

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

One who holds a post without any salary

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Work against the clock

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

<strong>Tomatoes sown around July</strong> in the southern states are harvested in October.

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, then select option 'No error'.

The J&K Administration has withdrew the advisory asking tourists to cut short their visit to Kashmir.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Please don't disturb me. I ______ to solve a sum.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

PARSIMONY

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'

When the PMC Bank failed many people's lives <strong>were ruining.</strong>

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

That cannot be approached easily

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Handle with kid gloves

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

No sooner did it begin to rain <strong>that all the guests </strong>ran inside.

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

OFFEND

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

CONTIGUOUS

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

A government run by a king or a queen

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

<strong>This is place </strong>where Krishna was born.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Run around in circles

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Do not meddle _____ the affairs of others.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

The Government is setting up a special surveillance cell for epidemic-prone diseases at flood-ravaged Bihar.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Up in arms

Select the most appropriate word/s to fill in the blank.

Only______girls were present in the class today.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

<strong>I made them cleaning</strong> the room thoroughly.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

ENGULF

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

My mother speaks in so a low voice that it is difficult to understand what she is saying.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.<br><br> After coffee had been served in different-sized cups and mugs, the chief rose (1)____his place at the head of the table (2)____a speech of welcome, (3)____Aziz translated. Scott made a short (4)____, which was applauded even before Aziz had been given the (5)____to interpret what he had said

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.<br><br> After coffee had been served in different-sized cups and mugs, the chief rose (1)____his place at the head of the table (2)____a speech of welcome, (3)____Aziz translated. Scott made a short (4)____, which was applauded even before Aziz had been given the (5)____to interpret what he had said

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.<br><br> After coffee had been served in different-sized cups and mugs, the chief rose (1)____his place at the head of the table (2)____a speech of welcome, (3)____Aziz translated. Scott made a short (4)____, which was applauded even before Aziz had been given the (5)____to interpret what he had said

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.<br><br> After coffee had been served in different-sized cups and mugs, the chief rose (1)____his place at the head of the table (2)____a speech of welcome, (3)____Aziz translated. Scott made a short (4)____, which was applauded even before Aziz had been given the (5)____to interpret what he had said

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.<br><br> After coffee had been served in different-sized cups and mugs, the chief rose (1)____his place at the head of the table (2)____a speech of welcome, (3)____Aziz translated. Scott made a short (4)____, which was applauded even before Aziz had been given the (5)____to interpret what he had said

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

STABLE