SSC CGL – SSC CPO 2019 Test 3

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

OFFBEAT

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

With food granaries overflowing, the Government is looking to liquidate his grain stock to prevent damage.

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'.

You have finished your work, <strong>have you?</strong>

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

_____ there were no buses, we had to take a taxi.

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'.

He <strong>waits to you</strong> for about two hours.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

COMPLACENT

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

TRIVIAL

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'.

I know the girl <strong>that </strong>sells flowers on the pavement.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Father didn't believe ______ I said.

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

Two lengths of rope, bamboo or wood with rungs used for climbing up and down walls, sides of ships etc.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

These apples_______Rs.100 per kg. Do you think they are expensive?

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

FATIGUE

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ERUDITE

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

REDUNDANT

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

The letter was posting yesterday by my brother.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At the drop of a hat

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The boy was leaning against the pillar ______his hands _____his pockets.

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'.

The mother <strong>is slept </strong>while the child was playing.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Make a beeline for

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

After two months the phone signals were back at the valley.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

If you ____your book, I'd like to borrow it.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Till the cows come home

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

A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Touch and go

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

To spend winter in a dormant state

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

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

TENSE

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Saurav Ganguly have emerged as the new President of the BCCI after a night long discussion.

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'.

When we arrived at Jhansi station, <strong>we are keeping our luggages</strong> in the cloak room.

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

Anita enjoyed to swim in the sea.

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

To prepare written material for publication by correcting or modifying it

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> Standing in ankle-deep water engulfing his field, Kamal Singh Dhangar takes a wild shot at the likely yield from the soyabean crop that practically lies in ruins behind him. <br><br> "One bag, two bags with difficulty," notes the 58-year old with a wry smile, minutes after a fresh spell of rains has lashed Guradiya Sirajuddin village in Ashta tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Sehore district. While the same three-acre plot had given nearly 16 quintals of soyabean last year, Dhangar this time isn't sure he can even afford labourers to harvest the negligible produce staring in his face. <br><br> He draws solace only from his not being alone. Most farmers in Guradiya Sirajuddin as well as neighbouring villages have reported widespread damage to their already matured standing crop. <br><br> Gulab Singh, who owns 10 acres not far from Dhangar's field, is ruing his decision to have taken an additional six acres of land on lease for cultivating soyabean and wheat this year. "I have paid the owner Rs 1.5 lakh. By now, this soyabean crop should have been ready for taking to Ashta mandi (agriculture produce market at the tehsil town, about 10 km away). But my expensive pursuit has proved costly," remarks the 60-year-old, who, too, cannot enter his field without wading through water almost touching the knees. <br><br> Seated at the edge of his flooded field a few hundred meters away, Dev Singh, a sprightly octogenarian, cannot remember the year when the monsoon rains caused such late-stage havoc. "I may have been this big," he says, pointing to a man many decades younger to him. Western MP, in which Sehore falls, has received 1,335.4 mm of average rainfall from 1 June 1 to 25 September, 58% more than the region's historical normal of 845.3 mm for this period. <br><br> However, the real story lies in the month-wise figures. In June, the opening month of the southwest monsoon season, the rains were actually 25.6% below the long-period average. In July, they were 31.2% above average. That surplus rose to 63.6% in August, while a whopping 158% more so far till September, confirming Dev Singh's observation. Worse, there's little respite, with more rains predicted over the next few days. <br><br> The monsoon has taken its toll mainly on soyabean. According to the Union agriculture ministry's data, a total area of 113.449 lakh hectares (lh) has been planted under this leguminous oilseed in the current kharif season, with the bulk of it accounted for by MP (55.16 lh), Maharashtra (39.595 lh) and Rajasthan (10.608 lh). Within MP, the main soyabean- growing districts are Ujjain, Dewas, Indore, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Sehore and Vidisha. The crop in low-lying areas is the one that has been worst affected. "Farmers who had sown early-maturity (80-90 days duration) varieties such as JS 9560 and JS 2034 just after mid-June will take the biggest hit. Their crop would already have matured; the longer it remains in the field, the more the chances of the grain rotting. Also, these farmers will not be able to save this grain for using as seed next year," admits V S Bhatia, director of the Indian Institute of Soyabean Research at Indore.

In Western MP where Sehore is situated what is the normal average rainfall from June to September?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> Standing in ankle-deep water engulfing his field, Kamal Singh Dhangar takes a wild shot at the likely yield from the soyabean crop that practically lies in ruins behind him. <br><br> "One bag, two bags with difficulty," notes the 58-year old with a wry smile, minutes after a fresh spell of rains has lashed Guradiya Sirajuddin village in Ashta tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Sehore district. While the same three-acre plot had given nearly 16 quintals of soyabean last year, Dhangar this time isn't sure he can even afford labourers to harvest the negligible produce staring in his face. <br><br> He draws solace only from his not being alone. Most farmers in Guradiya Sirajuddin as well as neighbouring villages have reported widespread damage to their already matured standing crop. <br><br> Gulab Singh, who owns 10 acres not far from Dhangar's field, is ruing his decision to have taken an additional six acres of land on lease for cultivating soyabean and wheat this year. "I have paid the owner Rs 1.5 lakh. By now, this soyabean crop should have been ready for taking to Ashta mandi (agriculture produce market at the tehsil town, about 10 km away). But my expensive pursuit has proved costly," remarks the 60-year-old, who, too, cannot enter his field without wading through water almost touching the knees. <br><br> Seated at the edge of his flooded field a few hundred meters away, Dev Singh, a sprightly octogenarian, cannot remember the year when the monsoon rains caused such late-stage havoc. "I may have been this big," he says, pointing to a man many decades younger to him. Western MP, in which Sehore falls, has received 1,335.4 mm of average rainfall from 1 June 1 to 25 September, 58% more than the region's historical normal of 845.3 mm for this period. <br><br> However, the real story lies in the month-wise figures. In June, the opening month of the southwest monsoon season, the rains were actually 25.6% below the long-period average. In July, they were 31.2% above average. That surplus rose to 63.6% in August, while a whopping 158% more so far till September, confirming Dev Singh's observation. Worse, there's little respite, with more rains predicted over the next few days. <br><br> The monsoon has taken its toll mainly on soyabean. According to the Union agriculture ministry's data, a total area of 113.449 lakh hectares (lh) has been planted under this leguminous oilseed in the current kharif season, with the bulk of it accounted for by MP (55.16 lh), Maharashtra (39.595 lh) and Rajasthan (10.608 lh). Within MP, the main soyabean- growing districts are Ujjain, Dewas, Indore, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Sehore and Vidisha. The crop in low-lying areas is the one that has been worst affected. "Farmers who had sown early-maturity (80-90 days duration) varieties such as JS 9560 and JS 2034 just after mid-June will take the biggest hit. Their crop would already have matured; the longer it remains in the field, the more the chances of the grain rotting. Also, these farmers will not be able to save this grain for using as seed next year," admits V S Bhatia, director of the Indian Institute of Soyabean Research at Indore.

Who among the following took on 6 acres of land for soyabean cultivation in addition to his original 10 acres of land?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> Standing in ankle-deep water engulfing his field, Kamal Singh Dhangar takes a wild shot at the likely yield from the soyabean crop that practically lies in ruins behind him. <br><br> "One bag, two bags with difficulty," notes the 58-year old with a wry smile, minutes after a fresh spell of rains has lashed Guradiya Sirajuddin village in Ashta tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Sehore district. While the same three-acre plot had given nearly 16 quintals of soyabean last year, Dhangar this time isn't sure he can even afford labourers to harvest the negligible produce staring in his face. <br><br> He draws solace only from his not being alone. Most farmers in Guradiya Sirajuddin as well as neighbouring villages have reported widespread damage to their already matured standing crop. <br><br> Gulab Singh, who owns 10 acres not far from Dhangar's field, is ruing his decision to have taken an additional six acres of land on lease for cultivating soyabean and wheat this year. "I have paid the owner Rs 1.5 lakh. By now, this soyabean crop should have been ready for taking to Ashta mandi (agriculture produce market at the tehsil town, about 10 km away). But my expensive pursuit has proved costly," remarks the 60-year-old, who, too, cannot enter his field without wading through water almost touching the knees. <br><br> Seated at the edge of his flooded field a few hundred meters away, Dev Singh, a sprightly octogenarian, cannot remember the year when the monsoon rains caused such late-stage havoc. "I may have been this big," he says, pointing to a man many decades younger to him. Western MP, in which Sehore falls, has received 1,335.4 mm of average rainfall from 1 June 1 to 25 September, 58% more than the region's historical normal of 845.3 mm for this period. <br><br> However, the real story lies in the month-wise figures. In June, the opening month of the southwest monsoon season, the rains were actually 25.6% below the long-period average. In July, they were 31.2% above average. That surplus rose to 63.6% in August, while a whopping 158% more so far till September, confirming Dev Singh's observation. Worse, there's little respite, with more rains predicted over the next few days. <br><br> The monsoon has taken its toll mainly on soyabean. According to the Union agriculture ministry's data, a total area of 113.449 lakh hectares (lh) has been planted under this leguminous oilseed in the current kharif season, with the bulk of it accounted for by MP (55.16 lh), Maharashtra (39.595 lh) and Rajasthan (10.608 lh). Within MP, the main soyabean- growing districts are Ujjain, Dewas, Indore, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Sehore and Vidisha. The crop in low-lying areas is the one that has been worst affected. "Farmers who had sown early-maturity (80-90 days duration) varieties such as JS 9560 and JS 2034 just after mid-June will take the biggest hit. Their crop would already have matured; the longer it remains in the field, the more the chances of the grain rotting. Also, these farmers will not be able to save this grain for using as seed next year," admits V S Bhatia, director of the Indian Institute of Soyabean Research at Indore.

What problem are the farmers of Sehore District in MP facing?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> Standing in ankle-deep water engulfing his field, Kamal Singh Dhangar takes a wild shot at the likely yield from the soyabean crop that practically lies in ruins behind him. <br><br> "One bag, two bags with difficulty," notes the 58-year old with a wry smile, minutes after a fresh spell of rains has lashed Guradiya Sirajuddin village in Ashta tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Sehore district. While the same three-acre plot had given nearly 16 quintals of soyabean last year, Dhangar this time isn't sure he can even afford labourers to harvest the negligible produce staring in his face. <br><br> He draws solace only from his not being alone. Most farmers in Guradiya Sirajuddin as well as neighbouring villages have reported widespread damage to their already matured standing crop. <br><br> Gulab Singh, who owns 10 acres not far from Dhangar's field, is ruing his decision to have taken an additional six acres of land on lease for cultivating soyabean and wheat this year. "I have paid the owner Rs 1.5 lakh. By now, this soyabean crop should have been ready for taking to Ashta mandi (agriculture produce market at the tehsil town, about 10 km away). But my expensive pursuit has proved costly," remarks the 60-year-old, who, too, cannot enter his field without wading through water almost touching the knees. <br><br> Seated at the edge of his flooded field a few hundred meters away, Dev Singh, a sprightly octogenarian, cannot remember the year when the monsoon rains caused such late-stage havoc. "I may have been this big," he says, pointing to a man many decades younger to him. Western MP, in which Sehore falls, has received 1,335.4 mm of average rainfall from 1 June 1 to 25 September, 58% more than the region's historical normal of 845.3 mm for this period. <br><br> However, the real story lies in the month-wise figures. In June, the opening month of the southwest monsoon season, the rains were actually 25.6% below the long-period average. In July, they were 31.2% above average. That surplus rose to 63.6% in August, while a whopping 158% more so far till September, confirming Dev Singh's observation. Worse, there's little respite, with more rains predicted over the next few days. <br><br> The monsoon has taken its toll mainly on soyabean. According to the Union agriculture ministry's data, a total area of 113.449 lakh hectares (lh) has been planted under this leguminous oilseed in the current kharif season, with the bulk of it accounted for by MP (55.16 lh), Maharashtra (39.595 lh) and Rajasthan (10.608 lh). Within MP, the main soyabean- growing districts are Ujjain, Dewas, Indore, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Sehore and Vidisha. The crop in low-lying areas is the one that has been worst affected. "Farmers who had sown early-maturity (80-90 days duration) varieties such as JS 9560 and JS 2034 just after mid-June will take the biggest hit. Their crop would already have matured; the longer it remains in the field, the more the chances of the grain rotting. Also, these farmers will not be able to save this grain for using as seed next year," admits V S Bhatia, director of the Indian Institute of Soyabean Research at Indore.

Match the words with their meaning.<br> Words Meanings<br> a. havoc 1. undertaking<br> b. pursuit 2. submerge<br> c. engulf 3. calamity

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.<br><br> Standing in ankle-deep water engulfing his field, Kamal Singh Dhangar takes a wild shot at the likely yield from the soyabean crop that practically lies in ruins behind him. <br><br> "One bag, two bags with difficulty," notes the 58-year old with a wry smile, minutes after a fresh spell of rains has lashed Guradiya Sirajuddin village in Ashta tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Sehore district. While the same three-acre plot had given nearly 16 quintals of soyabean last year, Dhangar this time isn't sure he can even afford labourers to harvest the negligible produce staring in his face. <br><br> He draws solace only from his not being alone. Most farmers in Guradiya Sirajuddin as well as neighbouring villages have reported widespread damage to their already matured standing crop. <br><br> Gulab Singh, who owns 10 acres not far from Dhangar's field, is ruing his decision to have taken an additional six acres of land on lease for cultivating soyabean and wheat this year. "I have paid the owner Rs 1.5 lakh. By now, this soyabean crop should have been ready for taking to Ashta mandi (agriculture produce market at the tehsil town, about 10 km away). But my expensive pursuit has proved costly," remarks the 60-year-old, who, too, cannot enter his field without wading through water almost touching the knees. <br><br> Seated at the edge of his flooded field a few hundred meters away, Dev Singh, a sprightly octogenarian, cannot remember the year when the monsoon rains caused such late-stage havoc. "I may have been this big," he says, pointing to a man many decades younger to him. Western MP, in which Sehore falls, has received 1,335.4 mm of average rainfall from 1 June 1 to 25 September, 58% more than the region's historical normal of 845.3 mm for this period. <br><br> However, the real story lies in the month-wise figures. In June, the opening month of the southwest monsoon season, the rains were actually 25.6% below the long-period average. In July, they were 31.2% above average. That surplus rose to 63.6% in August, while a whopping 158% more so far till September, confirming Dev Singh's observation. Worse, there's little respite, with more rains predicted over the next few days. <br><br> The monsoon has taken its toll mainly on soyabean. According to the Union agriculture ministry's data, a total area of 113.449 lakh hectares (lh) has been planted under this leguminous oilseed in the current kharif season, with the bulk of it accounted for by MP (55.16 lh), Maharashtra (39.595 lh) and Rajasthan (10.608 lh). Within MP, the main soyabean- growing districts are Ujjain, Dewas, Indore, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Sehore and Vidisha. The crop in low-lying areas is the one that has been worst affected. "Farmers who had sown early-maturity (80-90 days duration) varieties such as JS 9560 and JS 2034 just after mid-June will take the biggest hit. Their crop would already have matured; the longer it remains in the field, the more the chances of the grain rotting. Also, these farmers will not be able to save this grain for using as seed next year," admits V S Bhatia, director of the Indian Institute of Soyabean Research at Indore.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

WANE

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> Central Park Tower has just become the tallest residential building in the world. The views (1) ____this building are amazing. The (2) ____of apartments in this skyscraper are (3) ____as the sky. The cheapest apartment (4) ____at $6.7 million, and the most (5) ____five-bedroom apartment costs $63 million.

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> Central Park Tower has just become the tallest residential building in the world. The views (1) ____this building are amazing. The (2) ____of apartments in this skyscraper are (3) ____as the sky. The cheapest apartment (4) ____at $6.7 million, and the most (5) ____five-bedroom apartment costs $63 million.

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> Central Park Tower has just become the tallest residential building in the world. The views (1) ____this building are amazing. The (2) ____of apartments in this skyscraper are (3) ____as the sky. The cheapest apartment (4) ____at $6.7 million, and the most (5) ____five-bedroom apartment costs $63 million.

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> Central Park Tower has just become the tallest residential building in the world. The views (1) ____this building are amazing. The (2) ____of apartments in this skyscraper are (3) ____as the sky. The cheapest apartment (4) ____at $6.7 million, and the most (5) ____five-bedroom apartment costs $63 million.

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> Central Park Tower has just become the tallest residential building in the world. The views (1) ____this building are amazing. The (2) ____of apartments in this skyscraper are (3) ____as the sky. The cheapest apartment (4) ____at $6.7 million, and the most (5) ____five-bedroom apartment costs $63 million.

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

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bed of roses

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

SCANTY

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

FUTILE