Important Spotting Error for SSC AND Miscellaneous Questions for Ssc Cgl mains 2017 set-12

#SSC #CGL #MAINS #ENGLISH #2017 #ERRORS  #FILL IN THE BLANKS  #ONE WORD #IDIOMS #ANTONYM #SYNONYM #errors 31. (A) Sheeps are economically useful / (B) and so they are reared / (C) in the hills / (D) No error. 31. (A) Use ‘sheep’ in place of ‘sheeps’. ‘Sheep’ is used as singular as well as plural. 32. (A) I have not gone through / (B) the letter and so I am not aware / (C) of its content / (D) No error. 32. (C) Use ‘contents’ in place of ‘content’. ‘contents’ is always used as plural noun. 33. (A) He, you and I / (B) shall manage / (C) this problem together / (C) No error. 33. (A) Use ‘you, he and I’ in place of ‘He, you and I’. In normal situation we use 2 – second person – (you) 3 – Third person – (He, She, it, they, any name) 1 – First person – (I/We) 34. (A) was it him / (B) who got injured / (C) in an accident this morning / (D) No error. 34. (C) Use ‘was it he’ in place of ‘was it him’. Rule – It + any form of Be + (is, am, are, was, were, been) (subject form of pronoun) 35. (A) As soon as he / (B) saw his mother / (C) he ran to her and embraced / (D) No error. 35. (B) Use ‘had seen’ in place of ‘saw’Formula : -As soon as + past perfect + past Indefinite. 36. (A) His benevolence and kindness / (B) are/ (C) admired by his friends / (D) No error. 36. (B) Use ‘is’ in place of ‘are’. Where two abstract nouns are added with conjunction ‘and’ verb must be singular. 37. (A) She never has and never will / (B) allow her only son / (C) to join politics / (D) No error.

37. (A) Use ‘she has never allowed’ in place
of ‘she never has’.

38. (A) Intelligence, as well as knowledge of the object / (B) are required to grasp / (C) the meaning of the book / (D) No error. 38. (B) Use ‘is’ in place of ‘are’. When two subjects are added with ‘as well as’ verb must be used as per first subject. 39. (A) Sudha is / (B) more intelligent / (C) as and more laborious that I. / (D) No error. 39. (B) Use ‘As intelligent as’ in place of ‘more intelligent as’Formula : - As + positive degree of adjective + As + conjunction + comparative degree of adjective + than.  * Please note, In ‘c’ part of question due to typing error ‘that’ has been written in place of ‘than’. 40. (A) The meeting was postponed / (B) because only a few number of persons / (C) were present there / (D) No error. 40. (B) Use ‘only because’ in place of 'because only’. 41. (A) These display / (B) the / (C) remarkable variety / (D) No error. 41. (B) Use ‘a’ in place of ‘the’. 42. (A) If you have faith in Almighty/ (B) everything will turn out / (C) to be all right/ (D) No error. 42. (D) No error. 43. (A) I am / (B) much glad / (C) that you have won the trophy / (D) No error. 43. (B) Use ‘very glad’ in place of ‘much glad’. 44. (A) He is too coward (B) to make, it /(C) happen / (D) No error. 44. (A) Use too ‘cowardly’ in place of ‘too coward’. Coward – Noun Cowardly – Adjective An adverb qualifies an adjective but not noun.  45. (A) He, asked / (B) that who / (C) I, was / (D) No error. 45. (B) Remove ‘that’ before ‘who’. Don’t use any conjunction before who, when, why, whose, whom, how etc. 46. (A) I am interested / (B) in such books / (C) that are interesting / (D) No error. 46. (D) No error. but i think it should be C. THOSE ARE INTERESTING 47. (A) Rana Pratap was / (B) blind with / (C) one eye / (D) No error. 47. (B) Use ‘blind in’ in place of ‘blind with’.blind in (one eye) blind of (both eyes) blind to (Negligence) 48. (A) The doctor attended / (B) to / (C) the patient very quietly / (D) No error. 48. (B) Remove ‘to’ after ‘attend’. 49. (A) I was shocked to hear / (B) that his father / (C) died of an accident / (D) No error. 49. (C) Use ‘died in’ in place of ‘died of’.Died of-Disease Died in-Accident Died down-To reduce Died for-Cause Died from- Hunger 50. (A) I must start at dawn / (B) to reach the station / (C) in time / (D) No error.

50. (D) No error

Directions: In questions no (51 - 58), choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.51. Vacuity (A) quality (B) certainty (C) plenitude (D) stability C 52. Ravel (A) knit (B) omit (C) remain silent (D) measure A ravel Untangle or unravel something. 53. Persistence (A) irrelevance (B) inconstancy (C) inequality (D) intemperance B 54. Subrosa (A) openly (B) fashionably (C) under the owes (D) simply A 55. Invidious (A) candid (B) inoffensive (C) stubborn (D) hostile invidious (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others. B 56. Macerate (A) cover by painting (B) assess by observing (C) harden by drying (D) influence by lying B macerate (especially with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid. 57. Skepticism (A) reason (B) conviction (C) plausibility (D) audacity D 58. Ignominious (A) scholarly (B) incognito (C) laudatory (D) disgraceful

GIVEN B

ignominious

Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Directions : In question no (59 - 65) out of the four alternative, choose the one which best express the meaning of the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.59. Allocation (A) divide (B) decide (C) cut (D) squabble A 60. Generic (A) general (B) cheep (C) fresh (D) elderly A 61. Qualm (A) distress (B) impunity (C) persevere (D) scruple D qualm An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving. 62. Wary (A) calm (B) curved (C) confused (D) cautions D 63. Distort (A) wrong (B) evil (C) deform (D) harm C 64. Sumptuous (A) delirious (B) gorgeous (C) perilous (D) luxurious sumptuous Splendid and expensive-looking D 65. Reel (A) whirl (B) fish (C) hit (D) mistake

A

Directions : In questions no. 86 to 95, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.86. The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence (A) Imperialism (B) Capitalism (C) Internationalism (D) Communism

A

87. Government by a single person (A) Monarchy (B) Autocracy (C) Lechery (D) Plutocracy B 88. Practice of a married woman having extra marital relationship (A) Polygamy (B) Lechery (C) Puberty (D) Adultery D 89. A workman who fits and repairs pipes (A) Mechanic (B) Blacksmith (C) Plumber (D) Technocrat GIVEN A BUT IT SOULD BE c 90. Part of a church in which bells hang (A) Minaret (B) Chapel (C) Belfry (D) Spire C 91. Mania for Balking (A) Logo mania (B) Pyromania (C) Bibliomania (D) Kleptomania GIVEN D 92. The custom of having more than one husband at the same time (A) Polygamy (B) Polyandry (C) Debauchery (D) Bigamy B 93. An extremely deep crack or opening in the ground (A) Chasm (B) Aperture (C) Ditch (D) Pit A 94. The foolish belief that one is god (A) Blasphemy (B) theocracy (C) Paranoia (D) Theo mania D 95. The study of ancient societies (A) History (B) Anthropology (C) Ethnology (D) Archeology

D

Direction (Qs. 146 to 155) Fill up the blanks in the following sentence using a word from the pair given below each sentence.146. The world is fast losing all ______ (A) principals (B) principles (C) documents (D) domain B 147. The boy ______ at the woman wherever she cames near him. (A) stairs (B) stares (C) stir (D) stampede B 148. There are many ______ in this poem. (A) allusions (B) illusions (C) assumption (D) assumptions A 149. The teacher ______ the boy on his success (A) complimented (B) complemented (C) hoped (D) feared A 150. Fish can not ______ out of water (A) breath (B) breathe (C) see (D) watch B 151. You should have listened to your father’s ______ (A) advice (B) advise (C) anecdote (D) summary

A

152. The shop was opened ______ in the day (A) latter (B) later (C) last (D) former B 153. In this season, it will be difficult to acquire a ______ in a good hotel (A) suite (B) suit (C) house (D) home A 154. The commander should always try to boost the ______ of the soldiers. (A) moral (B) morale (C) habit (D) hobby B 155. The intelligence agencies adopt various methods to ______ information (A) illicit (B) elicit (C) gain (D) impart

B

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