Important Spotting Error for SSC AND Miscellaneous Questions for Ssc Cgl mains 2017 set-13

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 #FILL IN THE BLANKS  #ONE WORD #IDIOMS #ANTONYM #SYNONYM
#ERRORS

1. “Suppose if your are (A)/ late, you will be (B)/ in trouble”. (C)/ No error (D) 1. (A) Use either ‘suppose’ or ‘if’ because are conditional words. 2. It is him (A)/ who takes the decisions (B)/ in our office, (C)/ No error (D) 2. (A) Use ‘It is he’ in place of ‘It is him’. Formula : It + Any form of Be + Subject form of pronoun. 3. The Department of English (A)/ is conducting a course in spoken English (B)/ for the last five years. (C)/ No error (D) 3. (B) Use ‘has been conducting’ in place of' is ‘conducting’. 4. I am a telephone operator in a Factory (A)/ and is looking for a job (B) that is less noisy. (C)/ No error (D) 4. (B) Use ‘looking’ in place of ‘is looking’. 5. “Why you don’t (A)/ read to book (B)/ and then talk about it ?”. (C)/ No error (D) 5. (A) Use ‘why don’t you’ in place of ‘why you don’t’. 6. Vijay could not scarcely conceal (A) /his happiness (B)/ at my resignation. (C)/ No error (D) 6. (A) Remove either ‘not’ or ‘scarcely’. 7. You are expected to (A)/ carry off the orders (B)/ of the officers. (C)/ No error (D) 7. (B) Use ‘carry out’ in place of ‘carry off’. 8. being a very hot day (A)/ we decided (B)/ not to go out. (C)/ No error (D) 8. (A) Use ‘it being a very hot day’ in place of ‘being a very hot day’. 9. Please allow Venkat and I (A)/ to represent the company (B)/ at the conference. (C)/ No error (D) 9. (A) Use ‘venkat and me’ 10. The king (A)/ as well as his bodyguard (B)/ were slain. (C)/No error (D) 10.(C) Use ‘was’ in place of ‘were’ when we join two subjects with ‘as well as’, verb is used as per first subject  11. She is wearing (A)/ necklace (B)/ and a crown. (C)/ No error (D) 11.(B) Use ‘a necklace’ in place of ‘necklace’. 12. When the coach (A)/ was not alert (B)/ the boys jumped in the well. (C) / No error (D) 12.(C) Use ‘jumped into’ in place of ‘jumped in’. 13. Althougll you helped him (A)/ in his distress but (B)/ he speaks ill of you. (C)/ No error (D) 13.(B) Use ‘yet’ in place of ‘but’ Although/Though - yet 14. The great poet and dramatist (A)/ the Shakespeare (B)/ never had any university education. (C)/No error (D) 14.(B) Remove ‘the’ before ‘Shakespeare’. 15. Many sailor (A)/ were drowned (B)/ in the accident. (C)/ No error (D) 15.(B) Use ‘many sailors’ in place of ‘many sailor’.  16. It was a windy night (A)/ and raining hard (B)/ so he can not go out. (C)/ No error (D) 16.(C) Use ‘could not’ in place of ‘can not’. Because sentence is in past tense. 17. The examinations were (A)/ postponed (B)/ by one week. (C)/No error (D) 17.(D) No error. 18. Churchill was (A)/ a great orator (B)/ and a great politician of his time. (C)/ No error (D) 18.(C) Use ‘a great orator and great politician’ in place of ‘a great orator and a great politician’ because we are talking about same person. 19. The Vaidya’s (A)/ have been living here (B)/ for about a decade, (C)/ No error (D) 19.(A) Use ‘vaidyas’ in place of ‘the vaidaya’s’. 20. Please (A)/ give me (B)/ two breads. (C)/ No error (D

20.(C) use ‘two loaves of bread’ in place of two
breads 






#BLANKS

21. Because of the bad weather, we had to ______ our picnic. (A) put away (B) put aside (C) put off (D) put out C 22. The Ford Theatre where Lincoln was shot must ______ (A) restored (B) restore (C) be restoring (D) have been restored D 23. We have practicals on ______ days. (A) intervening (B) alternate (C) alternative (D) alternating B 24. The examiner made us ______ our identification in order to be admitted to the test centre. (A) to show (B) showing (C) show (D) showed C 25. He insisted ______ my being there. (A) for (B) of (C) on (D) at

C

Directions - (Q. 26 to 28): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.26. Fiasco (A) Control (B) Concern (C) Failure (D) Calamity C 27. Opportune moment (A) Decisive (B) Dangerous (C) Unexpected (D) Favourable D 28. Chaos (A) Calamity (B) Pandemonium (C) Unfair (D) Unruly

B

Directions - (Q. 29 to 31) : Choose the word
opposite in meaning to the given word and
mark it in the Answer- Sheet.29. Gregarious
(A) Shy (B) Serious
(C) Solitary (D) Reticent

C

30. Deference
(A) Reference (B) Allegiance
(C) Defiance (D) Veneration

C

31. Abstinence

(A) Passion (B) Satisfaction
(C) Self-indulgence(D) Excitement


D

#SPELLINGS

Directions - (Q. 32 to 34): Groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet.32. (A) Echieve (B) Acheive (C) Achieve (D) Acheave C 33. (A) Committe (B) Comittee (C) Committee (D) Committee D 34. (A) Liutenant (B) Lieutenant (C) Leutenent (D) Leutenant

B





#ONE WORD

65. One who writes with both his hand- (A) Ambiskilled (B) Amphibious (C) Ambigous (D) Ambidexter D 66. One who writes dictionaries- (A) Composer (B) Interpreter (C) Lexicographer (D) Philologist C 67. A small flowing waterfall- (A) Trickle (B) Cascade (C) Ascend (D) Break flow

B

68. Study of statistics of population and births, deaths, diseases etc. (A) Demography (B) Census (C) (official) Counting (D) headcount A 69. Someone who studies the skin and diseases related to skin- (A) Orthopaedist (B) Cardiologist (C) Endocrinologist (D) Dermatologist D 70. Someone who hates mankind- (A) Questioner (B) Skeptic (C) Misogynist (D) Misanthrope D 71. Words inscribed on a tomb- (A) Epilogue (B) Cenotaph (C) Epitaph (D) Epithet C 72. pertaining to tasting- (A) Gustatory (B) Auditory (C) Olfactory (D) Sensory A 73. Someone who knows more than two languages- (A) Polyglot (B) Polymers (C) Polygyny (D) Polygenta A 74. A type of mental illness in which one desires to steal- (A) Klebsiella (B) Hyponamia (C) Clephomania (D) Kleptomania D 75. Murder of one’s father- (A) Patricide (B) Matricide (C) patriachal (D) Slaughter A 76. Someone who collects and studies coins and medals- (A) Numista (B) Philatelic (C) Bibliophile (D) Numismatist

D


#IMPROVEMENT

97. How’s your brother Suresh ? He hasn’t changed a bit. He never does [some] work (A) more (B) a lot of (C) any (D) No improvement C 98. You can give the money to [whoever] you like. (A) who (B) whomever (C) whom (D) No improvement C 99. When you have a [selection], you should use the simpler word rather than the harder one. (A) reason (B) choice (C) way (D) No improvement B 100. During the Indo-Pak talks, the main [focus] was on Kashmir, (A) attention (B) problem (C) observation (D) No improvement D 101. It’s six month since I [have’t heard] from you last. (A) have heard (B) heard (C) had heard (D) No improvement B 102. He rarely, [wears] a tie in summer but he wears one today. (A) had been wearing (B) were (C) is wearing (D) No improvement D 103. The chairman being absent, the meeting was [cancelled] sine die. (A) put off (B) advanced (C) adjourned (D) No improvement C 104. The lady was so economic that she was, able to live [within] her limited means. (A) spendthrift (B) miserly (C) economical (D) No improvement D 105. Religion is [dependent] on faith while science relies on reason, cause and effect. (A) based (B) followed (C) conditioned (D) No improvement A 106. She promised she [shall not] leave the hospital till she was better. (A) will not (B) can’t (C) would not (D) No improvement C 107. The amendment was [invoked] because it has no relevance today. (A) provoked (B) evoked (C) revoked (D) No improvement C 108. The mother has no control [on] her children. (A) for (B) over (C) regarding (D) No improvement B 109. When I was on a holiday in Mysore last months, I happened to meet Kamal Hassan. It was an [automatic] meeting. (A) unavoidable (B) accidental (C) anticipated (D) No improvement B 110. The place is infested [by] poisonous snakes. (A) with (B) in (C) from (D) No improvement A 111. A word processor is [more easier] to use than a type writer. (A) more easy (B) easiest (C) easier (D) No improvement C 112. We [explained] about all your demands at the meeting (A) discussed (B) described (C) talked (D) No improvement C 113. Bill Gates is a [very rich] person in the world. (A) the most rich (B) the richest (C) a richest (D) No improvement B 114. I [know] Mr. Raj for the past five years. (A) have known (B) am knowing (C) had known (D) No improvement A 115. Tight security arrangements [being made] for the coming visit of the Prime Minister. (A) are made (B) were made (C) can be made (D) No improvement A 116. No sooner [than it stopped raining] the children went out. (A) did it stop raining than (B) had it stopped raining when (C) did it stopped raining than (D) No improvement A 117. The mayor was admitted to the hospital for minor Surgery and was [released] on Friday. (A) relieved (B) returned (C) discharged (D) No improvement C 118. Yesterday I [had gone] all the way to Gurgoan to meet my friend but she was not at home. (A) have gone (B) went (C) was going (D) No improvement

C


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