Important Spotting Error for SSC AND Miscellaneous Questions for Ssc Cgl mains 2017 set-22

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1. Millions of Jews lost (A)/ their kith and kin
(B)/ in Hitler concentration camps.(C)/ No
error (D)


1. (C) 'Hitler's Concentration Camps' is the
correct form. Apostrophe with S ('S) is
used with living things.


2. Mother-in-law's (A)/ are (B) / a nuisance.(C)
/ No Error (D)

2. (A) Plural of 'mother­ in ­law' is 'mothers ­in law'.



3. Today people is ignorant (A)/ of the things
that (B)/ are happening around them. (C)/
No Error (D)

3. (A) Change 'is' into 'are', as 'people' is a plural
noun.

4. I think so (A)/ you have taken (B) / the right
decision. (C) / No Error (D)


4. (A) Remove 'so'.



5. When Albert stayed at the African jungle
(A) / he chose to put up with many
inconveniences such as (B) / wild animals
and poisonous insects. (C)/ No Error (D)

5. (A) Change 'at' into 'into' 'in'.


6. I recall you telling me (A) / the story of the
seven witches (B)/ but I cannot remember
where or when.(C)/ No Error (D)

6. (A) change 'you' into 'your'. Telling (a gerund)
is preceded by a possessive adjective.




7. I was surprised (A)/ when the hostess
smiled (B)/ as if she saw me before.(C)/ No
error (D)

7. (C) Change 'she saw me' into 'she had seen
me'.

8. Each one of his sisters (A) / were (B) /
hardworking.(C)/ No Error (D)

8. (B) 'Each' takes singular verb, hence,
change 'were' into 'was'.

9. His need for affection (A)/ stem from his
(B)/ father's long absence. (C)/ No Error (D)

9. (B) Change 'stem' into 'stems' as the subject
i.e. 'his need' is singular.

10. Due to his negligence,(A)/ he failed (B)/ in
the examination.(C)/ No Error (D)


10. (D) No error. 

11. Ramesh is smarter enough (A)/ to get
selected for this post,(B)/ without any
recommendations. (C)/ No Error (D)

11. (A) Change 'smarter enough' into 'smart enough', as positive degree of adjective
is used before 'enough'.

 

12. Madhu lived in Mumbai (A)/ since 1970 to
1985, (B)/ but is now living in Chennai. (C)/
No Error (D)

12. (B) Replace 'since' by 'from'. 'From ... to' is a
pair of conjunction

13. It has been shown that (A)/ very high doses
of vitamin C actually (B)/ causes cancer
cells to grow. (C)/ No Error (D).


13. (C) Replace 'causes' into 'cause', as the
subject i.e. 'high doses' is plural.




14. Excess energy intake from (A)/ food may fuel
the (B)/ growth of several cancers. (C)/ No
error (D)



14. (D) No error.



15. Mr. Gaurav Sharma (A)/ is coming (B)/ to
dinner. (C) / No error (D)



15. (D) No error.


16. You have been working very hard (A)/ for
the past two years.(B)/ isn't it? (C)/ No Error
(D)


16. (C) The appropriate question tag should be
'haven't you?'




17. I visited my (A)/ grandpa and grandma's
house (B)/ and found their missing. (C)/ No
Error (D 


17. (C) Change 'their' into 'them'.


18. You should learn to adopt (A)/ yourself to
(B)/ changing circumstances.(C)/ No Error
(D)

18. (A) Change 'adopt' into 'adapt', as adapt'
means 'make oneself' suitable to
something'. 'Adopt' means 'to accept'. 

19. He was smiling, (A)/ but his eyes retained
(B)/ a look of solemness.(C)/ No error (D)

19. (C) Change 'solemness' into 'solemnness/
'solemnity'. Solemness is no word in
dictionary.

20. I shall go (A)/ by the (B)/ 3 o' clock's train.
(C) / No error (D)

20. (C) Change it into 'train at 3'O clock


#FILLERS

21. With the amount of conflicts in the world, a
Third World War is ______.
(A) emanate (B) emanant
(C) eminent (D) imminent

D

22. The traditional way of saying that you feel
fine is to say that you are __________.
(A) alright (B) all correct
(C) all good (D) all right

D

23 The army has been __________ to be ready
to control the floods.
(A) alerted (B) warned
(C) awakened (D) wanted

A

24. The relation between the Indian P.M. and
the U.S. President is perfectly ________ .
(A) excellent (B) smooth
(C) informed (D) cordial

D

25. Never _______ met any girl so beautiful.
(A) have I (B) I have
(C) I had (D) did I
A

#SYNONYMS

26. Ineffable
(A) unintelligible
(B) illegible
(C) inexplicable
(D) inexpressible

D

27. Espionage
(A) hypnotism (B) spying
(C) perception (D) detente

B

28. Apathy
(A) negligence (B) indifference
(C) sympathy (D) silence



B


#ANTONYMS

29. Theoretical
(A) punctual (B) uncritical
(C) emotional (D) practical



D


30. Mitigate
(A) enlarge (B) reduce
(C) increase (D) multiply



C


31. Elegance
(A) vehemence (B) fragrance
(C) graceless (D) ostentatious


C



#IDIOMS

35. Take the bull by the horns
(A) crush something with a heavy hand
(B) grapple the situation courageously
(C) close your eyes and attack the bull
(D) take defensive measures to deal with a
crisis.
B



36. A gentleman at large
(A) a man in the crowd
(B) a man without a job
(C) a man who runs around
(D) a man who is generous



B




37. Lose face
(A) become embarrassed.
(B) feel angry
(C) get injured
(D) feel surprised




A




38. Build castles in the air
(A) work tirelessly
(B) fly
(C) dream
(D) film something




C



39. Fall back on
(A) retreat
(B) overtaken
(C) suffer an accident
(D) resort to something 

D

40. Go to rack and ruin

(A) a state of utter chaos
(B) a state of despair
(C) a condition of exhilaration
(D) get into a bad condition

D

41. Bite the dust
(A) eat poorly
(B) suffer a defeat
(C) clean something
(D) attack and defeat somebody

B

42. Have a chip on one's shoulder
(A) nurse a grudge
(B) feel physically tall
(C) suffer an ailment
(D) carry a burden

A

43. The seamy side
(A) on the right side
(B) unpleasant aspect
(C) visible aspects
(D) on the left side of something

B

44. Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians.
(A) a proud gathering
(B) an inefficient situation
(C) an anti-national meeting
(D) a top-leel meeting

B


#ONEWORD

65. When something moves in a straight line.
(A) quadrilineal (B) octalineal
(C) rectilineal (D) trapilineal

C

66. Tending to associate with others of one’s
kind
(A) grassivorous (B) gregarian
(C) gregarious (D) graminivorous

C

67. General pardon for offences against the
state
(A) sanctify (B) amnesty
(C) gratuity (D) red-tapism

B

68. A person motivated by irrational
enthusiasm.
(A) moderate (B) conservative
(C) fanatic (D) fan

C

69. Wide, uninterrupted view.
(A) windowview (B) panorama
(C) macroscopic (D) eagle-view

B

70. An instrument for measuring pressure of
gases

(A) barometer (B) anemometer
(C) micrometer (D) manometer

D

71. That cannot be expressed in words.
(A) indelible (B) ineffable
(C) ingrate (D) inexorable

B

72. A mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant
material, used to provide a gentle natural
scent inside buildings, especially in
residential settings.
(A) potpourri (B) perfume
(C) scent (D) aroma

A

73. Placing different things in order to create
an interesting effect
(A) sit for a portrait
(B) render precisely
(C) juxtapose
(D) framing

C

74. Study of cultures.
(A) eremology (B) etymology
(C) ethology (D) ethnology

D

75. A person speaking many languages.
(A) conversant (B) polyglot
(C) talkative (D) orator

B

76. A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed
to a large assembly.
(A) hullabaloo (B) cacophony
(C) pandemonium (D) harangue
D





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