Important Spotting Error for SSC AND Miscellaneous Questions for Ssc Cgl mains 2017 set-32

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1. I was previously posted (A)/ in Singapore
and it took me a long time (B)/ to get
accustomed to the food. (C)/ No error (D)

1. (D) No error 

2. I prefer (A) a brisk walk (B)/ than jogging.
(C)/ No error (D)

2. (C) Replace 'than' with 'to'. Prefer takes
preposition 'to'.

3. The merger talks have (A)/ taken longer
that we anticipated (B)/ because of the
financial crisis. (C)/ No error (D)

3. (B) Replace ‘that’ with ‘than’. The first part
of the sentence is in comparative
degree.

4. The work of an uneducated farmer (A)/ is
far important than (B)/ that of a professor.
(C)/ No error (D)

4. (B) Add ‘more’ before important. ‘Than’
indicates that sentence is in
comparative degree.

5. Private companies which profits (A)/ have
grown due to the high price of oil (B)/ should
offer discounts on cooking gas. (C)/ No error
(D)

5. (A) Replace ‘which profits’ with ‘the profits
of which’.

6. It is as easy (A)/ like (B)/ falling off a log.
(C)/ No error (D)

6. (B) Replace ‘like’ with ‘as’. ‘As easy as’ is
the correct formation for positive degree.

7. Sitting in the (A)/ waiting room at the
station (B)/ my luggage was stolen. (C)/ No
error (D)

7. (A) ‘While I was sitting’ is the appropriate
form.

8. If I would be a millionaire (A)/ I would not
be wasting my time (B)/ waiting for a bus.
(C)/ No error (D)

8. (A) Replace ‘if I would be a millionaire’ with
‘if I were a millionaire’. The sentence
is of imaginary past 

 

9. Cricket has become so popular (A)/ that
even elderly people are discussing (B)/ the
game when they meet. (C)/ No error (D)

9. (B) Replace ‘are discussing’ with ‘discuss’.
According to the meaning of sentence,
this part of sentence should be in
Present Indefinite Tense.

10. If one of the candidates choose (A)/ to leave
before the examination is over (B)/ allow
him to do so. (C)/ No error (D)

10. (A) Replace ‘choose’ with ‘chooses’.
Sentence structure should be 'If + one
of the + plural noun + singular verb'.

11. I cannot afford for buying (A)/ books for this
course because (B)/ they are very
expensive. (C)/ No error (D)

11. (A) Replace ‘afford for buying’ with ‘afford to

buy’. • Afford + to + V	1	()
• Afford + for + V + ing	(×)

12. A lot of people (A)/ have involved in (B)/ the
national mission to eradicate illiteracy. (C)/
No error (D)

12. (B) Add ‘been’ after have. ‘Have been
involved’ is suitable in the sentence.

13. He being the oldest son (A)/ has requested
us to look after (B)/ the problem faced by
his father. (C)/ No error (D)

13. (B) Replace ‘look after’ with ‘to look at’.
• Look at – to analyse and find a
solution
• Look after – to keep under careful
scrutiny 

14. Old age and infirmity (A)/ had began to (B)/
catch up with him. (C)/ No error (D)

14. (B) Replace ‘began’ with ‘begun’. The
sentence is a Past Perfect Tense. Hence
it should be had + V3. Begun is the V3form of 'begin 

15. This is the best (A)/ thing that (B)/ you ever
have done. (C)/ No error (D)

'.
15. (C) Correct place of ‘ever’ in the sentence
is after have. ‘You have ever done’ is the
appropriate formation.

16. This medicine (A)/ will cure you (B)/ from
your fever. (C)/ No error (D)

16. (C) Replace ‘from’ with ‘of’. ‘Cure you of your
fever’ is the correct form. “Cure (V) +
somebody + of + something”. Cure (Noun)
takes 'for'.

17. India grew (A)/ poor between (B)/ the British
rule. (C)/ No error (D)



17. (B) Replace ‘between’ with ‘during’. During
the British rule is correct.



18. He is not well versed in Mathematics (A)/
that we all expect (B)/ him to be at this age.
(C)/ No error (D)

18. (B) Replace ‘that’ with ‘as’. ‘As well as
expect’ is the correct formation.
• 'So — as' is used for setting an
example.
• 'So — that' is used to tell the strength
or capacity.

19. There are many a slips (A)/ between the
cup and the lip and so (B)/ one has to be
careful. (C)/ No error (D)

19. (A) Replace ‘many a slips’ with ‘many a slip’.
‘Many a + singular noun’ is the correct
formation.

20. In today meeting we must first (A)/ discuss
and sort out the (B)/ problems one by one.
(C)/ No error (D


20. (A) Replace ‘In today meeting’ with in
today’s meeting or in the meeting today.

#fillers

21. The doctor gave the woman a __________ to
calm her down.
(A) tonic (B) sedative
(C) antiseptic (D) antidote

21. (B) 'Sedatives' tend the calm or tranquilize
nervousness or excitement.

22. There was a serious __________ between
the two brothers.
(A) alliteration (B) altercation
(C) alteration (D) aberration

22. (B) 'Altercation' means 'Verbal fight'.

23. The criminals managed to escape from the
prison even though two armed policemen
were __________ vigil over them.
(A) taking (B) putting
(C) guarding (D) keeping

23. (D) 'Vigil' takes verb 'keep'.

24. In large cities people are cut __________
from nature.
(A) down (B) out
(C) off (D) away

24. (C) 'Cut off' is 'to be disconnect'. 'Cut down'
is 'to reduce'. 

25. He is trying his best to keep __________ the
reputation of his family.
(A) up (B) to

(C) on

(D) over

B

#synonyms

26. Pusillanimous
(A) Audacious (B) Bold
(C) Timid (D) Flexible

C

27. Pejorative
(A) Disparaging (B) Complimentary
(C) Approbatory (D) Combative

A

28. Banal
(A) Trite (B) Original
(C) Admirable (D) Embarrassing

A


#antonyms

29. Egregious
(A) Atrocious (B) Concealed
(C) Deplorable (D) Acrimony

B

30. Ruminate
(A) Ignore (B) Contemplate
(C) Consider (D) Profanity

A

31. Acerbic
(A) Sharp (B) Sarcastic
(C) Sardonic (D) Kind
D





#idioms
36. To give vent to
(A) Cause trouble (B) Lose courage
(C) Express anger (D) Support

C

37. To get acquainted
(A) To forget (B) Come to know
(C) To tell (D) Addicted

B

38. To follow the primrose path
(A) To follow one’s objectives very
steadfastly
(B) To go on wandering
(C) To trek to the mountains
(D) To go in for pursuit of pleasure or an
easy life

D

39. Put something on the cuff
(A) To procrastinate
(B) To reveal the
(C) To buy something on credit
(D) To points against

C

40. Off the cuff
(A) Suffering from fever
(B) To escape the problem
(C) Without previous thought
(D) To catch the train

C

41. Get the show on the road
(A) To put up a plan into action
(B) To become insolvent
(C) To demonstrate on the road
(D) To try out every possibility to get a result

A

42. Deliver the goods
(A) To publish results
(B) To deliver ordered stuffs
(C) Do what is expected or promised
(D) Getting your things well organized

C

43. Get the axe
(A) To get the direction
(B) Lose the job
(C) Get the job
(D) Complete the work

B

44. A moot point
(A) Secret
(B) Undecided
(C) A point of discussion
(D) Point of crisis

B


#oneword

65. A person considering himself to be superior
in culture and intellect
(A) Iconoclast (B) Highbrow
(C) Itinerant (D) Impostor

B

66. A decision made by public voting
(A) Plebiscite (B) Vitiation
(C) Felony (D) Fissiparous

A

67. An act of separation from a person to avoid
infection
(A) Quarantine (B) Fulmination
(C) Flabbergasted (D) Fritter

A

68. A slight fault that can be forgiven
(A) Exhaustion (B) Virility

(C) Venial (D) Devotion

C

69. The dwelling place of an animal
underground
(A) Burrow (B) Cage
(C) Cache (D) Abattoir

A

70. One who studies the pattern of voting in
elections
(A) Usurer
(B) Psephologist
(C) Chauffeur
(D) Election commissioner

B

71. Correct by punishing
(A) Crèche (B) Costegate
(C) Crescendo (D) Dialysis

B

72. One who has not interested in literature
art etc.
(A) Lullaby (B) Lowbrow
(C) Malediction (D) Literati

B

73. One who keeps thinking of one particular
thing only
(A) Monomaniac (B) Monotheism
(C) Morgue (D) Misogynist

A

74. Strong feeling of wanting to vomit
(A) Nausea (B) Nemesis
(C) Militia (D) Lackey





A



75. Extreme fear about beauty
(A) Cellophobia (B) Dipsophobia
(C) Catrophobia (D) Autophobia

A

76. The study of caves
(A) Spelelogy (B) Odontology
(C) Hagiology (D) Histology

A
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