Important Spotting Error for SSC AND Miscellaneous Questions for Ssc Cgl mains 2017 set-28

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1. Neither the manager (A)/ nor his
subordinates were above board (B)/ in his
dealings with the clients. (C)/ No error (D
)



1. (C) Replace 'his' with 'their'. In case of
'neither ... nor' we use possessive
adjective according to subject after 'nor'. 





2. The teacher asked his students (A)/ if they
had gone through (B)/ either of three
chapters included in the prescribed text.
(C)/ No error (D)


2. (C) Replace 'either of three chapter' with
'anyone of three chapters'. Either is
used only in reference to one of two
items. Anyone can be used for two or
more than two items.





3. The book, although written in bad English,
(A)/ makes a few interesting observations
(B)/ which needs to be highlighted. (C)/ No
error (D)




3. (C) Replace 'needs' with need. Here 'verb'
will be used according to the subject
before which.




4. Mr. Sharma is (A)/ the eldest (B)/ teacher
in our school. (C)/ No error (D)




4. (B) Replace 'eldest' with 'oldest' Elder is used
for the one who was born first in blood
relation or family.




5. This is the (A)/ next railway (B)/ station to
my house. (C)/ No error (D)



5. (B) Replace 'next' with 'nearest'. Next
means immediately adjacent is in place,
rank or time) while nearest' means 'at,
within or to a shortest distance or time'.




6. What the Ganga (A)/ is for North India (B)/
the Krishna is for South India. (C)/ No error
(D)



6. (D) No error




7. It is a question (A)/ of spending few (B)/
rupees. (C)/ No error (D)


7. (B) Replace 'of spending few' with 'of
spending a few'. Few is used with plural
countable nouns which means in a very small number almost nothing. While 'a
few' means some'.


8. The principal (A)/ asked the girls to return
to their hostel (B)/ before the sunset. (C)/
No error (D)


8. (C) Remove article 'the' before sunset.




9. By 2020, (A)/ computers will be (B)/ taking
over most of the jobs. (C)/ No error (D)



9. (B) Replace 'will be taking over' with will
have taken over'. Sentence should be in
future perfect tense.


10. I will (A)/ give my final (B)/ examination
this year. (C)/ No error (D)



10. (B) Replace 'give my final examination'
with 'take my final examination'. Take
the examination' is appropriate use.




11. Job charhock (A)/ found (B)/ Kolkata. (C)/
No error (D)



11. (B) Replace 'found' with 'founded'. Found is
past of 'find' which means 'to meet with'.
Whereas 'found' (V1) means establish or
originate. V2 of found is 'founded'.


12. Mohit met me yesterday (A)/ but he did not
tell me that he (B)/ has resigned from the
factory. (C)/ No error (D)



12. (C) Replace 'has' with 'had'. Sentence is in
past tense.





13. Ram was (A)/ senior to (B)/ Sam in college.
(C)/ No error (D)




13.D





14. The teacher (A)/ leaves (B)/ exactly on
eight. (C)/ No error (D)


14. (C) Replace 'on' with 'at' is the appropriate
preposition for time.






15. Sunita has (A)/ such a sharp memory (B)/
that she knows the book word by word. (C)/
No error (D)


15. (C) Replace 'word by word' with 'word for wor'
which means 'exactly the same.



16. After a long walk (A)/ I sat (B)/ under the
shade of a tree. (C)/ No error (D)

16. (B) Replace 'under' with 'in'. In the shade of
tree' is the appropriate use 

17. Although he had access (A)/ to the chief
but he (B)/ could not get his job done. (C)/
No error (D  



17. (B) Replace 'but' with 'yet'. Although takes
'yet' in the sentence.





18. Both Sunil and Prachi did not come (A)/
yesterday night at the party (B)/ because
both were busy studying. (C)/ No error (D)


18. (A) 'Both' does not take 'not'. Hence neither
'Sunil nor Prachi came' is the suitable
use in the sentence.




19. If you decide to hold (A)/ the function in
Nagpur not much of us (B) will be able to
attend. (C)/ No error (D)





19. (B) Replace 'much' with 'many'. Much is
used for uncountable items whereas
'many' is used for countable person,
place or things.





20. Nobody else but you might be declared (A)/
responsible for the (B)/ loss of those articles.
(C)/ No error (D)


20. (D) No error




#FILLERS

21. If you do not ________, all your monthly
expenses would exceed your income.
(A) economise (B) spend
(C) save (D) splurge


21. (A) 'Economise' is the correct option which
means to spend less or reduce one's
expenses.





22. He lives in the world of ________
(A) allusions (B) illusions
(C) conclusions (D) delusions



22. (B) 'illusions' is suitable in the sentence
which means 'the state or fact or being
deceived or misled'.


23. No one likes to be forced into ________
situations.
(A) humble (B) insulting
(C) humiliating (D) diluting





23. (C) 'humiliating' is the suitable options
Humiliate means to reduce someone to
a lower position.






24. The audience ________ at the end of the
drama.
(A) appreciated (B) praised
(C) appraised (D) applauded



24. (D) 'applauded' is the correct option which
means' to express approval especially by
clapping the hand.




25. We must ________ help of the people hit by
cyclone.
(A) contribute (B) summon
(C) render (D) impart


25. (C) 'render' is the correct option which
means 'to do (a service) for another'.


#SYNONYMS

26. Execrate
(A) Curse (B) Rusticate
(C) Virulent (D) Audacious

A

27. Sordid
(A) Genial (B) Engrossing
(C) Unpleasant (D) Adorn

C

28. Mundane
(A) Misfortune (B) Spurious
(C) Ordinary (D) Hurdle

C


#ANTONYMS

29. Facilitate
(A) Peaceful (B) Pacific
(C) Hinder (D) Commend

C

30. Intelligible
(A) Impalpable
(B) Abstract
(C) Comprehendible
(D) Confused

D

31. Camouflage
(A) Disguise (B) Mask
(C) Reveal (D) Fatigue

C



#IDIOMS

36. Set the record straight
(A) To give a correct account
(B) To make unbreakable record
(C) To reach on peak
(D) To maintain record

A

37. Kick up a row
(A) To stand in a queue
(B) To complain loudly about something
(C) To quarrel
(D) To start a game

B

38. Wear heart on sleeves
(A) To express emotions freely
(B) To stop talking
(C) To be punished
(D) Under suspicion

A

39. Stand by
(A) To support someone
(B) To delay
(C) To get one’s power
(D) To interrupt



A









40. Flies off at a tangent
(A) Be reluctant to act
(B) Nurture an impossible hope
(C) To go one place to another
(D) Start discussing something irrelevant

D

41. Pull no punch
(A) To fight
(B) Speaks frankly
(C) To make no impact
(D) Unpunished

B

42. Salad days
(A) Happy days
(B) Day of reckoning
(C) Modern age
(D) Adolescence

D

43. Penelope’s web
(A) An endless job
(B) Difficult job
(C) Declining
(D) Developing

A

44. For all intents and purposes
(A) To have effect
(B) Practically
(C) To influence
(D) A declaration of war
B







#ONEWORD

65. A boastful fellow
(A) Swashbuckler (B) Stoic
(C) Toper (D) Termagant

A

66. To officially take private property away to
seize.
(A) Confiscate (B) Annoy
(C) Hijack (D) Indictment

A

67. To walk slowly wasting time
(A) Stumble (B) Strike
(C) Dawdle (D) Gobble

C

68. One who is appointed to deal with complaints
made by common people against banks
companies
(A) Arbiter (B) Ombudsman
(C) Jurist (D) Nuncio

B

69. A small, flowing waterfall
(A) Break flow (B) Tickle
(C) Cascade (D) Drain

C

70. An imaginary ideal society free of poverty
and suffering
(A) Paradise (B) Utopia
(C) Monarchy (D) Dominion

B

71. Burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb
(A) Cemetery (B) Internment
(C) Interment (D) Crematorium

C

72. Meaningless language with an exaggerated
style intended to impress
(A) Verbose (B) Rhetoric
(C) Verbatim (D) Boasting

B

73. Committing murder in revenge
(A) Vendetta (B) Vindicate
(C) Homicide (D) Murder

A

74. A small village or group of houses
(A) Hamlet (B) Settlement
(C) Small town (D) Defrayal

A

75. Study of caves
(A) Lapidist (B) Archaeology
(C) Prephology (D) Speleology

D

76. An unimportant person
(A) Nonagenarian (B) Nonentity
(C) Nonpareil (D) Nonconformist
B

#IMPROVEMMENT

97. Manish and his colleague departed [for]
London by Indigo yesterday.
(A) to (B) in
(C) towards (D) No Improvement

D

98. The rain brought [more respite] from the
heat.
(A) most relief (B) few respite
(C) much respite (D) No improvement

C

99. The master aimed [a blow to] Oliver’s head
with a ladle.
(A) a throw at (B) a punch in
(C) a blow at (D) No improvement

C

100. She was too stupid to [see through his tricks.]
(A) see into his tricks
(B) see his tricks
(C) see at his tricks
(D) No improvement

D

101. I would have waited for you at the station if
[I knew] that you would come
(A) I know (B) I have known
(C) I had known (D) No improvement

C

102. The demonstration [passed off] peacefully.
(A) passed out (B) passed on
(C) passed by (D) No improvement 

C

103. I knew he could not be trusted, he [let off
the cat from the bag.]
(A) let the cat escape from the bag.
(B) let the cat jump out of the bag.
(C) let the cat out of the bag.
(D) No improvement

C

104. I do not take any cognizance [on] what he
says.
(A) about (B) for
(C) of (D) No improvement

C

105. He has been working [off and on] for several
years to compile a dictionary.
(A) on or off
(B) on and on
(C) regularly
(D) No improvement

D

106. Newton wanted to [know why did the apple
fall] to the ground.
(A) know that why did the apple fall
(B) know why the apple fell
(C) know that why the apple fell
(D) No improvement

B

107. [I have still to meet] a person who is perfectly
satisfied with his job.
(A) am still to meet
(B) am yet to meet
(C) might still meet
(D) No improvement

B

108. She [is having] four cars.
(A) has (B) was
(C) god (D) No improvement

A

109. He was asked [to arbitrate with] two
merchants in a dispute.
(A) to arbitrate
(B) to arbitrate within
(C) to arbitrate between
(D) No improvement

109.C

110. [Unless they modify the system], our future
generations will suffer.
(A) Unless the system will be modified
(B) If the system will not be modified
(C) Unless the system is modified
(D) No improvement

C

111. The disparity between the earning of the
poor and the rich [has widen] in the last few
decades.
(A) have widen in
(B) has widened in
(C) have widened in
(D) No improvement

  


B






112. If our business continues to expand at this
rate, we will need to [employ many staff soon.]
(A) employ much staffs soon.
(B) employ many staff soon.
(C) employ more staff soon.
(D) No improvement





C




113. Some airlines have temporarily suspended
flights to Delhi [sighting]] poor air quality and
visibility.
(A) making site of
(B) citing
(C) demonstrating
(D) No improvement


B


114. He claims to be an agnostic but becomes
[stubborn] before every exam.
(A) enthusiastic
(B) egalitarian
(C) religious
(D) No improvement





C



115. Don’t let Shalini’s skinny looks fool you. She
is [fit as a fiddle.]
(A) like fit as a fiddle.
(B) fit as dabbler
(C) so fit as fiddle
(D) No improvement


D









116. RD Campus is [starting] a new branch in
Meerut.
(A) beginning
(B) establishing
(C) opening
(D) No improvement




CC


117. With the introduction of the new system the
number of candidates who [resort to] unfair
means is decreasing year after year.
(A) resorting to
(B) to resort to
(C) resorted to
(D) No improvement





D


118. [So quickly she did finish] her work that we
were surprised.
(A) So quickly she did finished.
(B) So quickly did she finish
(C) So quick she finish
(D) No improvement
B

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