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 All the students having a
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Success Unbridled
S.No. TOPICS PAGE No.

1. All You Need to Know about Cloze Test 5-8

2. Cloze Tests (Questions with Detailed Explanations) 9 - 63

3. Cloze Tests (SSC CGL, CPO, CHSL, MTS 2018-2023 64 - 189

4. IBPS Practice Set (2014-2022) 190 - 204

A Cloze Test is an exercise in which there is a passage with certain blanks, each of which is
numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four or five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. One has to complete the passage by finding
out the appropriate word in each case.
HOW TO SOLVE A CLOZE TEST
The very first thing that you need to do is to go through the entire passage and try to understand
what the passage is all about. The correct understanding of the content will prompt your mind to
think in the right direction and thus help you make the right choice among the given words.
You have not only to understand but properly and logically analyze each sentence so that you
may have an idea about the appropriate word for the blank space.
Along with the logical analysis of the meaning of the sentences, you should also try to
understand the grammatical construction of them, because some word­choices are based on
grammar.
Sometimes it is not that difficult to spot the correct word but sometimes it is. In this case you
should eliminate the less probable options and get the correct one. But for this, you are required to
know the meaning and the grammatical identity of the words.
QUICK TIPS TO REMEMBER
1. Go through the passage carefully and thoroughly: Read the passage slowly and carefully
and try to understand its content. Once you come to know what it actually conveys, it will be
easier for you to choose the most appropriate word for each blank.
2. Choose words that maintain logical coherency between sentences: A good literature is the
one in which facts are put or expressed in a coherent manner. So, make the choice of words
keeping the logical relation of facts or sentences in the mind. If you treat each sentence like an
individual one, it will distort the coherency and your choice may be wrong.
3. Decide the correct part of speech: Read the sentences carefully and see which part of speech
is required to be filled. Sometimes it is of great help in eliminating the less probable options
and spotting the required one. To decide the right part of speech, you need to keep the following
things in the mind:
If the blank requires a qualifying for a preceding
NOUN/PRONOUN
or following noun or pronoun
A noun will be required, If the blank is just before a noun
If the blank is at the position of subject or object
ADVERB
If the blank is after an adjective
An adverb will be required,
If the blank is after a preposition
If the blank after a verb
ADJECTIVE If a blank is before the subject at the beginning
A noun will be required, of a sentence

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 CONJUNCTION If the blank requires a word that describes the
action of a noun or a pronoun
A conjunction will be required, (Note: A verb is used according to the required
If the blank requires a word to combine two tense, form or subject­verb agreement.)
words or sentences
4. Eliminate Less Probable Options:
ARTICLE According to the type of the text and the
An article will be required, context of the passage, you have to see which
If the blank is before a noun word suits appropriately. Mainly
concentrate on those words which relate to
If the blank is before a superlative adjective
the subject discussed in the entire passage
PREPOSITION and are grammatically appropriate as well.

A preposition will be required, 5. Give preference to commonly used words

If the blank requires a word to relate two words or collocations: You have to give preference
to those words which commonly precede
VERB or follow the word around the blank.
A verb will be required, Learning word collocation may help you a
lot. Sometimes you will find that one of the
If the blank is after a subject
options has already been used in the
If the blank after a helping verb passage, if so it may be taken into
If the blank requires a linking verb consideration.

Collocations
A collocation is a combination of words that are
commonly used together

1. Collocations starting with the verb ‘do’ 4. Collocations with the verb ‘take’
• Do me a favour • Do the cooking • Take a break • Take a chance
• Do the housework • Do the shopping • Take a look • Take a rest
• Do the washing up • Do your best • Take a seat • Take a taxi
• Take an exam • Take notes
• Do your hair
• Take someone’s place

2. Collocations with the verb ‘have’

5. Collocations with the verb ‘make’
• Have a good time • Have a bath • Make a difference • Make a mess
• Have a drink • Have a haircut • Make a mistake • Make a noise
• Have a holiday • Have a problem • Make an effort • Make money
• Have a relationship • Have lunch • Make progress • Make room
• Have sympathy • Make trouble
3. Collocations with the verb ‘break’
6. Collocations with the verb ‘catch’
• Catch the bus • Catch a ball
• Break the law • Break a leg
• Catch a cold • Catch a thief
• Break a promise • Break a record • Catch fire • Catch sight of
• Break someone’s heart • Break the ice • Catch someone’s • Catch someone’s
• Break the news to someone • Break the rules attention eye

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7. Collocations with the verb ‘pay’ • Come to an agreement • Come to an end
• Pay respect • Pay a fine • Come to a standstill • Come to terms with
• Pay attention • Pay by credit card • Come to a total of
• Pay cash • Pay interest
• Pay someone a visit • Pay the bill 12. Collocations with the verb ‘get’
• Pay the price • Get the sack • Get a life
• Get a job • Get a shock
8. Collocations with the verb ‘keep’ • Get angry • Get divorced
• Keep the change • Keep a promise • Get drunk • Get frightened
• Keep a secret • Keep an • Get home • Get lost
appointment • Get married • Get permission
• Keep calm • Keep in touch • Get ready • Get started
• Keep quiet • Keep someone’s • Get the impression • Get upset
place • Get wet • Get worried

9. Collocations with the verb ‘save’

13. Collocations related to time
• Save yourself the trouble • Save electricity
• Bang on time • Dead on time
• Save energy • Save money • Free time • From dawn till dusk
• Save someone a seat • Save someone’s • Great deal of time • Early/late 15th century
life
• Make time for • Next few days
• Save something to a disk • Save time • Past few weeks • Right on time
• Run out of time • Time goes by
10. Collocations with the verb ‘go’ • Time passes • Waste time
• Go bald • Go abroad
• Go astray • Go bad 14. Collocations related to business English
• Go bankrupt • Go blind • Annual turnover • Keep in mind
• Go crazy • Go fishing • Break off negotiations • Close a deal
• Go mad • Go missing • Close a meeting • Come to the point
• Go online • Go out of business • Dismiss an offer • Draw a conclusion
• Go overseas • Go quiet • Draw your attention to • Launch a new product
• Go sailing • Go to war • Go bankrupt • Go into partnership
• Make a profit/loss
11. Collocations with the verb ‘come’
• Come under attack • Come close 6. Choose the word that suits the tone of the
• Come direct • Come early passage: The text of the passage may have
• Come first • Come into view various tones such as ironic, satiric,
narrative, factual, critical, economic,
• Come last • Come late
scientific, fictional etc. Make choice among
• Come on time • Come prepared
the words keeping the tone of the passage
• Come right back • Come to a decision in the mind.

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7. Enhance your vocabulary and 8. Solve plenty of cloze tests to attain
comprehension of language: It is said that perfection: By solving a large number of
reading is the key to enhancing the language cloze tests, you will not only enhance your
skill. So read various types of texts as much vocabulary but also learn how and where
as you can. It will help you improve your words should be used. It also helps you
vocabulary and develop the common sense develop a literary approach to and insight
of using words in sentences in different into the problem while choosing the most
contexts. appropriate words to complete sentences.

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 PASSAGE - 01 The management reserves the right to refuse
It’s soccer’s newest power player; a ball called admission.
the soccket generates and stores energy as Conservedk vFkZ gS­ Protect from harm.
players kick it, then provides energy at home. blfy, Option (c) conserve, appropriate ugha gSA
Fifteen minutes on the field 1 enough energy to
E.g. Help to conserve energy by insulating
power a small light for three hours and may
help people in developing nations like India 2 your area.
kerosene, a leading cause of 3 illness and fires. Option (d) captures, factually wrong gSA
Working on the principle of flashlights that capture fdlh O;fDr ;k tkuoj dks idM+ussense
ds
charge when shaken, the soccket is the 4 of
esa iz;qDr gksrk gSAds fy, capture iz;qDr ugha
energy
Harvard students Jessica Lin, Julia Silverman,
Jessica Matthews and Hemali Thakker and is
gksrkA
being 5 by the Clinton Global Initiative E.g. Allied troops captured over 30 enemy
University and the Walmart Foundation. soldiers.
1 . (a) re se rv e s (b) st ore s gSArestore dk
2 . Option (a) restore, irrelevant
(c) con serv es (d) c a pt u r e s vFkZ& ^^fdlh pht dks iqjkuh fLFkfr esa ykuk** gksrk gSA
2 . (a) re st ore (b) su b st i t u t e E.g. Some people agree that the death penalty
(c) su pp l a n t (d) replace should be restored.
3 . (a) c a rdi a c (b) pu l m on a ry Substitute dk vFkZ& fodYisentence ds sense ds
(c) cardio­vascular (d) r e sp i r a t o r y according rks substitute lgh gS ysfdu bldh
4 . (a) i n v e n t ory (b) b ra i n c h i l d structure different gksrh gSA
(c) ou tput (d) ac hi eve me nt
(i) Substitute for somebody/ something
5 . (a) prom ote d (b) funded
E.g. I found someone to substitute for me.
(c) financed (d) sponsored
E.g. The local bus service was a poor
Answers substitute for their car.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) (ii) Substitute B With/ by A
Detailed - Analysis E.g. Butter can be substituted with margarine
1 . Reverse reading djus ij ;g irk pyrk gS fd] a in this recipe.
ball called the socket generates and stores Option (d) replace, red herring gSA
energy as players... vk;k gS vr%
energy dksstore lgh answer option (c) supplant gSA
So that
djus dh ckr gks jgh gSAAnswer
vr% (b) stores gSA3 . Lunge dh chekfj;k¡kerosene ds use ls gksrh gS
Reserve table, seat, room etc. j[kus ;k vius lkjs tSls&T.B.
vfèkdkj lqjf{kr j[kussense
ds esa iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSSA
lunges ls related ds sense ds fy, pulmonary
E.g.- I have reserved a room in the name of 'kCn mi;ksx gksrk gS blfy,answer
lgh fodYi (b)
Sachin. pulmonary gSA

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 Option (c) respiratory, red herring gSA 6. (a) storage (b) lack
Option (a) cardiac rF kk option (d) (c) effect (d) amount
7 (a) in (b) at
cardiovascular, (fny ls lacaf/r) factually
(c) on (d) to
wrong gSA
8. (a) talent (b) master
4 . Soccket, dqN Harvard students dk invention
(c) ability (d) possibility
gSABrainchild 'kCn dk iz;ksx fdlh O;fDridea
ds ;k 9. (a) able (b) please
invention. ds fy;s bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA
(c) decrease (d) easy
vr% lgh answer option (b) brainchild gSA 10. (a) easy (b) comfortable
Option (a) inventory, irrelevant gSAinventory (c) pleased (d) able
dk vFkZ& ^ ds sense esa gksrk gSA
Stock' Answers
Option (c) output, factually wrong gSA 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c)
Option (d) achievement, red herring gSA 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)
5 . Option (a) Promoted, contextually wrong gSA Detailed - Analysis
Promote fdlh product ;k service dksadvertising
1 . Option (a) found, irrelevant gSA Scientists }kjk
;k special price }kjkpopular djus ds fy;s iz;ksx New gadgets dksfound ugha fd;k tkrk gSA
fd;k tkrk gSA
Option (b) estimate, irrelevant gSA
PASSAGE - 02
Estimate dk vFkZ
 fdlh pht dk vuqeku yxkuk gksrk gSA
Every month, scientists 1 new gadgets and new
Structure-
ways to make technology faster and better. Our
homes are full of hardware (such as DVD players (i) Estimate something at something
and computers) and 2 (such as computer games E.g. According to the revised estimate four
and MP3s) 3 suggests, however, that it is the million people will be without home.
young people who are the best able to deal with
(ii) Inflation could rise by 15% according to
this change. Whereas teenagers have no problem
the latest estimate.
4 a DVD player, their parents and grandparents
often find using new technology 5 and different. Option (d) discover, Red herring gSA
But if you are a teenager who criticizes your Discover dk vFkZ  tc fdlh oLrq rFkk LFkku dh
parents for their 6 of technological awareness,
[kkst dh tkrh gS discover
rks 'kCn dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk
don’t be too hard on them Sometimes 7 the future,
when you have got children of your own, your 8 gSA
to deal with new technology will probably 9 E.g. Christopher Columbus discovered
and your children will feel more 10 with new America in 1492.
technology than you do.
Option (c) invent lgh answer gSA
1. (a) found (b) estimate
(c) invent (d) discover Invent dk vFkZ  ,slh pht dk fuekZ.k ;k rS;kj djuk
2. (a) software (b) screens tks igys ls vfLrRo esa uk gksA
(c) gadgets (d) laptops E.g.- James watt invented the steam engine.
3. (a) industry (b) experiment 2. bl Sentence esa igyshardware vk;k gS rFkk fiQj
(c) program (d) research hardware ds example fn, x, gSaA blds ckn
blank
4. (a) inventing (b) operating space gS vkSj dqN
example fn;s gSa]examples
tks fn,
(c) discovering (d) explaining
gSa oks lHkh
software ds gSaA vr% ;gkaanswer
lgh
5. (a) sudden (b) unique
option (a) software gSA
hardware and software
(c) complicated (d) automatic
nksuksa feydj gh fdlh
gadget dkscomplete djrsa gSaA

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 ckdh rhuksaOptions ­ screens, gadgets, laptops, 7 . In the future lgh phrase gSA 'ks"k rhuksa&
at the
irrelevant gSaA future, on the future, to the future,
grammatically wrong gSA vr% lgh answer
3 . bl Sentence esasuggestion dh ckr dh tk jgh gS fd
option (a) in gSA
young people, change dksbest rjhds ls deal dj
ldrs gSa ;s dkSu
suggest dj jgk gSA bldk answer gh 8 . option (a) talent, ;gka ij Red herring gSA
bl blank space esa vk,xkA Talentds fy, structure­
Option (a) industry, irrelevant gSA Talent for something rFkktalent for doing
Option (c) program, irrelevant gSA something gksrh gSA

Option (b) experiment, Red herring g S A E.g. The company is always looking out for
Experiments ls ge dqN phtsa suggest dj ldrs gSa new talent.
ysfdu ;gka ftl rjg ds suggesting dh ckr dh gS og Option (b) master, irrelevant gSA
research }kjk ghpossible gSA vr% lgh answer Option (d) possibility, irrelevant gS D;ksafd ;gka
Option (d) research gSA new technology ls deal djus dh possibility dh
4 . Option (a ) inventing and opt ion (c) ckr ugha dh x;h gSA
discovering nksuksa
irrelevant gSaA Option (c ) ability lgh answer gSA
Option (d) explaining Hkhirrelevant gSa D;ksafdAbility ds fy, structure ­ Ability to do
DVD player dksexplain djus dk dksbZ sense ugha something gksrh gSA
curkA fdlhconcept, theory, idea etc. ds fy, E.g. Everyone has the right of good medical
explain vk ldrk gSA ysfdu fdlh gadget dks pykus care regardless of their ability to pay.
ds fy, Operate lgh word gSA 9 . Sentence ds sense ds vuqlkjoption (c) decrease
vr% lgh answer option (b) operating gSA lgh gSA vU; rhuksa options ­ able, please, easy,
5 . ;gk¡ ij Teenagers dks ubZ technology ls dksbZ irrelevant gSaA
problem ugha gS tcfd muds parents rFkk 10. Option (a) easy, grammatically wrong gSA
grandparents ubZtechnology ds lkFk ugha py ik easy, izk;% to ;k for preposition ysrk gS rFkkeasy
jgsa gSaA tc preposition 'with' ysrk gS rks bldk vFkZ
careful
vr% Option (a) sudden, & Option (b) Unique jgus ds
sense esa iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
contextually wrong gSA E.g. Vegetables that are easy to grow
Option (c) pleased, grammatically wrong gSA
Option (d) Automatic, irrelevant gSA
pleased dksqualify djus ds fy, adverb much ;k
Option (c) Complicated ­ lgh gS D;ksafd parents
very dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS u more
fd dk A
dks ubZ technology complicated yxrh gSA
E.g. The boss should be plased with you.
6 . Option (a) storage, irrelevant gSA awareness
I was much pleased with her letter.
dk storage possible ugha gSA
Option (d) able, grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd
Option (c) effect, irrelevant gSA
able, preposition 'to' ysrk gS u fd'with.'
Option (d) amount, irrelevant gSA amount of
E.g. Radhema did not feel able to disagree
technical awareness dk dksbZ vFkZ ugha gSA
with you.
awareness dksmeasure ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA
Option (b) comfortablelg h answer g S A
Option (b) lack lgh gS D;ksafd lack of technical
comfortable dksqualify djusds fy, more iz;qDr
awareness dh otg ls teenagers vius parents dks
gksrk gS rFkk
comfortable preposition 'with' ysrk
criticize djrs gSaA
gSA
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 E.g. Sundar Pichai is more comfortable with Detailed - Analysis
computers than with people.
1. bl Sentence esa ,d library }kjksurvey djokus dh
vr% Passage ds Hkkokuqlkj Hkh
comfortable lgh gS A ckr gqbZsurvey
gSA ds lkFkconduct ;k carry out dk
PASSAGE - 03 collocation gSA
In a survey 1 by a library, it was recently 2 that E.g. conduct a survey ;k carry out a survey
parents wish their children to read books with
vr%option (a) conducted lgh gS ] vU; rhuksa
high moral 3 Around two thousand parents
were interviewed and most of them 4 Dicken Options ­ maintained, employed circulated,
“The Christmas Carol” as a mu st­rea d for irrelevant gSA
children. This Christmas tale 5 the filthy rich 2. bl Blank space esasurvey ds urhtksa dh ckr gqbZ gSA
but 6 Scrooge and the poor but contented survey ds urhtksa ds fy,
collocation fuEu izdkj gS&
Cratchit family offers lessons in moral duties.
Another book which many parents marked out E.g. The survey revealed/showed that.......
as a 7 read was Austens “ Pride and Prejudice”. vr% option (d) revealed lgh gSA
The choice of this book was rather 8 because, Option (a) concurred, irrelevant gSA
this romantic novel is more likely to 9 teenagers,
than children. Since Elizabeth’s final choice of Concur dk vFkZ fdlh Person ;k Thing ds lkFk
Darcy is deeply rooted in strong moral 10 the agree gksus gksrk gSA
parents, probably thought, she offers a good ,sls dksbZ Hkko
passage esa ugha gSA
example for the girl child to follow.
Option (b) inferred, Red herring gSA
1. (a) conducted (b) maintained
Infer dk vFkZfdlh information ds vk/kj ij
(c) employed (d) circulated
fdlh opinion ij igqapuk ;k vuqeku yxkuk gksrk gSA bl
2. (a) concurred (b) inferred
passage ds vuqlkjsurvey ds fu"d"kks± dh ckr dh
(c) exposed (d) revealed
x;h gS uk fd vuqekuksa dhinferred
vr% xyr gSA
3. (a) dilemma (b) content
Option (c) exposed, irrelevant gS
] D;ksafd
(c) deliberation (d) ground
4. (a) restored (b) recommended Exposed dk vFkZ  fdlh attack ;k criticism ls
(c) revised (d) remarked protection ugha gksuk gksrk gSA
5. (a) involving (b) revolving 3 . bl Sentence esaParents ;s pkgrsa fd muds cPPks ,slh
(c) employed (d) employing book i<+sa ftuesa
high moral dh ckrsa gksaA
6. (a) stingy (b) fastidious Option (a) dilemma, Red herring gSA passage
(c) finicky (d) fussy ds context esa ;swrong gS D;ksafdparents moral
7. (a) credible (b) reconciliatory ckrksa okyh
books i<+kuk pkgrsa gSdilemma
uk fd okyhA
(c) mandatory (d) conclusive Dilemma dk vFkZ  ijs'kkuh@nqfo/k gksrk gS A
8. (a) unnerving (b) unsuspected E.g. I could see no way of resolving this moral
(c) unfortunate (d) unexpected dilemma.
9. (a) repulse (b) distract option (c) deliberation, irrelevant g S A
(c) presume (d) attract deliberation dk vFkZ ^^,slh
process gS ftlesa fdlh
10. (a) dilemmas (b) discomfort pht ij cgqr è;ku iwoZd
discuss fd;k tk;saA**
(c) disturbances (d) consideration Option (d) ground, Red herring gSA
Answers Option (b) content, lgh answer gSAmoral
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) content okyhbooks dk vFkZ gksrk gS& ,slh
books
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (d) ftuesamoral ckrsa 'kkfey gksaA

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4 . Option (a) restored, irrelevantgSA 6 . bl Sentence esafilthy rich collocation vk;k gSA
Resotore dk vFkZ fdlh pht dks nqckjk iqjkuh bldk vFkZ  cgqr cgqr T;knk vehj gksuk gksrk gS rFkk blds
voLFkk esa ykuk gksrk gSAsense ,slk dksbZ
passage cknbut vk;k gS tks generally contradiction show
esa ugha gSA djrk gSA vr%
blank space esa ,slkword vk,xk tks
E.g. Some people argue that the death penalty rich ds lkFkcontradiction dks fn[kkrk gSA
should be restored . Stingy dk vFkZ dtawl gksrk gS vr%optionlgh (a)
Option (c) revised, irrelevant gSA stingy gSA
Revise dk vFkZ*  ^^viusplan ;k opinion dks Option (b) fastidious, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ&
change djuk ;k fdlh pht dks ckj ckj djuk** gksrk gSA viuh phtksa ds ckjs esa vR;f/dcareful gksuk gksrk gS ;k
Option (d) remarked, Red herring g S A tks dirty ;k untidy phtsa ilan ugha djrkA
remarked dk vFkZ fdlh O;fDr ;k oLrq ij
comment Option (c) Finicky, irrelevant gSA finicky dk
djuk gksrk gSA vFkZ&too gSworried about what you eat, wear, etc.
bl dh Structure ­ Remarked on/upon Option (d) fussy, finicky dk synonym gSA ,slk
something/somebody gksrh gSA dksbZsense passage esa ugha gSA
E.g. He remarks suggest that the negotiations 7 . Option (a) credible, irrelevant gSA
may be successful.
Credible dk vFkZ  ^^ftl ij fo'okl fd;k tk lds**
Option (b) recommended, lgh answer gSA gksrk gSA ,slk dksbZ Hkko
passage esa ugha gSA
Recommend dk vFkZ  fdlh particular dk;Z ds
Option (b) reconciliatory, irrelevant gSA ftldk
fy, lq>ko nsuk gksrk gSA ;gka Hkh T;knkrj
parents us
vFkZ& yM+kbZ ds ckn nqckjk le>kSrk djuk gksrk gSA
lq>ko fn;k gS]
Option (d) conclusive, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ&
bldh structure:-
^^fdlh ckr dks fcuk fdlh doubt ;k confusion ds
Recommended somebody/something.... as/
lgh prove djuk** gksrk gSA
for something gksrh gSA
E.g. Conclusive evidence/proof/results
E.g. He was recommended for the post by a
Option (c) mandatory, lgh gSA vU; rhuksa
choices
professor Carol.
irrelevant gSa vr%
mandatory ghselect djuk gksxkA
gSA
5 . Option (b) revolving, irrelevant
D;ksafdMandatory dk vFkZ&required
^^ by law"
Revolving dk vFkZ
 ?kweus okys ds esa iz;ksx fd;k
sense
E.g. It is mandatory for blood banks to test all
tkrk gSA donated blood for the virus.
E.g. A revolving chair.
;gkaparents ds lq>koksa dh ckr gks jgh gS vr% bl
Option (c) employed, grammatically wrong sense esamust T;knk lgh izrhr gksrk gSA
gS D;ksafd present
;gka participle (V + ing) vk,xk 8 . Passage esapride and prejudice book dkschildren
uk fd past participle (V + IIIrd form)- ds fy, mandatory read crk;k x;k gSA ;s ,d
Option (a) employing, irrelevant gSA romantic novel gS tksteenagers }kjk ilan dh vkrh
Emply dk vFkZukSdjh djuk ;k fdlh particular gSaA vr% children ds fy, bls recommend djuk
purpose ds fy, skills ;k method apply djuk unexpected gSA
gksrk gSA ,slksense
dksbZ passage esa ugha gSA option (a) unnerving, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ&
Option (a) involving, correct answer gSA fdlh dks Mjkuk gksrk gSA
Involving dk vFkZ fdlh situation, event, activity blh izdkjoption (b) unsuspected rFkkoption (c)
etc. dk part gksuk gksrk gSA ;gkaand Crotche
Scrooge unfortunate Hkhirrelevant gSA
Family ds Christmas tale dk part gksus dh ckr gks jgh gSA
vr% lgh answer option (d) unexpected gSA

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vr% lgh answer option (d) attract gSA
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)
option (a) Repulse, contextually wrong gSaA
Repulse dk vFkZ& ^^strong dislike' gksrk gS tcfd Detailed - Analysis
passage esalike djus dk Hkko gSA 1 . Option (a) strengthened, irrelevant gSA bldk
Option (c) presume, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ vFkZ fdlh O;fDr ;k oLrq dks vkSjstronger vf/d
fcuk fdlh proof ds fdlh pht dks lgh ekuuk ;k cukuk ,slk dksbZ
sense passage esa ugha gSA
assume djuk gksrk gSA Option (b) Amassed, irrelevant gSA
10. ;gkaBlank space esapositive word vk,xk D;ksafd Amassed dk vFkZ fdlh oLrq dks large quantities
passage esamoral lessons dh ckr dh gSA moral esacollect djuk gksrk gSA ;g yksxksa ds ,d txg T;knk
dilemmas, moral discomfort, moral ek=kk esa bdV~Bk gksus ds fy, iz;qDr ugha gksrkA
disturbances rhuksanegative sense nsrsa gSaA vr%
,lh Situation ;k Place tgka yksx vR;f/d ek=kk esa
option (d) considerations lgh gSA
,df=kr gksa tk;sa ;k jgus yxs** mlds fy,
concentration
PASSAGE - 04 word iz;qDr gksrk gSA vr% lgh option (d)
answer
How the domestication of animals began is concentrated gSA
not known. Perhaps there were large numbers
of animals in areas near water where man also 2 . Option (a) rendered Red herring gSA bldk vFkZ&
were 1 Here man could observe the animals and ¶izLrqr djuk¸ gksrk gSA
study their habits, and this knowledge must
E.g. Hundreds of people were rendered
have, 2 him to tame them. It was again, easy for
an 3 people to domesticate animals and feed them homeless by the earthquake.
on the husks of the grain that were left after Option (b) authorized and option (d)
threshing. In any event, sheep and goats, pigs
and cattle and later horses and asses were tamed modified, irrelevant gSA
and kept in pens. Man, thus, 4 food from the soil ^^fdlh O;fDr dks dqN djus dspossible
fy, cuk nsuk**
and also from animals. In the pens, the animals
bl sense esaenable iz;qDr gksrk gSA
could be observed even more closely. Calves
suckling milk must have given man the idea that bldh structure - enable somebody to do
he too could get food other than meat from cows something......gksrh gSA
and goats. This practice which combines
agriculture with the raising of animals is known E.g. The software enables you to create your
as 5 farming. Animals, however, were chiefly own DVD's
used to provide meat and milk, they were yet to vr% Option (c) enabled lgh gSA
be used as beasts of burden or to draw the plough.
1. (a) strengthened (b) amassed
3. bl Blank space ls igys article 'an' vk;k gS vr% tks
(c) intensified (d) concentrated word vk,xk oks vowel sound okyk gkssxkABusiness,
2. (a) rendered (b) authorised farming. rural rFkkagricultural bu pkjksaoptions
(c) enabled (d) modified esa lsagricultural gh vowel sound ls start gksrk gS
3. (a) business (b) farming vr% lgh answer option (d) gSA
(c) rural (d) agricultural 4 . Soil and animals }kjkman ds food izkIr djus dh
4. (a) achieved (b) attained
ckr gqbZ gSsense
bl esaobtained lgh choice gSA vU;
(c) obtained (d) gained
rhuksa Options ­ achieved, attained, gained
5. (a) blended (b) mixed
irrelevant gSA
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5 . Mixed farming ,d collocation gSA ftldk vFkZ& lgh answer option (d) bleak gSA bleak dk vFkZ&
^[ksrh djus ds lkFk&lkFk i'kqikyu Hkh djuk* gskrk gSA
^^,slhsituation gS ftlesa Hkfo"; ds fy, dksbZ vk'kk uk
PASSAGE - 05 jgsA*
*
All the political parties of India appear lost in Passage dk Hkko ;g gS fd India esapolitical parties
the 1 exercise of fighting elections. There is dsoy pquko yM+us dsrd gh lhfer dks xbZ gSA muds
Idea
nothing 2 about a 3 for votes in a democracy as ikl democracy and development ds fy, dksbZ
India is and must 4 But democracies defeat
themselves when they are 5 with the 6 of politics
Li"V fn'kk ugha gSA
and must forget its 7 The growing political 8 in 2 . Option (b) improper, Red herring gSA
India 9 from the political parties 10 contempt
Improper dk vFkZ  dishonest ;k not suited to
for any real development.
the situation gksrk gSA
1. (a) barren (b) dreary
(c) physical (d) bleak Option (c) improbable, irrelevant gSA
2. (a) incongruous (b) improper Improbable dk vFkZ  not likely to be true to
(c) improbable (d) impractical happen gksrk gSA
3. (a) thought (b) concern Option (d) impractical, irrelevant gSA passage
(c) worry (d) care esapractical ;k impractical gksus dh ckr ugha gks jgh
4. (a) defy (b) abide gSA vr% Option (a) incongruous lgh answer gSA
(c) remain (d) reside ftldk vFkZstrange gksrk gS tks passage fd ds
5. (a) overwhelmed (b) worried
sense ds vuqlkj lgh gSA
(c) concerned (d) obsessed
3 . Sentence dk Hkko ;g gS fd democracy esavotes ds
6. (a) body (b) form
(c) idea (d) frame
ckjs esa lkspuk
yr ugha
x gSA ukvotes fd ds ckjs esa fpafrr
7. (a) contempt (b) contains
gksuss vr% lgh
answer option (b) concern gSA
(c) contents (d) contends Option (c) worry, Red herring gSA
8. (a) optimism (b) positivism Option (a) thought and option (d) care,
(c) pessimism (d) pragmatism irrelevant gSA
9. (a) roots (b) stems 4 . Indiaesademocracy esavotes ds fy, concern gS
(c) flowers (d) branches
vkSj jgsxk bl
sense dh ckr gks jgh gSA
10. (a) latent (b) explicit
vr%Option (a) defy (rule ;k law dks ekuus ls badkj
(c) hidden (d) unconcealed
djuk), Option (b) abide, option (d) reside rhuksa
Answers irrelevant gSaA
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (d)
6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b) vr% lgh answer option (c) remain gSA
Detailed - Analysis 5 . Option (b) worried and option (c) concerned
1 . Option (a) barren, Red herring gSA nksuksa
irrelevant gSaA

Barren dk vFkZ catj gksrk gSA Overwhelmed dk vFkZ overcome djus ds

sense esa gksrk gSa vr% irrelevant
;g Hkh gSaA
Option (b) dreary, irrelevant gSA
lgh answer option (d) obsessed gSAobsessed
Dreary dk vFkZ mnkl gksrk gSA
dk vFkZ & ^^fdlhparticular pht ds ckjs esa bruk vf/
Option (c) physical, irrelevant gS D;ksafd ;gka
d lkspuk ;k ckr djuk fd blds vykok fnekx vkSj dqN
physical exercise dh ckr ugha gks jgh gSA
uk lksp ik;s** gksrk gSA
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6. lgh answer option (c) idea gksxkA
body, form rFkk Option (d) unconcealed, Red herring gS D;ksafd
fame rhuksa
irrelevant gSAIdea of politics correct vr% lgh answer option (b) explicit (done in an
gSA open and direct way) gksxkA
7 . Option (a) contempt, irrelevant gSA PASSAGE - 06
Contempt dk vFkZ vieku djuk gksrk gSA Saina Nehwal’s bronze medal win 1 Saturday,
Option (b) contains, grammatically wrong gS at the London Olympics, may be seen as a lucky
D;ksafd ;g
verb gS tcfd blank space esa
noun vk,xkA 2 after her Chinese opponent 3 hurt, But 4 Saina’s
father, Dr Harvir Singh, “It’s god’s gift”. “She was
Option (d) contends, grammatically wrong 5 on Friday after losing the semi­final. It was
gSAContend dk vFkZ&argument
^^ }kjk fdlh pht god’s 6 that she won a medal. This is very
dks lgh Bgjkuk ;gka blank space esanoun vk;sxk satisfying for everyone. I was very 7 about Saina
winning a bronze,” Prime minister Manmohan
tcfd contends verb gSA Singh 8 the Indian shuttler for winning the
vr% lghanswer option ( c) contents gSA contents medal. “The country is proud of your 9 ”Singh
dk vFkZ& lk{kkxzh gksrk gSA said in his congratulatory message. Andhra
Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhan and chief
8 . Passage esaIndia esademocracy ds negative minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy too
aspect dh ckr gks jgh gS vr% ;gka Hkh word congratulated Saina. “After Gagan Narang, Saina
negative
vk;sxkA is the second sportsperson from AP to win a 10
at the Olympics,” the chief minister said.
;gka dsoyoption (c) pessimism, positivism. 1. (a) In (b) At
pragmatism contextually wrong gS A (c) On (d) Onto
Pragmatism dk vFkZ&practical
^^ and sensible 2. (a) Winning (b) Succeed
rjhds lsproblems dks lkspuk o mudk gy fudkyukA** (c) Win of (d) Victory
gksrk gSA 3. (a) Injure (b) Crashed
9 . Stem from something ,d phrasal verb gS ftldk (c) Retired (d) fated
vFkZ gS ^^fdlh ?kVuk dkgksuk** gksrk gSA4. (a) On the way
result (b) From
(c) Instead of (d) According to
E.g. Most people's insecurities stem from
5. (a) Cheerful (b) Joyous
something that happened in their childhood.
(c) Disappointed (d) Appointed
vr% lgh answer option (b) stems gSA 6. (a) Prayer (b) Nature
'ks"k rhuksa
options­roots, flowers, branches, (c) Notion (d) Wish
contextually wrong gSA 7. (a) Pessimistic (b) Emotional
(c) Nostalgic (d) Optimistic
10. Passage esa]India esapolitical parties }kjk dsoy
8. (a) Congratulated (b) Prayed
votes dks gh egRo fn;s tkus dh ckr gks jgh gS rFkk
(c) Wishes (d) Dictated
development ij dksbZ è;ku ugha fn;k tk jgk gSA [kqys
9. (a) Achievement (b) Position
vke ^^oksV cSad** dh jktuhfr gks jghblank gSA vr%
(c) Order (d) Getting of
space esa tksword vk;sxk oks [kqysiusense ds esa 10. (a) Match (b) Medal
vk;sxkA (c) Entry (d) Post
Option (a) latent (existing but not noticeable),
Answers
Option (c) hidden (Nqik gqvk) nksuksa
factually wrong
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c)
gSaA 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (b)

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 Detailed - Analysis 6 . It was God's...
1. fdlh date ;k day ds fy, preposition 'on' iz;qDr ;gkaGod dh bPNk dh ckr gks jgh gS D;ksafd
God }kjk
gksrh gSA prayer ugha gks ldrh rFkkNature and nation Hkh
E.g. Lolima came on Sunday. irrelevant gSaA vr%answer option (b) wish lgh
We meet on Tuesdays. gksxkA
On may the first/the first of may 7 . ;gka option (b) Emotional, rFkkoption (c)
On the morning of May the first nostalgic, irrelevant gSaA
On one occasion Option (a) pessimistic (fujk'kkoknh)
contextually
On your birthday, vr% saturday ls igys on dk wrong gS D;ksafd dksbZ Hkh
father viuh csVh dh thr ds
iz;ksx fd;k tk,xk A fy, pessimistic ugha gksxkA
'ks"k rhuksa
options ­ in, at, onto, grammatically v r % l g h answer option (d) optimistic
wrong gSaA (vk'kkoknh) gksxkA
2 . Passage dh first line esabronze medal win dh 8 . Forward reading ls] singh said in his
congratulatory message. And Reddy too
ckr dh gS vr% ;gkawin dk ghsynonymous word
congratulated Saina. vr% bu nksuksasentences ls
vk;sxk tks fdvictory gSA vr% lgh answer option
clear gS fd Manmohan Singh us Hkh Saina dks
(d) victory gSA
congratulate fd;kA 'ks"k rhuksa
options­ prayed,
'ks"k rhuksaoptions ­ winning, succeed, win
wishes, dictated, irrelevant gSaA
of, irrelevant gSA
9 . Country ds proud djus dh ckr dgha gSA country
3 . tc dksbZ player pksfVy gksdj game ls gV tkrk gS rks
Saina ds achievement ij proud djrh gSA vr%
ge Retired hurt collocation iz;qDr djrs gSaA vr%
lgh answer option (a) achievement gSA vU;
lgh answer option (c) Retired gSA
rhuksa options ­ position, order, Getting of,
Option (a) injure, red herring gSA irrelevant gSaA
Option (b) crashed and option (d) fated, 10. Backward reading ls] passage dh igyh line esa
irrelevant gSA Saina Nehwal's bronze medal win.........,
4 . ;gkaSaina ds father dk statement fn;k x;k gSA tc medal thrusdh ckr dgh gS vr% lgh
answer option
Hkh ge fdlh dsstatement dh reporting djrs gSa rks (b) medal gSA
"according" iz;qDr djrs gSaA Option (c) entry and option (d) post nksuksa
vr% lgh answer option (d) according to gSA irrelevant gSaA
'ks"k rhuksaoptions­on the way, from, instead Option (a) match, contextually wrong gS D;ksafd
of, irrelevant gSaA Saina rksSemifinal gkj xbZ FkhA
5 . Friday dksSaina Semifinal gkj xbZ Fkh vr% gkjus dh
PASSAGE - 07
voLFkk dks crkus okyk negative word ;gka iz;qDr
Internet 1 known as the Net, is the network 2
gksxkA computers spanning the 3 Internet is a global 4
Option (d) Appointed, irrelevant gSA of computers that allows individuals of
Option (a) cheerful and option (b) Joyous [kq'kh]communicate 5 one another.
izlUurk n'kkZrsa gSaA tks ds
context fd according xyr 1. (a) also (b) another
gS D;ksafd dksbZ Hkh f[kykM+h gkj dj [kq'k ugha(c)gksxkA other vr% (d) too
;s nksuksa
options factually wrong gSA 2. (a) on (b) get
lgh answer option (c) disappointed (fujk'k) (c) of (d) since
gksxkA 3. (a) globe (b) sea
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4. (a) we b (b) connect PASSAGE - 08
(c) wireless (d) net
one day when king Rama was sitting on his 1
5. (a) with (b) under his ring fell off. When it touched the earth, it
(c) out (d) for made a hole in the ground and disappeared into
Answers it. It was 2 . His trusty henchman, Hanuman,
was 3 his feet. Rama said to Hanuman, “Look,
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a)
my ring is lost 4 it for me.” Now Hanuman can
Detailed - Analysis enter any hole, no matter how tiny He had the
vr% power to become the smallest of the small and
1 . Internet dksnet ds uke ls Hkh tkuk tkrk gSalso
larger than the largest thing. So he took ’on a 5
known lgh gSA 'also known as' ,d phrase Hkh gSA
form and went down the hole. He went and went
E.g. Rubella, also known as German measles. and went and 6 fell into the netherworld. There
vU ; rh uksa options­ another, other , too, were women down there. “Look, a tiny monkey!
It’s fallen from above ? Then they caught him
grammatically wrong gSaA
and placed him on a platter (thali). The King of
2 . Internet, computers d k network g S vr % Spirits (bhut), who lives in the netherworld, likes
network of computers lgh gSA vU; rhuksa
options­ to eat animals. So Hanuman was sent to him as
on, get, since, grammatically wrong gSaA part of his dinner, along with his vegetables.
Hanuman sat on the platter, 7 what to do.While
3 . Internet computers dk network gS tks iwj nqfu;kthis
esawas going on in the netherworld, Rama sat
iQSyk gqvk gSA vr%(a) globe lgh gSA
option on his throne on the earth above. The 8 Vasistha
and the 9 Brahma came to see him. They said to
The globe word iwjh nwfu;k ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gS
Rama, “We want to talk privately with you. We
rFkkglobe word esasea, sky and mountain lHkh don’t want anyone to 10 what we say or
lekfgr gSaA interrupt it. Do we agree?” “All right.” Said
Forward reading ls] Next sentence esaglobal Rama, “We’ll walk.”
1. (a) bench (b) chair
word vk;k gS tks fdglobe (noun) dh adjective
(c) throne (d) rock
form gSA
2. (a) molten (b) returned
4 . Internet, computers dk nwjh nwfu;k esa iQSyk tky gSA
(c) gone (d) vanished
vr% lgh option (a) web gSA 3. (a) a t (b) under
vU; rhuksa
options­ connect, wireless and net, (c) on (d) in
contextually wrong gSaA 4. (a) Return (b) Find
5 . Communicate dh nksstructure gksrh gSa (c) Replace (d) Make
5. (a) corporeal (b) humungous
(i) Communicate with somebody
(c) tiny (d) substantial
E.g. Dolphines use sound to communicate 6. (a) cleverly (b) suddenly
with each other. (c) gradually (d) surreptitiously
(ii) Communicate something to somebody 7. (a) plundering (b) wandering
E.g. Raja was eager to communicate his ideas (c) wondering (d) thundering
to the group. 8. (a) sage (b) animal
vr% answer option (a) with lgh gSA (c) wife (d) daughter
9. (a) women (b) Spirit king
vU; r h u k saoptions­ under, out, for,
(c) Hanuman (d) God
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10. (a) imagine (b) say 4. bl sentence esaRama, Hanuman ls dgrs gSa fd esjh
(c) see (d) hear Ring [kks xbZ gSA
Answers Option (a) return, factually wrong gS D;ksafd
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c) Hanuman usring ugha yh gS tks return
mls djsaA
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (d)
Option (d) make, contextually wrong gSA
Detailed - Analysis
Hanuman lqukj ugha gS tks ubZ
ring cuk nsaA
1. ;gkaking Rama ds cSBus dh ckr gqbZ gSA
Rama, Option (b) find, logically correct gS fd ring [kks
bench, chair ;k rock ij Hkh cSB ldrs gSa ysfdu xbZ gS vkSj Hanuman mlsfind djsaA
blank space ls igys possessive pronoun his
5 . Option (b) humungous (very big) rFkkoption
vk;k gSA vr% king ls according throne lgh
(d) substantial (large in amount, value or
answer gksxkA
importance) nksuksa contextually wrong gSa D;ksafd
forward reading ls last para esa]Rama sat on
Ring, earth esahole cukdj uhps pyh xbZ Fkh vr%
his throne on the earth above.
Hanuman dks Hkh NksVk cuuk iM+sxk uk fd cM+kA
2 . Option (a) molten, irrelevant gSA
Option (a) corporeal, irrelevant gSA
Molten dk vFkZ ^^metal, rock ;k glass dks vR;f/
d temperature rd xeZ djuk ftlls og liquid esa Corporeal dk vFkZ body ;k physical gksrk
cny tk;s** gksrk gSA ,slh dksbZ gS] ,slk dksbZ
ckresa ugha gqbZ gSA
passage
sense passage esa ugha gS option
vr%
(c) tiny (NksVk) lgh gSA
Option (b) returned, contextually wrong gS
D;ksafd blds vkxs sentence
okys esa Rama, hanuman Forward reading ls] bl passage esa vkxs
ls dgrs gSa fd mudhring [kks xbZ gSA Hanuman ds fy, tiny monkey word iz;qDr gqvk

Option (d) vanish Red herring gSA gS---"Look, a tiny monkey ! It's fallen from
above?......
Vanish dk vFkZ vpkud xk;c gks tkuk gksrk gSA tc
vanish word }kjk ge fdlh oLrq ;k O;fDr ds xk;c 6 . Option (a) cleverly, irrelevant gSA
gks tkus dh ckr djrs gSa rks ;s Hkko gksrk gS fdOption (d) surreptitiously, irrelevant gSA bldk
generally
ge ml O;fDr ;k oLrq ds xk;c gksus dks ugha dj
explain vFkZ& fdlh vFkZ dk;Z dks Nqidj ;k tYnh ls djuk rkfd
ldrsA dksbZ nwljk
notice uk dj lds gksrk gSA
E.g. The magician vanish in a puff of smoke. gS D;ksafd
Option (c) gradually, Red herring
Option (c) gone, lgh answer gSA
gone tc adjective sentence dk Hkko /hjs&/hjs uhps tkuk ugha gSA
ds -i esa iz;qDr gksrk gS rc bldk vFkZ& fdlh oLrq dks iw.kZr;k
7 . Blank space ds cknwhat to do vk;k gS vr%
option
use esa ys ysuk ;k [kks tkuk] lekIr gks tkuk gksrk gSA
(c) wondering lgh gS ftldk vFkZ& D;k fd;k tk;s]
E.g. "Where is the coffee?" It's all gone.
D;k lgh gS] D;k ?kfVretc.gksxk
lkspuk gSA
3 . ;gkaunder his feet and in his feet nksuksa gh
Option (a) plundering, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ
irrelevant gSaA
pksjh djus ds
sense esa gksrk gSA
Option (c) on, Red herring gSA on your feet ,d
Option (d) thundering, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ&
idiom gS ftldk vFkZ& yEch chekjh ;k eqf'dy le; ds
cgqr rst vkokt djus dssense esa gksrk gSA
ckn iw.kZr;k Bhd gks tkuk gSA ,slk Hkh
passage dk Hkko
Option (b) wandering, Red herring gSA ;g
ugha gSA wondering ls confuse djus ds fy, fn;k x;k gSA
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j ?kqeuk gksrk gSA (c) threats (d) lashes
7. (a) upheavals (b) fractions
8 . Vasistha (of'k"B) ls igys Blank space vk;k gSA
(c) factions (d) actions
Vasistha ,d lk/q Fks vr% option (a) sage lgh gSA
8. (a) face (b) oppose
'ks"k rhuksaoptions ­ animal, wife, daughter,
(c) evade (d) bear
irrelevant gSA
9. (a) provides (b) denies
9 . Brahma (czãk) Hkxoku gS option
vr% (b) God lgh (c) approves (d) allows
gSA vU; rhuksa options ­ women, spirit king, 10. (a) city (b) country
Hanuman, irrelevant gSA (c) selves (d) state
10. bl Sentence dk Hkko& ^^ge tks dgsa mls dksbZ uk lqus** gSA Answers
vr% option (d) hear lgh gSA imagine, say, see 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b)
rhuksafactually wrong gSA 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b)
PASSAGE - 09 Detailed - Analysis
Since the U.S. led alliance toppled the; Taliban1
1 . "November 2011 esa
" ds sense dh ckr gqbZ gS vr%
November 2001, women and girls in Afghanistan
have 2 greater freedom to participate in public preposition 'in' vk,xkA
life and 3 to education, health care, and E.g. In 2009
employment. This is the case particularly in the
4 Kabul, where the deployment of foreign • In the 18th century
military forces under the International Security • In spring/summer/autumn/winter
Assistance Force (ISAF) has helped bring 5
security even in Kabul, however, many Afghan • In march
women still face constant 6 to their personal • In the morning/afternoon/evening etc.
security from other civilians or armed men
belonging to various political 7 Outside Kabul, vr% lgh answer option­ (b) in gS] vU; rhuksa
the situation is one of the acute general options­ from, on, at, grammatically wrong gSA
lawlessness and insecurity, as there is no ISAF
2 . bl Sentence esagreater freedom dks izkIr djus dh
presence and rival warlords control security
conditions. In these areas, more than in Kabul, ckr dgh xbZ gS vr%option (d) gained lgh gS tc fd
Afghan women continue to 8 . serious threats to options (a) (b) & (c) contextually wrong gSA
their physical safety, which 9 them the
3 . ;g kaeducation, health, employment rd woman
opportunity to exercise their basic human rights
and to participate fully in the rebuilding of their and girls dh igqap dh ckr gks jgh gSA vr%(b)
option
10 access, lgh gS A
1. (a) from (b) in
bldh structure ­ access to something gksrh gSA
(c) on (d) a t
E.g. Students must have access to good
2. (a) surrendered (b) volunteered
(c) submitted (d) gained resources.
3. (a) regress (b) access Option (a) regress, irrelevant gSA
(c) success (d) progress Regress dk vFkZ iqjkuh ;kless advanced
4. (a) capital (b) outskirts
form dh rjiQ ykSVuk gksrk gSA
(c) locality (d) country
5. (a) less­known (b) much­needed
blh izdkj option (c) success o option (d)
(c) less­needed (d) much­admired progress Hkhirrelevant gSA

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4. ;gk¡ dkcqy 'kgj dh ckr dh gS tksAfghanistan
fd Option (d) actions, irrelevant gSA
dh capital city gSA vr% lghchoice option (a) Option (c) factions, lgh answer gS D;ksafd fdlh
capital gSA cM+sOrganization ;k political party ds NksVs xqVksa

'ks"k rhuksa
options­ outskirts, locality, country
ds fy, faction word iz;qDr gksrk gSA
contextually wrong gSA 8 . Reverse reading ls-------
Afghan women still face
constant threats to their personal security.....
5 . Kabul esasecurity dh ckr gqbZ gS ftldh cgqr T;knk
blh izdkj bl structure esa]Afghan women
t-jr Fkh vr% lghoption (b) much needed gSA continue to face serious threats to their
Option (c) less­needed, contextually wronggS physical safety.
D;ksafd ;gpassage ds Hkko dk
opposite sense ns vr% parallel construction ds concept ls option
(a) face, lgh answer gSA
jgk gSA
Option (b) oppose, red herring gSA
'ks"k nksuksa
options less­known and much
Option (c) evade and option (d) bear,
admired, irrelevant gSA
contextually wrong gSA
6 . Kabul esasecurity c<+ xbZ gS ysfdu dkcqy ds ckgj
9 . pw¡fdPassage esaAfghan women dh physical
fLFkfr lgh ugha gS rFkk bl esa"still" vk;k gS safety ds fy, threats dh ckr gqbZ gS
structure
;s mUgsa
threats
tks fd igys okysstructure ls contradiction crkrk basic human right ls jksdrh gSA vr% ;gka dksbZ
gS vr% blblank space esanegative word vk,xkA negative word vk,xkA
Option ( b) opportunities, contextually Provides, approves rFkkallows rhuksa
positive
wrong gSA sense ds fy, iz;qDr gksrs gSaA
Option (a) demands, irrelevant gSA vr% option (b) denies lgh gSA
Option (d) lashes, contextually wrong gSA 10. pw¡fdPassage esaAfghanistan esawomen dh
lash dk vFkZ
 fdlh O;fDr ;k oLrq dks cgqr tksj
hit ls condition dh ckr gks jgh gSA bl
sentence esa
rebuilding

djuk gksrk gSA dh ckr dh gS vr%Afghanistan ds fy, lgh word

country gh gksxkA
forward reading ls ge ns[krs gSapassage
fd esa vkxs
lgh answer option (b) country gSA
Afghan women dh physical safety ds fy,
serious threats dh ckr dh gS vr% lghanswer ' k s" k r h u koptions­
sa city, selves, state,
contextually wrong gSA
Option (c) threats gSA---------
Afghan women
continue to face serious threats to their PASSAGE - 10
physical safety. A healthy body is necessary for the development
7 . Armed men tks fofHkUupolitical group ls belong of the 1 and wisdom. Every human being should
exercise daily to 2 good health. Physical exercise
djrs gSa mudh ckr gks jgh gSA 3 physical fitness. It makes human being
Option (a) upheavals, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ&mentally 4 physical exercise is required to 5 food
^^fdlh cgqr cM+s cnyko ls gS ftldsconfusion,
dkj.k properly.
worry and problems vkrh gSaA** 1. (a) benevolence (b) nominate
(c) healing (d) intellect
Option (b) fractions, Red herring gSA
fraction
2. (a) start (b) maintain
^^fdlh oLrq dksmall part ;k amount** dssense
(c) legislate (d) reclaim
esa iz;qDr gksrk gSA people (O;fDr;ksa) ds fy,
fraction,
iz;qDr ugha gksrk gSA 3. (a) ensures (b) ensnares
(c) ensuing (d) entangles

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(c) akin (d) defective The men, who 1 to number only 2 ten, wore the
5. (a) assent (b) apprise same red­robed 3 and smiled 4 as he entered the
(c) digest (d) inhale village. Each of them looked calm, healthy and
deeply 5 It was as if the tensions that 6 so many
Answers of us in our modern world had 7 that they were
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) not welcome at this 8 of serenity and moved on
to more inviting 9 Though it had been many
Detailed - Analysis
years since; there had been a new face among
1 . ;gkawisdom ds development dh ckr dh tk jgh gSAthem, these men were controlled in their 10
blank space esa tks
word vk,xk okswisdom ls 'and' offering a simple bow as their greeting to this
ls tqM+k gqvk gS vr% nksuksa leku Hkko
words gksaxsA
okysvisitor who had travelled so far to find them.
1. (a) w a s (b) unified
Option (a) benevolence (n;kyw) rFkk option (c)
(c) appeared (d) gathered
healing (Bhd gksuk) nksuksa
blank space esanoun
2. (a) about (b) to
vk,xkA
(c) altogether (d) besides
Nominate dh noun form­ "nomination" gksrh gSA 3. (a) shirt (b) bag
vr% lgh answer option (d) intellect gSA
intellect (c) uniform (d) hat
dk vFkZ logical way esa lkspus] le>us dh {kerk4.;k (a) securely (b) specially
fnekx(mind) gksrk gSA (c) serenely (d) fascinated
2 . Sentence dk Hkko gSgood
fd health ds fy, human 5. (a) contoured (b) contented
being dks izfrfnu
exercise djuh pkfg,A vr%
option (c) congregational (d) consolidated
(b) maintain lgh gSA vU; rhuksa options­ start, 6. (a) enliven (b) plague
legislate, reclaim, irrelevant gSA (c) inspire (d) whet
3 . Option (b) ensnares, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ 7. (a) shared (b) confided
trap (tky ;k iQank) gksrk gSA (c) wished (d) sensed
Option (c) ensuing, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ& 8. (a) panorama (b) completion
^fdlh ?kVuk ds ckn dqN ?kfVr gksuk* gksrk gSA (c) summit (d) vista
9. (a) prospects (b) optimum
Option (d) entangles, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ&
(c) congregational (d) method
fdlh different ;k complicated situation esa iQal
10. (a) motivation (b) comprehension
tkuk* gksrk gSA (c) condescension (d) reception
vr% lgh answer option (a) ensures gSA ftldk
Answers
vFkZ& lqfu'pr djuk ;k iDdk djuk gksrk gSA
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b)
4 . ;gkaoption (a) mindful, option (c) akin (similar), 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)
Option (d) defective rhuksairrelevant gSA
Detailed - Analysis
vr% lghanswer option (b) alert gS rFkk mentally
1 . Option (a) was, grammatically wrong gS] D;ksafd
alert ,d collocation Hkh gS] tSls &
mentally ill,
Subject 'the men' plural gS vr%verb singular
mentally fit etc. gSA (was) ugha gks ldrh gSA
5 . Physical exercise food djs proper digest djus Option (b) unified, irrelevant gS D;ksafd bldk
ds fy, t-jh gS vr% lghchoice (c) digest gSA vFkZ&people,
^^ things etc." dks feykdj ,d single
vU; rhuksa options ­ assent, apprise, inhale, unit cukus ds sense esa gksrk gSA ,slk dksbZ Hkko bl
irrelevant gSaA sentence esa ugha gSA

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 Option (d) gathered, irrelevant gSAgathered­ Option (a) enliven (to make something more
,d txg ,df=kr gksus ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gSA interesting or fun), contextually wrong gS D;ksafd
Option (c) appeared, lgh answer gS D;ksafd bl tensions ls life esafun ugha vkrk vkSj uklife gh
sentence dk vFkZ& ^^dqN yksx tks la[;k ten esa dsoyinteresting gksrh gSA
izrhr gks jgs gSA** Option (c) inspire, contextually wrong gSA
2 . Option (a) about lgh answer gSA about dk vFkZ& Option (d) whet, irrelevant gSA
^^a little more or less ;k approximately" gksrk gSA Whet dk vFkZ ^^fdlh oLrq ds fy, viuk interest
vU; rhuksa options ­ to, altogether, besides, ;k desire dks c<+kuk** gksrk gSA
irrelevant gSA**
E.g. The book will whet your appetite for more
3 . Robe dk vFkZ& ^^,d yEck loose outer piece of his work.
clothing gksrk gS generally
tks fdlh ceremony esa lgh answer option (b) Plague gSA tcplague
rank (in) ;k office dks n'kkZus ds fy, iguk tkrk gSA**noun ds -i esa iz;ksx gksrk gS rks bldk eryc
disease
E.g. coronation robes gksrk gSA
The priests were robed in black. tc Plague, verb ds -i esa iz;qDr gksrk gS rks bldk vFkZ
Option (b) bag.& option (d) hat, irrelevant gSA pain ;k trouble gksrk gSAsentence bl esaplague,
Option (a) shirt, Red herring gSARobe dh verb dh rjg iz;qDr gqvk gSAcontextually
vr% Hkh lgh
definition ls] shirt Robe ugha gks ldrh gS D;ksafd gS D;ksafd
tensions ls pain vkSjtrouble gh feyrk gSA
Shirt 'kjhj ds Åijh Hkkx esa iguh tkrh gSRobe
tcfd 7 . bl sentence dk vFkZ gS& ^^,slk izrhr gks jgk Fkk fd
diM+ksa ds Åij iguk tkrk gS rFkk iwjs 'kjhj dks <+drk gSA
tensions (ftlus modern world esa ge lc dks ijs'kku
vr% lgh answer option (c) uniform gSA dj j[kk gSA)us eglwl dj fy;k Fkk fd ;s yksx bl 'kkar LFkku
4 . Option (d) Fascinated (Very interested), ij mldk welcome ugha djsaxs vkSj ;s ,sls
tensions
grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd adjective
;g gS LFkku ij pyh xbZ tks mudks invite dj jgs gSaA**
tcfd blank space esaadverb vk,xk D;ksafd tks pkjksa options ds lkFksentence dh structure bl
word vk;sxk oks verb smiled dksqualify djsxkA
izdkj cusxh&
Option (a) Securely, & option (b) Specially,
The tensions..........had shared ('ks;j djuk)
irrelevant gSA
The tensions.......... had confided (jkt crkuk)
lgh answer option (c) serenely gSA
The tensions........... had wished (vk'kk djuk)
Serenely dk vFkZ  calm and peaceful gksrk gSA
The tensions.......... had sensed (eglwl djuk)
5 . Option (a) contoured, irrelevant gSA
vr% option (d) sensed lgh gSA
contoured dk use­ ,slh oLrq ds fy, fd;k tkrk gS
ftls specially design fd;k x;k gks rkfd og oLrq8 . Option (b) Completion (dk;Z lekIr djuk)]irrelevant
attractive ;k comfortable yxsA gSA
Option (c) congregational, irrelevant gSA bldk Option (a) panorama and option (d) Vista
vFkZ& fdlh particular religion ;k church ds yksxksa nksuksa
synonym gS rFkk budk vFkZ& ^^/jrhwideds
ds lewg ds fy, fd;k tkrk gSA area dk beautiful view" gksrk gSA

vr% option (b) contended lgh gSA vr% lghanswer option (c) summit gSA
Summity
of Serenity dk vFkZ calm and peace dh
6 . bl Sentence esatensions ds ckjs esa ckr gqbZ gSA
tensions dh otg ls lHkh dks ijs'kkuh gh gksrh gS vr%
loksZPPk voLFkk ds fy, iz;ksx gksrk gSa A
blank space esa dksbZ
negative word vk,xkA

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method rhuksa options irrelevant gS rFkk lgh 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a)
answer option (a) prospects gSA Prospects dk 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c)
vFkZ& successful gksus dschances gksrk gSA
Detailed - Analysis
10. ;g ka motivation, comprehension and
1 . bl Sentence esa vkxs i<+us ij] igys-----
at first... og ckn
condescension (fdlh dks uhpk le>uk) rhuksa
esa----
fruit later... vk;k gSA vr% fdlh pht ds 'kq- esa o ckn
irrelevant gSaA
esa gksus dh ckr gks jgh gS bl ds fy, gradually
situation
vr% lgh answer option (c) reception gSA ;gka lgh choice gS vr% lghanswer option (b) gradually gSA
visitor ds Lokxr dh ckr gqbZ gSA
v U; rhuksa options ­ continuously, magnificently,
PASSAGE - 12 probably, irrelevant gSA
In this way youngsters discover several facts of
2 . Option (a) optional, irrelevant gSA
themselves deep inside. They 1 awaken to the
realization, 2 at first but with deep roots that option (b) indulgent, irrelevant gSA Indulgent
will 3 fruit later that they have inner 4 that there dk vFkZ& fdlh dks oks dk;Z djus nsuk tks oks djuk pkgrk
is something else besides examination results and gSA ,slk dksbZ Hkko bl esa ugha gSA
passage
ice cream, and that is somehow life­giving. This Option (c) impressive, Red herring gSA
is in fact the heart of their 5 life, uncolored 6 by
;gkasentence ds nks Hkkx but ls tqM+s gq,but gSaA
ftu
their religious 7 AS we have all discovered,
religion is often little more than a 8 and for many nksparts ;k words dks tksM+rk gScontradiction
muesa
a source only of social 9 For some it does become show djrk gSA but ds ckn okys Hkkx esa ----
fruit
both liberating and profound beyond such social later... vk;k gS tks fd positive result dks crkrk gS
10 vr%but ds igys Hkkx esanegative dksbZ word vk;sxkA
1. (a) continuously (b) gradually impressive ,d positive word gS vr%Red
(c) magnificently (d) probably herring gSA
2. (a) optional (b) indulgent lgh answer option (d) incoherent gSA incoherent
(c) impressive (d) incoherent dk vFkZ 'not clear' gksrk gSA
3. (a) bear (b) conduct
E.g. Neeraj & Sumit whispered something
(c) synchronize (d) position incoherent.
4. (a) conditions (b) outcomes
3. ;gk¡---
fruit later, dh ckr gqbZ gS vFkkZr~ ckr esa
fruitful
(c) resources (d) comprehension gksus dksense gSA blds fy,bear lgh word gSA
5. (a) spiritual (b) mental
Bear flowers/fruit dk vFkZ to produce flowers/
(c) physiological (d) appropriate
fruits.
6. (a) initially (b) gradually
vU; rhuksa options­ conduct, synchronize,
(c) agreeably (d) despairingly
position, contextually wrong gSaA
7. (a) politics (b) anarchy
4 . Passage dk first sentence ­ Youngsters vius Hkhrj Lo;a
(c) affliction (d) affiliation
ds dqNaspects dksdiscover dj ikrs gSaA
bl sentence ds
8. (a) convention (b) mastery
context esa
resources lgh choice gSA----
they have inner
(c) validity (d) nature
resources.
9. (a) playfulness (b) acknowledgement
(c) convocation (d) distortion tc youngsters vius vanj >kadrs gSa rks os dqN
10. (a) omnipotence (b) difficulty resources ikrs gSaA vU; options­
rhuksa conditions,
(c) connotations (d) nourishment outcomes and comprehension, irrelevant gSaA

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5 . Forward reading ls] bl passage esa vkxsreligion E.g. The word 'professional' has connotations
dh ckr gqbZ gS option
vr% (a) spiritual lgh choice gSA of skill and excellence.
Their mental life, Last sentence esa tks
social aspects dh ckr gS muds
Their physiological life, fy, social connotation lgh choice gSA 'ks"k rhuksa
options ­ difficulty, nourishment rFkk
Their appropriate life
omnipotence irrelevant gSA
rhuksa phrase,
gh irrelevant gSA
PASSAGE - 13
6 . Option (b) gradually rFkkoption (c) agreeably
Indian boxers 1 the greatest success story at the
nksuksa
irrelevant gSa D;ksafd ,slk dksbZsentence
Hkko bl Beijing Olympics. Three of the five boxers entered
esa ugha gSAoption
vr% (a) initially lgh gksxk A the quarter finals and one, Vijender Singh 2 the
bronze. His 3 bouts almost took him to the final.
Option (d) despairingly Hkh ;gka irrelevant
When Sushil Kumar entered the fray people
gSAbldk vFkZ& ^^lHkh mEehnsa lekIrfeeling"gks tkus dh
thought he was just another competitor 4 to the
gksrk gSA numbers. But Sushil went on the beat three 5 in
7 . Religious affiliation ,d collocation gSA one hour to win the bronze.
1. (a) drew (b) made
vr% lgh answer option (d) gksxk A
(c) scripted (d) scribed
Affiliation dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh O;fDrpoliticaldk 2. (a) stole (b) bagged
party ;k fdlh religion ls connection gksuk** (c) grabbed (d) aimed
gksrk gSA 3. (a) practical (b) doubtful
8 . Option (b) mastery, option (c) validity and (c) tactical (d) pragmatic
option (d) nature rhuksa
irrelevant gSaA 4. (a) increase (b) raise
lgh answer option (a) convention gSA (c) rise (d) adding
5. (a) competitors (b) enemies
Convention dk vFkZ fdlh oLrq dks djus dk
(c) foes (d) players
,slk rjhdk ftls lkekftd Lohdk;Zrk izkIr gksrh gSA
9 . Option (a) playfulness (full of fun) irrelevant gSA
Answers
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a)
option (c) Convocation, irrelevant gSA
Detailed - Analysis
convocation dk vFkZ&University
^^ ls members
;k church officials dh formal meeting" gksrk gSA 1 . Option (a) drew (draw djuk) rFkkoption (b)
vr% social convocation, irrelevant gSA made nksuksairrelevant gSaA

Option (d) distortion, irrelevant gSA Option (d) scribed, Red herring gSA bl sentence
dk vFkZ& Indian Boxes us chftax vksyfEiDl esa liQyrk
Distortion dk vFkZ  ^^facts and ideas dkschange
dh loZJs"B dgkuh fy[khA
djuk rkfd oks lgh uk jgsA rFkk fdlh pht dh xyr rLohj
izLrqr djsaA** gksrk gSA Scribe dk vFkZ  ^^to write or inscribe " gksrk gSA
generally scribe dks fdlh surface ij dqN fy[kus
vr% answer option (b)
ds sense esa iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
Social acknowledgement dk vFkZ^lkekftd
Script dk vFkZ fdlh movie, play etc. dk written
igpku* ls gSA
text gksrk gSA
scripted dk vFkZ& fdlh play, movie,
10.fiNys Sentence esareligion ds social aspect dh story dks fy[kuk gksrk gSA
ckr dh gSA fdlh word ds main meaning ds lkFk
E.g. A new venom story to be scripted by Dante
addition information d s sense d s fy , Harper.
connotation word iz;qDr gksrk gSA
vr% lgh answer option (c) scripted gSA

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2 . Option (a) stole (pqjkuk) rFkk
option (d) aimed PASSAGE - 14
(fu'kkuk yxkuk) rFkk option (c) grabbed, Red
The presence of certain 1 makes friendship a
herring gSA Grab dk vFkZ& etcwr ls idM+usspecialds 2. A 3 friend is consistent and honest. A
sense esa iz;ksx gksrk gSA 4 is not 5 to give an honest 6 and does not say
E.g. He grabbed the child's hand and run. things for the sake of getting 7 A friend
provides companionship and continuous 8 .
lgh answer option (b) bagged gSA bag tc verb
There is no room for pride, 9 or rivalry in 10 .
dh rjg iz;qDr gksrk gSsports
rFkk ds context esa vkrk
1. (a) qualities (b) qualify
gS rks
bldk vFkZ& xksy djuk] ikWbUV thruk] eSMy
(c) frequencies (d) degrees
thruk gksrk gSA
2. (a) hardship (b) courtship
E.g. Dublin bagged two goals last night's win. (c) scholarship (d) relationship
3 . Option (a) practical and option (b) doubtful, 3. (a) true (b) truth
irrelevant gSaA (c) truthful (d) truly
Option (d) pragmatic, irrelevant gSA 4. (a) befriend (b) friendship
(c) friend (d) friendly
Pragmatic dk vFkZ  ^^fdlh problem dks
5. (a) fear (b) afraid
practical method ls solve djuk uk fd ideas
(c) fright (d) fret
and theories solve djuk gksrk gSA
6. (a) opinion (b) concern
lgh answer option (c) tactical gSA (c) dominion (d) suggestion
Tactical dk vFkZ
 fdlh pht dks achieve djus ds 7. (a) approval (b) approve
particular method ls gSA Passage ds sense ds (c) appear (d) disapproval
according tactical lgh choice gSA 8. (a) support (b) supportive
4 . ;gkasentence dk Hkko ;g gS fd lq'khy dqekj Hkh ,slk(c) suppress (d) provide
gh competitor gS tks dsoy la[;k c<+kus ds fy, vk;k
9. (a) jeopardize
gSA bl Hkko ds fy, "adding to the number" (b) jealousy
phrase dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
vr% lgh answer (c) humility
option (d) adding gS vU; rhuksa
options­ increase, (d) open ­mindedness
raise and rise Hkhamount, number rFkklevel 10. (a) friendship (b) friendly
etc. dks c<+ussense (c) befriend
ds esa gh iz;qDr gksrs gSa ysfdu ;gka (d) courtship

sentence dh structure ds according Answers

grammatically wrong gSA 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b)

5 . Option (b) enemies and option (c) foes (an 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)

enemy) nksuksa
contextually wrong gSaA eSp esa f[kykM+h Detailed - Analysis
izfrLièkhZ gksrs gS uk fd nq'euA 1 . Option (b) qualify, grammatically wrong gSA
Option (d) player, Red Herring gSA
player fdlh ;gkablank space esanoun vk;sxk tcfd qualify ,d
f[kykM+h ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gS ysfdu tc ;s
player verb gSA
fdlh eSp esa ,d nwljs ds against [ksyrs gSa rksoption (c) frequencies and option (d) degress
competitors dgykrs gSaA nksuksa
irrelevant gSaA

vr% option (a) competitor lgh gSA vr% option (a) qualities lgh answer gSA

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2. bl Sentence dk vFkZ gS qualities
fd dh mifLFkfr7 . ;gkaBlank space esanoun vk,xkA D;ksafd
Option
friendship dksspecial fj'rk cukrh gSA vr% lgh (b) approve rFkkoption (c) appear nksuksa
choice (d) relationship gSA grammatically wrong gSa vkSj nksuksa
verb gSaA
gh
vU; rhuksa options ­ hardship (difficult and Option (d) disapproval, contextually wrong
unpleasant situation), courtship (romantic
gS D;ksafd
sentence esaaccept djus dk Hkko gSA
relationship) and scholarship (fdlh
organization }kjkeducation esahelp ds fy, nh xbZ vr% lgh option (a) approval gSA
money) irrelevant gSA 8. ;gkaBlank space esanoun vk;sxk D;ksafdcontinuous
3 . ;gkaBlank space esaadjective vk,xk D;ksafd tks ,d adjective gSA
word vk,xk oks friend (noun) dh fo'ks"krk crkus ("Note ­ dksbZ word ftlesa &ous suffix yxk gks
okyk gksxkA generally oksadjective gksrs gSaA**
)
option (b) truth, grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd
;gka rhuksa options ­ supportive (adjective),
truth ,d adverb gSA
suppress (verb), r Fkk provide (verb)
Option (c) truthful, Red herring gSA Truthful
grammatically wrong gSA
Hkh ,dadjective gS ysfdu bldk iz;ksx honest ds
9 . bl Sentence esapride, rivalry negative words gS
sense esa gh dj ldrs gSa] tcfd blh
sentence esa vkxs
vr% blank space esa Hkh negative word vk,xkA
honest vk;k gSA
Option (a) jeopardize, grammatically wrong gSA
vr% lgh answer options (a) true gSA
blank space esa dksbZ
noun vk,xk tcfd jeopardize
4 . ;g¡kBlank space esanoun vk;sxk D;ksafdword tks ,d verb gSA
vk,xk oks blsentence dk subject gksxkA Jeopardize dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh O;fDr ;k oLrq dks
destroy
Option (a) befriend, grammatically wrong gS ;k harm djus dh risk" gksrk gSA
D;ksafd ;s ,dverb gSA option (b) friendship, red option (d) openmindness contextually wrong gSA
herring gSA vr% lgh answer option (b) jealousy gS A
Option (d) friendship, grammatically wrong gS 10. ;gkaBlank space esa noun vk,xk D;ksafd option (b)
vr% lgh answer option (c) friend gSA friendly (adjective) rFkk option (c) befriend
(verb) nksuksagrammatically wrong gSA
5 . bl Sentence esablank space esa tks word vk,xk
Option (d) courtship, noun gS ysfdu contextually
oksfriend (noun) dh fo'ks"krk crkus okyk gksxk rFkk
wrong gS D;ksafd passage esacourtship dh ckr uk
noun dh fo'ks"krk crkus dsadjective
fy, dk iz;ksx djds friendship dh ckr dh xbZ gS vr% answer
gksrk gS rFkk
afraid dk iz;ksx dHkhnoun Hkh ds igys option (a) friendship gSA
ugha fd;k tkrk gSA
PASSAGE - 15
vr% option (b) afraid lgh gksxk A
Whenever I I at the moon, my heart 2 with
6. Option (b) concern, irrelevant gSA pleasure. I wish I had 3 to fly up to the moon. 1
know if I could 4 to become an 5 I would be able
Concern dk vFkZ  ^^fdlh dksaffect ;k involve
to go to the moon. Special equipment and a 6
djuk gksrk gSA ......honest
vr% concern.... dk dksbZtraining are required to go to moon. I would have
vFkZ ugha gSA to wear a special 7 along with a gas­mask for 8 .
My space shuttle would be equipped with 9
Option (c) dominion, irrelevant gSA dominion
cameras and other scientific 10 ,
dk vFkZ&authority
^^ to rule ;k control" gksrk gSA1. (a) looked (b) sa w
vr% option (a) opinion lgh gS A (c) viewed (d) gaze

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2. (a) fills (b) filled lgh answer option (a) looked gSA ;g
grammatically
(c) field (d) feels lgh gS rFkk
look dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh oLrq dks ns[kuk** gksrk gSA
3. (a) hands (b) wings
look dh structure­
(c) legs (d) feelers
Look at somebody/something gksrh gSA
4. (a) grow up (b) mow
(c) blow (d) show E.g. he looked at me and smiled.
5. (a) astrology (b) astronomy vr% ;gkalooked lgh gS D;ksafd blank space ds ckn
(c) astronaut (d) aristocrat preposition 'at' vkrk gSA
6. (a) special (b) ordinary 2 . Option (a) fills rFkkoption (d) feels nksuksa
(c) common (d) natural grammatically wrong gSA Verb dh Ist form +
7. (a) trousers (b) spacecraft s/es -i esa gS vr% xyr gSA
(c) space­suit (d) space formula
Option (c) field, Red herring gSA field tc noun
8. (a) breadth (b) breathing
dh rjg iz;qDr gksrk gS rks bldk vFkZ& ^[ksr* gksrk gSA tc
(c) bathing (d) breathe
field, verb dh rjg iz;qDr gksrk gS rc bldk vFkZ& dksbZ
9. (a) sensitive (b) touchy
candidate ;k player dk election ;k eSnku esa mrjuk
(c) primitive (d) decorative
gksrk gS]
sentence esa ;s Hkko ugha field gS rFkk
dh verb
10. (a) accessory (b) things
forms bl izdkj gS& field (I), fielded (II), fielded (III)-
(c) intuition (d) gadgets
vr% option (c) field, grammatically and
Answers
conceptually nksuksa -iwrong ls gSA
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d)
vr% lgh choice option (b) filled gSA
3 . bl Sentence esa mM+us dh ckr gks jghoption gS vr%
Detailed - Analysis
(b) wings lgh choice gSA
1 . bl passage esapast dh wish rFkkconditions dh ckr
gqbZ gS verb
vr% dh past tense dh forms iz;qDr gksaxhA vU; rhuksa options­ hand, legs, feelers (insects ds

Option (b) saw, contextually wrong gSA See dh

,aVhuk
) rhuksairrelevant gSA

second form ds -i esa tcsaw iz;qDr gksrk gS rc bldk 4 . ;gka lghAnswer option (a) grow up gSA grow
vFkZ& fdlh pht dks ns[kdj aware gksukgksrk gSA up dk vFkZ& "to develop into an adult" gksrk gSA tks
NOTE ­ Saw tc noun dh rjg iz;qDr gksrk gS rc
fd sentence ds Hkko ds vuqlkj lgh gSA
bldk vFkZ& ^^vkjk e'khu** gksrksense gS rFkk
esa]bltc vU; rhuksaoptions­ mow (?kkl dkVuk)] blow (gok
saw, verb curk gS rks verb forms­ saw, sawed, Hkjuk)] show (fn[kkuk) irrelevant lgh gSA
sawn gksrh gSA 5 . pw¡f
d Passage esa mM+dj pk¡n ij tkus dh ckr gks jgh
E.g. The workmen sawed and hammered all gSA pk¡n ij ;k varfj{k esa tkus okyk varfj{k ;k=kh
day. (astronaut) dgykrk gSA vr% lgh choice option
Option (c) viewed, Red­herring gSA view dk (c) astronaut gSA
vFkZ& fdlh oLrq dks è;kuiwoZd ns[kuk gksrk vU; gSA ysfdu
rhuksa options ­ astrology (T;ksfr"k)]
view dh structure­...... view something gksrh gSA astronomy ([kxksy foKku) rFkk aristocrat (mPPk
E.g. People came from all over the world to dqy esa tUek O;fDr) rhuksa irrelevant gSaA
view her work. 6 . Moon ij tkus dh ckr gks jgh gSA vr% special
Option (d) gaze, grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd equipment and special training dh t-jr gksxhA
gaze verb dh first form gSA tcfd ;gk¡ verb dh II Parallel construction ls Hkh special ds lkFkspecial
form vk;sxhA gaze dk vFkZ& fdlh O;fDr ;k oLrq dks iz;ksx fd;k tk,xk
yEcs le; rd ?kwj dj ns[kuk gksrk gSA
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 ....special equipment and a special training are and 4 fit. But for the indoors, chess is the queen
required to go to moon. I would have to were of games. People say chess is a 5 game because
a special space­suit..... only two can play.
'ks"k rhuksa
options ­ ordinary, common, natural, 1. (a) movement (b) swiftness
irrelevant gSaA (c) quickness (d) agility
vr% option (a) lgh answer gSA 2. (a) commands (b) asks
7 . ;gka dqN Special iguus dh ckr gqbZ gSA (c) signals (d) calls
vr%options (b) space craft rFkkoption (d) space 3. (a) response (b) play
formula nksuksairrelevant gSaA (c) work (d) action
Forward reading ls next sentence esaspace vk;k 4. (a) intellectually (b) emotionally
gS vr% tksspecial iguk gS oks space­suit gS vr% lgh (c) mentally (d) logically
answer option (c) gSA 5. (a) selfish (b) mean

Option (a) trousers, Red herring gSA (c) carefree (d) careless

8 . ;gkaGas­mask dh ckr gqbZgas gSA mask dks lkal ysus Answers

ds fy, iz;qDr fd;k tkrk gSA 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a)
vr% option (a) breadth (pkSM+kbZ) and option (c) Detailed - Analysis
bathing (ugkuk) nksuksa contextually wrong gSA 1 . Option (a) movement, irrelevant g S A
Option (d) breathe, grammatically wrong gS Movement dk vFkZ& ,d LFkku ls nwljs LFkku rd tkus
D;ksafdblank space esanoun vk;sxk tcfd breathe ;k body dks fgykus sense
ds esa gksrkMovement
gSA
verb gksxk A ,d neutral word gS tcfd ;gkaeye and limb dh
v r % l g h answer option (b) breathing fdlh quality dksdevelop djus dh ckr dgh gSA
(noun) g SA Option (b) swiftness, Red herring gSA swift dk
9 . bl Blank space esashuttle esas yxus okys cameras vFkZ& ^^rRdky o rsth ls djuk** ds Hkko gksrk gSA
dh fo'ks"krk crkus wordokyk vk;sxkA tks fd vR;f/d Option (c) quickness, red herring gS ftldk iz;ksx
sensitive gksuk pkfg, rkfd space esa gksus small
okys lkspus le>us dh rsth ds Hkko esa gksrk gSA vr%
Option
changes dks Hkh notice dj ldsaA (d) agility lgh answer gSA
vr% option (a) sensitive lgh gksxk A 2 . Que. 2 and Que. 3 ds options dks ,d lkFkanalysis
10. ;gk¡Cameras rFkk vU; gqbZ djus ij Call somebody/something into
scientific midj.kksa dh ckr
gS vr% lghchoice option (d) gadgets (midj.k) gSA action.... ,d phrase curk gS ftldk vFkZ& ^^fdlh
Option (a) accessory, irrelevant gSA Accessory
O;fDr ;k oLrq dk;Z'khy djuk** gksrk gSA
,slh oLrq ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk decorative
gSA tks ;k dqN vr% lgh choice option (d) calls gSA
useful gksbut tks essential uk gksA vr% rhuksa options ­ commands, asks, signals,
irrelevant gSaA
Option (b) things, cgqr broad word gSA
3 . lgh choice option (d) action gSA vU; rhuksa
options
Option (c) intuition, irrelevant gSAIntuition dk vFkZ&
response, play, work, irrelevant gSA
^^fdlh pht dks dsoy viuhfeelings ls tku ysuk** gksrk gSA
4 . Physically and mentally fit ,d collocation gSA
PASSAGE - 16
vr% lgh answer option (c) mentally gSA blfy,
Tennis is a game that gives one plenty of exercise;
vU; rhuksa options­ intellectually, emotionally
it develops 1 of eye and limb and 2 the brain too
and logically, factually wrong gSA
into 3 . A few sets of tennis keep one physically

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5 . Option (b) mean, Red herring gSAmean tc 10. (a) beaten (b) penalised
adjective form esa gksrk gSgame
rFkk;k sports ds (c) disturbed (d) punished
context esa iz;qDr gksrk gS rks bldk vFkZ&
very good Answers
and skillful gksrk gS ysfdu
mean dk iz;ksx fdlh 1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (b)
person dh quality ds sense esa gksrk gSA 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (d)
E.g. He's a mean tennis player. Detailed - Analysis
• She plays a mean game of chess. 1 . Childhood esaresponsibilities uk ds cjkcj gksrh gS
Option (c) carefree, irrelevant gSAcarefree dk responsibilities ;gka ij plural countable noun gS]
responsibilities ;k worries uk gksrk** vr% lgh answer option (c) few gSA
vFkZ& ^^dksbZ
gksrk gSA Option (b) little, grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd
vr% option (a) selfish lgh gSA little Hkh uk ds cjkcjsense
ds esa gh iz;qDr gksrk gS ysfdu
little uncountable nouns ds fy, bLrseky fd;k
PASSAGE - 17
tkrk gSA
Childhood is a time when there are 1
responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child 2 Option (a) many and option (d) more
good parents, he is fed, looked 3 and loved, contextually wrong gSA
whatever he may do. It is improbable that he
2 . Grammar Point ds vuqlkj%
will ever again in his life 4 given so much
without having to do anything 5 return. In ^^to own, hold or possess something** dssense
addition, life is always 6 new things to the child. ds fy, verb 'have' iz;qDr gksrh gSA
A child finds 7 in playing in the rain or in the
E.g. I don't have that much money on me.
snow. His first visit 8 the seaside is a marvellous
adventure. But a child has his pains; he is not so • Rahul had a new car and a boat.
free to do as he wishes; he is continually being 9 • Lolima has got a BA in English.
not to do things or is being 10 His life is therefore
• The car has four­wheel drive.
not perfectly happy.
• The group has/consists of/comprises/is made
1. (a) man (b) little
up of/ is composed of ten people.
(c) few (d) more
• Present Simple esa]
2. (a) had (b) have
I/we/you/they­have
(c) has (d) will have
He/she/it­has
3. (a) up (b) a t
Past simple, past participle esa&had dk iz;ksx
(c) after (d) around
fd;k tkrk gSA
4. (a) is (b) has
(c) are (d) be bl sentence esaa child, singular gS rFkkpassage,
5. (a) for (b) in present simple tense esa gSA vr% answerlgh
(c) a s (d) of option (c) has gSA
6. (a) donating (b) displaying 'ks"k rhuksaoptions­ had, have, will have,
(c) granting (d) presenting grammatically wrong gSaA
7. (a) pain (b) progress forward reading ls] bl passage esa vkxs---a child
(c) pressure (d) pleasure has his pains... vk;k gS vr%child ds fy, has lgh
8. (a) on (b) to choice gSA
(c) in (d) for 3 . Look after­ ,d phrasal verb gS ftldk vFkZ& gS
9. (a) ordered (b) told ^^ns[kHkky djuk** gksrk gSA
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 E.g. Who's going to look after the children 'ks"k rhuksa
options­for, as, of, irrelevant gSA
while you are away?
6 . Option (a) donating, contextually wrong gSA
• I am looking after his affairs while he is in
hospital. donate dk vFkZ& ^^ ds -i esa fdlh dks
charity money,
food, clothes etc. nsukA**
vr% lgh answer option (c) after gSA
Structure- donate something to somebody/
'ks"k rhu
phrasal verb dk vFkZ&
something
• look at- è;kuiwoZd ns[kuk
E.g. Outlook academy has donated $30,000
E.g. Your ankle is swollen­ I thing the doctor to local charities.
ought to look it.
gSA
Option (b) displaying, contextually wrong
• Look around­ fdlh pht dh [kkst ds fy, vyx&vyx
Display dk vFkZ
 ^iznf'kZr djuk gksrk gSA*
places ij nw¡<+uk@irk yxkuk
E.g. The exhibition gives local artists an
E.g. We are looking around for a house in this opportunity to display their work.
area.
Option (c) granting, contextually wrong gSA
• Let's look around the town this afternoon.
Grant dk vFkZ
 'kkunkj gksrk gSA
• Look up- fdlh dictionary ;k reference book E.g. I was granted permission to visit the
fdlh information dk irk yxkuk palace.
E.g. I looked it up in the dictionary. Rex was granted license to mine in the area.
• Can you look up the opening times on the vr% lgh answer option (d) presenting gSA
website?
7 . Rain ;k snow esa [ksyus ls cPpksa dks [kq'kh feyrh gS vr%
vr % look at, look up, look around r hu ksa lgh choice option (d) pleasure gSA
contextually wrong gSaA Option (a) pain, contextually wrong gSA
4 . ;g sentence, future simple dh passive Option (b) progress and option (c) pressure,
structure esa gSA ;gkahelping verb 'will' ds ckn irrelevant gSA
okykphrase (ever again in his life) gVkdj ns[kus8 . Blank space ls igys visit vk;k gSA visit ds fy,
ls ;g structure clear gks tkrh gSA structure­
..... he will be given so much.... Visit to somebody something dk iz;ksx fd;k
vr% lgh answer option (d) be gSA tkrk gSA
'ks"k rhuksa
options ­ in, has, are, grammatically E.g. It's my first visit to New York.

wrong gSA • If you have time, pay a visit to the local

museum.
5 . In return ,d idiom gS ftldk vFkZ& in^^
exchange
vr% lgh answer option (b) to gSA
for something gksrk gSA
Option (a) on, contextually wrong gSA
E.g. Can I buy you lunch in return for your
help? Visit on/upon dk vFkZ
 fdlh dks punish djuk
gksrk gSA
In returndbZ ckjreaction ;k response ds fy,
E.g. The sins of the fathers are visited on/
iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
upon the children.
E.g. I asked her opinion, but she just asked
Option (c) in and option (d) for, irrelevant gSA
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9 . Sentence dk Hkko ;g gS fd cPps dks yxkrkj dqN4.
phtsa(a) for (b) about
ugha djus ds fy, dgk tkrk gSA vr%choice lgh (c) among (d) with
Option (b) told gSA 5. (a) live (b) resist
Option (a) ordered, red herring gSA
order word (c) bear (d) cope
6. (a) remarkable (b) little
dk use, authority }kjk fd;k tkrk gSA
(c) tolerable (d) popular
E.g.Ram gave orders for the work to be
7. (a) measure (b) cover
started.
(c) reduce (d) reach
Option (c) forbidden, grammatically wrong 8. (a) rapid (b) continuous
gSA black space esaverb vk;sxh tcd forbidden (c) regular (d) slow
(not allowed) ,d adjective gSA 9. (a) belief (b) trust
E.g.Photography is strictly forbidden in the (c) conception (d) notion
museum. 10. (a) baseless (b) wrong
10. Option (b) penalized, contextually wrong gSA (c) misleading (d) correct
penalize,fdlh rule ;k law dks rksM+us ij
punish Answers
djus ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gSA 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (d)
E.g. You will be penalized for poor spelling 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c)
Option (c) disturbed (mentally ill), irrelevant gSA Detailed - Analysis
Option (a) beaten, red herring gSA D;ksafd cPpksa 1 . Sentence dk Hkko ;g gS rFkk
fact Hkh ;gh gS fd ikuh ds fcuk
d h fiVkbZ djuk punishment dk ,d izdkj ek=k gS
dksbZanimal
Hkh survive ugha dj ldrkA vr% lgh answer
tcfd t-jh ugha gS fd cPPkspunishment
dks ds -i esa dsoy
Option (b) ugha gSA
fiVkbZ gh dh tk;saA vkxs lgh(d) punished gSA
option
Option (a) every and option (c) any, contextually
E.g. Never punish children by making them
go hungry. wrong gSA
PASSAGE - 18 gSA
Option (d) desert, irrelevant

Without water 1 animal can survive. In desert 2 . Threat to life ,d phrase gS ftldk vFkZ& ^^thou ds
regions the greatest 2 to life is drying up. But fy, [krjk** gksrk gSA
many creatures are able to make use of 3 little
vr% lgh answer option (d) threat gSA
water that exists in arid areas. One of nature’s
masterpieces 4 creatures equipped to 5 with E.g. Drugs pose a major threat to our society.
desert life is the hardy camel. Stories range to Option (a) warning and option (b) worry red
desert lands far and wide about 6 endurance
herring gSA
Option (c) requirement, irrelevant gSA
feats by camels. It is said that camels can 7 a
distance of about 800 miles in eight days through 3 . ;gk¡Sentence dk Hkko ;s gS fd oks FkksM+k lk ikuh tks
8 travel without an intake of a single drop of arid areas esa ik;k tkrk gSAsense bl ds fy, the
water. The popular 9 that camels store water in
little iz;qDr gksrk gSA
the humps is 10 in a way; water is indeed stored
there but in the form of fat. vr% lgh answer option (b) the gSA
1. (a) every (b) no option (a) what, irrelevant gSA
(c) any (d) desert
Option (c) very, contextually wrong gSA
2. (a) warning (b) worry
Option (d) that, red herring gSA
(c) requirement (d) threat
3. (a) wh at (b) the 4 . ;gka ,slscreatures gksdesert esa thfor jg ldrs gSa
esa
(c) very (d) that ls ,d hardy camel dh ckr gqbZ gSA

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 bl izdkj tc ge dqN things ;k people ds group Conception dk vFkZ
 ^^idea ;k plan ds forming
esa ls fdlh ,d dkschoose djrs gSa rks
proposition dh process'' gksrk gSA
among iz;qDr gksrk gSA E.g. The plan was brilliant in its conception
E.g. A Indian man was among the survivors. but failed because of lack of money.
vr% lgh answer option (c) among gSA • We have no conception of how difficult life in if
you are unemployed.
'ks" k rh uksaoptions ­ for, about, with,
grammatically wrong gSaA Option (d) notion, red herring gSA notion dk

5 . Cope with something ,d phrase gS ftldk vFkZ&

vF kZ & ^^ fd lh p ht d k
idea, belief ; k
understanding" gksrk gSA
^^ fd lh difficult situation ; k thing l s
successfully deal djuk** gksrk gSA 10. Option (a) baseless and option (b) wrong,
Contextually wrong gSA
E.g. Desert plant are adapted to cope with
camel hump esawater ugha fat dh form esawater
extreme heat.
store gksrk gSA vr% answerlgh option (c)
He wasn't able to cope with the stress and misleading gSA
strains of the job.
E.g. Some of the information on the website
vr% lgh answer option (d) cope gSA was dangerously misleading.
6 . ;gk¡ Blank space ds ckn endurance vk;k gSA PASSAGE - 19
Endurance dk vFk ^^fdlh difficult ;k painful The 1 age is the age of machines. From the 2 the
Industrial Revolution began in Europe. Man’s life
pht dks yEcs le; rd lgu djus dh ability" gksrk gSA
has been changing 3 many ways. At first the
blank space esa tksword vk;sxk oks
endurance dks change was. 4 Now machines have become 5 of
positively qualify djus vr% lghanswer option our daily lives.
(a) remarkable gSA 1. (a) modern (b) new
(c) civilized (d) present
E.g. Winning the hockey world cup was a
2.
(a) birth (b) time
remarkable achievement.
(c) beginning (d) start
7 . bl Sentence esa nwjh r; djus dk Hkko gS vr%3. lgh(a) into (b) to
answer option (b) cover gSA (c) in (d) with
Option (a) measure, contextually wrong gSA 4. (a) slow (b) steady
(c) fast (d) stagnant
Option (c) reduce, irrelevant gSA 5. (a) component (b) part
Option (d) reach, red herring gSA (c) necessity (d) support
8. bl Sentence esa yxkrkj
travel djus dk Hkko gS vr% Answers
lgh answer option (b) continuous gSA 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)
a Option (a) rapid and option (d) slow Detailed - Analysis
irrelevant gSA 1 . Option (b) new and option (c) civilized
Option (c) regular, red herring gSA irrelevant gSA
9 . Option (b) trust, irrelevant gSA Option (d) present, red herring gSA
present dk
• trust in somebody/something
vFkZ&existing
^^ or happening now" gksrk gSA
E.g. The present owner of the house is Mr.
E.g. Ram undermined public trust in his office.
James Bond.
Option (c) Conception, factually wrong gSA vr% lgh option (a) modern gSA

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2. bl sentence esa.... began in Europe... vk;k gS vr%3. (a) in (b) within
birth, beginning, start rhuksa contextually (c) of (d) from
wrong gSA 4. (a) la w (b) right
lgh answer option (b) time gSA (c) legislation (d) step
3 . Blank space ls igys changing vk;k gSA change in 5. (a) traditional (b) cultural
something ,d phrase gS vr% lgh answer option (c) services (d) advantages
(c) in gSA 6. (a) facilities (b) infrastructure
'ks"k rhuksa
options ­ into, to, with, grammatically (c) services (d) advantages
wrong gSaA 7. (a) responsibility (b) involvement
(c) participation (d) relationship
4 . Industrial revolution ds ckn vkneh dhlife esa
change start gks x;kAchange
;s igys /hjs&/hjs gq,A (a)
8. has helped (b) have helped
(c) helped (d) will help
bl sense ds fy, lgh answer option (a) slow gSA
9. (a) distinctions (b) differences
Option (b) (c) rFkk(d) irrelevant gSA
(c) discrimination (d) discrepancies
5 . Sentence dk Hkko ;g gS fd vkt machines gekjh 10. (a) in (b) into
daily life dk fgLlk cu pqdh gSA bl ds fy, lgh
sense (c) at (d) on
choice option (b) part gSA
Answers
Option (a) component, Red herring gSA
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b)
component dk vFkZ& dksbZ oLrq ftu ftu phtksa ls
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (d)
feydj cuh gksrh gS] muesa ls dksbZ ,d pht gksrk gSA
Detailed - Analysis
E.g. The components of a machines.
gSA ,slh pht 1 . Option (a) transformation, irrelevant gSA
Option (c) necessity, Red herring
ftlds fcuk dksbZ dk;Z iwjk uk gks]
sense^^ds
ds fy, Transformation dk vFkZ
 ^^fdlh O;fDr ;k oLrq esa
necessity iz;qDr gksrk gSA complete change" gksrk gSA
E.g. Food is a necessity of life. vr% options (d) dawn lgh gS
Option (d) support, irrelevant gSA Dawn dk vFkZ
 The beginning or first sign of
PASSAGE - 20 something gksrk gSA
The Gandhian movement brought a new 1 for 2 . Women's liberation ,d collocation gS vr% lgh
Indian women. It helped in women’s 2 . They choice option (c) gSA
now enjoy equality with men 3 all spheres.
Legislative reforms ensure this 4. They enjoy Liberation dk vFkZ
 fdlh dh life ls restriction
equal participation in social, 5 and political life. gVkuk rkfd oks [kqydj th ldsA
Improved 6 for health and education, economic
3 . In all spheres ,d phrase gS ftldk vFkZ& ^^lHkh {ks=kksa
independence and active 7 in family and
community life 8 to compete with men. All 9 esa** gksrk gSA vr% lghoption (a) in gSA
choice
based on sex have vanished. The modern woman vU; rhuksa
options ­ within, of, from, contextually
is 10 the march and nothing can stop her
wrong gSaA
onslaught.
1. (a) transformation (b) beginning 4 . Option (a) law, red herring gSA
law ,d general
(c) awareness (d) dawn term gSa &
2. (a) liberalism (b) liberalization Option (c) Legislation, red herring gSA
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 Legislation dk vFkZ ^^Parliament }kjkpass vr% lgh option (d) on gSA vU; options­ in, into
fd, x, laws" gksrk gSA rFkkat, irrelevant gSaA
Option (d) step, irrelevant gSA PASSAGE - 21
lgh choice option (b) right gSA The All India Radio, 1 as well as films have the 2
of speeding up the process of 3 awareness.
;gk¡Right dk vFkZ  ^^vf/dkj** ls gS
National Programmes of 4 , dance and of dramas
5 . Option (a) traditional, irrelevant gSA vr% lghon the broadcast 5, i.e., radio and television
answer Option (b) cultural gSA support the 6 of composite culture and of
exchange of 7 and artistic forms between one 8
Cultural dk vFkZ  fdlh society ds customs, and another. The influence of media, in the 9 of a
beliefs, culture ls lcaf/r gSA composite culture, may have been 10 . but it is
an important factor.
6 . Option (d) advantages, irrelevant gSaA
1. (a) star channel (b) doordarshan
Option (b) infrastructure and option (c) (c) cable tv (d) video compact disc
services nksuksa
Red herring gSaA 2. (a) capability (b) ability
facilities dh definition esainfrastructure , (c) tendency (d) technology
3. (a) regional (b) local
services, equipment etc. include gksrs gS ftUgsa fdlh
(c) national (d) global
particular purpose ds fy, provide djok;k tkrk
4. (a) music (b) magic
gSA vr% lgh answer option (a) facilities gksxk A (c) health (d) agriculture
7 . Option (a) responsibility and option (d) 5. (a) systems (b) machine
relationship irrelevant gSA (c) communications (d) media
6. (a) view (b) concept
Option (b) involvement red herring gSA
(c) text (d) content
involvement dk vFkZ& ^^Hkkx ysuk** gksrk 7. gSA(a) culinary (b) musical
vr% lgh option (c) participation gSA (c) literary (d) theatrical
8. (a) country (b) region
8 . Forward reading ls] next sentence esa Hkh
present
(c) village (d) school
perfect tense (.....have vanished) vk;k gSA ;gka
9. (a) revolution (b) transformation
sentence dk subject plural gS vr% lghchoice (c) progress (d) evolution
Option (b) have helped gSA 10. (a) clear (b) subtle
option (a) has helped, option (c) helped and (c) appropriate (d) adequate
option (d) will help grammatically wrong gSA Answers
9 . Option (b) difference, irrelevantgSaA
difference 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (b)
dk vFkZ* ^^nks oLrqvksa ;k O;fDr;ksa esa varj gksuk** gksrk gSA
difference ,d neutral word gSA
Detailed - Analysis
Option (d) discrepancies, irrelevant g S
discrepancies, error ds Hkko esa iz;ksx gksrk gSA1 . blbldk
Sentence esaAll India Radio, blank space rFkk
vFkZ & ^^,slh nks ;k nks ls vf/d oLrqvksa ds eè; varjfilms dk izHkko iwjs ns'k esa gksrk gS rFkk ;s iwjs ns'k dks doj
gksuk
tks fd leku gksuh pkfg, Fkh** gksrk gSA vr% lgh
answer djrs gSa rFkk
as well as ls tqM+s gSaA vr%
parallel
construction ls blank space esa Hkh ,slk ekè;e
options (c) discrimination gSA
vk;sxk tks iwjs ns'k esa izHkko j[krk gksAchoicevr% lgh
10. "On the march" ,d idiom gS ftldk vFkZ& ^^vkxs
option (b) Doordarshan gSA vU; rhuksa options­
c<+uk** gksrk gSA star channel, cable TV, VCD irrelevant gSaA

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2 . Option (d) technology, option (c) tendency, Hkh 8 . Option (c) village rFkkoption (d) school nksuksa
irrelevant gSA irrelevant gSaA
Option (b) ability, red herring gSA process Option (a) country, red herring gSA lgh answer
qualities ds sense esaability ds ctk; capability option (b) region gS D;ksafdpassage esa iwjs ns'k ds
dk iz;ksx mfpr gSA fofHkUu {ks=kksa dh ckr dh tk jgh gSA
ability dh structure ­ ability to do something 9 . Passage esa igyscomposite culture ds concept
gksrh gSA dh ckr dh gS vkSj vc mlds gradual development
E.g. A gentle form of exercise will increase
dh ckr gks jgh gS vr% lgh answer option (d)
your ability to relax.
evolution gSA
Capability dh nksstructure gksrh gS&
Option (a) revolution, irrelevant g S A
(i) capability to do something-
revolution, sudden change ds sense esa iz;qDr
E.g. She has the capability to become a very
fine actress. gksrk gSA
(ii) Capability of doing something. 10. bl Sentence ds nks Hkkx but ls tqM+s gq,but, gS
;ghastructure passage esa iz;qDr gqbZ gS vr% lgh contradiction dksshow djus ds fy, bLrseky fd;k
choice option (c) capability gSA tkrk gSA
3 . All India Radio, Door darshan and films dk bl sentence esabut ds cknimportant factor dh
izHkko {ks=k iwjk ns'k gS vr%
option (c) national lgh ckr gqbZ gSAbut vr%ds igys ,slkword vkuk pkfg,
choice gSA ftldk vFkZ& ^^tks egRoiw.kZ uk gks** gksA
4 . bl sentence esadance and drama dh ckr gqbZ gSApkjksa options esa dsoy option (b) subtle gh ;s Hkko
parallel construction ls] dance and drama ds ns jgk gSAsubtle dk vFkZ& not^ very noticeble*
lkFkmusic lgh choice gS vr% lghanswer option gksrk gSA vr%answer
lgh option (b) subtle gksxk A
(a) music gSA PASSAGE - 22
vU ; rh uksa options ­ magic, health and Fragmentation of environment is the curse of
agriculture, irrelevant gSaA modern towns. 1 public authorities working
5 . Option (a) systems, red herring gSA together to achieve a 2 landscape, they appear
to act in blinkered isolation and mutual 3 as
Option (b) machine and option (c)
though the human environment 4 best split up
communications, irrelevant gSaA into separate bits, with blind disregard 5 what
lgh answer option (d) media gSAMedia dk the final result looks like.
vFkZ& ^^,slk rjhdk ftlls cM+h la[;k esa yksx1.tkudkjh
(a) even if (b) even though
izkIr djrs gSa vkSj euksjatu djrs gSa TV, A tSls& ^^
(c) instead of (d) in spite of
Radio, newspaper and internet. vr% passage 2. (a) co­ordinated (b) clean
ds sense ds according media lgh gSA rFkk (c) beautiful (d) imaginary
broadcast media ,d collocation Hkh gSA 3. (a) distrust (b) disrespect
6 . bl question esacomposite culture dh ckr gqbZ gSA (c) trust (d) interest
vr% lgh answer option (b) concept gSA 4. (a) is (b) were
Concept dk vFkZ fdlh abstract pht ls tqM+k (c) are (d) w a s
idea ;k fl¼kar** gksrk gSA 5. (a) from (b) of
(c) to (d) for
7 . Option (a) culinary, irrelevant gSA
culinary dk
vFkZ& ^^ or food ls lacaf/r** gksrk gSA vr% lgh
cooking Answers
option (c) literary gSA 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d)

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 Detailed - Analysis being less disturbed by passing 9 At such times
I have almost 10 the wind sunk into quiet.
1. Passage ds vFkZ ds vuqlkj] answer
lgh option (c) 1. (a) quite (b) quiet
Instead of gSA (c) sound (d) sense
'ks"k rhuksa
options­ even if, even though, in spite 2. (a) a dry day (b) Monday
(c) Sunday (d) Tuesday
of, grammatically wrong gSaA
3. (a) mail (b) mil1
2. Passage ds igys sentence esafragmentation (c) hill (d) bi11
(NksVs&NksVs VqdM+s djuk) isolation rFkk ckn4.esa (a) din (b) dirt
(vyx&Fkyx)vk;k gSA instead of ls sentence start (c) don (d) done
gqvk gS vr% isolation ds contrast esaword iz;qDr 5. (a) scale (b) scythe
gksxk vr% lgh answer option (a) co­ordinate gSA (c) hammer (d) axe
6. (a) car (b) cart
'ks"k rhuksa
options­ clean, beautiful, imaginary,
(c) horse (d) mare
irrelevant gSA 7 (a) urban (b) rural
3. Blinkered isolation ds ckn 'and' conjunction (c) city (d) town
vk;k gSAand, parallel construction dks crkrk gSA 8 (a) frequently (b) rarely
vr% dksbZ negative word blank space esa vk;sxkA (c) little (d) least
9 (a) trams (b) travelers
vr% option (c) trust and option (d) respect (c) transits (d) trustees
contextually wrong gSA D;ksafd ;s nksuksa positive gh
10. (a) fancied (b) glanced
word gSaA (c) gleaned (d) glued
Option (b) disrespect, Red herring gS D;ksafd
Answers
disrespect ,d negative word gS
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c)
vr% lgh answer option (a) distrust gksxk A 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)
4. bl Sentence esaas though vk;k gS vr% sentence
;s Detailed - Analysis
imaginary dk vFkZ ns jgk gSA rks
imagination ds
1 . ;gkaEnglish landscape ds okrkoj.k dh ckr gks jgh
sense ds fy, ge 'were ' dk iz;ksx djrs gS vr% lgh
answer Option (b) were gSA gSApassage esa vkxsdifferent sounds dh ckr gks jgh

5. Blank space ls igys disregard vk;k gS rFkk

gSA rFkk
passage dk conclusion tks fd last line esa

disregard preposition 'for' ysrk gSA gSquiet ('kkar) ij lekIr gks jgk gSA
Suraj shows a total disregard for his wife is Option (a) quite, red herring gS]
feelings. Option (c) sound, structure ds according
vr% lgh answer option (d) for gSA irrelevant gSA
'ks"k rhuksa
options­ from, of, to, grammatically Option (d) sense, irrelevant gSA
wrong gSA Option (b) quiet, parallel construction ds
PASSAGE - 23 according lgh gS D;ksafd passage English
Those who are in the habit of remarking of such landscape ds quiet ls start gksdjquiet ij gh
matters must have noticed the 1 of an English
landscape on 2 The clacking of the 3 the regularly
lekIr gks jgk gSA
recurring stroke of the flail, the 4 ot the 2 . Parallel construction ls ftl fnu quiet gks ml
blacksmith’s 5 the whistling of the ploughman, option dk iz;ksx gksuk pkfg, A
the rattling of the 6 and all other sounds of 7
Jabour are suspended. The very dogs bark less 8 Option (a) dry day, red herring gS

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 Option (b) Monday & option (d) Tuesday Option (a) urban, red herring gS D;ksafd ;g
working day gksrs gSA contextually
vr% wrong gSaA grammatically rkscorrect gS ysfdupassage ds
Option (c) lgh gSA context ds vuqlkj ;gk¡ 'kgjh (urban) ugha cfYd

3 . Clacking word loud sound ds fy, vkrk gS ;gka xzkeh.k ifjos'k dh ckr gks jgh gSA vr%
correct answer

mill (fey) correct gS D;ksafd

mill fdlh machinery option (b) rural gSA

;k factory dks represent djrk gSA vU; rhu Roverse reading ls] bl passage esaEnglish
options­ mail, hill and bill irrelevant gSaA landscape vk;k gSA Landscape word lkekU;r%

4 . Passage esadifferent types dh ckr gks jgh gSA ;gkaxzkeh.k ifjos'k

(rural) ds fy, gh iz;qDr gksrk gS vr%

pkjksa
options­ din, dirt, don, done esa dsoy
din gS rural correct answer gSA

tkssound dks crkrk gS ;gkablank space ds igysaless vk;k gS tks deh dks
8.

Din dk vFkZloud and unpleasant noise gksrk gSA n'kkZus ds fy, iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
Dirt­ /wy]don­ teacher or group of criminals dks Option (c) little rFkkoption (d) least Hkh deh dks

crkrs gS rFkk
done fdlh dke dkscomplete djus ds n'kkZrs gSa vr%grammatically
nksuksa wrong gSaA

fy, iz;ksxfd;k tkrk gSA

vr%correct answer option Option (b) rarely dk vFkZ not very often gksrk gS
(a) din gksxk
A vr% blsqualify djus ds fy, fdlh nwljsnegative
(hammer) gksrk gSA word (less) dh t-jr ugha gSA
5 . Blacksmith (yqgkj) dk gFkksM+k
scale­measurement ds fy, rFkk scythe ­ ?kkl Option (a) frequently dk vFkZ often gksrk gS ftls
dkVus ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk
axe­gSA
dqYgkM+h gksrh gSAless vr% qualify dj ldrk gSA vr% lghanswer option
scale, scythe and axe rhuksa ;gka contextually (c) frequently gSA
wrong gSA vr% lgh answer (c) hammer gksxk A E.g. Cars run less frequently between the city
6 . Rattle dk vFkZ  fdlh vehicle dh short loud and the airport.
sound ds fy, vkrk gS tc og vehicle xfr'khy 9 . Option (a) trams (electricity ls pyus okyhtrain)
gksrk gSA and option (d) trustees (U;klh) ;gka irrelevant
Option (c) horse and option (d) mare, gSA
irrelevant gSaA Option (c) transits dk vFkZ ,d LFkku ds nwljs LFkku
Option (a) car, Red herring gS D;ksafdcar ds fy, ds movement ds fy, vkrk gS blfy, ;g Hkh xyr gSA
H khrattle word e sablacksmith ( y qg kj ) ] Option (b) travelers lgh gS D;ksafd
dogs passing
ploughman (fdlku) vkfn vk, gSa rksEnglish;s travelers ls disturb gks dj gh HkkSadrs gSaA
landscape fdlh xkao dk gS vr% car (xkM+h) T;knk10. This question is based on vocabulary.
vPNh rjg passage theme dksclear djrk gSA vr% option (c) gleaned Hkhirrelevant gS D;ksafd bldk
lgh answer (b) cart gSA vFkZ
7 . bl question esa tks word vk;sxk mldkpart of different places ls knowledge rFkkinformation
speech adjective gksxk tks labour
fd dksqualify dksl izkIr djus ls gS]
djsxkA Option (d) glued, irrelevant gS D;ksafd ;s nks phtksa
Option (c) city, option (d) town, dks fpidkus ds vFkZ esa iz;ksx fd;k tk gksrk gSA
grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd ;s nksuksa
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 vr% option (a) fancied lgh gksxk ftldk ,d vFkZ Epilogue dk vFkZ  ^^fdlh book, play/movie ds
believe or imagine gksrk gS tks passage
fd ds last esa
conclusion (milagkj)** gksrk gSApassage
tcfd
context ds according correct gSA esa :'kq
vkr dh ckr gqbZ ......
gSAsuddenly begins to
cloud.
PASSAGE - 24
E.g. Fortinbras speaks the epilogue
My aunt Myra is strangely like a thunderstorm Shakespear's 'Hamlet'-
when she is angry. Like a bright, sunny day that
is usually the 1 to a storm, her normal 2
Option (c) interlude, contextually wrong gSA
suddenly begins to cloud. As the day 3 and a few Interlude dk vFkZ
 ^^fdlhmovie, play ;k event
thunderclaps roll out she also darkens and begins etc. ds nks
parts ds chp dk le;** gksrk gSA
to 4 the bolts get more and more 5 until finally
• E.g. There will now be a short interlude.
the rain begins. With aunt Myra, however, it is a
6 of words punctuated with frequent 7 of thunder. Option (d) Preface (izLrkouk)]Red herring gSA
The end of her 8 like the end of a 9 is usually D;ksafd preface fdlh book ds introduction dks
sudden. The words end abruptly; the clouds 10 of dgrs gSa ftlesa
Author viuk aim, explain djrk gSA
a while; then the sky clears.
;gka fdlhbook dh ckr ugha gks jgh gSpreface,
vr% ,d
1. (a) epilogue (b) prelude
red herring gSA
(c) interlude (d) preface
lgh answer option (b) prelude, gSA
2. (a) proposition (b) disposition
Prelude dk vFkZ  ^^fdlh cM+h ?kVuk ls igys dh NksVh
(c) complexion (d) inclination
3. (a) dawns (b) brightens
?kVuk gksrk gSA vr% ds context ds vuqlkj
passage

(c) darkens (d) advances prelude lgh choice gS rFkk prelude, vius lkFk

4. (a) break (b) shout preposition 'to' ysrk gS ;gka blank

Hkh space ds ckn
(c) scream (d) explode 'to' vk;k gSA
5. (a) frequent (b) common E.g. Every life is but a prelude to a death.
(c) rare (d) scarce 2 . Option (a) proposition, irrelevant gS D;ksafd
6. (a) torrent (b) rain proposition dk vFkZ& ^^,slk
idea ;k plan tks fdlh
(c) string (d) tornado business ds fy, suggest fd;k x;k gksA**
7. (a) screams (b) howls E.g. Anjali does not like to put a business
(c) roars (d) shouts proposition to you.
8. (a) ja y (b) sorrow
Option (c) complexion, red herring gS D;ksafd
(c) wra th (d) despair
complexion ds nks vFkZ vkrs gSa&
9. (a) day (b) thunder
(i) fdlh O;fDr ds face dh skin dk colour and
(c) rain (d) storm
10. (a) linger (b) live condition.

(c) brighten (d) glimmer • A young girl with rosy complexion.

Answers • A dark/pale/had/health complexion.

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) fdlh oLrq ;k pht dk general character ;gka
(ii)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a) Hkh
Myra ds character dh gh ckr gks jgh gS ysfdu
Detailed - Analysis Myra dksbZ oLrq uk gksdj ,d gSA
person

1 . Option (a) epilogue, contextually wrong gSA E.g. Lalit helped change the complexion of
Hollywood.

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 Option (b) disposition,lgh answer gSA suddenly and violently" gksrk gS tkspassage
fd ds
Disposition dk vFkZ
 ^^fdlh O;fDr ds
character dh according lgh gSA
natural qualities" gksrk gSA vr% disposition E.g. Her pent-up anger was released in a
contextually correct gSA torrent of words.

E.g. Rohit is everybody's favourite with his

gS D;ksafd bldk
7 . Option (a) screams, irrelevant

bouncy, cheerful disposition.

vFkZ
fear ls ;k hurt gksdj fpYykuk gksrk gSA
E.g. The Lolima was screaming itself hoarse.
3 . Forward reading ls] blh sentence esa vkxs]-----
a few
thunderclaps roll out, she also darkens and... gS D;ksafd bldk vFkZ
Option (b) howls, irrelevant
Pain ;k xqLls esa fpYykuk dsesa gksrk gSA
sense
Option (a) dawns irrelevant gSAdawn dk
vFkZ&fdlh pht dhbeginning ds sense esa gksrk gSAE.g. The little boy howled in pain.
Structure- dawn of something Option (d) shouts, irrelevant gS D;ksafd bldk vFkZ
• The dawn of a golden age in European art. tksj ls fpYykuk sense
ds esa gksrk gSA
• The dawn of civilization/time/history. E.g. My lover shouted at him to shut the door.
4 . Option (a) Break, irrelevant gS D;ksafd break
tc Option (c) roars, correct answer D;ksafd roars
dk use, day/storm etc. ds lkFk gksrk gSA rks bldk vFkZ of thunder/laughter/applause collocation gSA
beginning gh gksrk gSA rFkk tc dkbLrseky
break fdlh • The fans roared out their approval.
O;fDr ds fy, gksrk gS] rks bldksad vFkZ
and lonely
8 . Option (a) jay, Irrelevant gS D;ksafd jay crow
Option (b) shout (fpYykuk)option (c) scream
family dk ,d bird gksrk gS tks ;wjksi esa ik;k tkrk gSA
(nq[k esa jksuk)
nksuksa
options Red herring gSA Passage
esaMyra ds Anger dh ckr dh gS rFkk bldh rqyuk Option (b) sorrow, irrelevant gSA
thunder storm ls dh gS vr_ bl fLFkfr dh: 'kq vkr ds Option (d) despair, Irrelevant gS D;ksafd bldk vFkZ
fy, explode word lgh gSAexplode dk iz;ksxtc "(the feeling of having lost all hope)­ lHkh mEehnsa
fdlh O;fDr ds fy, gksrk gS rc bldkFkZ vsuddenly lekIr gks tkukgksrk gSA
became very angry gksrk gSA Option (c) wrath, correct answer gS D;ksafd bldk
E.g. The protest exploded into riot. vFkZ­ extreme anger gksrk gS rFkk passage esa Hkh gks
5 . Option (b) common, contextually wrong Myra ds anger dh ckr dh gSA
herring gS D;ksafd get;gkads lkFkcommon dk use E.g. He fled the country to escape the king's
lgh ugha gSA wrath.
Option (c) rare, contextually wrong g S A9 . Option (a) day, option (c) rain & option (d)
sentence esabolts ds c<+us dh ckr gks jgh gS uk fd ?kVus Storm rhuksacontextually wrong gS D;ksafd reverse
dhA vr%option (a) frequent lghaanswer gksxkA reading ls ge ns[krs gSafirst fd sentence esaMyra
6 . Option (b) rain, Irrelevant gS D;ksafd ds Anger dh rqyukthunder ls dh gS vr%option
String, dk vFkZ
 phtksa dks
join djus dssense esa gksrk gSA (b) thunder, lgh answer gSaA .... Myra is
strangely like a thunderstorm when she is
Option (d) tornado (pØokr)] Hkh Irrelevant gSrain
angry....
of word ;k tornado of words dksbZ structure ugha
gksrh gSA 10. Option (b) live, option (c) brighten, & option

Option (a) Torrent lgh answer gS bl dk vFkZ (d) glimmer (unsteady light) rhuksa Irrelevant gS
"large amount of something that comes D;ksafd bl sentence esa dksbZ
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 vr%Option (a) linger, correct gSA D;ksafd bldk vFkZ vyx&vyx parts dks feykdjbuilding cukus ds fy,
& fdlh pht ;k ifjfLFkfr dk dqN nsj rd cus jguk ysfdu build word dk bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA
detksj gks tkuk gksrk gSA E.g. They have permission to build 200 new
E.g. The faint smell of her perfume lingered in the houses.
room. E.g. A house built of stone.
PASSAGE - 25 E.g. Apartment blocks built in brick and
New York’s tallest building is the Empire State concrete.
Building, which stands on Fifth Avenue, New Option (b) build (Ist form of verb)
York, between 33rd Street and 34th Street. It
grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd
sentence past
was 1 on the site of the Waldorf Astora Hotel
and took 410 days at the rate of 4 1/2 floors a simple dh passive form esa gS vr%
verb dh IIIrd
week 2 complete. The building was opened on 1 form vk;sxhA
May 1931 by remote control, when President Option (c) building, incorrect gSD;ksafd
parts of
Herbert Hoove 3 a button in Washington DC.
speech ds according ;gkaverb vkuh pkfg, tcfd
The Empire State Building towers 381 m above
building noun and adjective gksrk gS A
ground and measures 443.2 m to the top of the
TV tower. A further 16.7 m is below ground. The lgh answer option (d) erected gS D;ksafd cM+h
spire on top was designed as an airship mooring buildings dks cukus ds fy,
generally erect dk use
mast, but after a German airship, the fd;k tkrk gS
Hindenburg, burned at its mooring mast in New
E.g. The church was erected in 1582
Jersey in 1937, the mast was 4 used. For more
than 40years, the Empire State held the 5 as the NOTE- fdlh pht dks fcYdqy lh/k [kM+k djus ds
world’s, tallest office or apartment building. sense ds fy, Hkherect dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA
1. (a) built (b) build E.g. Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds
(c) building (d) erected back.
2. (a) for (b) to 2 . Option (a) for, incorrect gS D;ksafd bldk bLrseky
(c) from (d) into izk;% fdlhpurpose ds fy, fd;k tkrk gSA vr%
for
3. (a) pressing (b) press ;gkaIrrelevant gSA
(c) prest (d) pressed E.g. Are you learning English for pleasure or
4. (a) always (b) often for your work?
(c) frequently (d) never Option (c) from dk iz;ksxstarting point of time
5. (a) position (b) place ds fy, fd;k tkrk gS tks fd ;gkairrelevant gSA
(c) record (d) title E.g. We're open from 8 to 7 everyday.
Answers • He was blind by birth.
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c) Option (d) into dk bLrsekyinside motion ds fy,
Detailed - Analysis fd;k tkrk gS tks fd ;gka
irrelevant gSA
E.g. She dived into the river.
1 . Option (a) built, Red herring gSAbuilt verb dh
• Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes.
IIIrd gS tks
grammatically correct gS rFkk nks vU;
option (b & (c) Hkh bllsrelated gSa vr%student
;gk¡ preposition dk use reaching a particular
state ds sense esa gksuk pkfg, ftlds fy,
preposition
vklkuh ls blds Hkqykos esa vk ldrk gSA

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 'to' dk bLrseky fd;k tkrk gS vr%
option (b) to, his explanations did not ,5 him from being
correct gSA roughed up. It was with great difficulty that he
6 soon a boy scout 7 on the spot, and provided
E.g. Raja tore the letter to pieces. first aid to the 8 mother and child. A policeman
• The letter reduced her to tears.(= made her also reached 9 and took down the number of the
cry) 10
1. (a) sharp (b) twisted
3. Sentence ds according ;gkaverb dh IInd form
(c) distant (d) disheveled
vk,xhA
2. (a) against (b) into
Option (a) pressing, gerund and adjective gS
(c) behind (d) with
vr grammatically wrong gSA 3. (a) minor (b) slight
Option (b) press, verb dh Ist form gS vr% (c) insignificant (d) trivial
grammatically wrong gSA 4. (a) mad (b) infuriated
Option (d) pressed, verb dh IInd form gS rFkk (c) enraged (d) irritated
correct answer gSA 5. (a) spare (b) save
E.g. I am really pressed for cash at the. (c) stop (d) escape
6. (a) left (b) fled
4. Sentence ds Hkko ds vuqlkj ;gk¡ adverb
,slk of
(c) escaped (d) ran
frequency vk,xk tksnegative meaning nsrk gSA
7. (a) reached (b) arrived
Always, frequently, often positive meaning (c) approached (d) appeared
nsrs gSa vr%
factually wrong gSA 8. (a) affected (b) afflicted
Option (b) never, correct gSA (c) injured (d) aggrieved
5. Option (a) position, red herring gSa D;ksafd
held 9. (a) there (b) then
ds lkFkposition dks use fd;k tkrk gS ysfdu (c) thereafter (d) thence
structure held + the position + in gksrh gSA 10. (a) car (b) driver
(c) injured (d) people
E.g. They held a senior position in a large
company. Answers
Option (b) place, ;gkairrelevant gS D;ksafd
held 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b)
the place as dksbZ
structure ugha gksrh A 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (a)
Option (d) title, red herring gS D;ksafd
title ds fy, Detailed - Analysis
structure­ held + the title + of... gksrk gSA
1 . Option (b) twisted, grammatically wrong gSA
Option (c) record, correct answer g S ; g ;gkablank space esa dksbZ
adjective vk;sxk tcfd
structure­ held + the record + as Hkhcorrect gS
twisted ,d verb gSA
rFkkpassage ds sense ds vuqlkj Hkh 40 lky rd
Twist dk vFkZ
 ^^fdlh pht dks eksM+uk** gksrk gSA
tallest building ds record dh ckr gks jgh gSA
• Her hair was twisted into a knot on top of her
PASSAGE - 26
head.
Yesterday there was a serious accident on the
Mall Road. A drunken driver was driving a motor option (c) distant, irrelevant gS D;ksafd bldk vFkZ&
car at forty miles an hour. As the car swept round ^^le; ;k LFkku esa nwj gksuk**
sense esa
ds bLrseky fd;k
a 1 corner, it ran 2 a tonga occupied by a woman tkrk gSA
with an infant in her arms. The tonga was
overturned. Happily no one was killed but the E.g. The sound of the engine was growing
woman and the child received 3 injuries. The more and more distant.
hostile crowd was so 4 with the driver that all Important points.

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• distant planets/stars. E.g. She was enraged at his stupidity.
• a distant cousin/aunt/relative. vr% lgh answer option (b) infuriated gSA
• distant past/future. E.g. Her silence infuriated him even more.
Option (d) disheveled, irrelevant gSA D;ksafd bldk
5 . bl Sentence dk Hkko ;g gS fd HkhM+
Driver ij cgqr
vFkZ& ^^fdlh O;fDr dsclothes ;k mldh general
hair, Øksf/r gks xbZ rFkk Mªkboj dk dksbZ Hkh
Explanation mls
appearance dk untidy gksuk** gksrk gSA bl HkhM+ ls ugha cpk ldkA
• He looked tired and disheveled. Option (a) Spare, irrelevant gSA
spare dk vFkZ
Option (a) sharp, correct answer gS ;gka
sharp ,slh pht ftldh vHkh vko';drk uk gks] sense
ds esa
corner dk vFkZ gS& ^^rst ?kqeko okyksense
eksM+A** ds
bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA
ls gSA E.g. I'm afraid haven't got any spare cash.
2 . bl Sentence dk vFkZ gS fd ,d car tks rst xfr ls py
Option (c) stop, irrelevant gSA
jgh Fkh fdlhsharp corner ij ,d tonga ls Vdjk
xbZAftlds fy;s preposition into dk use gksrk gSA Option (d) escape, red herring gSAescape dk
vFkZ& ^^cp fudyuk** gksrk gSA
E.g. The truck crashed into a parked car.
E.g. He escaped from prison this morning.
vr% lgh answer option (b) into gSA 'ks"k rhuksa
options­ against, behind, with, contextually • Escape capture/detection/the police/pursuers.
wrong gSaA vr%Option (b) save, lgh answer gS D;ksafd HkhM+ ds
3. ;gkawomen and child dh injuries ckr dh gSA Øks/ ls cpkus ds fy, save lgh word gSA
injury ds lkFkminor/major dk collocation gksrk6 . Option (a) left, irrelevant gSA blsentence esa
gSA vr% Option (a) minor lgh gSA
driver dks HkhM+ ls cpkus dh ckr gks jgh gS uk fd mlds
E.g. Both the driver and the passenger Hkkxus dh vr% option (b) fled and option (d)
suffered minor injuries.
ran, contextually wrong gSaA
• minor offences/details/problem/crime/
surgery/criminals. vr% option (c) escaped lgh gSA
option (b) slight, irrelevant gSA
slight dk vFkZ&7 . ;gk¡Blank space ds cknpreposition 'on' vk;k gSA
^^de ek=kk esa** gksrk gSA Option (a) reached, red herring gSA
• I woke up with a slight headache.
• A slight increase/change/delay/difference. Reach dk vFkZ fdlh LFkku ij igq¡pusds sense
• A slight problem/error/mistake/defect/ esa iz;ksx fd;k tkrk gS reach
vkSj ds lkFk izk;%
accident. preposition on ugha bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA
• A slight change.
E.g. They didn't reach the border until after
Option (c) insignificant rFkkoption (d) trivial dark.
nksuksa
irrelevant gSA
Option (c) approached rF kk option (d)
4. p¡wfd blSentence esaHostile crowd dk bLrseky
appeared, irrelevant gSaA
gqvk gS ftldk vFkZ& ^^yM+us ds fy, rS;kj** gksrk gS vr%
option (a) mad and option (d) irritated, arrive on/at/in rhuksa
preposition ysrk gSA
irrelevant gSaA E.g. By the time I arrived on the scene, it was
Option (c) enraged, Red herring gSAenraged and all over.
infuriated nksuksa
enraged usage esa varj gSA
enraged, • She'll arrive in New York at noon.
usually passive structure esa dke vkrk gS rFkk bldh
• The train arrived at the station 20 minutes
Structure- enraged somebody gksrh gSA
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 Arrive dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh LFkku ij vkuk** gksrkand gS tks fd
6 himself for death. He thought of his 7 wife
contextually Hkh lgh gSA vr%answer lgh option and infant boy with infinite 8 in his wistful eyes.
Just at this moment, as if God had been 9 the
(b) arrived gSA
faith of the crew to the utmost, a distant sail
8 . Option (a) affected, irrelevant gSA Affected dk was 10 near the horizon.
use rc djrs gSa tc dksbZ O;fDr ;k mldk behavior, 1. (a) swim (b) cross
natural uk gksA (c) scale (d) cover
E.g. An affected laugh/smile. 2. (a) on (b) above
Option (b) afflicted, red herring gSA Afflict (c) across (d) below
3. (a) moved (b) jumped
dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh O;fDr ;k oLrq ij gkfudkjd izHkko
(c) winked (d) gazed
Mkyuk** gksrk gSA
4. (a) seen (b) visible
E.g. He's badly afflicted with a skin disorder.
(c) coming (d) approaching
• Severe drought has afflicted the region.
5. (a) thanks (b) curse
Option (d) aggrieved, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ
(c) prayer (d) offering
unfair ;k illegal crkZo gksuscomplain
ij djus ds
6. (a) left (b) prepared
sense esa gksrk gSA
(c) geared (d) cleared
E.g. Ram had every right to feel aggrieved at
the decision. 7. (a) absent (b) distant

Reverse reading ls mother & child ds minor (c) missing (d) discarded
injuries dh ckr gqbZ ....
Fkh the women and child 8. (a) longing (b) love
received minor injuries... vr% vc injured (c) urge (d) attraction
mother and child lgh gSA 9. (a) measuring (b) inspiring
vr% lgh answer option (c) injured gksxk A (c) trying (d) instilling
9 . ;gkaAccident ds place ij policeman ds igqapus10. (a) approaching (b) sighted
dh ckr gqbZ gS vr%option (a) there lgh gS ckdh (c) found (d) shining
r h u k soptions­
a then, thereafter, thence,
Answers
irrelevant gSaA
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c)
Thence dk vFkZ  ^^mlds ckn** gksrk gSA
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b)
E.g. They made there way from spain to
France and thence to England. Detailed - Analysis
• He was promoted to manager, thence to a 1 . Option (a) swim, Red herring gS] D;ksafd
ocean
partnership in the firm.
dks rSj dj ikj djukpossible ugha gSA
10. vr% ;gk¡ ijNumber dh ckr gqbZ gS ftldk
accident
gqvk Fkk blfy;s ;gk¡option
ij (a) car dk bLrseky
Option (c) scale, Irrelevant gSA
fd;k tk,sxk gS D;ksafd
Option (d) cover, Irrelevant ocean dks
PASSAGE - 27 cover djus dk dksbZ
sense ugha gSA
The captain waited till sunset but no ship captainbl ckr ij fopkj dj jgk gS fd og bl
approached. His own ship was wrecked. He was
ocean dks dSls ikj djs rFkkocean/river dks ikj
wondering how to 1 the mighty ocean. As the
shades of evening were stealing 2 the sky, he once djus ds fy, cross word dke esa ysrs gSA vr%
more 3 towards the horizon, but no sail was 4 . Option (b) cross, correct gSA
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 • To cross the sea/ocean/river/mountain/road. Option (d) offering, Red herring gSA D;ksafd
2 . Option (a) on, grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd offering dk vFkZ& HksaV djuk gS ,slh dksbZ ckr ;gka ugha
bldk vFkZ Åij ds fy, gksrk gS ysfdu blesa Li'kZ gksrs gksgq,
jgh gSA
dk sense gksrk gSA Option (c) prayer, lgh answer gS D;ksafd captain
E.g. Put it on the table. ocean esa iQalk gqvk gS rFkk mlds ikl vc Hkxoku ls
prayer djus ds vykok dksbZ vkSj pkjk ugha gSA
Option (b) above, grammatically wrong gS
6 . Option (a) left rFkkoption (d) cleared nksuksa
Irrelevant
D;ksafd bldk use fdlh place, position ;k level ls
uhps dssense esa gksrk gSA gSA
Option (c) geared Hkhincorrect gS D;ksafd gear
E.g. Please do not write below this line.
verb dk use fdlh vehicle ;k machinery ds fy,
vr% Option (c) across, correct answer gS D;ksafd gksrk gS fdlh O;fDr ds fy, ughaA
iwjssky esaevening ds shades dh ckr dj jgk gSA
Option (b) prepared, lgh gS D;ksafd captain dk tgkt
vr% vkleku esa pkjksa rjiQsensedsds fy, preposition
Mwc pqdk gS vr% oks [kqn dks ejus ds fy, rS;kj dj jgk gSA
across dk use lgh gSA
7 . Option (a) absent, Red herring gS D;ksafd absent
E.g. He walked across the ground.
dk vFkZ& vuqifLFkr gksuk gksrk gS tcfd ml LFkku ij
3 . Option (a) moved, irrelevant gS D;ksafd bl vkidh mifLFkfr visf{kr gksA** captain dh wife and
sentence esatowards the horizon dh ckr dh gS boy dh mifLFkfr ship ij gksuk vko';drk ugha gS vr%
ysfduhorizon dh rjiQ movement dh ckr ugha gks absent, contextually wrong gSA
jgh gSA Option (c) missing, Irrelevant gS D;ksafd missing
Option (b) jumped, irrelevant gS D;ksafd horizon dk vFkZ gksrk ^[kksuk* ,slk dksbZ Hkko
passage esabl
ugha
dh rjiQ jump djus dk Hkh dkbZ sense ugha fudyrkA gSA
Option (c) winked, red­herring gSA D;ksafd wink Option (d) discarded, Irrelevant gS D;ksafd
wink ds lkFkpreposition at dk bLrseky fd;k tkrk discarded dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh pht dks R;kx nsuk gksrk gS
gSA vr% Option (d) gazed, correct answer gS ftldh vko';drk uk gks** ,slh Hkh dksbZ ckr esa
passage
D;ksafdgaze dk vFkZ& ^^?kwjuk**ds -i esa bLrseky fd;k ugha gSA
tkrk gS A Option (b) distant, lgh gS] bldk vFkZ ^nwj* gksrk
4 . ;g Sentence past simple dk Helping Verb gS tks blpassage dk Hkko gS captain fd dh wife
Alone gS vr%option (a) seen, grammatically and boy mlls nwj gSA
wrong gS D;ksafd seen verb dh III form gSA ;gka 8 . Option (a) longing, Red herring gSA D;ksafd
seen dk use rc correct gksrk tc og sentence longing fdlh ,sls O;fDr ;k oLrq dh pkgr ds fy, gksrk
past simple dh passive form esa gksrk gSA gS ftldks vki izkIr djuk pkgrs gSA ;gka
wife and boy
Option (c) coming and option (d) approaching ds fy, ;g lgh ugha ugha gSA
nksuksa
Red herring gS D;ksafd ;s nksuksa Hkh
grammatically Option (c) urge, irrelevant D;ksafd bldk vFkZ fdlh
lgh gSa ysfdu blsentence esa igysgaze (ns[kuk) oLrq ds fy, vkxzg djuk gksrk gSA
word vk;k gS vr% option (b) visible T;knk lgh gSA Option (d) attraction Hkh xyr gS D;ksafdinfant vius
5 . Option (a) thanks, irrelevant gS D;ksafd passage boy ds fy, attraction lgh word ugha gSA attraction
esa vHkh rd dksbZ ,slh ckr ugha gqbZ gS fd
thanks dgsA
og esasexual desire dk Hkko gksrk gSA
bl sentence esathe skies dk vFkZ God ls gS vr% E.g. Sexual attraction is a large of falling in
Option (b) curse Hkh wrong gS fd og Hkxoku dks love.
Jki ns] ,slk dksbZ Hkko ugha gSA vr% option (b) love, correct answer gSA

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9 . Option (a) measuring, Red herring gSA D;ksafd 5. (a) revered (b) rebuked
faith (fo'okl) dk vFkZ gS ftls ekik ugha tk ldrkA (c) applauded (d) honoured
measure verb dk bLrseky fdlh size ;k quantify Answers
dks ekius ds fy, tkrk gSA 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a)
option (b) inspiring, irrelevant gS D;ksafd God Detailed - Analysis
;gkacaptain and crew dksinspire ugha dj jgk gSA
1 . Option (a) cartel, contextually wrong gS ftldk
option (d) instilling, irrelevant gSA bldk vFkZ&
eryc laxBu gksrk gSA
fdlh O;fDr es /hjs&/hjs fdlh Particular emotion
Option (b) team Hkh contextually wrong gS D;ksafd
(confidence, fear, etc) dks LFkkfir djuk gksrk gSA
team ds lnL; fdlh Particular job dk iwjk djus ds
vr% option (c) trying, correct answer gSA D;ksafd
fy, lkFk gksrs gSA
god crew ds fo'okl dkscheck dj jgk FkkA
Option (d) posse Hkhcontextually wrong gSA
10. Option (c) found and option (d) shining nksuksa
posse generally criminals dk group gksrk gSA tks
irrelevant gSA
drugs etc. lkFk gksrs gSA
option (a) approaching, Red irrelevant gS D;ksafd
lgh yx jgk gS ysfdu vr% option (c) group, correct answer gSA
approaching ns[kus esa option
sentence ds vkxs dk Hkkx 2 . Option (b) Features, Irrelevant gS D;ksasfd tc
clear ugha gks ik jgk gSA
option (b) sighted, lgh gS ;g sentence past Features dk bLrseky fdlh O;fDr ds fy, gksrk gS rks
simple dh passive form dk gS vr% verb dh III bldk vFkZ mlds nose, mouth, eyes etc ds sense
form vk;sxhA rFkk Hkko clearHkh
gS fdhorizon ds esa gksrk gSA
ikl mUgsa ,d
shop fn[kkbZ fn;k D;ksafd
passage esa igys E.g. Her eyes are her most striking feature.
horizon dh rjiQ ns[kus ij dksbZ tgkt fn[kkbZ u nsus dh (c) contours, Irrelevant gS D;ksafd bldk
Option
ckr dh gSA vFkZoutline ds sense esa gksrk gS tks bl
sentence ds
PASSAGE - 28 according lgh ugha gSA
In most of the world’s major religions today only E.g. The road follows the natural contours of
one god is worshipped. But in many ancient the coastline.
religions followers worshipped a 1 of gods. God
had special 2 and responsibilities, and some Option (d) qualities, Hkh xyr AgS
could appear in a variety of forms. The myths Option (a) charactenstics lgh answer gS D;ksafd
and 3 of ancient cultures and the range of gods bldk vFkZ fdlh O;fDr dh fo'ks"krk,¡ gksrk gS rFkk
worshipped often changed over thousands of
charactenstics word esafeature and qualities
years as different gods and goddesses rose and
fell in importance. Those listed 4 a selections of HkhInclude gksrs gSA
the most 5 and long standing gods of the world’s 3 . bl Sentence esaancient culture ds ckjs esa ckr dh
ancient culture.
xbZ gSA pkjksa
options esa ls dsoylegend dk vFkZ
1. (a) cartel (b) team
"ancient times ds people ;k event dh story ds
(c) group (d) posse
fy, gksrk gSa rFkk myths and legneds ,d
2. (a) characteristics (b) features
collocation gSA vr% option (c) legends lgh
(c) contours (d) qualities answer gSA
3. (a) stories (b) fables
Fable dk vFkZ  A traditional short story that
(c) legends (d) folktales
teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals
4. (a) were (b) have been as characters; these stories considered as a group
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 folk­table dk vFkZ gksrk gS& yksxksa }kjk cksydj 2. lqukbZ xbZ
(a) experiences (b) lines
dgkuh tks fdlhparticular place ls lacaf/r gksA (c) holds (d) exists
3. (a) made (b) caused
vr 'ks"k rhuksaoption­ stories, fable, folktales,
(c) originated (d) occurred
contextually wrong gSaA
4. (a) afforestation (b) deforestation
4 . ;g sentence "Helping Verb Alone" type dk gS (c) defoliation (d) decimation
rFkkThose bl sentence dk subject gS ftlds lkFk 5. (a) dense (b) compact
plural verb vk;sxh vr%option (d) was, (c) deepen (d) thicken
grammatically wrong gSA
6. (a) prevents (b) averts
bl passage dh starting Present Simple ds (c) lessens (d) avoids
"Helping Verb Alone" Sentence ls gqbZ gS vr%
7. (a) radiation (b) power
Conclusion Hkh Present Simple esa gh gksxkA
(c) heat (d) light
Option (a) were (past tense), option (b) have
8. (a) attracted (b) sucked
been (Present Perfect) Hkhgrammatically
(c) absorbed (d) taken
wrong gSA
9. (a) large (b) immense
vr% option (c) are, correct answer gSA
(c) vast (d) huge
5 . Option (b) rebuked, contextually wrong gS
10. (a) followed (b) guessed
D;ksafdA
(c) announced (d) predicted
Option (c) applauded, Red herring gS bldk vFkZ
& iz'kalk djuk gksrk gSA Answers
Option (d) Honored, Red herring gS bldk vFkZ&1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d)
admiration >yds ;k ,slk dk;Z djuk ftldks iwjk6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d)
djus ds fy, vkiusPromise fd;k gks**A Detailed - Analysis
Option (a) revered, lgh answer gS ftldk vFkZ
1 . Option (b) contested, irrelevant gSA
iwtuh; dssense esa gksrk gSA
PASSAGE - 29
Contested dk vFkZ  ^^fdlh competition ;k
struggle ftlesa thrus ds fy, iz;kl fd;k tk;s** gksrk gSA
Throughout the world the issue of global
warming has become increasingly significant. • a singing/talent contest.
This issue has been heatedly l for many years.
Scientists all over the world have been debating • to enter/win/lose a contest.
whether global warming actually 2 Some • a hotly/fiercely/keenly contested game.
scientists believe it is natural, while others
believe it is 3 by humans. Over the past 200 gSA D;ksafd bldk
option (c) disputed irrelevant
years, the burning of fossil fuels and 4 have eryc nks yksxksa ds disagreement
chp ds Hkko esa
caused the concentrations of green house gases bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA
to increase. This in turn causes the atmosphere
to 5 This 6 heat from escaping the Earth. The vr% forward reading ls ns[krs gSAnextfd line esa
Sun’s 7 comes to Earth in the form of light waves. debating vk;k gSA blfy, option (a) lgh gSA
Most of this is 8 by the Earth. This causes 9
heating. The UNI Panel on Climate Change has 2 . Option (a) experiences, irrelevant gSA
10 that the global temperature will rise • Golu & Neeraj have over ten year's teaching
considerably in the years to come.
experience.
1. (a) debated (b) contested
(c) disputed (d) argued • previous/practical/personal/good

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gSA D;ksafd
scientists • Thick book/coat/slice of bread/fingers/layer
bl ckr ds fy, debate djrs jgs gSA fd
global of dust/glass/lip/tree/snow/hair/soup
warming dk vfLrÙo gS ;k ugha A dqN ,slswords Hkh gS ftlds lkFk
think & dense nksuksa

3. bl sentence dk vFkZ gS fd oSKkfud

global warming vkrs gSaA
dksnatural ekurs gS rFkk dqN humans dks bldk Dense/Thick forest/fog/smoke/cloud/mist.
dkj.k ekurs gS vr% option (b) caused lgh gSA• bl Blank space esato ds cknverb vkuh pkfg,
forward reading ls] .... the burning of fossil Dense Adjective gS rFkk thinken verb gS vr%
fuels and forestation have caused the option (d) thicken correct gSA
concentration of green house gases to increase.
This in turn causes the atmosphere to.... Option (a) dense, grammatically wrong gSA

'ks"k rhuksa
options­made, originated, occurred, 6 . Prevent ds fy, structure gS&
irrelevant gSA Prevent somebody/something from doing
4 . Option (a) afforestation, contextually wrong something
gS D;ksafd bldk vFkZ&vf/d ek=kk esa ikS/s mxkdj vr% lgh
ou answer option (a) prevents gS vU; rhuksa
cukuk gSA ouksa ls c<+kus ls
global warming gSA bldk Options ­ averts, lessens, avoids, irrelevant gSA
vFkZ ikS/s dh ifÙk;ksa dk u"V djuk gksrk gSA 7 . Option (d) light ugha gks ldrk D;ksafd bl
Option (d) decimation, Red herring gSA D;ksafd sentence esalast esain the form of light waves
bldk vFkZ ^^fdlh particular area esa cM+h ek=kk vk;k esa gSA
animals, plants or people dks destroy djuk** lw;Z dh og D;k pht tks gS light waves ds -i esa
gksrk gSA vkrh gSA
,d area esadestruction ls global warming ij vr% lghanswer option (a) radiation gSA Radiation
dksbZ vlj ugha gksrkA ls Heat gksrh gS rFkkPower irrelevant gSA
vr% Option (b) deforestation, correct answer gSA8 . lw;Z dh Radiation ds vf/drj Hkkx dks Earth vo'kksf"kr
5 . Green house gases dh concentration c<+us ls dj ysrh gS vr% lgh answer option (c) absorbed
atmosphere ij D;k vlj gksxk bl ckjs esa bl gksxkA vU; rhuksa options­ attracted, sucked, taken,
questions esa ckr gks jgh gSA irrelevant gSA
Option (b) compact ;gkairrelevant gS D;ksafd bldk 9 . Large, vast rFkkhuge rhuksa gh size, amount,
vFkZ smaller size ds fy, bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA ] area, quantity vkfn dh vf/drk dks n'kkZrsa gSA ;gka
E.g. compact camera/Disc etc. heating dh ckr gks jgh gS vr% option (b)

Option (c) deepen, irrelevant gSA immense lgh gSA immense dk vFkZ Extremely
great gksrk gSA
Dense rFkkthink nksuksa dk vFkZ ?kus ds fy, gksrk gS
ysfdu English language esa dqN collocation gksrs E.g. To my immense relief, he did not notice
gSaA my mistake.

• Dense crowd/population/fumes/wood/mass/ 10. vuqeku yxkus dh ckr bl okD; esa dh x;h gSA vr%
growth/tissue/network/air Option (d) predicted lgh gksxk A

• Dense piece of written Option (b) guessed, red herring gSaA D;ksafd
guess

• Densely populated/covered/packed. dk vFkZ& ^^fcuk iwjs

facts ds vuqeku yxkuk** gksrk gSA
UNI Panel fcuk rF; vk/kfjr vuqeku ugha yxk;sxkA

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By the words public duty I do not necessarily Detailed - Analysis

means official duty although it may 1 that. I 1 . Option (a) exclude, contextually wrong gSA ;gka
mean simply the constant and active 2 in the tksword vk;sxk oks 'kkfey djussense
ds esa vk;sxk
details of politics without which, upon the past
tcfd exclude dk vFkZ& ^^NksM+ sense nsus**
esads
of most intelligent citizens, the 3 of public affairs
falls under the control of selfish and ignorant or
bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA
crafty and 4 men. I mean the personal attention Option (b) incorporate, red herring g S A
which, as it must be 5 is often wearisome and incorporate dk vFkZ& ^^'kkfey djuk** gksrk gS
even 6 to the details of polities, attendances at
lgh answer option (d) include gSAinclude ,d
meeting, services upon committees care and
neutral word gS blds vFkZ esa ge fdlh pht dks
trouble and expense of many kinds, patient 7 of
rebuffs, chagrins, ridicules, disappointments, 'kkfey dj Hkh ldrs gSa vkSj ugha HkhA
defeats in a word, all those duties and services E.g. You should include some example in
which, when selfishly and meanly performed 8 your book.
a man as a more politician ; but whose constant,
2 . Option (a) sharing, irrelevant gS D;ksafd bldk
honourable, intelligent and vigilant
performance is the 9 building stone by stone and vFkZ lkFk feydj dksbZ dk;Z djuk ;k fdlh pht dks rS;kj
layer by layer, of that great temple of self­ djuk gksrk gSA ,slk Hkh dksbZ Hkkoesa
sentence bl ugha gSA
restrained Liberty which all 10 souls means that Option (c) collaboration, irrelevant gS D;ksafd
our government should be. bldk vFkZ fdlh oLrq dks lkFk esausefeydj
esa ysuk gksrk
1. (a) exclude (b) incorporate gS ;k fdlh oLrq dks nks ;k vf/d yksxksa
divideesa
djuk
(c) comprise (d) include gksrk gS ,slh dksbZ ckr ;gka ugha gks jgh gSA
2. (a) sharing (b) participation Option (d) Involvement, Red herring gSA D;ksafd
(c) collaboration (d) involvement Involvement dk vFkZ  ^^the act of taking part
3. (a) conduct (b) character in something." gksrk gS rFkk bl vFkZ esa ;g
(c) discharge (b) functioning Participation dk synonym g SA y sfd u
4. (a) prodigal (b) artistic involvement dh sentence structure,
(c) hefty (d) venal participation ls different gSA
5. (a) incessant (b) continuous (i) Involvement with somebody
(c) continual (d) constant E.g. He was found to have deep involvement
6. (a) disgusting (b) nauseating in drug dealing.
(c) repulsive (d) boring
,slh structure ;gka ugha gSactive
rFkk participation
7. (a) attention (b) concentration
,d collocation gS tks blsentence esa gS vr% lgh
(c) endurance (d) tolerance
answer option (b) participation gSA
8. (a) ennoble (b) stigmatize
E.g. Some of the magic tricks called for
(c) slander (d) disrepute
audience participation.
9. (a) gradual (b) systematic
(c) symmetrical (d) slow 3 . Option (b) character contextually, wrong gSA
10. (a) generous (b) liberal Character word fdlh person, place ;k group
(c) redical (d) freedom­loving of people dh qualities ;k feature dks crkus ds fy,
Answers vkrk gSA "public affairs dk character" dk dksbZ
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (a) vFkZ ugha gSA

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discharge dk vFkZ& job, prison, court etc. dks irrelevant gSaA
NksM+us dh permission ds sense esa vkrk gSA lgh answer option (c) endurance gSAPatient
official
Option (d) functioning, irrelevant gS ;g fdlh endurance ,d collocation gSAendurance dk

person or thing dh special activity or purpose

vFkZ fdlhPainful or difficult dke dks yEcs le;
rd djrs jguk gSA
dks n'kkZrk publicgSA affairs dh functioning dk
8 . bl Sentence dk vFkZ ;g gS fd tcduties & services
dksbZ vFkZ ugha gSA
LokFkZ vkSj uhprk ls dh tkrh gS rks oks ,d
perform
Option (a) conduct, lgh gS bldk vFkZ fdlh
vkneh dks politician cu nsrh gSA
activity dks organize rFkkmanage djus ds
vr% option (a) ennoble, contextually wrong
sense esa gksrk gSA gSAEnnoble dk vFkZ  fdlh dks nobility dk
4 . bl Sentence esaselfish (LokFkhZ)] ignorant ,oa member dj nsuk gksrk gSA
crafty (pkykd) word vk;s gSa] tks character dh Option (c)slander, irrelevant gSA slander dk vFkZ
negative image dks crkrs gSa] rFkk words;s and/or fdlh dks cnuke djuk gksrk gSA
ls tqM+s gS vr%word u;k Hkh blds lkFk parallel Option (d) disrepute Hkh irrelevant gS] bldk vFkZ&
construction esanegative gh vk;sxkA ^^yksxksa dk [kks nsuk gksrk gS**A
Respect rFkk
disrepute ;gka
Prodigal­ T;knk [kpZ djus okyk gksrk gSA grammatically Hkh wrong gS D;ksafd tks
word vk;sxk
mldk parts of speech, verb gksxk tcfddisrepute
artistic­art ls izse j[kus okyk rFkk
skillful gksrk gSA
,d noun gSA
Hefty­ dk vFkZ eksVk gksrk gSA
lgh answer option (b) stigmatize gksxk ftldk
Venal­dishonest and immoral (uhp) gksrk gS vr% vFkZ& fdlh dks ,sls feel djokuk fd og bad ;k
option (d) venal lgh gSA unimportant gS** vkSj ;gh sentencebl dk lgh
5 . bl Sentence esa ges'kk Personal attention j[kus dh Hkko gSA
ckr dh gSA Continual and Continuous dk vFkZ&9 . bl Sentence esa"stone by stone and layer by
ckj&ckj Repeat gksus sense
ds esa gksrk gSA vr% ;s nksuksa layer" vk;k gS ftldk vFkZ yxkrkj fdlh pht dks cukus
Contextually wrong gSA ls gSA ,slk Hkkogradual (happening slowly over
a long period) nsrk gS vr% option (a) gradual
Constant dk vFkZ yxkrkj fdlh ?kVuk ds ?kfVr gksus ls
correct gSA
gS vr% ;s Hkh contextually wrong gSA incessant
systematic & symmetrical nksuksa irrelevant gS
(never stopping) lgh gS D;ksafd public attention
rFkkslow, Red herring gSA
dks Hkh ges'kk cuk;s j[kus dh ckr dh tk jgh gSA
10. ;gk¡Souls dksdefine djus ds fy, generous lgh
6 . Option (b) boring, irrelevant gS D;ksafd boring
adjective gS D;ksafd generous dk vFkZ given freely
dk vFkZnot interested gksrk gS ,slk dksbZ sense
;k lHkh rjiQ vPNk djuk o ns[kuk gksrk gSA tks fd bl
passage esa ugha fn;k x;k gSA
sentence ds according correct gSA
disgusting (extremely unpleasant)
Option (b) liberal, Red herring gSA
nauseating (unpleasant) rFkkrepulsive (very
Liberal dk vFkZ  Lo;a ls vyx fopkjksa etc. dks
unpleasant) rhuksa vFkZ esa
Synonymous gSaA ;gka
le>uk rFkk mudk respect djuk** gksrk gS rFkk dqN
blank space ds ckn Preposition 'to' vk;k gS tks
sense esaliberal, dk vFkZ generous Hkh gksrk gS ysfdu
generally repulsive ysrk gSA vr% disgusting and
,slh structure esaliberal preposition 'with' ysrk
nauseating nksuksa Red herring gS rFkk repulsive
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 E.g. Golu is very liberal with money. E.g. There will be no alteration in the level of
Option (c) radical, contextually wrong gSA subside
major/minor alterations.
Option (d) freedom living, irrelevant gSA
gSAprogress,
Option (d) progress, irrelevant
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development ;k improvement dh process gSA
Spring is one of the most beautiful seasons, a 1
tcfd ;gka nks voLFkkvksa esa ifjorZu dh ckr gks jgh gSA
between winter and summer. Spring signifies
ideas of rebirth, 2 and growth. In this season, • to make progress.
the axis of the Earth increases its 3 towards the • slow/steady/rapid/good progress.
Sun. The length of the daylight rapidly increases • economic/scientific/technical progress.
for the relevant hemisphere. Many festivals are
• achieve/chart/halt progress.
4 around spring time. The season of spring is a 5
of joy. Option (b) transition, correct answer gS A
1. (a) conversion (b) transition transition dk vFkZ& ^^,d voLFkk ls nwljh voLFkk esa
(c) alteration (d) progress ifjorZu dhprocess ;k nksuksa voLFkkvksa ds chp dk
2. (a) regeneration (b) reopening le;** gksrk gSA tkscontext
bl esa lgh gSA
(c) revive (d) reformation spring, winter and summer esa eè; dkperiod
3. (a) tilt (b) incline gSA rFkk transition dh nks eq[;structures gSa&
(c) drop (d) dip (i) Transition between A and B
4. (a) revered (b) celebrated E.g. This training course aims to smooth the
(c) performed (d) hailed transition between education and
5. (a) forecast (b) predict employment.
(c) foretell (d) harbinger (ii) transition from something to something.
E.g. Her transition from girls to woman was
Answers
complete.
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d)
2 . Option (b) reopening, irrelevant gSA
Detailed - Analysis
Option (d) reformation Hkh Irrelevant gSA bldk
1 . Option (a) conversion, Red herring gSA
vFkZ improvement ;k change ds sense esa gksrk gSA
Conversion dk vFkZ  ^^,d -i ls nwljs -i ls ifjorZu
Option (c) revive, Red herring gSA Revive dk
dh process" esa ifjorZu gks jgk gS spring
ysfdu dksbZ
vFkZ& ^^fdlh O;fDr ;k oLrq dks iqu%
Healthy,
process ugha gSA
conscious ;k strong cukuk gksrk gSA**
Conversion dh structures­
Regeneration dk vFkZ  fdlh area ;k institution
(i) Conversion from something into
dks nqckjk
develop djuk ;k strong cukuk gksrk gSA
something.
E.g. The conversion of from buildings into
vFkZ ds sense esaRevive rFkkRegeneration nksuksa

family homes.
yxHkx leku gSaAblank
bl space esanoun vk;sxkA
revive ,d verb gS tcfd regeneration ,d noun
(ii) Conversion from something to something.
gSA vr% option (a) regeneration lgh gSA
E.g. They are trying to rise for conservation.
3 . Option (c) drop and option (d) dip nksuksa
option (a) alteration, irrelevant gSA
alteration dk irrelevant gSa D;ksafd bu nksuksa fall dk
(fxjus)
vFkZds
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incline nksuksa dkslope
vFkZ(>qdko) gksrk gSA ysfdu
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b)
earth dh axis ds >qdko ds fy,tilt iz;qDr gksrk gSA Detailed - Analysis
vr% option (a) tilt lgh gSA 1 . option (a) expansive, red herring gSA
4 . Festivals celebrate fd, tkrs gSa vr% lgh answer
Expansive dk vFkZ  ^^cgqr T;knk
space dks ?ksjs gq,
option (b) celebrated gSA vU; rhuksa options
gksuk** gksrk gSA
revered, performed, hailed, irrelevant gSaA
E.g. Ravish's girlfriend opened her arms wide
5 . ;gkaparts of speech esa
noun dk bLrseky fd;k tk,xkA
in expansive gesture of welcome.
option (b) predict rFkkoption (c) foretell nksuksa
NOTE- expensive dk vFkZ& ^^egaxk** gksrk gSA
verb gS vr%grammatically wrong gSaA
Expensive car/bike/restaurant/holiday.
Option (a) forecast, Red herring gSA vr% lgh
Option (c) extended, irrelevant gSA extended
options harbinger gSA
dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh phtusualdk ;k expected ls yEck
Harbinger dk vFkZ  dksbZsign ftlls Hkfo"; esa gksus gksuk** gksrk gSA
okyh ?kVuk dk vuqeku yxk;k tk ldsA ;gka
spring
E.g. I took an extended lunch hour.
(clar) ds vkus ls Hkfo"; esa vkus okyh [kqf'k;ksa dk
Extended opening hours/version of the report.
vuqeku yxk;k tk ldrk gS fd clar vk xbZ gS vc [kqf'k;ksa
Option (d) expended, irrelevant gSA expend dk
dk le; vk x;k gS A
vFkZ& [kpZ djuk gksrk gSA
Harbinger dh structure­
E.g. Smith had expended large sums in
Harbinger of something gksrh gSA
pursuing his claim through the court.
E.g. The appearance of the comet was a
lgh answer option (b) extensive gSA
harbinger of death.
Extensive dk vFkZ& O;kid@foLr`r gksrk gSA
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E.g. The house has extensive grounds.
One of the oldest cities of Asia, Srinagar is known
for its unique wooden architecture. Its 1 network 2 . Option (d) opined, contextually wrong gSA
of narrow streets amid multi­storey wooded opined dk vFkZ& ^^dksbZ
particular opinion nsuk**
houses 2 out its waterways; make it look like gksrk gSA
medieval Islamic 3 centers. The large­scale
E.g. Maani opined that Prague was the most
demolition of traditional buildings and bazaars
4 the quest of modernity have, however, 5 to their beautiful city in the London.
disappearance. Option (a) open rFkkoption (b) opened
1. (a) expansive (b) extensive grammatically wrong gSA
(c) extended (d) expended lgh answer option (c) opening gSA
2. (a) open (b) opened
3 . O pt i on ( b ) v i l l a g e (n ou n ) op t i on (d)
(c) opening (d) opined
country (noun) nksuksa
grammatically wrong
3. (a) urban (b) village
gSa D;ksafd blank space esanoun dh ctk;
(c) rural (d) country
adjective dh t-jr gSA
4. (a) in (b) inside
Option (c) rural (xzkeh.k)
red herring gSA
(c) on (d) into
5. (a) lead (b) led 4 . in the quest of ,d phrase gS ftldk vFkZ& 'in
(c) conformed (d) caused search of something' gksrk gSA vr% answer
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option (a) in options ­ inside, on, bl sentence esamountains and deserts, nouns
into, grammatically wrong gSaA gSa vr%
preposition 'to' iz;qDr gksxkA 'ks"k rhuksa
option
­ against, with, from, grammatically
5 . Option (a) lead (verb dh first form)
incorrect gSA
grammatically wrong gSaA
Subject + prefer + to Verb dh I form + rather
bl sentence esahelping verb have vk;h gS vr%
than + V dh I form.
verb dh III form vk;sxh vr% lghanswer option
E.g. He prefers to die rather than pay.
(b) led gSA
• He prefer to live rather than die.
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2 . Option (b) cuddles, factually wrong gSA
If you prefer mountains 1 deserts, try Darjeeling,
Cuddle dk vFkZ  ^^love and affection ds fy,
West Bengal’s hill resorts that 2 at the foothills
of the mighty Himalayas, 3 while in Bengal, if fdlh dks ckagksa esa Hkjuk]
Hug djuk** gksrk gSA
your spirit of adventure gets the better of you, 4 Option (c) sleeps, contextually wrong gSAsleep,
the ferry to the Sunderbans, the world’s largest living being ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gSA
delta. But if these places do not attract you, option (d) rests, red herring gSA rest dk vFkZ&
there’s Bhutan, the quiet Himalayan Kingdom 5
vkjke djuk ;k fdlh dssupport ds -i esa iz;qDr gksrk
West Bengal.
gSA
1. (a) against (b) from
E.g. The doctor told me to rest.
(c) with (d) to
2. (a) nestles (b) cuddles tc dksbZcity, town ,slh txg fLFkr gksaprotected,
tks
sheltered ;k partly hidden gks rks bl sense ds
(c) sleeps (d) rests
3. (a) So (b) And
fy, nestle word iz;qDr gksrk gSA
(c) But (d) Since E.g. The little town nestles at the foot of the

4. (a) ask (b) take hill.

(c) pick (d) pay vr% lgh answer option (a) nestles gSA
5. (a) adjoining (b) surrounding 3 . Option (a) so, grammatically wrong gSA so,
(c) skirting (d) bordering generally fdlh conclusion ;k reason ds fy,

Answers iz;qDr gksrk gSA

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d) E.g. It was still painful so I went to see a doctor.

Detailed - Analysis Option (c) but, grammatically wrong gSAbut,

contradiction ds fy, ds fy, bLrseky fd;k tkrk gS
1 . According to the Grammar point
E.g. I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but
Prefer dh structures
the blue one.
(i) Prefer + noun/pronoun/Gerund + to +
noun/pronoun/Gerund
Option (d) since, grammatically wrong gSA
since, past ds point of time ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gSA
;fn nksnoun/pronoun Gerund esa ls fdlh ,d dks
preposition 'to' iz;qDr gksrk E.g. We have lived here since 2007.
prefer djus dh ckr gks rks
gSA vr% lghanswer option (d) and gSA fdlh
sentence
E.g. I prefer work to rest. (noun) esa parallel construction ds fy, conjunction

I prefer you to him. (pronoun) 'and' iz;qDr gksrk gSA

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gksxkA fdlhtransport dh form, road, path etc ls 1 . Option (a) advanced, factually wrong gSA
fdlh LFkku rd tkus ds fy, take iz;qDr gksrk gSA advanced, generally ideas, methods,
E.g. take the bus/plane/train/ferry difficulty levels ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gSA

• Take a cab Advanced dk vFkZ  ^^,sls ideas, methods gks

• Take the second road on the right.
lcls modern gksa ;k ,slk difficulty level tks lcls
high gks** gksrk gSA
vr% lgh answer option (b) take gSA vU; rhuksa
E.g. Scientists are working on highly
option ask, pick, pay, irrelevant gSaA
advanced technology to replace fossil fuels.
5 . Option (a) adjoining, contextually wrong gSA
bl passage esaa ,dcountry Bambia dh ckr gks jgh
adjoining dk vFkZ& ^^lkFk&lkFk] joined;kgksrk gSA
gSA tks 20 o"kZ igys vtkn gqvk tks fd fodflr ns'k ugh
E.g. We stayed in adjoining rooms. gSA vr% options (d) developing lgh gksxk A
Option (c) skirting, irrelevant gSA skirting­ "?kj 2 . Option (a) handicap and option (b)
dh nhokjksabottom
ds esa yxus okyk ydM+h dk VqdM+k** disadvantage irrelevant gS ] option (d)
gksrk gSA incapacity red herring gSA ftldk vFkZ ^lack of
vr% lgh answer option (d) bordering gSA D;ksafd ability or skill* gksrk gSA
tc nks ;k vf/d country ;k area ,d gh border Structure-
share djrs gSa rcbordering iz;qDr gksrk gSA incapacity of somebody/something to do
E.g. The countries bordering on the Black sea. something.

• The countries bordering the Baltic. E.g. Their incapacity to govern effectively.

PASSAGE - 34 lgh choice option (a) inability gSA

inability dk
vFkZ& v;ksX;rk gksrk gSA
One of the major causes of the failure of 1
countries on the economic front is their 2 to 3 . bl Sentence esajudicious mixture dh ckr gqbZ gS
evolve a judicious mixture of 3 substitution and rFkkand ds cknexport promotion vk;k gS rFkk
export promotion. Today, Bambia 4 on imports next sentence esa
import vk;k gS vr% lgh choice
after its independence 20 years 5 option (a) import gSA
1. (a) advanced (b) advancing Option (b) export, contextually wrong gSA
(c) developed (d) developing
Option (c) scientific, grammatically incorrect
2. (a) handicap (b) gS D;ksafd
scientific adjective gS tcfd blank space
disadvantage
esanoun vk;sxkA
(c) inability (d) incapacity
4 . Bank on ,d phrasal verb gSA ftldk vFkZ& fdlh
3. (a) import (b) export
O;fDr ;k oLrq ij fuHkZj gksuk gksrk gSA
(c) scientific (d) invention
E.g. I am banking on your help.
4. (a) banked (b) traded
(c) carried (d) expected vr% option (a) banked lgh answer gSA 'ks"k rhuksa
option­ traded, carried, expected, irrelevant
5. (a) since (b) ago
(c) earlier (d) back
gSA
5 . bl Sentence dk sense­ past simple gS D;ksafd
Answers
banked on vk;k gS rFkk
past simple esa Hkwrdky ds
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 . CRY­ organization children ds fy, dke dj jgk
le; dks crkus ds fy, ago iz;qDr gksrk gSA vr%5 lgh
answer option (b) ago gSA gS vr%children dh fLFkfrqualify djus okykword
E.g. Raja was here just a month ago. blank space esa vk;sxk] ,sls
children ftudh lgk;rk
dh tkuh pkfg,* ;s
sentence dk Hkko gSAoption
vr%
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(a)underprivileged, lg h answer gS A
CRY Child Relief and You’ 1 an organization that underprivileged dk vFkZ& ^^lekt ds ,sls yksx
2 started by seven such 3 and it has been working ftuds ikl money rFkkopportunities dk vHkko
4 1979 to change the lives of 5 children all over
gksrk gSA
India .
1. (a) was (b) is E.g. The party aims to represent the interests
(c) are (d) being of the under privileged sections of society.
2. (a) has (b) being • Educationally/socially underprivileged
(c) was (d) been groups.
3. (a) friends (b) men Option (b) privileged contextually wrong gSA
(c) people (d) individuals Option (c) hopeless (fcuk vk'kk ds ;k cgqr cqjk)
red
4. (d) from (b) during herring gSA
(c) for (d) until Option (d) denuded, irrelevant gSA denuded
5. (a) underprivileged (b) privileged dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh pht covering
dh ;k features dks
(c) hopeless (d) denuded gVkuk** gksrk gSA
Answers E.g. hillsides denuded of trees.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (a) PASSAGE - 36
Detailed - Analysis The 1 of Bengal tigers left in the world has 2
1 . ;s Sentence Present simple tense dh Helping from 100000 to 4000 over the last century. The
Verb Alone structure gS vr% lghchoice option main threats are 3 of habitat, poaching and the
options­ was, are, being, trade in tiger parst for Eastern medicines. Most
(b) is gSA 'ks"k rhuksa
Bengal tigers live in protected areas of India.
grammatically wrong gSA
Anti­poaching task­force have been 4 up and
2 . That ds ckn vkus okyk
clause past simple tense dh there is also a trade 5 on tiger products in many
passive form gS vr% lghchoice option (c) was gSAcountries as a measure to save this rare species.
'ks" k rh uksa options­has, being, been, 1. (a) from (b) kind
grammatically wrong gSA (c) glory (d) number
3 . bl Sentence esaseven ds ckn such vk;k gS tks (e) species
particularly izR;sd O;fDr stress
ij nsrk gS vr% lgh2. (a) limited (b) shrunk
option (d) lgh gS tc fd options­friends, men, (c) abolished (d) eliminated
people, red herring gSaA (e) ascended
4 . ;g Sentence Present Perfect continuous tense esa gS3. (a) Prevention (b) encoaching
rFkk bltense esapoint of time (1979) ds fy, since ;k (c) condition (d) shift
from iz;qdr gksrsoption
gSaA (a) from gSA (e) loss
option (b) during rFkkoption (d) until, 4. (a) set (b) brought
irrelevant gS vr %options (a) from dk bLrseky (c) swept (d) deployed
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5. (a) agreement (b) contract vr% lgh answer option (a) set gSaA
(c) ban (d) link 5 . Bengal tigers dks cpkus ds fy, cgqr ls ns'kksa
tiger us
(e) policy products ds O;kikj ij izfrca/ yxk j[kk gSA vr% lgh
Answers answer option (c) ban gSA
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (e) 4. (a) 5. (c) blfy, 'ks"k pkjksaoptions­ agreement, contract,
Detailed - Analysis link, policy, irrelevant gSaA
1 . Blank space esa
number vk;sxk D;ksafdsentence
blh PASSAGE - 37
esa vkxs
Bengal tigers dh la[;k 100000 ls 4000 gks Tibet 1 up images of a mystic land. Snow­capped
tkus dh ckr gqbZ gSA vr% lgh option (d) mountain peaks pierce the blue sky and fierce
answer
number gSA chilly winds sweep the rollings grasslands.
Maroon­robed Buddhist monks pray in remote
'ks"k pkjksa
options­ from, kind, glory, species,
monasteries and 2 horsemen pound the rugged
irrelevant gSA earth. People in this high plateau perform
2 . Bengal tigers dh la[;k 100000 ls ?kV dj4000 gks punishing rituals like prostrating hundreds of
xbZ gS vr%blank space esa ,slk
word vk;sxk tks dehmiles in tattered clothes on pilgrimage. Spirits,
spells and flying apparitions are part of the
dks fn[kkrk gksA vr% lgh option (b) shrunk
answer
Tibetan world. In Short, Tibet remains an
gSA exotica. Such images are largely the result of
Option (a) limited, irrelevant gSA books by Western travelers and explorers in the
Option (c) abolished, Red herring gSA D;ksafd last century, which helped in keeping the
mystique alive. And when the Communist rulers
abolish fdlh system, practice ;k institution
took over Tibet in the 1950s and began 3 Chinese
dks lekIr djus ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gS uk fd fdlh language and culture on the people, Tibet’s own
la[;k dksA history started to 4 in the background. Thus, the
Option (c) eliminated, Red herring g S Aonly books available in English to Tsering
Wangmo Dhompa as a young girl growing up in
eliminate fdlh pht dks iwjh rjgremove djus ds
India an Nepal as a refugee 5 those written by
sense esa iz;qDr gksrk gSA Westerners, and so she came to view the country
Option (d) ascended, contextually wrong gSAas a forbidden land, a place where fantasy and
Ascend dk vFkZ& ^Åij c<+uk* gksrk gSA fable collaborated against a dramatic backdrop
of mountains, black magic and people With
3 . Bengal tigers dh la[;k de gksus dk dkj.k mudh jgusstrange customs and appearances.
dh txg (habitual) esa deh gksuk gSA 1. (a) makes (b) conjures
vr% lgh answer option (e) loss gSA (c) puts (d) toil
'ks"k pkjksaoptions­ prevention, encroaching, (e) made
condition, shift, irrelevant gSA\ 2. (a) sturdy (b) wobbly
4 . Option (b) brought, option (c) swept and (c) handsome (d) herculean
option (e) grown, irrelevantgSaA (e) beautiful
3. (a) implementing (b) evading
Option (d) deployed, red herring gSA
(c) imposing (d) experimenting
Bengal tigers dh poaching (illegal O;kikj
) dks
(e) evade
jksdus ds fy, ,d anti­poaching task force
4. (a) amplify (b) stretch
xfBr dh xbZ gSAsense
bu ds fy, Set up word
(c) die (d) recede
iz;qDr gksrk gSA
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5. (a) are (b) have been Horsemen ds fy, generally strong built up
(c) was (d) were iz;qDr djrs gSaA vr% answerlgh option (a)
(e) is sturdy gSA
Answers Option (b) wobbly, Irrelevant gSA
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) Option (c) handsome and option
Detailed - Analysis Option (d) herculean, contextually wrong gSA
1 . Option (a) makes, Irrelevant gS]blank space ds 3 . ;gk¡Communist rules }kjktibet ij vf/dkj djus
ckn up gSaA make up ,d phrasal verb gksrh gSA dh ckr gqbZ gS rFkk chinese mUgsauslanguage and
bldk vFkZ& ^^fdlh ds lkFk trick [ksyus ;kentertain culture frCcrh yksxksa ij Fkksiuk 'kq- djsense
fn;kA bl
djus ds fy, dksbZ >wBh dgkuh cukuk** gksrk gSA ds fy, imposing word lgh gSA Impose dk vFkZ&
E.g. Can I leave early this afternoon and make ^^viuhvalues, opinion nwljs yksxksa ij Fkksiuk** gksrk gSA
up the time tomorrow. Impose dh structure-
,slk dksbZ Hkkopassage esa ugha gS option
vr% (a) Impose something on/upon Somebody
makes, irrelevant gSA E.g. Alka didn't want to impose her values on
Option (c) puts gSA put up dk vFkZ&To gSshow her family.
a particular skill in contest or fight gksrk gSA vr% lgh answer option (c) imposing gSA
E.g. The group put up a great performance. Option (a) implement, Red herring gSA
vr% puts up, irrelevant gSA Implement dk vFkZ  ^^fdlh pht dksstart djuk
Option (d) Toil Hkh Irrelevent gS] tks fd officially decide dh xbZ gSA** gksrk gSA
Toil up dk vFkZ  ^^fdlh dk;Z dks difficulty ls 4 . frCcrh yksxksa ij pkbuht
culture Fkksik tkus yxk rks muds
djuk gksrk gSA**A [kqn dsculture and history dk egÙo de gksus yxkA
E.g. They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun. Option (a) amplify and option (d) stretch rFkk
toil, irrelevant gS rFkk
grammatically Hkh wrong option (b) expand, ;s lHkhwords increase ds
gS D;ksafd ;gkaform lgh 'toils' gksuh pkfg, FkhA sense esa iz;qDr gksrs gSa vr%
contextually wrong gSA
Option (c) made, grammatically wrong gS D;ksafd Option (c) die, Red herring gS D;ksafd die (ej
blank space esa verb dh I form vk;sxh tcfdmade, tkuk) fcYdqy extreme case gks x;k gS tcfd dksbZ Hkh
verb dh II ;k III form gksrh gSA culture ,sls lekIr ugha gks ldrkA
Option (b) conjures gSA lgh answer option (d) recede, gSA
Conjure up dk vFkZ to make something Recede dk vFkZ  ^^/hjs /hjs fdlh pht dk lekIr
appear as a picture in your mind. gksuk** gksrk gSA
E.g. That smell always conjures up memories • To move gradully away from somebody.
of holding in France.
E.g. The water receded back to its mysterious
vr% lgh answer option (b) conjures gSA
depths
2 . Sturdy dk vFkZ  ^^Physically strong and
5 . bl Sentence dk subject "The only books" gS tks
healthy; robust" gksrk gSA
fd Plural gS rFkkblank space ds cknthose vk;k
Wobbly dk vFkZ  ^unsteady'; Herculean dk
gS ;s Hkhplural sense nsrk gS vr% plural verb
vFkZ &needing a lot of strength rFkkhandsome
vk;sxhA
dk vFkZgood
^^ looking" gksrk gSA
vr% lgh answer options (d) were gSA
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options ­ are, have been, was, is, 2 . Option (b) started, contextually wrong gS D;ksafd
grammatically wrong gSA bl sentence esa igysbegan vk pqdk gSA
PASSAGE - 38 Option (c) proceeded, Red herring gSA
More than 7,000 people died within a matter of proceeded dk vFkZ Hkhcontinue ds sense esa vkrk
days when toxic gas leaked 1 a chemical plant in
gS ysfdustructure fHkUu gksrh gS&
Bhopal, India. The leak began late at night and 2
for several hours unnoticed. Since then. 3 to the (i) Proceed with something
toxins created by the leak has resulted in E.g. Passengers for Haridwar should proceed
innumerable deaths. Many more are sick and 4 to Gate No. 7 for boarding.
to live normal lives. Despite trying to get 5 for
the disaster, the people have seen no real attempt Option (d) went, irrelevant gSA
to compensate them. The company involved, vr% lgh choice option (a) continued gSA
UCC has publicly 6 all responsibility for the leak.
E.g. The trial is expected to continue for five
No one till date has been held 7 Was it the 8 of
the machinery or simply human error? Many months.
questions remain 9 The investigation has been 3 . Option (a) experience, irrelevant gSA
dealt with in a very 10 manner.
Option (b) introduction and option (d)
1. (a) in (b) a t
(c) of (d) b y acquaintance (tku igpku) red herring gSA
2. (a) continued (b) started (i) Introduction of something
(c) proceeded (d) went
E.g. The introduction of new manufacturing
3. (a) experience (b) introduction
methods.
(c) exposure (d) acquaintance
4. (a) struggling (b) fighting (ii) Introduction to something/somebody
(c) grappling (d) learning E.g. He gave me a letter of introduction to the
5. (a) finances (b) compensation manager.
(c) money (d) payment
6. (a) blocked (b) refused (iii) Acquaintance with somebody/
(c) forbidden (d) denied something
7. (a) guilty (b) responsible E.g. I first met Neeraj in 2007 and struck up
(c) accounting (d) trustworthy an acquaintance with him.
8. (a) closure (b) insolvency
• I had little acquaintance with modern poetry.
(c) stopping (d) failure
• John has a wide circle of friends and
9. (a) unattempted (b) unapologetic
acquaintance.
(c) unanswered (d) unreturned
10. (a) callous (b) cruel lgh choice option (c) exposure gSA
(c) hard (d) thick skinned Exposure dk vFkZ ^^fdlh harmful pht ls dksbZ
Answers protection ugha gksuk** gksrk gSA
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d) Structure-
6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (a) (i) Exposure to something
Detailed - Analysis E.g. My girlfriend suffered a massive
1 . Question esaBhopal esa ,d specific location exposure to toxic chemicals.
chemical plant dh ckr gqbZ gS preposition
vr% 'at' 4 . Option (b) fighting, red herring gSA
fighting dk
iz;ksx gksxkAanswer­
lgh option (b) at gSA vU; rhuksavFkZ& gS ¶yM+uk¸ gksrk gSA
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 Structures- E.g. Chinchinchu denied all knowledge of the
(i) fight against something incident.
• Lakshman has consistently denied
E.g. My father fought against the fascists in
murdering his estranged wife.
India
7 . Reverse reading ls] last line esaresponsibility
5. bl Sentence esa vkxs -----
the people have been no
vk;k gS---- The company involved, UGC has
real attempt to compensate them vk;k gSA
publicly denied all responsibility for leak....
Parallel construction ls] blank space esa vr% parallel construction ds concept ls ;gka
compensate dh noun form compensation blank space e s a responsible v k ; s x k(c)
vk;sxhAcompensation dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh O;fDr dsaccounting, option (d) trustworthy
hurt ;k dqNdamage gksus ij feyus okyk eqvkotk** irrelevant gSaA
option (a) guilty, red herring gSA
gksrk gSA 8 . Option (a) closure, red herring gSA Closure dk
Structure- vFkZ& LFkkbZ -i ls cUn gks tkuk gksrk gSA
compensation for something E.g. Spending cuts mean the closure of the
E.g. Neeraj got some compensation for village school.
damages. Option (b) insolvency, contextually wrong gSA
6 . Option (a) blocked, option (c) forbidden euk insolvency dk vFkZ& dksbZ O;fDr m/kj uk pqdkikuk
djuk irrelevant gSA gksrk gSA
gSA
Option (b) refused, Red herring Option (c) stopping, grammatically wrong gSA
Verb Form rFkk
Noun form esa
refuse ds meaning D;ksafd fdlh
machinery ;k human body part ds
vyx&vyx gksrs gSaA dke djuk can djus dssense ds fy, failure word
Refuse when used as a verb- To say that you iz;qDr gksrk gSA
will not do something that somebody has 9 . vHkh rd cgqr lkjs
questions dk mÙkj ugha feyk gS vr%
asked you to do lgh choice option (c) unanswered gSAremain
E.g. She refused to accept that there was a unanswered ,d collocation dh rjg Hkh bLrseky
problem. fd;k tkrk gSA
E.g. (i) He flatly refused to discuss the matter. E.g. Many questions about the crime remain
• She refused to accept that there was a unanswered.
problem. 'ks"k rhuksa
options­ Unattempted, unapologetic,
(ii) We invited her to the wedding but she unreturned, irrelevant gSA
refused. 10. Option (b) cruel, red herring gSA
cruel dk vFkZ&
They made me an offer I couldn't refuse. gSA
(iii) The judge refused an application for bail. Structure- cruel to somebody/something

• Refuse when used as a noun& waste material E.g. I can't stand people who are cruel to
animals.
(rubbish, garbage) gksrk gSA
NOTE­ refuse dk opposite agree/accept gksrk PASSAGE - 39
gSA No communication has ever provided so many
people with as 1 a range of new 2 as television
lgh answer option (d) denied gSA has. Without 3 their homes. people can watch
Deny dk vFkZ badkj djuk gksrk gSA Government officials 4 important functions and
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takes its 6 to deserts, jungles and even the sea Option (b) incidents and option (c)
floor. Television gives us a 7 of real life tragedy
as when it comes to the 8 of war, natural happenings nksuksa
red herring gSA ;s nksuksa
word
disasters, and poverty, It also 9 moments of great ?kfVr ?kVukvksa
senseds
esa iz;qDr gksrs gSa ysfdu
passage
triumph, such as when the astronaut just 10 foot dk Hkko ?kVukvksa dh ctk; ?kVukvksa ds vuqHko ls gS vr%
on the moon.
1. (a) large (b) wide
lgh choice Option (a) experience gSA
(c) many (d) broad gSA
3 . Option (a) parting, red herring Parting dk
2. (a) experiences (b) incidents vFkZ&
The action of leaving. gksrk gSA
(c) happenings (d) anecdotes E.g. It was an amicable parting and we greatly
3. (a) parting (b) moving value the years we spent together.
(c) departing (d) leaving Option (b) moving, contextually wrong gSA
4. (a) perform (b) accomplish Moving dk vFkZ& ^^fgyuk ;k txg cnyuk** gksrk gSA
(c) pursue (d) achieve E.g. The moving parts of machine.
5. (a) far out (b) far off Option (c) departing, contextually wrong gSA
(c) by far (d) far and wide depart dk vFkZ& ^^fdlhtrip, journey etc ds fy,
6. (a) watchers (b) audience fdlh LFkku ls jokuk gksuk**A
(c) viewers (b) spectators Structures-
7. (a) glimpse (b) glance (i) depart from
(c) look (d) sight E.g. Flights for Landon depart from Terminal
8. (a) wounded (b) army 007.
(c) victims (d) soldiers vr% lgh answer option (d) leaving gSA
9. (a) ceases (b) captures E.g. I hate leaving home.
(c) seizes (d) catches
4 . Sentence esaimportant functions vk;k gSA fdlh
10. (a) set (b) put function dks djus dssense ds fy, perform lgh
(c) kept (d) places word gSA blhfy, options (a) perform lgh gksxk A
Answers 5 . Option (a) far out (very strange, unusual)
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b) grammatically wrong gSA
6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a) Option (c) by far (by a great amount)
Detailed - Analysis grammatically wrong gS D;kafd
By far dk vFkZ&
1 . A wide range of something ,d phrase gS ftldk By a great amount gksrk gSA
vFkZ& fdlh oLrq dh cgqrvarities
lkjh gksuk gksrk gSA
E.g. He last of these reason's is by far the most
important.
vr% answer option (b) wide lgh gksxk A
Option (d) far and wide ( pkjksa rj iQ )
E.g. The incident has received wide coverage
grammatically wrong gSA
in the press.
E.g. They searched far and wide for the missing
2 . Option (d) anecdotes, irrelevant gSA
Anecdote child.
dk vFkZ& A short, interesting or amusing story pw¡fd
Sentence ds Hkko ds vuqlkj nwj fLFkr {ks=kksa esa jgus
about a real person or event gksrk gSA okys yksxksa dh ckr gqbZ gSA
sence dsblfy, far off
E.g. The book is a rich store of anecdote. (very far away in space or time) iz;qDr gksrk gS
vr% lgh choice option (b) far off gSA
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 E.g. It's time to enjoy the weather by taking vr% lgh answer option (a) set gSA
jeep long treks far off places. PASSAGE - 40
6 . Option (a) watchers, contextually wrong gSABilly Arjun Singh was a wildlife enthusiast.
watcher dk vFkZ& ^^,d ,slk O;fDr tks fdlh pht dks
Billy’s fight 1 hunting put 26 professional Shikar
regular ns[krk gS rFkk mldh
study djrk gSA** companies out of jobs 2 his failing health, he had
7 . bl Sentence esa
blank space esa
noun vk;sxkA
glance 3 a writ in the Allahabad High Court against 4
gS rks 'at' in Dudhwa. This is a part from a 5 battle that he
tc noun ds -i esa iz;qDr gksrkpreposition
6 to have the offending railway tracks 7 through
dk bLrseky fd;k tkrk gSA
Dudhwa shifted to 8 its inhabitants a peaceful 9
Structure- Glance at somebody/something . The only regret he had was “there was so much
E.g. To take/have a glance at the newspaper 10 to be done for tigers and so little time.” Billy’s
headlines. contribution will always be remembered by
8. bl Sentence esawar, natural disasters, rFkk wildlife lovers.
poverty }kjk ihfM;ksa dh ckr gks jghVictims
gS vr% 1. (a) towards (b) for
lgh choice gSA (c) over (d) against
E.g. Sachin was the innocent victim of an arson 2. (a) Although (b) Despite
attack (c) Respite (d) frequently
gSA
9 . Option (a) ceases. irrelevant cease dk vFkZ&3. (a) filed (b) given
^^dqN ?kfVr gksusexist
ls ;kgksus ls jksduk** gksrk gSA
(c) represented (d) forwarded
E.g. My tob had effectively ceased to exist. 4. (a) deforestation (b) pollution
(c) poaching (d) killing
Option (c) seize and option (d) catches, nksuksa
5. (a) continuous (b) persistent
red herring gSaA
seize, catches rFkkcaptures rhuksa
(c) permanent (d) relentless
dk vFkZ yxHkx leku gSA rhuksa
words gh fdlh O;fDr ;k
6. (a) waged (b) conducted
oLrq dks idM+us ds esa iz;qDr gksrs gSa ysfdu tc
sense
(c) started (d) constituted
fdlh gadget }kjkrecording dk sense gks rks
7. (a) running (b) going
capture word dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
(c) entering (d) standing
E.g. He led the party that captured the enemys 8. (a) have (b) ensure
flag. (c) pre­occupy (d) demand
vr% lgh answer option (b) captures gSA 9. (a) existence (b) stay
10. Option (c) kept and option (d) places (c) vacation (d) reunion
irrelevant gSaA 10. (a) wanted (b) appeared

Option (b) put, contextually wrong gSA (c) dreamed (d) needed

put something on ,d phrasal verb gS ftldk

Answers
vFkZ&Place a garment, jewellery etc. gksrk gSA 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (d)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d)
Moon ij j[kus dssense esaset lgh word gSA
Detailed - Analysis
Note- set dk use izk;% fdlh
adverb ;k preposition
ds lkFk gksrk gSA 1. ;gkaBlank space ls igys fight vk;k gSA tc fdlh
ds fo¼yM+kbZ gksrh gSpreposition
fight, rks 'against'
E.g. Lolima set a tray on the table.
ysrk gSA
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 E.g. My father fought against the fascists in gSAkilling dk
Option (d) killing, red herring
Spain. vFkZ& gR;k djuk gksrk gS
vr% lgh choice option (d) against gSA vU; rhuksaE.g. The cold blooded killing of a woman.
Option­ towards, for, over, grammatically
vr% lgh choice option (c) poaching gSA
wrong gSA
Poach dk vFkZ  ^^Birds, animals dk illegally
2 . Option (a) although, grammatically incorrect
f'kdkj djuk** gksrk gSA
gSAAlthough dk vFkZ& fdlh sentence esa
surprising ds sense ds fy, iz;qDr gksrk gSA E.g. The elephants are poach for their tusks.

E.g. Although the sun was shining it wasn't 5 . Option (a) continuous and option (c)
very warm. permanent, irrelevant gSA
Although small, the kitchen is well designed. Option (b) persistent, Red herring gSA D;kafd
Although dk ,d vU; use ­ but ;k however ds Presistent dk vFkZ&difficulties
^^ ds ckotwn fdlh
sense esa Hkh fd;k tkrk gSA dk;Z dks djrs jguk tcfd vU; yksx ;s lksps fd ,slk
E.g. I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say djuk annoying or unreasonable gSA** ,slk
sense
so at the time. passage esa ugha gSA
Option (c) Respite, irrelevant gSARespite dk vr% option (d) Relentless lgh gksxk A
vFkZ& gksrk gS period of rest and relief
A short E.g.The relentless pursuit of increased profit
despite dk vFkZ in
gSspite of. gksrk gSA at any cost is questionable.
E.g. The drug brought a brief respite from 6. p¡wfd blSentence dk Hkko
battle 'kq- djus vkSj mls
the pain. tkjh j[kus dk gSAsense
bl ds fy, answer option
gSA
option (d) frequently, irrelevant (a) waged lgh gSA
vr% lgh answer option (b) despite gSA E.g. 1. He made the decision to wage battle.
E.g. Her voice ws shocking despite all her 2. Napleon was defeated at the battle of water
efforts to control it. loo option (c) started, Red herring gSA
3 . Writ dk vFkZ& ^^fdlh
court }kjk tkjh
legal document Option (b) conducted and option (d)
gksrk gS tks fdlh O;fDr dks ;g ldrk gS fd D;k fd;k tk;sconstituted, irrelevant gSA
vkSj D;k ugha fd;k tk;sA** fdlhesa
court writ nkf[ky djus
7 . Option (b) going and option (d) standing nksuksa
ds fy, ges'kk'file' word dk iz;ksx fd;k tkr gSA
irrelevant gSa D;ksafd
railway tracks ds fy, bu
E.g. A writ was filed in the High court. words dk bLrseky ugha fd;k tkrk gSA
Structure- writ for something against Option (c) entering, grammatically incorrect
somebody.
gSA
enter dk vFkZ&
to^^
come or go into something"
E.g. The company has been served with a writ
gksrk gSA
for breach of contract.
• We fully intend to issue a writ against the E.g. Someone entered the room behind me.
newspaper. Structures- (i) enter somebody/something in
ls] hunting, shikar companies
4 . Reverse reading something
vk;k gS vr%
writ Hkh bulsrelated gh gksxhA
E.g. Enter your name and occupation in the
Option (a) deforestation and option (b)
boxes.
pollution irrelevant gSaA
(ii) Enter something into something

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 Ex - To enter data into a computer. Option (b) stay, red herring gSA
stay fdlh
LFkku
(iii) Enter something on something ij jgus ds sense esa iz;qDr gksrk gSA tcfd
passage

E.g. To enter figures on a speadsheet. esahunting, poaching dh ckr gqbZ gS Dudhwa

vr%
ds inhabitants ds vfLrRo dh] ftank jgus dh ckr
(iv) Enter for something
gks jgh gSA
E.g. Only five Indian players have entered for
vr% lgh choice option (a) Existence dk bLrseky
the championship.
fd;k tk;sxk A
8 . Option (a) have, option (c) pre­occupy and
10. Option (a) wanted. Red herringgSA D;ksafd
option (d) demand rhuksa
irrelevant gSaA
want dk bLrseky fdlh pht dhdesire ;k wish
lgh choice option (b) ensure gS
ds fy, gksrk gSA
Ensure dk vFkZ
 ^^To make sure that something
option (b) appeared aned option (c) dreamed
happens gksrk gSA
nksuksa
irrelevant gSA pw¡fd
passage ds Hkkokuqlkj
^t-
Structure- Ensured somebody something
jr* gS vr%option (d) needed dk bLrseky fd;k
E.g. Victory ensured them a place in the final. tk,xk A
9 . Option (c) vacation and option (d) reunion
nksuksa
Option irrelevant gSaA

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 Practice Set- 01 Practice Set- 02
The Maasais live in (1)______ very beautiful part The effects of plastic bags on the environment
of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern are really (1)______ devastating because there
and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The is no disposal method that will really help
eliminate the problem. The biggest problem with
area (2)______ of miles of rolling grass land, on
them is that once they have been (2)______, they
which you can find thorny bushes and rocky
end up In the trash, which then ends up in the
hills. T he people move from one place to another landfill or is burned. The indefinite period of time
according to the seasons, looking for grasses and that it takes for the average plastic bag to break
other plants (3)______ which their cattle can (3)______ can be literally hundreds of years.
graze. They have no permanent home. When Throughout the world, ==plastic bags are
they want to settle in a place for some time, they responsible for suffocation and deaths of
build a kind of camp called a ‘Manyatta’, where woodland animals as well as (4)______ soil
a few families live for a (4)______ weeks or nutrients. The land litter that is made up of
plastic bags has the potential to kill over and
months. T hen they move on again, taking their
over again. It has been estimated that one bag
few belongings with them, and burning the old has the potential to inadvertently kill one animal
‘Manyatta’ to the ground. per every three months due to unintentional
SSC CGL Mains 2023 digestion or inhalation. There are always
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in alternatives to plastic bags and the search for
more alternatives continues.
blank number 1.
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(a) their (b) some
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) a (d) that
blank number 1.
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) vaguely (b) randomly
blank number 2.
(c) quite (d) seldom
(a) measures (b) considers 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) surrounds (d) consists blank number 2.
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (a) moulded (b) soiled
blank number 3. (c) disinfected (d) recycled
(a) on (b) b y 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) a t (d) with blank number 3.
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (a) out (b) even
blank number 4. (c) down (d) through
(a) few (b) little 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4.
(c) least (d) significant
(a) converting (b) demanding
Answers
(c) inhibiting (d) accumulating
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a)

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1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) The Sun is the star at the center of (1) __________
Practice Set- 03 Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot
plasma. The Sun has inspired us since ancient
The phrase non-governmental or non-profit is
times. It’s central to mythology and religion in
commonly used to refer to the various
(2) ____________ around the world. It keeps our
organisations that (1)______ civil society. In
planet warm enough for living things to grow. It
general, such organisations are distinguished
gives us light so we can see. It is by far the most
by the (2)______ that they operate for reasons important (3) _________of energy for life on
other than financial gain. Surveys indicate that Earth. It is about a hundred times as wide
NGOs have a high degree of public (3)______, (4)________ the Earth. If there were no sun, many
which can make them a useful proxy for the things wouldn’t occur like photosynthesis or the
concerns of society and stakeholders. NGOs presence of oxygen, which would have caused
range from small pressure groups on specific no existence of life. SSC CGL Mains 2023
environmental concerns or human rights 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(4)______, to educational charities, women’s blank number 1.
refuges, cultural associations, religious (a) huge (b) the
organisations, legal foundations, humanitarian (c) a (d) typical
assistance programmes – and the list could go 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
on – to large international organisations with blank number 2.
hundreds or even thousands of branches or (a) processes (b) types
members around the world. (c) cultures (d) scenes
SSC CGL Mains 2023 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
1. Select the most appropriate option tofi ll in blank number 3.
blank number 1. (a) source (b) control
(a) comprise (b) comprised (c) gesture (d) symbol
(c) comprising (d) comprises 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
blank number 2. (a) like (b) than
(a) clue (b) value (c) about (d) a s
(c) lie (d) fact Answers
3. Select the most appropriate option tofi ll in 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d)
blank number 3.
Practice Set- 05
(a) thought (b) belief
Reservation is a part of (1) _____ action, which
(c) idea (d) trust seeks to bring equality. The Constitution (One
4. Select the most appropriate option tofi ll in Hundred and Twenty Fourth Amendment) Bill,
blank number 4. 2019, seeks to provide for the advancement of
(a) evaluation (b) prohibitions ‘economically weaker sections’ of citizens. Article
15 of the Constitution (2) _____ discrimination
(c) discrimination (d) violations
against any citizen on the grounds of race,
Answers religion, caste, sex or place of birth. However,
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (d) the government may make special provisions

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for the (3) _____ of socially and educationally land surface, 40 per cent of all plant and animal
backward classes or for Scheduled Castes or species live or breed in them. Wetlands are also
Scheduled Tribes. The Bill seeks to amend Article vital for human wellbeing and security. More
15 to additionally permit the government to than a billion people across the world depend
provide for the advancement of ‘economically on them for their livelihoods, about one in eight
weaker sections’. Further, up to 10% of the seats people on Earth. According to the UN
may be (4) _____ for such sections for admission Environment Programme (UNEP), these
in educational institutions. Such reservation will ecosystems are also the unsung heroes of the
not apply to minority educational institutions. climate crisis. In fact, they (3) _____ more carbon
than any other ecosystem, with peatlands alone
SSC CPO Tier-I 2022
storing twice (4) _____ all the world’s forests.
1. Identify a suitable title for the passage And inland wetland ecosystems absorb excess
above. water and help prevent floods and drought,
(a) Prohibition of discrimination something critical to help communities adapt to
(b) Article 15 a changing climate.
(c) Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill In the words of Leticia Carvalho, Principal
2019 Coordinator for Marine and Freshwater at UNEP,
healthy wetlands ‘punch above their weight in
(d) Reservation for Equality
terms of benefits’. The theme for the very first
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
World Day is “Wetlands Action for People and
blank no. 1. Nature”. It serves as an urgent call to act and to
(a) effective (b) ineffective invest financial, human, and political capital, to
(c) directive (d) corrective save the world’s wetlands from disappearing
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in altogether - and to restore those areas already
blank no. 2. lost. Wetlands are disappearing three times (5)
_____ forests and are Earth’s most threatened
(a) exhibits (b) prohibits
ecosystem. In just 50 years - since 1970 - 35 per
(c) establishes (d) inhibits cent of the world’s wetlands have evaporated.
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in SSC CPO Tier-I 2022
blank no. 3.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) containment (b) postponement blank 1.
(c) advancement (d) enhancement (a) leave out (b) omit
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (c) excludes (d) includes
blank no. 4. 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) preserved (b) reserved blank 2.
(c) deserved (d) conserved (a) more as (b) as much as
Answers (c) such as (d) much as
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
blank 3.
Practice Set- 06 (a) have (b) has
A broad definition of wetlands (1) _____ (c) store (d) stored
ecosystems such as lakes and rivers,
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
underground aquifers, swamps, coral reefs, and
blank 4.
many others; but also, human-made artificial
sites (2) _____ fishponds or reservoirs. Though (a) as long as (b) as much as
they cover only around 6 per cent of the Earth’s (c) as such as (d) as more as

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5. Select the most appropriate option to fill Practice Set- 08
blank 5.
Last week, I made the mistake of revisiting the
(a) faster than (b) fastest than
village where I grew up. It used to be a small,
(c) much than (d) more than friendly community with two farms and a
Answers number of old cottages round the village green. I
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) realised very quickly that although in (1) _____
ways it appears unchanged, in reality hardly
Practice Set- 07 anything is the same. All the pretty cottages are
It was a cool and windy day. Shiela, Zora, Lamba there, of course, and both the traditional farm
and I were (1) _____ our way to the Park to play houses. (2) _____, none of the inhabitants are
on the slides. On our way (2) _____, Shiela (3) country people. All of them are commuters, who
_____ something stuck to her shoe. “Must be a leave early every morning for the nearby town.
(4) _____ of chewing gum or something,” she Neither of the farmhouses are attached to a farm
muttered as she (5) _____ down to remove the these days; the land (3) _____ and is managed
object. What she removed from her shoe was a by somebody in an office somewhere who has
dirty note of five hundred rupees! little interest in the village (4) _____. There are a
few new houses but, they have no local character.
SSC CPO Tier-I 2022
You can see the same style anywhere in the
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
country. The whole village, (5) _____, has been
blank 1.
tidied up so much that it looks no more
(a) on (b) to picturesque than any suburban street.
(c) in (d) b y SSC CPO Tier-I 2022
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 2. blank number 1.
(a) few (b) such
(a) when (b) their
(c) many (d) much
(c) where (d) there
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
blank 3.
(a) When (b) But
(a) thought (b) felt (c) As (d) Because
(c) found (d) had 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
blank 4. (a) had been sold (b) sells
(a) packet (b) piece (c) sold (d) has been sold
(c) part (d) block 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
blank 5. (a) themselves (b) itself
(a) bind (b) bend (c) herself (d) himself
(c) went (d) bent 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
Answers blank number 5.
(a) of course (b) despite
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d)
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1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (2) 5. (3) 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a)

Practice Set- 09 Practice Set- 10

All elephants (1) ______ several distinctive Gender equality is not only a fundamental
features, the most notable of which is a long human right, but a necessary foundation for a
trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) _______, peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
particularly breathing, lifting water and There (1) _______ progress over the last decades:
grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ More girls are going to school, fewer girls are
tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools forced into early marriage, more women are
for moving objects and digging. Elephants’ large serving in parliament and positions of
leadership, and laws are being reformed to (2)
ear flaps help to control their body temperature.
_______ gender equality. Despite these gains,
Their pillar-like legs (4) _______ carry their great
many challenges remain: discriminatory laws
weight. African elephants have larger ears and and social norms remain (3) _______, women
concave backs while Asian elephants have continue to be underrepresented at all levels of
smaller ears and convex or level backs. One of political leadership, and 1 in 5 women and girls
the biggest threats to elephant populations is between the ages of 15 and 49 report
the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for experiencing physical or sexual violence by an
their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) ________ intimate partner within a 12-month period. The
elephants include habitat destruction and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could reverse
conflicts with local people. Elephants are used the limited progress that has been made on
gender equality and women’s rights. The
as working animals in Asia. In the past they were
coronavirus outbreak (4) _______ existing
used in war; today, they are often put on display
inequalities for women and girls across every
in zoos and circuses. SSC CPO Tier-I 2022 sphere – from health and the economy to security
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in and social protection. Women play a
blank number 1. disproportionate role in responding to the virus,
(a) have (b) will have including as frontline healthcare workers and
(c) had (d) has carers at home. Women’s unpaid care work has
increased significantly as a result of school
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
closures and the increased needs of older people.
blank number 2. Women are also harder hit by the economic (5)
(a) schemes (b) means _______ of COVID-19, as they
(c) capacities (d) purposes disproportionately work in insecure labour
markets. Nearly 60 per cent of women work in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
the informal economy, which puts them at
blank number 3.
greater risk of falling into poverty.
(a) for (b) too
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(c) into (d) towards
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.
blank number 4.
(a) are (b) has been
(a) can (b) should
(c) is (d) were
(c) would (d) could
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.
blank number 5.
(a) impede (b) hinder
(a) wild (b) tame
(c) retract (d) advance
(c) dangerous (d) elegant

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3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 3. blank number 5.
(a) rare (b) limited 1. time 2. gadget
(c) pervasive (d) narrow 3. confidentiality 4. patience
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
blank 4.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d)
(a) placate (b) exacerbates
(c) appease (d) aid Practice Set- 12
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill The rise and (1) ____ of singers, music videos
blank 5. with lavish production budgets that amass
(a) impacts (b) frivolity hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, new
sensations born virtually (2) ____, the overhang
(c) impertinence (d) paltriness
of drugs, guns and violence, and the thrill of
Answers taste-making can all get (3) ____. These are
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) heady days in Punjab’s (4) ____ industry and
Mohali is where the action is. It is a veritable
Practice Set- 11 music factory, some 20 songs are written, com-
Challenges are (1) _____ that knock on our door. posed, recorded, and released (5) ____ every
It may sound difficult to (2) _____ the obstacles day, by some reckoning.
in our career but challenges are rewarding. If SSC CPO Tier-I 2022
there were no challenges there would have been 1. Select the most appropriate word to fill in
no (3) _____ on this planet. Every challenge poses blank 1.
as an opportunity for those who like to put their (a) failure (b) uprise
(4) _____ to the fullest utilisation. Knowledge (c) down (d) fall
and (5) _____ is the key to overcome challenges.
2. Select the most appropriate word to fill in
SSC CPO Tier-I 2022 blank 2.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (a) tonight (b) overnight
blank number 1. (c) every night (d) at night
1. problems 2. opportunities 3. Select the most appropriate word to fill in
blank 3.
3. fear 4. trouble
(a) overwhelming (b) easy
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) boring (d) monotonous
blank number 2.
4. Select the most appropriate word to fill in
1. solve 2. forego
blank 4.
3. overcome 4. meet
(a) fashion (b) music
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (c) film (d) food
blank number 3.
5. Select the most appropriate word to fill in
1. science 2. invention blank 5.
3. scientists 4. requirement (a) everywhere (b) there
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (c) nowhere (d) here
blank number 4.
Answers
1. job 2. potential
3. work 4. time 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d)

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 Practice Set- 13 involving mathematics, computer science, and
data science, in conjunction with
It is indeed (1) ____ to create an urban forest to multidisciplinary abilities across the sciences,
control air pollution. It is like a child’s play if (2) social sciences, and humanities, (1) ____ in-
____ awareness is created among people of all creasingly in greater demand. With climate
ages. Just (3) ____ a mango seed or a jackfruit change, increasing pollution, and depleting
seed into fertile ground or make seed bombs for natural resources, there will be a sizeable shift
the seed to sprout during rainy season. Authori- in how we (2) ____ the world’s energy, water,
ties must take (4) ____ measures to ensure a food, and sanitation needs, again resulting in
part of the town or city is allocated to plant the need for new skilled labour, particularly in
trees. This ensures the (5) ____ of adequate oxy- biology, chemistry, physics, agriculture, climate
gen to people. SSC CPO Tier-I 2022 science, and social science. The growing (3) ____
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in of epidemics and pandemics will also (4) ____
blank number 1. collaborative research in infectious disease
management and development of vaccines and
(a) difficult (b) impossible
the resultant social issues heightens the need
(c) easy (d) impractical for multidisciplinary learning.
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in There will be a growing (5) ____ for humanities
blank number 2. and art, as India moves towards becoming a
(a) quite (b) much developed country as well as among the three
(c) few (d) adequate largest economies in the world.
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in SSC CPO Tier-I 2022
blank number 3. 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) pick (b) throw blank 1.
(c) pull (d) peel (a) is (b) are
(c) will be (d) should be
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4. 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
blank 2.
(a) necessary (b) time-consuming
(a) had (b) meet
(c) lethargic (d) glamorous
(c) have (d) see
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
blank number 5.
blank 3.
(a) availability (b) shortage (a) wane (b) dissolution
(c) lack (d) mix (c) emergence (d) need
Answers 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
blank 4.
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a)
(a) call off (b) call in
Practice Set- 14 (c) call out (d) call for
The world is undergoing rapid changes in the 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
knowledge landscape. With various dramatic blank 5.
scientific and technological advances, such as (a) command (b) extort
the rise of big data, machine learning, and arti- (c) demand (d) claim
ficial intelligence, many unskilled jobs world-
Answers
wide may be taken over by machines, while
the need for a skilled workforce, particularly 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c)

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 Practice Set- 15 Practice Set- 16
Digital India can be the prime (1) _____ behind The modern-day student is extremely 1 _____
making a reality of the government’s promise of with technology. They do read quite a bit because
minimum government, maximum governance. of social media. While their writing skills may
Such a transformation requires technology to not be top notch, they do write, courtesy 2 _____
be firmly (2) _____ into government, something affinity to various platforms on the internet.
that the Digital India project lists as one of its However, one skill that has been 3 _____ affected
is listening skills. They are extremely poor 4 _____
foremost objectives. Embedding technology into
listeners. If this issue is not addressed, what we
government (3) _____ will do three things;
may be heading to in the future is a huge chunk of
transform the government and make it more
people across the globe, with poor skills of
transparent and efficient, transform the lives of
listening, and a huge number of passive listeners.
citizens especially those at the bottom of the (4) Researchers say that listening is the prime
_____ pyramid and make our economy more ingredient for empathy and the world will be in
efficient and competitive. A 2014 McKinsey extreme poverty in terms of number of 5 _____
Global Institute report predicts that the large- on the planet. SSC CGL 2022 01/12/2022
scale (5) _____ of technology through Digital 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
India positions India with the biggest in blank number 1.
opportunity yet to accelerate economic growth. (a) hindered (b) savvy
SSC CGL 2022 01/12/2022 (c) dreary (d) disconnected
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 1. in blank number 2.
(a) factors (b) impact (a) there (b) they’re
(c) force (d) might (d) dare (d) their
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank number 3.
(a) stuck (b) inserted (a) daily (b) through
(c) planted (d) embedded (c) holistically (d) thoroughly
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank number 4.
(a) offices (b) details (a) active (b) distinctive
(c) hierarchies (d) processes (c) demonstrative (d) passive
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4. in blank number 5.
(a) hypothetical (b) classified (a) characters (b) donors
(c) mythical (d) proverbial (c) sympathisers (d) empathisers
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
in blank number 5. 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (d)
(a) anticipation (b) monitoring
Practice Set- 17
(c) adaptation (d) enhancement
If writers only dared to dare, a Suetonius or a
Answers Tacitus of the Novel could exist, for the Novel is
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c) 1 _____ the history of manners, turned into a

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story and a play, as is History itself often enough. 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
And there is no other (2) _____ than this: that in blank no. 2.
the one, the Novel, cloaks its manners (3) _____ (a) supporters (b) reformers
the disguise of invented characters, while the
other, History, (4) _____ names and addresses. (c) campaigners (d) champions
Only, the Novel (5) _____ much deeper than 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
History. SSC CGL 2022 01/12/2022 in blank no. 3.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) transfigure (b) reshape
in blank number 1. (c) convert (d) adapt
(a) unnecessarily (b) needlessly 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) essentially (d) optionally in blank no. 4.
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) circuit (b) route
in blank number 2.
(c) stadium (d) track
(a) pragmatism (b) sample
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) difference (d) matter
in blank no. 5.
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. (a) larger (b) highest
(a) among (b) around (c) higher (d) largest
(c) under (d) beside Answers
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (d)
in blank number 4.
(a) removes (b) strangulates Practice Set- 19
(c) provides (d) negates All drivers are affected by road rage, whether
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill they are directly or indirectly (1) _____.
in blank number 5. Individual coping qualities (2) _____ the
behaviour of stressful drivers. Instead of being
(a) listens (b) probes
enraged over circumstances beyond their
(c) bargains (d) imbibes control, drivers (3) _____ learn to be patient. On
Answers the road, we must be (4) _____ to control our
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) own emotions. Road raged drivers are also more
likely to (5) _____ more traffic offences.
Practice Set- 18 SSC CGL 2022 02/12/2022
The Romans had developed a (1) _____ for chariot 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
racing. The (2) _____ of the game are so excited in blank number 1.
that sometimes it may (3) _____ into chaos, (a) involved (b) involving
confusion and riots. The (4) _____ in which racing
(c) involve (d) involves
took place was called a circus. The (5) _____ one
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
was the Circus Maximus in Rome, that could
in blank number 2.
hold up to 3,85,000 spectators, which shows the
(a) apply (b) multiply
popularity of the sport.
(c) influence (d) increases
SSC CGL 2022 01/12/2022
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3.
in blank no. 1.
(a) can (b) to
(a) mouthful (b) drop
(c) must (d) ought
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4. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
in blank number 4.
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (b)
(a) oblige (b) able
(c) brave (d) consistent
Practice Set- 21
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill Memory loss, with aging, is (1) _____ a natural
in blank number 5. and normal (2) _____. The symptoms range from
forgetting simple daily life activities and (3)
(a) reflect (b) drag
_____ familiar tasks such as driving or baking.
(c) incur (d) proceed However, there can be several other factors (4)
Answers _____ for it and these vary from person to
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) person. Memory loss can be (5) _____ or total
depending upon the condition.
Practice Set- 20 SSC CGL 2022 02/12/2022
Tattooing is a talent that requires a lot of time 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
and (1) _____. There are many various kinds and in blank number 1.
(2) _____ of tattooing. Tattooing was and still is
(a) consider (b) denied
a means to communicate someone’s thoughts or
life by permanently (3) _____ a design of ink and (c) considered (d) regard
colour into their flesh. The first step in tattooing 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
is to develop an artistic (4) _____ and the skill to in blank number 2.
sketch and create your artwork. Tattooing (a) trial (b) type
penmanship is far more (5) _____ than sketching (c) method (d) process
on paper. SSC CGL 2022 02/12/2022 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate answer to fill in blank number 3.
in blank 1. (a) prospering (b) rectifying
(a) liability (b) integrity (c) acknowledging (d) performing
(c) capacity (d) ability 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate answer to fill in blank number 4.
in blank 2. (a) significance (b) commendable
(a) gestures (b) genres (c) responsible (d) affluent
(c) views (d) keys 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
3. Select the most appropriate answer to fill in blank number 5.
in blank 3. (a) partial (b) completely
(a) detaching (b) combining (c) incomplete (d) partially
(c) embedding (d) fertilising
Answers
4. Select the most appropriate answer to fill
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a)
in blank 4.
(a) career (b) glimpse Practice Set- 22
(c) drama (d) attitude Little (1)_______ a year ago, Rama Rao went out
5. Select the most appropriate answer to fill of work when a gramophone company, of which
in blank 5. he was the Malgudi agent, went out of existence.
(a) confiscated (b) complicated He had put into that agency the little money he
(c) aggravated (d) authenticated had (2)______ as security. For five years his

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business brought him (3)______ money, just aspects of anyone’s life. Exams are stressful for
enough to help him keep his wife and children in everyone, whether they are students or adults
good comfort. And one day, it was (4)_______. A because everyone wants to perform well and no
series of (5)_______ in the world of trade, one wants to fail as to avoid (5) _____ in future.
commerce, banking, and politics was SSC CGL 2022 03/12/2022
responsible for it. SSC CGL 2022 02/12/2022 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
in blank number 1. (a) became (b) becomes
(c) become (d) becoming
(a) beyond (b) while
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) about (d) over
in blank number 2.
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) liable (b) scared
in blank number 2. (c) resistance (d) prone
(a) inherited (b) converted 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) gambled (d) exchanged in blank number 3.
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) physical (b) intervention
in blank number 3. (c) convention (d) collateral
(a) enough (b) a few 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4.
(c) few (d) much
(a) most eager (b) more urgent
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill (c) more important (d) most crucial
in blank number 4.
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) a bolt from the blue in blank number 5.
(b) a snake in the grass (a) purpose (b) wanderlust
(c) a wild goose chase (c) sneak (d) ambiguity
(d) a bone of contention Answers
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b)
in blank number 5.
Practice Set- 24
(a) questions (b) circumstances
Everything we know about non-avian dinosaurs
(c) lectures (d) instructions
is _____ (1) fossils, which include bones, teeth,
Answers footprints, tracks, eggs, and skin impressions.
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) For centuries, people throughout the world have
Practice Set- 23 _____ (2) amazing fossilized bones and
footprints. Early finds inspired _____ (3) and
Academic life has (1) _____ demanding for
fairy tales, and people _____ (4) that these bones
students as a result of different internal and
belonged to _____ (5) or huge monsters.
external expectations. Teenagers are especially
(2) _____ to academic stress because they go 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
through so many personal and social changes. in blank number 1.
As a result, designing effective and efficient (3) SSC CGL 2022 03/12/2022
_____ solutions requires a thorough (a) based on (b) held on
understanding of the causes and consequences (c) given in (d) taken after
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2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank number 3.
(a) designed (b) discovered (a) general (b) new
(c) fabricated (d) invented (c) professional (d) fresh
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank number 4.
(a) honour (b) legends (a) personal (b) fundamental
(c) fame (d) celebrities (c) beautiful (d) long standing
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4. in blank number 5.
(a) aimed (b) arranged (a) upbringing (b) dreams
(c) opposed (d) imagined (c) challenges (d) training
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
in blank number 5. 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d)
(a) spirits (b) ghosts
Practice Set- 26
(c) giants (d) devils
We believe our value is in direct proportion to
Answers the value of our accomplishments. If we cannot
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) accomplish certain results, we tend to feel (1)
Practice Set- 25 _____ about ourselves. Some of us try too hard
and become workaholics and over-achievers.
Education (1) _____ both the teaching and
With a few genuine feelings of self-worth, we
learning of knowledge, proper conduct, and
try to create some and prove that we are
technical competency. It thus (2) _____ on the
somebody by our successes and (2)_____.
cultivation of skills, trades or professions, as well
Because our desire for perfection is so great, we
as mental, moral and aesthetic development.
(3)_____ to set unrealistic goals and place
Formal education consists of systematic
unreasonable demands on ourselves. Failing,
instruction, teaching and training by (3) _____
rather than encouraging us to have realistic
teachers. This consists of the application of
aspirations, only leads to a mere punishing
pedagogy and the development of curricula. The
round of self-blame and a resolve to drive
right to education is a (4) _____ human right.
ourselves harder next time. If we do not finally
Educational systems are established to provide
achieve our goals, we are (4)____; despite
education and (5) _____, often for children and
everything we have done, we still feel (5)_____
the young. SSC CGL 2022 03/12/2022
inside. SSC CGL 2022 03/12/2022
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 1.
in blank number 1.
(a) encompasses (b) makes
(a) low (b) better
(c) likes (d) releases
(c) high (d) good
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2.
in blank number 2.
(a) changes (b) makes
(a) anxiety (b) obstacles
(c) regards (d) focuses
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3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank number 3.
(a) crave (b) come (a) bridle (b) concern
(c) tend (d) wish (c) consternate (d) poise
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4. in blank number 4.
(a) glad (b) disappointed (a) accentuate (b) augment
(c) flattered (d) protected (c) ebbing (d) reinforcing
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 5. in blank number 5.
(a) lively (b) honoured (a) outlandish (b) impartially
(c) empty (d) satisfied (c) unfairly (d) legitimately
Answers Answers
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)

Practice Set- 27 Practice Set- 28

Four of the most popular forms i.e. Facebook, Women won their present status through (1)
Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram of social media _____ and sacrifices rather than through men’s
(1) _____ great damage upon young people’s kindness. Women and their supporters have
mental health. These four platforms have a fought, and in some places continue to fight for
negative effect because they can (2) _____ the same rights as (2) _____. Laws were made to
children’s and young people’s body image replace local customs which denigrated and
worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems, suppressed women’s rights. Women have (3)
anxiety, depression and loneliness. The findings _____ higher positions in the world at all levels;
follow growing (3) _____ among politicians, political, economic and social. But in reality,
health bodies, doctors and parents about young women still suffer from (4) _____ at various
levels. For example, women work more and earn
people suffering harm as a result of cyber
less than men. In addition to that, the majority
bullying and social media (4) _____ feelings of
of the world’s poor and illiterate are women. The
self-loathing and leading them to commit suicide.
road to real (5) _____ is still long.
However, the leader of the UK’s psychiatrists said
SSC CGL 2022 04/12/2022
these findings were too simplistic and they (5)
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
_____ blamed social media for the complex
in blank number 1.
reasons why the mental health of so many young
(a) struggle (b) happiness
people is suffering. SSC CGL 2022 04/12/2022
(c) joy (d) dignity
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 1.
in blank number 2.
(a) discrete (b) impious
(a) men (b) everyone
(c) perpetrating (d) inflict
(c) universal (d) politicians
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank number 3.
(a) mitigate (b) effectuate (a) plucked (b) gripped
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4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank number 4. blank number 5.
(a) equality (b) issues (a) beside (b) about
(c) discrimination (d) tolerance (c) between (d) among
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
in blank number 5.
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (c)
(a) equality (b) eligibility
(c) maturity (d) probability
Practice Set- 30
A robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent,
Answers usually an electromechanical machine that is (1)
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a) _____ by a computer programme or electronic
Practice Set- 29 circuitry. In general, robots can be autonomous
or semi-autonomous and are now used in
The monastery in Tawang has recently different fields. They have replaced (2) _____ in
undergone (1) _____ and bright paintings (2) performing repetitive and dangerous tasks
_____ it walls. Dances and ceremonial which humans prefer not to do, or are unable to
celebrations are held in the (3) _____ , the most do because of size limitations, or which take place
important of which is held on the night of in extreme (3) _____ such as outer space or the
Buddha Purnima, the full moon on which the bottom of the sea. For instance, robots can now
Buddha was born, (4) _____ enlightenment and be used in industry, as in car manufacturing, or
died. To reach Tawang, you drive for 12 hours they can be used in homes to do the (4) _____.
Some robots may respond to speech or even be
from Assam’s Tezpur town, a major Indian
medical operating tools. There are concerns
Forces base. The best seasons the visitor can
about the increasing use of robots and their role
choose for coming to Tawang is (5) _____
in society. Robots are blamed for the rising (5)
September to November. _____ as they replace workers in increasing
SSC CGL 2022 04/12/2022 numbers of functions.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in SSC CGL 2022 04/12/2022
blank number 1. 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) depreciation (b) termination blank number 1.
(c) renovation (d) innovation (a) guided (b) chased
(c) challenged (d) included
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 2. 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 2.
(a) adore (b) adorn
(a) toys (b) machines
(c) expose (d) rectify
(c) agents (d) humans
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 3.
blank number 3.
(a) shipyard (b) junkyard (a) environments (b) pattern
(c) churchyard (d) courtyard (c) beauty (d) enjoyment
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4. blank number 4.
(a) attained (b) transferred (a) handwork (b) housework
(c) received (d) displayed (c) network (d) software

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5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Practice Set- 32
blank number 5.
India is one of the largest producers of tea in the
(a) peace (b) social issues
world. The industry is (1) _____ recognised as
(c) corruption (d) unemployment technically very well (2) _____. The Indian tea
Answers industry is a (3) _____ one traditionally. Tea has
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) been used in India for (4) _____ purposes as well
as for (5) _____. SSC CGL 2022 05/12/2022
Practice Set- 31 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
I will tell you what I will do and what I will not blank number 1.
do. I will not (1) _____ that in which I no longer (a) globally (b) industrially
believe, (2) _____ it calls itself my home, my (c) tediously (d) mutually
fatherland, or my church: and I will try to (3) 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
_____ myself in some mode of life or art as (4) blank number 2.
(a) establish (b) pampered
_____ as I can and as wholly as I can, using for
(c) complex (d) equipped
my defense the only arms I (5) _____ myself to
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
use: silence, exile and cunning.
blank number 3.
SSC CGL 2022 05/12/2022 (a) flourish (b) flourishing
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (c) thrashing (d) condensing
blank number 1. 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4.
(a) drain (b) serve
(a) sick (b) medicinal
(c) lag (d) debit (c) immunology (d) immune
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 2. blank number 5.
(a) sometimes (b) nevertheless (a) retention (b) fulfillment
(c) presumably (d) whether (c) advantage (d) consumption
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Answers
blank number 3. 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d)
(a) disappear (b) sterilise Practice Set- 33
(c) collect (d) express A new world research shows that the French (1)
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in _____ large amounts of cheese and butter.
blank number 4. Therefore, they have low levels of heart disease.
(a) pithily (b) freely The research (2) _____ that animal fat is good for
human body and helps in reducing the risks of
(c) bleakly (d) morbidly
heart attack. This study was (3) _____ in 2018 in
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 21 low and middle income countries. However,
blank number 5. it (4) _____ that eating moderately is the (5) _____
(a) caution (b) behave key in this regard. SSC CGL 2022 05/12/2022
(c) effeminate (d) allow 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 1.
Answers
(a) gobble (b) take
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d)
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2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 2. blank number (c)
(a) believes (b) credits (a) uniform (b) assorted
(c) accepts (d) trusts (c) constant (d) diverse
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 3. blank number 4.
(a) directed (b) supervised (a) certify (b) settle
(c) managed (d) conducted (c) determine (d) induce
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4. blank number 5.
(a) closed (b) concluded (a) varying (b) experiencing
(c) finished (d) stopped (c) considering (d) convincing
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 5.
Answers
(a) crucial (b) principle 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a)
(c) diligent (d) eminent Practice Set- 35
Answers One’s options in this world are as (1) _____ as
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) the horizon, which is technically a circle and
thus (2) _____ broad. Yet we must choose each
Practice Set- 34
step we take with (3) _____ caution, for the
Human migration may be traced all the way footprints we leave (4) _____ are as important
back to the (1) _____ of time, and humans have as the (5) _____ we will follow. They’re part of
been on the move ever since. Climate change, war the same journey: our story.
and displacement, economic considerations,
SSC CGL 2022 06/12/2022
living conditions, family and clan (2) _____, and,
more recently, educational possibilities are all 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
reasons for migration. Because there are several blank number 1.
reasons for migration, migration patterns are (3) (a) slight (b) narrow
_____. Potential migrants will not only (4) _____ (c) contracted (d) vast
whether or not to migrate, but also where they
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
will go. Individuals with (5) _____ observed and
blank number 2.
unobserved features will make diverse decisions
and self-select into specific areas. (a) severely (b) infinitely
SSC CGL 2022 05/12/2022 (c) strictly (d) rigorously
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 1. blank number 3.
(a) glimpse (b) break (a) inattentive (b) unmindful
(c) ahead (d) dawn (c) utmost (d) slack
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number (b) blank number 4.
(a) joins (b) chains (a) discarded (b) surplus
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5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in concrete floor. The thing looked around (3) _____
blank number 5. with its one eye, as if it had lost her. The thing
(a) custom (b) approach twisted bonelessly (4) _____ its one eye was
(c) path (d) manner again facing her. And it (5) _____ across the cellar
towards her then. SSC CGL 2022 06/12/2022
Answers
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c) blank number 1.
Practice Set- 36 (a) clattered (b) hissed
The British king, Charles I, had (1) _____ a very (c) buzzed (d) fizzed
difficult financial situation from his father. His 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
period saw a very high rate of inflation. He blank number 2.
wanted to (2) _____ money. Therefore, he (3) (a) to (b) a t
_____ creating the title of Baronet and selling it (c) up (d) on to
to (4) _____ candidates. However, his decision
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
was (5) _____ by the British parliament.
blank number 3.
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(a) involuntarily (b) wittily
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) ferociously (d) vacantly
blank number 1.
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) inherited (b) devised
blank number 4.
(c) genetic (d) owned
(a) unless (b) even so
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) until (d) ever after
blank number 2.
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) upraise (b) raise
blank number 5.
(c) lift (d) bring
(a) rung (b) flung
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) lunged (d) hung
blank number 3.
(a) started (b) continued Answers
(c) appeared (d) ventured 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c)
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Practice Set- 38
blank number 4. Our beautiful ecosystem is being systematically
(a) opulent (b) wealthy (1) _____ by industrial pollution channelled into
(c) resourceful (d) healthy rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna, nuclear
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in wastes from atomic plants muted into the
blank number 5. world’s oceans, and (2) _____ gases such as
(a) unaccepted (b) abandoned carbon dioxide mixed with the ozonosphere.
Besides, tropical rainforests and green pastures
(c) rejected (d) banished
are disappearing (3) _____ the pressure of a
Answers proliferating population. Dams are being (4)
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c) _____ over the rivers like the Narmada to change
nature’s well-balanced surface equations
Practice Set- 37 between flora and fauna, and sloping
The thing nodded vigorously; as it nodded, the mountainous terrain is being converted into
left button-eye fell off and (1) _____ (2) _____ the mini oceans to supply electricity to the ever-

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starving industrial stomach of our age. 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
Elephants, tigers, the wild rhinos of South Africa blank number 1.
and many other forest creatures have become (5) (a) Sections (b) Fields
_____ species. SSC CGL 2022 06/12/2022 (c) Areas (d) Sectors
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 1. blank number 2.
(a) oriented (b) designed
(a) Substantiate (b) Reduce
(c) damaged (d) glorified
(c) Substitute (d) Replenish
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number (b)
blank number 3.
(a) hygienic (b) useful
(a) Considering (b) Analysing
(c) nuclear (d) poisonous
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (c) Observing (d) Examining
blank number (c) 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) to (b) under blank number 4.
(c) in (d) on (a) Criterion (b) Formula
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (c) Criteria (d) Standard
blank number (d) 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) detected (b) built blank number 5.
(c) associated (d) validated (a) Employ (b) Execute
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (c) Deploy (d) Implement
blank number 5.
Answers
(a) specified (b) accumulated
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a)
(c) endangered (d) granted
Answers Practice Set - 40
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) Culture can be a beautiful thing. There are many
aspects that make up one’s culture. Whether it
Practice Set - 39 may be the clothing, language, religion, food,
During the pandemic, remote working has kept traditions or even music, all aspects play a (1)
the work going on across _____ (1) Almost every _____ role in making up a person’s culture. I think
industry got shut down physically during the culture is so important because it does not affect
lockdowns but the work from home model tried only one person; it affects the (2) _____ and also
to _____ (2) the effect of the lockdown when it affects the other people around it. I am happy to
came to jobs. In the future also, many businesses know my culture and to know where my family
across the globe, including the information (3) _____ from. It gives me the sense of being
technology industry, are _____ (3) continuing whole, and at the same time makes me feel (4)
with the hybrid model. Remote working has _____ and different from other people. Different
replaced geography as a major hiring _____ (4), cultures and different people make our country
with 90 per cent of senior executives expected to the beautiful melting pot we are (5) _____ to call
work from home. As a result, 76 per cent of US it. SSC CGL 2022 07/12/2022
organisations are more likely to _____ (5) out
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
side the city or even state, according to a Talent
blank number 1.
Works poll of recruiting managers conducted
across the US, quoted by an FE report. (a) calm (b) busy
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2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 2. the blank 3.
(a) course (b) career (a) affect (b) concerned
(c) climate (d) country (c) trouble (d) involved
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 3. the blank 4.
(a) originated (b) managed (a) advance (b) probable
(c) imagined (d) drawn (c) varied (d) consequent
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4. the blank 5.
(a) helpless (b) careful (a) danger (b) frighten
(c) original (d) evil (c) bullied (d) threatened
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Answers
blank number 5.
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d)
(a) proud (b) innocent
(c) thoughtful (d) grumpy Practice Set - 42
Answers Deforestation, wildfires and pollution cause
animals (1) _____ lose their homes. Animals may
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a)
be (2) _____ by their surroundings. Most
Practice Set - 41 individuals are (3) _____ that they are taking
The saving of certain wild animals from down an animal's home when they cut down
extinction (1) _____ many years been a problem trees for wood. Animal (4) _____ is also lost as a
for the zoologists and other specialists; but more result of wildfires. The main causes of an animal
recently the problem has become so (2) _____, becoming (5) _____ are poaching and smuggling.
and has received so much publicity, that most Pollution is extremely harmful to animals and
people are now (3) _____ about it. This may at their environments. Animals are interested and
first seem strange because one of the most try to eat the pollution-causing things.
gratifying developments of the last few years Furthermore, some rivers and natural resources
has been the passing of strict laws to protect are becoming polluted, forcing animals to
wild animals and the (4) _____ decline in the relocate. SSC CGL 2022 07/12/2022
hunting of big-game for sport. Why is it then 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
that some rare wild animals are still (5) _____ blank number 1.
with extinction and even some of the less rare (a) through (b) to
ones are rapidly declining in number?
(c) of (d) from
SSC CGL 2022 07/12/2022
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
the blank 1.
(a) affected (b) obsoleted
(a) has for (b) is for
(c) intensified (d) effected
(c) had for (d) was of
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
the blank 2.
(a) bad (b) apprehensive
(a) narrow (b) rare
(c) unaware (d) conscious
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4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Answers
blank number 4.
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d)
(a) habitat (b) husbandry
(c) domain (d) environment Practice Set - 44
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Swaminathan had a table on which all his
things, his coat, cap, slate, ink-bottle, and books,
blank number 5.
were thrown in a confused (1) _____. He sat on
(a) wild (b) destructive his stool and shut his eyes to (2) _____ what
(c) endangered (d) infused work he had for the day: first of course there
Answers was Arithmetic – those five (3) _____ in Profit
and Loss; then there was English – he had to
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c) copy down a page from his English lesson and
Practice Set - 43 write dictionary meanings of (4) _____ words;
and then there was Geography. And only two
Child marriage is a kind of right exploitation as hours before him to do all this heap of work and
to (1) _____ in practically all areas, the kid must get (5) _____ for school.
be at least 18 years old. As a result, marrying off
SSC CGL 2022 08/12/2022
a kid before they reach the age of (2) _____ is an
exploitation of their right. The long-standing (3) 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
_____ of child marriage is one of the most blank number 1.
prevalent reasons of child marriage. The elders (a) deal (b) order
want to plan for the (4) _____ of their family, so (c) heap (d) load
they marry off the children to establish their 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
position. Most crucially, poor individuals marry blank number 2.
children to get rid of their debts, taxes, dowry,
(a) recollect (b) imagine
and other (5) _____. SSC CGL 2022 08/12/2022
(c) estimate (d) guess
1. Select the most appropriate answer to fill
in blank 1. 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 3.
(a) vote (b) marry
(a) disputes (b) debates
(c) bind (d) mature
2. Select the most appropriate answer to fill (c) conditions (d) puzzles
in blank 2. 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) adult (b) growth blank number 4.
(c) restrain (d) consent (a) visible (b) difficult
3. Select the most appropriate answer to fill (c) rigid (d) awkward
in blank 3. 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) faith (b) custom blank number 5.
(c) hassle (d) taboo (a) ready (b) alert
4. Select the most appropriate answer to fill (c) fixed (d) fit
in blank 4.
Answers
(a) coalition (b) evolution
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a)
(c) creation (d) extension
5. Select the most appropriate answer to fill
Practice Set - 45
in blank 5. Allegiance to one’s favourite team is something
that sports fans 1 _____ over a period of time.
(a) activities (b) evils
They are so attached to their favourite teams
(c) mitigations (d) obligations that they could display 2 _____ emotions, not

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just during the course of the match, but much Rights, according to Article 21 of the Indian
after the actual event is over. This phenomenon, Constitution. SSC CGL 2022 08/12/2022
3 _____ common across the globe, is more seen 1. Select the most appropriate answer to fill
in countries like Brazil, India, the US and even
in blank 1.
the UK, where the favourite sport may not be
the same in each of these nations. In spite of this (a) alleged (b) advantaged
craze and hysteria, sport has 4 _____ a long way. (c) encouraged (d) applied
It is accepted as one of the world’s most 5 _____ 2. Select the most appropriate answer to fill
pastimes ever. SSC CGL 2022 08/12/2022 in blank 2.
1 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in (a) desires (b) goals
blank number 1.
(c) crimes (d) gossips
(a) infer (b) develop
3. Select the most appropriate answer to fill
(c) crave (d) defer
in blank 3.
2 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 2. (a) logic (b) trust
(a) dread (b) hurried (c) suspicion (d) evidence
(c) varied (d) concrete 4. Select the most appropriate answer to fill
3 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in in blank 4.
blank number 3. (a) innocent (b) accused
(a) a s (b) in spite of (c) faultless (d) lawman
(c) though (d) despite 5. Select the most appropriate answer to fill
4 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in in blank 5.
blank number 4. (a) covert (b) convenient
(a) come (b) fame (c) flagrant (d) prevalent
(c) came (d) game
Answers
5 . Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 5. 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b)
(a) entertaining (b) inhibited Practice Set - 47
(c) detrimental (d) tiresome
As writers we live life twice, like (1)_____ cow
Answers that eats its food once and then regurgitates it to
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a) chew and digest (2)_____ again. We have a second
Practice Set - 46 chance (3)_____ biting into our experience and
examining it. This is our life and it's not going to
Mob lynching is the act of a group of people
murdering a person without due process of law last forever. There isn't time to talk about
for an (1)_____ infraction. In recent years, mob someday writing that short story or poem or
lynching has become one of the hate (2)_____ novel. Slow down now, touch what is (4)_____
that targets persons of a certain identity, you, and out of care and compassion for (5)_____
members of a minority population, or strangers moment and detail, put pen to paper and begin
on the basis of a mere (3)_____. Without obeying to write.
any principles of law, the mob takes the law into
21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
their own hands to punish the supposed blank number 1.
(4)_____ in the name of justice. Mob lynching is
1. any 2. some
a breach of human dignity and a (5)_____
violation of the Universal Declaration of Human 3. a 4. as

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22. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank number 2. blank 4.
1. it 2. away (a) involved (b) obsessed
3. a few 4. more (c) concerned (d) accompanied
23. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank number 3. blank 5.
1. beside 2. at (a) deform (b) signals
3. about 4. not (c) substance (d) deter
24. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
in blank number 4.
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)
1. besides 2. neither
3. above 4. around Practice Set - 49
25. Select the most appropriate option to fill At most of the local dhabas and fast food joints,
in blank number 5. poor hygienic conditions (1) _____. The (2) _____
1. little 2. both occurs due to poor quality packaging material
3. each 4. few or (3) _____ storage conditions. Food cooked may
not be washed or cleaned properly. It is low in
Answers (4) _____, rich in oil content especially trans fats
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) which make one (5) _____, lousy and dull.
Practice Set - 48 SSC CGL 2022 09/12/2022
Music can improve mood, decrease pain and 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
anxiety, and facilitate opportunities for blank number 1.
emotional expression. Research (1) _____ that (a) entail (b) prevail
music can benefit our physical and mental health
in numerous ways. Music can (2) _____ the (c) sustain (d) assail
brain’s production of the hormone dopamine. 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
This increased dopamine production helps (3) blank number 2.
_____ feelings of anxiety and depression. Music
(a) contamination (b) concentration
is processed directly by the amygdala, which is
the part of the brain (4) _____ in mood and (c) purification (d) perfection
emotions. By reducing stress levels and 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
providing a strong competing stimulus to the in blank number 3.
pain (5) _____ that enter the brain, music
therapy can assist in pain management. (a) neat (b) sterile
SSC CGL 2022 09/12/2022 (c) unhygienic (d) energetic
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
blank 1. in blank number 4.
(a) focuses (b) suggests
(a) nutrition (b) condition
(c) interprets (d) dreams
(c) proportion (d) production
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 2. 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) provide (b) furnish in blank number 5.
(c) exhaust (d) boost (a) skinny (b) obese
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in (c) affluent (d) smart
blank 3.
Answers
(a) intensify (b) enhance
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)
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 and jeans. Raj comics too (4) ________ into this
Practice Set - 50
sphere with their (5) ________ toons Nagraj,
Being constant (1) _________ repeating a task or Tiranga and Shakti together called Brahman
action, or performing an activity without a stop Rakshak (protectors of the universe).
or interval. Consistency can never be attained SSC CGL 2022 12/12/2022
in a sporadic or (2) _______ manner. When you
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
perform anything regularly or constantly, you
in blank number 1.
will not only build expertise in that area, but
you will also gain a better (3) ________ of it. (a) fabricated (b) produced
Because of the greater amount of effort put in (c) built (d) manufactured
over a longer period of time, this enhanced 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
comprehension is (4) ________. As a result, in blank number 2.
consistency is the (5) _________ that allows (a) generated (b) promoted
anyone to consistently put in the effort.
(c) inspired (d) created
SSC CGL 2022 09/12/2022
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3.
in blank number 1.
(a) authorised (b) ordered
(a) entails (b) envelops
(c) employed (d) contracted
(c) figure (d) initiates
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4.
in blank number 2.
(a) focus (b) discipline (a) entered (b) penetrated

(c) intermittent (d) casual (c) invaded (d) pierced

3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank number 5.
(a) comprehension (b) decision (a) famous (b) noted
(c) ignorance (d) estrangement (c) good (d) influential
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
in blank number 4. 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a)
(a) destructible (b) fluctuating
Practice Set - 52
(c) feasible (d) credible
A great fire (1)______ in London in 1666 which
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 5. (2)____ the city and made around 1,00,000 people
homeless. This fire is said to have begun in a
(a) instrument (b) apparatus
pudding lane. It (3)____ through the crowded
(c) resistance (d) utensil
streets and wooden houses. However, after the
Answers fire, London was (4)___ with wider streets and
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) improved water supplies. New buildings were
(5)___ using bricks instead of wood.
Practice Set - 51
SSC CGL 2022 12/12/2022
Comics have (1) ________ many superheroes.
Bantul, the great was (2) ________ in the year 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1965 in the backdrop of the Indo-Pak war. in blank no. 1.
Indrajal comics was set up in 1964 and (3) (a) broke at (b) broke out
__________ Aabid Surti, who gave birth to a (c) broke in (d) broke for
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2. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) obtrude (b) forage
in blank no. 2. (c) migrate (d) scoot
(a) smashed (b) shattered 4. Select the most appropriate option to
(c) demolished (d) destroyed fill in blank number 4.
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) slipshod (b) efficient
in blank no. 3. (c) structured (d) methodical
(a) swept (b) glided 5. Select the most appropriate option to
(c) carried (d) pulled fill in blank number 5.
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) flouncing (b) scintillating
in blank no. 4. (c) devouring (d) preening
(a) rebuilt (b) restored Answers
(c) modelled (d) innovated
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d)
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank no. 5. Practice Set - 54
(a) organised (b) erected Exercise is the (1)_______ of muscles and limbs
(c) fabricated (d) located which is done to (2)_____ a specific outcome. The
chief aim of doing exercise is usually (3)_____
Answers
fitness. At the end of our (4)____ day, we prefer
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) to (5)____ in leisure activities rather than a
Practice Set - 53 workout. SSC CGL 2022 13/12/2022
A hummingbird’s brilliant throat colour is 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
not caused by feather (1) ________, but rather in blank no. 1.
by iridescence in the arrangement of the (a) current (b) fluctuation
feathers. Light level, moisture, angle of (c) movement (d) motion
viewing, wear and tear and other factors all
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(2) ______ just how bright and colourful the
in blank no. 2.
throat may appear.
(a) establish (b) yield
Hummingbirds cannot walk or hop, though
their feet can be used to (3) _____ sideways (c) procure (d) attain
while they are perched. These birds have 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
evolved smaller feet to be lighter for more in blank no. 3.
(4) ______ flying. They will use their feet for (a) magnifying (b) intensifying
itching and (5) _______, however.
(c) amplifying (d) enhancing
SSC CGL 2022 12/12/2022
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to in blank no. 4.
fill in blank number 1.
(a) lively (b) hectic
(a) deposition (b) pigment
(c) feverish (d) furious
(c) sediment (d) perspiration
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to in blank no. 5.
fill in blank number 2.
(a) coddle (b) abandon
(a) influence (b) allure
(c) indulge (d) luxuriate
(c) intimidate (d) persuade
3. Select the most appropriate option to Answers
fill in blank number 3. 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c)

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 novelist’s is to him - for this is my story; it is the
Practice Set- 55
story of a man, not of an invented, or possible,
In all the passages given below, some words
or idealised or otherwise .....(4)..... figure, but of
have been deleted Fill in the blanks with the
a unique .....(5)..... of flesh and blood.
help of the alternatives given. select the most
SSC CHSL 24 /05/2022 (Afternoon)
appropriate option for each number. Human
beings have three basic needs: food, shelter, and 1. (a) despite (b) under
.....(1)..... All of these requirements can be met (c) through (d) towards
satisfactorily only if an individual has money, 2. (a) whose (b) whom
and for earning this money, the individual must
(c) who (d) which
be employed, i.e., have a/an .....(2)..... profession.
.....(3)....., there are a lot of people throughout the 3. (a) every (b) self
globe who have been unable to obtain a job. As (c) last (d) present
a direct .....(4)....., they have a/an .....(5)..... amount 4. (a) callous (b) absent
of income, and unemployment is the term used
(c) ordinary (d) profuse
to describe this condition of joblessness.
5. (a) organism (b) being
SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Morning)
(c) cripple (d) Stance
1. (a) power (b) water
(c) clothing (d) money ANSWERS
2. (a) suitable (b) authoritative 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B
(c) decent (d) temporary Practice Set- 57
3. (a) Rightfully (b) Regressively Competition is a necessary prospect for .....(1).....
(c) Repressively (d) Regrettably individuals with particular qualities, but only
4. (a) attack (b) consequence those who can .....(2)..... their minds to work,
(c) sequence (d) confrontation work hard every day, and prove themselves will
be able to .....(3)..... this arduous battle. It’s a
5. (a) average (b) plentiful
never-ending race to the finish line, and only
(c) meagre (d) minor
those who put in the effort and dedication will
ANSWERS make it to the end. The outcome of any exam
does not .....(4)..... on the last day, during your
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C
paper — your success is ensured with every
Practice Set- 56 morning that you put in work. Students must
Novelists when they write novels tend to take be aware of the tough environment they are
an almost god-like attitude .....(1)....., their entering and prepare .....(5)..... in order to
subject, pretending to a total comprehension of improve their chances.
the story, a man’s life, .....(2)..... they can therefore SSC CHSL 24 /05/2022 (Evening)
recount as God Himself might, nothing standing
1. (a) distinguished (b) distinguishes
between them and the naked truth, the entire
(c) distinguishing (d) distinguish
story meaningful in .....(3)..... detail. I am as little
able to do this as the novelist is, even though 2. (a) get (b) divert
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3. (a) overcome (b) overload rapid spiritual progress in his lifetime. Thus a
person can make progress to achieve the purpose
(c) overpaid (d) overjoyed
of life which is to .....(5)..... with God.
4. (a) awake (b) arise SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Afternoon)
(c) arrive (d) abase 1. (a) rather (b) change
5. (a) reluctantly (b) consequently (c) apart (d) alone
(c) accordingly (d) exponentially 2. (a) settled (b) came
ANSWERS (c) originated (d) involved
3. (a) senses (b) techniques
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C
(c) phases (d) pursuit
Practice Set- 58 4. (a) choose (b) familiarise
Psychologists discovered that there are two (c) make (d) strike
routes .....(1)..... achievement: conformity and
5. (a) compete (b) progress
originality. Conformity means following the
crowd .....(2)..... conventional paths and .....(3)..... (c) merge (d) mark
the status quo. Originality is taking the road
ANSWERS
.....(4)..... travelled, championing a set of novel
ideas that go against the grain but .....(5)..... 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C
making things better.
Practice Set- 60
SSC CHSL 25 /05/2022 ( Morning )
In terms of education, children must receive
1. (a) against (b) on
proper care, .....(1)..... and schooling. By .....(2).....
(c) off (d) to child marriage, the best possible future of
2. (a) down (b) beside children can be .....(3)...... When there is an
(c) since (d) a t economic crisis, many programmes must be held
so that they can .....(4)..... how to fight for
3. (a) building (b) supplying
themselves .....(5)..... and efficiently.
(c) serving (d) maintaining
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Evening)
4. (a) quietly (b) far
1. (a) guidance (b) dress
(c) frequently (d) less
(c) food (d) help
5. (a) superficially (b) disinterestedly
2. (a) violating (b) allowing
(c) advertently (d) ultimately
(c) ignoring (d) outlawing
ANSWERS 3. (a) envisioned (b) navigated
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B (c) awaited (d) scheduled
4. (a) Learn (b) Plan
Practice Set- 59
(c) Educate (d) teach
Yoga is a personal journey for everyone as now
5. (a) Eloquently (b) effectively
most people are turning to it, not for fitness
.....(1)....., but for the union of both, body and (c) abruptly (d) Affectively
soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that .....(2)..... in
India. It involves movement, meditation and ANSWERS
breathing .....(3)..... to promote mental and 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B
physical well-being. There are many styles of
yoga. A person should .....(4).....a style based on Practice Set- 61
their goals and fitness level. If yoga and Poetry and novels became very .....(1)..... in the
pranayam are complemented with other forms 18th century. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
of spiritual practice to purify the mental body was published in 1719. This is regarded as the
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first successful English novel. It is partly based
ANSWERS
on the true life adventures of a traveller called
Alexander Selkirk. Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B
travels was written in 1726 and .....(2)..... four Practice Set - 63
imaginary journeys of a ship’s doctor named
Gulliver. Poetry .....(3)..... around British people Trust is .....(1)..... confidence, faith and hope in
someone or something. There are many ways
and places. Poets also considered nature as a
to show trust. If you want to be trusted, just be
source of .....(4)...... The poets wrote in a simple
.....(2)...... Trust takes years to build, seconds to
style and language so that the .....(5)..... masses
.....(3)..... and forever to repair. Trust is like a
could understand it.
mirror you can fix if .....(4)..... but still see the
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Morning) cracks in that reflection. Whether it is a
1. (a) popular (b) desired friendship or a relationship, all .....(5)..... are
based on trust.
(c) influential (d) likely
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Evening)
2. (a) describes (b) represents
1. (a) bonding (b) showing
(c) discloses (d) expresses
(c) using (d) choosing
3. (a) revolved (b) encircled
2. (a) calm (b) honest
(c) revolutionised (d) executed (c) extraordinary (d) heroic
4. (a) incentive (b) inspiration 3. (a) crack (b) change
(c) impulse (d) motivation (c) break (d) burst
5. (a) modern (b) traditional 4. (a) broken (b) bent
(c) ordinary (d) typical (c) changed (d) mended
5. (a) strategies (b) tricks
ANSWERS (c) practices (d) bonds
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. C
ANSWERS
Practice Set - 62 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D
Tree plantation is the .....(1)..... of transplanting
saplings or seeds to maximise the amount of Practice Set- 64
greenery and focus on promoting .....(2)...... Personification gives .....(1)..... qualities to non-
Planting trees can be a very rewarding and living things or ideas. Imagery is a language
fruitful .....(3)..... ! Not only is it .....(4)..... beneficial used by poets, novelists and other writers to
for this planet, but it also contributes to helping create images in the mind of the .....(2)...... Rhyme
create an environmentally friendly place to live, scheme is the .....(3)..... that is created at the end
as trees help reduce pollutant .....(5). of the lines of poetry. Irony is defined as when
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Afternoon) .....(4)..... meaning is completely .....(5)..... f r o m
1. (a) Aspect (b) Process the literal meaning.
(c) Tool (d) Mechanism SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Morning)
2. (a) vegetation (b) afforestation 1. (a) supernatural (b) divine
(c) land reservation (d) deforestation (c) animal (d) human
3. (a) plan (b) Labour 2. (a) actors (b) speakers
(c) Order (d) Endeavour (c) readers (d) humans
4. (a) ecologically (b) physically 3. (a) pattern (b) visual
(c) Socially (d) economically (c) word (d) idea
5. (a) problem (b) concentration 4. (a) actual (b) common
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5. (a) different (b) similar City .....(4)..... 19 June and 22 July 1946. On the
(c) parallel (d) against basis of these proposals, the Conference drafted
and .....(5)..... the Constitution of the World
ANSWERS Health Organisation, signed 22 July 1946 by
representatives of 51 Members of the UN and of
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. A
10 other nations.
Practice Set- 65 SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Evening)
A question like “How big is Faerie?” does not 1. (a) establishes (b) established
admit .....(1)..... a simple answer. Faerie, after all,
(c) establish (d) establishing
is not one land, one principality or .....(2)..... Maps
of Faerie are unreliable, and may not be .....(3)..... 2. (a) sit (b) collect
upon. Faerie is bigger than England, as it is (c) convene (d) disperse
bigger than the world. In the middle of a wood 3. (a) drew off (b) drew down
so thick it was very nearly a forest was a small
(c) drew up (d) drew away
hut, .....(4)..... of thatch and grey clay. A yellow
bird in a cage sat on its perch outside the house. 4. (a) between (b) from
It did not sing, and sat .....(5)..... silent. (c) among (d) while
SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Afternoon) 5. (a) adapted (b) adopted
1. (a) about (b) of (c) maintained (d) revoked
(c) off (d) in accordance
ANSWERS
2. (a) dominion (b) organism
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B
(c) entity (d) unit
3. (a) depended (b) wobbled Practice Set- 67
(c) steady (d) stabilised Most of the valley had been .....(1)..... over the
4. (a) created (b) built ages by the river waters, .....(2)..... rainfall, and
(c) build (d) carved fierce winds. All except for one giant monolith,
a .....(3).....tower-like mountain of a single rock.
5. (a) blissfully (b) mournfully
It stood at a proud .....(4)..... of eight hundred
(c) gaily (d) chirpily and fifty metres from the valley-floor, towering
well above the .....(5)..... shoulders.
ANSWERS
SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Morning)
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B
1. (a) dried (b) decoded
Practice Set- 66 (c) eroded (d) wiped
In April 1945, during the Conference to set up 2. (a) empty (b) heavy
the United Nations (UN) held in San Francisco,
(c) less (d) scanty
representatives of Brazil and China proposed
that an international health organisation be 3. (a) humongous (b) small
.....(1)..... and a conference to frame its (c) neat (d) tiny
constitution convened. On 15 February 1946, 4. (a) weight (b) height
the Economic and Social Council of the UN
(c) length (d) width
instructed the Secretary-General to .....(2).....
such a conference. A Technical Preparatory 5. (a) shelf’s (b) mountain
Committee met in Paris from 18 March to 5 (c) valley (d) valley’s
April 1946 and .....(3)..... proposals for the
Constitution which were presented to the ANSWERS
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Practice Set- 68
(c) compound (d) combined
The contract .....(1)..... the author arc the reader
is a game. And the game is one of the greatest 5. (a) triumphant (b) prevalent
inventions .....(2)..... Western civilisation: the (c) swift (d) hidden
game of telling stories, inventing characters and
creating the .....(3)..... paradise of the individual, ANSWERS
from whence no one can be expelled .....(4)..... , in 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B
a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone
has the right to be .....(5)..... and understood. Practice Set- 70
SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Afternoon) The most urgent areas of attention and
immediate action are nutrition, health and
1. (a) a s (b) between education of children, whose well-being .....(1).....
(c) before (d) beside the health of the society and caring outlook of
2. (a) in (b) of the polity. Since the causes of malnutrition of
children are many, like exploding population,
(c) since (d) about
.....(2)..... against the female child, weak and
3. (a) plausible (b) imaginary suffering mothers, the remedy calls for ‘care of
(c) drastic (d) transparent the mother and care by mother’, .....(3)....., an
effective control over population explosion.
4. (a) beside (b) across
Ignorance on what food should be taken is
(c) beyond (d) Because another .....(4)..... factor that results in
5. (a) prejudiced (b) neglected malnutrition among women and children. The
(c) heard (d) removed implementation of various schemes to fight the
.....(5)..... of malnutrition and undernourishment
ANSWERS of children requires planning, co-ordination and
monitoring by high-powered bodies right down
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C to the village level.
Practice Set- 69 SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Morning)
In everyday language, the phrase ‘sleepwalking’ 1. (a) reflects (b) thinks
can be used .....(1)..... informally and (c) groups (d) efforts
symbolically to describe a lack of energy or 2. (a) bias (b) advanced
attention. However, for .....(2)..... infants and
adults, sleepwalking is a genuine disorder with (c) neutral (d) la w
serious .....(3)..... Sleepwalking, also known as 3. (a) Regardless (b) Against
somnambulism, is a sleep-related behaviour (c) Instead (d) Besides
condition that causes people to walk or execute 4. (a) advisory (b) explanatory
other .....(4)..... acts while they are still partly
sleeping. It is more .....(5)..... in children than in (c) contradictory (d) contributory
adults, and it is more likely to develop if a person 5. (a) menace (b) solace
has a family history of the illness, is sleep (c) balance (d) embrace
deprived or has many nightly awakenings.
SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Evening) ANSWERS
1. (a) neither (b) like 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A
(c) both (d) to Practice Set- 71
2. (a) both (b) some The .....(1)..... that comes out of the story The
(c) few (d) all Grasshopper and the Ant has to be subtly put
3. (a) impetus (b) impulsions to the children in such a way .....(2)..... they
realise the worth of hard work, the pleasures of
(c) repercussions (d) causes
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which is a .....(3)..... trait here, should be
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discouraged, .....(4)..... emphasizing on the
.....(5)..... note which is hard work. Although everyone wants to be successful in
life, there are .....(1)..... people who know the
SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Afternoon)
elements of success, the factors that go to build
1. (a) value (b) enjoyment up success. Today, success is being .....(2)..... with
(c) morals (d) ending making money, with amassing millions and
2. (a) that (b) who billions. Some people equate it with power and
position. Many of us tend to equate success with
(c) whom (d) which visible material acquisitions. Outer things and
3. (a) pleasant (b) positive external achievements are not a .....(3).....
of success. Power, prestige, position, social
(c) horrible (d) negative
influence and higher degrees awarded by
4. (a) yet (b) thus universities — all these are outer things. They
(c) but (d) while only touch the fringe of life; they do not enter
the depths within. A man may have all these
5. (a) positive (b) important
and yet maybe intellectually barren; he may be
(c) essential (d) critical emotionally barren and spiritually sterile.
Would you call such a man .....(4)..... ? What then
ANSWERS is success all about? What is true success?
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A Success can be defined as the ability to be happy
and make others happy; the ability to love and
Practice Set- 72 be loved; the ability to remain in peaceful
The Hall of Dharma was in a circular building, .....(6)..... with oneself; with those around you
built of stone and mortar, with a .....(1)..... dome. and with God’s cosmic laws.
The delicate .....(2)..... of the dome was believed SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Morning)
to represent the feminine while the typical 1. (a) a few (b) most of
temple spire represented the masculine. The hall (c) lot of (d) a majority
was also .....(3)..... All rishis sat as .....(4)..... 2. (a) challenged (b) confused
without a moderating ‘head’, debating issues (c) decreased (d) amazed
openly and without fear, freedom of .....(5).....
3. (a) reason (b) measure
at its zenith.
(c) thought (d) gift
SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Evening)
4. (a) sober (b) successful
1. (a) massive (b) passive
(c) sensible (d) thoughtful
(c) intrusive (d) conclusive 5. (a) harmony (b) inner beauty
2. (a) harshness (b) masculinity (c) pride (d) praise
(c) vengeance (d) elegance
ANSWERS
3. (a) perpendicular (b) peculiar
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A
(c) vertical (d) circular
4. (a) crossed (b) unequal Practice Set- 74
(c) equals (d) conical Claims have been made that vaccines are
5. (a) depression (b) expression responsible for certain .....(1)..... health
conditions, particularly autism, speech
(c) running (d) inspiration disorders and inflammatory bowel disease.
Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a
ANSWERS
mercury-containing compound used as a
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B

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preservative in vaccines. Some people believed 2. (a) in (b) over
that autism .....(2)..... a form of mercury (c) a t (d) on
poisoning, caused specifically by thimerosal in
childhood vaccines. Those claims have been 3. (a) even though (b) however
discredited. Still, misinformation and fear (c) otherwise (d) besides
generated by false claims about associations 4. (a) even so (b) neither
.....(3)..... autism and vaccines had a significant
impact on individuals’ perceptions about (c) either (d) nevertheless
vaccine safety. .....(4)....., most individuals in 5. (a) oozing (b) spewing
countries where vaccination is widespread (c) razing (d) vomiting
have never personally experienced vaccine-
preventable disease. Thus, the focus of concern ANSWERS
for some people shifted from the negative effects
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D
of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible
negative effects of the vaccines .....(5)..... . Practice Set- 76
SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Afternoon) Salander sat for a while .....(1)..... the telephone
1. (a) contemptuous (b) adverse after Armansky hung up. She went to her work
(c) affirm (d) disperse corner in the living room .....(2)..... looked at the
2. (a) will (b) shall notes she had pinned up on the wall and the
(c) w a s (d) were papers she had .....(3)..... on the desk. What she
had managed to collect was mostly press
3. (a) one another (b) between
cuttings and articles .....(4)..... from the Internet.
(c) each other (d) through She took the papers and dropped .....(5)..... in a
4. (a) For instance (b) Therefore desk drawer.
(c) In addition (d) Likewise SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Morning)
5. (a) themselves (b) yourself 1. (a) to be holding (b) holds
(c) ourselves (d) itself (c) holding (d) hold
ANSWERS 2. (a) and (b) so

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A (c) but (d) although

3. (a) tacked (b) slacked
Practice Set- 75
(c) mounded (d) stacked
Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi
4. (a) cropped (b) uploaded
Thompkins who manages successfully to land
Flight 243 after its roof is ripped .....(1)..... mid- (c) cut (d) downloaded
flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only 5. (a) it (b) them
one .....(2)..... that flight, since there was also a (c) they (d) that
flight attendant who kept checking on people.
And telling them they were going to be fine ANSWERS
.....(3)..... they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B
stuck to their heads. I can’t .....(4)..... land a plane
or tell the wounded people that they would be Practice Set- 77
fine soon, due to the fact that I would be .....(5).....
While I was sitting there .....(1)..... over my failure
too hard and throwing out what ever food I had
throughout the day. to keep from having to spend .....(2)..... glistering
summer months on the freaking Cote of Azur,
SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Evening)
Grandmere started .....(3)..... me from the phone.
1. (a) down (b) off She kept .....(4)..... her fingers on the phone to
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her until finally she put her hand over the
Practice Set- 79
receiver and .....(5)..... (so that nobody listens),
“Amelia! In my bedroom, there is something for Readers have been .....(1)..... conditioned that
they feel embarrassed to admit that they find it
you”.
hard .....(2)..... stomach the work of a literary
SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon) giant for fea it would betray their plebian taste.
1. (a) smirking (b) sulking The .....(3)..... is that few read, and fewer enjoy,
the novels of those who sit on the literary
(c) grinning (d) clapping
pedestal. We have .....(4)..... ourselves to be
2. (a) ours (b) me persuaded that a book with a story can’t be
(c) m y (d) mine quite in the same class as a book that leaves us
to .....(5)..... what is unsaid.
3. (a) disconcerting (b) beckoning
SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Morning)
(c) upsetting (d) dismissing
1. (a) well (b) deeply
4. (a) piquing (b) snapping (c) rightly (d) so
(c) peering (d) tapping 2. (a) in (b) a t
5. (a) commended (b) cheered (c) to (d) on
3. (a) story (b) term
(c) lauded (d) hissed
(c) myth (d) fact
ANSWERS 4. (a) cared (b) thrown
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D (c) transited (d) allowed
5. (a) deny (b) accept
Practice Set- 78 (c) malign (d) interpret
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes
ANSWERS
and his new shoes and .....(1)..... across the bridge.
He turned .....(2).....the road and along the sound 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. D
below the church. Ice had formed on the sound
Practice Set- 80
and inside the old harbor, but further out he
Relate comic things .....(1)..... pompous fashion.
could see a darker belt of .....(3)..... water. As he
Irregularity, in other words the unexpected the
stood there, the lights on the .....(4)..... of the
surprising, the astonishing, are essential to and
church went out, and it was dark all around
characteristic .....(2)..... beauty. Two fundamental
him. It was .....(5)..... cold and stars filled the sky. literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony.
SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Evening) The blend .....(3)..... the grotesque and the tragic
1. (a) danced (b) stalked are attractive to the mind, as is discord to blase
ears. Imagine a canvas for a lyrical, magical
(c) slept (d) walked
farce, for a pantomime, and translate it .....(4).....
2. (a) under (b) inside a serious novel. Drown the whole thing in an
(c) off (d) over abnormal, .....(5)..... atmosphere, in the
atmosphere of great days - the region of pure
3. (a) wet (b) closed
poetry.
(c) dried (d) open SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Afternoon)
4. (a) architecture (b) tunnel 1. (a) off (b) over
(c) vent (d) fagade (c) a t (d) in
5. (a) some (b) abundantly
2. (a) b y (b) in
(c) sparingly (d) icy
(c) a t (d) of
ANSWERS 3. (a) up (b) of
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. D (c) to (d) on

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4. (a) into (b) beside
Practice Set- 82
(c) for (d) off
Our host started to read and the .....(1).....
5. (a) plentiful (b) dreamy stopped. There was a sweet .....(2)..... as each
(c) littered (d) hygienic person read, not one that felt forced or imposed
in any way. People did not seem to .....(3)..... or
ANSWERS cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious
as the readings came closer to me and that when
Practice Set- 81 it was my turn I think I .....(4)..... through most of
Many of the major supermarket chains have it, probably without making any sense of the
come under fire with accusations of .....(1)..... .....(5)......
unethical acts over the past decade. They’ve SSC CHSL 06/06/2022 (Morning)
wasted tonnes of food, they’ve underpaid their 1. (a) chatter (b) fritter
suppliers and they’ve contributed to excessive (c) rattle (d) patter
plastic waste in their packaging, which has had 2. (a) chaos (b) silence
its impact on our environment. But
(c) din (d) noise
supermarkets and grocers are .....(2)..... to sit up
3. (a) sleep (b) sing
and take notice. In response to .....(3)..... consumer
backlash against the huge amounts of plastic (c) fidget (d) distract
waste generated by plastic packaging, some of 4. (a) played (b) mumbled
the largest UK supermarkets have .....(4)..... up a (c) grumbled (d) dozed
pact promising to transform packaging and cut 5. (a) poetry (b) music
plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or
(c) dance (d) pottery
compost all plastic wastage by 2025,
supermarkets are now beginning to take .....(5)..... ANSWERS
responsibility for the part they play in
contributing to the damage to our environment, 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A
with one major supermarket announcing their Practice Set- 83
plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their
own-brand products by 2023. Cloud computing is a type of Internet-based
computing that provides .....(1)..... computer
SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Evening)
processing resources and data to computers and
1. (a) various (b) most other devices on demand. Cloud computing and
(c) same (d) much storage solutions provide users and enterprises
2. (a) being start (b) starting .....(2)..... various capabilities to store and process
(c) start (d) being starting their data in third-party data centres. Local
computers no longer have to do all the heavy
3. (a) believing (b) enlarging
lifting when it comes to running applications.
(c) developing (d) growing
The goal of cloud computing is to apply
4. (a) signed (b) bought traditional supercomputing or high-
(c) settled (d) resigned performance computing power, normally used
5. (a) little (b) every by military and research .....(3)....., to perform
(c) any (d) some tens of trillions of computations per second, in
consumer-oriented application such as financial
ANSWERS .....(4)....., to deliver personalised information and
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that cloud computing hadbecome a highly 5. (a) unapparent ( b )
demanded service or .....(5)..... due to the incomprehensible
advantages of high computing power, cheap cost (c) unequivocal (d)
of services, high performance, scalability, undecipherable
accessibility as wellas availability.
ANSWERS
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1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. C
1. (a) unsolicited (b) prohibited
(c) unspecified (d) shared Practice Set- 85
2. (a) from (b) into The .....(1)..... of roads in the 1700s and 1800s
made the .....(2)..... of goods and people much
(c) for (d) with
easier. Many nobles and businessmen .....(3).....
3. (a) facilities (b) support their wealth in building bridges and tunnels.
(c) methodologies (d) designs John Metcalfe was one of the most .....(4)..... road
4. (a) marketplace (b) literacy builders of this period. He was blind and felt
the surface of the road. This was done to make
(c) portfolios (d) burden
sure that it met his .....(5).....
5. (a) authentication (b) utility SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 (Morning)
(c) performance (d) subscription 1. (a) stagnation (b) recovery
ANSWERS (c) setback (d) improvement
1. D 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 2. (a) traffic (b) delivery
(c) shipment (d) transportation
Practice Set- 84
3. (a) donated (b) supported
Science, according to popular .....(1)....., is a
remote and enigmatic idea that is .....(2)..... the (c) promoted (d) invested
comprehension of ordinary minds and peace- 4. (a) credulous (b) fascinated
loving people. This is most likely why the words
(c) attentive (d) remarkable
‘scientist’ and ‘mad’ have been used
interchangeably for centuries. But, given that 5. (a) desire (b) requirements
science is the foundation upon which our lives (c) wish (d) condition
are built, isn’t it .....(3)..... that science appears to
be beyond the common mind’s comprehension? ANSWERS
Similarly, mathematics, the .....(4)..... of science,
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. B
gives meaning to the concept of quantification
and .....(5)..... value for us humans. There are a Practice Set - 86
few examples of how science and mathematics
rewire our brains, just go and check. The next Faerie Market was held .....(1)......
schedule .....(2)...... the other side of the wall. The
SSC CHSL 06/06/2022 (Evening)
two boys were not allowed to go to the market,
1. (a) believe (b) believes
but they wanted to. This was a source of great
(c) belief (d) beliefs .....(3)...... to the boys. The younger of the two
2. (a) beyond (b) above had a kitten. She grew slowly but was the
(c) before (d) for sweetest cat in the world, until, one evening,
3. (a) ironic (b) logical she began to .....(4)...... around the house
(c) obvious (d) gracious impatiently. The cat was off in the dark and the
boy never saw the cat again. He was .....(5)......
4. (a) glory (b) secret
for a while. SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 (Afternoon)
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ANSWERS
(c) a t (d) upon
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D
2. (a) a t (b) on
(c) upon (d) in Practice Set- 88
3. (a) abhorrence (b) irritation There was once a young man who wished to
.....(1)..... his heart’s desire. And while that is,
(c) ebullience (d) hatred
as beginnings go, there was much about this
4. (a) sleep (b) march young man and what happened to him that was
(c) prowl (d) trot unusual, .....(2)..... even he never knew the whole
5. (a) petrified (b) inconsolable of it. The tale started. The town of Wall stands
(c) sanguine (d) blithesome today as it has .....(3)..... for six hundred years,
on a high .....(4)..... of granite slab amidst small
ANSWERS forest woodland. There is a road from Wall, a
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B winding track rising sharply up from the forest,
where it is .....(5)..... with rocks and small stones.
Practice Set- 87 SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Morning)
One of the most devastating periods in European 1. (a) appreciate (b) achieve
history came .....(1)..... the fourteenth century,
with the epidemic of bubonic plague, also (c) prevail (d) value
known as the ‘Great Plague’ and later dubbed 2. (a) despite (b) even though
the ‘Black Death’. At the time of its first (c) although (d) in spite
pandemic, the bubonic plague was a terrifying
disease, killing indiscriminately and .....(2)..... 3. (a) established (b) stood
cities and towns devastated in its wake. It (c) erected (d) edified
appeared to spread just by touching clothes and 4. (a) furrow (b) trench
people who .....(3).....healthy one day might be
dead the next. Faced with such a mysterious (c) jut (d) line
and horrifying illness, many believed that this 5. (a) sequenced (b) lined
was a divine .....(4)..... for their sins. Researchers
(c) queued (d) furnished
in Hong Kong at the end of the nineteenth
century discovered that the disease is caused ANSWERS
by the bacteria ‘Yersinia Pestis’. Modern .....(5).....
practices and medicine have greatly subdued 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B
the impact of the bubonic plague, but have never
completely eliminated it. Practice Set- 89
SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 (Evening) Conservation of water is not the .....(1)..... of only
1. (a) b y (b) a t the government. Common citizens can also
(c) through (d) during make a significant .....(2)..... in this field. To begin
with, we must be conscious that water is life,
2. (a) settling (b) reckoning
that it is a precious natural resource and needs
(c) keeping (d) leaving
to be used .....(3)..... Being conscious will help us
3. (a) departed (b) seemed
to avoid .....(4)..... There are a few simple things
(c) became (d) kept that all of us can do. We must not use .....(5).....
4. (a) order (b) accolade water to clean our car or house.
(c) oracle (d) punishment SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Afternoon)
5. (a) cultural (b) unhygienic 1. (a) Responsibility (b) Facility
(c) ongoing (d) sanitary
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2. (a) Summation (b) Indication being. Health and fitness are .....(2)..... linked and
(c) Connection (d) Contribution we must concentrate on maintaining our health
and .....(3)...... If we need to be healthy, we must
3. (a) effectively (b) hopefully
.....(4)..... our wellness. We .....(5)..... start taking
(c) carelessly (d) judiciously care of ourselves because health is wealth.
4. (a) extraction (b) greed SSC CHSL 09/06/2022 (Morning)
(c) wastage (d) storage 1. (a) political (b) cultural
5. (a) sewage (b) stored (c) social (d) economic
(c) cold (d) drinking 2. (a) diametrically (b) explicitly
(c) solely (d) inextricably
ANSWERS
3. (a) fitness (b) flatness
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. D
(c) fineness (d) fatness
Practice Set- 90 4. (a) perceive (b) consider
Living organisms .....(1)..... their own kind
(c) prioritise (d) foresee
through a process called reproduction. Plants
also increase in number through the process of 5. (a) ma y (b) must
reproduction. Different plants reproduce in (c) could (d) can
different ways. Most of the flowering plants
ANSWERS
produce seeds. Plants produce many seeds. Few
of these seeds .....(2)..... and germinate into new 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B
plants. When a seed gets the .....(3)..... amount of
Practice Set- 92
air, water, soil and sunlight, it grows into a plant.
Fruits have seeds .....(4)..... them. When a fruit The Union Budget, 2018-19, has proposed to
.....(5).....up, the seeds inside it can be used to treat school education holistically without
grow new plants of the same kind. .....(1)..... from pre-nursery to Class 12 Samagra
Shiksha - an overarching programme for the
SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Evening)
school education sector extending from pre-
1. (a) design (b) construct school to class 12 has been, therefore, .....(2).....
(c) spread (d) create with the broader goal of improving school
2. (a) prevail (b) exist effectiveness measured in terms of equal
opportunities .....(3)..... schooling and
(c) survive (d) bear
equitable learning outcomes. The Goal SDG-4.1
3. (a) helpful (b) equal states that, “By 2030, ensure that all boys and
(c) right (d) valid girls complete free, equitable and quality
4. (a) interior (b) inside primary and secondary education .....(4).....
to relevant and effective learning outcomes”.
(c) inner (d) inward
Further the SDG 4.5 states that, “By 2030,
5. (a) soaks (b) dries eliminate gender .....(5)..... if education and
(c) wipes (d) dehydrates ensure equal access to all levels of education and
vocational training for the vulnerable, including
ANSWERS persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B and children in vulnerable situations”.
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1. (a) attachment (b) segmentation
The term ‘health’ refers to human beings’ state
of physical, psychological and .....(1)..... well- (c) accord (d) agreement

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2. (a) prepared (b) prepares reduces the amount of oxygen in the
(c) preparing (d) prepare environment. Growing trees mean .....(5).....
oxygen. Hence, growing more trees would mean
3. (a) for (b) to
better life quality.
(c) on (d) a t
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4. (a) to be leading (b) leading
1. (a) lesser (b) massive
(c) leads (d) lead (c) trivial (d) minor
5. (a) agreement (b) harmony 2. (a) source (b) base
(c) similarity (d) disparities (c) foundation (d) tank
ANSWERS 3. (a) planning (b) destruction
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. D (c) construction (d) renovation
4. (a) certainly (b) doubtfully
Practice Set- 93
(c) rarely (d) hardly
.....(1)..... areas are also known as the
5. (a) no, more (b) more, more
‘countryside’ or a ‘village’ in India. It has a very
low population (c) less, more (d) more, less
.....(2)...... In rural areas, agriculture is the chief ANSWERS
source of livelihood along with fishing, cottage
.....(3)....., pottery etc. The .....(4)..... to discover the 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B
real rural India still continues in great earnest. Practice Set- 95
Almost .....(5)..... economic agency today has a
There are .....(1)..... ways to empower women.
definition of rural India.
Individual people and the administration must
SSC CHSL 09/06/2022 (Evening) work .....(2)..... to make this a .....(3)...... Girl’s
1. (a) Ruler (b) Country education must be made mandatory so that they
(c) City (d) Rural do not become .....(4)....., uneducated, and unable
to support themselves. Women must be .....(5).....
2. (a) density (b) bulk
equal rights and opportunities in all fields,
(c) mass (d) thickness regardless of their gender.
3. (a) industrialist (b) SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Afternoon)
industriousness
1. (a) selected (b) several
(c) industrial (d) industries
(c) counted (d) chosen
4. (a) resistance (b) quest
2. (a) anonymously (b) cooperatively
(c) flight (d) discovery
(c) singlehandedly (d) forcefully
5. (a) every (b) none
3. (a) reality (b) dream
(c) both (d) all
(c) truth (d) fiction
ANSWERS 4. (a) ignorant (b) arrogant
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A (c) experienced (d) indifferent
Practice Set- 94 5. (a) taken (b) accepted
First of all, planting trees should be given .....(1)..... (c) satisfied with (d) accorded
attention. Above all, tree is the .....(2)..... of oxygen.
Unfortunately, due to .....(3)..... of buildings ANSWERS
many trees have been cut down. This .....(4)..... 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D

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 4. (a) Whereas (b) Moreover
Practice Set- 96
(c) Nevertheless (d) However
Everything .....(1)..... us makes our environment.
Living and non-living things form the .....(2)..... 5. (a) conducive (b) hurtful
of our surroundings. Plants, animals and (c) detrimental (d) disturbing
microbes are parts of our environment. Plants,
animals and microbes have affected the ANSWERS
environment in multiple .....(3)..... like clearing 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A
of forests, building houses and farms, making
roads, etc. This is the root .....(4)..... of air, water Practice Set- 98
and land pollution on the planet. Ecologists The importance of physical exercise in .....(1).....
across the globe are making efforts to educate the incidence of heart attacks cannot be under
mankind about the .....(5)..... of nature, the crisis estimated. The rise of heart attacks has been
we face and the methods of managing these attaining .....(2)..... proportion in recent times
crises. causing grave concern specially to the medical
1. (a) over (b) beyond .....(3)..... . Walking is the best mode of physical
(c) across (d) around exercise which .....(4)..... no equipment, money,
material or .....(5)..... of a club.
2. (a) fractions (b) ingredients
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(c) components (d) fragments
1. (a) increasing (b) emphasising
3. (a) plans (b) courses
(c) minimising (d) maximising
(c) means (d) w ay s
2. (a) low (b) capacious
4. (a) cause (b) source
(c) soothing (d) alarming
(c) origin (d) motive
3. (a) creed (b) class
5. (a) surprise (b) wonders
(c) fraternity (d) persons
(c) compassion (d) sensation
4. (a) loses (b) gains
ANSWERS (c) requires (d) finds
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 5. (a) correlation (b) membership
(c) exemption (d) scholarship
Practice Set- 97
The rise in the Irrawaddy dolphin .....(1)..... in ANSWERS
Chilika can be attributed to the eviction of
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B
.....(2)..... fish enclosures. After thousands of
hectares of Chilika lake were made .....(3)..... free, Practice Set- 99
Irrawaddy dolphins found unobstructed area
How should one read a story to a child? Usually,
for movement. .....(4)....., due to the COVID-19
a personality or character of the story .....(1).....
lockdown last year, there were comparatively
the child’s interest the most. .....(2)....., use
fewer tourist boats on Chilika lake, which made
different voices .....(3)..... each character or act
it .....(5)..... for dolphins to move from one part of
out various .....(4)..... from the story, to bring life
the lake to another.
to those characters. .....(5)..... out parts from the
SSC CGL 2021 11/4/2022(Morning) story will make story sessions fun and
1. (a) population (b) clan memorable for the kids.
(c) natives (d) inhabitants SSC CGL 2021 11/4/2022 (Evening)
2. (a) unwarranted (b) illegal 1. (a) caught (b) catch
(c) illegitimate (d) unconstitutional (c) catches (d) has caught
3. (a) trespass (b) confiscation 2. (a) Either (b) So
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3. (a) for (b) b y 2. (a) bruised (b) blithe
(c) with (d) from (c) brutal (d) bloated
4. (a) pages (b) sheets 3. (a) prompted (b) promised
(c) parts (d) words
(c) proposed (d) projected
5. (a) Saying (b) Acting
4. (a) distinguished (b) dishevelled
(c) Telling (d) Asking
(c) disgruntled (d) disfigured
ANSWERS 5. (a) a t (b) from
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
(c) to (d) b y
Practice Set- 100
ANSWERS
An old man lived in the village. He was one of
the .....(1)..... unfortunate people in the world. 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C
The whole village was tired .....(2)..... him; he was Practice Set- 102
always gloomy, he .....(3)..... complained and was
always in a bad mood. The .....(4)..... he lived, the New cycle routes have been built in and around
more vile he was becoming and the more the centre of Birmingham and speed limits have
.....(5)..... were his words. been .....(1)..... on selected roads. The scheme has
SSC CGL 2021 12/4/2021 (Morning) now been in .....(2)..... for a year and has been
hailed as a .....(3)..... success. Since the new speed
1. (a) maximum (b) utmost
limits were .....(4)....., the number of accidents in
(c) most (d) main
the area have fallen .....(5).....
2. (a) from (b) of
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(c) b y (d) a t
1. (a) shortened (b) scaled
3. (a) mostly (b) commonly
(c) cyclically (d) constantly (c) lessened (d) reduced

4. (a) long (b) lengthy 2. (a) operation (b) activity

(c) longer (d) longest (c) process (d) agency
5. (a) fatal (b) mortal 3. (a) greater (b) more greater
(c) poisonous (d) toxic (c) greatest (d) great
4. (a) compelled (b) dictated
ANSWERS
(c) enforced (d) exacted
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C
5. (a) desperately (b) extremely
Practice Set- 101
(c) drastically (d) terribly
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. At
an .....(1)..... age, she displayed a brilliant mind ANSWERS
and a .....(2)..... personality. Her great exuberance
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C
for learning .....(3).....her to study further.
However, she became .....(4)..... when she learned Practice Set- 103
that the university was closed .....(5)..... women.
If you thought that yoga was all about bending
Determined to receive a higher education, she
and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time
joined a French university.
to rethink. Yoga is .....(1)..... more. In very simple
SSC CGL 2021 12/4/2021 (Afternoon) words, giving care .....(2)..... your body, mind and
1. (a) early (b) ignorant breath is yoga. Derived .....(3)..... the Sankrit
word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’,
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yoga is .....(4)..... 5,000-year-old Indian body of
ANSWERS
knowledge. Yoga is all about harmonising the
body .....(5)..... the mind and breath through 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B
means of various breathing exercises, yoga Practice Set- 105
poses (asanas) and meditation.
There is always something so fascinating about
SSC CGL 2021 13/4/2022 (Morning)
trains and journeys. There .....(1)..... certain
1. (a) many (b) much symbols and signages inside and outside of the
(c) all (d) few train. The .....(2)..... of most of them might not be
2. (a) on (b) to known to everyone. .....(3)..... you are a frequent
traveller or not, you may have .....(4)..... the letter
(c) a t (d) for X or a cross mark on the back of the last .....(5).....
3. (a) b y (b) from of the train.
(c) of (d) out SSC CGL 2021 13/4/2022 (Evening)
4. (a) one (b) a 1. (a) were (b) are
(c) the (d) a n (c) had been (d) will be
5. (a) on (b) across 2. (a) senses (b) charge
(c) a t (d) with (c) worth (d) meanings
3. (a) Whether (b) Whichever
ANSWERS
(c) Whatever (d) However
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. D 4. (a) distinguished (b) recognised
Practice Set- 104 (c) noticed (d) known

The greedy man rushed home to tell his wife 5. (a) booth (b) coach
and daughter about his wish, all the .....(1)..... (c) bus (d) rail
touching the objects in his path and watching
ANSWERS
.....(2)..... convert into gold. Once he got home,
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B
his daughter .....(3)..... to greet him. As soon as he
bent .....(4)..... to scoop her up in his arms, she Practice Set- 106
turned into a golden statue. He was .....(5)..... and The camel and the fox were very good friends
started crying and trying to bring his daughter and very good thieves. One day, the two friends
back to life. .....(1)..... to cross the river so that they could
travel to a .....(2)..... farm to steal food. The small
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fox .....(3)..... swim, so the camel said to his friend,
1. (a) while (b) wayside ‘Climb .....(4)..... onto my back and I will swim
(c) interval (d) bit across the .....(5).
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2. (a) there (b) them
1. (a) deciding (b) will decide
(c) their (d) those
(c) decided (d) are decide
3. (a) rushing (b) was rush
2. (a) nearby (b) near
(c) has rushed (d) rushed (c) nearest (d) nearly
4. (a) along (b) up 3. (a) ought to (b) may not
(c) through (d) down (c) might (d) could not
5. (a) demolished (b) devastated 4. (a) over (b) across
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5. (a) sea (b) ocean 3. (a) writer (b) words
(c) lake (d) river (c) topic (d) orator
4. (a) neglect (b) concentrate
ANSWERS
(c) distract (d) disperse
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D
5. (a) paragraph (b) context
Practice Set- 107 (c) selection (d) excerpt
Not a year passes without a controversy over
the national sports awards. The debate that ANSWERS
.....(1)..... every year following the announcement 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B
of the .....(2)..... often leads to accusations of bias,
regionalism and manipulations. .....(3)..... to the Practice Set- 109
Sports Minister and Chief Ministers and .....(4)..... There is so much .....(1)..... and confusion in life
by the politicians have all become part of the today because the goal of human beings is not
.....(5). clear. Each person .....(2)..... to fulfil his desires
SSC CGL 2021 18/4/2022(afternoon) and dreams without .....(3)..... the interest of the
other. When we have a .....(4)..... motive, we lose
1. (a) rose (b) arose
the sense of the higher objective of attaining
(c) rise (d) arises happiness. Therefore, there is lot of .....(5)..... in
2. (a) donations (b) awards our life.
(c) gifts (d) rewards SSC CGL 2021 19/04/2022(Morning)
3. (a) Illustrations (b) 1. (a) certainty (b) positivity
Representations (c) uncertainty (d) reliability
(c) Delegations (d) Exhibitions 2. (a) has want (b) wa nt
4. (a) interventions (b) intersections (c) have want (d) wants
(c) interjections (d) intermissions 3. (a) considering (b) disregarding
5. (a) jest (b) game (c) excluding (d) describing
(c) sport (d) line 4. (a) selfless (b) selfish
(c) humane (d) noble
ANSWERS
5. (a) strife (b) concord
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B
(c) peace (d) harmony
Practice Set- 108
ANSWERS
Listening plays .....(1)..... role in the interactive
process of business transactions. It enables a 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A
person to gather proper and .....(2).....
information so that he can understand the Practice Set- 110
matter with clarity. For this, he should have a Pollution is destroying nature. The smoke that
positive attitude towards the speaker and the is .....(1)..... from the chimneys of the factories,
.....(3). He should also .....(4)..... on what is being and from vehicles is the mixture of poisonous
spoken and then evaluate it with reference to gases. Due to environmental pollution, there is
the .....(5). .....(2)..... in nature, so, many birds, animals, and
SSC CGL 2021 18/04/2022(Evening) plants are on the verge of .....(3)..... day by day.
1. (a) a paltry (b) a significant The only way to .....(4)..... environmental
pollution is to plant many trees. By planting
(c) a trivial (d) an abundant
trees, we can get rid of many harmful poisonous
2. (a) approximate (b) vague gases. It is the responsibility of everyone to
(c) accurate (d) superficial .....(5)..... and protect our environment.

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 SSC CGL 2021 19/04/2022(Afternoon) TV. My life had become more .....(5)..... without
1. (a) generated (b) absorbed the good old idiot box. SSC CGL 2021 20/04/
2022(Morning)
(c) created (d) emitted
1. (a) for (b) to
2. (a) an imbalance (b) a difference
(c) since (d) from
(c) an inequality (d) a balance
2. (a) depressed (b) devoted
3. (a) survival (b) distinction
(c) delighted (d) deceived
(c) appearance (d) extinction
4. (a) eradicate (b) sustain 3. (a) thanked (b) requested
(c) radiate (d) introduce (c) encouraged (d) attended
5. (a) ruin (b) preserve 4. (a) unbelievable (b) unhealthy
(c) destroy (d) neglect (c) unlucky (d) unlimited
5. (a) certain (b) exciting
ANSWERS
(c) boring (d) popular
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B
ANSWERS
Practice Set- 111
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B
A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his
small children, to his office wall. When he Practice Set- 113
.....(1).... at work the next morning, he found the
One day, a few hunters came into the forest and
.....(2)...... was covered by a .....(3).....notice, saying
he was in .....(4)..... of company policy which took the lion with them. They tied him up
required personal items to be put away at night. .....(1)..... a tree. The lion was .....(2)..... to get away
.....(5)..... a reaction was not just petty, it risked and started to whimper. .....(3)....., a mouse
demotivating the banker completely. In short, walked past and noticed the lion in trouble. He
it defied common sense. quickly ran and .....(4)..... on the ropes to set the
SSC CGL 2021 19/04/2022(Evening) lion free. Both of them then .....(5)..... into the
jungle.
1. (a) Turned (b) achieved
(c) reached (d) arrived SSC CGL 2021 20/04/2022 (Afternoon)
2. (a) tape (b) office 1. (a) along (b) over
(c) child (d) picture (c) above (d) against
3. (a) substantial (b) large 2. (a) struggle (b) struggles
(c) generous (d) considerable (c) struggling (d) Struggled
4. (a) violation (b) damage 3. (a) Nevertheless (b) Soon
(c) interruption (d) disruption (c) Although (d) But
5. (a) That (b) Such 4. (a) chews (b) gnawed
(c) This (d) Which (c) nibble (d) Bitten
5. (a) sped off (b) speed away
ANSWERS
(c) speds out (d) speed up
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B

Practice Set- 112 ANSWERS

I decided to stay away from television .....(1)..... 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A
a whole year. After a week, I started feeling
Practice Set- 114
.....(2)...... But, my friend Bess cheered me up. She
.....(3)..... me every day and would take me places. For an average Indian, driving in any of the
It was .....(4)..... how much fun we had without major Indian cities is equivalent to .....(1)..... a

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daily war. The everyday struggle of .....(2).....
ANSWERS
traffic, pollution and rash drivers is .....(3).....
biggest cause of chronic stress and other .....(4)..... 1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B
problems. On an average a person spends Practice Set- 116
.....(5)..... between thirty minutes to two hours
of their day driving. Dance as an artistic form of .....(1)..... is extremely
old. Evidence of dance as a .....(2)..... form is
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available in ancient literary texts, painting and
1. (a) making (b) waging sculpture. .....(3)..... of the dance forms trace their
(c) raising (d) rushing roots to the .....(4)..... of movement codified in the
2. (a) stopping (b) dodging Natya Shastra .....(5)..... by Bharat Muni.
(c) boarding (d) lodging SSC CGL 2021 21 /04/2022 (Afternoon)
3. (a) one (b) the 1. (a) succession (b) suggestion
(c) a n (d) a (c) expression (d) impression
4. (a) societal (b) ecological 2. (a) creating (b) creative
(c) psychological (d) spiritual (c) created (d) creation
5. (a) everywhere (b) nowhere 3. (a) More (b) Much
(c) anywhere (d) elsewhere (c) Any (d) Many
4. (a) capacity (b) techniques
ANSWERS
(c) procedure (d) delivery
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. C
5. (a) captured (b) disbursed
Practice Set- 115 (c) dispersed (d) compiled
.....(1)..... changes in science and technology lead
to modernisation of technology as well as ANSWERS
upgradation of knowledge. In order to upgrade 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D
or modernize technology, management must
.....(2)..... employees to accept new technology. Practice Set- 117
.....(3)..... training of staff becomes necessary to Birbal immediately smiled and went up to
update their knowledge and to .....(4)..... their Akbar. He announced the .....(1)....., he said there
skills. This is possible only .....(5)..... effective were twenty-one thousand, five hundred and
communication between the management and twenty-three crows .....(2)..... the city. When
the employees. asked how he .....(3)..... the answer, Birbal replied,
SSC CGL 2021 21 /04/2022 (Morning) “Ask your men to .....(4)..... the number of crows.
1. (a) No (b) Slow If there are more, then the relatives of the crows
must be visiting them from .....(5)..... cities. If there
(c) Ultimate (d) Rapid
are fewer, then the crows from our city must be
2. (a) dissuade (b) discourage visiting their relatives who live outside the city.”
(c) persuade (d) deactivate
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3. (a) Intermittent (b) Irregular
1. (a) answer (b) response
(c) Regular (d) Improper
(c) question (d) rejoinder
4. (a) hamper (b) enhance
2. (a) in (b) a t
(c) imitate (d) decrease
(c) off (d) on
5. (a) b y (b) through
3. (a) known (b) know
(c) throughout (d) with
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4. (a) count (b) judge 10. (a) concessions (b) rejections
(c) consider (d) calculate (c) exceptions (d) exemptions
5. (a) vicinity (b) near
ANSWERS
(c) close (d) nearby
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B
ANSWERS 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D Practice Set- 119
Practice Set- 118 In ancient times, Hieun Tsang, a Chinese traveller
The child is the father of man. Childhood is a came to India during the .....(1)..... of King Harsha.
.....(1)..... of what one is going to be when one He praised the Indi .....(2)..... ‘people with pure
moral principles’. In 2014, India .....(3)..... 85th in
.....(2)..... maturity. The natural instincts of a man
the corruption perception index of the
are .....(3)..... in his childhood. Time modifies them
Transparency International. What .....(4).....
but cannot .....(4)..... them. History contains
downfall! Isn’t it ironical that we Indi .....(5).....
numerous examples of great men who gave
by the ideals of honesty and integrity, self-denial
.....(5)..... of their future when they were children.
and .....(6)..... but in practice willingly resort to
A child’s mind is .....(6)..... and flexible. The mould the .....(7)..... forms of corruption to promote our
he receives before his clay .....(7)..... becomes his interests? The .....(8)..... of corruption is eating
permanent mark. The values and standards of into the .....(9)..... of our society and we have
.....(8)..... which will determine his life as a man become helpless .....(10)..... of our own
.....(9)..... in childhood itself. There may be certain degradation.
.....(10)..... of course. A bright morning may end
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in a storm !
1. (a) authority (b) reign
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(c) command (d) vigour
1. (a) contract (b) promise
2. (a) a s (b) b y
(c) bond (d) plight
(c) like (d) such
2. (a) secure (b) completes
3. (a) ranked (b) piled
(c) scores (d) attains
(c) graded (d) Stacked
3. (a) distributed (b) contributed
4. (a) a (b) the
(c) disposed (d) determined
(c) some (d) any
4. (a) finish (b) delete
5. (a) declare (b) affirm
(c) efface (d) Cancel
(c) swear (d) assert
5. (a) preparations (b) indications
6. (a) prejudice (b) sacrifice
(c) suggestions (d) estimations
(c) omission (d) erosion
6. (a) obstinate (b) rigid
7. (a) viler (b) vile
(c) sensible (d) impressionable
(c) more vile (d) Vilest
7. (a) refines (b) precipitates
8. (a) melancholy (b) malaise
(c) contracts (d) Hardens
(c) despair (d) deficiency
8. (a) attitude (b) manipulation
9. (a) threats (b) vitals
(c) conduct (d) Tactics
(c) necessity (d) imperative
9. (a) are developed (b) is developing
10. (a) onlookers (b) visionaries
(c) develops (d) has developed
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ANSWERS
life over 135 years ago.
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. C
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6. B 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. A
1. (a) since (b) from
Practice Set- 120 (c) till (d) with
Nature has been suffering mutely for hundreds 2. (a) with (b) including
of years but the problem did not .....(1)..... serious (c) without (d) excluding
proportions so long as the damage was .....(2).....
and not beyond self-repair. These limits were 3. (a) momentarily (b) presently
crossed with .....(3)..... technological (c) recently (d) justly
breakthroughs accomplished during the recent 4. (a) property (b) land
years. The developed nations .....(4)..... benefitted
most from these were the first to .....(5)..... the (c) possessions (d) commodity
environmental diseases bred by advanced 5. (a) wrote (b) written
technology. (c) to write (d) writing
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6. (a) the (b) this
1. (a) receive (b) grasp
(c) a n (d) a
(c) become (d) assume
7. (a) between (b) among
2. (a) countable (b) containable
(c) across (d) from
(c) credible (d) Attainable
8. (a) who (b) that
3. (a) paltry (b) habitual
(c) commonplace (d) spectacular (c) which (d) wh at

4. (a) whose (b) whom 9. (a) time (b) being

(c) who (d) Which (c) life (d) breath
5. (a) interact (b) encounter 10. (a) message (b) diary
(c) derive (d) undergo (c) notebook (d) copy

ANSWERS ANSWERS
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B
6. A 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B
Practice Set- 121
Castles are home to a rich history. From blood Practice Set- 122
feuds to tragic pasts, .....(1)..... love affairs to The air has become very dirty in .....(1)..... parts
alleged ghosts, no castle is ever .....(2)..... a secret of the world. This is of course .....(2)..... to your
to unveil. Known locally as Chateaux Picomtal,
health. Experts say many people die .....(3)..... it
Picomtal Castle .....(3)..... came under new
each year.There is a new study on .....(4).....
ownership. During renovation of the .....(4)....., a
pollution which comes from the experts of the
surprising discovery was made. Messages
.....(5)..... long ago were found on the floorboards World Health Organization (WHO) .....(5)..... is
of .....(6)..... upper chambers. The messages were an agency of the United Nations.If you .....(6).....
written .....(7)..... 1880 and 1881 by Joachim unhealthy air for long periods of time, you could
Martin; the carpenter .....(8)..... installed the .....(7)..... sick. Air pollution has been linked to
flooring. His messages were a diary of 72 entries many diseases .....(8)..... stroke and cancer. The
of his daily .....(9)....., personal thoughts along WHO says that seven million .....(9)..... die each
with his emotions and feelings. Joachim’s year as a result of the .....(10)..... air.
.....(10)..... is indeed a very personal account of SSC CGL Tier-2 03/02/2022
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1. (a) many (b) much 4. (a) having (b) have
(c) every (d) any (c) to have (d) has
2. (a) harmful (b) wasteful 5. (a) until (b) before
(c) useful (d) helpful (c) since (d) after
3. (a) through (b) b y
ANSWERS
(c) from (d) with
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. D
4. (a) land (b) noise
(c) air (d) water
Practice Set- 70
One day while the magistrate was walking
5. (a) wh at (b) who
.....(1)..... a market he saw a crowd outside a
(c) which (d) whom poultry shop. .....(2)..... enquiring what the
6. (a) draw (b) gulp matter was .....(3)..... learnt that a peasant had
(c) inhale (d) gasp accidentally .....(4).....a heavy sack on a chicken,
.....(5)..... it to death.
7. (a) became (b) becoming
SSC MTS 5/10/2021 (Morning)
(c) becomes (d) become
1. (a) along (b) through
8. (a) similar (b) like
(c) over (d) aside
(c) such (d) same
2. (a) So (b) Whereas
9. (a) human (b) individual
(c) How (d) On
(c) people (d) person
3. (a) him (b) she
10. (a) polluted (b) grimy
(c) they (d) he
(c) grubby (d) muddy
4. (a) dropped (b) filled
ANSWERS (c) selected (d) picked
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C 5. (a) creeping (b) crushing
6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A (c) covering (d) crumbling

Practice Set- 123 ANSWERS

A new swarm of locusts entered Rajasthan’s 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B
Jaisalmer on Sunday. This is the fifth swarm to
.....(1)..... the state in four days from .....(2)..... Practice Set- 124
western border with Pakistan. Since the first A poet visited Tenali Raman hoping to impress
locust swarm .....(3)..... the state’s Sri Ganganagar him with some poems he had written. Raman
district on April 11, as many as 25 swarms asked .....(1)..... to leave the poems with him and
.....(4)..... entered Rajasthan. Some swarms moved promised to read them .....(2)..... The man,
to Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, .....(5)..... however, insisted on .....(3)..... out the poems to
which agricultural departments issued him. As the poet droned .....(4)..... Raman fell
advisories to farmers asking them to be on high asleep. When he woke up, the poet asked: “Sir,
alert. SSC CGL Tier-2 03/02/2022 shall I read the .....(5)..... again?”
1. (a) introduce (b) come SSC MTS 5/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(c) enter (d) insert 1. (a) them (b) him
2. (a) its (b) it (c) her (d) his
(c) his (d) their 2. (a) later (b) lately
3. (a) invaded (b) invade (c) after (d) next
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3. (a) reading (b) rehearsing 4. (a) stern (b) serious
(c) recounting (d) reciting (c) sober (d) steady
4. (a) in (b) out 5. (a) invisible (b) improper
(c) on (d) up (c) appropriate (d) anxious
5. (a) pages (b) rhymes
ANSWERS
(c) poems (d) verses
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C
ANSWERS Practice Set- 127
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C Time is very precious and must not be wasted
on petty matters that have .....(1)..... value in our
Practice Set- 125
lives. People keep money in safes but time .....(2).....
We are having a great time in Darjeeling .....(1)..... be saved in this way. Time can be saved and
the temperature is hitting .....(2)..... all time low utilized only by being alert, .....(3)..... it very
this season. We did carry .....(3)..... warm clothing carefully and being conscious of its passage.
but we completely .....(4)..... our umbrellas and it People who made the right use of time by not
has been .....(5)..... ever since we got here. wasting it on worldly .....(4)..... and spent it on
SSC MTS 5/10/2021 (Evening) understanding the true nature of life and its
purpose have left us with a .....(5)..... collection of
1. (a) whether (b) although
religious books and wise thoughts.
(c) before (d) until SSC MTS 6/10/2021 (Afternoon)
2. (a) a (b) such 1. (a) nothing (b) no
(c) a n (d) so (c) none (d) no one
3. (a) acceptable (b) capable 2. (a) wasn’t (b) can’t
(c) adequate (d) satisfactory (c) hadn’t (d) wouldn’t
4. (a) forgot (b) failed 3. (a) holding (b) creating
(c) foiled (d) finished (c) treating (d) spending
5. (a) pouring (b) slashing 4. (a) laughter (b) subjects
(c) drenching (d) showering (c) pleasures (d) chances
5. (a) richer (b) richest
ANSWERS (c) too rich (d) rich
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. A
ANSWERS
Practice Set- 126 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D
The judge, in a solemn manner, declared .....(1).....
there was enough evidence to .....(2)..... that Max Practice Set- 128
had indeed .....(3)..... his neighbour’s cat. This Long ago in China, at a time when girls .....(1).....
was a .....(4).....crime and deserved an .....(5)..... expected to stay at home and .....(2)..... household
punishment. SSC MTS 6/10/2021 (Morning) work while the boys .....(3)..... to school, a girl
named Zhu had a desire .....(4).....study. Her
1. (a) that (b) wh at family was wealthy and Zhu was .....(5)..... so
(c) so (d) which she too could have had her wish, but her father
2. (a) result (b) test did not want to go against tradition.
SSC MTS 6/10/2021 (Evening)
(c) check (d) prove
1. (a) will (b) be
3. (a) stolen (b) stealing
(c) were (d) are
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2. (a) make (b) teach .....(4)..... face as he thought of it. Then he .....(5).....
(c) produce (d) do to the canvas and uncovered it. He was shocked
to see that somebody had scratched the entire
3. (a) going (b) goes
painting with a knife.
(c) go (d) went
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4. (a) for (b) a t
1. (a) to work (b) worked
(c) to (d) in
(c) working (d) work
5. (a) treated (b) pampered
2. (a) it (b) that
(c) trained (d) prepared
(c) this (d) these
ANSWERS 3. (a) is (b) w a s
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B (c) were (d) are
Practice Set- 129 4. (a) his (b) their
Many reports have said that, in the context (c) its (d) her
.....(1)..... Covid-19 lockdown, schooling and 5. (a) appeared (b) arrived
college education are likely to be online. The
(c) reached (d) came
reports have .....(2)..... pointed out that this
change will deny the students the experience of ANSWERS
studying in a physical .....(3)...... This is because
they can only interact with their teachers; they 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D
will miss the .....(4)..... to get to know their
Practice Set- 131
classmates and make real friends. Thus, the
current situation has .....(5)..... many boys and A computer programmer, sometimes .....(1)..... a
girls and they are waiting for things to get back software developer, a programmer or more
to normal. SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) recently a coder, .....(2)..... a person who creates
computer software. The term ‘computer
1. (a) of (b) a t
programmer’ can .....(3)..... to a specialist in the
(c) from (d) in area of computers, or to a generalist .....(3).....
2. (a) also (b) addition writes codes for many kinds of software. Some
(c) though (d) but programmers who .....(4)..... web programming
3. (a) condition (b) area languages add a prefix, a suffix, or both to every
page’s title. SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Evening)
(c) campus (d) situation
1. (a) called (b) accepted
4. (a) reward (b) opportunity
(c) known (d) said
(c) conduct (d) award
2. (a) were (b) has
5. (a) supported (b) encouraged
(c) w a s (d) is
(c) discouraged (d) upset
3. (a) refer (b) know
ANSWERS (c) mean (d) specify
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 4. (a) whom (b) that

Practice Set- 130 (c) who (d) which

5. (a) work with (b) display at
Soon after the visitors left the room, the artist
came in. He was ready .....(1)..... on the portrait. (c) study with (d) work of
He hand always hoped that .....(2)..... portrait
ANSWERS
would bring him great acclaim. It .....(3).....
turning out really well. A smile appeared on 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A

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 Practice Set- 132 ANSWERS
My first voyage had been very profitable. was 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B
again a .....(1)..... man. I did not lack for luxury or
entertainment. .....(2)....., my friend, I could not Practice Set- 134
rest for long. .....(3)..... the salt air and the thrill of Every living species of our planet has changed
travel and adventure Soon I .....(4)..... by the will or is changing. Some .....(1)....., such as the pre-
of Allah back to the seaport at Basra, .....(5)..... I historic sabre-toothed tiger .....(2)..... died out and
found a newly-made ship with fine sails and some are .....(3)..... dying out. Sometimes new
the best equipment. species appear. The dog is .....(4)..... species which
man has caused to .....(5)..... from the wolf.
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning)
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Evening)
1. (a) wealthy (b) dull
1. (a) samples (b) specimens
(c) poor (d) healthy
(c) strains (d) species
2. (a) And (b) Since
2. (a) had (b) has
(c) But (d) So
(c) have (d) having
3. (a) am tasting (b) have tasted
3. (a) regularly (b) gradually
(c) had tasted (d) taste (c) deliberately (d) readily
4. (a) am pulled (b) was pulling 4. (a) a (b) the
(c) was pulled (d) had pulled (c) a n (d) only
5. (a) where (b) wherever 5. (a) expand (b) derive
(c) while (d) when (c) emerge (d) evolve

ANSWERS ANSWERS
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D
Practice Set- 133 Practice Set- 135
Namita did not have enough cash. She did not Albert soon got to learn the language of .....(1).....
.....(1)..... a credit card either. She found herself in native people. Now, he could talk to .....(2).....
a .....(2)..... She had the contact number of a .....(3)..... about their problems. They too began to .....(3).....
friend whom she called for help. Her friend came him for advice. Some people, .....(4)....., were too
.....(4)..... and settled the bill. Namita thanked her shy to share their concerns. Albert eventually
and expressed her .....(5)...... She promised to .....(5)..... them that he was there to assist them
return the money to her friend soon. in all matters.
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Morning)
1. (a) has (b) having 1. (a) a (b) a n
(c) have (d) had (c) the (d) one
2. (a) fix (b) puzzle 2. (a) them (b) you
(c) pressure (d) trouble (c) himself (d) us
3. (a) near (b) intimate 3. (a) appear (b) approach
(c) direct (d) close (c) advance (d) arrange
4. (a) purposely (b) regularly 4. (a) furthermore (b) however
(c) immediately (d) slowly (c) therefore (d) moreover
5. (a) solitude (b) gratitude
5. (a) assured (b) settled
(c) aptitude (d) attitude
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 4. (a) immature (b) young
ANSWERS
(c) youthful (d) childish
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A
5. (a) also (b) w h y
Practice Set- 136 (c) how (d) a s
The Defence Minister complimented the IAF for
its rapid deployment of assets at forward ANSWERS
locations .....(1)..... response to the border row 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D
with China in eastern Ladakh. The current
combat readiness has sent a strong message to Practice Set- 138
our .....(2)....., he said. In an address to the top With Covid-19 cases going down in Delhi many
commanders of .....(3)..... IAF on the opening day hospitals have .....(1)..... shifting their focus to
of a three-day conference, the defence minister other facilities for the treatment of non-Covid
said the nation’s resolve to defend its sovereignty patients. At a time when .....(2)..... pressure of
.....(4)..... firm and that the people of the country non-Covid patients continues to increase, the
have full confidence in the .....(5)..... of its armed Municipal Corporation .....(3)..... hospitals to
forces. SSC MTS 11 /10/2021 (Afternoon) retain back-up health workers for 100 beds and
1. (a) in (b) on move the remaining .....(4)..... to other units. This
(c) with (d) to move is expected to bring relief to many patients
2. (a) messengers (b) terrorists suffering from other diseases .....(5)..... cancer,
heart or kidney disease, which need urgent
(c) adversaries (d) friends
services. SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Morning)
3. (a) one (b) a n
1. (a) starting (b) started
(c) the (d) a
(c) start (d) starts
4. (a) stands (b) were standing
2. (a) any (b) a
(c) standing (d) is stood
(c) the (d) some
5. (a) capability (b) availability
3. (a) has advised (b) has advise
(c) sensibility (d) probability
(c) advising (d) have advised
ANSWERS 4. (a) guards (b) patients
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. A (c) staff (d) members
5. (a) along with (b) as well as
Practice Set- 137
(c) such as (d) similar to
Lin Piao used to absent himself .....(1)..... classes
very often and one day .....(2)..... principal of the ANSWERS
college made up his .....(3)..... to expel him. So he
sent for the .....(4)..... man. Lin arrived just 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. C
.....(5).....the principal was about to go for lunch. Practice Set- 139
“Is this the time to come?” said the principal,
sternly. The department of post has .....(1)..... inter-city
road transport of parcels from Calcutta to
SSC MTS 11 /10/2021 (Evening) Guwahati, Bhubaneswar and Patna. The inter-
1. (a) from (b) in city .....(2)..... of parcels by road .....(3)..... amid the
(c) for (d) to inability of the railways .....(4)..... adequate space
and the preference given .....(5)..... the airways to
2. (a) a (b) a n
perishable commodities.
(c) some (d) the SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Afternoon)
3. (a) brain (b) thought 1. (a) started (b) start
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2. (a) moves (b) move 2. (a) picking (b) invested
(c) movement (d) moving (c) harvested (d) collecting
3. (a) was coming (b) comes 3. (a) to earn (b) to purchase
(c) is coming (d) come (c) to patronise (d) to divert
4. (a) providing (b) provide 4. (a) will (b) would
(c) provided (d) to provide (c) must (d) can’t
5. (a) with (b) b y 5. (a) however (b) so
(c) in (d) from (c) yet (d) but

ANSWERS ANSWERS
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D

Practice Set- 140 Practice Set- 142

The first thousand days can determine the It is a common sight to find roads littered with
trajectory .....(1)..... a child’s life. After food for scraps of paper, empty cans, cigarette stubs...
the body .....(2)..... taken care of we should provide the list is unending. It is sad that we .....(1).....
food for .....(3)..... mind. Early stimulation of pass by with a look of disgust .....(2)..... do nothing
children’s mind can .....(4)..... them to become to clean up the .....(3)...... Littering pollutes the
good learners. Parents should be .....(5)..... in environment and can be .....(4)..... for animals. It
contaminates the soil and water and .....(5).....
doing this. SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Evening)
diseases. SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon)
1. (a) from (b) a t
1. (a) exactly (b) simply
(c) of (d) about (c) nearly (d) fairly
2. (a) a m (b) are 2. (a) so (b) but
(c) has (d) is (c) only (d) than
3. (a) a (b) the 3. (a) chaos (b) pattern
(c) some (d) that (c) wreck (d) mess
4. (a) led (b) lead 4. (a) final (b) vital
(c) leads (d) leading (c) fatal (d) trivial
5. (a) adjusted (b) restricted 5. (a) have caused (b) causes
(c) allocated (d) orientated (c) have been causing(d) cause
ANSWERS ANSWERS
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B
Practice Set- 141 Practice Set- 143
The pandemic in India occurred at a time .....(1)..... For the past few months Twinkle and Himanshu
the crop was standing all ready to be .....(2)...... If Kalia have been relentlessly .....(1)..... to ensure
NAFED had not intervened with the initiative that Covid patients and those suspected to
.....(3)..... the stocks of farmers in these .....(2)..... reach the hospital by providing them
circumstances, it .....(4)..... not only have been ambulance service. Twinkle and her husband
devastating for the farmers .....(5)..... also led to a .....(3)..... drive two of their fleet of 10 private
food emergency later on. ambulances. Twinkle herself caught the virus
SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Morning) .....(4)..... driving patients to hospitals or funeral
1. (a) when (b) until grounds. But she did not .....(5)..... her work and
started working once she was fit.
(c) where (d) during
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1. (a) working (b) worked
Practice Set- 145
(c) works (d) work
The soya bean is called ‘yellow pearl’ by the
2. (a) had affected (b) have affected Chinese. All the eight amino acids .....(1)..... the
(c) be affected (d) be affect body needs are present in it. It’s a .....(2)..... and
3. (a) herself (b) themselves cheap source of protein. Even .....(3)..... weather
conditions can be withstood by this .....(4).....
(c) itself (d) ourselves
plant. Thus it is the key food that can .....(5)..... to
4. (a) since (b) for India’s future needs.
(c) while (d) because SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Afternoon)
5. (a) escape (b) redeem 1. (a) wh at (b) when
(c) continue (d) abandon (c) who (d) that
ANSWERS 2. (a) easy (b) fat
(c) well (d) rich
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D
3. (a) unfavourable (b) injurious
Practice Set- 144 (c) favourable (d) agreeable
Here are some statistics for those interested in 4. (a) feeble (b) hardy
numbers and percentages. The proportion of
(c) fresh (d) ailing
.....(1)..... users in India is said to be 90.1%. While
the use of landline phones continues to decline, 5. (a) cater (b) provide
the .....(2)..... of mobile phone users appears to (c) supply (d) gratify
have reached a plateau, according to reports.
The number of .....(3)..... to landline phones had ANSWERS
gone up from 9.8 million in 1995 to 21.7 million 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A
in 2019. On the other hand, India had only 1.2
million cell phone users in 1999, which grew to Practice Set- 146
an .....(4)..... figure of 1,161.7 million in 2019. It’s Delhi recorded a spell of light rain .....(1)..... Friday
unimaginable, isn’t it? Mobile phones have also evening with humidity levels remaining on the
literally .....(5)..... phone booths. There were about higher side throughout .....(2)..... day. The IMD
6.2 million public call offices in India in 2008. has forecast moderate rain on Saturday but
The number declined to 0.2 million in 2019; of some areas .....(3)..... to get heavy rain. An official
those, 0.1 million public telephones are in also said that the next seven days are .....(4)..... to
villages. New York city is said to have only 4 see good rain. The municipal corporation has
such booths. SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Morning) been advised to remain prepared for water
1. (a) landline (b) phone logging in .....(5)..... areas of the city.
(c) text (d) computer SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening)
1. (a) in (b) a t
2. (a) figure (b) ratio
(c) on (d) for
(c) proportion (d) number
3. (a) producers (b) buyers 2. (a) every (b) any

(c) sellers (d) subscribers (c) the (d) a

4. (a) excellent (b) astonishing 3. (a) expecting (b) has expected

(c) anticipated (d) imaginable (c) are expected (d) expects
5. (a) thrown out (b) erased 4. (a) likelihood (b) liked
(c) established (d) destroyed (c) likely (d) like
5. (a) middle (b) high rise
ANSWERS
(c) low lying (d) Uplifted
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A

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(c) proceeds (d) profits
1. C 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. C

Practice Set- 147 ANSWERS

The train came out of the jungle and passed 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D
fields of sugarcane and villages of mud huts.
Practice Set- 149
Children .....(1)..... and waved to the train, though
.....(2)..... was no one in it except Suraj, the guard According to a news report, a former captain of
and the .....(3)..... driver. Suraj waved back. the Indian wheelchair cricket team has now
Usually he .....(4)..... in a field, waving; today, he been forced to .....(1)..... as a labourer to support
was .....(5)..... on a train. his family. In the context of the Covid-19
pandemic and lockdown, the children he used
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Morning)
to .....(2)..... earlier have stopped coming to him
1. (a) shouted (b) shout for a few months. Their parents said there was
(c) shouts (d) shouting no money to pay for their .....(3)...... Before the
2. (a) that (b) there lockdown, he was giving coaching to
wheelchair-bound children who were .....(4).....
(c) this (d) here
in playing cricket. The coach has now returned
3. (a) pump (b) engine to his village where his old parents live. He said
(c) car (d) motor to the reporter who interviewed him, “These
4. (a) are (b) is are difficult times, but I know I will be able to
.....(5)..... them,” with a smile on his face.
(c) w a s (d) were
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5. (a) definitely (b) absolutely
1. (a) supervise (b) work
(c) actually (d) frequently
(c) employ (d) serve
ANSWERS 2. (a) coach (b) learn
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. C (c) teach (d) study
3. (a) employment (b) training
Practice Set- 148
(c) schooling (d) studies
Eighty merchants of London came together in
4. (a) interested (b) encouraged
the year 1600 .....(1)..... the East India Company.
They wanted to enter .....(2)..... business with (c) forced (d) asked
Indian traders in the fields of textile and spices. 5. (a) lose (b) overcome
They .....(3)..... inspired by the Portuguese and (c) excel (d) wi n
the Dutch who were .....(4)..... a flourishing trade
in spices and earning huge .....(5). ANSWERS
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Afternoon) 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B
1. (a) to form (b) formed Practice Set- 150
(c) form (d) to forming I studied at the J.J. School of Art in Mumbai,
2. (a) into (b) inside India’s premier institute .....(1)..... art and design.
(c) a t (d) on After two years I .....(2)..... New York City to
further my studies. I soon .....(3)..... myself in a
3. (a) had (b) are totally different culture which I embraced
(c) w a s (d) were .....(4)..... willingly. Interestingly, it was in New
4. (a) getting out (b) carrying on York that I began .....(5)..... different cuisines.
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1. (a) about (b) a t the people in them, and about .....(4)..... they were
(c) with (d) of going and what it .....(5)..... be like there. And
when the train had passed, Suraj was lonely.
2. (a) moved down (b) moved to
SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening)
(c) moved about (d) move up
1. (a) while (b) when
3. (a) finding (b) found (c) until (d) after
(c) observing (d) discover 2. (a) liked (b) likes
4. (a) most (b) many (c) is liking (d) was liking
(c) more (d) much 3. (a) of (b) about
5. (a) exercising upon (c) for (d) to
(b) experimenting with 4. (a) where (b) w h y
(c) rehearsing for (c) how (d) when
(d) measuring on 5. (a) should (b) would
(c) can (d) will
ANSWERS
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B ANSWERS

Practice Set- 151 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B

Many years ago, I met a panchayat president Practice Set- 153

.....(1)..... a state literacy programme who talked Today, nearly every Indian has a mobile phone.
to me .....(2)..... Cuba’s literacy programme where From the time the first .....(1)..... was made in India
teachers, students and volunteers .....(3)..... in a using a mobile phone on July 31,1995, a lot of
well organised, massive nationwide literacy .....(2)..... have taken place in the use of mobile
movement. They .....(4)..... people in the remotest phones in the last twenty-five years or so. The
of villages and were .....(5)..... successful in their number of mobile phone users is .....(3)..... to have
mission. recorded a growth of three thousand times
SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon) during this period. Initially, the call rates were
1. (a) when (b) while expensive and the cost of early devices was high
(c) during (d) which very few people could .....(4)..... a mobile phone.
However, mobile phone usage has risen sky high
2. (a) around (b) about
because of these reasons: the call rates have
(c) across (d) through fallen .....(5)..... and smartphones have made the
3. (a) joined hands (b) join forces internet accessible in our palms.
(c) collaborate (d) combine SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Morning)
4. (a) reaches out for (b) reach out for 1. (a) part (b) call
(c) reaching out to (d) reached out to (c) step (d) piece
5. (a) exceedingly (b) excessively 2. (a) promotions (b) changes
(c) marginally (d) negligibly (c) lies (d) facts
3. (a) summed up (b) reported
ANSWERS
(c) doubted (d) considered
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A
4. (a) afford (b) sell
Practice Set- 152 (c) use (d) produce
Suraj waved to a passing train, and kept waving 5. (a) unevenly (b) evenly
.....(1)..... only the spiralling smoke remained. He
(c) occasionally (d) drastically
.....(2)..... waving to trains. He wondered .....(3).....

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ANSWERS
(c) occasional (d) restricted
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. D

Practice Set- 154 ANSWERS

A long time ago, Brahmadutta was the king of 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B

Benaras. Like .....(1)..... kings he was interested Practice Set- 156
only in .....(2)..... and his favourite animal to hunt
The mobile phone that you have may be called
.....(3)..... deer. The king would ride over .....(4).....
“the little computer”. Do you know why? It has
planted fields and destroy the crops. He would
been claimed that it is thousands of times more
.....(5)..... men from the village to help him in the
powerful .....(1)..... the computers that powered
hunt even at the harvest time! NASA’s moon missions in the 1960. Thus, the
SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Afternoon) present-day smart phones are much .....(2)..... but
1. (a) many (b) lot more powerful than the computers of about
sixty years ago. Now a standard smart phone
(c) any (d) much
has .....(3)..... replaced computers for many
2. (a) hunting (b) fighting households because many internet services are
(c) conquering (d) travelling now .....(4)..... on the smart phone. In its early
3. (a) are (b) is years, mobile internet was .....(5)..... used only
for email. Moreover, monthly data use per
(c) were (d) w a s
subscriber had risen from 2.7 GB in 2016 to 10.4
4. (a) freshly (b) urgently GB in 2019, but data prices had fallen from 52
(c) brightly (d) quietly per GB to a mere ten rupees during the same
5. (a) took (b) taking period.

(c) taken (d) take SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning)

1. (a) for (b) than
ANSWERS
(c) from (d) then
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. D
2. (a) harder (b) sharper
Practice Set- 155 (c) smaller (d) bigger
Do you know that you .....(1)..... about one-third 3. (a) effectively (b) faithfully
of your life sleeping? However, your body (c) productively (d) predictably
doesn’t .....(2)..... the sleeping time. It has a lot to
4. (a) unavailable (b) accessible
do .....(3)..... you are sleeping. The body produces
energy at night .....(4)..... you have plenty of (c) inaccessible (d) expensive
energy the next morning. Hormones, which are 5. (a) efficiently (b) primarily
.....(5)..... growth chemicals, help the body to (c) importantly (d) secondarily
repair itself and grow.
SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Evening) ANSWERS
1. (a) apply (b) delay 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B
(c) spend (d) settle Practice Set- 157
2. (a) consume (b) remove For many years now the governments have
(c) dispose (d) waste been promising .....(1)..... eradication of child
3. (a) where (b) w h y labour in hazardous industries in India. But the
truth .....(2)..... that despite all the rhetoric no
(c) when (d) wh at
government .....(3)..... far has succeeded in
4. (a) because (b) so that eradicating this evil, .....(4)..... has any been able
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to ensure compulsory primary education the radio. I couldn’t hear it very well, but there
.....(5)..... every Indian child. was a story on the news about an elephant that
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Afternoon) had .....(5)..... from a local circus.
1. (a) the (b) some SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Morning)
(c) few (d) a n 1. (a) in (b) of
2. (a) were (b) are (c) on (d) off
(c) w a s (d) is 2. (a) out (b) over
3. (a) there (b) till (c) a t (d) up

(c) here (d) so 3. (a) That (b) Wh at

(c) It (d) Which
4. (a) but (b) nor
4. (a) heard (b) hear
(c) neither (d) either
(c) listen (d) listened
5. (a) for (b) from
(c) a t (d) with 5. (a) captured (b) escaped
(c) absconded (d) released
ANSWERS
ANSWERS
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. B
Practice Set- 158
You must pace your work. What .....(1)..... I mean?
Practice Set- 160
I’m glad you .....(2)..... that question. We pace our We set sail the very next day, and cruised from
work according .....(3)..... the eight-hour workday. island to island in the fine weather .....(1)..... we
If you .....(4)..... twelve hours of work in your in- landed we found a crowd of merchants and
box, for example, you must .....(5)..... that work clients eager .....(2)..... business with us. At last
into the eight-hour day. we came to .....(3)..... peaceful island, with no sign
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening) of human .....(4)..... It was a lovely place, with
1. (a) a m (b) do green trees, brightly .....(5)..... birds, and cool
(c) will (d) have running streams. I roamed around and found a
pleasant spot to eat the lunch that I had brought
2. (a) say (b) find
with me.
(c) spoke (d) asked
SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Afternoon)
3. (a) b y (b) with
1. (a) Wherever (b) Whatever
(c) to (d) from
4. (a) had (b) have (c) However (d) Somewhere
(c) will have (d) are having 2. (a) do (b) to do
5. (a) compress (b) expand (c) doing (d) to doing
(c) stretch (d) increase 3. (a) a (b) any
(c) a n (d) the
ANSWERS
4. (a) inhabitants (b) people
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A
(c) persons (d) individuals
Practice Set- 159 5. (a) colours (b) colour
The radio was already on. Theradio comes (c) colouring (d) coloured
.....(1)..... automatically at 7 o’clock to wake me
.....(2)...... I looked at the clock .....(3)..... was already ANSWERS
ten past seven. I had to get up quickly. I went
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D
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Practice Set- 161
(c) in (d) a wa y
Recently, there was a news report about a man
who tried to catch a robber but suffered a hip 3. (a) any longer (b) to long
.....(1)..... in the process. The victim was a plumber (c) for long (d) in long
and he was .....(2)..... in the hall outside the 4. (a) through (b) for
bedroom. He had left the bedroom door open
(c) to (d) of
for better ventilation. .....(3)..... two hours after
midnight, he heard some noise from the 5. (a) are touching (b) has touched
bedroom. When he went in to check, he found a (c) is touch (d) would be touch
man .....(4)..... open the cupboard and taking
away jewellery and cash. On seeing him, the ANSWERS
robber tried to escape and jumped from the 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B
second floor. The plumber .....(5)..... the robber
and jumped after him. Unfortunately, he hit a Practice Set- 163
concrete wall and broke his hip; he was rushed Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last ruler
to a nearby hospital. The robber managed to of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in
escape. SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Evening) British India. He ascended the throne .....(1).....
1. (a) fracture (b) disease the age of 25 and ruled Hyderabad for 37 years.
(c) condition (d) problem He .....(2)..... on the cover of Time magazine as the
2. (a) being sleeping (b) been sleeping .....(3)..... person at the time. He was the 5th richest
man in .....(4)..... history of mankind and the
(c) had been sleeping (d) sleeping
richest Indian who ever lived. He was a .....(5).....
3. (a) For (b) About ruler who encouraged education, science and
(c) By (d) At development.
4. (a) opening (b) breaking SSC MTS 02/11 /2021 (Afternoon)
(c) closing (d) examining 1. (a) with (b) of
5. (a) chased (b) ran (c) a t (d) to
(c) darted (d) dashed 2. (a) had feature (b) is feature

ANSWERS (c) was featured (d) have featured

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 3. (a) richer (b) rich

(c) most rich (d) richest
Practice Set- 162 4. (a) the (b) a
The coronavirus .....(1)..... mostly through (c) one (d) a n
droplets that people send .....(2)..... when they talk,
sneeze, or cough. These usually don’t stay in the 5. (a) jealous (b) cruel
air .....(3)..... and they don’t go farther than six (c) benevolent (d) wicked
feet. But the coronavirus might also travel
.....(4)..... tiny aerosol particles that can linger in ANSWERS
the air for up to three hours and travel farther 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C
away. You might also catch the coronavirus if
you touch something an infected person .....(5)..... Practice Set- 164
and then touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. According to a news report, schools are setting
SSC MTS 02/11 /2021 (Morning) up adequate facilities and taking .....(1)..... to
1. (a) goes (b) prepares restart learning on campus hoping to reopen
schools later, if not sooner .....(2)..... schools are
(c) spreads (d) expands
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are still not sure of sending their .....(3)..... to 5. (a) our (b) theirs
school. Parents of primary school children are (c) their (d) her
particularly concerned about their children’s
.....(4)..... to health risks. Parents, in general, say ANSWERS
that they have always tried to keep their
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
children away from .....(5)..... like mobile phones
and tablets, but the current Covid-19 situation Practice Set- 166
has forced the children into online learning, and The doctor left some medicines with the
they spend long hours in front of the screens.
instructions for giving them. One was to .....(1).....
SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Evening) down the fever and another to overcome an acid
1. (a) steps (b) tests condition. “The germs .....(2)..... influenza can exist
(c) conditions (d) screening only in acid condition,” he explained. He said
2. (a) While (b) Whether there was .....(3)..... to worry if the fever did not
go up above 103 degrees. This was an .....(4)..... of
(c) Despite (d) Because
flu and there was no danger if pneumonia could
3. (a) students (b) drivers be .....(5).....
(c) children (d) teachers
SSC CHSL 12/4/2021 (Afternoon)
4. (a) experience (b) exposure
1. (a) decrease (b) reduce
(c) suffering (d) taking
(c) shrink (d) bring
5. (a) lessons (b) products
2. (a) a t (b) on
(c) electronics (d) devices
(c) of (d) to
ANSWERS 3. (a) nobody (b) everything
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D (c) anything (d) nothing
Practice Set- 165 4. (a) epidermis (b) explosion
Before the giant waves slammed into the coast (c) erosion (d) epidemic
in India and Sri Lanka, wild and domestic 5. (a) preserved (b) prevented
animals .....(1)..... to know what was about to (c) postponed (d) protected
happen. .....(2)..... fled to safety. According to
eyewitness .....(3)....., elephants screamed and ran ANSWERS
for .....(4)..... grounds, dogs refused to go outdoors, 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B
flamingoes abandoned .....(5)..... low-lying
breeding areas and zoo animals rushed into Practice Set- 167
their shelters. SSC CHSL 12/4/2021 (Morning) In the 19th century, there was an industrial
1. (a) were seemed (b) seeming revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of
people left the .....(1)..... and went to work in big
(c) seem (d) seemed factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In
2. (a) They (b) Them several major cities, people have started moving
(c) Us (d) We out. Why? They want a cleaner, .....(2).....
environment. There are fewer jobs in ‘heavy’
3. (a) statement (b) accounts industries like steel and power generation.
(c) narrations (d) explanations .....(3)....., there are more jobs in service industries
4. (a) highest (b) high like banking, tourism and food delivery. Besides,
modern transport and communications have
(c) more high (d) higher made it easier for people to .....(4)..... to work or

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even work from home. The result of this
Practice Set- 169
revolution in the 21st century will be ‘spread
cities’ – cities are growing fast, but .....(5)....., away Graduation Day was at hand. Primary school
from city centres and people are choosing to live graduation .....(1)..... in those days followed a
40, 50 or 60 kilometres away. prescribed order-conventional, courteous and
.....(2)..... First the school principal made a long
SSS CHSL 12/4/2021 (Evening)
speech .....(3)..... encouragement and blessing for
1. (a) countryside (b) factories the future of the graduates. .....(4)..... one of the
(c) countries (d) cities representatives of the graduating class .....(5).....
2. (a) worse (b) darker with a vote of thanks.
(c) brighter (d) greener SSS CHSL 13/4/2021 (Afternoon)
3. (a) Instead (b) Nevertheless 1. (a) ceremonies (b) ceremonials
(c) Of course (d) Clearly (c) ceremonially (d) ceremonious
4. (a) compute (b) commute 2. (a) sentiment (b) sentimentally
(c) communicate (d) calculate (c) sentiments (d) sentimental
5. (a) inwards (b) upwards 3. (a) off (b) of
(c) outwards (d) downwards (c) in (d) about
4. (a) These (b) Then
ANSWERS
(c) When (d) Those
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 5. (a) respond (b) response
Practice Set- 168 (c) responsive (d) responded
I have always enjoyed flying. I wasn’t afraid
ANSWERS
.....(1)..... my mother and I boarded LANSA
Airlines flight 508. Some people had .....(2)..... 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D
flying LANSA because of a recent crash. But
Practice Set- 170
.....(3)..... and I had a good reason for flying: I had
just .....(4)..... secondary school in Lima, and we The Bhojeshwar Temple is an incomplete Hindu
wanted to .....(5)..... Christmas with my father in temple in Bhojpur village of Madhya Pradesh,
our jungle hut. India. The temple’s construction is .....(1)..... to
have started in the 11th century, .....(2)..... the reign
SSS CHSL 13/4/2021 (Morning)
of the Paramara king, Bhoja. The .....(3)..... was
1. (a) if (b) where abandoned for unknown reasons, with the
(c) when (d) how architectural plans .....(4)..... on the surrounding
rocks. To understand the construction .....(5).....
2. (a) given out (b) given away
of 11th-century India, the unfinished materials
(c) given in (d) given up and the masons’ marks have been studied by
3. (a) father (b) brother scholars. SSS CHSL 13/4/2021 (Evening)
(c) mother (d) sister 1. (a) alleged (b) trusted
4. (a) finishes (b) finishing (c) believed (d) understood
(c) finished (d) finish 2. (a) among (b) through
5. (a) live (b) leave (c) throughout (d) during
(c) spend (d) stay 3. (a) construction (b) creation
(c) production (d) composition
ANSWERS
4. (a) pressed (b) scratched
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5. (a) manners (b) orders 3. (a) reconstruct (b) react
(c) fashions (d) techniques (c) reignite (d) redo
4. (a) imagination (b) imaginative
ANSWERS
(c) imagine (d) imagines
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. D
5. (a) thoughtfully (b) thoughtfulness
Practice Set- 171 (c) thoughtful (d) thoughtless
Adventure sports play an important role in
shaping and developing the personality of ANSWERS
.....(1)..... individual. They involve great physical 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C
and mental .....(2)..... along with discipline and
decision making. Participation in adventure Practice Set- 173
sports .....(3)..... the confidence level, strength, Whether you are returning from an
stamina and fitness. Besides, .....(4)..... sports also overambitious trip to the supermarket or
teach one to work in unity and improve social .....(1)..... purchases from the local farmers’
interaction along with group .....(5)..... and market, storing seasonal vegetables can be quite
leadership. SSS CHSL 15/4/2021 (Morning) .....(2)..... challenge. Finding space in the
1. (a) many (b) a n refrigerator for your green vegetables can be
.....(3)..... worrisome. At the same time, you suffer
(c) some (d) one
from guilt pangs for .....(4)..... overboard in the
2. (a) endure (b) enduring market. Well, you can store them .....(5)..... by
(c) endured (d) endurance simply chilling them - raw or cooked - and
3. (a) enhances (b) decreases freezing them. SSS CHSL 15/4/2021 (Evening)
(c) values (d) grows 1. (a) organising (b) missing
4. (a) this (b) those (c) attracting (d) creating
(c) that (d) these 2. (a) a (b) to
5. (a) games (b) dynamics (c) of (d) the
(c) actions (d) feelings 3. (a) how much (b) too much
(c) many (d) quite
ANSWERS
4. (a) having gone (b) to going
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B
(c) is going (d) had gone
Practice Set- 172 5. (a) evenly (b) easily
In order to promote reading we must become (c) really (d) heartily
role models for the young by setting .....(1)..... our
own smart phones to lose ourselves in a book. ANSWERS
We too .....(2)..... switch off our devices and set 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B
aside a space and time to .....(3)..... old habits
that once transported us to the world of .....(4)..... Practice Set- 174
Studies report that such deep reading leads one Many hundreds of years ago, a Brahmin lived
to become sensitive and .....(5)..... citizens of the in a town in Northern India. He spent many
community. years .....(1)..... the ancient books and talking to
SSS CHSL 15/4/2021 (afternoon) the learned priests .....(2)..... came to visit the city.
1. (a) about (b) aside After much effort, he .....3)..... the knowledge of a
(c) out (d) apart certain spell. He was .....(4)..... proud of this and
2. (a) Shall (b) should guarded his secret .....(5).....
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1. (a) studying (b) study gave the girl .....(3)..... instructions as to where to
(c) to study (d) studied keep .....(4)..... things, when not to lean out and
2. (a) who (b) that how to .....(5)..... speaking to strangers.
(c) which (d) whom SSS CHSL 16/4/2021 (Evening)
3. (a) took (b) found 1. (a) probably (b) likely
(c) obtained (d) used (c) absolutely (d) exactly
4. (a) very (b) a lot 2. (a) over (b) about
(c) much (d) many (c) during (d) with
5. (a) carefully (b) excitedly 3. (a) dangerous (b) detailed
(c) deeply (d) gradually (c) diluted (d) difficult
ANSWERS 4. (a) her (b) their
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. A (c) his (d) our
5. (a) protest (b) reject
Practice Set- 175 (c) avoid (d) protect
In 1938, the famous actor, Orson Welles, terrified
New York. .....(1)..... radio play about an invasion ANSWERS
of the city by Martians sounded totally real. It 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C
sounded so real that many people .....(2)..... that
it was an actual news report. Thousands of Practice Set- 177
people .....(3)..... and there was chaos and disorder All of us know that the American astronaut Neil
in the streets of the city for several hours. Today, Armstrong was the first .....(1)..... to set foot on
however, we know that there aren’t any “little the Moon in July 1969. Human footprints on the
green men” on the .....(4)..... nearest Earth. There lunar .....(2)..... won’t disappear for millions of
years. That is because there is no rain or wind
was going to be a Martian invasion – only this
to .....(3)..... them. The surface area of the Moon is
time it was going to be in the .....(5)..... direction.
25% larger than that of Africa. Astronauts have
SSS CHSL 16/4/2021 (afternoon) so far brought back hundreds of kilos of rock
1. (a) Our (b) Their and dust from the Moon to .....(4)...... It takes the
(c) His (d) Her Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As
it does so, we see different amounts of its side
2. (a) refuted (b) believed .....(5)..... by the Sun. That is why it appears to get
(c) disbelieved (d) admitted larger and then smaller.
3. (a) shouted (b) stopped SSS CHSL 19/4/2021 (Morning)
(c) panicked (d) jumped 1. (a) creature (b) object
4. (a) galaxy (b) system (c) human (d) organism
(c) planet (d) space 2. (a) surface (b) dust
(c) eclipse (d) rock
5. (a) different (b) difficult
3. (a) restore (b) recreate
(c) same (d) opposite
(c) replicate (d) erode
ANSWERS 4. (a) store (b) sell
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D (c) study (d) show
5. (a) heated (b) covered
Practice Set- 176 (c) hidden (d) lit
I had the train compartment to myself up to
Rohana and then a girl got in. The couple who ANSWERS
saw her off were .....(1)..... her parents. They 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D
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 Practice Set- 178 4. (a) discarding (b) separating

Many people believe that animals possess a sixth (c) throwing (d) spoiling
sense and know .....(1)..... the earth is going to 5. (a) increase (b) encourage
shake. Some experts .....(2)..... that animals’ more (c) minimise (d) maximise
acute hearing helps .....(3)..... to hear or feel the
earth’s vibrations. .....(4)..... can sense an ANSWERS
approaching disaster long before humans
.....(5)..... what’s going on. 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C
SSS CHSL 19/4/2021 (afternoon) Practice Set- 180
1. (a) w h y (b) when A year is hardly sufficient time for a Master to
(c) where (d) how .....(1)..... about a new school, leave alone absorb
2. (a) believe (b) are believing a distinct tradition like .....(2)..... Most of the new
(c) believing (d) believed appointees had not served in a residential school
3. (a) us (b) them and .....(3)..... time to learn. But the short tenure
did not allow .....(4)..... They could not develop
(c) they (d) one
understanding of the student and his .....(5)......
4. (a) We (b) Them
SSS CHSL 4/8/2021 (Morning)
(c) You (d) They
1. (a) learnt (b) learn
5. (a) reflect (b) realise
(c) renew (d) restore (c) learns (d) learning
2. (a) ourselves (b) himself
ANSWERS
(c) mine (d) ours
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B
3. (a) needing (b) need
Practice Set- 179 (c) needed (d) needs
These are the various symbols used on garbage 4. (a) them (b) those
bins. The wheeled-bin .....(1)..... which is crossed (c) these (d) that
out indicates that the item .....(2)..... be disposed
5. (a) environmentalist
of separately from household waste. The item
should be handed in for recycling .....(3)..... to (b) environmental
local environmental regulations for waste (c) environment
disposal. By .....(4)..... a marked item from (d) environmentally
household waste, you will help reduce the
ANSWERS
volume of waste sent to landfills. It will also
.....(5)..... any potential negative impact on human 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. C
health and the environment. For more Practice Set- 181
information, please contact your nearest civic
‘SkillSet’ was founded in 2014 to collect and co-
official. SSS CHSL 19/4/2021 (Evening)
ordinate .....(1)..... about educational access and
1. (a) symbol (b) photo quality for students with special needs and
(c) item (d) disposal disabilities. The organisation .....(2)..... thousands
of enquiries every year and offers .....(3).....to
2. (a) shouldn’t (b) can’t students on how to apply to colleges and
(c) have (d) won’t universities across the country and how to find
out about special .....(4)..... and scholarships. We
3. (a) proposed (b) according ensure easy access to higher education for all
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donations and suggestions will help us to
Practice Set- 183
improve our service to customers and you will
also be helping us to continue our valuable work. Meghalaya, a hilly state of India, is located in
SSS CHSL 4/8/2021 (afternoon) the northeastern part of the country. It is .....(1).....
by the Indian state of Assam in the north and
1. (a) funding (b) admissions
northeast and .....(2)..... Bangladesh in the south
(c) information (d) Officials and southwest. The state capital is .....(3)..... hill
2. (a) passes (b) receives town of Shillong, located in east central
(c) transmits (d) sends Meghalaya. Meghalaya is an upland area formed
3. (a) comments (b) conditions by a .....(4)..... block of the Deccan plateau. Its
summits vary in .....(5)..... from 4,000 to 6,000 feet
(c) advice (d) instructions
(1,220 to 1,830 metres).
4. (a) systems (b) facilities
SSS CHSL 5/8/2021 (Morning)
(c) effects (d) purposes
1. (a) bind (b) bonded
5. (a) excluding (b) especially
(c) bounded (d) bounding
(c) additionally (d) except
2. (a) near (b) with
ANSWERS (c) beside (d) b y
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 3. (a) a (b) one
(c) only (d) the
Practice Set- 182
4. (a) withdrawn (b) standing
Equiano was born in 1745 in Nigeria. When he
(c) removed (d) detached
.....(1)..... about eleven, Equiano was kidnapped
and sold to slave traders headed .....(2).....the 5. (a) distance (b) rise
West Indies. Though he spent a brief .....(3)..... in (c) elevation (d) increase
the state of Virginia, much of Equiano’s time ANSWERS
.....(4)..... serving on slave ships and British navy
1. C 2. d 3. D 4. D 5. D
vessels. In his service on these .....(5)....., Equiano
traveled extensively. Practice Set- 184
SSS CHSL 4/8/2021 (Evening) In the generation of hydroelectric power, water
is collected or .....(1)..... at a higher elevation and
1. (a) is (b) were
led downward .....(2)..... large pipes to a lower
(c) are (d) w a s elevation; the difference in elevations is .....(3).....
2. (a) on (b) to as the head. At the end of its passage down the
(c) in (d) about pipes, the falling water .....(4)..... turbines to rotate.
The turbines in turn drive generators, .....(5).....
3. (a) era (b) age convert the turbines’ mechanical energy into
(c) period (d) life electricity.
4. (a) spent (b) was spent SSS CHSL 5/8/2021 (afternoon)
(c) is spent (d) has been spent 1. (a) hoarded (b) amassed
5. (a) liners (b) crafts (c) stored (d) deposited

(c) tankers (d) ships 2. (a) beyond (b) above

(c) through (d) over
ANSWERS 3. (a) known (b) being known
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D (c) told (d) know

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4. (a) produces (b) begins awake at night, .....(4)..... their lands and run their
(c) effects (d) causes .....(5)..... only after dark and should go to bed as
soon as the sun came up.
5. (a) they (b) whose
SSS CHSL 6/8/2021 (Morning)
(c) which (d) who
1. (a) like (b) than
ANSWERS (c) so as (d) same
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C 2. (a) adjust (b) develop
(c) change (d) agree
Practice Set- 185
3. (a) ordered (b) presented
We must understand that people can process (c) ruled (d) believed
very little information presented orally. So, it is
4. (a) till (b) cut
.....(1)....., particularly for a teacher, to realise that
the students have sometimes listened to three (c) dig (d) sow
or four teachers .....(2)..... you. So, the teacher must 5. (a) employment (b) livelihood
have props like notes, handouts and slides that (c) career (d) business
will make the learning material .....(3)..... alive
for the students and stay that way with them. ANSWERS
A visual aid, a little movement or colour will 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D
get the students’ attention. Another important
thing to .....(4)..... is that long, complicated
Practice Set- 187
sentences spoken fast are simply too difficult An appetising and nutritious meal is always
for students to understand. It is, therefore, recommended because what we eat .....(1)..... our
.....(5)..... to use short sentences that make sense senses. The effect of food on our mind, body and
spirit had been the centre .....(2)..... discussion
to them instantly.
even in ancient Greece, when Pythagoras
SSS CHSL 5/8/2021 (Evening) argued in favour of a healthy, vegetarian .....(3)......
1. (a) urgent (b) unnecessary Though at the time when the philosopher lived,
(c) important (d) immaterial in around 500 BC, the term ‘vegetarianism’ was
.....(4)....., his diet came to be known as ‘the
2. (a) after (b) beside Pythagorean diet’. He is known for his theory
(c) behind (d) before on geometry, but few are aware of his profound
3. (a) be (b) go .....(5)..... on food habits!

(c) come (d) stay SSS CHSL 6/8/2021 (Afternoon)

4. (a) guess (b) determine 1. (a) enables (b) hurts

(c) realise (d) decide (c) creates (d) affects

5. (a) advisable (b) mandatory 2. (a) on (b) of

(c) compulsory (d) critical (c) with (d) To
3. (a) bread (b) nourishment
ANSWERS (c) diet (d) nutrition
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A 4. (a) unknown (b) knowledgeable
Practice Set- 186 (c) knowing (d) known
In the ‘Kingdom of Fools’, both the king and the 5. (a) creation (b) greatness
ministers were complete fools. They didn’t want (c) development (d) wisdom
to do things .....(1)..... other kingdoms, so they
decided to .....(2)..... night into day and day into ANSWERS
night. They .....(3)..... that everyone should be 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D

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 Practice Set- 188 5. (a) insignificant (b) primary

The little princess said, “I shut you in a golden (c) minor (d) initial
cage because I wanted to have you all to .....(1).....
ANSWERS
I never knew it would make you so unhappy. I
love you .....(2)..... to grant you freedom and let 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B
you be happy in your .....(3).....” Then she opened
the cage and let out the .....(4)..... little bird. The Practice Set- 190
bird said, “I will come back to sing you the According to Harari, a leading thinker, we are
.....(5)..... songs I know,” and flew away into the all busy .....(1)...... a fantasy self online. It is the
blue. SSS CHSL 6/8/2021 (Evening) age of Facebook and Instagram, wherein
1. (a) himself (b) herself .....(2)......are busy creating perfect stories about
(c) myself (d) itself ourselves. For example, pictures .....(3)...... perfect
2. (a) so much (b) enough holidays never show the stress of traffic snarls
(c) more (d) so and a host of .....(4)...... problems faced. We soon
begin to believe in this perfect online self to be
3. (a) w a y (b) Turn
.....(5)...... real one.
(c) cage (d) path
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4. (a) terrorizing (b) terrifying
1. (a) creation (b) creating
(c) terrified (d) terrible
(c) creates (d) creative
5. (a) much lovely (b) more lovely
2. (a) us (b) ours
(c) most lovelier (d) loveliest
(c) each (d) w e
ANSWERS 3. (a) on (b) from
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D (c) of (d) In
Practice Set- 189 4. (a) other (b) another
Kanjirapally has the highest number of rainy (c) few (d) same
days in Kerala. It receives the highest .....(1)...... of 5. (a) a (b) a n
summer rains, winter rains and northeast (c) one (d) the
monsoons in Kerala, .....(2)...... it one of the very
few .....(3)...... in India enjoying equatorial ANSWERS
rainforest type climate, with no .....(4)...... dry 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D
season. The well-distributed rainfall pattern of
Practice Set- 191
Kanjirapally is the .....(5)...... reason for the
phenomenon of high yield of latex from rubber Students in the sixth grade of a certain school in
Navi Mumbai love .....(1)...... History lessons,
plantations in and around the town.
thanks to a novel teaching aid. It .....(2)...... not
SSS CHSL 9/8/2021 (Morning) surprising given the fact that their study
1. (a) amount (b) number material .....(3)...... comic books and they use their
textbooks for .....(4)...... to put things into
(c) expanse (d) extent
perspective. Besides, students are .....(5)......to tap
2. (a) make (b) making other sources of information as well.
(c) made (d) makes SSS CHSL 9/8/2021 (Evening)
3. (a) space (b) places 1. (a) her (b) their
(c) spot (d) place (c) them (d) our
4. (a) individual (b) divergent 2. (a) were (b) w a s
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3. (a) is including (b) includes 1. (a) each (b) every
(c) include (d) has included (c) either (d) other
4. (a) suggestion (b) reference 2. (a) listening (b) listen
(c) practice (d) indication (c) listens (d) listened
5. (a) boosted (b) encouraged 3. (a) eventfully (b) habitually
(c) heartened (d) cheered (c) successfully (d) clearly
4. (a) was being created
ANSWERS
(b) had been created
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. B
(c) was created (d) is created
Practice Set- 192 5. (a) and (b) when
Kashmiri carpets have been appreciated since (c) even (d) but
a long time for their intricate work. Their
uniqueness .....(1)...... in their manufacturing. ANSWERS
These carpets are .....(2)...... handmade and are
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. D
knotted, not tufted. You can .....(3)...... different
carpets from a variety of silk or woolen ones. Practice Set- 194
These are .....(4)...... in colourful themes. The main
art of carpet manufacturing is .....(5)...... with the Seychelles, one of the world’s smallest countries,
knotting. These knots determine the durability is .....(1)...... of two main island groups: the Mahé
and value of the carpet. group of .....(2)...... than 40 central, mountainous
granitic islands and a .....(3)...... group of more
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than 70 outer, flat, coralline islands. The islands
1. (a) is lying (b) lying of the Mahé group are rocky and .....(4)...... have a
(c) lies (d) lie narrow coastal strip and a central range of hills.
2. (a) absolutely (b) merely The .....(5)...... feature of those islands, with their
lush tropical vegetation, is that of high hanging
(c) simply (d) purely
gardens overlooking silver-white beaches and
3. (a) indicate (b) elect clear lagoons. SSS CHSL 10/8/2021 (Evening)
(c) choose (d) decide 1. (a) Covered (b) Composed
4. (a) devised (b) designed (c) Contained (d) Combined
(c) defined (d) described 2. (a) Further (b) Beyond
5. (a) assisted (b) abetted (c) Extra (d) More
(c) attended (d) associated
3. (a) Succeeding (b) Next
ANSWERS (c) Second (d) Subsequent
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D 4. (a) Typically (b) Routinely

Practice Set- 193 (c) Regularly (d) Habitually

An open-minded person can very easily accept 5. (a) Collective (b) Wide
as well as respect the .....(1)...... person’s viewpoint (c) Predominant (d) Global
or ideas. Such a person willingly and cordially
.....(2)...... to others’ views, accepts their different ANSWERS
ideas, and even goes ahead to implement them 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C
.....(3)....... With an open mindset, positive and
vibrant energy .....(4)...... that not only helps such Practice Set- 195
people .....(5)...... also keeps other people around
The short story in literature is usually
them happy. SSS CHSL 10/8/2021 (afternoon)
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one or .....(1)...... few significant episodes or scenes. 3. (a) imagined (b) possible
.....(2)...... The encourages economy of setting, (c) implemented (d) achieved
.....(3)...... narrative, and the omission of a .....(4)...... 4. (a) instinct (b) colony
plot; character is disclosed in action and a (c) proportion (d) population
.....(5)...... encounter but is seldom fully developed.
5. (a) distant (b) imaginary
Despite its relatively limited scope, though, a
(c) nearest (d) factual
short story is often judged by its ability to
provide a ‘complete’ or satisfying treatment of ANSWERS
its characters and subject. 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A
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Practice Set- 197
1. (a) the (b) little
As the full impact of cyclone Amphan’s fury
(c) a (d) limited emerged on Thursday morning and the count
2. (a) procedure (b) practice of uprooted trees .....(1)...... the 5000 mark,
environmentalists, horticulturists, and nature
(c) shape (d) form lovers mourned the huge .....(2)...... But they also
3. (a) curt (b) concise felt that Kolkata could emerge stronger from the
.....(3)...... if it used the opportunity to move from
(c) long (d) lengthy
arbitrary plantation drives to ones that .....(4)......
4. (a) slight (b) fused more scientific and rational. The loss of trees is
(c) complex (d) compound bound to have a great impact on the climate in
.....(5)...... parts of West Bengal as oxygen levels
5. (a) balanced (b) melodious will go down. SSS CHSL 11/8/2021 (Evening)
(c) harmonious (d) dramatic 1. (a) crossed (b) crosses
(c) is crossing (d) was crossed
ANSWERS
2. (a) failure (b) loss
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. D
(c) death (d) passing
Practice Set- 196 3. (a) construction (b) destruction
What are the future possibilities for space travel (c) extinction (d) creation
in the long term? .....(1)...... will humans go after 4. (a) have (b) are
they have explored our solar system? It is said
(c) w a s (d) is
that ‘Star Trek’ could hold the .....(2)...... to these
questions. It is predicted that travel to other 5. (a) abundant (b) much
galaxies will only be .....(3)...... in huge ‘starships’. (c) several (d) differing
These will wander through space for hundreds
or even thousands of years. Each of them will ANSWERS
carry a large human .....(4)....... Some of those 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C
people will take over a suitable new planet and
settle down there. This search for new planets
Practice Set- 198
to settle in will continue until life on planet Earth Seventy-year-old Bapak Gilang sat in his
could be just a .....(5)...... memory. favourite rocking chair in his .....(1)...... villa. He
was staring at the evening sky .....(2)...... the open
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window. It was already .....(3)...... and it was very
1. (a) Where (b) W h y windy. He .....(4)...... the dark clouds and felt a
(c) How (d) When little .....(5)...... today. He reflected that like the
dusk sky, his days were also wrapped in clouds
2. (a) query (b) answer
of loneliness.
(c) door (d) solution
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1. (a) specific (b) spreading the week. He lived alone, was not a good mixer,
had few .....(4)......, and didn’t like spending time
(c) spiral (d) spacious
in idle chat. Today, at Kali Charan’s, Bepin Babu
2. (a) with (b) among had a .....(5)...... that somebody was observing
(c) between (d) through him from close quarters.
3. (a) dusk (b) noon SSS CHSL 12/8/2021 (Evening)

(c) morning (d) dawn 1. (a) buying (b) bought

(c) to buy (d) buy
4. (a) glanced (b) peered
2. (a) They (b) He
(c) stared (d) observed
(c) Him (d) She
5. (a) pensive (b) innocent
3. (a) within (b) through
(c) attentive (d) delighted
(c) across (d) b y
ANSWERS 4. (a) friends (b) students

1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A (c) servants (d) followers

5. (a) intuition (b) connotation
Practice Set- 199 (c) feeling (d) perception
Nehru was a great patriot. He said, “I have
received so .....(1)...... love and affection from the ANSWERS
Indian people .....(2)...... nothing that I can do can 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C
repay .....(3)...... a small fraction of it, and indeed
Practice Set- 201
there .....(4)...... be no repayment of the great
In spite of all the honours that were heaped upon
affection my fellow countrymen have showered
him, Pasteur remained a simple man .....(1)......
on .....(5)....... SSS CHSL 12/8/2021 (afternoon)
heart. Perhaps the memories of his boyhood
1. (a) many (b) more days, when he .....(2)...... the familiar scenes of his
(c) little (d) much birthplace, and the .....(3)...... to be a great artist
never wholly left him. He did .....(4)...... a great
2. (a) this (b) that artist but after his sixteenth year he .....(5)...... the
(c) either (d) these brush forever. He put his soul and energy .....(6)......
3. (a) either (b) only his work, and it was this very energy that in
the end .....(7)...... him out. For him, each sufferer
(c) even (d) mainly was more than .....(8)...... a case that was to be
4. (a) should (b) ought cured. He looked upon the .....(9)...... against
hydrophobia as a battle and he was .....(10)...... to
(c) can (d) ma y
win at any cost.
5. (a) I (b) mine
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(c) me (d) myself
1. (a) on (b) a t
ANSWERS (c) in (d) b y
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C 2. (a) drew (b) draw
(c) drawn (d) draws
Practice Set- 200
Every Monday, on his way back from work, 3. (a) itching (b) longing
Bepin Chaudhury would drop in at Kali (c) wishing (d) loathing
Charan’s in New Market .....(1)...... books. Crime 4. (a) become (b) became
stories, ghost stories, and thrillers. .....(2)...... had
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5. (a) discharged (b) abandoned 6. (a) stooped (b) scared
(c) released (d) expelled (c) snored (d) scowled
6. (a) over (b) among 7. (a) was reminding (b) remind
(c) inside (d) into (c) reminded (d) reminds
7. (a) cut (b) wore 8. (a) story (b) epic
(c) blew (d) let
(c) anecdote (d) myth
8. (a) exactly (b) just
9. (a) As soon (b) Before
(c) but (d) absolutely
(c) No soon (d) After
9. (a) mutiny (b) scuffle
10. (a) was snatching (b) snatch
(c) rivalry (d) fight
(c) snatched (d) snatches
10. (a) devised (b) developed
ANSWERS
(c) determined (d) decided
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B
ANSWERS
6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B
Practice Set- 203
6. D 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. C
Make in India’ is a call to the global
Practice Set- 202 manufacturers .....(1)...... at making India a
I was walking home from work when I saw manufacturing .....(2)...... It is a national
someone .....(1)...... I thought was my friend programme designed .....(3)...... facilitate
investment, foster innovation, enhance skill
Sandra. I went up .....(2)...... her and touched her
.....(4)...... and build best-in-class manufacturing
on the arm. .....(3)......, when the woman turned
.....(5)...... The programme lays emphasis on
round, it wasn’t Sandra .....(4)...... all! I just said,
various sectors with focus on job creation.
“I am sorry. I .....(5)...... you for a friend.” She stared
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at my face and .....(6)...... To be honest, her face
shocked me. She .....(7)...... me of a witch from a 1. (a) aimed (b) assisted
children’s .....(8)......, with her long nose and (c) conducted (d) managed
staring eyes! .....(9)...... I could realise what she 2. (a) seat (b) hub
was up to, she .....(10)...... my purse and escaped. (c) heart (d) surface
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1. (a) which (b) who (c) a t (d) to
(c) such (d) how 4. (a) decline (b) development
2. (a) for (b) into (c) agreement (d) progress
(c) b y (d) to 5. (a) footing (b) groundwork
3. (a) Surprisingly (b) Smoothly (c) fundamental (d) infrastructure
(c) Correctly (d) Gladly ANSWERS
4. (a) b y (b) a t 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D
(c) of (d) with
Practice Set- 204
5. (a) disguised (b) mistook
Let us take a brief look at the planet .....(1)......
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space at a .....(2)...... of 70,000 miles per hour, it ANSWERS
spins, as we all know, on its axis, .....(3)...... causes
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B
it to be flattened at the Poles. Thus, if you .....(4)......
to stand at the North or South Pole you would Practice Set- 206
be 13 miles nearer the centre of the earth .....(5)...... Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention.
if you stood on the Equator. Dr Burjor P Banaji, pioneer of Lasik surgery in
SSC CPO 23/11/2020(Morning) India has .....(1)...... over a dozen surgical
1. (a) from (b) for instruments. When .....(2)...... senior eye surgeon
at Max Eye Care started Lasik, there were
(c) on (d) b y .....(3)...... surgeons doing it worldwide and no
2. (a) force (b) mass .....(4)...... instruments were available either. “As
I want things .....(5)......, I designed a whole slew
(c) speed (d) Distance
of instruments that made my surgery more
3. (a) where (b) which efficient,” says Banaji.
(c) who (d) that SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)
4. (a) are (b) have 1. (a) recovered (b) founded
(c) w a s (d) were (c) discovered (d) invented
5. (a) where (b) when 2. (a) those (b) they
(c) from (d) than (c) the (d) these
3. (a) any (b) little
ANSWERS
(c) more (d) few
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D 4. (a) exact (b) correct
Practice Set- 205 (c) limited (d) specific
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical 5. (a) punitive (b) popular
rainforest. It is .....(1)...... the size of the continent (c) prolific (d) perfect
of Australia and covers .....(2)...... area of nearly
(b) 8 million square miles. The Amazon ANSWERS
rainforest gets its life from the .....(3)...... Amazon 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. D
River which runs through the heart .....(4)...... the
region. The rainforest is simply the drained Practice Set- 207
basin for the river and its .....(5)....... The vast Alfred Hitchcock was a man with vivid
forest consists of four layers, each featuring its imagination, .....(1)...... skills and a passion for life.
own ecosystems and specially adapted plants With his .....(2)...... style and God-gifted wit he
and animals. produced and directed .....(3)...... of the most
SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Evening) thrilling films that had the audience swooning
1. (a) specially (b) similarly .....(4)...... fright and falling off their seats with
laughter. He was greatly .....(5)...... by American
(c) roughly (d) totally films and magazines.
2. (a) a n (b) a SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening)
(c) some (d) one 1. (a) leading (b) original
3. (a) magnetic (b) majestic
(c) clever (d) creative
(c) major (d) minor
2. (a) separate (b) unique
4. (a) on (b) a t
(c) dull (d) ordinary
(c) in (d) of
3. (a) some (b) any
5. (a) rainforests (b) tributaries
(c) tributes (d) continents (c) more (d) much

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(c) with (d) of 1. (a) perform (b) fulfil
5. (a) influenced (b) attached (c) finish (d) produce
(c) altered (d) determined 2. (a) delete (b) provide
(c) pursue (d) Approach
ANSWERS
3. (a) is proving (b) will prove
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A (c) prove (d) had proved
Practice Set- 208 4. (a) inspiring (b) severe

The small farming community of Mödlareuth, (c) worthy (d) Difficult

located halfway between Berlin and Munich in 5. (a) uncouth (b) unbearable
rural Germany, is home to around 50 people (c) unaffordable (d) Uncomfortable
and has just one pub. And yet it .....(1)...... tens of
thousands of visitors a year. Upon arrival, ANSWERS
.....(2)...... reason for this is clear. Among the 18 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. C
houses and farms .....(3)...... a 100m- long strip of
Practice Set- 210
concrete white wall, .....(4)...... was once part of
the former border between East and West Temptations of one kind or another lure
Germany meaning that one .....(5)...... everyone. The important thing is .....(1)...... them
from gaining a foothold in our .....(2)...... As soon
SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Morning)
as we detect the first .....(3)...... of temptation, we
1. (a) attacts (b) will attract should become watchful and .....(4)...... our
(c) is attract (d) attract attention to good or noble thoughts .....(5)......we
2. (a) one (b) any wait till the temptation becomes too .....(6)......,
we are likely to fall. Playing with the temptation
(c) a (d) the
.....(7)...... to welcoming it. In fact, the safest .....(8)......
3. (a) w a s (b) were is to avoid situations in which we may be
(c) is (d) are tempted. If, .....(9)...... all our care, a temptation
4. (a) which (b) this becomes severe. We .....(10)...... not get upset or
disappointed, but turn to a good friend for
(c) whom (d) who
advice and help.
5. (a) piece (b) part
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(c) branch (d) Component
1. (a) to preventing (b) prevent
ANSWERS (c) to prevent (d) prevented
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 2. (a) Souls (b) Minds

Practice Set- 209 (c) Bodies (d) Eyes

Malti had to wait long to see her son, Abhik. She 3. (a) Codes (b) Messages
had worked hard to .....(1)...... her husband’s last (c) Signs (d) symbols
wish that Abhik should .....(2)...... his higher 4. (a) turn (b) change
education at Cambridge. Abhik .....(3)...... to be (c) twist (d) revolve
meritorious and hardworking and had secured
5. (a) If (b) Whether
a seat. Making ends meet was .....(4)...... and a trip
back home in the vacation, .....(5)...... for the (c) Unless (d) Until
mother and son. 6. (a) feeble (b) weak

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 (c) burly (d) strong 7. (a) intense (b) impressive
7. (a) Amount (b) Amounted (c) exciting (d) inspiring
(c) Amounts (d) Amounting 8. (a) after (b) before
8. (a) object (b) item (c) when (d) until
(c) thing (d) track 9. (a) they (b) that
9. (a) instead of (b) incase of (c) them (d) this
(c) despite (d) because of 10. (a) one (b) the
10. (a) Might (b) could (c) such (d) a
(c) should (d) would
ANSWERS
ANSWERS 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. B
6. D 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. C
Practice Set- 212
Practice Set- 211 The endurance of the crowds lining the
Antarctica is perhaps the one place on earth no Coronation route was most commendable.
one would have expected .....(1)...... canyons. And Soaked, chilled and sleepless, .....(1)...... remained
yet, scientists were surprised to .....(2)...... deep wonderfully good-tempered and when the
crevices that run for hundreds of kilometres. procession finally .....(2)...... they cheered whole-
.....(3)...... they are not visible at the snowy surface, heartedly. The great merit of a .....(3)...... crowd is
.....(4)...... trenches cut deep into Antarctica. The that its members remain individuals. It is
biggest .....(5)...... canyon is over 350km long. It’s .....(4)...... characteristic of British culture that
called ‘Foundation Trough’. .....(6)...... canyons are British people can collect in crowds .....(5)...... do
not as long, but they are .....(7)...... too. These not turn into mobs.
canyons were found with the help of radars SSC CGL Tier II 15/11/2020
.....(8)...... scanning the wide expanse of the frozen 1. (a) w e (b)it
continent. .....(9)...... are incredibly important
(c) they (d) he
because they help control .....(10)...... flow of the
ice. SSC CGL Tier II 15/11/2020 2. (a) entere (b) appeared

1. (a) Finding (b) To find (c) joined (d) finished

(c) Find (d) Found 3. (a) british (b) french

2. (a) Discover (b) Search (c) Indian (d) Asian

(c) explor (d) invent 4. (a) only (b) therefore

3. (a) Although (b) Because (c) perhaps (d) moreover

(c) In case (d) Since 5. (a) Which (b) wh at

4. (a) Those (b) Them (c) who (d) whom

(c) these (d) this ANSWERS

5. (a) so (b) such 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A
(c) one (d) like
Practice Set- 213
6. (a) present (b) another
A market place is always abuzz with activity.
(c) other (d) previous
It is especially .....(1)...... a visit in the evenings. A

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.....(2)...... range of items are on display. .....(3)...... .....(9)...... . Moreover, examinations help to assess
and getting a satisfactory .....(4)...... give the the .....(10)...... of teaching.
necessary sense of .....(5)...... to the bored SSC CGL Tier II 16/11/2020
housewife and bring a smile .....(6)...... her face. 1. (a) spirit (b) life
People from all .....(7)...... of life, rich and poor,
(c) soul (d) stamina
.....(8)...... shoulders with each other. From their
2. (a) convenient (b) important
busy .....(9)......, here people find time to .....(10)......
a greeting with friends and neighbours. (c) auspicious (d) applicable
SSC CGL Tier II 16/11/2020 3. (a) season (b) period
(c) term (d) times
1. (a) asset (b) value
4. (a) occupations (b) function
(c) worth (d) credit
(c) vocations (d) recruitments
2. (a) narrow (b) short
5. (a) on (b) between
(c) wide (d) tall
(c) among (d) in
3. (a) Debating (b) Snatching
6. (a) that (b) which
(c) Fighting (d) Bargaining
(c) these (d) those
4. (a) deal (b) contract
7. (a) contribution (b) reception
(c) case (d) pact
(c) confirmation (d) recognition
5. (a) creation (b) exertion
8. (a) recover (b) reform
(c) improveme (d) achievement
(c) encourage (d) improve
6. (a) in (b) to
9. (a) decision (b) settlement
(c) of (d) a t
(c) feedback (d) agreement
7. (a) step (b) tours
(c) parts (d) walks 10. (a) quantity (b) expense
8. (a) join (b) pat (c) effectiveness (d) consequences
(c) ru b (d) swipe
ANSWERS
9. (a) system (b) schedule
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. D
(c) pattern (d) custom
10. (a) display (b) transfer 6. D 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. C
(c) exchange (d) return Practice Set- 215
ANSWERS A raptor’s day begins soon after dawn. They
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D .....(1)...... their wings for a quick warm-up and
are ready for the hunt. Nature .....(2)...... these
6. B 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C
birds so well that they do not need to hunt
Practice Set- 214 everyday. By .....(3)...... a good kill on a particular
A no examination policy would kill the day, the larger raptor can go without hunting
competitive .....(1)...... among the students. It is .....(4)...... two or three weeks. These predators
.....(2)...... to encourage healthy competition in can do without regular meals. This helps them
today’s .....(3)...... where all admissions and job to .....(5)...... if there is bad weather or lack of food.
.....(4)...... are based on elimination. Also, .....(5)......
the total absence of examinations, .....(6)...... who SSC CGL Tier II 16/11/2020
truly deserve may not get fair .....(7)......, while 1. (a) flee (b) flap
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2. (a) have built (b) has build 8. (a) wondered (b) stared
(c) has built (d) have build (c) noticed (d) watched
3. (a) making (b) having 9. (a) Enough (b) Abundant
(c) doing (d) taking (c) Sufficient (d) Adequate
4. (a) in (b) from 10. (a) prohibited (b) protested
(c) for (d) since (c) prevented (d) prescribed
5. (a) satisfy (b) saturaten ANSWERS
(c) survive (d) support 1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A

ANSWERS 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. C Practice Set- 217

The word ‘diet’ is associated with the feeling of
Practice Set- 216
developing eating .....(1)...... that are time-bound,
Gabriella Montez was comfortably curled up coupled .....(2)...... a strict food plan. But the
in an overstuffed chair in the sitting area. She .....(3)...... meaning of diet is the food .....(4)...... which
was .....(1)...... the peace and quiet at home - a person follows daily. It .....(5)...... creating a food
everyone else was .....(2)...... at the party - and plan that .....(6)...... around your lifestyle, your
had totally lost .....(3)...... in a book which was work, .....(7)...... quality of your sleep, your .....(8)......
the best she had .....(4)...... read and she couldn’t level, the kind of .....(9)...... you do, your palate
wait to get .....(5)...... the end. However, before and your .....(10)......
she SET her eyes .....(6)...... the next page, the book SSC CGL Tier II 18/11/2020
was .....(7)...... right out of her hands, and she 1. (a) habits (b) manners
.....(8)...... at her mother standing over her.
(c) customs (d) natures
“Gabby, it’s New Year’s Eve,” she said. “.....(9)......
2. (a) with (b) on
reading!” she snapped at her daughter. “But,
mum, I’m almost done,” Gabriella .....(10)...... (c) from (d) for
SSC CGL Tier II 18/11/2020 3. (a) total (b) confident
1. (a) relaxing (b) living (c) actual (d) positive

(c) calming (d) enjoying 4. (a) activity (b) routine

(c) procedure (d) sequence
2. (a) once (b) before
5. (a) involves (b) proves
(c) already (d) earlier
(c) associates (d) desires
3. (a) ourself (b) himself
6. (a) resolves (b) orbits
(c) herself (d) itself
(c) revolves (d) orders
4. (a) even (b) ever
7. (a) A (b) the
(c) never (d) always
(c) one (d) Only
5. (a) to (b) in
8. (a) authority (b) capacity
(c) up (d) On
(c) force (d) stress
6. (a) along (b) upon 9. (a) lesson (b) effort
(c) below (d) above (c) exercise (d) fitness
7. (a) lifted (b) raised 10. (a) impersonation (b) personality
(c) boosted (d) climbed (c) person (d) personal

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1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A (c) many (d) a

6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B 4. (a) to taking (b) taken

Practice Set- 218 (c) to take (d) takes

Ragi is a popular annual plant that is .....(1)...... 5. (a) switch over (b) switch in
with healthy nutrients. It is a good .....(2)...... of (c) switch off (d) switch up
iron, protein, calcium and .....(3)...... minerals. It
is also rich in fibre and .....(4)...... in weight loss as ANSWERS
it contains .....(5)...... saturated fats. 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C
SSC CGL Tier II 18/11/2020
Practice Set- 220
1. (a) loaded (b) full
The choices we make in life determine who we
(c) complete (d) supplied
are. One’s life is .....(1)...... marked by the
2. (a) cause (b) spring exemplary choices one has made .....(2)...... one’s
(c) origin (d) source journey. The mega icon Ratan Tata has described
3. (a) further (b) another his journey .....(3)...... being a seven-year-old boy
who played his .....(4)...... the freedom struggle to
(c) other (d) else being moved by the plight of a family on a two-
4. (a) aids (b) services wheeler which became the genesis of the world’s
most .....(5)...... car the Tata Nano.
(c) help (d) benefit
SSC CHSL 12/10/20 (Afternoon)
5. (a) negligible (b) applicable
1. (a) often (b) rarely
(c) communicable (d) negotiable (c) never (d) seldom
ANSWERS 2. (a) into (b) along
(c) upon (d) toward
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A
3. (a) above (b) though
Practice Set- 219 (c) from (d) for
Smartphones have become an essential part of 4. (a) part from (b) part in
our lives and their .....(1)...... usage is now (c) part of (d) part with
impacting human behaviour. We need to 5. (a) economic (b) economical
.....(2)...... think about digital detox! Yes, the (c) economist (d) economize
concept of disconnecting with .....(3)...... virtual
world is not just a fad. It’s the need of the hour ANSWERS
today. The Global Brand Director of the 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B
smartphone Vivo in his speech nudged all Practice Set- 221
smartphone users .....(4)...... a step backward and
We do not want to condemn the ‘word’. It is,
think. He said, “Let’s .....(5)...... our mobiles and after all, a mighty instrument; it is the means
pledge to be closer and nearer to our loved ones.” by .....(1)...... we tell each other of our emotions,
SSC CHSL 12/10/20 (Morning) the way in which we influence others. Words
can do .....(2)...... good but also cause terrible
1. (a) exceeding (b) exceed
injuries. It is true that at first there was the deed;
(c) excessive (d) exceedingly the word came later. It was in some respects a
2. (a) seriously (b) series cultural progress .....(3)...... the deed became a
word. But the word was .....(4)...... a spell, a
(c) seriousness (d) serious magical act, and it .....(5)...... much of its power.

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 SSC CHSL 12/10/20 (Evening) .....(2)...... beautiful temples, ruins of palaces
1. (a) wh at (b) which .....(3)...... of aquatic structures, ancient market
streets, royal pavilions, bastions, royal
(c) that (d) whose
platforms, treasury buildings… the list is
2. (a) numerable (b) immeasurable practically .....(4)...... Most of the visitors to
(c) miserable (d) countable Humpy arrive at the well-connected Hospet
3. (a) such (b) when Junction railway station, .....(5)...... about 13 km
from Humpi. Roads to Humpy are in great shape.
(c) however (d) which Driving all the way to Humpi from the
4. (a) quickly (b) originally neighbouring cities is not a bad idea either.
(c) lastly (d) firstly SSC CHSL 13/10/20 (Afternoon)
5. (a) retained (b) have retained 1. (a) aside (b) among
(c) will retained (d) has retained (c) along (d) a wa y
2. (a) is (b) are
ANSWERS
(c) w a s (d) were
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. D
3. (a) refunds (b) revenues
Practice Set- 222 (c) returns (d) remains
One complaint parents and teachers have about 4. (a) endless (b) finite
children these days is that they are simply not (c) finished (d) written
interested in .....(1)...... In his weekly column
5. (a) settled (b) located
‘Down in Jungle land’ Ranjit Lal, an .....(2)......
offers some useful suggestions. Keeping a dog (c) fitted (d) placed
or cat as a pet .....(3)...... to be made mandatory.
Regular visits to national parks and .....(4)...... are ANSWERS
another way to get children hooked. Treks in 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B
wilderness areas are even .....(5)...... as children
can then engage with all kinds of life-forms on Practice Set- 224
their turf. A city, predominantly made of red sandstone,
SSC CHSL 13/10/20 (Morning) Fatehpur Sikri .....(1)...... founded in the 16th
1. (a) naturalist (b) nature century by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. It is
essentially a fortified city .....(2)...... had been the
(c) unnaturalness (d) natural
capital of Akbar .....(3)...... fifteen years. Now a
2. (a) environs (b) environment UNESCO world heritage site .....(4)...... a famous
(c) environmental (d) environmentalist tourist attraction, it is a fine .....(5)...... of Mughal
3. (a) can (b) will architecture.
(c) must (d) needs SSC CHSL 13-10-2020 (Evening)
4. (a) sanctity (b) sanctuary 1. (a) had (b) w a s
(c) sanctuaries (d) sanctorum (c) were (d) is
5. (a) worse (b) better 2. (a) who (b) which
(c) best (d) good (c) where (d) wh at
3. (a) b y (b) since
ANSWERS
(c) for (d) from
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B
4. (a) and (b) if
Practice Set- 223 (c) but (d) nor
Humpy is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 5. (a) ruin (b) example
India located near Hospet town in the Karnataka
state, India. .....(1)...... the attractions of Hampi (c) organization (d) infrastructure

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 ANSWERS 1. (a) manufactures
(b) manufacturable
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
(c) manufactured
Practice Set- 225
(d) manufacturing
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a
2. (a) trouble (b) blaze
UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in
Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India .....(1)...... (c) fracture (d) ruin
is situated near the historical .....(2)...... of 3. (a) evidently (b) recently
Champaner, a city which was founded by (c) generously (d) eventually
Vanraj Chavda, the .....(3)...... prominent king of
the Chavda Dynasty, in the 8th century. He 4. (a) advocated (b) horrified
named it .....(4)...... the name of his friend and (c) amazed (d) triggered
general Champa, also known later as 5. (a) exorbitant (b) towering
Champaraj. The heritage site is dotted with
(c) lavish (d) excessive
forts with bastions ranging .....(5)...... the hills of
Pavagadh, and extending into the city of ANSWERS
Champaner. SSC CHSL 14/10/20 (Morning)
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D
1. (a) They (b) It
(c) That (d) Which Practice Set- 227
2. (a) city (b) fort ‘Staged tourism’ whether it is of the tiger or the
snow leopard kind, is driven by the desire of
(c) tower (d) garden visitors to see specific animals. This often .....(1)......
3. (a) more (b) most pressure on a certain area, with hordes .....(2)......
tourists rushing to a spot. In .....(3)...... case of
(c) chief (d) main
tigers, it is quite possible .....(4)...... the animal is
4. (a) a t (b) from stressed by the .....(5)...... caused by a bunch of
(c) after (d) on excited tourists.
5. (a) a wa y (b) to SSC CHSL 14/10/20 (Evening)
(c) from (d) above 1. (a) does (b) puts
(c) gives (d) makes
ANSWERS 2. (a) of (b) from
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C (c) b y (d) with
Practice Set- 226 3. (a) that (b) the
(c) this (d) a
One fireman died while 14 others had a narrow
escape when a part of the factory-cum-outlet of 4. (a) how (b) w h y
a well-known battery .....(1)...... firm where they (c) that (d) wh at
were battling a major .....(2)...... collapsed 5. (a) dismissal (b) disbelief
following a series of sudden explosions in west (c) disappointment (d) disturbance
Delhi. The brave fireman who had joined the
department last year and got married .....(3)......, ANSWERS
was buried under a pile of debris following 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
explosions which were .....(4)...... by a compressor
burst. The fireman died due to .....(5)...... bleeding Practice Set- 228
and smoke inhalation. It took firemen five hours Simply put, happiness is satisfaction of mind.
to pull his body out of the debris. However, different individuals .....(1)...... different
perceptions of how to achieve .....(2)...... For some,
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happiness lies .....(3)...... wealth;for others, it is in
Practice Set- 230
.....(4)...... and position; yet happiness is .....(5)......
to most. SSC CHSL 15/10/20 (Morning) A recent census of waterbirds conducted as a
part of Asian Waterbird Census .....(1)...... an
1. (a) had (b) has
increase in their population in Najafgarh Jheel
(c) have (d) having this year. The census also showed a .....(2)...... in
2. (a) fame (b) dream the number of threatened species. Last year, the
(c) happiness (d) money number of waterbird species were thirty-one
which climbed to fifty- four this year, while the
3. (a) over (b) on
threatened variety .....(3)...... from four to six in
(c) about (d) in the same duration. The region also saw a
4. (a) satisfaction (b) rank healthy monsoon in 2019, which would have
(c) mind (d) happiness .....(4)...... impacted the quality of habitat, making
it .....(5)...... to more birds.
5. (a) creative (b) probable
SSC CHSL 15/10/20 (Evening)
(c) fashionable (d) elusive
1. (a) recorded (b) responded
ANSWERS (c) played (d) reaped
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. D 2. (a) wealth (b) health

Practice Set- 229 (c) slowdown (d) growth

3. (a) had risen (b) rose
Increasing levels of air pollution are .....(1)...... for
higher incidence of respiratory diseases and (c) rises (d) is risen
other illnesses. Various studies carried out in 4. (a) decently (b) dutily
Delhi reflect the correlation between air
(c) directly (d) deftly
pollution and its .....(2)...... impacts. To tackle the
problem of air pollution, a number of measures 5. (a) attractive (b) possible
have been taken in the past, such as switching (c) unattractive (d) impossible
to .....(3)...... fuels, tightening vehicular emission
limits, phasing out of old vehicles and ANSWERS
maintenance of in-use vehicles, closing or
relocating .....(4)...... industries, plantation 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A
activities etc. However, a lot more still needs to Practice Set- 231
be done if the capital desires to .....(5)...... clean
air. SSC CHSL 15/10/20 (Afternoon) Red okra from Karnataka. Black rice from
1. (a) responsive (b) responsible Gujarat. Red corn from Tamil Nadu. What you
would .....(1)...... as exotic varieties of food today
(c) responsibility (d) responding
are .....(2)...... indigenous crops that belong to a
2. (a) rough (b) long specific region. Many such .....(3)...... crops have
(c) health (d) illness gone extinct. Many more are on the brink. But
3. (a) guiltless (b) righteous with Indian households .....(4)...... more conscious
(c) immaculate (d) cleaner about healthy eating and the natural benefits
4. (a) pollution (b) pollute of consuming local food, .....(5)...... among both
consumers and farmers is increasing.
(c) polluting (d) polluted
SSC CHSL 16/10/20 (Morning)
5. (a) breathes (b) breather
1. (a) describing (b) describes
(c) breathe (d) breathed
(c) describe (d) described
ANSWERS 2. (a) mostly (b) surprisingly
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. C (c) incredibly (d) openly

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3. (a) native (b) global cheerful lot, the smiles on .....(5)...... faces reflecting
(c) foreign (d) new the joy within on receiving gifts.

4. (a) becomes (b) have become SSC CHSL 16/10/20 (Evening)

(c) became (d) becoming 1. (a) children (b) child’s

5. (a) awareness (b) intelligence (c) child (d) children’s
(c) apprehension (d) experience 2. (a) made (b) make
(c) makes (d) was made
ANSWERS
3. (a) freely (b) truly
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A
(c) heartily (d) clearly
Practice Set- 232 4. (a) for (b) with
To close the day on a high note, we decided to (c) b y (d) of
spend the rest of .....(1)...... evening at a 100-year-
5. (a) that (b) those
old historic watering hole in downtown Juneau.
We wanted to .....(2)...... our bear sightings and (c) them (d) their
how it feels to be in the wild. While raising a
ANSWERS
toast and reminiscing .....(3)...... our time in the
woods, I felt a deeper connection with nature. It 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. D
was a .....(4)...... experience to walk for miles with
Practice Set- 234
no particular reason or intention other than
absorbing .....(5)...... solitude of the jungle, open Families, particularly those with children and
to the sky. who have the means, are opting to .....(1)...... from
Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and
SSC CHSL 16/10/20 (Afternoon) .....(2)...... impact on health. Delhi’s Air Quality
1. (a) their (b) ours Index had .....(3)...... a three-year-low this year,
(c) our (d) theirs post-Diwali, creating a .....(4)...... polluted
atmosphere which led to .....(5)...... problems in
2. (a) celebrated (b) celebration
many, forcing people to wear masks outdoors
(c) celebrate (d) celebrates and install air purifiers at home.
3. (a) for (b) in SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Morning)
(c) with (d) about 1. (a) reschedule (b) relocate
4. (a) profound (b) sincere (c) reinstate (d) restart
(c) comical (d) dismal 2. (a) their (b) it’
5. (a) some (b) the (c) its (d) their’s
(c) a (d) much 3. (a) produced (b) leaped
(c) hit (d) bagged
ANSWERS
4. (a) separate (b) dissatisfied
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B
(c) conditionally (d) severely
Practice Set- 233 5. (a) renal (b) brain
Recently, I visited an orphanage for differently (c) respiratory (d) abdominal
abled .....(1)...... in Delhi. The courteous staff
.....(2)...... me feel at home and allowed me to ANSWERS
interact .....(3)...... with the children. I was told 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. A
beforehand that I could carry food packets and
items of daily use like stationery, blankets, and Practice Set- 235
clothes .....(4)...... the children, who were in the Forest fire always .....(1)...... by one of two reasons
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fire is generally .....(2)...... by lightning, with a
Practice Set- 237
very small percentage .....(3)...... by spontaneous
combustion of dry fuel such as sawdust and During organised tours, tourists can visit a
leaves. .....(4)......, human-caused fire can happen former Nazi compound 40 kilometres .....(1)......
.....(5)...... any number of reasons. Berlin is called the ‘Forbidden City’. Twenty
thousand people .....(2)...... here every year to learn
SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Afternoon)
about Nazi military history. The Nazis .....(3)......
1. (a) happens (b) causes militarily active at the compound, .....(4)...... was
(c) takes up (d) creates kept secret in a forest and behind a fence. The
2. (a) begun (b) reasoned Nazis .....(5)...... much of World War II from here.
SSC CHSL 20/03/20 (Morning)
(c) caused (d) troubled
1. (a) in (b) into
3. (a) gathered (b) contribute
(c) a t (d) from
(c) achieved (d) attained
2. (a) watch (b) call
4. (a) Consequently (b) At the outset
(c) roam (d) visit
(c) On the other hand(d) Unless 3. (a) were (b) Wa s
5. (a) since (b) due to (c) had (d) are
(c) because (d) hence forth 4. (a) wh at (b) who
(c) whom (d) which
ANSWERS
5. (a) started (b) planned
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. B (c) carried (d) fought
Practice Set- 236 ANSWERS
Art is the use of .....(1)......, skill and imagination 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B
to create something that’s beautiful or
emotionally .....(2)...... This definition needs to be Practice Set- 238
expanded. If you .....(3)...... a little deeper, you’ll One of the reasons we fail to talk convincingly
see that any skill can be considered an art, about climate change is that we present it as
.....(4)...... if you exercise a little .....(5)...... and something “out there”. We .....(1)...... to make it
creativity in the process. clear .....(2)...... it’s linked to .....(3)...... daily
decisions, such as walking .....(4)...... driving, and
SSC CHSL 19/03/20 (Evening) not talk about it in .....(5)...... of abstractions.
1. (a) intoxication (b) creativity SSC CHSL 20/10/20 (Afternoon)
(c) emotion (d) destruction 1. (a) need (b) use
2. (a) creative (b) comforting (c) keep (d) know
(c) imaginative (d) tempting 2. (a) so (b) if
3. (a) play (b) look (c) then (d) that

(c) dig (d) move 3. (a) our (b) their

4. (a) generally (b) commonly (c) those (d) much

(c) particularly (d) at the outset 4. (a) never (b) also

5. (a) dream (b) hope (c) before (d) or

(c) desire (d) imagination 5. (a) words (b) term

(c) things (d) voices
ANSWERS
ANSWERS
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B

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 Practice Set- 239 Practice Set- 241
The two men bowed to one .....(1)...... and parted. All her life Ms. Foster had a great fear of missing
Tom found himself in a difficult .....(2)...... He was a train, a plane, a boat or .....(1)...... a theatre
going to .....(3)...... three duels in a .....(4)...... of three curtain. In other respects, she was not a .....(2)......
hours. “Even if I am killed, it will be a .....(5)...... nervous woman. But the mere thought of
death,” he thought. .....(3)...... on occasions like these would throw
SSC CHSL 20/10/20 (Evening) her .....(4)...... such aervous state that a tiny
muscle in the corner of her left eye would
1. (a) other (b) self .....(5)...... twitch .This would disappear once she
(c) another (d) each had boarded the plane etc.
2. (a) situational (b) relation SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Afternoon)
(c) location (d) station 1. (a) quite (b) extremely
3. (a) fight (b) participate (c) even (d) hardly
(c) figure (d) think 2. (a) usual (b) general
4. (a) time (b) matter (c) particular (d) particularly
(c) place (d) difference
3. (a) be later (b) being late
5. (a) curious (b) laborious
(c) be late (d) being later
(c) glorious (d) spurious
4. (a) into (b) up
ANSWERS
(c) a wa y (d) in
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. C
5. (a) begun over (b) begun to
Practice Set- 240 (c) begin to (d) begin over
One day Willy stumbled upon a novel in a
.....(1)...... bookshop, a Perry Mason book written ANSWERS
by Erle Stanley Gardner. He .....(2)...... the book
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C
simply because the title of the book cover looked
.....(3)...... Although it was an unabridged book Practice Set- 242
Willy was able .....(4)...... it with sufficient
comprehension. This was partly because the Jonas Karlsson and Ruth Osborne are two chefs
novel contained .....(5)...... written in simple, who .....(1)...... about promoting zero waste in
conversational language. cooking, whether it is .....(2)...... restaurants or at
SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Morning) home. It means using every part of a food
1. (a) Local (b) Location .....(3)...... So for example, you needn’t peel carrots.
(c) Localize (d) Locals You can .....(4)...... scrub off the surface lightly and
2. (a) picked in (b) picked up cook them You can also find ways .....(5)...... and
(c) picked on (d) picked at recycle byproducts like using coffee grounds to
3. (a) Attraction (b) Attract make biscuits.
(c) Attractive (d) Attracted 1. (a) are passionately
4. (a) to read (b) read (b) was passionate
(c) to reading (d) reading
(c) are passionate
5. (a) Prologue (b) Epilogue
(d) were passionate
(c) Monologue (d) Dialogues
2. (a) upon (b) in
ANSWERS
(c) into (d) on
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D

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3. (a) production (b) product children’s academic performance than their
aptitudes. So many parents push and goad their
(c) productive (d) producer
children to study hard and score .....(3)......
4. (a) just (b) rarely possible in their exams. They believe that
academic .....(4)...... guarantees a successful career
(c) seldom (d) never
and they want their children to be the next
5. (a) to redo (b) to reuse ‘Albert Einstein’ not knowing that Einstein
(c) to redone (d) to reused .....(5)...... was a rebel and didn’t follow any of his
parents’ plans for him.
ANSWERS SSC CHSL 26/10/20 (Afternoon)
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 1. (a) of (b) in
(c) about (d) to
Practice Set- 243 2. (a) completely (b) fully
Trees help man in three ways, by supplying (c) significantly (d) largely
wood etc., by providing shade and by helping
3. (a) as higher as (b) as good as
to resist drought and flood, of .....(1)...... the last is
the most important. Man, .....(2)......, has brought (c) as high as (d) as better as
on his own ruin, by mass deforestation. History 4. (a) direction (b) realization
shows that great empires built on depletion of (c) performance (d) completion
forest reserves, have toppled being unable to
5. (a) himself (b) oneself
cope .....(3)...... floods and food - shortage. Though
the Government can make laws .....(4)...... (c) themselves (d) itself
denudation of forests, it is difficult to prevent it
ANSWERS
unless people are educated enough to realize its
.....(5)...... consequences. 1. C 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A
SSC CHSL 26/10/20 (Morning)
Practice Set- 245
1. (a) wh at (b) whose
Studies have shown that there is no standard
(c) whom (d) which advice one can .....(1)...... to parents. Some
2. (a) whoever (b) whenever guidelines however, may .....(2)...... The first one
(c) wherever (d) however is that children are all different and there is no
one way .....(3)...... bringing them up. Each child
3. (a) in (b) of
should be treated as .....(4)...... individual. The
(c) b y (d) with second is that heredity is important, both for
4. (a) have prohibited (b) prohibiting intelligence and .....(5)......
(c) prohibited (d) prohibits SSC CHSL 26/10/20 (Evening)
5. (a) large (b) big 1. (a) giving (b) give
(c) small (d) grave (c) given (d) gave

ANSWERS 2. (a) was provided (b) be provided

(c) is provide (d) being provided
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. D
3. (a) b y (b) of
Practice Set- 244 (c) from (d) off
I remember watching a TV series on bringing 4. (a) a n (b) many
up children that showed parents being obsessed
.....(1)...... their children’s performance in school (c) a (d) that
exams. The series highlighted how parents often 5. (a) personal (b) personnel
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 3. (a) are (b) had
ANSWERS
(c) w a s (d) were
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C
4. (a) across (b) leave
Practice Set- 246 (c) loose (d) a wa y
One of the most fascinating archaeological sites 5. (a) up (b) out
in Maharashtra, the Ellora Caves, date back (c) on (d) down
.....(1)...... about 1,500 years ago, and .....(2)...... the
epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture. .....(3)...... ANSWERS
34 caves are actually Buddhist, Hindu and Jain
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B
religious monuments .....(4)...... in the rock. They
were given the .....(5)...... of World Heritage Site Practice Set- 248
in 198(c) Created between the 6th and 10th
Valley of Flowers National Park, an Indian
century, the 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu and 5 Jain
national park located in North Chamoli in the
caves carved in proximity at Ellora are proof of
state of Uttarakhand, is known for its meadows
the religious harmony prevalent during this of endemic alpine flowers and variety of flora.
period of Indian history. .....(1)...... richly diverse area is also home .....(2)......
SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 (Morning) rare and endangered animals, including the
1. (a) a t (b) for Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer,
brown bear, red fox, and blue sheep. Birds
(c) to (d) in
.....(3)...... in the park include the Himalayan
2. (a) is (b) be monal pheasant and other .....(4)...... altitude birds.
(c) were (d) are At 3352 to 3658 meters above sea level, the gentle
3. (a) Many (b) The .....(5)...... of the Valley of Flowers National Park
complements the rugged mountain wilderness
(c) An (d) Few
of Nanda Devi National Park to the east.
4. (a) carved (b) created SSC CHSL 17/03/20 (Evening)
(c) erected (d) constructed 1. (a) That (b) Which
5. (a) role (b) symbol (c) This (d) These
(c) status (d) function 2. (a) with (b) in
ANSWERS (c) to (d) of
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 3. (a) finding (b) find
(c) found (d) are found
Practice Set- 247 4. (a) flight (b) high
The flight was packed. There were .....(1)...... (c) far (d) soaring
parents with small children. Specifically, a
5. (a) shore (b) scene
three- year-old boy .....(2)...... the row in front of
me .....(3)...... announcing his presence by letting (c) landscape (d) Movement
.....(4)...... ear-piercing shrieks every 45 seconds. I
ANSWERS
settled .....(5)......, hoping the kid would calm
down. 1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. D
SSC CHSL 17/03/2020 (Afternoon) Practice Set- 249
1. (a) all (b) several The internet is fast becoming trusted by .....(1)......
(c) most (d) any children and adults as reliable and accurate
2. (a) inside (b) over .....(2)...... of information. Through the internet
children now have .....(3)...... to an almost endless
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.....(4)...... However, there can be real risks and
Practice Set- 251
dangers for an .....(5)...... child.
Everyone wants to be happy. I also want to be
SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Morning)
happy .....(1)...... that’s when I am at my best. I
1. (a) both (b) often
know that happiness comes from .....(2)...... me,
(c) neither (d) not only not from outside. The .....(3)...... tools I will have
2. (a) source (b) deposit to learn to use here will only work if I
understand that I’m in .....(4)...... of my thoughts,
(c) collection (d) piece
actions and emotions and if I’m willing to do
3. (a) gathering (b) easines some simple exercises on a .....(5)...... basis.
(c) ability (d) access SSC CHSL 18/03/20 (Evening)
4. (a) consultation (b) deliberation 1. (a) unless (b) nevertheless
(c) intimation (d) interaction (c) because (d) until
5. (a) undeveloped (b) unauthorised 2. (a) for (b) within
(c) unparalleled (d) unsupervised (c) around (d) on
3. (a) stable (b) affective
ANSWERS
(c) powerful (d) effortless
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 4. (a) custody (b) charge
Practice Set- 250 (c) structure (d) frame
5. (a) legal (b) stimulant
The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest
stone structures in India. It was originally (c) temporary (d) regular
commissioned .....(1)...... Emperor Ashoka in the ANSWERS
3rd century BCE. Its nucleus .....(2)...... a simple
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D
hemispherical brick structure built .....(3)...... the
relics of the Buddha. It was crowned by the Practice Set- 252
chhatri, a parasol-like .....(4)...... symbolising high Families, particularly those with children and
rank, which was .....(5)...... to honour and shelter who have the means, are opting to .....(1)...... from
the relics. SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Afternoon) Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and
1. (a) with (b) b y .....(2)...... impact on health. Delhi’s Air Quality
Index had .....(3)...... a three-year-low this year,
(c) from (d) to post-Diwali, creating a .....(4)...... polluted
2. (a) gave (b) kept atmosphere which led to .....(5)...... problems in
many, forcing people to wear masks outdoors
(c) w a s (d) were
and install air purifiers at home.
3. (a) aside (b) about
SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (morning)
(c) into (d) over 1. (a) reschedule (b) relocate
4. (a) bridge (b) conduit (c) reinstate (d) restart
(c) structure (d) wall 2. (a) their (b) it’s
5. (a) informed (b) predicted (c) its (d) their’s
(c) intended (d) outlined 3. (a) produced (b) leaped
(c) hit (d) bagged
ANSWERS
4. (a) separate (b) dissatisfied
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C
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5. (a) renal (b) brain 4. (a) generally (b) commonly
(c) respiratory (d) abdominal (c) particularly (d) at the outset
5. (a) dream (b) hope
ANSWERS
(c) desire (d) imagination
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C
ANSWERS
Practice Set- 253
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D
Forest fire always .....(1)...... by one of two reasons
– naturally caused or human-caused. Natural Practice Set- 255
fire is generally .....(2)...... by lightning, with a Communication plays a .....(1)...... role in the
very small percentage .....(3)...... by spontaneous overall development of a man. It can be learnt by
combustion of dry fuel such as sawdust and our .....(2)...... efforts. Today, success in our
leaves. .....(4)......, human-caused fire can happen professional life depends on our .....(3)...... to read,
.....(5)...... any number of reasons. write and speak well which results in effective
SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Afternoon) communication. Barriers.....(4)...... communication
1. (a) happens (b) cause hinder the communication process. It is very
important to .....(5)...... these barriers so that the
(c) takes up (d) creates transmission of the message can be smooth.
2. (a) begun (b) reasoned SSS CGL 03/03/20 (Morning)
(c) caused (d) troubled 1. (a) better (b) lifeless
3. (a) gathered (b) contributed (c) vital (d) total
(c) achieved (d) attained 2. (a) important (b) unclear
4. (a) Consequently (b) At the o utset (c) contradictory (d) conscious
(c) On the other hand(d) Unless 3. (a) ability (b) variety
5. (a) since (b) due to (c) agility (d) facility
(c) because (d) hence forth 4. (a) b y (b) to
(c) against (d) from
ANSWERS
5. (a) strengthen (b) create
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B
(c) succeed (d) overcome
Practice Set- 254
ANSWERS
Art is the use of .....(1)......, skill and imagination
to create something that’s beautiful or 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D
emotionally .....(2)...... This definition needs to be
expanded. If you .....(3)...... a little deeper, you’ll Practice Set- 256
see that any skill can be considered an art, Machines were made to be man’s servants. Yet,
.....(4)...... if you exercise a little .....(5)...... and man has grown so .....(1)...... on them that they
creativity in the process. are in a fair way become his .....(2)...... Already
SSC CHSL 19/03/20 (Evening) men spend most of their lives looking after and
waiting .....(3)...... machines. Machines are very
1. (a) intoxication (b) creativity
stern bosses. They must be fed with coal and
(c) emotion (d) destruction .....(4)...... petrol to drink and oil to wash with
2. (a) creative (b) comforting and must be kept at an .....(5)...... temperature.
(c) imaginative (d) tempting SSC CGL 03/03/20 (Afternoon)
3. (a) play (b) look 1. (a) subordinate (b) dependent
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2. (a) masters (b) victims Wisdom therefore lies in correcting the error as
(c) slaves (d) administrators soon as it is .....(4)...... There is no point in allowing
3. (a) from (b) upon the .....(5)...... to grow and then take hasty actions
to SET things right.
(c) under (d) into
4. (a) given (b) gives SSC CGL 04/03/20 (Morning)

(c) gave (d) give 1. (a) superficial (b) opposite

5. (a) outdated (b) optimum (c) appropriate (d) wrong
(c) optional (d) optimist 2. (a) out (b) fir
(c) in (d) a t
ANSWERS
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 3. (a) damages (b) facilities
(c) advantages (d) qualities
Practice Set- 257
4. (a) invented (b) proposed
Watermelon is thought to have originated in
(c) managed (d) discovered
Africa’s Kalahari Desert. Believe, it .....(1)...... not,
the first recorded watermelon harvest .....(2)...... 5. (a) malady (b) melody
nearly 5000 years ago in Egypt and is .....(3)...... in (c) parody (d) remedy
Egyptian hieroglyphics on the walls of their
ANSWERS
.....(4)...... buildings. This fruit was often placed
.....(5)...... the burial tombs of kings to provide 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A
nourishment in the afterlife. Practice Set- 259
SSC CGL 03/03/20 (Evening) Discipline is any work doing work rules and
1. (a) if (b) and regulations. It is .....(1)...... misunderstood as a
restriction to freedom but it makes our life
(c) but (d) or organized. Discipline is a .....(2)...... for students
2. (a) occurred (b) discovered and people in different professions. A
disciplined person always .....(3)...... in each and
(c) produced (d) contained
every field of life. Disciplined people .....(4)...... a
3. (a) depicted (b) directed disciplined society and a powerful nation.
(c) distributed (d) diverted Disciplined should not be .....(5)...... upon the
people, rather it should come from within.
4. (a) obsolete (b) outdate
SSC CGL 04/04/20 (Afternoon)
(c) ancient (d) elderly 1. (a) happily (b) usually
5. (a) in (b) after (c) slowly (d) proudly
(c) with (d) along 2. (a) disadvantages (b) virtue
(c) dream (d) curse
ANSWERS
3. (a) succeed (b) succeeds
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A
(c) successful (d) success
Practice Set- 258 4. (a) makes (b) make
‘A stitch in time saves nine’. This wise saying (c) had made (d) made
suggests that an .....(1)...... action taken on time to 5. (a) curbed (b) adorned
rectify an error rules .....(2)...... the possibility of (c) imposed (d) reposed
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 ANSWERS 4. (a) Similarly (b) logically
(c) Magically (d) Fortunately
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C
5. (a) changing (b) altering
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(c) clearing (d) moving
Milton Hershey returned to the village where
he had been born, in the heart of dairy country. ANSWERS
He opened his chocolate manufacturing plant 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C
.....(1)...... With access to all the fresh milk he
.....(2)......, he began producing the finest milk Practice Set- 262
chocolate. The plant .....(3)...... opened in a small Drug addiction is the continued use of a
Pennsylvania village is today the .....(4)...... particular drug .....(1)...... harmful consequences.
chocolate factory in the world. The confections Drug addiction not only affects an individual’s
created here are .....(5)...... around the world. health and relationship, but also .....(2)...... the
SSC CGL 04/03/20 (Evening) society and the environment. Prevention of a
1. (a) to (b) a t particular list of drugs can be possible by .....(3)......
their sale without a prescription. Drug addicts
(c) in (d) on should be given proper medical treatment and
2. (a) considered (b) kneaded .....(4)...... facilities. Motivational and awareness
(c) distributed (d) needed camps should be organized to scale down the
consumption .....(5)...... drugs.
3. (a) that (b) when
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(c) who (d) wh at
1. (a) though (b) despite
4. (a) large (b) most largest
(c) in spite (d) despite of
(c) largest (d) larger
2. (a) reflects (b) impacts
5. (a) choices (b) favourites
(c) imparts (d) reduces
(c) collections (d) selections
3. (a) restricting (b) promoting
ANSWERS (c) performing (d) conducting
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 4. (a) regression (b) resignation
(c) regeneration (d) rehabilitation
Practice Set- 261
5. (a) of (b) for
A .....(1)...... of trucks carrying soldiers was coming
down the mountain road. The trucks .....(2)...... as (c) b y (d) from
there had been heavy snowfall in that area.
ANSWERS
Suddenly, with a .....(3)...... a huge tree on the hill
side fell bringing along with it boulders and 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A
mud. .....(4)......, the driver of first truck stopped Practice Set- 263
in time. The soldiers got down and started
.....(5)...... the road. Corruption is one of the .....(1)...... problems of our
country. It is an act done with .....(2)...... to gain
SSC CGL 2019 05/03/20 (Morning) some undue advantages, inconsistent with
1. (a) flock (b) convoy official duty. Government has .....(3)...... many
(c) bevy (d) crew schemes for the welfare of the people but
corruption seems impossible to be .....(4)...... India
2. (a) was moving (b) are moving
can become a corruption-free nation only when
(c) has moved (d) were moving all the citizens .....(5)...... rules and regulations
3. (a) crash (b) scream with a strong will power and cooperate whole
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1. (a) minor (b) major tomb in red sandstone was .....(5)...... by Ann
(c) strong (d) powerful Hessing, widow of a dutch officer, after his death
in 1803. SSC CGL 06/03/20 (Afternoon)
2. (a) compulsion (b) intension
(c) passion (d) intuition 1. (a) if (b) that

3. (a) concealed (b) written (c) than (d) but

(c) denounced (d) announced 2. (a) with (b) on

4. (a) initiated (b) created (c) to (d) b y
(c) permitted (d) eliminated 3. (a) a (b) a n
5. (a) reject (b) break (c) the (d) their
(c) follow (d) disobey 4. (a) efficient (b) active
(c) elegant (d) adequate
ANSWERS
5. (a) building (b) build
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C
(c) built (d) to build
Practice Set- 264
ANSWERS
Atlas was made to hold the sky up on his
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. C
shoulders as a punishment. Once,Hercules
.....(1)...... to hold it for Atlas while the latter went Practice Set- 266
looking .....(2)...... golden apples. When Atlas
returned, he saw Hercules .....(3)...... hard to hold Environmental pollution is a global problem
the sky. The weight of sky .....(4)...... Hercules and .....(1)...... threat to human survival. The
sweat and groan. Now Atlas did not want to causes of pollution are quite .....(2)......, such as
.....(5)...... a job as arduous as that! contamination of water, cutting of trees and
SSC CGL 06/03/20 (Morning) forests, emission of toxic gases etc. Due to .....(3)......
factors, the flora and fauna are adversely
1. (a) offered (b) ordered
affected. An awareness to protect the
(c) afforded (d) extended environment is everybody’s .....(4)...... duty and
2. (a) on (b) for we should collectively come forward for this
(c) after (d) a t noble campaign. Government is taking strong
3. (a) tackling (b) struggling .....(5)...... to check the menace of menace.
(c) coping (d) seeking SSC CGL 06/03/20 (Evening)
4. (a) make (b) wasmaking 1. (a) a (b) some
(c) has made (d) were making (c) a n (d) the
5. (a) take in (b) take back 2. (a) enough (b) plenty
(c) take away (d) take out (c) numerous (d) many
3. (a) those (b) this
ANSWERS
(c) these (d) that
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B
4. (a) dubious (b) moral
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(c) pious (d) urgent
Agra’s marble-marvel has such an
5. (a) measures (b) enticements
overwhelming presence .....(1)...... other
monuments in the town have been relegated (c) programmes (d) attempts
.....(2)...... oblivion. Amongst such 60 odd
ANSWERS
monuments in .....(3)...... town, the Red Taj is the
most .....(4)...... and relatively well-preserved. The 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A

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 Practice Set- 267 ANSWERS
Advertising is the promotion of goods and 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. A
services. It provides an .....(1)...... to the
manufacturing companies to sell their .....(2)...... Practice Set- 269
better than their competitors. Every time we The Matryoshka doll is also called the Russian
switch .....(3)...... the television we find some nesting doll. It is a SET .....(1)...... wooden dolls
product or the other .....(4)...... pushed towards decreasing in size and .....(2)...... inside one another.
us. It cannot be denied that the .....(5)...... behind The first such SET .....(3)...... in 1890. The figures
commercial advertising is to increase sales and inside may be of .....(4)...... gender. The smallest
earn more profit. SSC CGL07/03/20 (Morning) doll is the baby, made from .....(5)...... single piece
of wood.
1. (a) occasion (b) opportunity
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(c) event (d) excuse
1. (a) of (b) for
2. (a) compounds (b) outcome
(c) b y (d) in
(c) products (d) creation
2. (a) situated (b) placed
3. (a) a t (b) off
(c) occupied (d) located
(c) on (d) in
3. (a) is made (b) has been made
4. (a) being (b) be
(c) made (d) was made
(c) been (d) to be
4. (a) neither (b) some
5. (a) influence (b) feeling
(c) every (d) either
(c) emotion (d) motive
5. (a) a (b) a n
ANSWERS (c) the (d) each
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D
ANSWERS
Practice Set- 268 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A
There are certain spheres of one’s life in which
Practice Set- 270
one should go by one’s own .....(1)...... rather than
follow another’s counsel. The choice .....(2)...... Tourism can cause social, cultural or
one’s subject of study is one such sphere. .....(3)...... environmental disruptions. The greatest
one is genuinely interested in a subject, one concern is .....(1)...... damage to environment. In
.....(4)...... never opt for it. India is already full of order to attract more tourists, .....(2)...... resorts
.....(5)...... pegs in round holes, who are unfit for are built which take neither the local
their roles and are doing more harm than good. architecture .....(3)...... the ecology into
consideration. Natural systems get .....(4)...... as a
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result of indiscriminate construction to provide
1. (a) option (b) choice water .....(5)...... waste disposal facilities along
(c) possibility (d) alternative with recreational arrangements to tourists.
2. (a) between (b) a t SSC CGL 09/03/20 (Morning)
(c) a m (d) of 1. (a) the (b) a
3. (a) Although (b) Since (c) one (d) a n
(c) Even if (d) Unless 2. (a) spreading (b) sprawling
4. (a) ought (b) would
(c) stretching (d) scheming
(c) could (d) should
3. (a) no (b) or
5. (a) square (b) small
(c) nor (d) none
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4. (a) distracted (b) destroyed 2. (a) place (b) wallet
(c) displayed (d) dismayed (c) pen (d) time
5. (a) also (b) and 3. (a) cleaner (b) waiter
(c) but (d) a s (c) manager (d) friend
4. (a) When (b) Wh at
ANSWERS
(c) How (d) W h y
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B
5. (a) a (b) the
Practice Set- 271 (c) a n (d) this
In a way, adult education is an educational
movement through the medium .....(1)...... village ANSWERS
schools. In the beginning, the .....(2)...... suspicious. 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. B
It was hard to persuade .....(3)...... to realise that
Practice Set- 273
they were really getting something .....(4)...... the
schools. They were not at all sure that they I had seen the magic shop from afar several
wanted their .....(5)...... to leave their homes. times. I had passed .....(1)...... once or twice, a shop
window of .....(2)...... little objects, magic balls,
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magic hens, wonderful cones, magic dolls and
1. (a) of (b) b y all those .....(3)...... of things. But never had I
(c) in (d) from thought of going in .....(4)...... one day, Gip hauled
2. (a) children (b) officers me by my finger – right .....(6)...... to the window.
(c) politicians (d) villagers SSC CPO 09/12/2019 (Morning)
3. (a) them (b) they 1. (a) them (b) these
(c) him (d) us (c) this (d) it
4. (a) to (b) from 2. (a) alluring (b) allures
(c) b y (d) for (c) allured (d) allure
5. (a) parents (b) children 3. (a) design (b) sort
(c) teachers (d) villagers (c) shape (d) pattern
4. (a) while (b) until
ANSWERS
(c) after (d) since
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D
5. (a) out (b) up
Practice Set- 272 (c) down (d) in
When you enter a restaurant, you take your
ANSWERS
.....(1)...... and you are served a glass of water. You
take your .....(2)...... to decide what you should 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. B
order. When a .....(3)...... appears, you ask him the Practice Set- 274
routine question, “.....(4)...... do you have?” The
After coffee had been served in different-sized
waiter will begin to recite .....(5)...... day’s menus,
cups and mugs, the chief rose .....(1)...... his place
generally with nothing new in it, but you like
at the head of the table .....(2)...... a speech of
hear it all over again. welcome, .....(3)...... Aziz translated. Scott made a
SSC CGL 09/03/20 (Evening) short .....(4)...... which was applauded even before
1. (a) seat (b) stage Aziz had been given the .....(5)...... to interpret
what he had said.
(c) counter (d) plate
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1. (a) Into (b) On homeland. Europe, peaceful, affluent and
(c) From (d) To comparatively closeis a preferred .....(3)...... It’s
where the desperate meets the developed. Often
2. (a) Make (b) to make
with the aid .....(4)...... reckless human traffickers,
(c) Makes (d) Made refugees attempt to cross the waters in rubber
3. (a) Whom (b) Who dinghies that can .....(5)......, plunging the
occupants into the sea.
(c) Which (d) Wh at
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4. (a) Rejoin (b) Reply
1. (a) has resulted (b) have resulted
(c) Respond (d) Retort
(c) is resulted (d) is resulting
5. (a) Probability (b) Moment
2. (a) fly (b) flee
(c) Chance (d) Turning
(c) fleet (d) fled
ANSWERS 3. (a) Purpose (b) destination
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C (c) objective (d) target
4. (a) b y (b) for
Practice Set- 275
(c) of (d)on
Central Park Tower has just become the tallest
residential building in the world. The views 5. (a) renege (b) inverse
.....(1)...... this building are amazing. The .....(2)...... (c) convert (d) capsize
of apartments in this skyscraper are .....(3)...... as
ANSWERS
the sky. The cheapest apartment .....(4)...... at $6.7
million, and the most .....(5)...... five-bedroom 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D
apartment costs $63 million.
Practice Set- 277
SSC CPO 11/12/2019 (Morning)
If you don’t have a lump sum to invest in a fixed
1. (a) above (b) up deposit, you can .....(1)...... opt for a long term
(c) from (d) on recurring deposit, .....(2)...... the minimum amount
2. (a) prices (b) bills of monthly investment is .....(3)...... low as Rupees
100. At the end of the .....(4)...... you get back the
(c) amounts (d) values
amount invested .....(5)...... with the interest
3. (a) as high (b) high earned on it. It is a good way of saving money
(c) higher (d) highest regularly.
4. (a) start (b) started SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Morning)
(c) starts (d) is starting 1. (a) sure (b) assured
5. (a) extreme (b) economical (c) surely (d) ensure
(c) expensive (d) excessive 2. (a) where (b) when
(c) wherefore (d) whenever
ANSWERS
3. (a) a s (b) so
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C
(c) too (d) just
Practice Set- 276 4. (a) timing (b) time
The refugees coming by boat to Italy have (c) tenure (d) interval
already SET a record this year. The surge .....(1)......
5. (a) along (b) among
partly from the civil war in Syria, which has
forced 3 million people to .....(2)...... their (c) as well as (d) besides

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 ANSWERS 5. (a) memory (b) memorial

1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A (c) memories (d) memorable

Practice Set- 278 ANSWERS

Imagination is not only the uniquely human 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A
capacity to envision that which is not, and Practice Set- 280
therefore the foundation of all invention and
innovation. In .....(1)...... arguably most Polar bears roam the arctic ice sheets and swim
transformative .....(2)...... revelatory capacity. It is in that region’s coastal waters. They are .....(1)......
.....(3)...... power that enables us to .....(4)...... with strong swimmers, and their large paws, .....(2)......
humans whose experiences we have .....(5)...... they use to paddle are .....(3)...... webbed. Some
shared. SSC CPO 12/12/2019 (Evening) polar bears have been seen .....(4)...... hundred of
miles from land, though they probably cover
1. (a) his (b) their
most of that .....(5)...... by floating on sheets of ice.
(c) its (d) our
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2. (a) so (b) and
1. (a) too (b) much
(c) all (d) how
(c) so (d) very
3. (a) so (b) few
2. (a) whom (b) whose
(c) the (d) little
(c) them (d) which
4. (a) empathise (b) guide
3. (a) faintly (b) dimly
(c) discuss (d) assimilate
(c) nimbly (d) slightly
5. (a) sporadically (b) never
4. (a) running (b) swimming
(c) sooner (d) hopefully
(c) wandering (d) hunting
ANSWERS 5. (a) extant (b) water
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B (c) distance (d) extent
Practice Set- 279 ANSWERS
If we accept the aim of education as the
1. D 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. C
harmonious development of human personality.
We observe the examinations fail to .....(1)...... this Practice Set- 281
development accurately. They neither take a
.....(2)...... of one’s physical and spiritual It is very easy and harmless for a healthy person
development .....(3)...... even of one’s intelligence. to donate blood. There is .....(1)...... amount of five
All they can claim .....(4)...... is to test one’s .....(5)...... to eight litres of blood .....(2)...... a healthy man.
or one’s capacity for cramming. Giving .....(3)...... a small quantity of this will not
SSC CPO 13/12/2019 (Morning) .....(4)...... him any harm. The .....(5)...... body is
remarkable; whatever .....(6)...... has been taken
1. (a) assess (b) accept
.....(7)...... the body it is soon .....(8)...... by new blood,
(c) except (d) excess
.....(9)...... the blood loss .....(10)...... small.
2. (a) quota (b) magnitude
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(c) scope (d) measure
1. (a) a n (b) the
3. (a) nor (b) not
(c) or (d) and (c) a (d) one
4. (a) to be doing (b) to be done 2. (a) on (b) for
(c) to do (d) for doing (c) with (d) in

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3. (a) over (b) a wa y 3. (a) large (b) dirty
(c) across (d) in (c) torn (d) heavy
4. (a) do (b) made 4. (a) had (b) have
(c) make (d) did (c) were (d) has
5. (a) organ (b) human 5. (a) excluding (b) without
(c) vessel (d) health (c) except (d) accept
6. (a) flesh (b) blood 6. (a) decipher (b) post
(c) tissue (d) muscle (c) deliver (d) dispatch
7. (a) for (b) from 7. (a) a wa y (b) across
(c) b y (d) in (c) aside (d) along
8. (a) redeemed (b) recovered 8. (a) they (b) w e
(c) replaced (d) revived (c) she (d) he
9. (a) provide (b) provides 9. (a) have finished (b) finished
(c) provided (d) provider (c) is finishing (d) finishes
10. (a) were (b) are 10. (a) though (b) because
(c) be (d) is (c) nevertheless (d) although

ANSWERS ANSWERS
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. D 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. B
Practice Set- 282 Practice Set- 283
Ram Singh whistled cheerfully as he pushed his Chemical additives have a cosmetic effect.
bicycle up the hill towards old Mrs. Gupta’s Additives are .....(1)...... used in the food industry.
house. His work for the .....(1)...... was almost Colour .....(2)...... food attractive. Colour creates
interest. Flavour and aroma .....(3)...... food are
finished .....(2)...... his bag, which was usually
important for marketing .....(4)...... Flavour and
.....(3)...... when he started from the post office aroma present in food have an appetizing effect
.....(4)...... now become empty .....(5)...... for the letter on .....(5)......
that he had to .....(6)...... to Mrs.Gupta. She lived a SSC CPO Tier-II 27/09/2019 (Morning)
kilometer .....(7)...... from the village, so when 1. (a) rarely (b) widely
.....(8)...... had a letter for her, he .....(9)...... his day’s
(c) seldom (d) hardly
work late. However, he did not mind that
2. (a) are making (b) makes
.....(10)...... Mrs Gupta always called him in for a
(c) made (d) make
cup of tea.
3. (a) from (b) over
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(c) with (d) in
1. (a) month (b) day
4. (a) these (b) it
(c) year (d) week (c) them (d) those
2. (a) although (b) but 5. (a) clients (b) customers
(c) and (d) unless (c) consultants (d) consumers

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 ANSWERS 3. (a) would had (b) having had

1. B 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D (c) has had (d) would have

4. (a) still (b) until
Practice Set- 284
As he started his speech, Harsh was aware that (c) never (d) alone
people were listening to him quite .....(1)...... Things 5. (a) is (b) w a s
seemed to be going quite well. .....(2)......, halfway
(c) be (d) were
through the talk, he saw his friend, Ravi look
.....(3)...... his pal Sunil, roll his eyes and whisper 6. (a) to drop (b) dropping
in his ear. Harsh .....(4)...... understood that Ravi, (c) dropped (d) drop
who had been upSET ever since his promotion,
was now .....(5)...... disturbance intentionally. 7. (a) those (b) their
SSC CGL Tier-II 11/09/2019 (Morning) (c) they (d) them
1. (a) intently (b) smoothly 8. (a) centering (b) centralized
(c) evenly (d) clearly (c) centre (d) central
2. (a) Wherever (b) Whenever 9. (a) open (b) was opening
(c) Moreover (d) However (c) opens (d) opening
3. (a) a t (b) opposite 10. (a) to look (b) to watch
(c) through (d) in (c) looking upon (d) for looking
4. (a) immediately (b) keenly ANSWERS
(c) urgently (d) cleverly
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B
5. (a) created (b) create
6. D 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. A
(c) creates (d) creating
Practice Set- 286
ANSWERS
One can soon feast .....(1)...... eyes on Humayun’s
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. D Tomb .....(2)...... Safdarjung Tomb at night ,with
the government deciding to keep 10 heritage
Practice Set- 285
.....(3)...... open to the .....(4)...... from sunrise .....(5)......
I was friends with the artist Bhupen Khakar. He 9 p.m. The announcement was made .....(6)......
was one of the .....(1)...... human beings I have ever morning by the Union Minister for Culture and
met. I learnt .....(2)...... from him. When we were .....(7)...... Currently, most monuments .....(8)...... for
in Baroda we .....(3)...... meals together all the time. visitors at 6pm.The change in timings .....(9)......
I .....(4)...... remember how his caretaker .....(5)...... effective for a period .....(10)...... 3 years.
family to him and he would often .....(6)...... his SSC CGL Tier-II 11/09/2019 (Evening)
children to school and taught .....(7)......
1. (a) her’s (b) ours
mathematics. His studio was in the .....(8)...... of
(c) one’s (d) theirs
the house and .....(9)...... for anyone to come in
.....(10)...... at his work. 2. (a) therefore (b) both
(c) b y (d) and
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3. (a) building (b) monument
1. (a) Finer (b) finest
(c) apartments (d) monuments
(c) few (d) fine
4. (a) peoples (b) mob
2. (a) a lot (b) the more
(c) public (d) residents
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5. (a) in (b) b y 5. (a) coins (b) bangles
(c) for (d) till (c) biscuit (d) gold
6. (a) this (b) then 6. (a) b y (b) about
(c) those (d) that (c) for (d) to
7. (a) Tour (b) Tourist 7. (a) after (b) until
(c) Tourists (d) Tourism (c) that (d) while
8. (a) close (b) was closed 8. (a) sheltered (b) topped
(c) having closed (d) was being closed (c) enclosed (d) covered

9. (a) will be 9. (a) deep (b) deepen

(c) deeply (d) depth
(b) has been
10. (a) picked on (b) picked in
(c) will have been
(c) picked over (d) picked up
(d) would have been
10. (a) about (b) into ANSWERS
(c) through (d) of 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. D
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. D
ANSWERS
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. D Practice Set- 288
6. A 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. D Hunter-gatherer culture was the way of life for
early humans until around 11,000 to 12,000
Practice Set- 287 years ago. The lifestyle of hunter-gatherer was
In a rare show of honesty,a gardener of the .....(1)...... on hunting animals and foraging for
irrigation department has handed .....(1)...... to the food.Anthropologists .....(2)...... discovered
police 57 tolas of gold .....(2)...... by him while evidence for the practice of hunter-gatherer
working in the .....(3)...... of the superintending culture .....(3)...... modern humans (Homo sapiens)
engineer’s bungalow in Raipur. The .....(4)...... in and their distant ancestors dating as .....(4)......
turn has handed over the .....(5)...... to the Central back as two million years ago. Before the .....(5)......
Excise and Customs Department .....(6)...... of hunter-gatherer culture, earlier groups relied
investigation.It was in June this year .....(7)...... on .....(6)...... practice of scavenging animal
Ramdayal found a tiny plastic box, remains the predators left .....(7)...... Because
meticulously .....(8)...... with polythene, buried six hunter-gatherer did not rely on agriculture,
inches .....(9)...... under a Banyan tree, while .....(8)...... use mobility as a survival strategy.
digging the garden. He .....(10)...... the box and took Indeed .....(9)...... lifestyle required access to large
it to his house behind the bungalow and was areas of .....(10)...... to find the food they needed for
dazzled to find that it contained biscuits, survival.
bangles and coins all of gold.
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SSC CGL Tier-II 12/09/2019 (Morning)
1. (a) based (b) basing
1. (a) over (b) out
(c) base (d) bases
(c) up (d) down
2. (a) have (b) has
2. (a) recovered (b) recovers
(c) had (d) having
(c) recovering (d) recover
3. (a) with (b) from
3. (a) garden (b) orchard
(c) b y (d) to
(c) park (d) field
4. (a) far (b) distant
4. (a) engineer (b) gardener
(c) near (d) farther
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5. (a) dependence (b) experience residents and local bodies regarding its
(c) emergence (d) departure desilting and .....(2)...... While the Corporation
6. (a) a n (b) one claimed that the lake .....(3)...... for years and
several attempts by them to initiate a drive to
(c) the (d) a
desilt it were halted because of lack of funds or
7. (a) before (b) beyond .....(4)...... from locals, residents alleged that it is
(c) beneath (d) behind .....(5)...... fresh water lake and is free from silt,
8. (a) them (b) he and only a water treatment plant will be enough
(c) they (d) w e to resolve the problem.
9. (a) their (b) our SSC CGL Tier-II 13/09/2019 (Morning)
(c) theirs (d) its 1. (a) feuds (b) protests
10. (a) towns (b) valleys (c) objections (d) differences
(c) land (d) villages 2. (a) evacuation (b) beautification
(c) moderation (d) resolution
ANSWERS
3. (a) is desilted
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C
(b) is not to be desilted
6. C 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. C
(c) hasn’t been desilted
Practice Set- 289 (d) has desilted
The other day there was a heavy downpour in 4. (a) activation (b) applause
our town. The roads looked .....(1)...... small
(c) resistance (d) assault
rivulets. There was a house .....(2)...... our locality
which was in a .....(3)...... condition. All of a sudden 5. (a) any (b) some
it collapsed .....(4)...... news spread in the whole (c) the (d) a
.....(5)...... like wild fire.
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1. (a) same (b) so as 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D

(c) a s (d) like Practice Set- 291
2. (a) in (b) to Packing is one of those chores that seems .....(1)......
(c) a t (d) on simple but it’s a skill that most of humanity
.....(2)...... Even seasoned travellers end up
3. (a) destroyed (b) dilapidated
carrying a .....(3)...... array of stuff they don’t use.
(c) dejected (d) declined Heavy bags .....(4)...... be back-breaking and
4. (a) A (b) Few frustrating. Packing .....(5)...... is a test of planning
(c) One (d) The skills and is indicative of one’s ability to .....(6)......
one’s life. The simplest way to pack smart is to
5. (a) house (b) village .....(7)...... a medium- sized bag so you’re not
(c) valley (d) town tempted to .....(8)...... more stuff at the last
minute.The smart packer doesn’t .....(9)...... what
ANSWERS –if –I –need it-category of stuff, the singular
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D reason junk lands in .....(10)...... suitcase.
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Practice Set- 290
1. (a) deceptively (b) cleverly
Uncertainty looms over the revival of Naini
Lake, a waterbody in the middle of Model Town (c) specially (d) deceitfully
in North Delhi, due to .....(1)...... in the opinions of 2. (a) do have (b) does have

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 (c) don’t have (d) doesn’t have 2. (a) move out (b) move up
3. (a) irritating (b) illuminating (c) moves on (d) moved to
(c) bedazzling (d) mind boggling 3. (a) their (b) those
4. (a) will (b) mustn’t (c) these (d) This
(c) Should (d) Can 4. (a) was lead (b) had led
5. (a) complicatedly (b) randomly (c) were led (d) were leading
(c) deliberately (d) strategically 5. (a) shining of (b) arrival of
6. (a) detect (b) reflect (c) Playing off (d) Going of
(c) organise (d) interpret 6. (a) averages (b) average
7. (a) select (b) invest
(c) averaging (d) averaged
(c) go (d) look
7. (a) within (b) among
8. (a) squeeze in (b) pushing in
(c) between (d) Towards
(c) Spreading on (d) Putting on
8. (a) drastically (b) variously
9. (a) live on (b) stay on
(c) numerous (d) clearly
(c) think on (d) dwell on
9. (a) all (b) any
10. (a) most (b) the
(c) each (d) some
(c) one (d) many
10. (a) preparing (b) proceeding
ANSWERS (c) propelling (d) breeding
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. D
ANSWERS
6. C 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. B
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
Practice Set- 292 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D
It’s a magical sight: Just as the light begins to
vanish, thousands of tiny penguins waddle Practice Set- 293
.....(1)...... the surf on an island in south-eastern Humanity can be .....(1)...... as the quality of being
Australia, then .....(2)...... the beach and along well- human; the peculiar nature .....(2)...... man, by
worn paths toward .....(3)...... burrows. The which he is distinguished .....(3)...... other beings.
Being human .....(4)...... not mean that an
“Penguin Parade” has been a major attraction
individual possesses humanity. One of the
since the 1920s, when tourists .....(4)...... by
.....(5)...... outstanding examples of extraordinary
torchlight to view the nightly .....(5)...... the birds. humanity in a human being has been portrayed
the world’s smallest penguin breed, with adults beautifully by Mother Teresa.
.....(6)...... 13 inches tall. For much of that time, the
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penguins lived .....(7)...... the residents of a housing
1. (a) define (b) defining
development, in tight proximity to cars and
pets. The penguins’ numbers fell .....(8)...... But in (c) defined (d) defines
1985, the state government decided to buy 2. (a) of (b) in
.....(9)...... pieces of property on the Peninsula and (c) a t (d) to
return the land to the penguins. Today there 3. (a) along (b) for
are about 31,000 penguins .....(10)...... on the (c) b y (d) from
peninsula, up from 12,000 in the 1980.
4. (a) had (b) does
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(c) has (d) did
1. (a) stand off (b) passing off 5. (a) more (b) many
(c) Far off (d) Out of (c) most (d) much
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ANSWERS (c) follow (d) proceed
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C
ANSWERS
Practice Set- 294 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B
Sanitation refers to the public health conditions
.....(1)...... to clean drinking water and adequate Practice Set- 296
treatment and disposal .....(2)...... human waste Mr. Oliver was taking a shortcut .....(1)...... the pine
and sewage. .....(3)...... human contact with faeces forest which was making sad, .....(2)...... sounds
is part of sanitation. Sanitation system .....(4)...... because of strong winds. He .....(3)...... a lonely boy
to protect human health by providing a clean sitting on a rock. .....(4)...... boy was weeping
environment .....(5)...... will stop the transmission soundlessly. There seemed to be .....(5)...... terribly
of disease. wrong with the boy.
SSC MTS 02/08/2018 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 05/08/2018 (Morning)
1. (a) relate (b) relation 1. (a) through (b) b y
(c) related (d) relates (c) along (d) of
2. (a) of (b) for 2. (a) awesome (b) eerie
(c) with (d) in (c) banging (d) aloud
3. (a) Preventing (b) Hampering 3. (a) recorded (b) noticed
(c) Prohibiting (d) Facilitating (c) pointed (d) remarked
4. (a) ignores (b) paves 4. (a) One (b) Each
(c) aims (d) directs (c) A (d) The
5. (a) that (b) who 5. (a) anything (b) nothing
(c) whom (d) these (c) everything (d) something

ANSWERS ANSWERS
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D

Practice Set- 295 Practice Set- 297

Deforestation .....(1)...... the permanent destruction Obesity is a condition where the body stores
of forests in order to .....(2)...... the land available excess fat leading to a considerable .....(1)...... in
for other uses. It .....(3)...... around the world, the body weight. It is increasing .....(2)...... a fast
though tropical rainforests are particularly pace in our country. It has .....(3)...... adverse health
.....(4)...... If current deforestation levels .....(5)......, effects and can even .....(4)...... pre-mature death.
the world’s rainforests may completely vanish The basic cause of obesity is .....(5)...... imbalance
in as little as 100 years, according to National between energy intake and energy expenditure.
Geographic. SSC MTS 02/08/2018 (Evening) SSC MTS 05/08/2018 (Afternoon)
1. (a) have (b) are 1. (a) increase (b) raise
(c) is (d) has (c) decline (d) decrease
2. (a) makes (b) make 2. (a) a t (b) b y
(c) made (d) making (c) with (d) on
3. (a) occurs (b) occurred 3. (a) many (b) little
(c) occurring (d) occur (c) few (d) much
4. (a) targeted (b) robbed 4. (a) point (b) start
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5. (a) the (b) no 4. (a) who (b) whose
(c) one (d) a (c) whom (d) which
ANSWERS 5. (a) revealed (b) covered
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A (c) protected (d) concealed

Practice Set- 298 ANSWERS

Education makes a person self-reliant. An .....(1)...... 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. A
person is well equipped to take important
decisions .....(2)...... life. He is master of his .....(3)...... Practice Set- 300
and fortune. On the other hand an illiterate Buffer stock refers to a .....(1)...... of a commodity
person .....(4)...... help and guidance at every step. that is used to offSET price fluctuations .....(2)......
He feels helpless .....(5)...... is at the mercy of others.
unforeseen emergencies. Buffer stock is
SSC MTS 05/08/2018 (Evening) generally .....(3)...... for essential commodities and
1. (a) illiterate (b) educated necessities like food, grain, pulses etc. The
cabinet committee .....(4)...... Economic Affairs
(c) wise (d) learned
.....(5)...... the minimum buffer stock on a quarterly
2. (a) to (b) in basis. SSC MTS 06/08/2018 (Afternoon)
(c) a t (d) on 1. (a) reservation (b) reserved
3. (a) fate (b) luck (c) reserve (d) reserves
(c) chance (d) lot 2. (a) if (b) and
4. (a) has needed (b) is needing (c) also (d) even
(c) need (d) needs 3. (a) maintains (b) maintaining
5. (a) and (b) unless (c) maintained (d) maintain
(c) though (d) but 4. (a) in (b) for
(c) to (d) a t
ANSWERS
5. (a) forces (b) guides
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A
(c) fixes (d) rules
Practice Set- 299
ANSWERS
The quick thinking of an animal lover .....(1)......
life of a turtle who had .....(2)...... fishing hook and 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C
a safety pin. The female turtle was .....(3)...... on
Practice Set- 301
the streets of Mumbai by the animal lover,
.....(4)...... took it to a vet. An X-ray .....(5)...... the The Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) has been
presence of sharp objects in its stomach.The a 6% drop .....(1)...... passenger density after the
turtle was operated upon successfully. Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport
SSC MTS 06/08/2018 (Morning) (BEST) reduced .....(2)...... bus fares recently. The
drop, the small is enough to SET the .....(3)...... bells
1. (a) one (b) the ringing. TMT plies nearly 300 buses and is
(c) a n (d) a already facing .....(4)...... in managing regular
2. (a) absorbed (b) feasted schedules. The ticket cost cut by BEST .....(5)......
TMT routes that overlap that of the BEST.
(c) drowned (d) swallowed
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3. (a) finds (b) find
1. (a) in (b) of
(c) finding (d) found
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2. (a) his (b) its 1. (a) locate (b) located
(c) it’s (d) her (c) locates (d) locating
3. (a) clock-tower (b) alarm 2. (a) is (b) w a s
(c) church (d) temple (c) has (d) are
4. (a) difficulties (b) consequences 3. (a) of (b) on
(c) facilities (d) differences (c) b y (d) with
5. (a) has impacting (b) impacting 4. (a) named (b) known
(c) impact (d) has impacted (c) regarded (d) called
ANSWERS 5. (a) even (b) also
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. D (c) but (d) because

Practice Set- 302 ANSWERS

The Narmada River, .....(1)...... called the Rewa was 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. D
previously known .....(2)...... Nerbudda. It is a river Practice Set- 304
in the central India along .....(3)...... the Godavari
Television in India, made a humble beginning
and the Krishna. It is also .....(4)...... as the “Life
in September, 1959. The first television
Line of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh” for its
programmes were meant .....(1)...... schools and
huge .....(5)...... of these states. The Narmada rises
rural areas. The first general services on a .....(2)......
from Amarkantak Plateau near Anuppur
basis started in August, 1965. Colour television
district.
came into .....(3)...... in November, 1982 on the eve
SSC MTS 07/08/2018 (Morning) of Ninth Asian Games. Around .....(4)...... time it
1. (a) but (b) or became possible to take television programmes
(c) also (d) and to rural areas .....(5)...... the help of satellites.

2. (a) b y (b) a s SSC MTS 07/08/2018 (Evening)

(c) so (d) even 1. (a) on (b) a t

3. (a) to (b) with (c) to (d) for

(c) b y (d) beside 2. (a) regular (b) usual

(c) proper (d) final
4. (a) told (b) said
3. (a) existence (b) establishment
(c) known (d) spoken
(c) creation (d) location
5. (a) donation (b) reformation
4. (a) it (b) this
(c) irrigation (d) contribution
(c) those (d) these
ANSWERS 5. (a) from (b) with
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D (c) among (d) for
Practice Set- 303 ANSWERS
The Harmandir Sahib, also known as Darbar 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B
Sahib is a Gurdwara .....(1)...... in the city of
Amritsar. It .....(2)...... an eminent pilgrimage site Practice Set- 305
.....(3)...... Sikhism. It is usually .....(4)...... the Golden The Ashoka pillars are a series of columns .....(1)......
Temple in English .....(5)...... it is plated with gold. in the northern India by the King Ashoka .....(2)......
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are inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan King. Practice Set- 307
At an average .....(4)...... 50 feet in height and
weighting up to 50 tons each, .....(5)...... 19 pillars Bengaluru is becoming an exciting destination
survive today. for higher education for students .....(1)...... all over
the world. International students .....(2)...... close
SSC MTS 08/08/2018 (Morning) to 20% of the student population .....(3)...... the city
1. (a) erected (b) located and this number is .....(4)...... increasing. The city
(c) developed (d) created has almost 900 colleges- the maximum in any
2. (a) across (b) through city .....(5)...... the country.

(c) along (d) during SSC MTS 08/08/2018 (Evening)

3. (a) These (b) That 1. (a) in (b) for

(c) This (d) Those (c) from (d) b y

2. (a) constitute (b) consist
4. (a) b y (b) a t
(c) construct (d) collect
(c) of (d) on
3. (a) a t (b) in
5. (a) only (b) any
(c) to (d) on
(c) also (d) even
4. (a) readily (b) barely
ANSWERS (c) rarely (d) steadily
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A 5. (a) about (b) along
Practice Set- 306 (c) across (d) through
Plants first appeared on earth 400 million years ANSWERS
ago. Insects arrived 100 million years later. Ever
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
.....(1)...... a fierce war has raged between the two.
At first it .....(2)...... not seem likely that the plants Practice Set- 308
would stand .....(3)...... chance in the battle. Plants, An earthquake is shaking of the ground caused
unlike insects, cannot move. Plants are .....(4)...... by the sudden breaking and .....(1)...... of large
outnumbered by insects; an average oak tree sections of the Earth’s rocky outer shell.
will have tens of thousands of insects .....(5)...... on Scientists estimate that there .....(2)...... more than
it. SSC MTS 08/08/2018 (Afternoon) 8,000 minor earthquakes each day. Of these,
1. (a) for (b) on only about 1,000 are strong .....(3)...... to be felt. At
least 40 moderate earthquakes cause damage
(c) since (d) afterwards somewhere .....(4)...... the world each year. A really
2. (a) did (b) does powerful earthquake only occurs, on average,
(c) do (d) had once every two years, .....(5)...... when it does, the
result can be devastating.
3. (a) none (b) any
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(c) some (d) not
1. (a) pushing (b) hanging
4. (a) firmly (b) lightly (c) bringing (d) shifting
(c) vastly (d) deeply 2. (a) is (b) has
5. (a) feeling (b) eating (c) are (d) have
(c) fighting (d) feeding 3. (a) adequate (b) enough
(c) sufficient (d) capable
ANSWERS
4. (a) on (b) in
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
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5. (a) whereas (b) but 2. (a) leaves (b) rests
(c) while (d) a s (c) preserves (d) remains
3. (a) in (b) with
ANSWERS
(c) to (d) on
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B
4. (a) plan (b) accident
Practice Set- 309 (c) provision (d) occasion
It was when started reading books as a child 5. (a) excelled (b) talented
that Dervla Murphy, Ireland’s foremost travel- (c) skilled (d) recorded
writer first developed .....(1)...... interest in and
love for travel. Her father was the county ANSWERS
librarian in Waterford, and Devrla had .....(2)......
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A
to a wide variety of books which .....(3)...... her
imagination for distant lands and her Practice Set- 311
determination .....(4)...... see them for herself. Even
Rama was a naughty boy .....(1)...... lived in the
as a child she would cycle widely in her native
village of Tenali. His mother did not .....(2)...... what
Waterford, and as a young adult she .....(5)......
to do with him since he .....(3)...... to study or to do
cycling trips to Europe whenever possible.
any work. One day .....(4)...... took him to see a
SSC MTS 09/08/ 2018 (Afternoon) Guru. She told the .....(5)...... man that she wanted
1. (a) a (b) one him to take Rama under his guardianship.
(c) the (d) a n SSC MTS 13/08/2018 (Morning)
2. (a) ascent (b) access 1. (a) who (b) which
(c) assess (d) assent (c) he (d) that
3. (a) fired (b) blew 2. (a) knowing (b) know
(c) grew (d) raised (c) knew (d) knows
4. (a) a t (b) for 3. (a) wished (b) reminded
(c) to (d) of
(c) refused (d) denied
5. (a) has made (b) is making
4. (a) her (b) they
(c) makes (d) made
(c) she (d) he
ANSWERS 5. (a) lonely (b) lazy
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D (c) learned (d) lively

Practice Set- 310 ANSWERS

Louis Braille was a French educator and 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C
inventor .....(1)...... a system of reading and writing
for the visually impaired. His system .....(2)...... Practice Set- 312
virtually unchanged to date and is known The house - the only one in the entire valley sat
worldwide simply as ‘braille’. Blinded .....(3)...... on the crest of a low hill. From this height one
both eyes as a result of an early childhood .....(1)...... see the river and the field of ripe corn
.....(4)......, Braille mastered his disability while still dotted with the flowers that .....(2)...... promised a
a boy. He .....(5)...... at school and received a
good harvest. The only thing the earth .....(3)......
scholarship to the Royal Institute for Blind
was a downpour or at least a shower.
Youth.
Throughout the morning Paul - who .....(4)...... his
SSC MTS 09/08/2018 (Evening) fields intimately .....(5)...... done nothing else but
1. (a) from (b) of watch the sky towards the north-east.
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1. (a) need (b) ought the week, He lived alone, was not a good mixer,
(c) must (d) could had few friends and .....(2)...... like spending time
in .....(3)...... chat. Today .....(4)...... Kalicharan’s, Bepin
2. (a) hardly (b) always
Babu had the feeling that someone was .....(5)......
(c) never (d) rarely him from close quarters.
3. (a) needed (b) prayed SSC MTS 14/08/2018 (Morning)
(c) displayed (d) longed 1. (a) having (b) have
4. (a) knowing (b) known (c) had (d) has
(c) know (d) knew 2. (a) didn’t (b) don’t
5. (a) have (b) having (c) do (d) did
(c) had (d) is 3. (a) empty (b) idle
ANSWERS (c) active (d) free
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 4. (a) in (b) a t
(c) on (d) b y
Practice Set- 313
5. (a) recognizing (b) chasing
A helicopter can do many things that an
(c) looking (d) observing
aeroplane cannot. It can .....(1)...... straight up or
straight down, or sideways. It can hover over ANSWERS
one spot, like the hawk .....(2)...... the air, and it can
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D
.....(3)...... or land in a very small space. A helicopter
has no wings but it .....(4)...... a SET of blades that Practice Set- 315
whirl. Because of this, it is called a “whirly-
Thomas was the manager of a cooperative
bird”, and the air over the .....(5)...... blades gives
society in Katchall. His wife .....(1)...... him up at 6
the lift needed to make the machine fly.
a.m. because she felt an earthquake. Thomas
SSC MTS 13/08/2018 (Evening) .....(2)...... took his television SET .....(3)...... the table
1. (a) flying (b) flew and put it down on the ground so that it would
(c) flow (d) fly not fall and break. Then the family .....(4)...... out
of the house. When the tremors stopped, they
2. (a) onto (b) in
saw the sea waves .....(5)......
(c) on (d) into
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3. (a) take off (b) take out
1. (a) wake (b) awake
(c) take up (d) take over
(c) woke (d) awoke
4. (a) had (b) having
2. (a) exactly (b) faithfully
(c) has (d) have
(c) patiently (d) hurriedly
5. (a) pushing (b) pulling
3. (a) of (b) a t
(c) circling (d) whirling
(c) b y (d) off
ANSWERS 4. (a) pressured (b) rushed
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D (c) driven (d) pressed
5. (a) falling (b) growing
Practice Set- 314
(c) breaking (d) rising
Every Monday, on his way back from work,
Bepin Chaudhary would drop Kalicharan’s book ANSWERS
shop in New Market to buy books. He .....(1)...... to
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. D
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 Practice Set- 316 ANSWERS
Father read out to Swami the news of a young 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D
boy .....(1)...... had faced a tiger while returning
home .....(2)...... the jungle path. “What do you Practice Set- 318
.....(3)...... to that, Swami?” he asked. I .....(4)...... he The interior of Earth has three chief layers.
must have been a very strong and .....(5)...... .....(1)...... are known as the crust, the mantle and
person, not at all a boy. How could a boy fight a the core. There is a thick layer of soil .....(2)...... the
tiger ?” said Swami. outer crust. It is found only in .....(3)...... parts of
SSC MTS 14/08/2018 (Evening) the Earth. It consists of disintegrated rock and
1. (a) which (b) who .....(4)...... organic matter called humus. It is this
soil which is Indispensable for the plant .....(5)......
(c) that (d) who
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2. (a) a t (b) from
1. (a) Those (b) It
(c) for (d) to
(c) This (d) These
3. (a) say (b) talk
2. (a) on (b) to
(c) tell (d) speak
(c) for (d) in
4. (a) know (b) regard
3. (a) certain (b) any
(c) think (d) suggest
(c) many (d) more
5. (a) grown over (b) grown out
4. (a) composed (b) collapsed
(c) grown in (d) grown up
(c) corroded (d) decomposed
ANSWERS 5. (a) increase (b) hike
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D (c) rise (d) growth
Practice Set- 317 ANSWERS
There lived an old couple whose only pet was a 1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. D
little dog. Having no children, they loved it as
though it .....(1)...... a baby. The old dame made it a Practice Set- 319
cushion .....(2)...... blue crepe, and at mealtime Venus is the planet closest to the Earth. It shines
Muko-for that was its name-would sit on it as very .....(1)...... in the night sky. The surface
.....(3)...... as any cat. The kind people .....(4)...... the temperature .....(2)...... Venus is about 400 degree
pet with tidbits of fish with their own Celcius. The atmosphere .....(3)...... very dense. Its
chopsticks, and all the boiled rice .....(5)...... surface can not be observed directly .....(4)...... the
wanted. SSC MTS 16/08/2018 (Morning) planet is permanently covered with a thick
1. (a) is (b) are .....(5)...... of clouds. Venus has active volcanoes
(c) like (d) were and mountains higher than the Everest.

2. (a) of (b) on SSC MTS 16/08/2018 (Evening)

1. (a) loudly (b) heavily
(c) a t (d) b y
(c) brightly (d) cheerfully
3. (a) securely (b) comfortably
2. (a) around (b) over
(c) strongly (d) compactly
(c) on (d) above
4. (a) feeding (b) feeds
3. (a) w a s (b) is
(c) feed (d) fed
(c) are (d) were
5. (a) he (b) she
4. (a) because (b) so
(c) one (d) it
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5. (a) slab (b) folds 1. (a) simplest (b) more simpler
(c) layer (d) pads (c) simple (d) simpler

ANSWERS 2. (a) chose (b) followed

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C (c) chased (d) worked
3. (a) the (b) a
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(c) each (d) a n
Throughout the ages, birds have been a source
of wonder to all who have .....(1)...... their soaring 4. (a) become (b) becoming
flight or listened to .....(2)...... sweet songs. As a (c) becomes (d) became
group, birds are .....(3)...... They are the only 5. (a) old (b) sensible
animals creatures covered .....(4)...... feathers. This
(c) young (d) mature
evolutionary development .....(5)...... birds from
all other animals. ANSWERS
SSC MTS 19/08/2018 (Morning) 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C
1. (a) claimed (b) verified
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(c) observed (d) supported
A city is the .....(1)...... man’s battleground where
2. (a) them (b) its he fights for .....(2)...... There is a constant
(c) their (d) they competition for jobs, houses and support .....(3)......
health and education. This cut-throat
3. (a) mundane (b) unique
competition results in lack of sensitivity .....(4)......
(c) indifferent (d) ordinary fellow-citizens and a feeling of hatred for .....(5)......
4. (a) on (b) a t who are more successful.
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(c) with (d) from
1. (a) modern (b) historic
5. (a) is separated
(c) primitive (d) early
(b) has been separated 2. (a) wi n (b) live
(c) separates (c) death (d) survival
(d) was separated 3. (a) like (b) dislike
(c) unlike (d) likely
4. (a) a t (b) over
ANSWERS (c) towards (d) along
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 5. (a) those (b) these
(c) their (d) them
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A century ago the process of choosing a career ANSWERS
was a .....(1)...... matter than it is today. A boy often 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A
.....(2)...... in his father’s footsteps. A girl learned
Practice Set- 323
.....(3)...... household skills that helped her to
The students .....(1)...... listening to their teacher.
.....(4)...... a good wife and mother. Now-a-days He .....(2)...... a line on the black-board and asked
.....(5)...... people grow up in a much freer society the students, “How can you make this line
where they enjoy unlimited career smaller?”. .....(3)...... of the students thought it was
opportunities. a very simple .....(4)...... They said, “We can erase
a part of the line and .....(5)...... it smaller.”
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1. (a) w a s (b) were 1. (a) impossible (b) absurd
(c) is (d) are (c) hopeless (d) useless
2. (a) drew (b) put 2. (a) one (b) the
(c) started (d) painted (c) a (d) a n
3. (a) Every (b) No 3. (a) come across (b) come up
(c) Any (d) Most (c) come out (d) come away
4. (a) line (b) thing 4. (a) in (b) on
(c) drawing (d) object (c) for (d) with
5. (a) ru b (b) reduce 5. (a) whom (b) who
(c) make (d) cut (c) wh at (d) which

ANSWERS ANSWERS
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B

Practice Set- 324 Practice Set- 326

Scarcity is not created by war; .....(1)...... is a To have food of our choice anywhere and
permanent characteristic of all humans .....(2)...... anytime .....(1)...... one of the best luxuries that
and has been faced by the whole human .....(3)...... anyone could .....(2)...... However, each of us is
It springs from the fact that the material different and .....(3)...... our food choices too are
resources of the world are .....(4)...... and that our .....(4)...... With travel becoming accessible for all,
ability to make use of those resources is even tour operators work .....(5)...... providing the most
more limited .....(5)...... our ignorance. homely experience.
SSC MTS 20/08/2018 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 21/08/2018 (Morning)
1. (a) there (b) these 1. (a) are (b) were
(c) those (d) it (c) has (d) is
2. (a) behaviour (b) cities 2. (a) afford (b) offer

(c) nations (d) societies (c) spend (d) enjoy

3. (a) space (b) race 3. (a) since (b) hence

(c) because (d) although
(c) kingdom (d) beings
4. (a) varied (b) contrary
4. (a) increased (b) limite
(c) alike (d) similar
(c) restricted (d) declined
5. (a) towards (b) from
5. (a) of (b) b y
(c) along (d) through
(c) for (d) from
ANSWERS
ANSWERS
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. B
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Practice Set- 325
Bacteria are extremely .....(1)...... living things.
Arabia is mostly a desert. It is .....(1)...... to walk While we measure our own sizes in inches or
over it during .....(2)...... day. Occasionally, one may centimetres, bacterial size is measured in .....(2)......
.....(3)...... a fertile patch called an oasis .....(4)...... One micron is a thousandth of a millimetre, a
springs and tall fig and palm trees. The Arabs pinhead is about a millimetre .....(3)...... Rod
are nomads .....(5)...... live in tents and travel in shaped bacteria are usually from two to four
caravans. SSC MTS 20/08/2018 (Evening)

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microns .....(4)......, while rounded ones are water, thus working against the competitive
generally one micron in .....(5)...... .....(2)...... A highly elastic, but non-cohesive .....(3)......
SSC MTS 21/08/2018 (Afternoon) like lycra would instead help the swimmer to
1. (a) small (b) dirty swim .....(4)...... without any danger of the suit
soaking up the .....(5)......
(c) clean (d) ugly
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2. (a) kilometres (b) feet
1. (a) highest (b) high
(c) metres (d) microns
(c) higher (d) more high
3. (a) Aside (b) Beside
2. (a) fish (b) scientist
(c) Beneath (d) Across
(c) person (d) swimmer
4. (a) tall (b) short
3. (a) garment (b) object
(c) deep (d) long
(c) material (d) matter
5. (a) depth (b) diameter
(c) weight (d) height 4. (a) faster (b) speedy
(c) hasty (d) quick
ANSWERS
5. (a) water (b) rubber
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. B
(c) friction (d) lycra
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ANSWERS
A recent study .....(1)...... by an independent
organisation reported that only 15 percent 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A
.....(2)...... college bound women consider an
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.....(3)...... girls college. It is clear .....(4)...... women’s
colleges must become co-educational in order Laura threw herself .....(1)...... the bed and sobbed
.....(5)...... survive. bitterly. .....(2)...... in her life had she been
SSC MTS 21/08/2018 (Evening) subjected to .....(3)...... an outrage, never had she
1. (a) conducted (b) surveyed been so deeply .....(4)...... She was suspected .....(5)......
(c) interested (d) happened stealing. SSC MTS 22/08/2018 (Afternoon)
2. (a) in (b) with 1. (a) to (b) on
(c) of (d) a t (c) in (d) a t
3. (a) every (b) each 2. (a) Before (b) Never
(c) all (d) any (c) Always (d) After
4. (a) whether (b) if 3. (a) a s (b) like
(c) that (d) this (c) such (d) so
5. (a) in (b) to 4. (a) excited (b) engaged
(c) with (d) of
(c) insulted (d) happy
ANSWERS 5. (a) on (b) of
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B (c) in (d) to

Practice Set- 329 ANSWERS

Scientists have found that rubber swimsuits 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B
actually have a .....(1)...... degree of friction against
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 Practice Set- 331 Practice Set- 332
Unemployment arises from a variety of _____ A couple of minutes later, a woman comes
(1). One which is always recurring and the effects running towards the desk. As soon as she sees
of which we have had a recent example, is the the little girl, she shouts and (1) _____ up to her.
disorganisation of industry resulting from a long She lifts the girl into her arms and holds her
war; this is a serious _____ (2) admitting of no very tight. Then she separates herself from her
easy_____ (3) at the best of times. Again there is daughter and looks at her (2) _____ while she
says, “I am here, Andrea. Everything is okay. I
the unemployment which followed a marked
love you, honey.” Then she turns and (3) _____
diminution in the _____ (4) of any raw product,
the man. “Thank you so much, sir,” she says.
such as cotton; fewer hands are required in the
“We got separated in the crowd earlier. My
mills and the factories. We may call this cause of daughter is deaf, so I could not make an (4) _____
bad harvests. Similar, but more serious is the over the speakers for her. I was looking for her
effect of changes in industry due to the invention everywhere. I was so worried!”. Now the man
of machinery which does more work and require understands why the little girl did not look at
_____ (5) hands. Yet another cause is strike or him until he (5) _____ her shoulder.
lockout and this is more to be deplored because
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such a stoppage is due to a very trivial matter,
perhaps the men are working half an hour longer 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
than what their Union permits. in blank number 1.
(a) runs (b) stares
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(c) blinks (d) chase
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 1. in blank number 2.
(a) causes (b) types (a) nails (b) skin
(c) things (d) thoughts (c) ears (d) face
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank number 3.
(a) nature (b) difference (a) rejects (b) greets
(c) problem (d) discussion (c) opts (d) discreet
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank number 4.
(a) key (b) answer (a) claim (b) assertion
(c) clue (d) solution (c) announcement (d) notification
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 5.
in blank number 4.
(a) contacted (b) felt
(a) material (b) quality
(c) touched (d) cracked
(c) quantity (d) cloth
Answers
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 5. 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c)
(a) a lot of (b) more Practice Set- 333
(c) many (d) fewer Friendship is one of the most significant aspects
Answers (1) _____ human life. It is a relationship based
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (d) on mutual trust, respect and support. True
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_____, but also about sharing each other's joys, All the students who are being graduated are
sorrows and dreams. Good friends are those who invited formally with their parents. Students
stand by us in both good times and bad times, wore their attire according to the dress code given
providing emotional and moral support. Having to them by the school administration. High
good friends can have a positive impact on one's school graduation _____ (1) is one of the most
mental health and wellbeing. Friends can be a awaited and last event of any school. The
source of happiness, laughter and comfort. They function began with _____ (2) the lamp, followed
can also provide different perspectives and ideas by the distribution of certificates in a very
that can help us grow as (3) _____. Moreover, systematic way. Our principal made a long and
friends can serve as a support system during
_____ (3) speech and blessed us for the future
challenging times, offering words of
_____ (4). On behalf of our graduating class, our
encouragement and helping us navigate through
class representative extended a vote of thanks
difficult situations. (4) _____, building and
to show _____ (5) to all staff members. One of
maintaining friendships requires effort, patience
the parents expressed their experiences and
and understanding. It is important to be there
for each other, listen to one another and respect views. At last, all the students, parents and staff
each other's boundaries. It is important to members had lunch together. SSC CHSL 2023
remember that friendships can evolve and 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
change over time, and it is okay to let go of (5) in blank number 1.
_____ friendships. SSC CHSL 2023 (a) ceremony (b) incident
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill (c) festival (d) episode
in blank number 1.
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) on (b) for in blank number 2.
(c) b y (d) of (a) lighting (b) lightening
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill (c) sparking (d) glittering
in blank number 2.
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) simultaneously (b) jointly
in blank number 3.
(c) collectively (d) together
(a) self-praising (b) boring
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) encouraging (d) depressing
in blank number 3.
(a) entities (b) groups 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4.
(c) individuals (d) beings
(a) ruins (b) neglects
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4. (c) entertainments (d) endeavours
(a) And (b) Similarly 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) However (d) Because in blank number 5.
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) courteous (b) greet
in blank number 5. (c) gracious (d) gratitude
(a) unsafe (b) safe Answers
(c) toxic (d) happy 1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d)
Answers Practice Set- 335
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c)
I have few deliberations for you. Don’t leave your
Practice Set- 334 hard work to _____1_____. If you have gone to
the effort to complete a dialogue, _____2_____
Our school organised a graduation day to award
fritter away all the meaning you created by
certificates to the students. The graduation day
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_____3_____ of conclusions, decisions and 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
assignments. Remember to record _____4_____ in blank number 1.
does what by when. Revisit your notes at key (a) died (b) found
times and _____5_____ assignments.
(c) rested (d) appeared
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2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
in blank 1.
(a) better (b) worse
(a) diary (b) memory
(c) worst (d) best
(c) notes (d) someone
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3.
in blank 2.
(a) shriveled (b) vanished
(a) does not (b) did not
(c) moldered (d) perished
(c) had not (d) do not
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank 3. in blank number 4.
(a) titles (b) short cuts (a) remaked (b) renewed
(c) failures (d) details (c) recurred (d) duplicated
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank 4. in blank number 5.
(a) who (b) whom (a) desired (b) forced
(c) that (d) which
(c) conjured (d) compelled
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank 5. Answers
(a) speculate (b) review 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c)
(c) obliterate (d) introspect
Practice Set- 337
Answers
Nainital has a 1. _____ lake. Tourists come from
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b)
far and wide to 2. _____ boating here. There is a
Practice Set- 336 skating place behind it. People who skate here
The Grim Reaper seems to have (1) _____ in say that the ride seems to go round with them.
Europe during the 14th century. It was during Evenings are also pleasant here. The 3. _____ of
this time that Europe was dealing with what the electric lights looks as if they are dancing in
was then the world’s (2) _____ pandemic, the the ripples of the lake. Truly, Nainital is an 4.
Black Death, believed to be the result of the _____ city of 5. _____ beauty.
plague. It is estimated that about one-third of SSC CHSL 2023
Europe’s entire population (3) _____ as a result
1. Select the most appropriate option for
of the pandemic, with some areas of the
blank 1.
continent suffering far greater losses than
others. The original outbreak of the plague (a) pleasing (b) sagacious
occurred during 1347–51, and outbreaks then (c) alluring (d) beautiful
(4) _____ several other times after that. So, 2. Select the most appropriate option for
clearly, death was something that the surviving blank 2.
Europeans had on their mind, and it is not
(a) celebrate (b) enjoy
surprising that they (5) _____ an image to
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3. Select the most appropriate option for 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
blank 3. in blank number 5.
(a) mirror (b) reflection (a) put on (b) hold on
(c) echo (d) shadow (c) pass on (d) grow on
4. Select the most appropriate option for Answers
blank 4.
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (c)
(a) opulent (b) irritating
(c) excellent (d) ominous Practice Set- 339
5. Select the most appropriate option for In a busy bus station, there is a little girl sitting
blank 5. all (1) _____ on a bench. She stares at the floor as
(a) logical (b) natural all the busy travellers rush (2) _____ her. Some
(c) synthetic (d) chronic of the people are in such a big hurry that they do
not (3) _____ her. Other people look at her, but
Answers
continue running to where they need to go. After
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b)
some time, a man stops next to the girl. He is
Practice Set- 338 very tired after a long day of work, and he just
Indian culture treats guests as God and serves wants to get to his home as quickly as (4) _____
them and takes care of them as if they are a part so that he can be with his family. But he cannot
and (1) _____ of the family itself. Even though just leave this little girl alone. He cannot see her
we don’t have anything to eat, the guests are (5) _____ anywhere. The little girl is no older
never left hungry and are always (2) _____ after than his own little daughter SSC CHSL 2023
by the members of the family. Elders and respect 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
for elders is a major component in Indian culture. in blank number 1.
Elders are the (3)_____ force for any family and
(a) sole (b) alone
hence the love and respect for elders comes from
(4) _____ and is not artificial. An individual takes (c) just (d) unique
blessings from his elders by touching their feet. 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
Elders drill and (5) _____ the Indian culture in blank number 2.
within us as we grow. SSC CHSL 2023 (a) above (b) on
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) henceforth (d) around
in blank number 1.
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) colleague (b) mate
in blank number 3.
(c) member (d) parcel
(a) inflict (b) notice
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. (c) detect (d) neglect
(a) sought (b) brought 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) taken (d) looked in blank number 4.
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) potential (b) possible
in blank number 3. (c) believable (d) credible
(a) diverting (b) caring 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) deriving (d) driving in the blank 5.
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) self (b) friends
in blank number 4. (c) relatives (d) parents
(a) within (b) outcoming
Answers
(c) surrounding (d) without
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 fret over syntax or (4) _____. Do you think you
Practice Set- 340
choose the words? Do you pre-rehearse every
His only (1) _____ was that he had no rifle. While time you go out? (5) _____ what happens when
running away from the village below, he had you walk into a fast-food restaurant. My dear,
forgotten the rifle in a hurry. An unpardonable how do you react in those real life situations?
(2) _____, but it was now too late to make amends
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for it. (3) _____ he had the rifle, his pursuers
would not have dared follow him with such 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
brazen confidence. He would have hidden in blank no. 1.
behind a rock and waited for them. As they came (a) then (b) hence
within his rifle’s range, he would have picked (c) finally (d) first
them off one by one. But now he could do (4) 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
_____ about it. He was unarmed. But come what in blank no. 2.
may, he must (5) _____ of their rifle’s range. (a) look after (b) carry around
SSC CHSL 2023 (c) bail out (d) ask around
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 1. in blank no. 3.
(a) regret (b) consolation (a) traits (b) executions
(c) shock (d) joy (c) criticism (d) expressions
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank no. 4.
(a) lapse (b) reward (a) dictates (b) exaggeration
(c) crime (d) yearn (c) grammar (d) hyperbole
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank no. 5.
(a) Had (b) Did (a) Dramatise (b) Consider
(c) Has (d) Have (c) Formerly display (d) Supplicate
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
in blank number 4.
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)
(a) anything (b) much
(c) something (d) nothing Practice Set- 342
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill Seasonal winds are a natural phenomenon that
in blank number 5. (1) _____ weather patterns across the globe. These
(a) keep from (b) keep of winds are caused by the sun's unequal heating of
the earth's surface, which creates differences in
(c) keep out (d) keep within
temperature and pressure between different
Answers regions. The movement of air from high-pressure
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) areas to low-pressure areas causes seasonal
winds to form, and their direction and intensity
Practice Set- 341 (2) _____ depending on the region and season.
Today, I want to talk to you about a very simple One of the most significant seasonal winds is the
matter, that is, simple conversations. When we monsoon, which affects large parts of South Asia
learn to speak, (1) _____ come words, then during the summer months. This wind system
phrases, and then scripts. You would agree that brings much-needed rain to the region, but it can
the larger the bundles of words we (2) _____, the also cause flooding and landslides, leading to loss
less we have to worry about combining them of life and property damage. Other seasonal
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which is a dry, dusty wind that blows from the some (3) _____ in my coat. Take it, and when he
Sahara Desert towards the Atlantic coast, and comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it
the mistral in southern France, which is a strong, and went away. Suddenly another man came in
cold wind that blows down the Rhone Valley with a (4) _____ just like Mr. Smith’s. “I am sorry,”
towards the Mediterranean. Seasonal winds can said the man , “I made a mistake. I took your coat
have a significant (3) _____ on agriculture, and you have got mine. Please give me my coat
particularly in regions where rainfall is limited. and jewellery.” Mr. Smith answered.” I gave the
Farmers rely on the monsoon or other seasonal jewellery to the waiter. He will give it to you.”
winds in these areas to bring moisture to their Mr. Smith called the manager of the restaurant;
crops. However, changes in wind patterns due to but the manager said, “We have (5) _____
climate change can (4) _____ these seasonal rains, waiters here. We have only waitresses.” “You
leading to crop failures and food shortages. gave the jewellery to a thief!” shouted the other
Overall, seasonal winds are a vital part of the man. “I shall send for the police!” Mr. Smith paid
earth's weather system, and their effects are (5) the man a lot of money for the jewellery.
_____across the globe. SSC CHSL 2023
SSC CHSL 2023
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank 1.
blank number 1.
(a) collides (b) affects
(a) nothing (b) coins
(c) calculates (d) exaggerates
(c) anything (d) something
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank 2.
blank number 2.
(a) fluctuate (b) mutate
(a) box (b) packet
(c) vary (d) transform
(c) pockets (d) coat
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank 3.
blank number 3.
(a) outcome (b) blame
(a) papers (b) jewellery
(c) opportunity (d) impact
(c) coins (d) things
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank 4.
blank number 4.
(a) corrupt (b) align
(a) packet (b) box
(c) neglect (d) disrupt
(c) envelope (d) coat
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank 5.
blank number 5.
(a) felt (b) furnished
(a) some (b) few
(c) overlooked (d) assumed
(c) many (d) no
Answers
Answers
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (a)
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d)
Practice Set- 343
Practice Set- 344
When Mr. Smith went to a restaurant one day,
As I (1) _____ the stream and began climbing the
he left his coat near the door. There was (1) _____
hill, the grunting and chattering increased, as
in the pockets when he left it, so he was very
though the langurs were trying to warn me of
surprised when he took his coat after his meal
some hidden danger. I looked up and saw a great
and found the (2) _____ full of jewellery. There
orange-gold leopard, sleek and spotted, (2) _____
was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Smith said to
on a rock about twenty feet away from me. The
him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put
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air of disdain, and then sprang into a dense 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
thicket, making (3) _____ no sound as it melted blank 2.
into the shadows. I had (4) _____ the leopard in (a) seen (b) sa w
his quest for food. But a little later I heard the (c) seeing (d) see
quickening cry of a barking deer as it fled through
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
the forest. After that (5) _____, I did not see the
blank 3.
leopard again. SSC CHSL 2023
(a) are (b) have
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) had (d) could
blank number 1.
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) crossed (b) passed
blank 4.
(c) entered (d) drowned
(a) contradict (b) think
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) encourage (d) deny
blank number 2.
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(a) playing (b) swinging
blank 5.
(c) dancing (d) poised
(a) jumbled (b) sequenced
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
(c) tinkered (d) recalled
blank number 3.
(a) absolutely (b) loudly Answers
(c) hardly (d) silently 1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Practice Set- 346
blank number 4.
Following in the footsteps of France, Italy has
(a) helped (b) disturbed
_____(1)_____ a new tax to be _____(2)_____ on
(c) facilitated (d) prevented large tech companies, a move that is likely to put
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in more strain on the country's relations with the
blank number 5. USA. The Italian parliament has approved a 3%
(a) exchange (b) meeting digital tax on some digital revenue of technology
(c) encounter (d) quarrel companies that make over $831 million in global
revenue, including at least $6 million in Italy. The
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tax _____(3)_____ similar to the one France
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c) implemented earlier this year, which has
Practice Set- 345 attracted _____(4)_____ criticism from the USA.
According to a report in The Epoch Times, dozens
I know these authors to _____1_____
of countries are working on proposals to change
outstanding individuals and remarkable
corporate tax schemes to _____(5)_____ money
teachers and consultants and have even
from tech firms that have users across the world,
_____2_____ them work their magic in training
such as Facebook and Google’s parent company
seminars, but I didn’t know if they _____3_____
Alphabet. SSC CHSL 2023
take this complex topic and fit into a book. They
did. I _____4_____ you to really dig into this 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
material, to pause and think deeply about each blank number 1.
part and how the parts are _____5_____. (a) accepted (b) declined
SSC CHSL 2023 (c) approved (d) favoured
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 1. blank number 2.
(a) be (b) is (a) crossed (b) exercised
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3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 3. blank number 5.
(a) is (b) were (a) loophole (b) soldiers
(c) have (d) are (c) vulnerability (d) culprits
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Answers
blank number 4. 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b)
(a) firm (b) mild
Practice Set- 348
(c) severe (d) critical
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Unemployment is a major issue in India that (1)
blank number 5. _____ millions of people across the country. Despite
being one of the fastest-growing economies in the
(a) capture (b) remove
world, India has struggled to create (2) _____ jobs
(c) take (d) seize
to keep up with its rapidly expanding population.
Answers The unemployment rate in India varies widely (3)
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) _____ different states and regions. Young people,
in particular, face significant challenges in finding
Practice Set- 347
employment. Many are highly educated but lack
A pathogen is a 1_____, virus, parasite or fungus the skills and experience needed to (4) _____ in a
that can cause disease within the body. Each highly competitive job market. There are many
pathogen is made up of several subparts, usually factors contributing to the high levels of
unique to that specific pathogen and the 2 _____ unemployment in India. Some of these include a
it causes. The subpart of a pathogen that causes
lack of investment in infrastructure, a mismatch
the formation of antibodies is called an 3 _____.
between the skills of workers and the needs of
The antibodies produced in response to the
employers, and a lack of access to finance for small
pathogen’s antigen are an important part of the
and mediumsized businesses. The Indian
4 _____ system. You can consider antibodies as
government has launched several initiatives to
the 5 _____ in your body’s defence system. address the issue of unemployment in the country.
SSC CHSL 2023 These include programs to support small
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in businesses, increase investment in infrastructure
blank number 1. and provide vocational training to young people.
However, much more needs to be done to create
(a) medicine (b) bacterium
sustainable, long-term employment opportunities
(c) solution (d) potion
for all Indians. Unemployment can have serious
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in social and economic consequences, including
blank number 2. poverty, crime and social (5) _____.
(a) aftermath (b) cure
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(c) disease (d) remedy
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank no. 1.
blank number 3.
(a) controls (b) effects
(a) enzyme (b) antigen
(c) agent (d) infection (c) affects (d) compromises

4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4. blank no. 2.
(a) health (b) antigen (a) enough (b) little
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3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank no. 3. blank number 5.
(a) from (b) amongst (a) realise (b) conclude
(c) between (d) across (c) conduct (d) remain
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Answers
blank no. 4.
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a)
(a) expel (b) compete
(c) exaggerate (d) expand Practice Set- 350
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Speech is a great (1) _____ , but it can be a great
blank no. 5. curse, for, while it helps us to make our desire
(a) cohesion (b) solidarity and intentions known to our fellows, it can also,
if we use it carelessly, make our attitude
(c) stigma (d) unrest
completely misunderstood. A slip of the (2) _____
Answers , the use of an unusual or an ambiguous word,
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d) and so on, may create an enemy where we had
hoped to win a friend. Again, different classes of
Practice Set- 349 people use different (3) _____ , and the ordinary
Upgrading the higher education sector especially speech of an educated man may strike an
in terms of patents filed and cutting-edge uneducated listener as showing pride.
research output is (1) _____ in improving India’s Unwittingly, we may use a word which bears a
global ranking. Our sustainable (2) _____ different meaning for our listener from what it
development depends on human resources. A does to men of our own class. Thus, speech is not
quality higher education base is essential to reap a gift to use lightly without thought, but one
the full benefits of our demographic dividend. In which demands (4) _____ handling; only a fool
higher education, the strategies of the 12th plan will express himself alike to all kinds and
(3) _____ on technical education, distance conditions of men. Thus, speech is a valuable gift
learning, quality research, infrastructure, but if not used in a proper way , may cause
faculty, and curriculum content. (4) _____ efforts misunderstanding. Since different classes use
of the government departments and the private different words, we must use speech carefully to
sector are needed to (5) _____ the plan’s avoid being (5) _____. SSC CHSL 2023
educational goals. SSC CHSL 2023 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
blank number 1. (a) protection (b) blessing
(a) essential (b) fulfilling (c) articulation (d) a rt
(c) deserving (d) unrequired 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
blank number 2. (a) tongue (b) pen
(a) psychological (b) economic (c) word (d) ear
(c) political (d) social
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
blank number 3.
(a) context (b) meanings
(a) attend (b) focus
(c) vocabularies (d) reference
(c) divert (d) understand
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4.
blank number 4.
(a) firm (b) serious
(a) Gathered (b) Compromised
(c) careful (d) attentive
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5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 5. blank 5.
(a) praised (b) misunderstood (a) worship (b) appreciate
(c) criticised (d) condemned (c) replenish (d) favour
Answers Answers
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)

Practice Set- 351 Practice Set- 352

Ancient coins are a fascinating (1) _____ into the The solar system is made up of the sun, planets,
past, providing insight into the culture, economy moons, asteroids, and comets that 1. _____
and politics of ancient civilisations. Coins were around it. Its mysteries and wonders have
first invented in the 7th century BCE, and the use captured the imagination of people from all
of coins spread rapidly throughout the ancient walks of life, and it continues to be an area of
world, and many civilisations minted their own active research and exploration. The sun is at the
unique coins with (2) _____ designs and symbols. centre of the solar system and is the largest object
One of the most significant aspects of ancient in it. The eight planets in the solar system, 2.
coins is the information they provide. Coins often _____ Earth, orbit around the sun in nearly
bear the images and inscriptions of rulers, which
circular paths. While the sun is at the centre of
can provide clues about their (3) _____ and the
the solar system and dominates its gravitational
values they held. They can also reveal
pull, each planet has its own unique set of
information about trade and commerce, as well
characteristics that makes it a fascinating object
as the materials and technology used in coin
minting. The craftsmanship and attention to to study. Each planet in the solar system has
detail in these coins are a (4) _____ to the skill unique characteristics and features. 3. _____
and creativity of ancient artists. While many planets, such as Mercury and Venus, are small
ancient coins are now rare and valuable and rocky, while others, like Jupiter and Saturn,
collector’s items, they were once a common form are much larger and made up mostly of gas. The
of currency used in everyday transactions. Their outer planets, Uranus and Neptune, are 4. _____
ubiquity and durability have allowed them to as ‘ice giants’ because they contain more water,
survive for centuries, providing a window into ammonia, and methane than the gas giants. In
the past for future generations to explore and (5) addition to the planets, the solar system also has
_____. SSC CHSL 2023 numerous moons, asteroids, and comets. These
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in objects provide important 5. _____ about the
blank 1. formation and evolution of the solar system.
(a) interference (b) divergence SSC CHSL 2023
(c) hint (d) glimpse 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.
blank 2.
(a) form (b) stick
(a) casual (b) intricate
(c) fly (d) orbit
(c) tangled (d) elementary
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 2.
blank 3.
(a) dissolving (b) diluting
(a) inactivity (b) performance
(c) excluding (d) including
(c) nature (d) reign
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 3.
blank 4.
(a) Many (b) Few
(a) confusion (b) refusal
(c) Some (d) A lot
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4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 4. blank number 3.
(a) restricted (b) indulged (a) more (b) better
(c) magnified (d) classified (c) most (d) extra
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 5. blank number 4.
(a) sets (b) biases (a) advise (b) have advised
(c) derivations (d) clues (c) did advised (d) advised
Answers 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 5.
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d)
(a) Could (b) Might
Practice Set- 353 (c) Can (d) May
Once king Krishnadeva Raya (1) _____ a parrot
Answers
of which he was excessively fond. He kept it in a
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (a)
silver cage and fed it fruits and nuts and
anything else the bird asked for. The parrot Practice Set- 354
longed for freedom and often asked for it, but the
Primitive cultures are those that exist in societies
king would always reply, "Ask for anything else."
that have not yet developed advanced
One day, the parrot said to the king, "Give me
technology or complex social (1) _____. These
freedom and I'II give you three (2) _____ advice cultures are often characterised by their close
that could be of great benefit to you." The king relationship with the natural world. Despite
loved the parrot, but he loved money (3) _____. being considered ‘primitive’, these cultures have
The parrot said, "Never believe everything that a rich history and a unique way of life that is (2)
is told to you. What you don't know is that I've _____ studying and preserving. These cultures
two priceless gems in my stomach,” said the often have a deep understanding of the
bird. "Two priceless gems," echoed the king, "Oh, environment and its cycles, and they have
what a fool I was to set you free! I'II regret this developed intricate systems of knowledge and
for the rest of my life!" I (4) _____ you never to belief that are closely tied to nature. For example,
grieve over losses but here you are grieving over indigenous cultures in the Amazon rainforest
losing me," said the parrot, "I advised you never have an (3) _____ knowledge of the medicinal
to believe everything you hear, but you properties of plants and the cycles of the seasons,
immediately believed me when I told you I had which they use to sustain themselves and their
two gems in my stomach. (5) _____ I have communities. Another important aspect is that
survived if I really had two gems in my these cultures often have complex systems of
stomach?" My third advice is, "Listen, learn to kinship and social hierarchy. Despite the many
listen with your mind instead of just with your challenges that primitive cultures face, including
ears.” Saying these words, the parrot flew away. the (4) _____ of modern societies and
environmental degradation, these cultures have
SSC CHSL 2023 an important role to play in our understanding
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in of the human experience. They offer a different
blank number 1. (5) _____ on the world and its complexities, and
(a) has (b) will have their traditions and knowledge have the
potential to inform and enrich our modern lives.
(c) have (d) had
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2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 2. 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(a) quantity of (b) digit of in blank 1.
(c) pieces of (d) number of (a) configurations (b) outlines
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2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank 2. blank number 4.
(a) worth (b) trivial (a) urged (b) invited
(c) important (d) insignificant (c) allowed (d) benefitted
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 3. blank number 5.
(a) estimated (b) intimate (a) appropriate (b) beneficial
(c) gained (d) acquired (c) remedial (d) fatal
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in SSC CHSL 2023
blank 4.
Answers
(a) migration (b) estimation
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d)
(c) possession (d) encroachment
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Practice Set- 356
blank 5. Clean India Mission is one of the most _____(1)
(a) blame (b) conclusion and popular missions to have taken place in India.
(c) biasness (d) perspective This mission includes a reward to a state and a
city. This encourages every citizen to keep the
Answers surroundings clean. This cleanliness campaign
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d) was _____(2) by the Indian government at the
national level, _____(3) all the rural towns and
Practice Set- 355 urban cities. Its primary objective is to spread
On an unfortunate accident, first aid experts awareness and importance of cleanliness. Slogans
stress that (1) _____ what to do for an (2) _____ are written on the banners and pictures are
victim until a doctor or other trained person gets painted in a very attractive manner to evoke the
feeling of cleanliness. After that, a major objective
to the accident scene can (3)_______a life,
was to teach citizens to _____(4) of waste
especially in cases of stoppage of breathing,
mindfully and to provide basic _____(5) facilities.
severe bleeding, and shock. People with special For this, wet and dry dustbins are kept by every
problems such as diabetes, epilepsy, or allergy citizen whether it is home or office.
are (4) _____ to wear some sort of emblem SSC CHSL 2023
identifying the problem, as a safeguard against
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
administration of medication that might be
in blank number 1.
injurious or even (5) _____.
(a) significant (b) meaningless
SSC CHSL 2023
(c) demonstrative (d) insignificant
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 1. in blank number 2.
(a) regarding (b) knowing (a) governed (b) rehearsed
(c) attempting (d) before (c) unorganised (d) dominated
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank number 3.
(a) efficient (b) inquiring (a) encompassing (b) restraining
(c) injured (d) accidental (c) excluding (d) preventing
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank number 3. blank number 4.
(a) soothe (b) harm (a) dispose (b) show
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5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 5. blank no. 4.
(a) contamination (b) purification (a) assumptions (b) perspectives
(c) sanitation (d) refinement (c) fears (d) biases
Answers 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) blank no. 5.
(a) propagate (b) advocate
Practice Set- 357
(c) recommend (d) inoculate
Communication is very important for us humans
Answers
in our daily lives. It means talking to others, (1)
_____ our thoughts and feelings, and listening to 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b)
what others have to say. When we communicate Practice Set- 358
well, we can understand each other better and
work together more (2) _____. Communication is Teenage is a (1) _____ of life that everyone goes
especially important at work, where we need to through between childhood andadulthood.
work as a team and achieve common goals. Good During this time, teenagers go through many
communication helps us to avoid changes both physically and emotionally. They
misunderstandings and (3) _____, and makes us may experience mood swings, have difficulty
more productive. In our personal relationships, expressing their feelings, and sometimes (2) _____
communication helps us to express our feelings impulsively. Teenagers are also trying to figure
and needs to our friends, family and partners.
out their place in the world and may face
When we communicate well, we can build
pressure from peers, parents and society to (3)
stronger relationships and understand each other
better. Communication is also important for _____ to certain expectations. It is important for
society as a whole. It helps us to share information, teenagers to have a support system that allows
ideas and knowledge, and to understand different them to explore their interests, develop their own
cultures and (4) _____. Communication can also identity and make healthy choices. Despite the
help us to make positive changes in our challenges that come with being a teenager, it
communities and (5) _____ for important causes. can also be an exciting and transformative time.
Overall, communication is a very important skill Teenagers have the (4) _____ to learn new skills,
that we all need to learn and practice. It can help make lifelong friends and explore new
us in many different ways and make our lives
experiences that can shape their future. It is
more fulfilling and successful.
important for parents, educators and other
SSC CHSL 2023
adults to provide teenagers with guidance,
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill support and resources that can help them (5)
in blank no. 1. _____ the challenges of adolescence.
(a) converging (b) modifying
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(c) classifying (d) sharing
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank no. 1.
blank no. 2.
(a) vibrantly (b) economically (a) milestone (b) transition
(c) sufficiently (d) effectively (c) phase (d) feeling
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
blank no. 3. in blank no. 2.
(a) quizzes (b) distractions (a) play (b) run
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3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
in blank no. 3. blank number 5.
(a) match (b) certify (a) ease (b) comfortable
(c) appeal (d) conform (c) agreeable (d) flush
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Answers
blank no. 4. 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)
(a) opportunity (b) possibility
Practice Set- 360
(c) ability (d) captivity
If there was such a thing as perfect food, eggs
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
would be a _____ (1) _____. They are readily
blank no. 5.
available, easy to cook, affordable and packed
(a) propagate (b) conclude _____ (2) _____ protein. An egg is meant to be
(c) reduce (d) corelate something that has all the right ingredients to
grow an organism, so obviously, it is very
Answers
nutrient-dense. Eating eggs alongside other food
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (c) can _____ (3) _____ our bodies absorb more
vitamins too. For example, one study found that
Practice Set- 359
adding an egg to a salad can increase how much
Daniel is worried lately. Usually, life is good for vitamin E we get from the salad. But for decades,
him. He (1) _____ a nice little shop where he sells eating eggs has also been controversial due to
souvenirs to tourists and lives in a nice cottage their _____ (4) _____ cholesterol content—which
with his wife and their three teenage kids. They some studies have linked to an increased risk of
have a dog and a cat and a backyard (2) _____ heart disease. Cholesterol, a yellowish fat
barbeque. They host all the family (3) _____, and produced in our liver and intestines, can be found
his wife's turkey is the best in the country. What in every one of our body's cells. We _____ (5)
can be better than that, right? But lately, not all _____ think of it as ‘bad’. But cholesterol is a
is well. There are (4) _____ clouds in the sky and crucial building block in our cell membranes. It
all they talk about is terror and war. They feel also is needed for the body to make vitamin D
something may happen. The (5) _____ life as he and the hormones testosterone and oestrogen.
knows may be lost forever. SSC CHSL 2023
SSC CHSL 2023
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 1.
in blank number 1.
(a) accepts (b) owns
(a) quickly (b) contender
(c) allows (d) blackens (c) compete (d) contend
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank number 2.
(a) during (b) from (a) a t (b) with
(c) under (d) for (c) on (d) for
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
blank number 3. in blank number 3.
(a) assemblies (b) crowds (a) abate (b) interrogate
(c) gatherings (d) rallies (c) questioned (d) help
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 4. blank number 4.
(a) dark (b) dire (a) ideal (b) low
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5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 5. blank 4.
(a) intermittently (b) remotely (a) fast (b) speedy
(c) normally (d) excitedly (c) rare (d) frequent
Answers 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank 5.
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c)
(a) proactive (b) bioactive
Practice Set- 361 (c) inactive (d) productive
Climatic disasters are (1) _____ increasingly Answers
common due to the effects of climate change.
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a)
These disasters include extreme weather events
such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and Practice Set- 362
droughts. To mitigate the effects of these
disasters, it is essential to invest in disaster Five centuries after Leonardo da Vinci painted
preparedness and (2)_____. The impact of the Mona Lisa (1503–19), the portrait hangs
climatic disasters is not limited to the loss of life behind bulletproof glass (1) ____ the Louvre
and property damage. For example, hurricanes Museum and draws thousands of jostling
can disrupt the oil and gas industry, leading to
spectators each day. It is the most famous painting
higher fuel prices and (3) _____. Floods can
damage crops and infrastructure, leading to food in the world, and yet, when viewers manage to
shortages and disruptions to transportation see the artwork up close, they are likely to be (2)
systems. Rising temperatures can lead to more ____ by the small subdued portrait of an ordinary
frequent heat waves, while changes in
woman. She’s dressed modestly in a translucent
precipitation patterns can lead to more (4) _____
droughts and floods. Climatic disasters veil, dark robes, and no jewellery. Much has been
disproportionately affect vulnerable said about her smile and gaze, but viewers still
populations. Collaboration among governments, might wonder what all the (3) ____ is about. Along
communities and businesses is crucial for with the mysteries of the sitter’s identity and her
effective disaster preparedness and response.
(4) ____ look, the reason for the work’s popularity
This involves investing in early warning
systems, improving infrastructure and is one of its many conundrums. Although many
emergency services and planning for post- theories have attempted to pinpoint one reason
disaster recovery. By taking a (5) _____ approach for the art piece’s celebrity, the most compelling
to disaster management, we can reduce the arguments insist that there is no one explanation.
impacts of climatic disasters and build more
resilient communities. SSC CHSL 2023 The Mona Lisa’s fame is the result of many chance
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill circumstances combined with the painting’s (5)
in blank 1. ____ appeal. SSC CHSL 2023
(a) became (b) become 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
(c) becomes (d) becoming in blank number 1.
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill (a) outside (b) toward
in blank 2.
(c) beside (d) within
(a) response (b) manifestation
(c) regeneration (d) evaluation 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
blank 3. (a) unfazed (b) fine
(a) failure (b) fatigue (c) composed (d) baffled
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3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank number 3. blank number 5.
(a) unease (b) censure (a) uptrend (b) decline
(c) cavil (d) fuss (c) upgrade (d) incline
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Answers
blank number 4. 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (a)
(a) murky (b) enigmatic
(c) dark (d) occult Practice Set- 364
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in Harry Potter was first introduced in the novel,
blank number 5. ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, as
(a) limited (b) logical an orphan who is (1) _____ by his guardian aunt
and uncle and their son. On his 11 th birthday
(c) inherent (d) focal
Harry discovers that his parents were a witch
Answers and a wizard and that he, a wizard himself, has
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) been invited to (2) _____ Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that
Practice Set- 363 his parents had not (3)_______ in a car accident,
Tea prices in the domestic market continue to as his aunt and uncle had told him, but that they
rule high in the (1) _____ year despite the instead had been murdered by an evil wizard
expectation of a higher production as compared named Voldemort. Harry was the only person
to the previous year. According to a preliminary to have ever (4) _____ an attack by Voldemort—
assessment (2) _____ on the weather (3) _____ in by somehow (5) _____ the latter’s ‘killing curse’—
recent months, tea output in the next year may which left him with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar
reach to 800 tonnes as (4) _____ 780 tonnes last on his forehead. SSC CHSL 2023
year. During the past three months, tea prices 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
have shown an (5) _____. Unlike last year, when in blank number 1.
tea prices were dramatically low, this year, prices
(a) bowed (b) dispirited
seem to have stabilised at rather high levels.
(c) crushed (d) mistreated
SSC CHSL 2023
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2.
in blank number 1.
(a) accompany (b) see
(a) second (b) current
(c) escort (d) attend
(c) first (d) last
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3.
in blank number 2.
(a) based (b) carried (a) lost (b) perished
(c) shared (d) flown (c) departed (d) vanished
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank number 4.
(a) forecast (b) outbreak (a) continued (b) tolerated
(c) condition (d) pattern (c) survived (d) thrived
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4. in blank number 5.
(a) compared (b) about (a) rebounding (b) failing
(c) above (d) against (c) recovering (d) rallying

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 Answers 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 5.
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a)
(a) anatomically (b) outwardly
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(c) reasonably (d) apparently
The entertainment (1) _____ built by Walt
Answers
Disney is sometimes called the ‘House of Mouse’
in acknowledgment of the leading role played 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d)
by Disney’s most famous creation, Mickey Practice Set- 365
Mouse. Mickey’s round mouse ears, either in
India will host an international summit on
silhouette or adorning a hat, have become one of
Buddhism here on April 20 and 21. Delegates
the most (2) _____ corporate logos in the world.
from 30 countries will participate, a notable
But if a few business decisions in the 1920s had exception (1) _____ China. Tibetan spiritual
gone differently, they could have been rabbit ears. leader, the Dalai Lama, is also unlikely to attend
In the mid-1920s Disney was a young (3) _____ the two-day conclave. The maiden conference
producing a series called the Alice Comedies, being organised by the Union Culture Ministry
short films that combined live-action footage and the International Buddhist Confederation
with animated images so that human actors will discuss (2) _____ global issues through a
appeared to interact with cartoon characters. Buddhist perspective. Over 170 delegates from
But he had grown tired of the series and wanted countries such as Mexico, Cambodia, Laos,
to move on to making completely animated films. Thailand and Japan and 150 from India will
participate in the summit to be held in the
In 1927 he got his wish, (4) _____ a deal with
national capital. The delegates (3) _____
Universal to produce a new series based on the
prominent scholars, monks, diplomats and
adventures of a character called Oswald the members of Buddhist organisations across the
Lucky Rabbit. Both the name and the species of globe. The largest number of delegates are from
the character had been picked by Universal— Sri Lanka (20) and Vietnam (30). Abhijit Haldar,
'Oswald’ was (5) _____ picked out of a hat of Director General of International Buddhist
names, and the character was made a rabbit Confederation, said that while no delegate had
because there were already too many cartoon been confirmed from China, there would be two
cats on the market. SSC CHSL 2023 participants from Taiwan. “The invitations (4)
_____ sent to various Buddhist institutions and
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
not to governments,” Mr. Haldar added. He also
in blank number 1. mentioned that the Dalai Lama (5) _____ not
(a) empire (b) province attend the event due to health issues.
(c) country (d) power SSC CHSL 2023
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank number 1.
(a) visible (b) notifiable (a) be (b) being
(c) recognisable (d) measurable (c) been (d) are
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank number 2.
(a) artisan (b) animator (a) old (b) contemporary
(c) miniaturist (d) craftsman (c) classical (d) ancient
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4. in blank number 3.
(a) crossing (b) bewitching (a) includes (b) include
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4. Select the most appropriate option to fill 5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4. in blank number 5.
(a) has (b) w a s (a) liberalisation (b) integration
(c) had (d) were (c) protectionism (d) diversification
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill Answers
in blank number 5.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c)
(a) dare (b) ought to
(c) used to (d) might Practice Set- 367
Answers All the housewives who went to the Kalpatharu
Supermarket in Bengaluru had one great
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d)
ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not
Practice Set- 366 have to pay for her (1) _____ . For this was what
Globalisation is not a new 1 _____. Traders that notice just inside the entrance promised. It
travelled vast distances in ancient times to buy said: ‘Remember, once a week, one of our
commodities that were 2 _____ and expensive customers gets free goods. This may be your (2)
for sale in their homelands. The Industrial _____ day!’ For several weeks Mrs. Batliwala
Revolution brought 3 _____ in transportation hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky
and communication in the 19th century that eased (3) _____. Unlike her friends she never gave up
trade across borders. The think tank, Peterson hope. Her kitchen was full of things which she
Institute for International Economics (PIIE), did not need. She dreamed of the day when the
states globalisation 4 _____ after World War I manager of the supermarket would approach
and nations moved toward 5 _____ as they
her and say “Madam, this is your lucky day. (4)
launched import taxes to more closely guard
_____ in your basket is free.” On Saturday
their industries in the aftermath of the conflict.
morning, Mrs. Batliwala went to the
SSC CHSL 2023 supermarket and bought only tea. She went to
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill the cash desk when the manager of the
in blank number 1. supermarket come up to her and said. “You are
(a) variation (b) concept our lucky customer and everything in your
(c) design (d) power basket is (5)_____!” SSC CHSL 2023
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill 1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 2. in blank number 1.
(a) common (b) preserved (a) jewellery (b) sugar
(c) rare (d) plentiful (c) cloths (d) shopping
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 3. in blank number 2.
(a) a decline (b) chaos (a) happy (b) smart
(c) advances (d) issues
(c) easy (d) lucky
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4.
in blank number 3.
(a) soared (b) de-escalated
(a) women (b) seller
(c) trooped (d) stalled
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4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 4.
in blank number 1.
(a) packets (b) products
(a) consent (b) announce
(c) everything (d) sample
(c) grant (d) agree
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in blank number 5.
in blank number 2.
(a) expensive (b) free
(a) when (b) where
(c) cheap (d) yours
(c) how (d) wh at
Answers 3. Select the most appropriate option to fill
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) in blank number 3.

Practice Set- 368 (a) peacefully (b) excitingly

(c) compulsorily (d) disruptively
Daniel talks to people about the right to life. He
says, “We have the right to live in freedom and 4. Select the most appropriate option to fill
in safety!” but the people do not (1) _____ and in blank number 4.
they say that the War is a big deal and it is not (a) chat (b) declare
up to us nor up to the government. The (c) speak (d) blabber
government knows what to do and only the
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill
government can decide (2) _____ is best. And if
in blank number 5.
the government says that there must be war,
then it must be so. Daniel does not accept this (a) wabbly (b) doubtlessly
and asks if there is a better solution. As all wars (c) absurdly (d) probably
end with agreements, can’t we do the
Answers
agreements without the fighting? Can’t the
government solve this (3) _____? Isn’t that the 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (d)
reason we have a government in the first place?
He decides to (4) _____ to people in his
government. He decides to write them and let
them know what he thinks. He knows one
opinion does not matter much, but he also
knows that if everyone in his own country and
on the other side would do this, there will (5)
_____ be no more wars. SSC CHSL 2023

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