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Things that can help you in option elimination
o Parts of speech of the given options
o Tense and forms of verb
o Connotation of the given options
o The context
o Repetition of words

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o Grammatical structures

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o Collocations

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1. As Paul was (1)________ his supper, Aunt Jenny (2) ________ him questions that have

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been full of deceit , and had a very deep meaning, for she wanted to trap him. It seemed
as if she was endowed with a (3) ________ which could hunt for dark and mysterious

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tact. She asked, “Did you now not want to swim, Paul?” Paul felt an uncomfortable

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(4)________ . He (5) ________ Aunt Jenny’s face; however it informed him nothing. So,

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he said, “No, ma’am.”

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1. (a) grazing (b) churning (c) feeding (d) eating
2. (a) submitted (b) demanded (c) allowed (d) asked
3. (a) technique (b) purpose (c) weakness (d) talent
4. (a) guess (b) view (c) drop (d) suspicion

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5. (a) chased (b) pursued (c) ruffled (d) searched

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2. The period from 1858-1905 was the seed time of Indian nationalism; and the early
nationalists (1) ________ the seeds well and deep. Instead of basing their nationalism

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or appeals to (2) ___________ sentiments and passing emotions, or abstract rights
of freedom and liberty, or on obscurantist appeals to the past, they_______ (3) it in a

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hard-headed and penetrating analysis of the complex mechanism of modern imperial-

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ism and the chief contradiction between the interests of the Indian people and British
rule. The result was that they (4) ___________ a common political and economic pro-
gramme which (5) ___________ rather than divided the different sections of the people.

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Later on, the Indian people could gather around this programme and wage powerful
struggles.
SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 Shift-II
1. (a) sowed (b) scattered (c) threw (d) buried
2. (a) deep (b) shallow (c) grounded (d) profound
3. (a) rooted (b) minded (c) controlled (d) drove
4. (a) uprooted (b) banished (c) evolved (d) collapsed
5. (a) complicated (b) dissolved (c) united (d) classified

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3. Cities are the great havens for knowledge, culture, and social life. Vibrant cultures are
found in cities because it takes a 1.________ population to support museums, concert
halls, sports teams, and night-life districts. Cities also offer rich social opportunities.
People in rural areas enjoy only limited social opportunities because 2.________ the
small local population. City dwellers can choose their friends and mates from among
a large number of people of 3.________ interests and inclinations. We are not likely to
abandon the city as a 4.________ institution, but we need to make sure that our trans-
port arrangements do not 5.________ the ‘city’s’ other functions.
SSC CHSL 02/07/2024 Shift-III
1. (a) dumb (b) lazy (c) large (d) small
2. (a) for (b) off (c) with (d) of
3. (a) feigning (b) similar (c) wasteful (d) declining

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4. (a) educational (b) psychological (c) cultural (d) religious
5. (a) support (b) boost (c) damage (d) help

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4. There is nothing more (1)_________ than when you sit down at your table to study with

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the most sincere of intentions and instead of being able to finish the task at hand you

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find your thoughts (2)_________. However, there are certain techniques that you can
use to (3)______ your concentration. To begin with, one should (4)______ to create the

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physical environment that is conducive to (5)_____ thought.
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(a) surprising (b) interesting (c) exciting (d) frustrating

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(a) tiring (b) wandering (c) interesting (d) worrying

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(a) discover (b) commit (c) enhance (d) convince
(a) announce (b) imagine (c) attempt (d) lead
(a) joyful (b) dazzling (c) focussed (d) cautious

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5. Famines were (1) ___________ during the period of British rule due to many reasons
(2) __________ unemployment following import of machine-made goods from Britain,
overexploitation of farmers and (3) _________ access to food. India suffered two very
severe droughts in 1965 and 1966. India achieved (4)___________ in food grains by the
year 1976 through the implementation of the seed water-fertiliser-led (5) ___________.
The country is no longer exposed to real famines. However, lack of purchasing power
continues to haunt people in some parts of the country.
SSC CHSL 04/07/2024 Shift-III
1. (a) paused (b) excruciated (c) discouraged (d) caused
2. (a) including small-scale (b) excluding small-scale
(c) including large-scale (d) excluding large-scale

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3. (a) inflated (b) restricted (c) unlimited (d) basic
4. (a) goal (b) self-sufficiency (c) incompetency (d) success

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5. (a) Green Revolution (b) White Revolution

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(c) Blue Revolution (d) Pink Revolution

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6. Nutrition experts have researched the bad effects of junk food and have come to the

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(1)________ that junk food manufacturing companies are fooling the people (2)_____ de-

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ceptive advertisements that show junk food as healthy. We must substitute junk food
with (3)_______ food like fruits and vegetables. So the next time you think of (4)______

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that burger, hotdog, pizza, samosa, kachori or even ice cream in a restaurant, eating

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joint or a party, stop your instincts and look for some healthier food (5)_____ instead.

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SSC CHSL 04/07/2024 Shift-IV
1. (a) conclusion (b) assumption (c) derivation (d) solution
2. (a) observing (b) showing (c) assuming (d) blowing

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3. (a) expensive (b) cleaner (c) powerful (d) healthier
4. (a) skipping (b) grabbing (c) building (d) turning

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5. (a) options (b) chances (c) comparisons (d) additions

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7. Today, lets explore the significant role of human beings in shaping the world as we
know it. Can you 1._______ a world without human beings? Who would have 2._______

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the resources and created social and cultural environment? The people are 3._____
to develop the economy and the society. The people make and use resources and are

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themselves resources with 4._____ quality. Coal is but a piece of rock, until people were
able to 5.____ technology to obtain it and make it a ‘resource’.

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SSC CHSL 05/07/2024 Shift-IV
1. (a) imagine (b) ignore (c) neglect (d) fabricate
2. (a) utilised (b) broken (c) crippled (d) destroyed
3. (a) frantic (b) crucial (c) hopeful (d) hasty
4. (a) alternating (b) varying (c) inconstant (d) deviating
5. (a) invent (b) open (c) fashion (d) mint

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8. A few months after Conrads death, the nobles met at Aix-la-Chapelle and elected Henry
to be their king. At this time, it was the (1)________ in Europe to hunt various birds,
such as the wild duck and partridge, with falcons. The falcons were long-winged birds
of prey, (2)________ hawks. They were trained to (3)________ on their masters wrist and
wait patiently until they were told to fly. Then they would swiftly (4) ________ at their
prey and bear it to the ground. Henry was very fond of falconry and hence was known
as Henry the Fowler, or Falconer. As soon as the other dukes had elected him king, a
messenger was sent to Saxony to (5)________ him of the honour done for him. After a
search of some days, he was at last found, far up in the Hartz Mountains, hunting with
his falcons.
(SSC CHSL 08/07/2024)
1. (a) motive (b) custom (c) conventions (d) ritualistic
2. (a) resembling (b) favouring (c) echoing (d)subjugating

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3. (a) perch (b) sitting (c) lurch (d) chirp

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4. (a) flight (b)dashed (c) dart (d) leapt

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5. (a) nullify (b) communicate (c) inform (d) convey

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9. Water is 1.________ for life and for good health. Not only is it necessary for us to be
able to meet our daily needs but safe drinking water can 2._____ many water-related

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diseases. India has one of the largest number of cases of 3._____ such as diarrhoea,
dysentery, and cholera. Over 1,600 Indians, most of them children below the age of

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five, 4.________ die every day because of water related diseases. These deaths can be

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prevented if people have 5._______ to safe drinking water.

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SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 Shift-IV
1. (a) intrinsic (b) essential (c) primary (d) insistent
2. (a) prevent (b) forbid (c) restrain (d) hamper

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3. (a) sufferings (b) diseases (c) laments (d) distress
4. (a) ostensibly (b) distinctly (c) assuredly (d) reportedly

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5. (a) entrance (b) accession (c) providence (d) access

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10. There is a saying that coming events cast their shadows before. (1)________, it is not
universally true. Something can happen within a second, and one may not (2)________

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it. (3)________, some instances show that predictions based on certain signs have gone
wrong. People generally say that natural calamities can be predicted by observing the

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animals. But what if animals are suffering from some disease and don’t show any signs
before the event appears? They may fail to make peculiar sounds or actions about the

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events which are going to take place. (4)________, some unnatural calamities that are
likely to appear may forecast their shadows by some bad omens. (5)________, we should
not completely cancel out the possibilities that animals can sense certain unnatural
happenings.
SSC CGL 09/09/2024 Shift-II
1. (a) therefore (b) moreover (c) furthermore (d) however
2. (a) affect (b) rescind (c) foresee (d) legalise
3. (a) however (b) moreover (c) nevertheless (d) therefore
4. (a) therefore (b)besides (c) despite (d) secondly
5. (a) moreover (b) nevertheless (c) however (d) therefore

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11. Tea prices in the domestic (1)__________ continue to rule high in the current year de-
spite the expectation of a higher production as compared to the previous year. During
the past three months, tea prices have been (2)__________ with the prices of other com-
panies. Unlike last year, tea prices have generally shown (3) __________, when tea pric-
es rose dramatically, this year, prices seem to have (4) __________ at a rather high level.
In the subsequent four months, the (5)__________ average price showed a downtrend.
SSC CGL Pre 09/09/2024 Shift-III
1. (a) market (b) area (c) zone (d) field
2. (a) aligning (b) favouring (c) countering (d) encountering
3. (a) an inflow (b) an innate (c) a reduction (d) an uptrend
4. (a) stabilised (b) moderated (c) equated (d) abated

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5. (a) monthly (b) half yearly (c) weekly (d) yearly

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12. The third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017- 2031, underlying India’s plan for wild-

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life conservation, was unveiled (1)______ the Global Wildlife Programme conference. The

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plan recognises (2)________ addresses concerns pertaining to climate changes and its

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impact on wildlife. The plan details the importance of ecosystems for food production,
health and other aspects of (3)______ survival and sustainable development. It also

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emphasizes preservation of genetic (4)_______ and sustainable utilization of species
and ecosystems which has direct bearing on our scientific advancements and support

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to millions of rural communities. The plan underscores rehabilitation of threatened

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wildlife species (5)_______ inland aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems while con-

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serving their habitats.
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1. (a) at (b) for (c) in (d) to
2. (a) to (b) and (c) in (d) for

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3. (a) group (b) human (c) species (d) breed
4. (a) conflict (b) diversity (c) focus (d) rejection

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5. (a) including (b) gathering (c) counting (d) mixing

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13. Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an (1) _________ by the Government of India to celebrate

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and remember 75 years of independence and the beautiful history of its people, cul-
ture and achievements. This Mahotsav is (2) _________ to the people of India, who have

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not only been instrumental in bringing India this far in its evolutionary journey but
also (3) _________ the power and potential to realise Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's

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(4) _________ of activating India 2.0, fuelled by the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The
formal journey of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav began on 12 March 2021, beginning a
(5)______ to our 75th anniversary of independence and will finish a year later on 15
August 2023.
SSC CGL Pre 11/09/2024 Shift-I
1. (a) associate (b) initiative (c) obligation (d) occult
2. (a) dedicated (b) alienated (c) refused (d) withhold
3. (a) clarifies (b) possess (c) concludes (d) obtains
4. (a) graphics (b) vision (c) design (d) control
5. (a) allocation (b) countdown (c) custom (d) breakdown

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14. Earthquake is the (1)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of

the earth's outer rocky crust. During an earthquake, rock disturbances can cause riv-
ers to change their flow. Landslides (2)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant
destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (3)_________ of damaging waves caused by
large earthquakes that occur under the ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone.
Many (4)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures.
The (5)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and
shifts.
SSC CGL Pre 13/09/2024 Shift-II
1. (a) innovative (b) expansive (c) deliberate (d) abrupt
2. (a) triggered (b) subdued (c) blocked (d) prevented
3. (a) interruption (b) arrest (c) disorder (d) succession

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4. (a) survival (b) fatalities (c) durability (d) viability

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5. (a) depth (b) corpse (c) discipline (d) magnitude

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15. The adverse (1)__________ of climate change and environmental degradation are in-

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creasingly driving human mobility the world over, particularly in countries with high
exposure and low (2)__________ capacity. While most climate-related mobility currently

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occurs within countries, desperation and deteriorating environments can also compel
people to seek a livelihood elsewhere through (3)__________ migration. While climate

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change negatively impacts everyone, everywhere, those already in vulnerable situa-

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tions due to geography, poverty, gender, age, disability, origin, or other status, includ-

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ing migrant women who (4)__________ climate-sensitive livelihoods, and children who
are less able to survive extreme weather events, are at the greatest risk of suffering
harm. It is (5)__________ to recognise this reality and take meaningful action to protect
the human rights of those most affected by climate change, including migrants.

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SSC CGL Pre 17/09/2024 Shift-II
1. (a) renounce (b) affects (c) effects (d) practice

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2. (a) adaptive (b) adoptive (c) minimum (d) affective
3. (a) regard (b) fast (c) fixate (d) irregular

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4. (a) depend from (b) depend at (c) depend on (d) depend in
5. (a) optional (b) secondary (c) resistant (d) imperative

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16. Rory Cooper was a top aide to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the up-and-
coming Virginia Republican who lost a 2014 House primary. He was also a prominent

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Never Trumper, openly (1)_______ how awful he found the 45th president. The cause
Cooper has (2)______ himself to for the past year, though, is closer to home. He is,
as he puts it in his Twitter bio, ‘Apparently Mr. Open the Schools’. A father of a fifth
grader, a second grader and a kindergartner, Cooper is (3)______ because the public
schools in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives, have not reopened. Fairfax, in the Wash-
ington, D.C., suburbs, is one of the school districts that has moved (4)_______ toward
in-person learning, and it is still not close: only in the past few weeks have students
started to return to classrooms, and only about half of those eligible have opted to go
back, for an (5)_______ of two days a week.
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1. (a) frisking (b) skipping (c) detailing (d) ignoring

2. (a) committed (b) pacified (c) sorted (d) isolated
3. (a) indebted (b) provoked (c) excited (d) frustrated
4. (a) plainest (b) slowest (c) longest (d) strangest
5. (a) average (b) amount (c) ideal (d) understanding

17. The limbs of the flying squirrel are interlinked with a membrane. When the creature
(1)________ into the air, the membrane opens and the squirrel seems to (2)_______ swift-
ly downwards. This movement gives the (3)_______ of flight. However, it is not flying re-
ally. It is a (4)_______ in the air from a higher level. It is also noteworthy that a squirrel
cannot (5)_____ its direction while it is in flying mode.
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1. (a) spring (b) cross (c) hurdle (d) leaps
2. (a) skate (b) skim (c) wheel (d) glide

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3. (a) affect (b) suspicion (c) fancy (d) impression

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4. (a) progress (b) motion (c) sign (d) wave

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5. (a) adopt (b) replace (c) adept (d) swap

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Recently, the (1)________ of heart-attacks in young Indians (2)________ increased tre-

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mendously. Doctors are surprised to note that young men and women with seemingly

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healthy lifestyle are suffering deadly heart attacks. (3)________ diet and exercise play

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a (4)________ role in a person’s overall wellbeing, mental health is also a valuable fac-

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tor. The (5)________ urban lifestyle is causing anxiety and depression in young Indians
which may be a major factor behind the increased numbers.
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1. (a) amount (b) number (c) percent (d) height

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2. (a) have been (b) had (c) has (d) have
3. (a) Since (b) Although (c) In spite of (d) However

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4. (a) historic (b) epic (c) monumental (d) increased
5. (a) fast-paced (b) cosmic (c) rapidly (d) wilderness

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19. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary (1) _________ of average accom-

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plishment in important areas of human development, (2) _________ living a long and
healthy life, being informed and having a good quality of living. The HDI is the geomet-

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ric mean of the normalised (3) _________ for each dimension. The health component is
(4) _________ by life expectancy at birth, while the education dimension is measured by

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the average number of years of schooling for individuals aged 25 and above, as well as
the (5) _________ number of years of schooling for school-age children.
SSC CGL Pre 23/09/2024 Shift-III
1. (a) regiment (b) assessment (c) involvement (d) collect
2. (a) segregating (b) exaggerating (c) including (d) manifesting
3. (a) features (b) contents (c) indices (d) glimpses
4. (a) levitated (b) escaped (c) triggered (d) measured
5. (a) accompanied (b) hypnotized (c) predicted (d) neglected

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20. The mathematician Federico Ardila-Mantilla grew up in Colombia, an (1) ______ stu-
dent but gifted in math. He was failing most of his classes at his high school in Bogotá
when someone (2) _____him to apply to MIT. He had not heard of the school. To his
surprise, he got in, and he went on scholarship. Mathematically, he did well. One of
his professors, an acid-tongued theoretician known to (3) _____ his audience to a herd
of cows, routinely tucked ‘open’ math problems into homework assignments, without
telling the students. These had never been solved by anyone. Ardila solved one. He
went on to receive his bachelor’s and Ph.D. in math from MIT. But his academic expe-
rience was also one of isolation. Part of it had to do with his own (4)___. Part of it was
cultural. As a Latino, he was very much in the minority in the department, and he did
not feel comfortable in American mathematical spaces. No one had tried to explicitly
(5) ______ him, yet he felt alone. In math, collaborating with others opens up new kinds
of learning and thinking. But in his nine years at MIT, Ardila worked with others only

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twice.
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1. (a) apprehensive (b) apologetic (c) indifferent (d) excellent

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2. (a) dissuaded (b) suggested (c) removed (d) dispirited

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3. (a) compare (b) malign (c) strangulate (d) differentiate
4. (a) introversion (b) molestation (c) quantification (d) interrogation

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5. (a) exclude (b) fabricate (c) incorporate (d) stratify

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Listening starts with hearing but goes (1)___________.Hearing, in other words, is nec-

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essary, but is not a sufficient (2)___________ for listening. Listening involves hearing

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with attention. Listening is a process that (3)___________concentration. While listen-
ing, one should also be observant. In other words, listening has to do with the ears,
(4)____________ with the eyes and the mind. Listening is to be understood as the total
process that involves hearing with attention, being observant and making interpreta-

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tions. Good communication is essentially a/an (5)___________ process.
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1. (a) towards (b) across (c) beyond (d) throughout
2. (a) place (b) decorum (c) condition (d) scenario

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3. (a) calls for (b) disposes of (c) takes for (d) brings up
4. (a) although (b) rather (c) as well as (d) yet

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5. (a) onerous (b) obnoxious (c) interactive (d) pecuniary

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22. We naturally seek the company of those whose (1) _________ are the same as our own.

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Fools do not like the (2) _________ of wise men, and wise men avoid fools. Serious mind-
ed people do not find much in common with (3) _________ folk, and vice versa. Sinners
feel uncomfortable with (4) _________ and do not seek their company. We can, there-
fore, as a rule, judge a man’s (5) _________ by the company he keeps.
SSC CGL Pre 25/09/2024 Shift-II
1. (a) organisations (b) institutes (c) apathy (d) tastes
2. (a) company (b) culture (c) serious (d) antagonist
3. (a) solemn (b) thoughtful (c) grave (d) frivolous
4. (a) knave (b) rowdy (c) saints (d) commoners
5. (a) futurities (b) character (c) heirloom (d) legacy

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23. Why do people yawn? No one seems to know the exact (1)________. Some people believe
that we yawn (2) ________ we do not have enough oxygen in our bodies. In (3) ________
words, we yawn to breathe in (4) ________ oxygen. People also believe that yawning is
associated (5) ________ boredom.
SSC CPO Pre 27/06/2024 Shift-III
1. (a) reason (b) basis (c) explanation (d) reality
2. (a) why (b) while (c) when (d) as
3. (a) new (b) other (c) rather (d) some
4. (a) less (b) more (c) little (d) much
5. (a) in (b) with (c) by (d) on

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24. “Can I come along with you on your fishing trip, please?” asked Millie. Her two elder
brothers (1)________ at her scornfully. “Fishing is a man's (2) ________,” said her older

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brother, Derek. “Girls are not (3) ________ at fishing.” (4) ________ a while, however, Mil-

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lie managed to persuade her brothers to take her (5) ________. When they reached the

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fishing pond, the two brothers wandered off by themselves.

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1. (a) observed (b) saw (c) watched (d) looked

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2. (a) competition (b) gaming (c) matches (d) sport
3. (a) acceptable (b) good (c) likeable (d) sound

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4. (a) Nearly (b) Then (c) Before (d) After

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5. (a) within (b) among them (c) with them (d) along

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25. Mowgli is a (1)____________ character from Rudyard Kipling's classic ‘The Jungle Book’.
Raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Mowgli (2)___________ thrilling adventures and

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forms friendships with various animals, like Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear.
Throughout the story, he (3)____________ the challenges of living among both hum and

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jungle creatures, all while learning essential life lessons. ‘The Jungle Book’ continues
to (4)___________ readers of all ages with its (5)______________ portrayal of Mowgli's re-

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markable journey of self-discovery and the beauty of the natural world.
SSC CPO Pre 28/06/2024 Shift-II

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1. (a) despised (b) overlooked (c) beloved (d) scorned
2. (a) exaggerates (b) excavates (c) experiences (d) enunciates

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3. (a) procures (b) customizes (c) navigates (d) coordinates
4. (a) captivate (b) manipulate (c) magnify (d) register

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5. (a) ordinary (b) enchanting (c) abnormal (d) surprising

26. Literature is a reflection of society and often (1)______ insight into the human expe-
rience. Through various forms like novels, poems, and plays, literature allows us to
(2)______ different emotions and perspectives. It can serve as a (3)______ for social
issues, shedding light on topics that need attention. Reading literature not only en-
hances our language skills but also (4)______ empathy by helping us understand the
feelings of characters. In a rapidly changing world, literature (5)______ a timeless portal
to diverse worlds and cultures.
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1. (a) denies (b) suggests (c) garners provides (d) offers

2. (a) exploit (b) explore (c) exclaim (d) explain
3. (a) platform (b) planking (c) plank (d) planks
4. (a) provokes (b) withers (c) avoids (d) cultivates
5. (a) became (b) become (c) becomes (d) becoming

27. The Kodagu district administration ________ (1) planned a Honey Festival in the gar-
dens of Raja Seat in Madikeri on 24 and 25 December. The festival, which has been
planned in association with Kodagu Zilla Panchayat and Horticulture Department,
_____ (2) aimed at encouraging _______ (3) in Kodagu in view of the worldwide demand
for Coorg honey. The festival is _________ (4) to bring together not only people engaged
in apiculture, but also scientists, societies and companies _________ (5) in producing

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honey.
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3. (a) agriculture (b) horticulture (c) apiculture (d) sericulture

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4. (a) excepted (b) accepted (c) expected (d) sophisticated

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5. (a) captivated (b) engrossed (c) engaged (d) related

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28. In its basic form, nursing can be seen as a duty, but beyond the (1)_________ opera-

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tional activities that lay the (2)___________ of our daily work, the profession is all about

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grace. Helping people is a (3)_________ calling. It is a privilege to serve my fellow human
beings. Fifteen years has seen many ups and downs at the workplace, but I have en-
joyed (4)____________ the many patients who come into my care, and have prayed for
the souls of those who were on the (5)____________ of death.

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1. (a) inadvertent (b) incessant (c) transparent (d) robust

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2. (a) foundation (b) placement (c) pleasing (d) delicacy
3. (a) Diffident (b) Noble (c) problematic (d) Corrosive

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4. (a) Serving (b) Deceiving (c) Hosting (d) preventing
5. (a) longevity (b) brink (c) leverage (d) allowance

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29. She was, I think, a good woman – and she had him sent (1)_______. When her husband

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died, she (2)_________ the truth. And so, to save the man she loved, she tried to destroy

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the (3)________ against him. Later, I think, he (4)_________ her that her suspicions were
(5)_________, and she consented to marry him.
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1. (a) through (b) on (c) away (d) by
2. (a) smuggled (b) filed (c) debited (d) suspected
3. (a) opportunity (b) time (c) crime (d) evidence.
4. (a) killed (b) guessed (c) pondered (d) persuaded
5. (a) concrete (b) unfounded (c) true (d) facts

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30. A landslip refers to the (1)_________ of rock, soil or other materials as they descend
along an inclined surface of terrain. Landslides can be triggered by several factors such
as precipitation, seismic activity, volcanic eruptions or other destabilising elements
affecting the slope. (2)__________, being scholars specialising in the examination of the
Earth’s physical structures, occasionally classify landslides as a sort of mass wasting.
Mass wasting refers to any process in which there is a downward shift of the Earth's
surface resulting in erosion. Additional forms of mass wasting are rockfalls and the
movement of coastal sediments known as alluvium. Landslides pose (3)__________ risks
to both, human lives and property in close proximity to densely inhabited regions.
SSC Stenographer 10/12/2024 Shift-III
1. (a) displacement (b) abduction (c) altercation (d) embezzlement
2. (a) Geologists (b) Botanists (c) Pathologists (d) Archaeologists.
3. (a) small (b) minimal (c) significant (d) zero

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31. Landslides result in an approximate annual toll of 25 to 50 fatalities and generate
economic losses amounting to $3.5 billion inside the United States. The (4)_________ of

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landslides can be heightened by human activities, including but not (5)____________ to

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agriculture and building. Several operations, such as irrigation, deforestation, excava-
tion and water leakage, have the potential to induce slope destabilisation or weaken-

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32. Located 10 miles off Scotland’s north-eastern coast, the Orkney islands are a treasure
trove of history. When I visited one of Orkney’s famous prehistoric (1)____, the Mae-
showe tomb, my first impression was of an unremarkable reen mound (2)______ by a

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ditch. Despite its appearance, this 5,000-year-old (3)____ place is actually a master-
piece of (4)_______ design and engineering, and a testament (5)______ the skill of Or-

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kney’s prehistoric residents. That’s because, (6)______ around three weeks either side
of the winter solstice (which takes (7)______ on 21 or 22 December each year), visitors

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have the chance to see something truly magical (8)_____ here.
During this time of year, the narrow passage into the (9)______ becomes more than just

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an entrance: it was deliberately designed (10)______ with the setting of the midwinter
sun. Just as the last rays start to disappear which is at around 15:10 at this deepest,

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darkest time of midwinter– a shaft of light creeps down the (a) scenes passageway, slips
across the floor of the tomb and illuminates the back wall like a golden, glowing door-

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way to another world.
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1. (a) scenes (b) sights (c) seats (d) sites
2. (a) surrounds (b) surround (c) surrounding (d) surrounded
3. (a) burying (b) burial (c) burry (d) buried
4. (a) chronological (b) historical (c) ancient (d) antiquated
5. (a) to (b) on (c) by (d) at
6. (a) about (b) for (c) in (d) with
7. (a) room (b) abode (c) place (d) home

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8. (a) occur (b) arise (c) perform (d) retire

9. (a) grave (b) memorial (c) tomb (d) graveyard
10. (a) align (b) aligned (c) aligning (d) to align

33. Air India showcased its first A350 to the world on Thursday (18 January) at the Be-
gumpet Airport in Hyderabad as part of the ongoing air show Wings 2024. The first
aircraft of a (1)_______ of 20 arrived on 23 December 2023 from Toulouse in France
and was (2)__________ for the first time on 18 January. Five more (3)________ premi-
um passenger aircrafts are scheduled (4)_________ by March this year. This makes Air
India (5)________ first Indian carrier to be operating the A350. Commercial operations
for the same are scheduled to begin (6)_________ 22 January later this month. With the
induction of the A350, Air India is (7)________ to overhaul its image and service to the

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passengers. The A350 comes equipped (8)_________ a powerful and fuel-efficient Rolls-
Royce Trent xwb engine. Once you (9)___________ inside the aircraft, you can immedi-

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ately (10)________ the threeclass cabin configuration: business, premium economy and

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economy spread across 316 seats.

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2. (a) showcases (b) showcase (c) showcased (d) showcasing

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3. (a) same (b) as (c) so (d) such
4. (a) arrival (b) arriving (c) arrived (d) to arrive

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7. (a) accepting (b) supposing (c) believing (d) hoping
8. (a) with (b) for (c) to (d) in
9. (a) step (b) forward (c) advance (d) skip

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10. (a) look (b) get (c) see (d) watch

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34. The Sun is about 1.4 million kilometres (1)_____ diameter, while the Earth is about
13,000 kilometers wide. This indicates that the Sun’s width would need to be filled by

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more than one hundred Earths. Sunspots are dreary (2)_____ on the Sun’s surface that
are two thousand degrees Celsius cooler than the rest of the surface. The coolest piece

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of the sunspot is the dim focus called the umbra. The penumbra surrounds it. On the
Sun’s surface, some sunspots are just specks. Additionally, they appear in groups up

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to ten times larger than arth. They can sometimes reach 200,000 miles in length. As
the Sun rotates, these groups (3)_____ to travel across the Sun over two weeks. Every

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11 years, the number of sunspots reaches its maximum. The solar or sunspot cycle
(4)______ to this. The Earth’s weather may become more extreme and warm during the
peak of sunspot activity. According to the (5)______ made by satellites like Nimbus 7,
when sunspots are at their largest, less heat reaches Earth.
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1. (a) on (b) of (c) in (d) at
2. (a) province (b) regions (c) belt (d) section
3. (a) act (b) shape (c) show (d) appear
4. (a) entrust (b) pass (c) cite (d) refers

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5. (a) observations (b) inspections (c) invalidations (d) perceptions

35. "Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the mag-
pie, the raven, and __(1)_ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the
bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has_(2). accustomed to his
changing environment. One cannot help _ (3) _ into the speculative mood in view of the
sharp contrasts _ (4) _ the birds of the East and _ (5) _ of the West.
1. (a) what (b) it (c) that (d) there
2. (a) become (b) become (c) to be (d) fallen
3. (a) falling (b) fallen (c) to fall (d) fell
4. (a) beside (b) beneath (c) between (d) below
5. (a) whose (b) this (c) those (d) whom

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36. Literature is a ___ (1) through which a person conveys his ideas towards or protest ___

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(2) different norms of society. The words that deal with a ____ (3) issue are of particular

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importance in literature. They are ____ (4) with a particular purpose in _____(5).

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3. (a) broad (b) insensitive (c) moral (d) economical

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37. Democracy should ____ (1) the dignity of the individual. It should also aim at the ____
(2) good of the greatest ____ (3). The opposition party should____ (4) the wrong plans,
policies and decisions of the government in power. The government should cater to the

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____ (5) needs of the people to make its position solid.
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1. (a) build (b) ensure (c) keep (d) support
2. (a) greatest (b) smallest (c) largest (d) heaviest

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3. (a) people (b) digit (c) number (d) individual
4. (a) rely on (b) support (c) oppose (d) against

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5. (a) genuine (b) mere (c) emotional (d) luxurious

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so, English is perhaps the most ____ (2) lens through which to see animals. It has ____
(3) a cross eyed view of birds, beasts, fish and fowl. The very word animal" can ____ (4)
the brutish and the sensual. Animal ____ (5) imply baseness and vulgarity.
SSC CGL (09/08/2017)
1. (a) lens (b) resource (c) source (d) telescope
2. (a) distorting (b) disturbing (c) popular (d) useful
3. (a) accompanied (b) exercised (c) perpetuated (d) undeterred
4. (a) connote (b) rectify (c) trouble (d) understand
5. (a) breeding (b) gesture (c) instincts (d) species

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