1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

English – 1EQ Mock for CGL - 1

Attempt the Mock Now. 3. Select the correctly spelled sentence.
CGL 2025 (Revision) Study Group by 1EQ (a) The athlete's acheivements are impressive.
(b) The athlete’s achievements are imprressive.
Available in 6 Languages:
- English (c) The athletees achievements are impressive.
- Hindi (d) The athlete’s achievements are impressive.
- Bengali
4. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
- Tamil
substitute for the underlined group of words.
- Telugu
In industries, it is very common to observe that
- Marathi
people show undue favour to one’s own relative
during the hiring process.
Where is the group available?
(a) liberalism (b) racism

1PYQ App (Android): (c) communism (d) nepotism

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com
5. Select the most appropriate option that can
.app.onepyq
substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence.
1PYQ App (iOS):
She was foolish enough to think that she be
https://apps.apple.com/in/app/1pyq/id6473720012
completely safe now.
(a) have been completely safe
LAPTOP & DESKTOP:
https://web.1pyq.com/auth (b) were completely safe

-------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) is completely safe

1. Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled (d) has being completely safe
order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to
6. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the
form a meaningful sentence.
given word.
A. a lot
(a) Inexorable (b) Confident
B. my daily routine
(c) Avoidable (d) Clear
C. i have missed
D. since my retirement 7. Select the most appropriate meaning of the
E. at the workplace underlined idiom/phrase.
(a) BADEC (b) CBEAD I had heard of henpecked husbands and now, I felt
(c) BEADC (d) BACED that I saw one.
(a) Dominating husbands
2. The following sentence has been divided into
(b) Oppressed husband
three segments. One of them may contain an
error. Select the option that has the segment with (c) Controlling husband
the error. If you don’t find any error, select ‘No (d) Bossy husbands
error’ as your answer.
Mr. Ali’s shop / is further to / the hospital. 8. Select the most appropriate synonym of the
(a) the hospital (b) No error underlined word.
It takes time to adapt to a new environment.
(c) is further to (d) Mr. Ali’s shop
(a) Adjust (b) Apply

1 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ
 1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

(c) Control (d) Understand 15. Select the most appropriate idiom that can
substitute the underlined segment in the given
9. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
sentence.
substitute for the given group of words.
Roshan, it’s time for you to give your speech to the
The statistical study of human populations.
whole school, wishing you luck to do well.
(a) Demography (b) Photography
(a) High five (b) Hands down
(c) Palaeography (d) Astronomy
(c) Break a leg (d) Down in the dumps
10. Select the option that expresses the given sentence
in passive voice.
16. The following sentence has been split into four
segments. Identify the segment that contains a
They are organising a concert for charity.
spelling error.
(a) A concert is being organised by them for charity.
Big Data has inandated / the education industry. / It
(b) A concert for charity is organising by them. has transformed it / by leaps and bounds.
(c) They are organising a charity concert. (a) By leaps and bounds

(d) They are being organised a concert for charity. (b) Big Data has inandated

11. Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled (c) The education industry
order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to (d) It has transformed it
form a meaningful sentence.
17. Select the option that can be used as a one-word
A. all the plants and animals of today
substitute for the given group of words.
B. it is written that Brahma is the God of creation
One who tends to look at the dark side of things
C. and it is He who has made
(a) Dynamist (b) Optimist
D. in the book of Hindu mythology
(a) CABD (b) DBCA (c) Polemist (d) Pessimist
(c) DCBA (d) DACB 18. Identify from the given options the word which is
similar in meaning to the following word.
12. Select the option that expresses the given sentence
Morbid
in passive voice.
(a) Grand (b) Blithe (c) Gloomy (d) Bet
Inayat did not greet her.
(a) She was not greeted by Inayat. 19. Parts of the following sentence have been given as
options. Select the option that contains an error.
(b) She was not going to be greeted by Inayat.
It rain a lot in this part of the country.
(c) She was not at all greeted by Inayat. (a) A lot (b) Of the country

(d) She was not being greeted by Inayat. (c) In this part (d) It rain

13. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the 20. Select the most appropriate synonym of the
given word. underlined word in the given sentence.
Hinder She is a very creative artist and one can see that in
(a) Facilitate (b) Praise (c) Block (d) Joy her paintings.
(a) Pedantic (b) Likeable
14. Identify the most appropriate ANTONYM of the
underlined word in the following sentence. (c) Innovative (d) Good
I love the stunning view of the mountain. Comprehension: In the following passage, some
(a) Toxic (b) Smashing words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully
(c) Superfluous (d) Mundane and select the most appropriate option to fill in each
blank.

2 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ
 1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an (1) _________ by the 22. Select the most appropriate answer for blank
Government of India to celebrate and remember 75 number 2.
years of independence and the beautiful history of its (a) alienated (b) withhold
people, culture and achievements. This Mahotsav is
(c) refused (d) dedicated
(2) _________ to the people of India, who have not
only been instrumental in bringing India this far in its 23. Select the most appropriate answer for blank
evolutionary journey but also (3) _________ the number 3.
power and potential to realise Prime Minister, (a) obtains (b) concludes
Narendra Modi's (4) _________ of activating India 2.0,
(c) clarifies (d) possess
fuelled by the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The
formal journey of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav began 24. Select the most appropriate answer for blank
on 12 March 2021, beginning a (5)______ to our 75th number 4.
anniversary of independence and will finish a year (a) design (b) control
later on 15 August 2023. (c) vision (d) graphics
21. Select the most appropriate answer for blank
number 1.
25. Select the most appropriate answer for blank
number 5.
(a) initiative (b) associate
(a) allocation (b) breakdown
(c) occult (d) obligation
(c) countdown (d) custom

Solutions
1. CBEAD - BACED: Starts with "my daily routine," which is
- Main idea of the sentence: The sentence is about incomplete without a subject.
missing a part of daily routine related to the 2. C) is further to
workplace since retirement. - Error: The error is in the segment "is further to."
- Correct Order Explanation: - Rule Explanation: The word "further" is used to
- C: "I have missed" is the starting point as it indicate additional degree or extent, often in abstract
introduces the subject and the action. terms (like further information). For physical
- B: "my daily routine" follows as it specifies what is distance, the correct word is "farther". Therefore, the
being missed. correct phrase should be "is farther from."
- E: "at the workplace" provides the location or - Hindi Explanation: वाक्य में "further" का उपयोग गलत है
context of the routine. क्याेंकक यह भौकतक दूरी के ललए नहीं, बल्कक अकतररक्त जानकारी या
- A: "a lot" emphasizes the extent of missing the कवस्तार के ललए उपयोग होता है। भौकतक दूरी के ललए "farther" का
routine. उपयोग ककया जाता है।
- D: "since my retirement" gives the time frame or - Correct Sentence: Mr. Ali’s shop is farther from the
reason for missing the routine. hospital.
- Correct Sentence: "I have missed my daily routine - Examples for better understanding:
at the workplace a lot since my retirement." - Incorrect: The park is further to the school.
- Elimination Technique: - Correct: The park is farther from the school.
- BADEC: Starts with "my daily routine," which is not 3. D) The athlete’s achievements are impressive.
a logical start without a subject. - Correct Spelling: Achievements (Noun): Successful
- BEADC: Starts with "my daily routine at the results gained by effort (उपलब्धियााँ).
workplace," which lacks a subject and verb.

3 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ
 1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

- Correct Spelling: Athlete’s (Noun): Possessive form - Correct Option Explanation: The correct phrase is
of athlete, meaning belonging to the athlete (एथलीट "she is completely safe now." The verb "is" is the
का). correct form of "to be" for the present tense and third-
- Correct Spelling: Impressive (Adjective): Evoking person singular subject "she."
admiration through size, quality, or skill (प्रभावशाली). - Grammar Rule Applied: The rule of Subject-Verb
- Incorrect Options: Agreement (the verb must agree with the subject in
- Acheivements: Incorrect spelling of "achievements." number and tense) is applied here. Since "she" is a
- Imprressive: Incorrect spelling of "impressive." singular subject and the context is present tense, "is"
- Athletees: Incorrect spelling of "athlete's." is the correct verb form.
4. D) Nepotism - Examples for better understanding:
- Nepotism (Noun): The practice of giving unfair - Incorrect: He be happy now.
advantages to one's own family members or relatives, - Correct: He is happy now.
especially in jobs. 6. C) Avoidable
- Hindi: भाई-भतीजावाद - Inevitable (Adjective): Certain to happen;
- Root Explanation: Derived from the Latin word unavoidable.
*nepotem*, meaning "nephew," which refers to the - Hindi: अकनवाय, अपररहाय
practice of popes appointing their nephews to high - Root: Derived from Latin *inevitabilis*, meaning
positions. "unavoidable."
- Incorrect Options: - Antonym: Avoidable (Adjective): Capable of being
- Liberalism (Noun): A political and social avoided or prevented.
philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil - Hindi: टाला जा सकने वाला
liberties, democracy, and free enterprise. - Incorrect Options:
- Hindi: उदारवाद - Inexorable (Adjective): Impossible to stop or
- Synonyms: Progressivism, open-mindedness, prevent.
tolerance. - Hindi: अटल, अकनवाय
- Racism (Noun): Prejudice, discrimination, or - Synonyms: Relentless, Unyielding, Unstoppable
antagonism directed against someone of a different - Confident (Adjective): Feeling or showing certainty
race based on the belief that one's own race is about something.
superior. - Hindi: आत्मकवश्वासी
- Hindi: नस्लवाद - Synonyms: Assured, Positive, Certain
- Synonyms: Racial discrimination, racialism, - Clear (Adjective): Easy to perceive, understand, or
xenophobia. interpret.
- Communism (Noun): A political and economic - Hindi: स्पष्ट, साफ़
ideology advocating for a classless society in which - Synonyms: Obvious, Evident, Plain
all property and resources are communally owned. 7. B) Oppressed husband
- Hindi: साम्यवाद - Explanation: The idiom "henpecked husband"
- Synonyms: Marxism, socialism, collectivism. refers to a husband who is constantly nagged or
5. C) is completely safe dominated by his wife. It implies that the husband is
- Original Sentence Analysis: The sentence uses the submissive or oppressed in the relationship.
phrase "she be completely safe now," which is - Hindi Meaning: पत्नी द्वारा दबाया गया पकत
incorrect. The verb "be" is not appropriately - Origin: The term "henpecked" comes from the
conjugated for the context of the sentence. behavior of hens pecking at each other, symbolizing
- Hindi Explanation: वाक्य में "she be completely safe nagging or domination.
now" का उपयोग गलत है। "be" किया का सही रूप नहीं है।

2 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ
 1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

- Correct Usage in a sentence: "John is often teased - Root Explanation: Derived from Greek "photos"
by his friends for being a henpecked husband meaning "light" and "graphy" meaning "writing".
because he always follows his wife's instructions - Palaeography (Noun): The study of ancient writing
without question." systems and the deciphering and dating of historical
- Explanation of incorrect options: manuscripts.
- Dominating husbands: This refers to husbands who - Hindi: प्राचीन लेखन का अध्ययन
exert control or authority over their wives, which is - Root Explanation: Derived from Greek "palaeo"
the opposite of being henpecked. meaning "old" and "graphy" meaning "writing".
- Controlling husband: Similar to dominating, this - Astronomy (Noun): The scientific study of celestial
refers to a husband who tries to control his wife's bodies such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies.
actions, not the other way around. - Hindi: खगोल कवज्ञान
- Bossy husbands: This implies that the husband is - Root Explanation: Derived from Greek "astron"
giving orders or being authoritative, which is meaning "star" and "nomos" meaning "law".
contrary to the meaning of "henpecked." 10. A) A concert is being organised by them for
8. A) Adjust charity.
- Adapt (Verb): To change something to suit different - Original Sentence: They are organising a concert
conditions or uses. for charity.
- Hindi: अनुकूल बनाना - Passive Voice Rule: In passive voice, the object of
- Root Explanation: Derived from Latin *adaptare*, an active sentence becomes the subject of the passive
meaning to fit or adjust. sentence. The verb form changes to "be + past
- Synonyms: Adjust, Modify, Acclimate participle" and the original subject is introduced by
- Incorrect Options: "by".
- Apply (Verb): To make use of something for a - Hindi Explanation: जब वाक्य को passive voice में
particular purpose (लागू करना); synonyms: Implement, बदलते हैं, तो किया का रूप बदलकर "be + past participle" हो
Utilize, Employ जाता है और मूल कवषय "by" के साथ वाक्य के अंत में आता है।
- Control (Verb): To exercise restraint or direction - Correct Sentence: A concert is being organised by
over something (कनयंत्रण करना); synonyms: Regulate, them for charity.
Manage, Command - Examples for better understanding:
- Understand (Verb): To grasp the meaning or - Active: She is writing a letter.
significance of something (समझना); synonyms: - Passive: A letter is being written by her.
Comprehend, Grasp, Perceive 11. B) DBCA
9. A) Demography - Main idea of the sentence: The sentence is about a
- Demography (Noun): The statistical study of statement from Hindu mythology regarding
human populations, including the structure, Brahma's role in creation.
distribution, and trends. - Correct Order Explanation:
- Hindi: जनसंख्या का सांख्ख्यकीय अध्ययन - D: "In the book of Hindu mythology" sets the
- Root Explanation: The word "demography" is context by introducing the source of the information.
derived from the Greek words "demos" meaning - B: "it is written that Brahma is the God of creation"
"people" and "graphy" meaning "study of". follows logically, as it specifies what is written in the
- Incorrect Options: book.
- Photography (Noun): The art or practice of taking - C: "and it is He who has made" continues the idea
and processing photographs. by explaining Brahma's role.
- Hindi: फोटोग्राफी, तस्वीर खींचने की कला - A: "all the plants and animals of today" completes
the sentence by specifying what Brahma has created.

3 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ
 1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

- Elimination Technique: 14. D) Mundane

- CABD: Starts with "all the plants and animals of - Stunning (Adjective): Extremely impressive or
today," which doesn't logically introduce the context. attractive.
- DCBA: Starts correctly but places "all the plants and - Hindi: शानदार, अद्भत
ु
animals of today" before explaining Brahma's role. - Root: Derived from the verb *stun*, meaning to
- DACB: Starts correctly but disrupts the logical flow astonish or shock.
by placing "and it is He who has made" before - Antonym: Mundane (Adjective): Lacking interest or
introducing Brahma's role. excitement; dull.
12. A) She was not greeted by Inayat. - Hindi: साधारण, नीरस
- Original Sentence: Inayat did not greet her. - Incorrect Options:
- Passive Voice Rule: In passive voice, the object of - Toxic (Adjective): Poisonous or harmful.
an active sentence becomes the subject of the passive - Hindi: कवषैला, हाकनकारक
sentence. The verb form changes to include a form of - Synonyms: Poisonous, harmful, noxious.
"to be" and the past participle of the main verb. The - Smashing (Adjective): Very good or impressive.
subject of the active sentence becomes the agent, - Hindi: शानदार, प्रभावशाली
introduced by "by" (if necessary).
- Synonyms: Excellent, wonderful, superb.
- Hindi Explanation: जब वाक्य को passive voice में
- Superfluous (Adjective): Unnecessary, especially
बदलते हैं, तो किया का रूप बदल जाता है और वाक्य का कवषय और through being more than enough.
कम स्थान बदल लेते हैं। यहााँ, "Inayat" (कवषय) और "her" (कम) - Hindi: अनावश्यक, अकतररक्त
के स्थान बदल गए हैं। - Synonyms: Unnecessary, redundant, excessive.
- Correct Sentence: She was not greeted by Inayat. 15. C) Break a leg
- Examples for better understanding: - Explanation: The idiom "break a leg" is commonly
- Active: The teacher did not praise the student. used to wish someone good luck, especially before a
- Passive: The student was not praised by the teacher. performance or presentation. It is a way of
13. A) Facilitate encouraging someone to do well.
- Hinder (Verb): To make it difficult for something to - Hindi Meaning: शुभकामनाएाँ देना (अच्छा करने के ललए
happen or progress. शुभकामनाएाँ देना)
- Hindi: बाधा डालना, रोकना - Origin: The phrase is believed to have originated in
- Root: Derived from Old English *hindrian*, the theater world, where wishing someone "good
meaning to harm or injure. luck" was considered bad luck, so "break a leg" was
- Antonyms: Facilitate, Assist, Aid used instead.
- Incorrect Options: - Correct Usage in a sentence: "Before the play
- Praise (Verb): To express approval or admiration for started, everyone told the actors to break a leg."
someone or something. - Explanation of incorrect options:
- Hindi: प्रशंसा करना - High five: A gesture of celebration or greeting
- Synonyms: Commend, Applaud, Compliment where two people slap their open palms together.
- Block (Verb): To stop something from moving Hindi Meaning: हाथ ममलाना (जश्न मनाने के ललए)
through or along something else. - Hands down: Used to express that something is
- Hindi: रोकना, अवरुद्ध करना easily the best or most certain. Hindi Meaning: कबना
- Synonyms: Obstruct, Hinder, Impede ककसी संदेह के (आसानी से)
- Joy (Noun): A feeling of great pleasure and - Down in the dumps: Feeling sad or depressed.
happiness. Hindi Meaning: उदास होना (कनराश होना)
- Hindi: आनंद, खुशी 16. B) Big Data has inandated
- Synonyms: Delight, Happiness, Elation - Correct Spelling: Inundated

4 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ
 1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

- Meaning: To overwhelm someone with things or - Synonyms: Magnificent, splendid, majestic

people to be dealt with. (ककसी को चीजाें या लोगाें से भर देना) - Blithe (Adjective): Showing a casual and cheerful
- Explanation of Incorrect Options: indifference considered to be callous or improper.
- By leaps and bounds: This phrase means to grow or - Hindi: प्रसन्नचचत्त, लापरवाह
improve very quickly. (बहुत तेजी से बढ़ना या सुधारना) - Synonyms: Carefree, happy, lighthearted
- The education industry: Refers to the sector that - Bet (Noun/Verb): An act of risking a sum of money
deals with educational services. (लशक्षा उद्योग) on the outcome of a future event.
- It has transformed it: Means it has changed it - Hindi: शत, दांव
significantly. (ईसने ईसे महत्वपूण रूप से बदल ददया है) - Synonyms: Wager, gamble, stake
17. D) Pessimist 19. D) It rain
- Pessimist (Noun): A person who tends to see the - Error: The error is in the phrase "It rain".
worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will - Rule Explanation: The sentence is in the simple
happen. present tense, which requires the use of the base
- Hindi: कनराशावादी form of the verb with an appropriate subject-verb
- Root Explanation: Derived from the Latin word agreement. For singular third-person subjects (he,
*pessimus*, meaning "worst." she, it), the verb should have an -s or -es ending.
- Incorrect Options: Therefore, "rain" should be "rains".
- Dynamist (Noun): A person who believes in the - Hindi Explanation: वाक्य में "It rain" में त्रुटट है। सरल
theory that phenomena are due to an active force or वतमान काल में, एकवचन तीसरे व्यख्क्त के कवषय के साथ किया में -s
energy. या -es जोड़ना आवश्यक है। ईसललए, "rain" को "rains" होना
- Hindi: गकतवादी चादहए।
- Synonyms: Energetic person, Activist, Vigorous - Correct Sentence: It rains a lot in this part of the
individual. country.
- Optimist (Noun): A person who tends to be hopeful - Examples for better understanding:
and confident about the future or the success of - Correct: She runs every morning.
something. - Incorrect: She run every morning.
- Hindi: आशावादी 20. C) Innovative
- Synonyms: Hopeful, Positive thinker, Idealist. - Creative (Adjective): Having the ability or power to
- Polemist (Noun): A person who engages in create; characterized by originality and
controversial debate or dispute. expressiveness.
- Hindi: कववादक - Hindi: रचनात्मक, सृजनात्मक
- Synonyms: Debater, Controversialist, Disputant. - Root Explanation: The word "creative" comes from
18. C) Gloomy the Latin word *creare*, which means "to create,
- Morbid (Adjective): Having an abnormal and make."
unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant - Synonyms: Inventive, Imaginative, Innovative
subjects, especially death and disease. - Incorrect Options:
- Hindi: रुग्ण, बीमार - Pedantic (Adjective): Overly concerned with minute
- Root Explanation: Derived from the Latin word details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
*morbidus*, meaning diseased or sickly. - Hindi: पांदडत्यपूण, कवद्वत्तापूण
- Synonyms: Gloomy, macabre, unhealthy - Synonyms: Scrupulous, Precise, Meticulous
- Incorrect Options: - Likeable (Adjective): Pleasant, friendly, and easy to
- Grand (Adjective): Impressive in size, appearance, like.
or general effect. - Hindi: पसंद करने योग्य, मप्रय
- Hindi: भव्य, शानदार - Synonyms: Amiable, Agreeable, Charming

5 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ
 1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

- Good (Adjective): To be desired or approved of; - Hindi: ईंकार करना

having the qualities required for a particular role. - Explanation: This word does not fit the context as it
- Hindi: अच्छा, उत्तम implies denial, which is not relevant to the
- Synonyms: Excellent, Fine, Superior celebration of the Mahotsav.
21. A) Initiative 23. D) possess
- Initiative (Noun): A plan or strategy intended to - Context Clue: The sentence talks about the people
resolve a difficulty or improve a situation; a fresh of India having the power and potential to realize a
approach. vision. The word that fits best in this context is
- Hindi: पहल "possess", which means to have or own something.
- Explanation: The word "initiative" fits the context as - Possess (Verb): To have or own something (ककसी चीज़
it refers to a new plan or action to achieve a particular का होना या माललक होना).
aim, which in this case is celebrating 75 years of - Example: She possesses a rare talent for music.
independence. - Incorrect Options:
- Incorrect Options: - Obtains (Verb): To get or acquire something (प्राप्त
- Associate (Verb): To connect someone or something करना). This word does not fit because it implies
with something else in one's mind. (Hindi: संबधं धत acquiring something, not already having it.
करना) - Example: He obtained a degree in engineering.
- Occult (Adjective): Relating to magical powers and - Concludes (Verb): To bring something to an end
activities, such as those of witchcraft and astrology. (समाप्त करना). This word does not fit because it implies
(Hindi: गुप्त) ending something, not having it.
- Obligation (Noun): A duty or commitment. (Hindi: - Example: The meeting concluded with a vote of
कतव्य) thanks.
22. D) Dedicated - Clarifies (Verb): To make something clear or easier
- Dedicated (Adjective): Devoted to a task or to understand (स्पष्ट करना). This word does not fit
purpose. because it implies explaining something, not having
- Hindi: समर्पित it.
- Explanation: The passage talks about the Mahotsav - Example: The teacher clarified the difficult concept
being for the people of India, highlighting their role to the students.
and potential. The word dedicated fits well as it 24. C) Vision
signifies that the Mahotsav is meant for or devoted to - Main idea of the passage: The passage discusses the
the people of India. celebration of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav," an
- Incorrect Options: initiative by the Government of India to
- Alienated (Adjective): Feeling isolated or estranged. commemorate 75 years of independence, focusing on
- Hindi: अलग-थलग the contributions and future aspirations of the nation.
- Explanation: This word does not fit the context as it - Tone of the author: The tone is celebratory and
implies separation, which is contrary to the purpose forward-looking, highlighting achievements and
of the Mahotsav. future goals.
- Withhold (Verb): Refuse to give something. - Context clues for vocabulary-based questions: The
- Hindi: रोकना passage mentions "Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's
- Explanation: This word is inappropriate as it (4) _________ of activating India 2.0," which suggests
suggests holding back, which is not the intended a forward-looking plan or aspiration. The word
meaning in the context of the Mahotsav. "vision" fits this context as it refers to a future plan or
- Refused (Verb): Indicate or show that one is not aspiration.
willing to do something.

6 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ
 1EQ Mock for SSC CGL T1 2025

- Elimination technique for multiple-choice

answers:
- Design: Refers to a plan or drawing produced to
show the look and function of something before it is
made. It does not fit the context of a future aspiration
or goal.
- Control: Refers to the power to influence or direct
people's behavior or the course of events. It does not
fit the context of a future aspiration or goal.
- Graphics: Refers to visual images or designs. It does
not fit the context of a future aspiration or goal.
- Vision: Refers to the ability to think about or plan
the future with imagination or wisdom. This fits the
context of a future aspiration or goal.
Correct Option Explanation: The word "vision" is
appropriate here as it refers to a future plan or
aspiration, aligning with the context of "activating
India 2.0" and the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
25. C) Countdown
- Main idea of the passage: The passage discusses the
celebration of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav," an
initiative by the Government of India to
commemorate 75 years of independence, focusing on
the country's history, culture, and achievements.
- Tone of the author: The tone is informative and
celebratory, highlighting the significance of the
event.
- Context clues for vocabulary-based questions: The
phrase "beginning a (5)______ to our 75th anniversary
of independence" suggests a process or period
leading up to a significant event, which aligns with
the word countdown.
- Elimination technique for multiple-choice
answers:
- Allocation: Refers to the distribution of resources or
duties, which does not fit the context of a timeline or
period leading up to an event.
- Breakdown: Implies a failure or collapse, which is
not suitable for a celebratory context.
- Countdown: Refers to the period of time leading up
to an event, which is appropriate for the context of
approaching an anniversary.
- Custom: Refers to a traditional practice or usual
way of doing something, which does not fit the
context of a timeline.

7 Subscribe: https://t.me/One_EQ