Important English Questions For SSC CGL 2018

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English Practice Set for SSC CGL 2018 | Set -3


1.In these questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase given in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold.

We had had better batten down the hatches the weather is unpredictable
A. Stay in door

B. Prepare for a difficult situation
C. Go somewhere safe
D. Face the obstacles

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B. Prepare for a difficult situation

2. A hole and corner policy is never welcomed in a democratic society.

A. corrupted
B. secret
C. frail
D. degraded

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B. secret

3.To stand on ceremony 

A. to celebrate an occasion in a grand way
B. To be extravagant
C. To get married
D. To treat with cold rigid civility

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D. To treat with cold rigid civility 

4.In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word given in bold.

Enliven 

A. Entail
B. Evasive
C. Dispirited
D. cheer

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D. Cheer

Entail-to make necessary
Evasive-not clear
Dispirited– lacking courage or excitement

5.In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word given in bold.

Stingy

A. ill-bred
B. profuse
C. parsimonious
D. knavish

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C. parsimonious

Profuse– in large numbers, plenty
Knavish– dishonest
ill-bred– badly brought up or rude, impolite

6.In these questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the word given in bold.

Apocryphal

A. fictitious
B. original
C. cumbersome
D. anxious

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B. original 

7.In these questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the word given in bold.

Venial

A. unforgivable
B. justifiable
C. malicious
D. incompetent

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A. unforgivable

Venial-forgivable
Justifiable– duly, proper, right
Malicious– intending or intended to do harm, venomous
Incompetent– inept, incapable, improper

8.In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence. 

Inflammation of gums 

A. orchitis
B. gangrene
C. gingivitis
D. serendipity

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C. gingivitis

Orchitis– inflammation of one or both of the testicles
Gangrene– decomposition of body tissue
Serendipity– the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

9.In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence. 

A difficult problem

A. conundrum
B. riddle
C. puzzle
D. dilemma

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A. conundrum

Riddle-puzzle
Dilemma-predicament, difficulty

10.In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence. 

New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.

A. alibi
B. avant-garde
C. ad-initio
D. ex-gratia

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B. avant-garde 

Alibi– a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place
Ad-initio– from the beginning
Ex-gratia-something that is done freely


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