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Day 178: SSC CGL English

5 questions (9 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 18 Sep 2025 S3

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    Choose the correct meaning of idiom: The sword of Damocles

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  2. Question 2

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 26 Sep 2024 S1

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    In the given question, a statement divided into different segments is given. Rearrange all the segments to form a coherent statement. O: that the Soviet army had liberated P: from the fascist forces came under Q: the east European countries R: the control of the USSR S: after the Second World War

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  3. Question 3

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 15 Sep 2025 S2

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    Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: He *is going to abroad* for higher studies.

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  4. Question 4

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 24 Sep 2025 S2

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    Choose the correct spelling of the word meaning 'easily broken'.

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  5. Question 5 (case study, 5 parts)

    Cloze Test. Asked once: 12 Sep 2024 S3

    In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Gandhi, (1)_________ father of the Indian nation, practiced ‘ahimsa’ in his personal and political life. He firmly believed that non-violence is not meant merely for monks, saints and priests; it is for commoners too. If violence is the law of the (2)_______-beasts, non-violence is the law of the civilised human species. ‘The spirit of the brute is inactive and so he knows no law; he knows only physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to strength of the spirit,’ Gandhi said. Ahimsa, to Gandhiji, meant that one should love all; even (3)________ enemies. And the expression of love, ahimsa, should be in such a manner that it impresses itself indelibly upon the so-called enemy, and then the enemy must return that love. It is a practically (4)________ philosophy. Gandhi was realistic; he believed that non-violence provides the fullest protection to one’s self-respect and sense of humour. It won’t work in the defence of (5)_______ gains and immoral acts. He called his marches off when people indulged in violence during protests for India’s freedom. His faith in ‘ahimsa’ played an influential role in enabling the creation of an independent India in 1947, with minimum bloodshed, breaking the shackles framed by the British.
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

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