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Day 194: SSC CGL English

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

  1. Question 1

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 15 Sep 2025 S2

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    Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Tooth and nail

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  2. Question 2

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 18 Sep 2024 S3

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    Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. A. new facts and advanced B. but my opinion is C. he has discovered D. unchanged E. new arguments

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  3. Question 3

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 25 Sep 2024 S3

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    The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Please go and meet the chairperson. / She will be / away for the / few next days.

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  4. Question 4

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 23 Sep 2025 S3

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    Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word. The phenomenon could be explained by _________ fluctuations.

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  5. Question 5 (case study, 5 parts)

    Cloze Test. Asked once: 27 Jul 2023 S2

    In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. The challenge in Madras high court to the Emergency-era shifting of education from state list to concurrent list (1) _______ a futile exercise in turning back the clock. Forty-six years have passed (2) _______ the 42 Constitution Amendment Act. In this period, the education sector has seen far too many changes, and most can't be (3) _______ . For instance, a common national medical test now allows students the ease of appearing for just one examination instead of multiple ones conducted by each state. States still enjoy (4) _______ to operate their own universities, schools and education syllabus. Private sector is also flourishing in education. And the policy tinkering at all levels goes on. UGC is restructuring UG, PG and doctoral programmes. States are trying out clustering of schools, closing down smaller schools. Instruction in English seems to have lost favour at the Centre, even though society is (5) _______ headed in the opposite direction. But the moot point is no one entity can claim complete control. It is a diverse ecosystem. Far more important issues than locating education in the Constitution are at stake.
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

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