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Day 197: SSC CGL English

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

  1. Question 1

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 23 Sep 2025 S3

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    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A government ruled by a single person with absolute power'.

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  2. Question 2 (case study, 5 parts)

    Cloze Test. Asked once: 26 Jul 2023 S4

    Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
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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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  3. Question 3

    Grammar. Asked once: 14 Sep 2025 S3

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    Select the correct option: The journalist refused to ___ her sources despite repeated legal threats.

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  4. Question 4

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 14 Sep 2025 S1

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    Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Bury the hatchet

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  5. Question 5

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 17 Sep 2024 S2

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    Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. It was as simple as announcing what you have in your store or the services you offer in your premises. B. Over the years, advertising has evolved into a major industry that goes beyond informing to persuading and influencing. C. Advertising was initially meant to make people aware of the goods available in the market. D. It is a form of brainwashing consumers.

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