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Day 198: SSC CGL English

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

  1. Question 1

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 24 Sep 2024 S3

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    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Even if you’ve never heard his name, you’ve probably met someone with his words tattooed in their skin or heard them sung at a music concert.

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  2. Question 2

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 23 Sep 2025 S3

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    Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: IRREPRESSIBLE

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  3. Question 3 (case study, 5 parts)

    Cloze Test. Asked once: 26 Jul 2023 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. In the 19th^{\text{th}} century, there was an industrial revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of people left the (1) _______ and went to work in big factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In several major cities, people have started moving out. Why? They want a cleaner, (2) _______environment. There are fewer jobs in 'heavy' industries like steel and power generation. (3) _______, there are more jobs in service industries like banking, tourism and food delivery. Beside, modern transport and communications have made it easier for people to (4) _______to work or even work from home. The result of this revolution in the 21st century will be 'spread cities' – cities are growing fast, but (5) _______, away from city centres and people are choosing to live 40, 50 or 60 kilometres away.
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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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  4. Question 4

    Grammar. Asked once: 14 Sep 2025 S2

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    Select the correct option: It was imperative that the document ___ signed before the close of business.

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  5. Question 5

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 13 Sep 2025 S3

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    Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Show the white feather

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