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Day 202: SSC CGL English

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

  1. Question 1 (case study, 5 parts)

    Cloze Test. Asked once: 25 Jul 2023 S4

    In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The massive ransomware attack that has crippled e-hospital services of AIIMS, Delhi, highlights the (1) _________ vulnerability of the country’s healthcare infrastructure, and possibly other critical IT systems, to cybercriminals. The premier public healthcare institute (2) _________ to around 15 lakh outpatients and 80,000 inpatients every year. Consequently, there are fears that the attackers could sell the now force-encrypted AIIMS databases that contain (3) _________ information of patients-including political leaders, senior administrators, and judges, and their healthcare records on the Dark Web. Of course, what has happened to AIIMS is hardly a local phenomenon. A (4) _________ increase in cyberattacks on healthcare institutes worldwide (5) _________ during the Covid pandemic. The Indian healthcare sector was the second-most targeted globally. It is clear that Indian hospitals are vulnerable to cybersecurity. Government and hospitals need to use best practices to ward off future crises.
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 4.

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 5.

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  2. Question 2

    Grammar. Asked once: 13 Sep 2025 S3

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    Select the correct option: The curator opted ___ displaying the artifact due to preservation concerns.

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  3. Question 3

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 12 Sep 2025 S1

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    Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Hobson’s choice

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  4. Question 4

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 13 Sep 2024 S2

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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. The upper part of the river B. Continuous rain on C. Week, there had been D. During the previous

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  5. Question 5

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 24 Sep 2024 S1

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    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. I saw a shabby looking man living in the cavity of a mountain.

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