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Day 247: SSC CGL English

5 questions. Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 20 Sep 2025 S1

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    Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: OBFUSCATION

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  2. Question 2

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 12 Sep 2024 S1

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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence. In my new office, all employees were different, so I felt like a fish out of water.

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  3. Question 3

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 24 Jul 2023 S4

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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. I would attach as many as four of them to a crosspiece, rotably arranged on a thin spindle, and transmit the motion of the same to a large disc and so derive considerable ‘power’. B. In my next attempt I seem to have acted under the first instinctive impulse which later dominated me – to harness the energies of nature to the service of man. C. These creatures were remarkably efficient, for once they were started they had no sense to stop and continued whirling for hours and hours and the hotter it was the harder they worked. D. I did this through the medium of May-bugs – or June-bugs as they are called in America – which were a veritable pest in that country and sometimes broke the branches of trees by the sheer weight of their bodies.

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  4. Question 4

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 10 Sep 2024 S2

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    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Our family is planning / a trip to Europe next summer / where we should visit several famous / landmarks and enjoy local cuisine.

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  5. Question 5

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 20 Sep 2025 S1

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    Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'The use of trickery to achieve a political or financial goal'.

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