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Day 268: SSC CGL English

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

  1. Question 1

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 24 Jul 2023 S4

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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Pass the buck

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  2. Question 2

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 19 Jul 2023 S3

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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. Mendel’s simple ‘Laws of heredity’ came to be widely known and were uncritically assumed to apply to all human characteristics. B. With Charles Darwin’s popularisation of the concept of evolution, man became interested in his biological origins and affiliations. C. Starting with the work on heredity of Gregor Mendel in the 1860s and the recognition of its significance in 1900, interest shifted to the problem of man’s ontogenetic origins. D. This interest was centred on man’s phylogenetic origins.

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  3. Question 3

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 21 Jul 2023 S3

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    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’. Greenhouse gases trapped beside Earth’s atmosphere cause global warming.

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  4. Question 4

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 18 Sep 2025 S2

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    Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: EBULLIENT

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  5. Question 5

    Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 24 Jul 2023 S3

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    Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase. Many analysts are tipping stable, blue-chip companies to weather the storm.

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