Day 29: SSC CGL Tier II English
5 questions (8 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.
Question 1
Grammar. Asked once: 6 Mar 2023 Tier II
70Select the correct collocation from the options and complete the sentence. Rahul is _____ Coding.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
Idioms and Phrases. Asked once: 3 Mar 2023 Tier II
66Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom. The team members seem to be running around in circles.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3 (case study, 4 parts)
Reading Comprehension. Asked once: 7 Mar 2023 Tier II
Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Notwithstanding logistical challenges posed by COVID19 pandemic, India continues to expand its rice exports footprint in the African, Asian and European Union markets, thus having the largest share in global rice trade. The robust global demand also helped India’s growth in rice exports. In 2020-21, India’s rice exports (Basmati and Non-Basmati) rose by a huge 87 per cent to 17.72 Million Tonne (MT) from 9.49 MT achieved in 2019-20. In terms of value realisation, India’s rice exports rose by 38 per cent to USD 8815 million in 2020-21 from USD 6397 million reported in 2019-20. In terms of Rupees, India’s rice export grew by 44 per cent to Rs 65298 crore in 2020-21 from Rs 45379 crore in the previous year. In the first seven months of the current financial year (2021-22), India’s rice exports rose by more than 33 per cent to 11.79 MT from 8.91 MT achieved during April-October, 2020-21. It is anticipated that India’s rice exports in 2021-22 would likely surpass the record feet of 17.72 MT achieved in 2020-21. In 2020-21, India shipped non-basmati rice to nine countries - Timor-Leste, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Eswatini, Myanmar and Nicaragua, where exports were carried out for the first time or earlier the shipment was smaller in volume. India’s Non-Basmati rice exports was valued at USD 4796 million (Rs 35448crore) in 2020-21, with Basmati Rice exports a close second at USD 4018 million (Rs 29,849 crore). In terms of volume of Basmati rice exports in 2020-21, top ten countries – Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Qatar and Oman have a share of close to 80 per cent in total shipments of aromatic long grained rice from India. Top ten countries – Nepal, Benin, Bangladesh, Senegal, Togo, Cote D Ivoire, Guinea, Malaysia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates – have a share of 57 per cent in India’s total exports of non-Basmati rice in 2020-21 in terms of volume.94What is the estimate of rice export in the year 2021-22?Tap an option to check your answer.
95Which of the following questions cannot be answered on the basis of the above passage?Tap an option to check your answer.
96Which of the following countries imported rice from India for the first time?Tap an option to check your answer.
97Which of the following countries imports Basmati rice from India?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 18 Jan 2025 Tier II
86Sentences 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 consists of a terracotta army of approximately 8000 life-sized men and horses. B. Each of the horses and men is individually sculpted by a 3-inch-thick terracotta clay and looks unique. C. Shi Huangdi was the founder of Qin Dynasty and was the first ruler of unified China in 221 BC. D. His mausoleum was recently discovered in 1974 by Chinese peasants who were drilling a well.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
Spotting Errors. Asked once: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II
83Select the option that rectifies the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no correction is needed, select ‘No correction required’. Ashoka was not only a great warrior but also a very wiser ruler.Tap an option to check your answer.