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Day 34: SSC CGL Tier II English

5 questions (8 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1 (case study, 4 parts)

    Reading Comprehension. Asked once: 6 Mar 2023 Tier II

    Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystems on the Earth and provide many important services to human society. They exhibit enormous diversity according to their genesis, geographical location, water regime and chemistry, dominant species, and soil and sediment characteristics. Globally, the areal extent of wetland ecosystems ranges from 917 million hectares (m ha) to more than 1275 m ha. One of the first widely used wetland classifications systems, devised by Cowardin et al., 1979, categorized wetlands into marine (coastal wetlands), estuarine (including deltas, tidal marshes, and mangrove swamps), lacustrine (lakes), riverine (along rivers and streams), and palustrine ( marshes, swamps and bogs) based on their hydrological, ecological and geological characteristics. Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was an international treaty signed in 1971. Overall, 1052 sites in Europe; 289 sites in Asia; 359 sites in Africa; 175 sites in South America; 211 sites in North America; and 79 sites in Oceania region have been identified as Ramsar sites or wetlands of International importance. As per the Ramsar Convention definition most of the natural water bodies (such as rivers, lakes, coastal lagoons, mangroves, peat land, coral reefs) and man- made wetlands (such as ponds, farm ponds, irrigated fields, sacred groves, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage farms and canals) in India constitute the wetland ecosystem distributed in different geographical regions ranging from Himalayas to Deccan plateau. As of February, 2022, India has 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia. As per the estimates, India has about 757.06 thousand wetlands with a total wetland area of 15.3 m ha, accounting for nearly 4.7% of the total geographical area of the country . Out of this, areas under inland wetlands accounts for 69%, coastal wetlands 27%, and other wetlands (smaller than 2.25 ha) 4%. Gujarat has the highest proportion (17.5%) and Mizoram has the lowest proportion (0.66%) of the area under wetlands. Among Union Territories, Lakshadweep has the highest proportion (around 96%) and Chandigarh has the least proportion (3%) of geographical area under wetlands.
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    Which of the following questions cannot be answered after reading the above passage?

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    103
    Match the continents with the number of Ramsar sites. continents no. of Ramsar sites a. North America 1. 1052 sites b. Europe 2. 211sites c. Africa 3. 289 sites d. Asia 4. 359 sites

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    In India, what kind of wetlands occupy the largest area?

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    Under which category of wetlands, are delta and mangrove swamps included?

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  2. Question 2

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 7 Mar 2023 Tier II

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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. No country has yet achieved the combination of very high human development with a light ecological footprint and the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are growing. B. Compounded by a climate emergency, political polarization and challenged multilateralism, continued conflicts, and forced displacement, the number of people living in poverty rose in 2020 for the first time since 1998 by an estimated 119-124 million and inequalities are growing, and the traditional social contract is no longer working for many. C. The challenge of reaching Agenda 2030 was already significant, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. D. Today’s development challenges are dynamic, interconnected puzzles of multidimensional risk that require systemic solutions and multilateral cooperation is vital in addressing these shared challenges that cross boundaries of geography and time.

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  3. Question 3

    Spotting Errors. Asked once: 7 Mar 2023 Tier II

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    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Everybody stared / when me / entered the / drawing room.

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  4. Question 4

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 20 Jan 2025 Tier II

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The comedian's jokes were so funny that the entire audience erupted in __________.

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  5. Question 5

    Grammar. Asked once: 3 Mar 2023 Tier II

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    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The mistress appointed him monitor.

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