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Day 44: SSC CGL Tier II English

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

  1. Question 1

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 2 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. The principles that emerged from those trials, known as the Nuremberg Code, are broadly applicable to many types of health-related research involving human participants, including clinical trials. B. The growing breadth and complexity of contemporary health challenges have produced a range of difficult questions that cannot always be adequately addressed by relying exclusively on existing policies, guidelines or codes of conduct. C. Recent formal efforts to articulate international standards of ethics applicable to health and health care can be traced to the Nuremberg trials of 1947, during which the horrors of Nazi medical experiments came to light. D. Ethical questions related to health, health care and public health cover topics as diverse as moral issues around reproduction, state obligations in the provision of health care services and appropriate measures to control infectious disease.

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  2. Question 2

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II

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    Read the given sentence carefully and fill in the blank by selecting the correct synonym of the word given in the brackets. The authority refused to pay any heed to the _________ demands made by the workers. (Trivial)

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  3. Question 3

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 2 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) Healthy, strong trees act as carbon sinks, offsetting carbon and reducing the effects of climate change. B) Trees help to clean the air we breathe. Through their leaves and bark, they absorb harmful pollutants and release clean oxygen for us to breathe. C) Increasing levels of carbon dioxide caused by deforestation and fossil fuel combustion trap heat in the atmosphere. D) In urban environments, trees absorb pollutant gases like nitrogen oxides, ozone, and carbon monoxide, and sweep up particles like dust and smoke.

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  4. Question 4

    Vocabulary. Asked once: 7 Mar 2023 Tier II

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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The security guard needs a _______ of shoes.

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  5. Question 5

    Sentence Rearrangement. Asked once: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II

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    For the four-sentence (S1 to S4) paragraph below, sentences S1 and S4 are given. From the options P, Q, R and S select the appropriate sentences for S2 and S3, respectively. (S1) The men and women took their places after the initial mingling, and immediately a surge of conversation filled the room. (S2) (S3) (S4) One or two of the women were actually bouncing up and down on the sofa cushions. (P) So, the two parties had to lean forward, their elbows on their knees. (Q) At the beginning they mingled awkwardly, clutching their drinks, and walking here and there. (R) Several people made a last-minute dash to the bathroom before the conversation could start. (S) The men’s chairs were far enough away from the women’s couches.

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