As SSC CGL & CHSL notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of the quizzes is based on the latest pattern of the SSC CGL/CHSL examination. Regular practice of the questions included in the quizzes will boost up your preparations and it will be very helpful in scoring good marks in the examination.
Q.1 In the following question, select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given below:
Take with a pinch of salt
A not completely believe something that you are told
B not eat something until you add salt to it
C completely disbelieve anything that you are told
D immediately accept something that is not salted
Q.2 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Aneesh is one of the least important person in the opposition and can never hope to become a minister.
A in the opposition
B become
C least important person
D can never
Q.3 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ALTERATION
A modification
B conciliation
C adjudication
D modulation
Q.4 Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".
I agreed to meet him at the cafeteria at 9.00.
A I agreed to have met him
B I agreed meeting him
C No improvement
D I agreed meet him
Q.5 In the following question, select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".
I liked the violin but found it rather expensive to buy.
A found it somewhere expensive to buy
B No improvement
C found it so expensive to buy
D found it hardly expensive to buy
Q.6 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
NUMEROUS
A scarce
B uncountable
C several
D occasional
Q.7 Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.
A. It is impossible to know all the rules of any language.
B. It takes both time and patience.
C. Advertisements that claim to teach a language in 60 days are all lies.
D. Learning a language is a life-long job.
A ADCB
B ABCD
C ACBD
D ADBC
Q.8 In the following question, select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
John said, "When I am bored, I cook."
A John said that when he is bored, he will cook.
B John said that when he was bored, he cooked.
C John says that when he is bored, he cooks.
D John said that when he cooked he was bored.
Q.9 In the following question, select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Computer networks can easily predict our online behaviour.
A Our on-line behaviour easily be predicted by computer networks.
B Our on-line behaviour was easily predicted by computer networks.
C Our on-line behaviour can easily be predicted by computer networks.
D Our on-line behaviour can easily be predict by computer networks.
Q.10 In the following question, select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The ideology of our time has embraced the idea of trying to hold things stable and static.
A The idea of trying to hold things stable and static will be embraced by the ideology of our time.
B The idea of flying to hold things stable and static have been embraced by the ideology of our time.
C The idea of trying to hold things stable and static has been embraced by the ideology of our time.
D The idea of trying to hold things stable and static has embraced by the ideology of our time.
ANSWER:
1. (A) Take with a pinch of salt - to listen to a story or an explanation with considerable doubt.
2. (C) ‘One of’ takes ‘plural noun’ (here persons) with it.
3. (A) Alteration (n)- the action or process of changing.
4. (C) No improvement
5. (B) No improvement
6. (A) Numerous (Adj.)- many
Scarce (Adj.)- insufficient
7. (D) The passage is based on ‘Learning a language’
8. (B) John said that when he was bored, he cooked.
9. (C) ACTIVE: can + v1
PASSIVE: can + be + v3
10. (C) ACTIVE: present perfect tense.
PASSIVE: has/have +been + v3.
