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 alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence; if no improvement is required, select "No improvement".
If you are ever in Chennai you come and see me.
A No improvement
B come see me.
C come and saw me.
D came and see me.
Q.2 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The Life-cycle hypothesis holds that individuals seek to smooth consumption over the course of a lifetime — borrowing in times of low-income and saving during period of high income.
A in times
B to smooth
C over the course
D period of
Q.3 In the following question, select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
PROHIBITION
A assertion
B exclusion
C decree
D declaration
Q.4 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Scientists have discovered a new tree frog species, with an extraordinary, enlarged claw-like structure located at the base of the thumb, that live on a remote tabletop mountain in the Andes.
A with an extraordinary
B live on a remote tabletop mountain
C have discovered
D located at
Q.5 In the following question, select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The line between work and life is so ........ that for millennials, the idea of a work-life balance has never been an aspiration, let alone a reality.
A blurred
B steamy
C ambiguous
D cloudy
Q.6 In the following question, select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given below:
Barking up the wrong tree
A unable to guess the right type of tree
B chasing a false trail
C misunderstanding the origin of a problem
D creating a problem by teasing dogs
Q.7 Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
A number of points of resemblance between the Australian and Dravidian languages is discovered, despite the fact that the homes of the two races are so far apart.
A so far apart
B points of resemblance
C is discovered
D despite the fact
Q.8 In the following question, select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Air travel can spread a pandemic worldwide within days.
A A pandemic shall be spread worldwide within days by air travel.
B A pandemic can be spread worldwide within days by air travel.
C A pandemic is spread worldwide within days by air travel.
D An air travel can be spread within days by worldwide pandemic.
Q.9 In the following question, select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Literature does not exist only to provoke feelings of happiness or to ......... us with its pleasure; it should also challenge and perturb us.
A placate
B cloy
C trouble
D reconcile
Q.10 In the following question, select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The students wanted to know whether they could postpone the test until Monday.
A "Shall we postpone the test until Monday?" the students asked.
B "Will we postpone the test to Monday?" the students protested.
C "Can we postpone the test until Monday?" the students asked.
D "Could they postpone the test until Monday?" the students asked.
Solution:
1. (A) The sentence is already correct.
2. (D) Add ‘the’ before ‘period of’, to specify the specific time period
3. (B) Prohibition (n)- the action of banning something.
4. (B) ‘Species’ is a singular noun which takes singular verb with it, so use ‘lives’ instead of ‘live’.
5. (A) Blur (v)- make or become unclear.
6. (B) Barking up the wrong tree - be pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought.
7. (C) ‘A number of’ takes plural noun and plural verb with it so replace ‘is discovered’ with ‘are discovered’.
8. (B) ACTIVE: can + v1
PASSIVE: can be + v3
9. (A) Placate (v)- make (someone) less angry or hostile.
10. (C) Solution: "Can we postpone the test until Monday?" the students asked.
