SSC CPO Quiz : English Language | 24-10-2020

 Dear Readers,

As SSC  CPO notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of quizzes are based on the latest pattern of the SSC  CPO 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.

Q1-4 In the following questions some have error and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer to the appropriate letter (A),(B) and C). If there is no error, mark your answer as (D). 

Q1 A senior journalist in Bihar and a TV channel reporter in Jharkhand was (A)/ shot dead by unidentified gunmen, sparking protests(B)/ by mediapersons and triggering a shutdown in the areas.(C)/ No Error. (D)

A. A 

B. B 

C. C 

D. D 

Q2 Aiming to give more teeth to NIA, the government is (A)/ contemplating to empower the anti-terror investigating agency (B)/ by allowing it to probe into foreign countries if there is any attack on Indians and Indian assets. (C)/ No Error. (D). 

A. A 

B. B 

C. C 

D. D 

Q3 Five Bangladeshi nationals have been sentenced (A)/ to four years imprisonment in connection with (B) dacoity case by a fast track court here.(C) No Error. 

A. A 

B. B 

C. C 

D. D 

Q4 The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity (A)/ of penal provisions of defamation law, observing that the nright to (B)/ freedom of speech is not an absolute right.(C) No Error. (D). 

A. A 

B. B 

C. C 

D. D 

Q5-8 In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and mark your answer. 

Q5 His persuasive tone was able to tackle the boy whom other teachers had found---------. 

A. peripatetic 

B. obdurate 

C. tenacious 

D. squeamish 

Q6 The campers ------- their tents at the base of the mountain. 

A. established 

B. grounded 

C. installed 

D. pitched 

Q-7 The party decided to take the shortest ------ to its destination. 

A. root 

B. route 

C. distance 

D. direction 

Q-8 The girl was pleased ------- herself. 

A. in 

B. on 

C. over 

D. with 

Q9-10 In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer-Sheet. 

Q9 Appraise 

A. Accuse 

B. Praise 

C. Appreciate 

D. Judge 

Q10 Intrepid 

A. Hesitant 

B. Fearless 

C. Extrovert 

D. rash 

Answers :-

Q.1 (1) 

Q.2 (3) 

Q.3 (3) 

Q.4 (2) 

Q.5 (2) 

Q.6 (3) 

Q.7 (2) 

Q.8 (4) 

Q.9 (4) 

Q.10 (2)