SSC CPO Quiz : English Language | 21-12-2020

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.

Q1-5 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. 

To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristole could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mounth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do, but if I was writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had been one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers know all about unicorns and salamanders, not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them. 

Q1 The author portrays mankind as: 

A. very intelligent 

B. having superhuman qualities 

C. nervous and weak 

D. by and large, lazy and ignorant 

Q2 The author is in favour of drawing conclusions on the basis of: 

A. reasoning 

B. study of eminent thinkers 

C. empirical evidence 

D. discussion and consultation 

Q3 According to the author, unicorns and salamanders: 

A. existed in the past but now have become extinct 

B. are invisible 

C. never really existed 

D. have caused strange stories to be written about them 

Q4 The author implies that: 

A. hedgehogs eat black beetles 

B. hedgehogs do not really eat black beetles 

C. he is writing a book about hedge hogs 

D. he has never seen a hedgehog eating beetles 

Q5 The attitude of the author is: 

A. philosophical 

B. scientific 

C. cultural 

D. commonsensical 

Q6-10 In the following questions same of the 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. 

Q6 If you donot submit the (A)/ report in the next two days (B)/ all of us will be punished (C)/ No error(D) 

A. (A) 

B. (B) 

C. (C) 

D. (D) 

Q7 All the parties (A)/ whose presidents were asked to resign (B)/ were involved in anti-national activities(C)/ No error (D) 

A. (A) 

B. (B) 

C. (C) 

D. (D) 

Q8 It is a mystery how (A)/ some people can foretell future (B)/ events on the basis of horoscope(C)/ No error(D) 

A. (A) 

B. (B) 

C. (C) 

D. (D) 

Q9 The unskilled class of workers are the (A)/ most exploited class under (B)/ the present labour contract system (C)/ No error (D) 

A. (A) 

B. (B) 

C. (C) 

D. (D) 

Q10 An administrative decision in (A)/ any particular situation need (B)/ not be correct under another situation (C)/ No error(D) 

A. (A) 

B. (B) 

C. (C) 

D. (D) 

Answers :-

Q.1 (4) 

Q.2 (3) 

Q.3 (3) 

Q.4 (4) 

Q.5 (2) 

Q.6 (4) 

Q.7 (4) 

Q.8 (2) 

Q.9 (1) 

Q.10 (4)