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.
1-10. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer.
People (--A---) on to jobs too long for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes it’s (---B---) to the company you’ve outgrown, or maybe you spent a long time thinking you were just about to get (-----C----), but never got the call. Or perhaps you simply had a lot going on in your personal life and your somewhat dull job felt steadying. During the (---D---), many people decided to stay in whatever job they had, figuring that any job was better than no job.
Whatever the reason, if you’ve stayed in a role long after your growth and learning in that role plateaued you need a (----E---) for presenting your experience to recruiters and hiring managers. If this is the flavour of your (---F---) – if your last decade sounds like the same year repeated 10 times — you’ll face tough (----G----) as you look for a new job. When asked about your learning, your challenges, and your career plan, your answer cannot be a variant on “I played it safe.”
How can you show you’ve grown?
There are ways of making even timid choices sound less passive or defeatist. For example, you can focus on the benefits of continuity, and the things you learned by sticking with projects over the long term. Unpack for an interviewer the way your (---H---) changed, even if your (----I---) didn’t. Plenty of companies in the (---J---) laid off some people and redistributed their work to the survivors without promoting them; if this applies to you, talk about the additional responsibilities you took on.
1 Choose the correct option for A.
A. held
B. hold
C. release
D. change
2 Choose the correct option for B.
A. loyalty
B. responsible
C. limitation
D. forceful
3 Choose the correct option for C.
A. consistent
B. fired
C. promoted
D. hired
4 Choose the correct option for D.
A. retrenchment
B. inflation
C. meetings
D. downturn
5 Choose the correct option for E.
A. scenario
B. plan
C. reason
D. proforma
6 Choose the correct option for F.
A. efficient
B. share
C. resume
D. responsibilities
7 Choose the correct option for G.
A. position
B. questions
C. responsibilities
D. scene
8 Choose the correct option for H.
A. role
B. site
C. questions
D. company
9 Choose the correct option for I.
A. challenge
B. learning
C. title
D. growth
10 Choose the correct option for J.
A. stagflation
B. recession
C. growth
D. decision
Answers :-
Q.1 (2)
Q.2 (1)
Q.3 (3)
Q.4 (4)
Q.5 (2)
Q.6 (3)
Q.7 (2)
Q.8 (1)
Q.9 (3)
Q.10 (2)
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