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As SSC CGL & MTS 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 CGL & MTS 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 In the question given below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D).
The inflation rate raise to ten percent last month.
A. rose
B. rise
C. raised
D. No Improvement
2-3. In the question given below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence and mark it as your answer.
2 One that is pure and clean
A. immaculate
B. hippy
C. inexorable
D. altruism
3 Art of cutting tree and bushes into ornamental shape
A. fable
B. aeronaut
C. allegory
D. topiary
4-5. Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the given Idiom/phrases and mark your answer.
4 To play ducks and drakes
A. To be free from
B. to use recklessly
C. To be idle
D. To finish off
5 At loggerheads
A. To finalise
B. To be careful
C. To be admired
D. In conflict
6-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
At a time when the relevance of planting native trees has come to the fore, Nanal, a city-based environmentalist youth group has documented rare and endangered species of plants and trees under the initiative ‘Mannin Marangal’.
In the last two years, they have carried out walks and events to various pockets in and around Madurai to identify area-specific trees. "So far, we have identified over seven sacred groves in the district and around 12 trees that are regarded as Gods in the villages," says Tamil Dasan, a member of Nanal. "The idea is to redefine and rebuild the relationship between humans and trees. Presently, we seem to have lost the ties our forefathers cherished with trees and plants. There’s a pressing need to revive our sense of belonging towards native trees."
Nearly 500 sacred groves have been identified in Tamil Nadu. The biggest grove in Madurai district is the Vellimalai shrub forest at Idayapatti that’s spread over 150 acres. The tradition of sacred groves finds mention in the Sangam literature and inscriptions. Certain native trees are associated with rural deities and worshipped. "On a trip to Sathyamangalam, we documented the practice of the Solagar tribes who plant a wild tree in the place where they bury their dead. The tree is later regarded as incarnation of the dead person and they even call the trees as their ‘thatha’ or ‘paati’. They nurture a deep relationship with plants and trees."
6 What is the suitable title to the given passage?
A. Endangered species
B. Cherished forefathers
C. Caring for native trees
D. The concept of sacred groves
7 What has the environmentalist youth group documented?
A. Gods in the villages
B. Rare and endangered species of plants and trees
C. The sense of belonging towards native trees
D. Rebuild the relationship between man and universe
8 What is there that is a pressing need, to revive?
A. The initiative ‘mannin marangal’
B. The village
C. Our sense of belonging towards native trees
D. The shrub forest
9 Which is the biggest grove in Madurai district?
A. The prachi shrub forest in Bali that is spread over 450 acres.
B. The prachi shrub forest in Bali that is spread over 150 acres.
C. The Vellimalai shrub forest at Idayapatti that is spread over 150 acres.
D. The Vellimalai shrub forest at Indraprastha that is spread over 350 acres.
10 What did we document regarding the practice of the Solagar tribes?
A. They plant a wild tree and nurture them.
B. They call the trees as their ‘amma’ or ‘baba’.
C. They plant a wild tree in the place where they bury their dead.
D. Not given in the passage
Answers:-
Q.1 (A)
Q.2 (A)
Q.3 (D)
Q.4 (2)
Q.5 (D)
Q.6 (C)
Q.7 (B)
Q.8 (C)
Q.9 (C)
Q.10 (C)
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