Dear Readers,
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.
1-3 In the following questions groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is misspelt. Find the misspelt word and mark your answer.
1
A. Enginde
B. Beget
C. Unconscionable
D. Ludicrous
2
A. Gambit
B. Ogle
C. Obfuscete
D. Jeremiad
3
A. Impertinent
B. Impediment
C. Masterpiece
D. Superanuate
4-5. In questions 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).
4 The first thing the children wanted to do at the zoo was to ride the elephant.
A. wants to do at the zoo
B. want to do at the zoo
C. wanted to do the zoo
D. No improvement
5 Economist, ethicists and business experts persuade us that honesty is the best policy, but its evidence is weak.
A. but their evidence is weak
B. but his evidence is weak
C. as well as the evidence is weak
D. No improvement
6-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions.
Doing an internship at the University of Lille in France, I almost always found myself stuck whenever I had to speak to non-Indians about India or on anything ‘Indian’. This was more because of the subtle differences in the way the French understood India in comparison to what I thought was ‘Indian’.
For instance, when I, or any Indian for that matter, say ‘Hindi’ is an Indian language, what it means is that it is one of the languages widely spoken in India. This need not be similar to the understanding that the French would have when they hear of ‘Hindi’ as an Indian language. Because for them Hindi then becomes the only language spoken in India. This is a natural inference that the French, Germans, Italians and many other European nationals would tend to make, because that is generally how it is in their own respective countries.
The risk of such inappropriate generalisations made about ‘Indian’ is not restricted to language alone but also for India’s landscape, cuisine, movies, music, climate, economic development and even political ideologies.
Most often I have felt that Indians should be wary when the term ‘Indian’ is so casually used, because of the risk this involves in missing the country’s sheer richness. Imagine hearing a song in .wav format after converting it to .mp3 format. The conversion doesn’t change the song but only its richness.
6 Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
(A) The conversion doesn’t change the song but only its richness.
(B) The risk of inappropriate generalisations made about ‘Indian’ is not restricted to language.
(C) Imagine hearing a song in .wav format after converting it to .mp3 format.
A. Only A
B. Only B
C. Only C
D. All A, B and C
7 Choose the most appropriate title of the passage?
A. Defining Indianness
B. Indian vs French
C. Hindi vs French
D. Hindi is one of the languages widely spoken in the world.
8 Who was busy in doing an internship in the context of the passage?
A. Listener
B. Author
C. Not given in the passage
D. Only A & B
9 Which one of the following languages is not particularly discussed in the passage?
A. French
B. Germans
C. Italians
D. Arabic
10 Whenever the author had to speak to non-Indians about India, what did he find?
(A) He almost found himself stuck
(B) He almost found himself alone
(C) He found nothing
A. Only A
B. Only B
C. Only C
D. Only A & B
Answers:-
Q.1 (A)
Q.2 (C)
Q.3 (D)
Q.4 (D)
Q.5 (A)
Q.6 (D)
Q.7 (B)
Q.8 (C)
Q.9 (D)
Q.10 (A)
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