SSC CGL & MTS Quiz : English Language | 31-05-2021

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.

1-5. In the following two passages, 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 and mark your answer.

The goal of anger (A) is to reduce both your emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes. You can’t get rid of, or (B), the things or the people that enrage you, nor can you change them, but you can learn to control your reaction. There are psychological (C) that measure the intensity of angry feelings, how prone to anger you are, and how well you handle it. But chances are good that if you do have a problem with anger, you already know it. If you find yourself acting in ways that seem out of control and frightening, you might need help finding better ways to deal (D) this emotion. People who are easily angered generally have what some psychologists call a low tolerance for frustration, meaning simply that they feel that they should not have to be subjected to (E), inconvenience, or annoyance. They can’t take things in stride, and they’re particularly infuriated if the situation seems somehow unjust: for example, being corrected for a minor mistake.

1 Choose the correct option for (A)

A. Controlled

B. Management

C. Deduction

D. handle

2 Choose the correct option for (B)

A. Avoid

B. control

C. restrict

D. supress

3 Choose the correct option for (C)

A. Results

B. Tests

C. Experiments

D. study

4 Choose the correct option for (D)

A. In

B. on

C. for

D. with

5 Choose the correct option for (E)

A. Anger

B. frustration

C. guilt

D. torture

6-10. In the following question, 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).

6 The number of patent filed by the Department of Biotechnology (A)/ dropped by more than 50 per cent(B)/ in the last three years. (C)/ No Error(D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

7 The ICIJ has published a massive trove of ‘Panama Papers’ informations (A)/ on detailed offshore holding of companies (B)/ in various tax haven nations.(C)/ No Error (D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

8 Tornadoes destroyed homes, overturned vehicles (A)/ and stripped the bark from trees(B)/ as they churned across Oklahoma .(C)/ No Error(D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

9 71 lakh people have benefited under the NDA Government’s (A)/ social security schemes and another six lakh (B)/ under the Mudra Bank programme. (C)/ No Error (D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

10 Over 86 per cent voter (A)/turnout was recorded in the sixth (B)/ and last phase of polling. (C)/ No Error (D)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

Answers:-

Q.1 (B)

Q.2 (A)

Q.3 (B)

Q.4 (D)

Q.5 (B)

Q.6 (A)

Q.7 (A)

Q.8 (D)

Q.9 (A)

Q.10 (D)