SSC CGL & MTS Quiz : English Language | 30-06-2021

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 questions below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence and mark it as your answer.

1.Something which is imagined to be real but actually does not exist

A. figment

B. insight

C. mirage

D. shadow

2.To officially take private property away to seize

A. offer

B. confiscate

C. annex

D. hijack

3.Rebellion against lawful authority

A. Mutiny

B. Coup

C. Revolution

D. Dissidence

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.My friend felt tired as he was working since last month.

A. has been working

B. had been working

C. is working

D. No improvement

5.My mother have sent the parcel two hours ago.

A. had sent

B. send

C. sent

D. No improvement

6-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions.

Although great natural barriers hindered east-west development in Canada, this circumstance was mitigated by the mighty river and lake systems that provided avenues for the fur trader, missionary, soldier, and settler. Canada's rivers and lakes allowed and, indeed, invited venturesome pioneers to explore the interior of the continent and in spite of natural barriers, to tap its great wealth. The rivers and lakes were essential to the great fur empire; people in canoes brought furs from the farthest extremity of the Canadian Shield to Montreal for exportation to Europe. The first settlements spread along the rivers, since only the rivers provided transportation and communication. Militarily, rivers and lakes were of prime importance; whoever controlled the St. Lawrence and its entrance also controlled Canada.

6.What is the main subject of the passage?

A. The barriers to east-west communication in Canada

B. The role of rivers and lakes in Canadian development.

C. The adventures of Canadian settlers

D. The development of the Canadian fur empire

7.Which would be an example of the type of barrier the author refers in the starting of the passage?

A. A military fort

B. An ancient feud

C. A political border

D. A mountain range

8.According to the passage, rivers and lakes were important in the fur trade as

A. habitats for fur-bearing animals

B. sources of water

C. transportation routes

D. natural fortifications

9.As per the passage the word "extremity" means-

A. a limb of the body

B. a severe measure

C. the greatest degree

D. the most distant part

10.According to the passage, what pattern of expansion did the first settlements follow?

A. They moved directly from east to west.

B. They advanced along the Canadian Shield.

C. They followed the course of the rivers.

D. They spread around the perimeter of lakes

Answers:-

Q.1 (A)

Q.2 (B)

Q.3 (A)

Q.4 (B)

Q.5 (C)

Q.6 (B)

Q.7 (D)

Q.8 (C)

Q.9 (D)

Q.10 (C)