SSC CGL & MTS Quiz : English Language | 31-07-2021

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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.

Q1-5 The 1st and the last parts of the sentence paragraph are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence / paragraph is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S, These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence / paragraph and find out which of the four combinations is correct and mark the Answer.

Q1

1. Modern education is bookish

P. The harsh realities of life

Q. Imparted in schools and colleges

R. And divorced from

S. The so called liberal education

6. Does not help students earn their livelihood.

01. RPQS

02. QSPR

03. RPSQ

04. PRSQ

05. None of these

Q2

P. In their country

Q. To host the Olympic

R. As it elevated their stature

S. In the eyes of the world

6. At the threshold of the new millennium

A. SPQR

B. RQSR

C. QPRS

D. PRQS

Q3

1. The Great Lakes are a group of

P. Superior is so called not because it is the largest,

Q. On the border between the USA and Canada

R. Five freshwater lakes on North America

S. But because it is higher upstream than the others.

6. Huron takes its name from the name French setters gave it.

A. PQRS

B. RQPS

C. SPRQ

D. QPSR

Q4

1. Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport is the only one in the country to have runways equipped with a CAT IIIB Instrument Landing System.

P. This technology guides pilots to land even when visibility is cut to 50 meters.

Q. This is because

R. Finding an explanation for such failure wont’t be easy.

S. However, it fails to operate often.

6. The issue involves multiple stake holders and a web of unclear briefs.

01. PQRS

02. PQSR

03. PSRQ

04. PRSQ

05. None of these

Q5

1. The role of modern youth

P. As they have to not only

Q. Then that of their forefathers

R. Keep the torch of freedom aloft

S. Is far more challenging

6. But also keep it always lit.

A. SQPR

B. QSPR

C. SRPQ

D. RSPQ

Q6-10 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the region of Bengal in Undivided Indian during the period of British rule. The Bengal renaissance can be said to have started with Raja Ram Mohan Roy (177533) and ended with Rabindranath Tagore (186141), although there have been many stalwarts thereafter embodying particular aspects of the unique intellectual and creative output. Nineteenth century Bengal was a unique blend of religious and social reformers, scholars, literary giants, journalists, patriotic orators and scientists, all merging to form the image of a renaissance, and marked the transition from the ‘medieval’ to the ‘modern.

During this period, Bengal witnessed an intellectual awakening that is in some way similar to the European Renaissance during the 16th century, although Europeans of that age were not confronted with the challenge and influence of alien colonialism. This movement questioned existing orthodoxies, particularly with respect to women, marriage, the dowry system, the caste system and religion. One of the earliest social movements that emerged during this time was the Young Bengal movement, that espoused rationalism and atheism as the common denominators of civil conduct among upper caste educated Hindus.

The parallel socio-religious movement, the Brahmo Samaj, developed during this time period and counted many of the leaders of the Bengal Renaissance among its followers.

Q6 The Bengal Renaissance was different from the 16th century European Renaissance because:

A. Europeans did not have the dowry system.

B. Raja Rammohan Roy and Tagore were not born in the 16th century.

C. The Bengal Renaissance was an essentially Hindu movement.

D. Unlike the Bengalis, Europeans were not under foreign rule.

Q7 The spirit of Renaissance:

A. is to embrace atheism

B. is to get inspiration from Western intellectual thought

C. lies in breaking all shackles of backwardness

D. is essentially scientific

Q8 The Bengal Renaissance movement:

A. wanted to overthrow colonialism

B. wanted to propagate Brahmoism

C. wanted social reform to improve the lot of the weak and the downtrodden

D. None of the above

Q9 The Bengal Renaissance gathered momentum in the 19th century because:

A. the British had colonised India

B. there was an abundance of intellectual and creative activities in Bengal then.

C. the Brahmo Samaj was formed

D. Raja Rammohan Roy and Tagore lived at that time.

Q10 Find the option that is opposite in meaning to alien.

A. disputable

B. indigenous

C. unethical

D. unscientific

Answers:-

Q.1 (A)

Q.2 (C)

Q.3 (B)

Q.4 (C)

Q.5 (A)

Q.6 (B)

Q.7 (B)

Q.8 (C)

Q.9 (C)

Q.10 (D)