Dear Readers,
As SSC CGL 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 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.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The first human beings to control fire gradually learned (P) ____________ many uses. Not only did they (Q) _________ fire to keep warm and cook their food; they (R) __________ learned to use it in hunting or warfare, to kill insects, to (S) _______ berries, and to clear forests of underbrush so that game (T) _______ be better seen and hunted. Eventually they learned that the burning of brush produced better grasslands and therefore more game.
1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank (P).
1. its
2. their
3. his
4. your
2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank (Q).
1. ready
2. use
3. used
4. prepare
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank (R).
1. alternative
2. well
3. also
4. instead
4. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank (S).
1. attain
2. safeguard
3. acquire
4. obtain
5. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank (T).
1. could
2. will
3. must
4. shall
6. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. Ordinance
2. Throttle
3. Persuit
4. Bleak
7. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitution for the given group of words.
The branch of science concerned with the study of Earth and its composition
1. Zoology
2. Metrology
3. Biology
4. Geology
8. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Netra says that the flowers look beautiful.
1. Netra says, “The flower have looked beautiful.”
2. Netra said, “The flowers are looking beautiful.”
3. Netra says, “The flowers look beautiful.”
4. Netra says, “The flowers looks beautiful.”
9. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitution for the given group of words.
In an enthusiastic way
1. Encouragingly
2. Earnestly
3. Unfeelingly
4. Heartily
10. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Most hotels / offer for their guests / complimentary breakfast / during their stay there.
1. complimentary breakfast
2. Most hotels
3. offer for their guests
4. during their stay there
Answers:-
Q 1) 1
Q 2) 2
Q 3) 3
Q 4) 2
Q 5) 1
Q 6) 3
Q 7) 2
Q 8) 3
Q 9) 4
Q 10) 3
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