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Ruby requested me to lend her Rs. I000 the next day.
(a)Ruby said to me Please lend . . me Rs. I000 the next
SSC CGL TIER-1 MODEL PAPER day."
(b)Ruby s aid to me Pl ease lend her Rs. I000 the next
ENGLISH COMPREHENSION day."
Q1.Directions: In these questions the s entences have (c)Ruby said to me "Please lend her Rs. I000 tomorrow.
been given in Active/ Passive Voice. From the given (d)Ruby said to me "Please lend me Rs. I000 tomorrow."
alternatives choose the one which best expresses the
given sentence in Passive/Active Voice. Q7. Directions : In each questions read each sentence to
Women like men to flatter them. find out the whether there is any error in it. The error
(a)Men are liked by women to flatter them. if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of
(b)Women like to be flattered by men. that part is the answer. Ignore the errors of
(c)Women like that men should flatter them. punctuations if any.
(d)Women are liked to be flattered by men. The new taxation rates (1)/ announced by the
government (2)/ are bound to effect the export sector
Q2.Directions: In these questions the s entences have (3)/ No error (4)
been given in Active/ Passive Voice. From the given (a) The new taxation rates
alternatives choose the one which best expresses the (b) announced by the government
given sentence in Passive/Active Voice. (c) are bound to effect the export sector
Surely the lost child must have been found by now. (d)No error
(a)Surely must have found the lost child by now.
(b)Surely someone must hav e found the lost child by Q8. Directions : In each questions read each sentence to
now. find out the whether there is any error in it. The error
(c)Surely now must have found the lost child if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of
(d)Now must have found the lost child surely. that part is the answer. Ignore the errors of
punctuations if any.
Q3.Directions : In these questions choose the word When the football team walked onto the field (1)/ the
opposite in meaning to the word given in bold. crowd burs t Into applaus e (2)/ but some cheers were
DENSE heard too (3)/ No error (4)
(a)scarce (a) When the football team walked onto the field
(b)slim (b) the crowd burst Into applause
(c)sparse (c) but some cheers were heard too
(d)lean (d)No error
Q4.Directions : In these questions choose the word Q9.He ________ himself a s tiff dri nk before maki ng his
opposite in meaning to the word given in bold. statement to the police officer
LATENT (a)threw
(a)unspoken (b) poured
(b)later (c) filled
(c)implicit (d) sipped
(d)obvious
Q10. Had you told me earlier I ________ the meeting
Q5.Directions: In the following ques tions, a s entence (a)had attended
has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech . Out of the (b)have attended
four alternatives suggested, select the one which best (c)attended
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. (d)would have attended
He asked me, "What time will the sun set tomorrow ?"
(a)He asked me what time does the sun set the next day. Q11.Directions: In the following ques tions, four
(b)He asked me what time the sun would set tomorrow. alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in
(c)He asked me what time the sun would s et the next bold in the sentence. Choos e the alternative which best
day. expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase.
(d)He asked me what time would the sun set the next We have appealed to him again and again there is no use
day. flogging a dead horse now.
(a)repeating our request
Q6.Directions: In the following ques tions, a s entence (b)making him see reason
has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech . Out of the (c)beating about the bush
four alternatives suggested, select the one which best (d)wasting time in useless effort
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
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Q12.Directions: In the following ques tions, four R.They reached the theatre in time for the interval.
alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase printed in S.On the way there was a traffic jam.
bold in the sentence. Choos e the alternative which best 6. But Sheela wanted to return home.
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ Phrase. (a) PSQR
to fight tooth and nail (b) S Q PR
(a)to fight a losing battle (c) QSRP
(b)to oppose resolutely (d) SQRP
(c)to have a physical fight
(d)to lodge a formal protest Q17.Directions: In the following questions, a sentence/
part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given
Q13. Directions: Out of the four al ternatives, choose the alternatives which may improve the bold part.
one which can be substituted for the given Choose the correct al ternative. In case no improvement
words/sentence. is needed, your answer is No Improvement.
Words written on a tomb We have no less than a thousand students in our College.
(a) Epithet (a)not less
(b) Epigraph (b)no less
(c) Soliloquy (c)no fewer
(d) Epitaph (d)No improvement
Q14. Directions: Out of the four al ternatives, choose the Q18.Directions: In the following questions, a sentence/
one which can be substituted for the given part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given
words/sentence. alternatives which may improve the bold part.
Building in which dead bodies are kept for a time Choose the correct al ternative. In case no improvement
(a)Mortuary is needed, your answer is No Improvement.
(b)Monastery If you have studied hard, you would have got a first class.
(c)Sanatorium (a)If you studied hard.
(d)Crematorium (b)If you had studied hard.
(c)If you would study hard.
Q15. Directions : In these ques tions, the first and last (d)No improvement.
sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest
of the passage is split into four parts and named P,Q,R,S . Q19.Directions: In the following questions out of the
These four parts are not given in proper order. Read the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses,
sentences and find out which of the four combinations is the meaning of the given word.
correct. COVENANT
(1) Money Is not the root of all evils. (a)case
(P)Or, what about the desire for power driving people to (b) coupon
horrible crimes ? (c) contract
(Q)Even purposeless cruelty can be seen in many (d) settlement
instances of evil behaviour.
(R)For example, neither teachers nor parents profit in Q20.Directions: In the following questions out of the
any way by torturing children. four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses,
(S)The evils of sexual offenders are not motivated by the meaning of the given word.
financial gains. VERACITY
(6) We can only Say that money is the root of some evil. (a)freedom
(a)QRPS (b) truth
(b) SPQR (c) wisdom
(c) RSPQ (d) loyally
(d) QPRS
Q21.Directions : You have one brief passage with live
Q16. Directions : In these ques tions, the first and last questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the
sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
of the passage is split into four parts and named P,Q,R,S . There are three main groups of oils-animal vegetable
These four parts are not given in proper order. Read the and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil comes from
sentences and find out which of the four combinations is whales those enormous creatures of the sea which are
correct. the largest of the animals remaining in the world. To
1. Gopal and Sheela felt very bored one evening. protect the whiles from the cold of the Arctic seas
P.Gopal wanted to stay on for the next show. nature has provided them with a thick covering of fat
Q.So they decided to go to the cinema. called blubber. When the whale is killed the blubber is
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stripped off and boiled down. It produces a great (a) Rs. 400
quantity of oil which can be made into food for human (b) Rs. 480
consumption. A few other creatures yield oil but none so (c) Rs. 450
much as the whale. The livers of the cod and halibut two (d) Rs. 460
kinds of fish yield nourishing oil. Both cod liver Oil and
halibut oil are given to sick children and other inv alids Q28. A boat goes 20 km downstream in one hour and the
who need certain vitamins. Vegetabl e oil has been same distance upstream in two hours. The speed of the
known from very old times. No household can get on boat in still water is
without it for it is used in cooking. Perfumes may be (a) 15 km/hr
made from the oils of certain flowers. Soaps are made (b) 10 km/hr
from vegetable and animal product and the oils of (c) 5 km/hr
certain flowers. (d) 7.5 km/hr
The main source of animal oil is Q29.The internal bisectors of the angles B and C of a
(a)fish. triangle ABC meet at I. if BIC = A/2 + Xthen X is equal
(b)Whale. to
(c) sea weeds. (a) 60
(d)plants. (b) 30
(c) 90
Q22.Vegetable oil is mainly used for (d) 45
(a)eating.
(b) cooking. Q30. The sum of two numbers is 36 and their HCF is
(c) frying. 4. How many pairs of such number are possible?
(d) lubricating. (a) 1
(b) 2
Q23.The of fish yields nourishing oil (c) 3
(a)liver (d) 4
(b)stomach
(c) eyes Q31.A mixture contains spirit and water in the ratio 3:
(d)head
2. If it contains 3 litres more spirit than water. the
quantity of spirit in the mixture is
Q24.The thick protective covering of fat on a whale is (a) 10 litres
called a (b) 12 litres
(a)skin. (c) 8 litres
(b)cells. (d) 9 litres
(c) blubber.
(d)fins. Q32.A starts some business with Rs. 50,0
00. After 3 months B joins him with Rs. 70,0
Q25.____are made from vegetable animal products and 00. At the end of the year, in what ratio should they
the oils of certain flowers. share the profit
(a)Perfumes (a) 1 : 3
(b)Cosmetics (b) 3 : 2
(c) Cooking medium (c) 1 : 5
(d)Soaps (d) None of these
Q50.498 is 17% less than a number then the number is: Q57.Find the odd man out from the given responses ?
(a) 610 (a) Goat
(b) 580 (b) Lion
(c) 600 (c) Horse
(d) 620 (d) Cow
Q64.If D = 4 , BAD = 7, then what is the value of ANT = ? Q71.Directions: Given below are two Matrices of
(a)8 Twenty-five Cells, each containing two classes of
(b)17 alphabets. The columns and rows of Matrix I are
(c)35 numbered from 0 to 4 and that of M atrix II from 5 to 9. A
(d)37 letter from these matrices can be represented first by its
row number and next by its column number. In each of
Q65.If each of the letters in the English alphabet is the following questions, identify one set of number pairs
assigned an even numerical value by giving A = 2, B = 4 out of (1), (2), (3) and (4) which represents the given
and so on, what would be the total value of the l etters for word.
the word LADY when similarly coded ?
(a) 82
(b)74
(c) 72
(d)84