SSC Question Paper with answers- English Section- (Part-III)

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  • Ships are_________ by giant engines.
  1. driven
  2. dragged
  3. sailed
  4. pulled

View Answer
Answer b) driven.
  • Krisda’s stories________ me very strangely.
  1. afflicted
  2. affected
  3. effected
  4. changed

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Answer 2) affected.
  • By morning, the fury of the floods_________.
  1. ebbed
  2. receded
  3. abated
  4. retired

View Answer
Answer 2) receded.
  • Work should be guided by some _____ desire of altruism and _____
  1. false; honesty
  2. good; liberty
  3. shallow; ability
  4. genuine; philanthropy

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Answer 4) genuine; philanthropy.
  • She pipped her rival _______ the gold medal.
  1. near
  2. to
  3. for
  4. with

View Answer
Answer b) for.

In the following Question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the answer sheet.

  • URBANE
  1. crude
  2. native
  3. Rural
  4. Loud

View Answer With Explanation
Answer 1) crude. Urbane:Sophisticated. Native: neighbor, Rural:area outside the city, Crude: uncultured.
  • AUTHENTIC
  1. False
  2. Genuine
  3. Factual
  4. Real

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Answer 1) false.
  • BOLD
  1. fearful
  2. Timid
  3. Nervous
  4. Coy

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Answer 2) timid. Timid : fearful, coy;flirtatious

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the answer sheet.

  • Conferred as an honor
  1. Honorable
  2. Honorarium
  3. Honorific
  4. Honorary

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Answer b) Honorary. Honorarium meaning:a payment given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge.Honorific: given as a mark of respect but having few or no duties. Honorary:conferred as an honour.
  • One who does not believe in the existence of God
  1. Atheist
  2. Theist
  3. Cynic
  4. Mystic

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Answer 1) Atheist. Theist:A theist believes there is a God who made and governs all creation.

Cynic: a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.

Mystic: One who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect. 

  • One who makes an official examination of accounts
  1. Auditor
  2. Chartered Accountant
  3. Creditor
  4. Registrar

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Answer 1) Auditor.
  • That which cannot be effaced
  1. Illegible
  2. Invincible
  3. Indelible
  4. Affable

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Answer 3) Indelible.

Illegible meaning: not clear enough to be read.

Invincible: too powerful to be defeated or overcome

Indelible: making marks that cannot be removed.

Affable: friendly.

  • The burial of a corpse
  1. Internment
  2. Interpose
  3. Interrogate
  4. Interment

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Answer 4) Interment

Internment: Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial.

Interpose: intervene between parties

Interrogate: ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally

Interment:the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.

  • A person who deliberately sets fire to a building
  1. Assassin
  2. Extortionist
  3. Hijacker
  4. Arsonist

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Answer b) Arsonist. Extortionist:a person who tries to obtain something through force or violence.

Assassin:a person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons.

  • To free someone from all blames
  1. Exonerate
  2. Fling
  3. Consolidate
  4. Forbid

View Answer
Answer 1)Exonerate. 

Out of the four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternatives which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the answer sheet.

  • A closetfisted man does not know the significance of human life.
  1. a miser
  2. a rich man
  3. a poor man
  4. an ill mannered man

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Answer 1) A miser.
  • I and my friend always go Dutch when we eat out.
  1. drive togather
  2. pay for each other’s meal
  3. go togather
  4. divide the costs

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Answer 2) Pay for each other’s meal.
  • He is as draft as brush. Don’t believe a word of what he says.
  1. Very funny
  2. unreliable
  3. a liar
  4. really silly

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Answer 4) really silly
  • I shall always remember my alma-mater with gratitude.
  1. Kindergarten days
  2. mother’s loving care
  3. teacher who inspired me
  4. institution where i got education

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Answer 4) institution where I got education.
  • I hope you will back me at the meaning.
  1. support
  2. speak after I do
  3. follow
  4. criticise

View Answer
Answer 1) support.

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