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Directions (Qs. 96-100): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Nutrition is the process by which living organisms obtain the food necessary for growth, metabolism and other vital functions. It encompasses a vast array of biochemical and physiological processes, beginning with ingestion and culminating in the assimilation of nutrients at the cellular level. Macronutrients — carbohydrates, proteins and fats — are required in larger quantities as they provide the bulk of energy and building blocks for bodily structures. Carbohydrates are the body’s primary energy source, proteins are crucial for tissue repair and enzyme production, while fats are essential for hormone production, nutrient absorption and organ protection. Micronutrients, though needed in smaller amounts, are equally indispensable. These include vitamins and minerals, which play pivotal roles in myriad enzymatic reactions, immune function and overall cellular health. For instance, Vitamin C is vital for collagen synthesis and immune support, while iron is central to oxygen transport in the blood. A deficiency in any micronutrient can lead to specific health issues, ranging from mild impairments to severe diseases. The concept of a "balanced diet" is foundational to good nutrition, advocating for a diverse intake of foods from all major food groups to ensure adequate provision of both macronutrients and micronutrients. However, modern dietary patterns, often characterized by highly processed foods, excessive sugar and unhealthy fats, frequently deviate from this ideal. These imbalances contribute significantly to the global burden of non-communicable diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Understanding the intricate relationship between diet and health empowers individuals to make informed choices, fostering well-being and preventing chronic illness. Educating the public on nutritional science is, therefore, a crucial public health endeavour.
Q421.
What are the three main macronutrients required by the human body?
  1. AVitamins, minerals, and water
  2. BCarbohydrates, proteins, and fats
  3. CSugar, salt, and fiber
  4. DEnzymes, hormones, and cells
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Concept: Locate the line in the passage that lists macronutrients.

  1. Passage: macronutrients = carbohydrates, proteins and fats, needed in larger amounts.
  2. Vitamins and minerals are grouped as micronutrients, not macronutrients.

Trick: 'Macro' = large → the nutrients needed in bulk (energy-giving and body-building).

Answer: (B) Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats

अवधारणा: गद्यांश में मैक्रोन्यूट्रिएंट्स वाली पंक्ति खोजें।

  1. गद्यांश: मैक्रोन्यूट्रिएंट्स = कार्बोहाइड्रेट, प्रोटीन और वसा – अधिक मात्रा में चाहिए।
  2. विटामिन और खनिज माइक्रोन्यूट्रिएंट्स हैं।

ट्रिक: 'Macro' = बड़ा → अधिक मात्रा में चाहिए (ऊर्जा देने और शरीर बनाने वाले)।

उत्तर: (B) Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionReading comprehension – macronutrientsSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 96-100): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Nutrition is the process by which living organisms obtain the food necessary for growth, metabolism and other vital functions. It encompasses a vast array of biochemical and physiological processes, beginning with ingestion and culminating in the assimilation of nutrients at the cellular level. Macronutrients — carbohydrates, proteins and fats — are required in larger quantities as they provide the bulk of energy and building blocks for bodily structures. Carbohydrates are the body’s primary energy source, proteins are crucial for tissue repair and enzyme production, while fats are essential for hormone production, nutrient absorption and organ protection. Micronutrients, though needed in smaller amounts, are equally indispensable. These include vitamins and minerals, which play pivotal roles in myriad enzymatic reactions, immune function and overall cellular health. For instance, Vitamin C is vital for collagen synthesis and immune support, while iron is central to oxygen transport in the blood. A deficiency in any micronutrient can lead to specific health issues, ranging from mild impairments to severe diseases. The concept of a "balanced diet" is foundational to good nutrition, advocating for a diverse intake of foods from all major food groups to ensure adequate provision of both macronutrients and micronutrients. However, modern dietary patterns, often characterized by highly processed foods, excessive sugar and unhealthy fats, frequently deviate from this ideal. These imbalances contribute significantly to the global burden of non-communicable diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Understanding the intricate relationship between diet and health empowers individuals to make informed choices, fostering well-being and preventing chronic illness. Educating the public on nutritional science is, therefore, a crucial public health endeavour.
Q422.
Why are micronutrients considered indispensable, even though they are needed in smaller amounts?
  1. AThey provide the body's primary energy source.
  2. BThey are crucial for tissue repair and enzyme production.
  3. CThey play pivotal roles in enzymatic reactions, immune function, and cellular health.
  4. DThey are essential for hormone production and organ protection.
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Concept: Find why the passage calls micronutrients 'equally indispensable'.

  1. Vitamins and minerals support many enzyme reactions, immunity and overall cell health.
  2. (A) is carbohydrates, (B) proteins, (D) fats – roles of macronutrients.

Trick: Wrong options here are borrowed from other lines of the same passage – match the subject before choosing.

Answer: (C) They play pivotal roles in enzymatic reactions, immune function, and cellular health.

अवधारणा: गद्यांश में माइक्रोन्यूट्रिएंट्स को 'equally indispensable' क्यों कहा गया, यह देखें।

  1. विटामिन और खनिज एंज़ाइम क्रियाओं, प्रतिरक्षा और कोशिका स्वास्थ्य में सहायक हैं।
  2. (A) कार्बोहाइड्रेट, (B) प्रोटीन, (D) वसा की भूमिकाएँ हैं।

ट्रिक: गलत विकल्प गद्यांश की दूसरी पंक्तियों से लिए गए हैं – चुनने से पहले विषय मिलाएँ।

उत्तर: (C) They play pivotal roles in enzymatic reactions, immune function, and cellular health.

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionReading comprehension – role of micronutrientsSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 96-100): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Nutrition is the process by which living organisms obtain the food necessary for growth, metabolism and other vital functions. It encompasses a vast array of biochemical and physiological processes, beginning with ingestion and culminating in the assimilation of nutrients at the cellular level. Macronutrients — carbohydrates, proteins and fats — are required in larger quantities as they provide the bulk of energy and building blocks for bodily structures. Carbohydrates are the body’s primary energy source, proteins are crucial for tissue repair and enzyme production, while fats are essential for hormone production, nutrient absorption and organ protection. Micronutrients, though needed in smaller amounts, are equally indispensable. These include vitamins and minerals, which play pivotal roles in myriad enzymatic reactions, immune function and overall cellular health. For instance, Vitamin C is vital for collagen synthesis and immune support, while iron is central to oxygen transport in the blood. A deficiency in any micronutrient can lead to specific health issues, ranging from mild impairments to severe diseases. The concept of a "balanced diet" is foundational to good nutrition, advocating for a diverse intake of foods from all major food groups to ensure adequate provision of both macronutrients and micronutrients. However, modern dietary patterns, often characterized by highly processed foods, excessive sugar and unhealthy fats, frequently deviate from this ideal. These imbalances contribute significantly to the global burden of non-communicable diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Understanding the intricate relationship between diet and health empowers individuals to make informed choices, fostering well-being and preventing chronic illness. Educating the public on nutritional science is, therefore, a crucial public health endeavour.
Q423.
What is a key characteristic of modern dietary patterns, according to the passage?
  1. AA focus on balanced intake from all food groups.
  2. BHigh consumption of fruits and vegetables.
  3. CFrequent deviation from a balanced diet with processed foods and excessive sugar.
  4. DAn increased understanding of nutritional science.
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Concept: Look for the sentence beginning with 'However, modern dietary patterns…'.

  1. They rely on processed food, extra sugar and unhealthy fats.
  2. Such diets often move away from the balanced-diet ideal → option (C).

Trick: 'However' signals a contrast with the balanced diet – so (A) and (B), which praise modern diets, are wrong.

Answer: (C) Frequent deviation from a balanced diet with processed foods and excessive sugar.

अवधारणा: 'However, modern dietary patterns…' वाला वाक्य देखें।

  1. इनमें प्रसंस्कृत भोजन, अधिक चीनी और अस्वास्थ्यकर वसा होती है।
  2. ऐसा आहार प्रायः संतुलित आहार से हट जाता है → विकल्प (C)।

ट्रिक: 'However' संतुलित आहार से विरोध दिखाता है – इसलिए आधुनिक आहार की प्रशंसा वाले (A), (B) गलत।

उत्तर: (C) Frequent deviation from a balanced diet with processed foods and excessive sugar.

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionReading comprehension – modern dietsSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 96-100): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Nutrition is the process by which living organisms obtain the food necessary for growth, metabolism and other vital functions. It encompasses a vast array of biochemical and physiological processes, beginning with ingestion and culminating in the assimilation of nutrients at the cellular level. Macronutrients — carbohydrates, proteins and fats — are required in larger quantities as they provide the bulk of energy and building blocks for bodily structures. Carbohydrates are the body’s primary energy source, proteins are crucial for tissue repair and enzyme production, while fats are essential for hormone production, nutrient absorption and organ protection. Micronutrients, though needed in smaller amounts, are equally indispensable. These include vitamins and minerals, which play pivotal roles in myriad enzymatic reactions, immune function and overall cellular health. For instance, Vitamin C is vital for collagen synthesis and immune support, while iron is central to oxygen transport in the blood. A deficiency in any micronutrient can lead to specific health issues, ranging from mild impairments to severe diseases. The concept of a "balanced diet" is foundational to good nutrition, advocating for a diverse intake of foods from all major food groups to ensure adequate provision of both macronutrients and micronutrients. However, modern dietary patterns, often characterized by highly processed foods, excessive sugar and unhealthy fats, frequently deviate from this ideal. These imbalances contribute significantly to the global burden of non-communicable diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Understanding the intricate relationship between diet and health empowers individuals to make informed choices, fostering well-being and preventing chronic illness. Educating the public on nutritional science is, therefore, a crucial public health endeavour.
Q424.
What is the primary role of carbohydrates mentioned in the passage?
  1. ATissue repair.
  2. BHormone production.
  3. COxygen transport.
  4. DBody's primary energy source.
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Concept: Match each nutrient with the role the passage gives it.

  1. Carbohydrates → main source of the body's energy ✓.
  2. Proteins → tissue repair; fats → hormones; iron → oxygen transport.

Trick: Make a quick nutrient–role table while reading; such passages ask 2–3 questions from it.

Answer: (D) Body's primary energy source.

अवधारणा: हर पोषक तत्व को गद्यांश में बताई भूमिका से मिलाएँ।

  1. कार्बोहाइड्रेट → शरीर की ऊर्जा का मुख्य स्रोत ✓।
  2. प्रोटीन → ऊतक मरम्मत; वसा → हार्मोन; आयरन → ऑक्सीजन परिवहन।

ट्रिक: पढ़ते समय पोषक–भूमिका की छोटी तालिका बना लें; ऐसे गद्यांश से 2–3 प्रश्न आते हैं।

उत्तर: (D) Body's primary energy source.

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionReading comprehension – carbohydratesSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 2
Directions (Qs. 96-100): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Nutrition is the process by which living organisms obtain the food necessary for growth, metabolism and other vital functions. It encompasses a vast array of biochemical and physiological processes, beginning with ingestion and culminating in the assimilation of nutrients at the cellular level. Macronutrients — carbohydrates, proteins and fats — are required in larger quantities as they provide the bulk of energy and building blocks for bodily structures. Carbohydrates are the body’s primary energy source, proteins are crucial for tissue repair and enzyme production, while fats are essential for hormone production, nutrient absorption and organ protection. Micronutrients, though needed in smaller amounts, are equally indispensable. These include vitamins and minerals, which play pivotal roles in myriad enzymatic reactions, immune function and overall cellular health. For instance, Vitamin C is vital for collagen synthesis and immune support, while iron is central to oxygen transport in the blood. A deficiency in any micronutrient can lead to specific health issues, ranging from mild impairments to severe diseases. The concept of a "balanced diet" is foundational to good nutrition, advocating for a diverse intake of foods from all major food groups to ensure adequate provision of both macronutrients and micronutrients. However, modern dietary patterns, often characterized by highly processed foods, excessive sugar and unhealthy fats, frequently deviate from this ideal. These imbalances contribute significantly to the global burden of non-communicable diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Understanding the intricate relationship between diet and health empowers individuals to make informed choices, fostering well-being and preventing chronic illness. Educating the public on nutritional science is, therefore, a crucial public health endeavour.
Q425.
What can a deficiency in any micronutrient lead to?
  1. AIncreased energy levels.
  2. BStronger immune function.
  3. CSpecific health issues, from mild impairments to severe diseases.
  4. DExcess weight gain.
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Concept: Find what the passage says happens when any micronutrient is lacking.

  1. A shortage causes particular health problems – from slight impairment up to serious disease.
  2. Options (A), (B) are benefits, not effects of deficiency; (D) is not stated.

Trick: Deficiency = something negative; reject options that sound positive.

Answer: (C) Specific health issues, from mild impairments to severe diseases.

अवधारणा: गद्यांश में किसी माइक्रोन्यूट्रिएंट की कमी का परिणाम खोजें।

  1. कमी से विशेष स्वास्थ्य समस्याएँ होती हैं – हल्की गड़बड़ी से गंभीर रोग तक।
  2. (A), (B) लाभ हैं, कमी के प्रभाव नहीं; (D) का उल्लेख नहीं।

ट्रिक: कमी = नकारात्मक परिणाम; सकारात्मक लगने वाले विकल्प हटा दें।

उत्तर: (C) Specific health issues, from mild impairments to severe diseases.

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionReading comprehension – micronutrient deficiencySSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 2
Q426.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
His careless remark cooked his goose.
  1. AHelp someone succeed
  2. BRuin someone's plans or chances
  3. CSave someone from difficulty
  4. DMock someone
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Concept: “Cook someone’s goose” = spoil a person’s chances or plans for good.

  1. His careless remark damaged his own prospects.
  2. A (help succeed) and C (save) are the opposite; D (mock) is a different idea.

Trick: A cooked goose cannot fly again – the chance is gone.

Answer: (B) Ruin someone's plans or chances

अवधारणा: “Cook someone’s goose” = किसी की योजना या अवसर बिगाड़ देना।

हल:

  1. उसकी लापरवाह टिप्पणी ने उसका अपना मौका बिगाड़ दिया।
  2. A और C उल्टे अर्थ; D (मज़ाक उड़ाना) अलग बात।

ट्रिक: पका हुआ हंस उड़ नहीं सकता – यानी मौका खत्म।

उत्तर: (B) Ruin someone's plans or chances

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionIdiom – cook one’s gooseSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q427.
Select the correct spelling to fill in the blank.
The music had a strong, regular beat and felt very ____.
  1. ARythmic
  2. BRhythmic
  3. CRhythimic
  4. DRhytmic
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Concept: Adjective from “rhythm” = rhythm + ic.

  1. Rhythm is spelt R-H-Y-T-H-M (two h’s).
  2. Add -ic → R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-C.
  3. Rythmic and Rhytmic drop an h; Rhythimic adds an i.

Trick: Mnemonic for rhythm: “Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move”.

Answer: (B) Rhythmic

अवधारणा: “rhythm” से विशेषण = rhythm + ic।

हल:

  1. rhythm में दो h हैं: R-H-Y-T-H-M।
  2. -ic जोड़ें ⇒ rhythmic।
  3. बाकी विकल्पों में h छूटा या i अतिरिक्त है।

ट्रिक: Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move – स्पेलिंग याद।

उत्तर: (B) Rhythmic

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionSpelling – rhythmicSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q428.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1. This light is then converted into electrical signals by the retina.
2. The brain interprets these signals, creating the images we see.
3. The human eye works by capturing light from the surrounding environment.
4. The lens of the eye focuses this incoming light.
  1. A1-2-3-4
  2. B2-1-4-3
  3. C3-4-1-2
  4. D4-3-2-1
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Concept: Follow the natural process from start to finish.

  1. 3 introduces the topic (eye captures light).
  2. 4: the lens focuses “this incoming light”.
  3. 1: the retina converts “this light” into signals.
  4. 2: the brain interprets “these signals”. Order: 3-4-1-2.

Trick: Words like “this”, “these” point back – they cannot open a paragraph.

Answer: (C) 3-4-1-2

अवधारणा: प्रक्रिया को शुरुआत से अंत तक क्रम में रखें।

हल:

  1. 3 – विषय का परिचय (आँख प्रकाश ग्रहण करती है)।
  2. 4 – लेंस “this incoming light” को फोकस करता है।
  3. 1 – रेटिना संकेत बनाता है; 2 – मस्तिष्क “these signals” समझता है।
  4. क्रम: 3-4-1-2।

ट्रिक: “this/these” वाले वाक्य पिछली बात से जुड़ते हैं – शुरुआत नहीं कर सकते।

उत्तर: (C) 3-4-1-2

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionPara jumble – how the eye seesSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q429.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1. This process is known as the water cycle.
2. Water from oceans, lakes, and rivers evaporates into the atmosphere.
3. It then cools and condenses to form clouds.
4. Eventually, the water returns to Earth as precipitation.
  1. A4-1-2-3
  2. B1-2-3-4
  3. C2-3-4-1
  4. D3-4-1-2
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Concept: Arrange the steps of the process, then the summary line.

  1. 2: evaporation – the start.
  2. 3: “It then cools…” – condensation.
  3. 4: “Eventually” – precipitation.
  4. 1 gives the label for everything above, so it goes last. Order: 2-3-4-1.

Trick: “This process is known as” sums up – it comes after the process is described.

Answer: (C) 2-3-4-1

अवधारणा: प्रक्रिया के चरण क्रम से, फिर सारांश वाक्य।

हल:

  1. 2 – वाष्पीकरण, शुरुआत।
  2. 3 – “It then cools” – संघनन।
  3. 4 – “Eventually” – वर्षा।
  4. 1 – “This process…” – पूरे चक्र का नाम। क्रम: 2-3-4-1।

ट्रिक: “This process is known as” हमेशा वर्णन के बाद आता है।

उत्तर: (C) 2-3-4-1

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionPara jumble – water cycleSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q430.
Select the correct spelling.
  1. AIncontrovertible
  2. BIncontrovartible
  3. CIncontrovertibel
  4. DIncontrovurtibel
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Concept: in + controvert (to dispute) + ible = “impossible to dispute”.

  1. Root “controvert” has -vert (as in convert, invert).
  2. Ending is -ible, not -ibel.
  3. Correct: Incontrovertible.

Trick: Think “convert” inside it: in-contro-VERT-ible.

Answer: (A) Incontrovertible

अवधारणा: in + controvert (विवाद करना) + ible = जिस पर विवाद न हो सके।

हल:

  1. मूल शब्द controvert में -vert है (convert, invert की तरह)।
  2. अंत -ible, -ibel नहीं।
  3. सही: Incontrovertible।

ट्रिक: बीच में “VERT” याद रखें: in-contro-VERT-ible।

उत्तर: (A) Incontrovertible

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionSpelling – incontrovertibleSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q431.
Choose the one-word substitute for the given group of words:
'Extreme or irrational fear of confined places'.
  1. AAgoraphobia
  2. BThanatophobia
  3. CClaustrophobia
  4. DAcrophobia
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Concept: Fear of closed or narrow spaces = claustrophobia.

  1. Claustro- comes from Latin for “closed place” (cloister).
  2. Agoraphobia – open/crowded places; thanatophobia – death; acrophobia – heights.

Trick: Claustro ↔ closet (closed); Acro ↔ acrobat (high up).

Answer: (C) Claustrophobia

अवधारणा: बंद या तंग जगह का डर = claustrophobia।

हल:

  1. Claustro- = बंद स्थान (cloister)।
  2. Agoraphobia – खुली/भीड़ भरी जगह; Thanatophobia – मृत्यु; Acrophobia – ऊँचाई।

ट्रिक: Claustro ↔ closet (बंद); Acro ↔ acrobat (ऊँचाई)।

उत्तर: (C) Claustrophobia

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionOne-word substitution – phobiasSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q432.
Choose the one-word substitute for the given group of words:
A place where money is coined, especially under state authority.
  1. AForge
  2. BFoundry
  3. CMint
  4. DFurnace
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Concept: A mint is the official place where coins are made under government authority.

  1. Forge – workshop where metal is heated and hammered.
  2. Foundry – where molten metal is cast.
  3. Furnace – an enclosed chamber for intense heat.

Yaad rakhein: India’s coins are minted at Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Noida.

Answer: (C) Mint

अवधारणा: Mint वह सरकारी स्थान है जहाँ सिक्के ढाले जाते हैं।

हल:

  1. Forge – धातु गर्म कर पीटने की जगह।
  2. Foundry – पिघली धातु की ढलाई।
  3. Furnace – भट्ठी।

याद रखें: भारत में सिक्के मुंबई, कोलकाता, हैदराबाद और नोएडा की टकसालों में बनते हैं।

उत्तर: (C) Mint

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionOne-word substitution – mintSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Directions (Qs. 83-87): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Global sustainability discourse has been less shaped by genuine evolution and more hardened into a lexicon of managerial (83) ____ — terms designed primarily for reputational smoothing rather than ecological repair. What once stood as a moral confrontation with planetary vulnerability now circulates through dashboards and metrics, calibrated not to redistribute power but to sanitize it. Expressions such as "resilience," "stakeholder engagement," and "net-zero" crowd policy documents, their meanings stretched until they assume the flexibility of (84) ____ . Within this semantic marketplace, language stops revealing reality and starts performing it. Reports lean heavily on euphemism; proclamations sparkle with procedural virtue. Crises are not named directly; instead, they are (85) ____ into so-called "developmental challenges." The syntax of suffering is diluted, even while the underlying facts remain severe. What takes shape is not truth, but a carefully staged credibility — an efficient imitation of concern. At the same time, epistemic imbalances endure: indigenous knowledge is (86) ____ as "local insight," granted visibility only to embellish, never to redirect. Environmental justice, once openly confrontational, now adopts a courteous tone, neatly absorbed into intergovernmental statements. For sustainability to move beyond self-praise, it must abandon its fixation on appearance and accept historical unease. Anything short of this is not stewardship — it is semantic (87) ____ disguised as advancement.
Q433.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (83).
  1. Aartifacts
  2. Blubricants
  3. Cdialogues
  4. Dalignments
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Concept: The blank must match “terms designed for reputational smoothing”.

  1. Lubricants reduce friction – metaphorically, words that make things go smoothly.
  2. Artifacts, dialogues and alignments do not carry the “smoothing” sense.

Trick: Find the clue word right after the blank – “smoothing” → lubricants.

Answer: (B) lubricants

अवधारणा: रिक्त स्थान “reputational smoothing” वाले शब्दों से मेल खाना चाहिए।

हल:

  1. Lubricant घर्षण कम करता है – यहाँ रूपक: छवि को चिकना करने वाले शब्द।
  2. Artifacts, dialogues, alignments में यह भाव नहीं।

ट्रिक: रिक्त स्थान के बाद का संकेत शब्द “smoothing” ⇒ lubricants।

उत्तर: (B) lubricants

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionCloze – lubricantsSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Directions (Qs. 83-87): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Global sustainability discourse has been less shaped by genuine evolution and more hardened into a lexicon of managerial (83) ____ — terms designed primarily for reputational smoothing rather than ecological repair. What once stood as a moral confrontation with planetary vulnerability now circulates through dashboards and metrics, calibrated not to redistribute power but to sanitize it. Expressions such as "resilience," "stakeholder engagement," and "net-zero" crowd policy documents, their meanings stretched until they assume the flexibility of (84) ____ . Within this semantic marketplace, language stops revealing reality and starts performing it. Reports lean heavily on euphemism; proclamations sparkle with procedural virtue. Crises are not named directly; instead, they are (85) ____ into so-called "developmental challenges." The syntax of suffering is diluted, even while the underlying facts remain severe. What takes shape is not truth, but a carefully staged credibility — an efficient imitation of concern. At the same time, epistemic imbalances endure: indigenous knowledge is (86) ____ as "local insight," granted visibility only to embellish, never to redirect. Environmental justice, once openly confrontational, now adopts a courteous tone, neatly absorbed into intergovernmental statements. For sustainability to move beyond self-praise, it must abandon its fixation on appearance and accept historical unease. Anything short of this is not stewardship — it is semantic (87) ____ disguised as advancement.
Q434.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (84).
  1. Arhetoric
  2. Bscience
  3. Celasticity
  4. Durgency
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Concept: Words stretched until they mean anything become empty, persuasive talk.

  1. Rhetoric = language used to impress, often lacking real substance.
  2. Science would suggest precision – the opposite.
  3. “Elasticity” repeats “flexibility” (redundant); urgency does not fit.

Trick: Avoid the option that just repeats a word already in the sentence.

Answer: (A) rhetoric

अवधारणा: शब्दों का अर्थ इतना खींचा गया कि वे खोखले, प्रभाव डालने वाले शब्द बन गए।

हल:

  1. Rhetoric = प्रभावित करने वाली पर अर्थहीन भाषा।
  2. Science – सटीकता, उल्टा भाव।
  3. Elasticity “flexibility” को दोहराता है; urgency बेमेल।

ट्रिक: वाक्य में पहले से मौजूद शब्द को दोहराने वाला विकल्प न चुनें।

उत्तर: (A) rhetoric

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionCloze – rhetoricSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Directions (Qs. 83-87): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Global sustainability discourse has been less shaped by genuine evolution and more hardened into a lexicon of managerial (83) ____ — terms designed primarily for reputational smoothing rather than ecological repair. What once stood as a moral confrontation with planetary vulnerability now circulates through dashboards and metrics, calibrated not to redistribute power but to sanitize it. Expressions such as "resilience," "stakeholder engagement," and "net-zero" crowd policy documents, their meanings stretched until they assume the flexibility of (84) ____ . Within this semantic marketplace, language stops revealing reality and starts performing it. Reports lean heavily on euphemism; proclamations sparkle with procedural virtue. Crises are not named directly; instead, they are (85) ____ into so-called "developmental challenges." The syntax of suffering is diluted, even while the underlying facts remain severe. What takes shape is not truth, but a carefully staged credibility — an efficient imitation of concern. At the same time, epistemic imbalances endure: indigenous knowledge is (86) ____ as "local insight," granted visibility only to embellish, never to redirect. Environmental justice, once openly confrontational, now adopts a courteous tone, neatly absorbed into intergovernmental statements. For sustainability to move beyond self-praise, it must abandon its fixation on appearance and accept historical unease. Anything short of this is not stewardship — it is semantic (87) ____ disguised as advancement.
Q435.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (85).
  1. Aconfronted
  2. Bdomesticated
  3. Cdiluted
  4. Daggravated
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Concept: Crises are made to sound tame and manageable.

  1. Domesticate = tame something wild → crises are softened into “developmental challenges”.
  2. “Diluted” appears in the next line and cannot take “into”; confronted and aggravated reverse the sense.

Trick: Check the preposition: “domesticated into” fits; “diluted into” does not here.

Answer: (B) domesticated

अवधारणा: संकटों को नरम और “काबू में” दिखाया जाता है।

हल:

  1. Domesticate = जंगली को पालतू बनाना ⇒ संकट को “developmental challenges” में बदलना।
  2. Diluted अगले वाक्य में है; confronted, aggravated उल्टा भाव।

ट्रिक: पूर्वसर्ग देखें: “domesticated into” सही बैठता है।

उत्तर: (B) domesticated

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionCloze – domesticatedSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Directions (Qs. 83-87): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Global sustainability discourse has been less shaped by genuine evolution and more hardened into a lexicon of managerial (83) ____ — terms designed primarily for reputational smoothing rather than ecological repair. What once stood as a moral confrontation with planetary vulnerability now circulates through dashboards and metrics, calibrated not to redistribute power but to sanitize it. Expressions such as "resilience," "stakeholder engagement," and "net-zero" crowd policy documents, their meanings stretched until they assume the flexibility of (84) ____ . Within this semantic marketplace, language stops revealing reality and starts performing it. Reports lean heavily on euphemism; proclamations sparkle with procedural virtue. Crises are not named directly; instead, they are (85) ____ into so-called "developmental challenges." The syntax of suffering is diluted, even while the underlying facts remain severe. What takes shape is not truth, but a carefully staged credibility — an efficient imitation of concern. At the same time, epistemic imbalances endure: indigenous knowledge is (86) ____ as "local insight," granted visibility only to embellish, never to redirect. Environmental justice, once openly confrontational, now adopts a courteous tone, neatly absorbed into intergovernmental statements. For sustainability to move beyond self-praise, it must abandon its fixation on appearance and accept historical unease. Anything short of this is not stewardship — it is semantic (87) ____ disguised as advancement.
Q436.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (86).
  1. Asilenced
  2. Bextracted
  3. Ctokenized
  4. Dsidelined
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Concept: Tokenize = include only symbolically, without real power.

  1. Indigenous knowledge is shown “only to embellish, never to redirect”.
  2. That is symbolic inclusion → tokenized.
  3. Silenced/sidelined would mean no visibility at all.

Trick: “Visible but powerless” = tokenism.

Answer: (C) tokenized

अवधारणा: Tokenize = केवल दिखावे के लिए शामिल करना, असली अधिकार के बिना।

हल:

  1. स्वदेशी ज्ञान को केवल सजावट के लिए दिखाया जाता है, दिशा बदलने के लिए नहीं।
  2. यह दिखावटी शामिल करना है ⇒ tokenized।
  3. Silenced/sidelined का अर्थ – बिल्कुल न दिखना।

ट्रिक: “दिखता है पर ताकत नहीं” = tokenism।

उत्तर: (C) tokenized

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionCloze – tokenizedSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Directions (Qs. 83-87): In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Global sustainability discourse has been less shaped by genuine evolution and more hardened into a lexicon of managerial (83) ____ — terms designed primarily for reputational smoothing rather than ecological repair. What once stood as a moral confrontation with planetary vulnerability now circulates through dashboards and metrics, calibrated not to redistribute power but to sanitize it. Expressions such as "resilience," "stakeholder engagement," and "net-zero" crowd policy documents, their meanings stretched until they assume the flexibility of (84) ____ . Within this semantic marketplace, language stops revealing reality and starts performing it. Reports lean heavily on euphemism; proclamations sparkle with procedural virtue. Crises are not named directly; instead, they are (85) ____ into so-called "developmental challenges." The syntax of suffering is diluted, even while the underlying facts remain severe. What takes shape is not truth, but a carefully staged credibility — an efficient imitation of concern. At the same time, epistemic imbalances endure: indigenous knowledge is (86) ____ as "local insight," granted visibility only to embellish, never to redirect. Environmental justice, once openly confrontational, now adopts a courteous tone, neatly absorbed into intergovernmental statements. For sustainability to move beyond self-praise, it must abandon its fixation on appearance and accept historical unease. Anything short of this is not stewardship — it is semantic (87) ____ disguised as advancement.
Q437.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number (87).
  1. Ainflation
  2. Bcamouflage
  3. Cstagnation
  4. Dbetrayal
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Concept: The blank is “disguised as advancement”.

  1. Camouflage = hiding the real thing behind a false look.
  2. “Semantic camouflage” = words hiding inaction.
  3. Inflation, stagnation, betrayal lack the disguise idea.

Trick: “Disguised” ↔ camouflage – a near-synonym clue in the same line.

Answer: (B) camouflage

अवधारणा: रिक्त के बाद “disguised as advancement” है।

हल:

  1. Camouflage = असलियत को नकली रूप में छिपाना।
  2. “Semantic camouflage” – शब्दों से निष्क्रियता छिपाना।
  3. बाकी विकल्पों में छिपाने का भाव नहीं।

ट्रिक: “Disguised” ↔ camouflage – उसी पंक्ति का संकेत।

उत्तर: (B) camouflage

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionCloze – camouflageSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q438.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The actor opposed the scene, considering it ____ gratuitous for family viewers.
  1. Amore
  2. Bmuch
  3. Ctoo
  4. Dvery
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Concept: “Too” shows excess – more than acceptable – often with “for”.

  1. The actor felt the scene crossed the limit for family viewers.
  2. “too gratuitous for family viewers” is correct.
  3. “very” lacks the idea of excess; “more” needs “than”; “much” does not modify a plain adjective.

Trick: Negative judgement + “for someone” → too.

Answer: (C) too

अवधारणा: “Too” अधिकता दिखाता है – सीमा से अधिक; अक्सर “for” के साथ।

हल:

  1. अभिनेता को दृश्य परिवार के लिए सीमा से अधिक लगा।
  2. सही: “too gratuitous for family viewers”।
  3. very में अधिकता नहीं; more के साथ than चाहिए; much साधारण विशेषण से पहले नहीं।

ट्रिक: नकारात्मक राय + “for किसी के लिए” ⇒ too।

उत्तर: (C) too

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionGrammar – too + adjectiveSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q439.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The generous severance package was commensurate ____ his long and dedicated service to the company.
  1. Afor
  2. Bwith
  3. Cto
  4. Don
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Concept: “Commensurate” (in proportion) is followed by “with”.

  1. Correct: commensurate with his long service.
  2. Meaning: the package matched his years of service.

Yaad rakhein: Similar pairs: consistent with, compatible with, comparable to.

Answer: (B) with

अवधारणा: “Commensurate” (अनुपात में) के बाद “with” आता है।

हल:

  1. सही: commensurate with his long service।
  2. अर्थ: पैकेज उसकी सेवा के अनुरूप था।

याद रखें: ऐसे ही: consistent with, compatible with, comparable to।

उत्तर: (B) with

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionPreposition – commensurate withSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1
Q440.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The CEO, along with his senior advisors, (1)/ are traveling to the international conference (2)/ to announce the company's (3)/ latest technological breakthrough. (4)
  1. A(1)
  2. B(2)
  3. C(3)
  4. D(4)
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Concept: “Along with / as well as / together with” do not change the number of the first subject.

  1. Real subject: “The CEO” – singular.
  2. “are traveling” → “is traveling”.
  3. Error lies in part (2).

Trick: Cover the phrase between the commas – “The CEO … is traveling”.

Answer: (B) (2)

अवधारणा: “Along with / as well as” पहले कर्ता की संख्या नहीं बदलते।

हल:

  1. मुख्य कर्ता “The CEO” – एकवचन।
  2. “are traveling” → “is traveling”।
  3. त्रुटि भाग (2) में।

ट्रिक: अल्पविराम के बीच का भाग हटा कर पढ़ें – “The CEO … is traveling”।

उत्तर: (B) (2)

SSC CGLEnglish ComprehensionSubject-verb agreement – along withSSC CGL 2025 · 22 Sep Shift 1