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Q4181.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Fortunately, he passed the exams / with dint of / sheer hard work and diligence.
  1. Asheer hard work and diligence
  2. Bwith dint of
  3. CNo error
  4. DFortunately, he passed the exams
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Concept: The fixed phrase is by dint of, meaning 'by means of / as a result of'. 'With dint of' is incorrect.

  1. Correct: Fortunately, he passed the exams by dint of sheer hard work and diligence.
  2. The other parts are correct.

Yaad rakhein: Always 'BY dint of'.

Answer: (B) with dint of

अवधारणा: सही fixed phrase by dint of है, अर्थ – के बल पर / के द्वारा। 'With dint of' गलत है।

  1. सही: Fortunately, he passed the exams by dint of sheer hard work and diligence.
  2. बाकी भाग सही हैं।

याद रखें: हमेशा 'BY dint of'।

उत्तर: (B) with dint of

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionError SpottingSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4182.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following
sentence.
Nine times out of ten, he tells lies.
  1. AAll the time
  2. BHardly
  3. CIn most cases
  4. DSometimes
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Concept: Nine times out of ten means almost always; in most cases.

  1. Nine of ten = 90 percent – most cases, but not every time.
  2. So (A) 'all the time' overstates; (B) 'hardly' and (D) 'sometimes' understate.

Trick: Nine out of ten = nearly always = in most cases.

Answer: (C) In most cases

अवधारणा: Nine times out of ten का अर्थ है लगभग हमेशा, अधिकांश मामलों में।

  1. दस में से नौ बार = अधिकतर, पर हर बार नहीं।
  2. (A) 'all the time' बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर है; (B) 'hardly' और (D) 'sometimes' बहुत कम बताते हैं।

ट्रिक: दस में नौ = अधिकांश मामलों में।

उत्तर: (C) In most cases

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdioms and PhrasesSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4183.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence
The child felt down from a great height.
  1. Achild fallen down
  2. Bchild fall down
  3. Cchild fell down
  4. Dchild falling down
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Concept: The past tense of fall is fell (fall – fell – fallen). 'Felt' is the past of feel.

  1. The event happened in the past → simple past 'fell'.
  2. The child fell down from a great height.
  3. (A) 'fallen' needs has/had; (B) 'fall' is present (and needs 'falls' with singular); (D) 'falling' needs is/was.

Yaad rakhein: fall – fell – fallen; feel – felt – felt.

Answer: (C) child fell down

अवधारणा: Fall का past fell है (fall – fell – fallen)। 'Felt' तो feel का past है।

  1. घटना भूतकाल की है → simple past 'fell'।
  2. सही: The child fell down from a great height.
  3. (A) 'fallen' के साथ has/had चाहिए; (B) present है; (D) 'falling' के साथ is/was चाहिए।

याद रखें: fall – fell – fallen; feel – felt – felt।

उत्तर: (C) child fell down

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSentence ImprovementSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4184.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Uncanny
  1. AQueer
  2. BUnduly
  3. CSaintly
  4. DOrdinary
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Concept: Uncanny means strange or mysterious in an unsettling way, beyond the normal. Its opposite is ordinary (normal, common).

  1. 'Queer' (strange) is a synonym, not an antonym.
  2. 'Unduly' = excessively; 'saintly' = holy – unrelated.

Trick: Uncanny = weird; opposite = ordinary, normal.

Answer: (D) Ordinary

अवधारणा: Uncanny = अजीब, रहस्यमय, असामान्य। विलोम ordinary = साधारण।

  1. 'Queer' (अजीब) समानार्थी है, विलोम नहीं।
  2. 'Unduly' = अत्यधिक; 'saintly' = संत जैसा – असंबंधित।

ट्रिक: Uncanny = अजीब ↔ ordinary = साधारण।

उत्तर: (D) Ordinary

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4185.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To beat a retreat
  1. ATo make a situation
  2. BTo leave a situation
  3. CTo solve a situation
  4. DTo face a situation
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Concept: To beat a retreat means to leave or withdraw from a situation quickly, especially to avoid trouble.

  1. 'Retreat' = move back/withdraw (originally an army drum signal to fall back).
  2. Example: Seeing the angry crowd, the thief beat a retreat.
  3. Make, solve or face a situation are not about leaving.

Trick: Retreat = go back → leave the situation.

Answer: (B) To leave a situation

अवधारणा: To beat a retreat का अर्थ है किसी स्थिति से जल्दी पीछे हट जाना/निकल जाना।

  1. 'Retreat' = पीछे हटना (सेना को वापस बुलाने का ढोल संकेत)।
  2. उदाहरण: Seeing the angry crowd, the thief beat a retreat. – भीड़ देखकर चोर भाग खड़ा हुआ।
  3. Make, solve, face – पीछे हटने का अर्थ नहीं देते।

ट्रिक: Retreat = पीछे हटना → स्थिति छोड़ना।

उत्तर: (B) To leave a situation

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdioms and PhrasesSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4186.
Substitute one word for the italicised expression.
The Bishop criticised the Government for its having no sympathy and an uncaring attitude to the homeless and the unemployed.
  1. Amerciful
  2. Bcallous
  3. Ctender
  4. Dcompassionate
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Concept: The italicised expression is 'having no sympathy and an uncaring attitude'. One word for it is callous – showing a cruel lack of concern for others.

  1. …criticised the Government for its callous attitude to the homeless…
  2. Merciful, tender and compassionate all show kindness – the opposite meaning.

Yaad rakhein: Callous = heartless; the other three are kind words.

Answer: (B) callous

अवधारणा: Italicised अंश 'having no sympathy and an uncaring attitude' है। इसके लिए एक शब्द callous – दूसरों के प्रति निर्दयी, संवेदनहीन।

  1. सही वाक्य: …criticised the Government for its callous attitude to the homeless…
  2. Merciful, tender, compassionate – दयालुता वाले शब्द, यानी उल्टा अर्थ।

याद रखें: Callous = निर्दयी; बाकी तीनों दयालु।

उत्तर: (B) callous

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne-word SubstitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4187.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
It was delightful to heard the baby’s voice.
  1. Awas delightful to be heard
  2. Bwas delightful to hear
  3. Cwas delightful to be hear
  4. Dwas delightful to hearing
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Concept: After to (infinitive) we use the base form of the verb (V1): to + V1.

  1. 'to heard' is wrong; correct is 'to hear'.
  2. It was delightful to hear the baby's voice.
  3. (A) 'to be heard' is passive and does not fit with the object 'the baby's voice'; (C) 'to be hear' and (D) 'to hearing' are ungrammatical here.

Yaad rakhein: Infinitive = to + V1 (to hear, to go, to see).

Answer: (B) was delightful to hear

अवधारणा: Infinitive में to के बाद verb का मूल रूप (V1) आता है: to + V1।

  1. 'to heard' गलत; सही 'to hear'।
  2. सही: It was delightful to hear the baby's voice.
  3. (A) passive है, object 'the baby's voice' के साथ नहीं बैठता; (C), (D) व्याकरणिक रूप से गलत।

याद रखें: to + V1 (to hear, to go)।

उत्तर: (B) was delightful to hear

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSentence ImprovementSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4188.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Accredit
  1. ACertify
  2. BConfide
  3. CRely
  4. DTrust
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Concept: Accredit means to officially recognise or certify someone or something as meeting a standard. Its synonym is certify.

  1. Example: The college is accredited (certified) by NAAC.
  2. Confide = tell a secret; Rely and Trust = depend on – none means official approval.

Trick: Accredited institute = certified institute.

Answer: (A) Certify

अवधारणा: Accredit का अर्थ है आधिकारिक मान्यता देना, प्रमाणित करना। इसका समानार्थी certify है।

  1. उदाहरण: The college is accredited by NAAC. – कॉलेज NAAC से मान्यता प्राप्त है।
  2. Confide = राज़ बताना; Rely, Trust = भरोसा करना – आधिकारिक मान्यता नहीं।

ट्रिक: Accredited = certified = मान्यता प्राप्त।

उत्तर: (A) Certify

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSynonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4189.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the capitalised word in the given sentence. The favouritism of the boss led to many DISGRUNTLED employees.
  1. ADisturbed
  2. BDetermined
  3. CPleased
  4. DMiserable
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Concept: Disgruntled means angry, dissatisfied or annoyed. Its opposite is pleased (happy, satisfied).

  1. Favouritism made employees unhappy → disgruntled.
  2. Disturbed and miserable are similar in sense; determined is unrelated.
  3. Only 'pleased' is opposite.

Trick: Dis-gruntled = grumbling → opposite = pleased.

Answer: (C) Pleased

अवधारणा: Disgruntled = नाराज़, असंतुष्ट। विलोम pleased = प्रसन्न, संतुष्ट।

  1. बॉस के पक्षपात से कर्मचारी असंतुष्ट थे → disgruntled।
  2. Disturbed, miserable मिलते-जुलते अर्थ के हैं; determined असंबंधित।
  3. केवल 'pleased' उल्टा है।

ट्रिक: Disgruntled = बड़बड़ाता, असंतुष्ट ↔ pleased।

उत्तर: (C) Pleased

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Q4190.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Sting operations use subterfuge to obtain material for stories.
  1. ASociety
  2. BPolicy
  3. CSuspicion
  4. DHonesty
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Concept: Subterfuge means deceit or trickery used to achieve a goal. Its opposite is honesty.

  1. Sting operations use hidden cameras and disguise – trickery.
  2. Opposite of trickery/deceit = honesty, openness.
  3. Society, policy and suspicion are not opposites.

Trick: Subterfuge = deception ↔ honesty.

Answer: (D) Honesty

अवधारणा: Subterfuge = छल, चालाकी, धोखा। विलोम honesty = ईमानदारी।

  1. Sting operation में छिपे कैमरे और भेष बदलना – चालाकी।
  2. छल का उल्टा = ईमानदारी।
  3. Society, policy, suspicion विलोम नहीं हैं।

ट्रिक: Subterfuge = छल ↔ honesty।

उत्तर: (D) Honesty

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Ghana was the first true African state. The reason why we are saying this is that most African states lived in tribal villages but Ghana was the centre of gold trade. This gold trade opened new possibilities for the Ghanaians. The gold trade roots back to the 4th century, when
African Soninke tribes were under the rule of the Maga, a Berber clan originating from
Morocco. This clan has mastered trans-Saharan camel travel. They were known for trading salt for gold from the Soninke.
When the Arabs invaded North Africa, there was an upsurge in the trade in gold. Ghana
became rich and soon after, the Soninke ousted the Maga and built their own nation under Kaya Magan Cisse, who became the Soninke king around 790.
Ghana’s ancient capital, Koumbi Salah, was the city where Africans and Berbers met and traded. Arab traders in the 9th century described Ghana as ‘the land of gold.’ The gold came from Asante and Senegal, to the south and west. The trade routes led north and east to
Morocco, Libya and Aksum and so on to Europe and Asia.
Ghana had reached its peak in the 10th century. This was the country which controlled both the gold and salt trades. Other trading goods included woollen clothes, luxury items, leather goods and slaves. Traders transported goods hundreds of kilometres across the Sahara
desert with camel caravans.
Q4191.
Maga, a Berber clan originated from:
  1. AMorocco
  2. BSenegal
  3. CAksum
  4. DLibya
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Concept: Answer directly from the passage; do not use outside knowledge.

  1. Paragraph 1: '…under the rule of the Maga, a Berber clan originating from Morocco.'
  2. Senegal is a source of gold; Aksum and Libya are on the trade routes – not the origin of the Maga.

Trick: Search the key word 'Maga' and read that line.

Answer: (A) Morocco

अवधारणा: उत्तर सीधे गद्यांश से दें; बाहरी जानकारी न जोड़ें।

  1. पहला अनुच्छेद: '…the Maga, a Berber clan originating from Morocco.'
  2. Senegal सोने का स्रोत है; Aksum और Libya व्यापार मार्ग पर हैं – Maga का मूल नहीं।

ट्रिक: मुख्य शब्द 'Maga' खोजें और वही पंक्ति पढ़ें।

उत्तर: (A) Morocco

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading ComprehensionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Ghana was the first true African state. The reason why we are saying this is that most African states lived in tribal villages but Ghana was the centre of gold trade. This gold trade opened new possibilities for the Ghanaians. The gold trade roots back to the 4th century, when
African Soninke tribes were under the rule of the Maga, a Berber clan originating from
Morocco. This clan has mastered trans-Saharan camel travel. They were known for trading salt for gold from the Soninke.
When the Arabs invaded North Africa, there was an upsurge in the trade in gold. Ghana
became rich and soon after, the Soninke ousted the Maga and built their own nation under Kaya Magan Cisse, who became the Soninke king around 790.
Ghana’s ancient capital, Koumbi Salah, was the city where Africans and Berbers met and traded. Arab traders in the 9th century described Ghana as ‘the land of gold.’ The gold came from Asante and Senegal, to the south and west. The trade routes led north and east to
Morocco, Libya and Aksum and so on to Europe and Asia.
Ghana had reached its peak in the 10th century. This was the country which controlled both the gold and salt trades. Other trading goods included woollen clothes, luxury items, leather goods and slaves. Traders transported goods hundreds of kilometres across the Sahara
desert with camel caravans.
Q4192.
Select the most appropriate title for the passage.
  1. AGhana – land of gold
  2. BGhana – land of tribes
  3. CGhana – land of Berbers
  4. DGhana – land of trade
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Concept: A title should cover the central idea of the whole passage.

  1. The passage repeatedly focuses on Ghana's gold trade: centre of gold trade, upsurge in gold trade, 'the land of gold'.
  2. Tribes and Berbers are minor details; 'land of trade' is too general when gold is the key theme.
  3. Arab traders themselves called Ghana 'the land of gold'.

Trick: The phrase the passage itself quotes is often the best title.

Answer: (A) Ghana – land of gold

अवधारणा: शीर्षक पूरे गद्यांश के मुख्य विचार को दर्शाना चाहिए।

  1. गद्यांश बार-बार Ghana के सोने के व्यापार पर ज़ोर देता है – 'centre of gold trade', 'the land of gold'।
  2. Tribes और Berbers छोटे विवरण हैं; 'land of trade' बहुत सामान्य है।
  3. Arab व्यापारियों ने Ghana को 'the land of gold' कहा।

ट्रिक: गद्यांश में उद्धृत वाक्यांश अक्सर सबसे अच्छा शीर्षक होता है।

उत्तर: (A) Ghana – land of gold

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading ComprehensionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Ghana was the first true African state. The reason why we are saying this is that most African states lived in tribal villages but Ghana was the centre of gold trade. This gold trade opened new possibilities for the Ghanaians. The gold trade roots back to the 4th century, when
African Soninke tribes were under the rule of the Maga, a Berber clan originating from
Morocco. This clan has mastered trans-Saharan camel travel. They were known for trading salt for gold from the Soninke.
When the Arabs invaded North Africa, there was an upsurge in the trade in gold. Ghana
became rich and soon after, the Soninke ousted the Maga and built their own nation under Kaya Magan Cisse, who became the Soninke king around 790.
Ghana’s ancient capital, Koumbi Salah, was the city where Africans and Berbers met and traded. Arab traders in the 9th century described Ghana as ‘the land of gold.’ The gold came from Asante and Senegal, to the south and west. The trade routes led north and east to
Morocco, Libya and Aksum and so on to Europe and Asia.
Ghana had reached its peak in the 10th century. This was the country which controlled both the gold and salt trades. Other trading goods included woollen clothes, luxury items, leather goods and slaves. Traders transported goods hundreds of kilometres across the Sahara
desert with camel caravans.
Q4193.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Controlled
  1. AProfuse
  2. BPromise
  3. CPracticality
  4. DAgitated
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Concept: Controlled means kept in check, calm and restrained. Its opposite is agitated (disturbed, excited, out of control).

  1. Controlled = restrained, calm.
  2. Agitated = troubled, nervous, excited – the opposite state.
  3. Profuse (plentiful), promise and practicality are unrelated.

Trick: Controlled (calm) ↔ Agitated (upset).

Answer: (D) Agitated

अवधारणा: Controlled = नियंत्रित, संयमित, शांत। विलोम agitated = उत्तेजित, बेचैन।

  1. Controlled = संयमित।
  2. Agitated = बेचैन, उत्तेजित – विपरीत अवस्था।
  3. Profuse (प्रचुर), promise, practicality असंबंधित हैं।

ट्रिक: Controlled (शांत) ↔ Agitated (बेचैन)।

उत्तर: (D) Agitated

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Ghana was the first true African state. The reason why we are saying this is that most African states lived in tribal villages but Ghana was the centre of gold trade. This gold trade opened new possibilities for the Ghanaians. The gold trade roots back to the 4th century, when
African Soninke tribes were under the rule of the Maga, a Berber clan originating from
Morocco. This clan has mastered trans-Saharan camel travel. They were known for trading salt for gold from the Soninke.
When the Arabs invaded North Africa, there was an upsurge in the trade in gold. Ghana
became rich and soon after, the Soninke ousted the Maga and built their own nation under Kaya Magan Cisse, who became the Soninke king around 790.
Ghana’s ancient capital, Koumbi Salah, was the city where Africans and Berbers met and traded. Arab traders in the 9th century described Ghana as ‘the land of gold.’ The gold came from Asante and Senegal, to the south and west. The trade routes led north and east to
Morocco, Libya and Aksum and so on to Europe and Asia.
Ghana had reached its peak in the 10th century. This was the country which controlled both the gold and salt trades. Other trading goods included woollen clothes, luxury items, leather goods and slaves. Traders transported goods hundreds of kilometres across the Sahara
desert with camel caravans.
Q4194.
Select the one-word substitute from the passage for the given group of words.
Rapid or sudden rise
  1. ACaravans
  2. BOusted
  3. CUpsurge
  4. DAncient
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Concept: Upsurge means a sudden or rapid rise in something. The passage says: 'there was an upsurge in the trade in gold'.

  1. Caravans = groups of travellers with camels.
  2. Ousted = drove out from power.
  3. Ancient = very old.

Trick: Up + surge (sudden rush) = sudden rise.

Answer: (C) Upsurge

अवधारणा: Upsurge = अचानक या तेज़ वृद्धि। गद्यांश: 'there was an upsurge in the trade in gold'।

  1. Caravans = ऊँटों के साथ यात्रियों का दल।
  2. Ousted = सत्ता से निकाल दिया।
  3. Ancient = प्राचीन।

ट्रिक: Up + surge (उछाल) = अचानक वृद्धि।

उत्तर: (C) Upsurge

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne-word SubstitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Ghana was the first true African state. The reason why we are saying this is that most African states lived in tribal villages but Ghana was the centre of gold trade. This gold trade opened new possibilities for the Ghanaians. The gold trade roots back to the 4th century, when
African Soninke tribes were under the rule of the Maga, a Berber clan originating from
Morocco. This clan has mastered trans-Saharan camel travel. They were known for trading salt for gold from the Soninke.
When the Arabs invaded North Africa, there was an upsurge in the trade in gold. Ghana
became rich and soon after, the Soninke ousted the Maga and built their own nation under Kaya Magan Cisse, who became the Soninke king around 790.
Ghana’s ancient capital, Koumbi Salah, was the city where Africans and Berbers met and traded. Arab traders in the 9th century described Ghana as ‘the land of gold.’ The gold came from Asante and Senegal, to the south and west. The trade routes led north and east to
Morocco, Libya and Aksum and so on to Europe and Asia.
Ghana had reached its peak in the 10th century. This was the country which controlled both the gold and salt trades. Other trading goods included woollen clothes, luxury items, leather goods and slaves. Traders transported goods hundreds of kilometres across the Sahara
desert with camel caravans.
Q4195.
_________ and _________ were the foundation of Ghana’s trade in ancient times.
  1. AWoollen clothes; luxurious items
  2. BLeather goods; slaves
  3. CGold; salt
  4. DCamel; caravans
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Concept: Answer directly from the passage; do not use outside knowledge.

  1. Last paragraph: 'This was the country which controlled both the gold and salt trades.'
  2. Paragraph 1: the Maga traded salt for gold.
  3. Woollen clothes, luxury items, leather goods and slaves are 'other trading goods' – secondary.

Trick: Main trade = gold and salt; 'other' items are secondary.

Answer: (C) Gold; salt

अवधारणा: उत्तर सीधे गद्यांश से दें; बाहरी जानकारी न जोड़ें।

  1. अंतिम अनुच्छेद: '…controlled both the gold and salt trades.'
  2. पहला अनुच्छेद: Maga नमक के बदले सोना लेते थे।
  3. Woollen clothes, leather goods आदि 'other trading goods' – गौण।

ट्रिक: मुख्य व्यापार = सोना और नमक।

उत्तर: (C) Gold; salt

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading ComprehensionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The rise and (1)_______ of singers, music videos with lavish production budgets that amass hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, new sensations born virtually (2)______, the
overhang of drugs, guns and violence, and the thrill of taste-making can all get (3)______. These are heady days in Punjab’s (4)____ industry and Mohali is where the action is. It is a veritable music factory, some 20 songs are written, composed, recorded, and released
(5)_______ every day, by some reckoning.
Q4196.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in blank 1.
  1. Afailure
  2. Buprise
  3. Cdown
  4. Dfall
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Concept: Rise and fall is a fixed pair (collocation) meaning success followed by decline.

  1. Blank 1: 'The rise and ___ of singers' – the natural pair is fall.
  2. 'Failure' is a noun but not the paired word; 'uprise' repeats rise; 'down' is not a noun here.

Yaad rakhein: Rise ↔ Fall always go together.

Answer: (D) fall

अवधारणा: Rise and fall एक निश्चित जोड़ा है – उत्थान और पतन।

  1. Blank 1: 'The rise and ___ of singers' → fall।
  2. 'Failure' जोड़ा शब्द नहीं; 'uprise' rise का दोहराव; 'down' यहाँ noun नहीं।

याद रखें: Rise ↔ Fall साथ आते हैं।

उत्तर: (D) fall

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The rise and (1)_______ of singers, music videos with lavish production budgets that amass hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, new sensations born virtually (2)______, the
overhang of drugs, guns and violence, and the thrill of taste-making can all get (3)______. These are heady days in Punjab’s (4)____ industry and Mohali is where the action is. It is a veritable music factory, some 20 songs are written, composed, recorded, and released
(5)_______ every day, by some reckoning.
Q4197.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in blank 2.
  1. Atonight
  2. Bovernight
  3. Cevery night
  4. Dat night
Show answer

Concept: Born overnight means becoming famous suddenly, in a very short time.

  1. 'New sensations born virtually ___' – stars who rise to fame almost instantly.
  2. Overnight = suddenly.
  3. Tonight, every night and at night only refer to time of day, not suddenness.

Trick: Overnight success = sudden success.

Answer: (B) overnight

अवधारणा: Born overnight = रातों-रात मशहूर होना।

  1. 'New sensations born virtually ___' – लगभग तुरंत प्रसिद्ध होने वाले कलाकार।
  2. Overnight = अचानक, रातों-रात।
  3. Tonight, every night, at night केवल समय बताते हैं।

ट्रिक: Overnight success = रातों-रात सफलता।

उत्तर: (B) overnight

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The rise and (1)_______ of singers, music videos with lavish production budgets that amass hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, new sensations born virtually (2)______, the
overhang of drugs, guns and violence, and the thrill of taste-making can all get (3)______. These are heady days in Punjab’s (4)____ industry and Mohali is where the action is. It is a veritable music factory, some 20 songs are written, composed, recorded, and released
(5)_______ every day, by some reckoning.
Q4198.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in blank 3.
  1. Aoverwhelming
  2. Beasy
  3. Cboring
  4. Dmonotonous
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Concept: The sentence lists many intense things (fame, drugs, guns, violence, thrills) that together 'can all get ___' – the word must show they become too much.

  1. Overwhelming = too intense to cope with – fits the long list.
  2. Easy, boring and monotonous contradict the exciting, chaotic picture ('heady days').

Trick: Long list of intense things → overwhelming.

Answer: (A) overwhelming

अवधारणा: वाक्य में कई तीव्र चीज़ें गिनाई गई हैं (शोहरत, ड्रग्स, हिंसा, रोमांच) जो मिलकर 'can all get ___' – यानी बहुत ज़्यादा हो जाती हैं।

  1. Overwhelming = संभालना कठिन, अत्यधिक – सही।
  2. Easy, boring, monotonous 'heady days' के रोमांचक माहौल से मेल नहीं खाते।

ट्रिक: तीव्र चीज़ों की लंबी सूची → overwhelming।

उत्तर: (A) overwhelming

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The rise and (1)_______ of singers, music videos with lavish production budgets that amass hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, new sensations born virtually (2)______, the
overhang of drugs, guns and violence, and the thrill of taste-making can all get (3)______. These are heady days in Punjab’s (4)____ industry and Mohali is where the action is. It is a veritable music factory, some 20 songs are written, composed, recorded, and released
(5)_______ every day, by some reckoning.
Q4199.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in blank 4.
  1. Afashion
  2. Bmusic
  3. Cfilm
  4. Dfood
Show answer

Concept: The context clue comes right after the blank: 'It is a veritable music factory… songs are written, composed, recorded'.

  1. Singers, music videos and songs → Punjab's music industry.
  2. Fashion, film and food are not supported by the context.

Trick: Look for repeated theme words: singers, songs, music videos.

Answer: (B) music

अवधारणा: Blank के बाद संकेत है: 'a veritable music factory… songs are written, composed, recorded'।

  1. Singers, music videos, songs → Punjab का music industry।
  2. Fashion, film, food के लिए संदर्भ नहीं है।

ट्रिक: दोहराए गए विषय-शब्द देखें: singers, songs, music।

उत्तर: (B) music

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The rise and (1)_______ of singers, music videos with lavish production budgets that amass hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, new sensations born virtually (2)______, the
overhang of drugs, guns and violence, and the thrill of taste-making can all get (3)______. These are heady days in Punjab’s (4)____ industry and Mohali is where the action is. It is a veritable music factory, some 20 songs are written, composed, recorded, and released
(5)_______ every day, by some reckoning.
Q4200.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in blank 5.
  1. Aeverywhere
  2. Bthere
  3. Cnowhere
  4. Dhere
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Concept: 'Here' refers to the place just mentioned – Mohali, 'where the action is'.

  1. Songs are 'released here every day' – in Mohali, the music factory.
  2. 'There' would point to a distant place; 'everywhere' and 'nowhere' contradict the idea of Mohali as the centre.

Trick: The writer is speaking of Mohali as the present scene → here.

Answer: (D) here

अवधारणा: 'Here' अभी बताए गए स्थान Mohali की ओर संकेत करता है – 'where the action is'।

  1. Songs 'released here every day' – Mohali में, जो संगीत की फैक्टरी है।
  2. 'There' दूर के स्थान के लिए; 'everywhere', 'nowhere' Mohali के केंद्र होने के भाव के विपरीत।

ट्रिक: लेखक Mohali को वर्तमान स्थल मानकर बोल रहा है → here।

उत्तर: (D) here

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 11 Nov Shift 1