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Q4381.
Select the option in which all the words are spelt correctly.
  1. ARitu is defecient in calcium.
  2. BRitu is deficient in calcium.
  3. CRitu is defisient in calcium.
  4. DRitu is daficient in calcium.
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Concept: Correct spelling: deficient = de-fi-cient (lacking something).

  1. The ending is -cient as in efficient, sufficient, proficient.
  2. 'defecient' (e for i), 'defisient' (s for c) and 'daficient' (a for e) are wrong.
  3. Hence option B.

Yaad rakhein: efficient, sufficient, deficient — all end in -ficient.

Answer: (B) Ritu is deficient in calcium.

अवधारणा: सही spelling: deficient (कमी वाला)।

  1. अंत -cient है, जैसे efficient, sufficient, proficient।
  2. 'defecient', 'defisient', 'daficient' गलत हैं।
  3. अतः विकल्प B।

याद रखें: efficient, sufficient, deficient — सबमें -ficient.

उत्तर: (B) Ritu is deficient in calcium.

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSpellingSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4382.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. By the time his friends woke up, he had already begun his journey.
  1. Abegin
  2. BNo substitution required
  3. Cbegan
  4. Dbeginning
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Concept: Past perfect = had + V3; it shows the earlier of two past actions.

  1. He began his journey before his friends woke up → 'had already begun' (V3 of begin) is correct.
  2. 'had began' (V2), 'had begin' (V1) and 'had beginning' are wrong.
  3. So no substitution is required.

Yaad rakhein: begin – began – begun; had + begun.

Answer: (B) No substitution required

अवधारणा: Past perfect = had + V3; दो past कार्यों में पहले वाले के लिए।

  1. दोस्तों के जागने से पहले उसने यात्रा शुरू कर दी थी → 'had already begun' (V3) सही है।
  2. 'had began' (V2), 'had begin' (V1), 'had beginning' गलत हैं।
  3. अतः कोई सुधार आवश्यक नहीं।

याद रखें: begin – began – begun; had + begun.

उत्तर: (B) No substitution required

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSentence ImprovementSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4383.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
Someone who does not believe that God exists
  1. ADevotee
  2. BAtheist
  3. CPriest
  4. DNun
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Concept: Atheist = a person who does not believe in the existence of God (a- = without, theos = God).

  1. Opposite: theist (believes in God).
  2. Devotee = a devoted follower; Priest = religious minister; Nun = woman in a religious order — all believers.
  3. Hence Atheist.

Trick: a (no) + theos (God) = atheist.

Answer: (B) Atheist

अवधारणा: Atheist = नास्तिक, जो ईश्वर के अस्तित्व में विश्वास नहीं करता (a- = बिना, theos = ईश्वर)।

  1. विलोम: theist (आस्तिक)।
  2. Devotee = भक्त; Priest = पुजारी; Nun = धार्मिक संन्यासिनी — सभी आस्तिक।
  3. अतः Atheist।

ट्रिक: a (नहीं) + theos (ईश्वर) = नास्तिक।

उत्तर: (B) Atheist

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne Word SubstitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4384.
Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the given sentence. The dacoit was shot from up close by the police officer.
  1. AMilksop
  2. BSmell a rat
  3. CPoint blank
  4. DBullet proof
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Concept: Point blank = from very close range (of a shot); also 'directly, bluntly'.

  1. 'The dacoit was shot point blank' = shot from very close.
  2. Milksop = a weak, timid person; smell a rat = suspect something wrong; bullet proof = able to stop bullets.
  3. Hence Point blank.

Yaad rakhein: Point-blank range = gun almost touching the target.

Answer: (C) Point blank

अवधारणा: Point blank = बहुत नज़दीक से (गोली चलाना); सीधे-सीधे भी।

  1. 'The dacoit was shot point blank' = बहुत पास से गोली मारी गई।
  2. Milksop = डरपोक व्यक्ति; smell a rat = गड़बड़ का शक होना; bullet proof = गोली-रोधी।
  3. अतः Point blank।

याद रखें: Point-blank range = बंदूक लगभग निशाने से सटी हुई।

उत्तर: (C) Point blank

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdiomsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4385.
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The accident site had become a bear garden by afternoon.
  1. AA place of noise and disturbance
  2. BA peaceful place
  3. CA soothing environment
  4. DUnclean and dirty
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Concept: Bear garden = a scene of noise, confusion and disorder.

  1. Bear gardens were places where bears were baited for public entertainment — loud and chaotic.
  2. An accident site crowded by afternoon becomes noisy and disorderly.
  3. B and C are opposites; D (unclean) is not the meaning.

Trick: Bear garden = shor-sharaba, hungama.

Answer: (A) A place of noise and disturbance

अवधारणा: Bear garden = शोर-शराबे और अव्यवस्था वाली जगह।

  1. पहले bear garden में भालुओं की लड़ाई का तमाशा होता था — बहुत शोर व हंगामा।
  2. दोपहर तक दुर्घटना स्थल पर भीड़ और शोर हो गया।
  3. B, C उल्टे हैं; D (गंदा) अर्थ नहीं है।

ट्रिक: Bear garden = शोर-शराबा, हंगामा।

उत्तर: (A) A place of noise and disturbance

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdiomsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4386.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Sordid
  1. AHonourable
  2. BCensurable
  3. CShameful
  4. DExcellent
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Concept: Sordid = morally dishonourable, shameful, or dirty and squalid.

  1. Opposite of dishonourable/shameful = honourable.
  2. Censurable (deserving blame) and Shameful are synonyms.
  3. Excellent is about quality, not moral character. Hence Honourable.

Yaad rakhein: Sordid deal = shameful deal ↔ honourable.

Answer: (A) Honourable

अवधारणा: Sordid = नैतिक रूप से नीच, शर्मनाक, घिनौना।

  1. शर्मनाक का विलोम = honourable (सम्माननीय)।
  2. Censurable (निंदनीय) और Shameful समानार्थी हैं।
  3. Excellent गुणवत्ता बताता है, नैतिकता नहीं। अतः Honourable।

याद रखें: Sordid deal = शर्मनाक सौदा ↔ honourable.

उत्तर: (A) Honourable

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4387.
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.
He was enough tall / to be admitted / into the armed forces.
  1. Ainto the armed forces
  2. Bto be admitted
  3. CNo error
  4. DHe was enough tall
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Concept: Enough as an adverb comes after the adjective it modifies: tall enough, old enough.

  1. 'enough tall' is wrong; correct: 'He was tall enough to be admitted into the armed forces.'
  2. (As an adjective with nouns, enough comes before: enough money.)
  3. The other parts are correct, so the error is in 'He was enough tall'.

Yaad rakhein: Adjective + enough; enough + noun.

Answer: (D) He was enough tall

अवधारणा: Enough adverb के रूप में adjective के बाद आता है: tall enough, old enough।

  1. 'enough tall' गलत है; सही: 'He was tall enough to be admitted into the armed forces.'
  2. (Noun के साथ enough पहले आता है: enough money।)
  3. बाकी भाग सही हैं, अतः त्रुटि 'He was enough tall' में है।

याद रखें: Adjective + enough; enough + noun.

उत्तर: (D) He was enough tall

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSpotting ErrorsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4388.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence
  1. AChronology
  2. BAxiom
  3. CSerially
  4. DDocket
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Concept: Chronology (chronos = time, -logy) = arrangement of events or dates in the order in which they occurred.

  1. e.g. the chronology of Mughal emperors.
  2. Axiom = self-evident truth; Serially = an adverb (in a series), not the name of an arrangement; Docket = list of cases/document summary.
  3. Hence Chronology.

Yaad rakhein: Chrono = time → chronological order.

Answer: (A) Chronology

अवधारणा: Chronology (chronos = समय) = घटनाओं/तिथियों को उनके घटित होने के क्रम में रखना (कालक्रम)।

  1. उदा. मुग़ल बादशाहों का chronology।
  2. Axiom = स्वयंसिद्ध सत्य; Serially = क्रियाविशेषण; Docket = मुकदमों की सूची/सारांश।
  3. अतः Chronology।

याद रखें: Chrono = समय → chronological order (कालानुक्रम)।

उत्तर: (A) Chronology

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne Word SubstitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4389.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Sukhen always seeks to capitalise on opportunities.
  1. Adismantle
  2. Bdestroy
  3. Cforfeit
  4. Dseize
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Concept: Capitalise on = take advantage of an opportunity, make the most of it.

  1. The opposite of using an opportunity is losing or giving it up → forfeit.
  2. seize (an opportunity) is a synonym.
  3. dismantle (take apart) and destroy do not relate to opportunities. Hence forfeit.

Trick: Capitalise on a chance ↔ forfeit a chance.

Answer: (C) forfeit

अवधारणा: Capitalise on = अवसर का पूरा लाभ उठाना।

  1. अवसर का लाभ उठाने का विलोम है उसे गँवा देना → forfeit।
  2. seize (अवसर लपकना) समानार्थी है।
  3. dismantle (खोलना/तोड़ना), destroy का अवसर से संबंध नहीं। अतः forfeit।

ट्रिक: Capitalise on a chance ↔ forfeit a chance.

उत्तर: (C) forfeit

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Q4390.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word
  1. AWashing
  2. BWaiting
  3. CDieing
  4. DSeeing
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Concept: Verbs ending in -ie change ie to y before -ing: die → dying, lie → lying, tie → tying.

  1. Correct spelling: dying, not 'dieing'.
  2. (Dyeing with 'e' is from dye = colour cloth.)
  3. Washing, Waiting, Seeing are correct.

Yaad rakhein: -ie + ing → -ying: die → dying.

Answer: (C) Dieing

अवधारणा: -ie से खत्म होने वाले verbs में -ing से पहले ie → y: die → dying, lie → lying।

  1. सही spelling: dying, 'dieing' नहीं।
  2. (Dyeing = dye (रंगना) से बनता है।)
  3. Washing, Waiting, Seeing सही हैं।

याद रखें: -ie + ing → -ying: die → dying.

उत्तर: (C) Dieing

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSpellingSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
India's favourable demographic trends, which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion. A big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty and set to reach the middle class would generate new dynamics. In India, over 55 per cent of the population is predicted to reach the middle class. In reality, because India's demographics are significantly younger than China and the United States, the country's middle class might be the world's largest (in terms of population) by 2025.
It is no exaggeration to argue that future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class, and that the middle class's development will be reliant on growth. Growth has been fuelled by both private consumption and saving, both of which are fuelled by the middle class. India's private consumption accounts for over 60% of the country's GDP, while private consumption growth has contributed for 70% of the country's growth since 2000.
Despite the fact that China's middle class is now greater than India's, private spending in the former accounts for a lesser share of growth. In contrast to the United States, where domestic savings are dropping and the country borrows excess funds from outside to invest and
expand, India's domestic savings and investments are increasing and funding investments. The emergence of the middle class is anticipated to coincide with a transition away from
large-scale informality, which now characterises much of the services and industrial sectors, and toward more formal, wage-earning, and medium-scale firms. Technological
advancements will spread at a faster rate. Cities will expand as job possibilities concentrate on them. If there is enough movement across states and from rural to urban regions, the
population increase will be more evenly distributed.
Q4391.
Select the most suitable title for the given passage.
  1. AMiddle Class and Economic Growth
  2. BDropping Domestic Savings in the USA
  3. CFavourable Demographic Trends in India
  4. DRise of the Middle Class in India
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Concept: A title must cover the central idea of the whole passage, not one detail.

  1. The passage keeps returning to India's middle class — its expansion, its role in growth, savings, and the changes it will bring.
  2. 'Middle Class and Economic Growth' omits India; 'Dropping Domestic Savings in the USA' is a minor detail; 'Favourable Demographic Trends' is only the cause in the opening line.
  3. Hence 'Rise of the Middle Class in India'.

Trick: Best title = topic (middle class) + focus (India) + theme (rise).

Answer: (D) Rise of the Middle Class in India

अवधारणा: शीर्षक पूरे गद्यांश के मुख्य विचार को दर्शाए, किसी एक विवरण को नहीं।

  1. पूरा गद्यांश भारत के middle class के बढ़ने, विकास में उसकी भूमिका और उससे होने वाले बदलावों पर है।
  2. 'Middle Class and Economic Growth' में भारत नहीं; USA की बचत एक छोटा विवरण है; 'Favourable Demographic Trends' केवल कारण है।
  3. अतः 'Rise of the Middle Class in India'।

ट्रिक: सही शीर्षक = विषय (middle class) + केंद्र (India) + भाव (rise)।

उत्तर: (D) Rise of the Middle Class in India

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading ComprehensionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
India's favourable demographic trends, which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion. A big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty and set to reach the middle class would generate new dynamics. In India, over 55 per cent of the population is predicted to reach the middle class. In reality, because India's demographics are significantly younger than China and the United States, the country's middle class might be the world's largest (in terms of population) by 2025.
It is no exaggeration to argue that future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class, and that the middle class's development will be reliant on growth. Growth has been fuelled by both private consumption and saving, both of which are fuelled by the middle class. India's private consumption accounts for over 60% of the country's GDP, while private consumption growth has contributed for 70% of the country's growth since 2000.
Despite the fact that China's middle class is now greater than India's, private spending in the former accounts for a lesser share of growth. In contrast to the United States, where domestic savings are dropping and the country borrows excess funds from outside to invest and
expand, India's domestic savings and investments are increasing and funding investments. The emergence of the middle class is anticipated to coincide with a transition away from
large-scale informality, which now characterises much of the services and industrial sectors, and toward more formal, wage-earning, and medium-scale firms. Technological
advancements will spread at a faster rate. Cities will expand as job possibilities concentrate on them. If there is enough movement across states and from rural to urban regions, the
population increase will be more evenly distributed.
Q4392.
Which of the following options has contributed to the expansion of the middle class?
  1. AEvenly distributed economic opportunities
  2. BIncreased private consumption
  3. CIncreased workforce percentage
  4. DIncreased foreign investment
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Concept: Look for the cause the passage directly links to middle-class expansion.

  1. Line 1: favourable demographic trends, 'which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion'.
  2. Private consumption is fuelled by the middle class (an effect, not a cause); even distribution is only a future possibility; foreign investment is not mentioned.
  3. Hence Increased workforce percentage.

Trick: 'Paved the way for' = cause → find what comes before it.

Answer: (C) Increased workforce percentage

अवधारणा: गद्यांश में middle class के विस्तार का सीधा कारण खोजें।

  1. पहली पंक्ति: demographic trends ने 'workforce's percentage' बढ़ाया और इससे 'middle-class expansion' का रास्ता बना।
  2. Private consumption middle class से बढ़ता है (परिणाम, कारण नहीं); समान वितरण भविष्य की संभावना है; foreign investment का उल्लेख नहीं।
  3. अतः Increased workforce percentage।

ट्रिक: 'Paved the way for' = कारण → उससे पहले वाली बात देखें।

उत्तर: (C) Increased workforce percentage

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading ComprehensionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
India's favourable demographic trends, which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion. A big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty and set to reach the middle class would generate new dynamics. In India, over 55 per cent of the population is predicted to reach the middle class. In reality, because India's demographics are significantly younger than China and the United States, the country's middle class might be the world's largest (in terms of population) by 2025.
It is no exaggeration to argue that future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class, and that the middle class's development will be reliant on growth. Growth has been fuelled by both private consumption and saving, both of which are fuelled by the middle class. India's private consumption accounts for over 60% of the country's GDP, while private consumption growth has contributed for 70% of the country's growth since 2000.
Despite the fact that China's middle class is now greater than India's, private spending in the former accounts for a lesser share of growth. In contrast to the United States, where domestic savings are dropping and the country borrows excess funds from outside to invest and
expand, India's domestic savings and investments are increasing and funding investments. The emergence of the middle class is anticipated to coincide with a transition away from
large-scale informality, which now characterises much of the services and industrial sectors, and toward more formal, wage-earning, and medium-scale firms. Technological
advancements will spread at a faster rate. Cities will expand as job possibilities concentrate on them. If there is enough movement across states and from rural to urban regions, the
population increase will be more evenly distributed.
Q4393.
Which of the following statements in the light of the given passage is FALSE?
  1. AFuture economic growth will be reliant on middle class and middle class’s
    development will be dependent on economic growth.
  2. BChina’s middle class is currently smaller than India’s middle class.
  3. CIndia’s middle class will be significantly larger and younger than other countries, like China.
  4. DA huge population is expected to escape poverty and reach the middle class.
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Concept: For a FALSE statement, find the option that contradicts the passage.

  1. Passage: 'China's middle class is now greater than India's' — so B (China's smaller) is false.
  2. A matches 'future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class …'; D matches 'a big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty …'.
  3. C reflects that India is younger and its middle class may become the world's largest by 2025.

Trick: Spot comparison words (greater/smaller) and check direction.

Answer: (B) China’s middle class is currently smaller than India’s middle class.

अवधारणा: FALSE कथन के लिए वह विकल्प खोजें जो गद्यांश के विपरीत हो।

  1. गद्यांश: 'China's middle class is now greater than India's' — अतः B (China का छोटा) गलत है।
  2. A 'future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class' से मेल खाता है; D 'emerging from absolute poverty' से।
  3. C भी गद्यांश के अनुरूप है (भारत युवा, 2025 तक सबसे बड़ा middle class संभव)।

ट्रिक: तुलनात्मक शब्द (greater/smaller) की दिशा जाँचें।

उत्तर: (B) China’s middle class is currently smaller than India’s middle class.

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading ComprehensionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
India's favourable demographic trends, which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion. A big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty and set to reach the middle class would generate new dynamics. In India, over 55 per cent of the population is predicted to reach the middle class. In reality, because India's demographics are significantly younger than China and the United States, the country's middle class might be the world's largest (in terms of population) by 2025.
It is no exaggeration to argue that future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class, and that the middle class's development will be reliant on growth. Growth has been fuelled by both private consumption and saving, both of which are fuelled by the middle class. India's private consumption accounts for over 60% of the country's GDP, while private consumption growth has contributed for 70% of the country's growth since 2000.
Despite the fact that China's middle class is now greater than India's, private spending in the former accounts for a lesser share of growth. In contrast to the United States, where domestic savings are dropping and the country borrows excess funds from outside to invest and
expand, India's domestic savings and investments are increasing and funding investments. The emergence of the middle class is anticipated to coincide with a transition away from
large-scale informality, which now characterises much of the services and industrial sectors, and toward more formal, wage-earning, and medium-scale firms. Technological
advancements will spread at a faster rate. Cities will expand as job possibilities concentrate on them. If there is enough movement across states and from rural to urban regions, the
population increase will be more evenly distributed.
Q4394.
What is the tone of the passage?
  1. ACritical
  2. BObjective
  3. CSubjective
  4. DDidactic
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Concept: Tone = the author's attitude. An objective tone presents facts and data without personal feelings.

  1. The passage uses figures (55 per cent, 60% of GDP, 70% of growth) and predictions in a neutral, factual way.
  2. It does not criticise (not critical), express personal opinions/emotions (not subjective) or preach a moral lesson (not didactic).
  3. Hence Objective.

Trick: Data + neutral reporting = objective.

Answer: (B) Objective

अवधारणा: Tone = लेखक का दृष्टिकोण। Objective tone में तथ्य और आँकड़े बिना निजी भावना के दिए जाते हैं।

  1. गद्यांश आँकड़ों (55 per cent, GDP का 60%, growth का 70%) और अनुमानों को तटस्थ रूप से प्रस्तुत करता है।
  2. न आलोचना (critical), न निजी राय (subjective), न उपदेश (didactic)।
  3. अतः Objective (वस्तुनिष्ठ)।

ट्रिक: आँकड़े + तटस्थ प्रस्तुति = objective.

उत्तर: (B) Objective

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading ComprehensionSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
India's favourable demographic trends, which have increased the workforce's percentage of the overall population, have paved the way for a significant middle-class expansion. A big population bulge emerging from absolute poverty and set to reach the middle class would generate new dynamics. In India, over 55 per cent of the population is predicted to reach the middle class. In reality, because India's demographics are significantly younger than China and the United States, the country's middle class might be the world's largest (in terms of population) by 2025.
It is no exaggeration to argue that future growth will be reliant on the increasing middle class, and that the middle class's development will be reliant on growth. Growth has been fuelled by both private consumption and saving, both of which are fuelled by the middle class. India's private consumption accounts for over 60% of the country's GDP, while private consumption growth has contributed for 70% of the country's growth since 2000.
Despite the fact that China's middle class is now greater than India's, private spending in the former accounts for a lesser share of growth. In contrast to the United States, where domestic savings are dropping and the country borrows excess funds from outside to invest and
expand, India's domestic savings and investments are increasing and funding investments. The emergence of the middle class is anticipated to coincide with a transition away from
large-scale informality, which now characterises much of the services and industrial sectors, and toward more formal, wage-earning, and medium-scale firms. Technological
advancements will spread at a faster rate. Cities will expand as job possibilities concentrate on them. If there is enough movement across states and from rural to urban regions, the
population increase will be more evenly distributed.
Q4395.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Coincide
  1. ADiffer
  2. BAgree
  3. CConfuse
  4. DDetest
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Concept: Coincide = to happen at the same time, or to agree/correspond exactly.

  1. In the passage, the rise of the middle class is expected to coincide (happen together/match) with a move to formal firms.
  2. Opposite of matching/agreeing = differ.
  3. Agree is a synonym; Confuse and Detest (hate) are unrelated.

Trick: Coincide = co (together) + incide (fall) ↔ differ.

Answer: (A) Differ

अवधारणा: Coincide = एक ही समय पर होना, या पूरी तरह मेल खाना।

  1. गद्यांश में middle class का उदय formal firms की ओर बदलाव के साथ coincide (साथ-साथ होना) करेगा।
  2. मेल खाने का विलोम = differ (भिन्न होना)।
  3. Agree समानार्थी है; Confuse, Detest (घृणा) असंबंधित।

ट्रिक: Coincide = साथ पड़ना ↔ differ.

उत्तर: (A) Differ

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Challenges are (1)__________ that knock on our door. It may sound difficult to
(2)_____________ the obstacles in our career but challenges are rewarding. If there were no challenges there would have been no (3)__________ on this planet. Every challenge poses as an opportunity for those who like to put their (4)________ to the fullest utilisation.
Knowledge and (5)_________ is the key to overcome challenges.
Q4396.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
  1. Aproblems
  2. Bopportunities
  3. Cfear
  4. Dtrouble
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Concept: In a cloze test, the word must fit grammar and the overall message of the passage.

  1. The passage presents challenges positively: 'challenges are rewarding', 'Every challenge poses as an opportunity'.
  2. So 'Challenges are opportunities that knock on our door' — echoing 'opportunity knocks'.
  3. problems, fear, trouble give a negative sense and 'fear' is also singular.

Trick: Opportunity knocks — the passage's positive tone decides.

Answer: (B) opportunities

अवधारणा: Cloze test में शब्द व्याकरण और गद्यांश के समग्र संदेश दोनों से मेल खाए।

  1. गद्यांश चुनौतियों को सकारात्मक रूप में देखता है: 'challenges are rewarding', 'Every challenge poses as an opportunity'।
  2. अतः 'Challenges are opportunities that knock on our door'।
  3. problems, fear, trouble नकारात्मक हैं; 'fear' एकवचन भी है।

ट्रिक: Opportunity knocks — सकारात्मक tone से तय करें।

उत्तर: (B) opportunities

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Challenges are (1)__________ that knock on our door. It may sound difficult to
(2)_____________ the obstacles in our career but challenges are rewarding. If there were no challenges there would have been no (3)__________ on this planet. Every challenge poses as an opportunity for those who like to put their (4)________ to the fullest utilisation.
Knowledge and (5)_________ is the key to overcome challenges.
Q4397.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
  1. Asolve
  2. Bforego
  3. Covercome
  4. Dmeet
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Concept: Collocation: we overcome obstacles (get past them successfully).

  1. 'It may sound difficult to overcome the obstacles in our career' — natural and meaningful; the last line also says 'overcome challenges'.
  2. solve goes with problems, not obstacles; forego = give up; meet obstacles = encounter them, which is not 'difficult-sounding' in this sense.
  3. Hence overcome.

Yaad rakhein: overcome obstacles / difficulties / fears.

Answer: (C) overcome

अवधारणा: Collocation: obstacles को overcome (पार) किया जाता है।

  1. 'It may sound difficult to overcome the obstacles in our career' — अंतिम पंक्ति में भी 'overcome challenges' है।
  2. solve problems के साथ; forego = छोड़ देना; meet = सामना होना — अर्थ नहीं बैठता।
  3. अतः overcome।

याद रखें: overcome obstacles / difficulties / fears.

उत्तर: (C) overcome

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Challenges are (1)__________ that knock on our door. It may sound difficult to
(2)_____________ the obstacles in our career but challenges are rewarding. If there were no challenges there would have been no (3)__________ on this planet. Every challenge poses as an opportunity for those who like to put their (4)________ to the fullest utilisation.
Knowledge and (5)_________ is the key to overcome challenges.
Q4398.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
  1. Ascience
  2. Binvention
  3. Cscientists
  4. Drequirement
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Concept: Use the idea 'Necessity (challenge) is the mother of invention'.

  1. Without challenges people would never create anything new → 'there would have been no invention on this planet'.
  2. science and scientists existing is not directly due to challenges; requirement reverses the logic.
  3. Hence invention.

Trick: Challenge → necessity → invention.

Answer: (B) invention

अवधारणा: विचार: 'आवश्यकता आविष्कार की जननी है' (Necessity is the mother of invention)।

  1. चुनौतियाँ न हों तो कुछ नया नहीं बनता → 'there would have been no invention on this planet'।
  2. science/scientists सीधे चुनौती पर निर्भर नहीं; requirement तर्क उल्टा कर देता है।
  3. अतः invention।

ट्रिक: Challenge → आवश्यकता → आविष्कार।

उत्तर: (B) invention

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Challenges are (1)__________ that knock on our door. It may sound difficult to
(2)_____________ the obstacles in our career but challenges are rewarding. If there were no challenges there would have been no (3)__________ on this planet. Every challenge poses as an opportunity for those who like to put their (4)________ to the fullest utilisation.
Knowledge and (5)_________ is the key to overcome challenges.
Q4399.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
  1. Ajob
  2. Bpotential
  3. Cwork
  4. Dtime
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Concept: 'Put something to the fullest utilisation' needs a noun for one's abilities.

  1. 'those who like to put their potential to the fullest utilisation' — using one's full capability.
  2. job, work, time do not express inner ability that challenges help to use fully.
  3. Hence potential.

Yaad rakhein: Use your full potential — a fixed phrase.

Answer: (B) potential

अवधारणा: 'Fullest utilisation' के साथ व्यक्ति की क्षमता वाला noun चाहिए।

  1. 'put their potential to the fullest utilisation' = अपनी पूरी क्षमता का उपयोग करना।
  2. job, work, time भीतरी क्षमता नहीं बताते।
  3. अतः potential (क्षमता)।

याद रखें: Full potential — निश्चित प्रयोग।

उत्तर: (B) potential

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Challenges are (1)__________ that knock on our door. It may sound difficult to
(2)_____________ the obstacles in our career but challenges are rewarding. If there were no challenges there would have been no (3)__________ on this planet. Every challenge poses as an opportunity for those who like to put their (4)________ to the fullest utilisation.
Knowledge and (5)_________ is the key to overcome challenges.
Q4400.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
  1. Atime
  2. Bgadget
  3. Cconfidentiality
  4. Dpatience
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Concept: The blank pairs with knowledge as a personal quality needed to overcome challenges.

  1. 'Knowledge and patience is the key to overcome challenges' — both are qualities that help one persist.
  2. time and gadget are not personal qualities; confidentiality (secrecy) makes no sense here.
  3. Hence patience.

Trick: Overcoming challenges needs knowledge + patience (dhairya).

Answer: (D) patience

अवधारणा: रिक्त स्थान knowledge के साथ ऐसा गुण माँगता है जो चुनौतियों से पार पाने में मदद करे।

  1. 'Knowledge and patience is the key to overcome challenges' — ज्ञान और धैर्य।
  2. time, gadget व्यक्तिगत गुण नहीं; confidentiality (गोपनीयता) अर्थहीन है।
  3. अतः patience (धैर्य)।

ट्रिक: चुनौती पार करने के लिए ज्ञान + धैर्य।

उत्तर: (D) patience

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 3