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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Literature is a reflection of society and often (1)______ insight into the human experience. Through various forms like novels, poems, and plays, literature allows us to (2)______
different emotions and perspectives. It can serve as a (3)______ for social issues, shedding light on topics that need attention. Reading literature not only enhances our language skills but also (4)______ empathy by helping us understand the feelings of characters. In a rapidly changing world, literature (5)______ a timeless portal to diverse worlds and cultures.
Q41.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
  1. Adenies
  2. Bsuggests
  3. Coffers
  4. Dgarnersprovides
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Concept: Collocation: literature offers insight into something.

  1. The sentence is positive – literature gives understanding of human experience.
  2. 'denies' is negative; 'suggests insight' is not a natural collocation; the merged option D does not fit grammatically.
  3. Singular subject 'Literature' → 'offers'.

Trick: offer/provide/give + insight into.

Answer: (C) offers

अवधारणा: Collocation: literature offers insight (अंतर्दृष्टि प्रदान करता है)।

  1. वाक्य सकारात्मक है – साहित्य मानव अनुभव की समझ देता है।
  2. 'denies' नकारात्मक है; 'suggests insight' स्वाभाविक नहीं; विकल्प D जुड़ा हुआ शब्द है, उपयुक्त नहीं।
  3. एकवचन कर्ता 'Literature' → 'offers'।

ट्रिक: offer/provide/give + insight into।

उत्तर: (C) offers

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun 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.
Literature is a reflection of society and often (1)______ insight into the human experience. Through various forms like novels, poems, and plays, literature allows us to (2)______
different emotions and perspectives. It can serve as a (3)______ for social issues, shedding light on topics that need attention. Reading literature not only enhances our language skills but also (4)______ empathy by helping us understand the feelings of characters. In a rapidly changing world, literature (5)______ a timeless portal to diverse worlds and cultures.
Q42.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
  1. Aexplain
  2. Bexploit
  3. Cexplore
  4. Dexclaim
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Concept: Through literature we explore (investigate, experience) different emotions and perspectives.

  1. 'allows us to ___ different emotions' – we discover/experience them.
  2. explain (make clear), exploit (misuse), exclaim (shout) do not fit.

Trick: Explore = discover new ideas/places.

Answer: (C) explore

अवधारणा: साहित्य से हम विभिन्न भावनाओं और दृष्टिकोणों को explore (खोजना/अनुभव करना) करते हैं।

  1. 'allows us to ___ different emotions' – हम उन्हें खोजते/अनुभव करते हैं।
  2. explain (समझाना), exploit (शोषण), exclaim (चिल्लाना) उपयुक्त नहीं।

ट्रिक: Explore = नए विचार/स्थान खोजना।

उत्तर: (C) explore

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun 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.
Literature is a reflection of society and often (1)______ insight into the human experience. Through various forms like novels, poems, and plays, literature allows us to (2)______
different emotions and perspectives. It can serve as a (3)______ for social issues, shedding light on topics that need attention. Reading literature not only enhances our language skills but also (4)______ empathy by helping us understand the feelings of characters. In a rapidly changing world, literature (5)______ a timeless portal to diverse worlds and cultures.
Q43.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
  1. Aplanking
  2. Bplank
  3. Cplatform
  4. Dplanks
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Concept: 'serve as a platform for social issues' = a means or stage to raise and discuss issues.

  1. After 'a' we need a singular noun meaning 'medium for expression'.
  2. plank/planking/planks = pieces of wood – literal, wrong meaning ('planks' is also plural).

Trick: Platform = stage for voicing ideas.

Answer: (C) platform

अवधारणा: 'serve as a platform for social issues' = मुद्दे उठाने का मंच।

  1. 'a' के बाद एकवचन संज्ञा चाहिए जिसका अर्थ 'अभिव्यक्ति का माध्यम' हो।
  2. plank/planking/planks = लकड़ी के तख्ते – अर्थ गलत ('planks' बहुवचन भी)।

ट्रिक: Platform = विचार रखने का मंच।

उत्तर: (C) platform

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun 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.
Literature is a reflection of society and often (1)______ insight into the human experience. Through various forms like novels, poems, and plays, literature allows us to (2)______
different emotions and perspectives. It can serve as a (3)______ for social issues, shedding light on topics that need attention. Reading literature not only enhances our language skills but also (4)______ empathy by helping us understand the feelings of characters. In a rapidly changing world, literature (5)______ a timeless portal to diverse worlds and cultures.
Q44.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
  1. Awithers
  2. Bavoids
  3. Ccultivates
  4. Dprovokes
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Concept: Literature cultivates (develops, nurtures) empathy by helping us understand characters’ feelings.

  1. 'not only enhances … but also ___ empathy' – both verbs must be positive.
  2. withers (dries up), avoids, provokes (incites) do not suit 'empathy'.

Trick: Cultivate = grow/develop a quality.

Answer: (C) cultivates

अवधारणा: साहित्य सहानुभूति (empathy) को cultivates (विकसित करता) है।

  1. 'not only enhances … but also ___' – दोनों क्रियाएँ सकारात्मक होनी चाहिए।
  2. withers (मुरझाना), avoids (टालना), provokes (भड़काना) उपयुक्त नहीं।

ट्रिक: Cultivate = गुण विकसित करना।

उत्तर: (C) cultivates

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun 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.
Literature is a reflection of society and often (1)______ insight into the human experience. Through various forms like novels, poems, and plays, literature allows us to (2)______
different emotions and perspectives. It can serve as a (3)______ for social issues, shedding light on topics that need attention. Reading literature not only enhances our language skills but also (4)______ empathy by helping us understand the feelings of characters. In a rapidly changing world, literature (5)______ a timeless portal to diverse worlds and cultures.
Q45.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
  1. Abecame
  2. Bbecomes
  3. Cbecome
  4. Dbecoming
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Concept: Subject-verb agreement and tense: the passage is in the simple present; singular 'literature' takes becomes.

  1. 'In a rapidly changing world' – a present, general truth.
  2. became (past), become (plural/base), becoming (needs helping verb) are wrong.

Trick: Singular subject + present → verb + s.

Answer: (B) becomes

अवधारणा: कर्ता-क्रिया सामंजस्य: पूरा अनुच्छेद simple present में है; एकवचन 'literature' के साथ becomes।

  1. 'In a rapidly changing world' – वर्तमान, सामान्य सत्य।
  2. became (भूतकाल), become (मूल रूप), becoming (सहायक क्रिया चाहिए) गलत।

ट्रिक: एकवचन कर्ता + present → verb + s।

उत्तर: (B) becomes

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 3
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century to fight climate change. It’s an ambitious goal that will require an enormous ramp-up in
sustainable aviation fuels, but that alone won’t be enough, the latest research shows.
The idea of jetliners running solely on fuel made from used cooking oil from restaurants or corn stalks might seem futuristic, but it’s not that far away.
Airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuels, including biofuels made from agriculture residues, trees, corn and used cooking oil, and synthetic fuels made with captured carbon and green hydrogen.
United Airlines, which has been using a blend of used oil or waste fat and fossil fuels on some flights from Los Angeles and Amsterdam, recently announced plans to power 50,000 flights a year between its Chicago and Denver hubs using ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuels by 2028. The airline also launched a US$100 million fund on 21 February 2023, with Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell to invest in sustainable aviation fuel start-ups to expand the industry.
Q46.
Select the most suitable word from the passage which means ‘empirical’.
  1. AAmbitious
  2. BSustained
  3. CLatest
  4. DEnormous
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Concept: Empirical means based on observation, experience or experiment rather than on theory or pure logic (e.g. empirical evidence, empirical data).

  1. Ambitious = having a strong desire to succeed – not related to observation.
  2. Sustained = continued over a long period without break – describes duration, not a basis in experience.
  3. Latest = most recent – describes time.
  4. Enormous = very large – describes size.
  5. None of these words carries the sense of “based on observation/experiment”, so no option can replace empirical.

Yaad rakhein: empirical ≈ observed, experimental, practical, factual; opposite – theoretical, hypothetical.

Answer: None of the four options means ‘empirical’, so this question has no correct answer and is treated as a bonus question.

अवधारणा: Empirical का अर्थ है अवलोकन (observation), अनुभव या प्रयोग पर आधारित – केवल सिद्धांत पर नहीं (जैसे empirical evidence = प्रयोग/अवलोकन से मिला प्रमाण)।

  1. Ambitious = महत्वाकांक्षी – अवलोकन से कोई संबंध नहीं।
  2. Sustained = लगातार लंबे समय तक चलने वाला – यह अवधि बताता है, अनुभव-आधारित होना नहीं।
  3. Latest = नवीनतम – समय बताता है।
  4. Enormous = विशाल – आकार बताता है।
  5. किसी भी विकल्प का अर्थ “प्रयोग/अवलोकन पर आधारित” नहीं है, इसलिए कोई विकल्प empirical का समानार्थी नहीं है।

याद रखें: empirical ≈ observed, experimental, practical, factual; विलोम – theoretical, hypothetical.

उत्तर: चारों में से कोई भी विकल्प ‘empirical’ का अर्थ नहीं देता, इसलिए इस प्रश्न का कोई सही उत्तर नहीं है और इसे बोनस प्रश्न माना गया है।

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionVocabulary – Synonym from passageSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 3
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century to fight climate change. It’s an ambitious goal that will require an enormous ramp-up in
sustainable aviation fuels, but that alone won’t be enough, the latest research shows.
The idea of jetliners running solely on fuel made from used cooking oil from restaurants or corn stalks might seem futuristic, but it’s not that far away.
Airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuels, including biofuels made from agriculture residues, trees, corn and used cooking oil, and synthetic fuels made with captured carbon and green hydrogen.
United Airlines, which has been using a blend of used oil or waste fat and fossil fuels on some flights from Los Angeles and Amsterdam, recently announced plans to power 50,000 flights a year between its Chicago and Denver hubs using ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuels by 2028. The airline also launched a US$100 million fund on 21 February 2023, with Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell to invest in sustainable aviation fuel start-ups to expand the industry.
Q47.
Identify the most suitable title for the passage.
  1. ASuccess Story of Airline Companies
  2. BThreats of Climate Changes
  3. CBiofuels Vs Synthetic Fuels
  4. DOne Good Turn from the Aviation Industry
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Concept: The title should capture the main idea: airlines taking a positive step (sustainable fuels, net-zero pledge) to help fight climate change.

  1. The passage describes airlines’ pledges, experiments with sustainable fuels and a fund for start-ups – a good deed by the aviation industry.
  2. (A) is not about business success; (B) threats are not discussed; (C) the passage does not compare biofuels with synthetic fuels.

Trick: Title = central idea, not a side detail.

Answer: (D) One Good Turn from the Aviation Industry

अवधारणा: शीर्षक मुख्य विचार दर्शाए: एयरलाइंस द्वारा जलवायु परिवर्तन से लड़ने के लिए सकारात्मक कदम (sustainable fuels, net-zero pledge)।

  1. अनुच्छेद एयरलाइंस के संकल्प, टिकाऊ ईंधन के प्रयोग और start-ups हेतु फंड का वर्णन करता है – विमानन उद्योग का एक अच्छा कदम।
  2. (A) व्यापारिक सफलता की बात नहीं; (B) खतरों की चर्चा नहीं; (C) biofuels और synthetic fuels की तुलना नहीं।

ट्रिक: शीर्षक = केंद्रीय विचार, गौण विवरण नहीं।

उत्तर: (D) One Good Turn from the Aviation Industry

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – TitleSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 3
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century to fight climate change. It’s an ambitious goal that will require an enormous ramp-up in
sustainable aviation fuels, but that alone won’t be enough, the latest research shows.
The idea of jetliners running solely on fuel made from used cooking oil from restaurants or corn stalks might seem futuristic, but it’s not that far away.
Airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuels, including biofuels made from agriculture residues, trees, corn and used cooking oil, and synthetic fuels made with captured carbon and green hydrogen.
United Airlines, which has been using a blend of used oil or waste fat and fossil fuels on some flights from Los Angeles and Amsterdam, recently announced plans to power 50,000 flights a year between its Chicago and Denver hubs using ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuels by 2028. The airline also launched a US$100 million fund on 21 February 2023, with Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell to invest in sustainable aviation fuel start-ups to expand the industry.
Q48.
What is the tone of the speaker?
  1. ADepressing
  2. BCasual
  3. CWorried
  4. DHopeful
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Concept: Tone is judged from the writer’s attitude to the subject.

  1. Phrases like 'it’s not that far away', 'airlines are already experimenting', plans for 50,000 flights and a new fund show optimism.
  2. It is not depressing or worried, and the serious subject is not treated casually.

Trick: Positive future plans → hopeful/optimistic tone.

Answer: (D) Hopeful

अवधारणा: Tone लेखक के दृष्टिकोण से तय होता है।

  1. 'it’s not that far away', 'already experimenting', 50,000 उड़ानों की योजना व नया फंड – आशावाद दर्शाते हैं।
  2. यह निराशाजनक या चिंतित नहीं, और विषय को हल्के में (casual) भी नहीं लिया गया।

ट्रिक: भविष्य की सकारात्मक योजनाएँ → hopeful (आशावादी) स्वर।

उत्तर: (D) Hopeful

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – ToneSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 3
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century to fight climate change. It’s an ambitious goal that will require an enormous ramp-up in
sustainable aviation fuels, but that alone won’t be enough, the latest research shows.
The idea of jetliners running solely on fuel made from used cooking oil from restaurants or corn stalks might seem futuristic, but it’s not that far away.
Airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuels, including biofuels made from agriculture residues, trees, corn and used cooking oil, and synthetic fuels made with captured carbon and green hydrogen.
United Airlines, which has been using a blend of used oil or waste fat and fossil fuels on some flights from Los Angeles and Amsterdam, recently announced plans to power 50,000 flights a year between its Chicago and Denver hubs using ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuels by 2028. The airline also launched a US$100 million fund on 21 February 2023, with Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell to invest in sustainable aviation fuel start-ups to expand the industry.
Q49.
Biofuels are not made from _________ .
  1. Aagricultural residue
  2. Bcooking oil
  3. Ccoal
  4. Dtrees
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Concept: The passage lists the sources of biofuels: agriculture residues, trees, corn and used cooking oil.

  1. Agricultural residue, cooking oil and trees are all mentioned.
  2. Coal is a fossil fuel, not a biofuel source, and is not listed.

Yaad rakhein: Bio = living matter; coal is fossil.

Answer: (C) coal

अवधारणा: अनुच्छेद में biofuels के स्रोत: agriculture residues, trees, corn और used cooking oil।

  1. Agricultural residue, cooking oil, trees – तीनों उल्लिखित हैं।
  2. Coal (कोयला) जीवाश्म ईंधन है, biofuel का स्रोत नहीं।

याद रखें: Bio = जीवित पदार्थ; coal = जीवाश्म।

उत्तर: (C) coal

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – DetailSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 3
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century to fight climate change. It’s an ambitious goal that will require an enormous ramp-up in
sustainable aviation fuels, but that alone won’t be enough, the latest research shows.
The idea of jetliners running solely on fuel made from used cooking oil from restaurants or corn stalks might seem futuristic, but it’s not that far away.
Airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuels, including biofuels made from agriculture residues, trees, corn and used cooking oil, and synthetic fuels made with captured carbon and green hydrogen.
United Airlines, which has been using a blend of used oil or waste fat and fossil fuels on some flights from Los Angeles and Amsterdam, recently announced plans to power 50,000 flights a year between its Chicago and Denver hubs using ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuels by 2028. The airline also launched a US$100 million fund on 21 February 2023, with Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell to invest in sustainable aviation fuel start-ups to expand the industry.
Q50.
Why have major airline companies pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by
mid-century?
  1. ATo moderate expenditure
  2. BTo create better revenue
  3. CTo reduce traffic jam
  4. DTo fight climate change
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Concept: Direct fact from the first sentence of the passage.

  1. 'Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century to fight climate change.'
  2. Expenditure, revenue and traffic jams are not mentioned as reasons.

Trick: Purpose questions → look for 'to + verb' in the passage.

Answer: (D) To fight climate change

अवधारणा: अनुच्छेद के पहले वाक्य से सीधा तथ्य।

  1. '…pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century to fight climate change.'
  2. खर्च, आय या ट्रैफिक जाम का कारण के रूप में उल्लेख नहीं।

ट्रिक: उद्देश्य वाले प्रश्न → अनुच्छेद में 'to + verb' खोजें।

उत्तर: (D) To fight climate change

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – DetailSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 3
Q51.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following
sentence.
The teacher praised the student for his diligent work and consistent effort.
  1. Afrazzle
  2. Bpersistent
  3. Clazy
  4. Dsquander
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Concept: An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. Diligent means hard-working, careful and persistent in effort.

  1. The sentence praises the student's diligent work and consistent effort – a positive quality of hard work.
  2. Opposite of hard-working = lazy (unwilling to work).
  3. Persistent is a synonym; frazzle (to exhaust/fray) and squander (to waste) are not opposites of diligent.

Trick: Diligent ↔ Lazy; Diligent ≈ Industrious, Hard-working.

Answer: (C) lazy

अवधारणा: Antonym यानी विपरीत अर्थ वाला शब्द। Diligent का अर्थ है मेहनती, लगनशील।

  1. वाक्य में छात्र के diligent (मेहनती) काम और लगातार प्रयास की प्रशंसा है।
  2. मेहनती का विपरीत = lazy (आलसी)।
  3. Persistent (दृढ़) तो पर्यायवाची है; frazzle (थका देना) और squander (बर्बाद करना) विपरीत नहीं हैं।

ट्रिक: Diligent ↔ Lazy; Diligent ≈ Industrious (परिश्रमी)।

उत्तर: (C) lazy

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q52.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
I will strive to win the race.
  1. Atrouble
  2. BSupport
  3. CAssume
  4. DAttempt
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Concept: A synonym has the same meaning. Strive means to make great efforts to achieve something.

  1. "I will strive to win the race" = I will try hard to win.
  2. Attempt (to try) carries this meaning.
  3. Trouble, Support and Assume (to suppose) do not mean 'try hard'.

Trick: Strive = Try / Endeavour / Attempt / Struggle.

Answer: (D) Attempt

अवधारणा: Synonym यानी समान अर्थ वाला शब्द। Strive का अर्थ है कुछ पाने के लिए पूरी कोशिश करना।

  1. "I will strive to win the race" = मैं दौड़ जीतने की पूरी कोशिश करूँगा।
  2. Attempt (प्रयास करना) यही अर्थ देता है।
  3. Trouble (परेशानी), Support (सहारा), Assume (मान लेना) – अर्थ मेल नहीं खाता।

ट्रिक: Strive = Try / Endeavour / Attempt (प्रयास करना)।

उत्तर: (D) Attempt

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSynonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q53.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Pitiable
  1. AEradicate
  2. BPleasant
  3. CGrievous
  4. DAggregate
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Concept: Pitiable means deserving pity; sad, miserable or wretched.

  1. Pitiable describes a sorry, unhappy, distressing state.
  2. The opposite quality is something agreeable and happy = Pleasant.
  3. Grievous (serious, causing grief) is close to pitiable; Eradicate (remove completely) and Aggregate (total) are unrelated.

Trick: Pitiable = Miserable, Wretched ↔ Pleasant, Delightful.

Answer: (B) Pleasant

अवधारणा: Pitiable का अर्थ है दयनीय, जिस पर दया आए।

  1. Pitiable एक दुखद, दयनीय स्थिति बताता है।
  2. इसका विपरीत सुखद/अच्छी स्थिति = Pleasant (सुखद)।
  3. Grievous (गंभीर, दुखद) तो समान अर्थ के निकट है; Eradicate (जड़ से मिटाना) और Aggregate (कुल योग) असंबंधित हैं।

ट्रिक: Pitiable (दयनीय) ↔ Pleasant (सुखद)।

उत्तर: (B) Pleasant

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q54.
Identify from the given options the word which is similar in meaning to the following word.
Efface
  1. AHidden
  2. BMakeup
  3. CDaily
  4. DDestroy
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Concept: Efface means to erase, rub out or wipe away completely (e.g. a mark or memory).

  1. To efface something is to remove it so that it no longer exists.
  2. Among the options, Destroy (to put an end to / ruin completely) is closest.
  3. Hidden means concealed (still existing); Makeup and Daily are unrelated (do not confuse 'face' inside efface with makeup).

Trick: Efface = Erase / Obliterate / Wipe out / Destroy.

Answer: (D) Destroy

अवधारणा: Efface का अर्थ है मिटा देना, पूरी तरह साफ़ कर देना।

  1. Efface करना = किसी चीज़ को ऐसा मिटाना कि उसका अस्तित्व न रहे।
  2. विकल्पों में सबसे निकट Destroy (नष्ट करना) है।
  3. Hidden (छिपा हुआ – पर मौजूद); Makeup और Daily असंबंधित हैं ('face' शब्द देखकर makeup न चुनें)।

ट्रिक: Efface = Erase / Obliterate (मिटाना)।

उत्तर: (D) Destroy

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSynonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q55.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
I was astonished to know the truth.
  1. AStunned
  2. BAwesome
  3. CBlindsided
  4. DSickened
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Concept: Astonished means greatly surprised or amazed.

  1. "I was astonished to know the truth" = I was shocked/greatly surprised.
  2. Stunned means so surprised that one cannot react – same meaning.
  3. Awesome describes a thing, not a feeling of a person; Blindsided means attacked unexpectedly; Sickened means disgusted.

Trick: Astonished = Amazed / Stunned / Astounded / Dumbfounded.

Answer: (A) Stunned

अवधारणा: Astonished का अर्थ है अत्यधिक आश्चर्यचकित।

  1. "I was astonished to know the truth" = सच जानकर मैं हैरान रह गया।
  2. Stunned = इतना चकित कि कुछ प्रतिक्रिया न दे सके – समान अर्थ।
  3. Awesome (शानदार – वस्तु के लिए), Blindsided (अचानक झटका लगना), Sickened (घृणा होना) उपयुक्त नहीं।

ट्रिक: Astonished = Amazed / Stunned (स्तब्ध)।

उत्तर: (A) Stunned

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSynonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q56.
Select the phrase/idiom that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. When our principal said she was leaving the company, I played out the opportunity to fill the job.
  1. Aglided at the opportunity
  2. Bjumped at the opportunity
  3. Cstarted at the opportunity
  4. Dran to the opportunity
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Concept: Jump at the opportunity/chance is a fixed idiom meaning to accept an opportunity eagerly and quickly.

  1. The principal is leaving, so the speaker eagerly grabbed the chance to fill the job.
  2. Played out means 'came to an end/happened' – wrong here.
  3. Only jumped at the opportunity is the correct idiom; 'glided at', 'started at' and 'ran to' are not used with opportunity.

Trick: Jump at = seize eagerly. "She jumped at the offer."

Answer: (B) jumped at the opportunity

अवधारणा: Jump at the opportunity एक निश्चित मुहावरा है – अवसर को तुरंत, उत्साह से लपक लेना।

  1. प्रिंसिपल जा रही थीं, इसलिए वक्ता ने वह पद पाने का मौका उत्सुकता से पकड़ लिया।
  2. Played out = समाप्त होना/घटित होना – यहाँ गलत।
  3. सही मुहावरा केवल jumped at the opportunity है; 'glided at', 'started at', 'ran to' प्रयोग नहीं होते।

ट्रिक: Jump at = लपक लेना। "She jumped at the offer."

उत्तर: (B) jumped at the opportunity

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdioms and PhrasesSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q57.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical/spelling error.
The sons of the old farmer / fell off after their father / breathed his last / in the village.
  1. Ain the village.
  2. Bbreathed his last
  3. CThe sons of the old farmer
  4. Dfell off after their father
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Concept: Phrasal verbs have fixed meanings. Fall out = to quarrel; fall off = to drop down from something or to decrease.

  1. The sense is that the sons quarrelled after their father died ('breathed his last').
  2. So the correct phrasal verb is fell out: "The sons of the old farmer fell out after their father breathed his last."
  3. Hence the error is in the segment fell off after their father; the other segments are correct.

Trick: Fall out = quarrel; Fall off = decline / drop down; Breathe one's last = die.

Answer: (D) fell off after their father

अवधारणा: Phrasal verbs के निश्चित अर्थ होते हैं। Fall out = झगड़ा होना; fall off = गिर जाना या कम होना।

  1. आशय यह है कि पिता की मृत्यु (breathed his last) के बाद बेटों में झगड़ा हो गया।
  2. इसलिए सही phrasal verb fell out है: "The sons of the old farmer fell out after their father breathed his last."
  3. अतः त्रुटि fell off after their father वाले भाग में है।

ट्रिक: Fall out = झगड़ना; Fall off = घटना/गिरना; Breathe one's last = मर जाना।

उत्तर: (D) fell off after their father

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSpot the Error (Phrasal Verbs)SSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q58.
Select the most appropriate option with correct usage of the preposition to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The core part in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is knowledge engineering, machine learning, machine perception, and robotics.
  1. AThe core part on Artificial Intelligence
  2. BThe core part of Artificial Intelligence
  3. CThe core part from Artificial Intelligence
  4. DThe core part with Artificial Intelligence
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Concept: To show that something is a part/component belonging to a whole, we use the preposition of (part of something).

  1. Knowledge engineering, machine learning etc. are components belonging to AI.
  2. So: "The core part of Artificial Intelligence is …"
  3. in, on, from, with do not express this part–whole relation after 'part'.

Trick: Part of, member of, piece of, branch of – the whole always takes 'of'.

Answer: (B) The core part of Artificial Intelligence

अवधारणा: किसी पूरी चीज़ का भाग बताने के लिए preposition of आता है (part of something)।

  1. Knowledge engineering, machine learning आदि AI के ही घटक (भाग) हैं।
  2. अतः: "The core part of Artificial Intelligence is …"
  3. in, on, from, with 'part' के बाद यह भाग–संपूर्ण संबंध नहीं बताते।

ट्रिक: Part of, member of, branch of – 'of' का प्रयोग करें।

उत्तर: (B) The core part of Artificial Intelligence

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionPrepositionsSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q59.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Quaint
  1. ABrisk
  2. BRidiculous
  3. COrdinary
  4. DDistinct
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Concept: Quaint means attractively unusual or old-fashioned; charmingly different.

  1. A quaint village/cottage is one that is unusual and charming in an old-fashioned way.
  2. The opposite of unusual/special is Ordinary (common, plain).
  3. Distinct is close in sense (different); Brisk (quick) and Ridiculous (silly) are not opposites.

Trick: Quaint = Unusual, Picturesque ↔ Ordinary, Commonplace.

Answer: (C) Ordinary

अवधारणा: Quaint का अर्थ है अनोखा, पुराने ढंग का आकर्षक।

  1. Quaint गाँव/घर = पुराने ढंग का, अलग और मनमोहक।
  2. अनोखे का विपरीत = Ordinary (साधारण)।
  3. Distinct (भिन्न) तो समान अर्थ के निकट है; Brisk (तेज़) और Ridiculous (हास्यास्पद) विपरीत नहीं।

ट्रिक: Quaint (अनोखा) ↔ Ordinary (साधारण)।

उत्तर: (C) Ordinary

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2
Q60.
Select the sentence that has the correct use of words and spellings from the options given below.
  1. AThe profesional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpassing all expectations and acheiving a new personal record.
  2. BThe profesional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpasing all expectasions and achieving a new personal record.
  3. CThe professional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpasing all expectations and acheving a new personal record.
  4. DThe professional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpassing all expectations and achieving a new personal record.
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Concept: Check each tricky word: professional, surpassing, expectations, achieving.

  1. (A) 'profesional' and 'acheiving' are wrong.
  2. (B) 'profesional', 'surpasing', 'expectasions' are wrong.
  3. (C) 'surpasing' and 'acheving' are wrong.
  4. (D) all four words are spelt correctly.

Trick: professional, surpassing, expectations, achieving ('i before e except after c').

Answer: (D) The professional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpassing all expectations and achieving a new personal record.

अवधारणा: हर कठिन शब्द जाँचें: professional, surpassing, expectations, achieving।

  1. (A) में 'profesional' और 'acheiving' गलत हैं।
  2. (B) में 'profesional', 'surpasing', 'expectasions' गलत हैं।
  3. (C) में 'surpasing' और 'acheving' गलत हैं।
  4. (D) में सभी शब्द सही हैं।

ट्रिक: professional, surpassing, achieving ('i before e except after c')।

उत्तर: (D) The professional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpassing all expectations and achieving a new personal record.

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSpellingSSC CPO Paper I 2024 · 29 Jun Shift 2