Q1101.Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite article.
- AIn an big city like Mumbai, we see lot of rubbish being thrown from households and factories.
- BIn big city like Mumbai, we see a lot of rubbish being thrown from households and factories.
- CIn a big city like Mumbai, we see a lot of rubbish being thrown from households and factories.
- DIn a big city like Mumbai, we see an lot of rubbish being thrown from households and factories.
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Concept: 'A' is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound and 'an' before a vowel sound; 'a lot of' is a fixed phrase.
- 'big' starts with a consonant sound, so it takes 'a': a big city.
- 'lot' also starts with a consonant sound: a lot of rubbish.
- (A) 'an big' and (D) 'an lot' are wrong; (B) drops the article before 'big city'.
Trick: Choose the article by the first sound, not the letter: a + consonant sound, an + vowel sound.
Answer: (C) In a big city like Mumbai, we see a lot of rubbish being thrown from households and factories.
अवधारणा: 'A' का प्रयोग consonant sound से शुरू होने वाले शब्द से पहले और 'an' का vowel sound से पहले होता है; 'a lot of' एक fixed phrase है।
- 'big' consonant sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए a big city।
- 'lot' भी consonant sound है: a lot of rubbish।
- (A) 'an big', (D) 'an lot' गलत हैं; (B) में 'big city' से पहले article ही नहीं है।
ट्रिक: Article पहले अक्षर की ध्वनि (sound) से तय करें, अक्षर से नहीं।
उत्तर: (C) In a big city like Mumbai, we see a lot of rubbish being thrown from households and factories.
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Q1102.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Vigorous
- ABuoyant
- BSturdy
- CFrail
- DRobust
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Concept: Vigorous means strong, healthy and full of energy. Its opposite describes weakness.
- Frail = weak and delicate – the exact opposite.
- Sturdy and Robust are synonyms of vigorous.
- Buoyant = cheerful / able to float – not an opposite.
Trick: Vigorous ↔ Frail is like Strong ↔ Weak.
Answer: (C) Frail
अवधारणा: Vigorous का अर्थ है ताकतवर, ऊर्जावान। इसका विलोम कमज़ोरी दर्शाएगा।
- Frail = कमज़ोर, नाज़ुक – सही विलोम।
- Sturdy और Robust (मज़बूत) तो vigorous के पर्यायवाची हैं।
- Buoyant = प्रसन्नचित्त / तैरने वाला – विलोम नहीं।
ट्रिक: Vigorous ↔ Frail = ताकतवर ↔ कमज़ोर।
उत्तर: (C) Frail
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Q1103.Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A slap on the wrist
- APunishment to an innocent.
- BSuggest something secretly.
- CA very mild punishment.
- DBeating someone too much on the wrist.
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Concept: A slap on the wrist means a very light or mild punishment, much less than the offence deserves.
- A slap on the wrist hardly hurts – so the punishment is only symbolic.
- Example: He got away with a slap on the wrist for cheating.
- (A), (B) and (D) are literal or unrelated guesses.
Trick: Wrist pe halki si thapki = halki saza.
Answer: (C) A very mild punishment.
अवधारणा: A slap on the wrist का अर्थ है बहुत हल्की सज़ा, जो अपराध की तुलना में बहुत कम हो।
- कलाई पर हल्की चपत से दर्द नहीं होता – यानी सज़ा केवल नाममात्र की।
- उदाहरण: He got away with a slap on the wrist for cheating.
- (A), (B), (D) शाब्दिक या असंबंधित अर्थ हैं।
ट्रिक: कलाई पर हल्की थपकी = हल्की सज़ा।
उत्तर: (C) A very mild punishment.
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Q1104.Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
She has let herself be gone after her divorce.
- Alet herself go
- Blet herself gone
- Clet her go in
- Dlet herself going
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Concept: The phrasal verb is let oneself go = to stop caring about one's appearance or behaviour. After 'let', the bare infinitive (base form) is used.
- Pattern: let + object + base verb → let herself go.
- 'be gone', 'gone' and 'going' are not base forms after 'let'.
- 'let her go in' changes the meaning completely.
Trick: let / make / help + object + V1 (no 'to', no -ing).
Answer: (A) let herself go
अवधारणा: Phrasal verb let oneself go = अपनी देखभाल / रूप-रंग की परवाह छोड़ देना। 'let' के बाद bare infinitive (V1) आता है।
- Structure: let + object + V1 → let herself go।
- 'be gone', 'gone', 'going' – 'let' के बाद ये रूप गलत हैं।
- 'let her go in' का अर्थ ही बदल जाता है।
ट्रिक: let / make / help + object + V1 (न 'to', न -ing)।
उत्तर: (A) let herself go
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Q1105.Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
To become a strong person in spite of many difficulties.
- AAnxious
- BTriggered
- CSafe
- DResilient
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Concept: Resilient describes a person who recovers quickly and becomes strong in spite of difficulties.
- Resilient = able to bounce back from hardship.
- Anxious = worried; Triggered = provoked/upset; Safe = protected – none means growing strong through difficulty.
Trick: Resilience = rubber ball – hit it hard and it bounces back.
Answer: (D) Resilient
अवधारणा: Resilient वह व्यक्ति है जो कठिनाइयों के बावजूद जल्दी संभलकर मज़बूत बन जाता है।
- Resilient = मुश्किलों से उबरकर फिर खड़ा होने वाला।
- Anxious = चिंतित; Triggered = उत्तेजित; Safe = सुरक्षित – इनमें से कोई अर्थ मेल नहीं खाता।
ट्रिक: Resilience = रबर की गेंद – जितना दबाओ, उतना उछलकर वापस आए।
उत्तर: (D) Resilient
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Q1106.Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Penchant
- ABitterness
- BLiking
- CSourness
- DDisliking
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Concept: Penchant means a strong liking or fondness for something.
- Example: She has a penchant for classical music.
- So the synonym is Liking.
- Disliking is the opposite; Bitterness and Sourness are unrelated.
Trick: Penchant ≈ 'pen-chant' – something you love so much you keep chanting it.
Answer: (B) Liking
अवधारणा: Penchant का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ के प्रति गहरी रुचि या पसंद।
- उदाहरण: She has a penchant for classical music.
- अतः पर्यायवाची Liking (पसंद) है।
- Disliking विलोम है; Bitterness, Sourness असंबंधित हैं।
ट्रिक: Penchant = शौक / पसंद।
उत्तर: (B) Liking
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Q1107.Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
Food spoliage refers to an irreversible modification in which food becomes inedible or its quality is compromised.
- Airreversible
- Bspoliage
- Cmodification
- Dinedible
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Concept: The noun meaning 'the process of food going bad' is spelt spoilage (spoil + age).
- Correct: spoilage – the 'i' comes before the 'l'.
- irreversible, modification and inedible are all spelt correctly.
Trick: Think of the root verb: spoil → spoilage, just like pack → package.
Answer: (B) spoliage
अवधारणा: 'खाना खराब होने' के अर्थ वाले noun की सही वर्तनी spoilage है (spoil + age)।
- सही: spoilage – 'i', 'l' से पहले आता है।
- irreversible, modification, inedible सभी सही हैं।
ट्रिक: मूल verb याद रखें: spoil → spoilage (जैसे pack → package)।
उत्तर: (B) spoliage
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Q1108.Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A lot on one’s plate
- ATo eat a lot
- BA lot to do
- CTo have a serious ailment
- DTo serve all dishes on one plate
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Concept: A lot on one's plate means having a lot of work or many responsibilities to deal with.
- Example: I can't take this project; I already have a lot on my plate.
- The idiom is figurative – it is not about eating or food (A), (D), nor illness (C).
Trick: Plate full = hands full = too much to do.
Answer: (B) A lot to do
अवधारणा: A lot on one's plate का अर्थ है बहुत सारा काम या ज़िम्मेदारियाँ होना।
- उदाहरण: I can't take this project; I already have a lot on my plate.
- यह आलंकारिक है – खाने (A), (D) या बीमारी (C) से इसका संबंध नहीं।
ट्रिक: थाली भरी = हाथ भरे = बहुत काम।
उत्तर: (B) A lot to do
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Q1109.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Intense
- ARegular
- BRough
- CStationary
- DFaint
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Concept: Intense means very strong, extreme or powerful (intense heat, intense pain).
- The opposite is Faint = weak, slight, barely felt.
- Regular, Rough and Stationary are not opposites of 'strong in degree'.
Trick: Intense light ↔ faint light.
Answer: (D) Faint
अवधारणा: Intense का अर्थ है बहुत तीव्र, प्रबल (intense heat, intense pain)।
- इसका विलोम Faint = धुँधला, हल्का, क्षीण।
- Regular, Rough, Stationary तीव्रता के विलोम नहीं हैं।
ट्रिक: Intense light ↔ faint light (तेज़ ↔ धीमा)।
उत्तर: (D) Faint
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Q1110.Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To be on thin ice
- ATo be in faulty situation
- BTo be in marginalised situation
- CTo be in a risky situation
- DTo be in limited scope
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Concept: To be on thin ice means to be in a risky or dangerous situation where one wrong move can cause trouble.
- Walking on thin ice may make it crack at any moment – hence 'risk'.
- Example: After being late thrice, he is on thin ice with his boss.
Trick: Thin ice = it may crack anytime = risky.
Answer: (C) To be in a risky situation
अवधारणा: To be on thin ice का अर्थ है जोखिम भरी स्थिति में होना, जहाँ एक गलती भारी पड़ सकती है।
- पतली बर्फ पर चलने से वह कभी भी टूट सकती है – इसलिए 'जोखिम'।
- उदाहरण: After being late thrice, he is on thin ice with his boss.
ट्रिक: पतली बर्फ = कभी भी टूटे = खतरा।
उत्तर: (C) To be in a risky situation
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Q1111.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Separable
- ABranched
- BJudicious
- CIndivisible
- DLiable
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Concept: Separable means able to be separated or divided.
- Its opposite is Indivisible = that cannot be divided.
- Branched, Judicious (wise) and Liable (responsible) are unrelated.
Trick: Separable = divisible; so the antonym is in-divisible.
Answer: (C) Indivisible
अवधारणा: Separable का अर्थ है जिसे अलग किया जा सके।
- विलोम Indivisible = जिसे बाँटा न जा सके।
- Branched, Judicious (विवेकपूर्ण), Liable (उत्तरदायी) असंबंधित हैं।
ट्रिक: Separable = divisible, अतः विलोम in-divisible।
उत्तर: (C) Indivisible
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Q1112.Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- AAlliterate
- BElementary
- CIlliterate
- DAlimentery
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Concept: The word meaning 'relating to food or nutrition' is spelt Alimentary (alimentary canal).
- Correct: Alimentary, not 'Alimentery'.
- Alliterate (to use alliteration), Elementary and Illiterate are correct spellings.
Trick: Elementary and Alimentary both end in -ary.
Answer: (D) Alimentery
अवधारणा: 'भोजन/पोषण से संबंधित' अर्थ वाले शब्द की सही वर्तनी Alimentary है (alimentary canal = आहार नाल)।
- सही: Alimentary, 'Alimentery' नहीं।
- Alliterate, Elementary, Illiterate सही हैं।
ट्रिक: Elementary और Alimentary दोनों -ary पर खत्म होते हैं।
उत्तर: (D) Alimentery
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Q1113.Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
I will be gone to buy a cupboard which will fit under the stairs.
- Aam going to buy
- Bwill going to buy
- Cam going to buying
- Dwill be buy
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Concept: A planned future action is expressed with be going to + base verb: I am going to buy.
- 'will be gone to buy' is ungrammatical.
- (B) 'will going' and (D) 'will be buy' break verb rules; (C) 'going to buying' uses -ing after 'to'.
- Correct: I am going to buy a cupboard …
Trick: am/is/are + going to + V1 = planned future.
Answer: (A) am going to buy
अवधारणा: पहले से तय भविष्य की योजना के लिए be going to + V1: I am going to buy।
- 'will be gone to buy' व्याकरण की दृष्टि से गलत है।
- (B) 'will going', (D) 'will be buy' गलत; (C) में 'to' के बाद -ing गलत है।
- सही: I am going to buy a cupboard …
ट्रिक: am/is/are + going to + V1 = योजनाबद्ध भविष्य।
उत्तर: (A) am going to buy
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Q1114.Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined segment in the given sentence. Ms. Tina could finish the assignment by Friday - at a push, Wednesday.
- Atry very hard to do something, usually something nice
- Bprobably possible, but it will be difficult
- Cmake more of an effort
- Dusing whatever methods are necessary
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Concept: At a push (informal) means 'possibly, but only with difficulty'.
- Sentence: she can finish by Friday – and, if she tries really hard, perhaps even by Wednesday.
- So 'probably possible, but it will be difficult' fits.
- (A), (C), (D) describe effort or methods, not difficult possibility.
Trick: At a push = 'if pushed hard, maybe'.
Answer: (B) probably possible, but it will be difficult
अवधारणा: At a push का अर्थ है 'संभव है, पर मुश्किल से'।
- वाक्य: वह शुक्रवार तक काम पूरा कर सकती है – और बहुत ज़ोर लगाए तो शायद बुधवार तक भी।
- इसलिए 'probably possible, but it will be difficult' सही है।
- (A), (C), (D) प्रयास या तरीके बताते हैं, कठिन संभावना नहीं।
ट्रिक: At a push = 'धक्का लगे तो शायद हो जाए'।
उत्तर: (B) probably possible, but it will be difficult
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Q1115.Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A lame excuse
- ANo excuse
- BExplanation
- CWeak excuse
- DStrong excuse
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Concept: Lame means weak or unconvincing; a lame excuse is a weak, unbelievable excuse.
- Example: 'My dog ate my homework' is a lame excuse.
- It is still an excuse, so not 'No excuse'; and it is the opposite of 'Strong excuse'.
Trick: Lame = langda = weak.
Answer: (C) Weak excuse
अवधारणा: Lame = कमज़ोर, अविश्वसनीय; lame excuse = कमज़ोर / बेतुका बहाना।
- उदाहरण: 'My dog ate my homework' is a lame excuse.
- यह बहाना तो है, इसलिए 'No excuse' नहीं; और 'Strong excuse' इसका उल्टा है।
ट्रिक: Lame = लंगड़ा = कमज़ोर।
उत्तर: (C) Weak excuse
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Q1116.Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- AColomn
- BScale
- CPeace
- DSquare
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Concept: The correct spelling is Column – it ends in a silent 'n' after 'm'.
- Column, not 'Colomn'.
- Scale, Peace and Square are spelt correctly.
Trick: Column, autumn, solemn, hymn – all have a silent 'n'.
Answer: (A) Colomn
अवधारणा: सही वर्तनी Column है – 'm' के बाद silent 'n' आता है।
- Column, 'Colomn' नहीं।
- Scale, Peace, Square सही हैं।
ट्रिक: Column, autumn, solemn, hymn – सब में silent 'n'।
उत्तर: (A) Colomn
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Q1117.Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
A large group of people
- AConvocation
- BFlock
- CHerd
- DHorde
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Concept: Horde means a large group or crowd of people.
- Flock is used for birds or sheep; Herd for cattle/animals.
- Convocation is a formal assembly, e.g. a degree ceremony – not just any large group.
Trick: Horde of people, flock of birds, herd of cattle.
Answer: (D) Horde
अवधारणा: Horde का अर्थ है लोगों का बड़ा समूह / भीड़।
- Flock पक्षियों/भेड़ों के लिए, Herd मवेशियों के लिए।
- Convocation = दीक्षांत समारोह जैसी औपचारिक सभा।
ट्रिक: Horde – लोग, flock – पक्षी, herd – मवेशी।
उत्तर: (D) Horde
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Q1118.Select the correct meaning of the idiom in bold and italics.
Our hearts go out to the families of the victims of this terrible tragedy.
- ATo receive or express praise for a job well done
- BTo feel sympathy for someone when they are distressed
- CWell wishes for a deceased person
- DTo wish for things does not yield to anything
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Concept: One's heart goes out to someone means to feel deep sympathy for someone who is suffering.
- In the sentence, people feel sympathy for the victims' families after a tragedy.
- It is not praise (A) and not only for the deceased (C).
Trick: Heart goes out = dil se hamdardi.
Answer: (B) To feel sympathy for someone when they are distressed
अवधारणा: One's heart goes out to someone का अर्थ है दुःखी व्यक्ति के प्रति गहरी सहानुभूति महसूस करना।
- वाक्य में त्रासदी के पीड़ितों के परिवारों के प्रति सहानुभूति है।
- यह प्रशंसा (A) नहीं, और केवल मृतक (C) के लिए भी नहीं।
ट्रिक: Heart goes out = दिल से हमदर्दी।
उत्तर: (B) To feel sympathy for someone when they are distressed
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Q1119.Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Peculiar
- AUnusual
- BCustomary
- CPerplexed
- DProven
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Concept: Peculiar means strange, odd or unusual.
- Synonym: Unusual.
- Customary (usual) is nearly the opposite; Perplexed (confused) and Proven are unrelated.
Trick: Peculiar smell = strange/unusual smell.
Answer: (A) Unusual
अवधारणा: Peculiar का अर्थ है अजीब, असामान्य।
- पर्यायवाची: Unusual।
- Customary (प्रचलित) लगभग विलोम है; Perplexed (उलझन में), Proven असंबंधित।
ट्रिक: Peculiar smell = अजीब गंध।
उत्तर: (A) Unusual
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Q1120.Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the
given sentence.
None of the countries involved in war were ready to broach the issue of retreat.
- Aturn down thoughtlessly
- Bbring up for discussion
- Cunderestimate the worth of
- Ddisregard contemptuously
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Concept: To broach a subject means to raise or bring it up for discussion, usually a sensitive one.
- No country was ready to bring up the topic of retreat.
- Others (turn down, underestimate, disregard) give the wrong sense.
Trick: Broach = open a topic (like opening a cask).
Answer: (B) bring up for discussion
अवधारणा: Broach करना = किसी (संवेदनशील) विषय को चर्चा के लिए उठाना।
- कोई भी देश पीछे हटने का मुद्दा उठाने को तैयार नहीं था।
- बाकी विकल्प (ठुकराना, कम आँकना, तिरस्कार करना) अर्थ बदल देते हैं।
ट्रिक: Broach = बात छेड़ना।
उत्तर: (B) bring up for discussion
SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionVocabulary in ContextSSC CPO Paper I 2022 · 10 Nov Shift 2
