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Q6181.
Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank.
I was going to mention it, but it ________.
  1. Abrought to mind
  2. Bchanged my mind
  3. Cbore in mind
  4. Dslipped my mind
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Concept: Slip one's mind = to be forgotten.

  1. 'I was going to mention it, but it slipped my mind' = I forgot.
  2. Bring to mind = remind; change my mind = alter decision; bear in mind = remember – none fit the contrast with 'but'.

Trick: Slip = slide away → slides out of memory.

Answer: (D) slipped my mind

अवधारणा: Slip one's mind = भूल जाना।

  1. 'मैं बताने वाला था, पर भूल गया' → slipped my mind।
  2. bring to mind = याद दिलाना; change my mind = इरादा बदलना; bear in mind = ध्यान रखना – 'but' के विरोध में फिट नहीं।

ट्रिक: Slip = फिसलना → दिमाग से फिसल गया।

उत्तर: (D) slipped my mind

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdiomsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6182.
Select the most appropriate phrasal verb to fill in the blank.
Though Pradeep _____________ for Jamaica, he landed up in Nigeria.
  1. Aset aside
  2. Bset about
  3. Cset out
  4. Dset up
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Concept: Set out (for) = to begin a journey towards a place.

  1. He started the journey for Jamaica but ended up in Nigeria → 'set out for Jamaica'.
  2. Set aside = save/ignore; set about = start doing a task; set up = establish.

Trick: Set out for + destination = start a journey.

Answer: (C) set out

अवधारणा: Set out (for) = किसी स्थान के लिए यात्रा शुरू करना।

  1. वह जमैका के लिए निकला पर नाइजीरिया पहुँच गया → 'set out for Jamaica'।
  2. Set aside = अलग रखना; Set about = काम शुरू करना; Set up = स्थापित करना।

ट्रिक: Set out for + गंतव्य = यात्रा पर निकलना।

उत्तर: (C) set out

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionPhrasal VerbsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6183.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Specific
  1. ATopple
  2. BLawful
  3. CRandom
  4. DStroll
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Concept: Specific = clearly defined, particular, precise.

  1. Its opposite is something without a definite pattern or choice – random.
  2. Topple = fall over; lawful = legal; stroll = walk slowly.

Trick: Specific ↔ Random / General / Vague.

Answer: (C) Random

अवधारणा: Specific = विशिष्ट, निश्चित।

  1. विलोम = बिना निश्चित क्रम/चयन का = Random (यादृच्छिक)।
  2. Topple = गिराना; Lawful = वैध; Stroll = टहलना।

ट्रिक: Specific ↔ Random / General।

उत्तर: (C) Random

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6184.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Beneficent
  1. ACruel
  2. BLethargic
  3. CSoft
  4. DFriendly
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Concept: Beneficent = doing good, kind and charitable.

  1. The opposite of kind/doing good is cruel.
  2. Lethargic = sluggish; soft = gentle; friendly is close to a synonym.

Trick: bene = good → Beneficent ↔ Maleficent/Cruel.

Answer: (A) Cruel

अवधारणा: Beneficent = भलाई करने वाला, दयालु।

  1. दयालु का विलोम = क्रूर (Cruel)।
  2. Lethargic = सुस्त; Soft = कोमल; Friendly लगभग समानार्थी है।

ट्रिक: bene = अच्छा → Beneficent ↔ Cruel।

उत्तर: (A) Cruel

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6185.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Grasping at straws
  1. ATrying to find the best way to compete with others when nothing you choose is likely to work
  2. BTrying to find some way to succeed when you see others are also doing the same
  3. CTrying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work
  4. DTrying to find manipulative ways to succeed
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Concept: Grasp (clutch) at straws = to try anything, however unlikely, to succeed when there is little hope.

  1. A drowning person grabs even a straw, though it cannot save him.
  2. Options A, B and D add ideas of competing, copying others or manipulation that the idiom does not have.

Trick: Drowning man catches at a straw – desperate attempt.

Answer: (C) Trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work

अवधारणा: Grasping at straws = निराशा में कोई भी उपाय आज़माना, जबकि सफलता की संभावना बहुत कम हो (डूबते को तिनके का सहारा)।

  1. डूबता व्यक्ति तिनका पकड़ता है, जो उसे बचा नहीं सकता।
  2. A, B, D में प्रतिस्पर्धा, दूसरों की नकल या चालाकी का भाव जोड़ा गया है।

ट्रिक: डूबते को तिनके का सहारा।

उत्तर: (C) Trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you choose is likely to work

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdiomsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6186.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Contempt
  1. AMockery
  2. BDeny
  3. CRegard
  4. DImmoral
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Concept: Contempt = the feeling that someone is worthless; scorn, disrespect.

  1. Its opposite is respect/esteem = regard.
  2. Mockery is close to a synonym; deny and immoral are unrelated.

Trick: Contempt ↔ Regard / Respect / Esteem.

Answer: (C) Regard

अवधारणा: Contempt = तिरस्कार, अनादर।

  1. विलोम = सम्मान = Regard।
  2. Mockery लगभग समानार्थी है; Deny, Immoral असंबंधित हैं।

ट्रिक: Contempt ↔ Regard / Respect।

उत्तर: (C) Regard

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionAntonymsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6187.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
No longer used because something new has been invented
  1. AClassic
  2. BAncient
  3. COrnamental
  4. DObsolete
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Concept: Something no longer used because it has been replaced by something newer is obsolete.

  1. Classic = of lasting value; ancient = very old (but not necessarily replaced); ornamental = decorative.
  2. e.g. the typewriter is obsolete.

Trick: Obsolete = out of date, out of use.

Answer: (D) Obsolete

अवधारणा: नई खोज के कारण जो अब प्रयोग में न हो = Obsolete (अप्रचलित)।

  1. Classic = श्रेष्ठ/स्थायी; Ancient = प्राचीन; Ornamental = सजावटी।
  2. जैसे टाइपराइटर अब obsolete है।

ट्रिक: Obsolete = चलन से बाहर।

उत्तर: (D) Obsolete

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionOne-word SubstitutionSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6188.
Select the most appropriate idiom or phrase to complete the given sentence.
I like her because she never likes to make _________.
  1. Aa slap on the wrist
  2. Ba drop in the bucket
  3. Ca bed of roses
  4. Da quick buck
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Concept: Make a quick buck = to earn money quickly and easily, often dishonestly.

  1. The speaker likes her because she does not chase easy, dishonest money.
  2. 'Make' collocates with 'a quick buck'; a slap on the wrist (mild punishment), a drop in the bucket (tiny amount) and a bed of roses (easy life) do not fit 'make'.

Trick: buck = dollar (slang) → quick buck = fast money.

Answer: (D) a quick buck

अवधारणा: Make a quick buck = जल्दी और आसानी से (अक्सर गलत तरीके से) पैसा कमाना।

  1. वक्ता उसे पसंद करता है क्योंकि वह आसान/गलत कमाई के पीछे नहीं भागती।
  2. 'make' के साथ 'a quick buck' ही आता है; a slap on the wrist (हल्की सज़ा), a drop in the bucket (बहुत थोड़ा), a bed of roses (आरामदायक जीवन) फिट नहीं।

ट्रिक: buck = डॉलर → quick buck = जल्दी पैसा।

उत्तर: (D) a quick buck

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionIdiomsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6189.
Select the sentence that has a spelling error.
A- A fisherman, enfeebled with age, could no longer go out to sea so he began fishing in the river.
B- Every morning he would go down to the river and sit there fishing the whole day long.
C- In the evening, he would sell whatever he had caught, buy food for himself and go home.
D- One hot afternoon, while he was bemoaning his fate, a large bird alited near him.
  1. AOne hot afternoon, while he was bemoaning his fate, a large bird alited near him.
  2. BIn the evening, he would sell whatever he had caught, buy food for himself and go home.
  3. CA fisherman, enfeebled with age, could no longer go out to sea so he began fishing in the river.
  4. DEvery morning he would go down to the river and sit there fishing the whole day long.
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Concept: The verb alight (to land/settle) has past tense alighted.

  1. Sentence D has 'alited' – the correct form is 'alighted'.
  2. enfeebled, bemoaning and the other words in A, B, C are correct.

Trick: alight → alighted (keep 'gh').

Answer: (A) One hot afternoon, while he was bemoaning his fate, a large bird alited near him.

अवधारणा: क्रिया alight (उतरना/बैठना) का past tense alighted है।

  1. वाक्य D में 'alited' गलत है – सही 'alighted'।
  2. बाकी वाक्यों के शब्द (enfeebled, bemoaning आदि) सही हैं।

ट्रिक: alight → alighted ('gh' बना रहता है)।

उत्तर: (A) One hot afternoon, while he was bemoaning his fate, a large bird alited near him.

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionSpellingSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Q6190.
Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase.
Ram could not go to Delhi for vacation since he was banking on his arrears of pay
which he did not get in time
  1. ASloping on
  2. BDepending on his bank
  3. CCalling on
  4. DRelying on
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Concept: Bank on = to rely or depend on something happening.

  1. Ram was relying on his arrears of pay to fund the trip; they did not come, so he could not go.
  2. 'Depending on his bank' takes the word literally; sloping on and calling on are unrelated.

Trick: Bank on = count on = rely on.

Answer: (D) Relying on

अवधारणा: Bank on = किसी चीज़ पर भरोसा/निर्भर रहना।

  1. राम अपने बकाया वेतन पर निर्भर था; वह समय पर नहीं मिला, इसलिए नहीं जा सका।
  2. 'Depending on his bank' शाब्दिक अर्थ है; Sloping on, Calling on असंबंधित हैं।

ट्रिक: Bank on = count on = rely on।

उत्तर: (D) Relying on

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionPhrasal VerbsSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct 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.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not (1)________ in news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so (2)________ these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was (3)________. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes
showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images (4)________ birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far (5)________ all other animals.
Q6191.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
  1. Asuitably
  2. Bnearly
  3. Cmerrily
  4. Dusually
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Concept: Blank 1 is contrasted with 'Rather, it is an ordinary event' – so it is 'not usually in news'.

  1. 'Not usually in news' = it does not generally make headlines.
  2. Suitably, nearly and merrily do not express frequency.

Trick: A 'Rather …ordinary' contrast points to a frequency word: usually.

Answer: (D) usually

अवधारणा: रिक्त 1 के बाद 'Rather, it is an ordinary event' है – यानी यह 'not usually in news' (आमतौर पर खबर नहीं बनती)।

  1. 'usually' आवृत्ति (frequency) बताता है, जो संदर्भ में फिट है।
  2. suitably (उचित रूप से), nearly (लगभग), merrily (खुशी से) फिट नहीं।

ट्रिक: 'ordinary' वाला विरोध → usually।

उत्तर: (D) usually

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct 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.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not (1)________ in news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so (2)________ these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was (3)________. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes
showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images (4)________ birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far (5)________ all other animals.
Q6192.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
  1. Adisorderly
  2. Bfrequent
  3. Cghastly
  4. Ddelusional
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Concept: Blank 2: discoveries are so ___ that hardly anybody pays heed – they happen often.

  1. 'So frequent … that nobody notices' gives the logical cause-effect.
  2. Disorderly, ghastly (horrible) and delusional do not explain why nobody cares.

Trick: so + adj + that: frequent → ignored.

Answer: (B) frequent

अवधारणा: रिक्त 2: खोजें इतनी ___ हैं कि कोई ध्यान नहीं देता – अर्थात् अक्सर होती हैं।

  1. 'so frequent … that hardly anybody pays heed' – कारण-परिणाम तर्कसंगत।
  2. disorderly (अव्यवस्थित), ghastly (भयानक), delusional (भ्रमित) फिट नहीं।

ट्रिक: so + adj + that: frequent → अनदेखी।

उत्तर: (B) frequent

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct 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.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not (1)________ in news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so (2)________ these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was (3)________. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes
showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images (4)________ birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far (5)________ all other animals.
Q6193.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
  1. Abaffled
  2. Boverthrown
  3. Cencouraged
  4. Dcrushed
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Concept: 'However' contrasts 1940 with today's indifference – in 1940 the world was amazed/astonished.

  1. 'Baffled' = puzzled, astonished – the world was amazed by hundreds of ancient paintings.
  2. Overthrown and crushed suggest defeat; encouraged does not convey surprise.

Trick: However → opposite of 'nobody pays heed' → strong reaction: baffled.

Answer: (A) baffled

अवधारणा: 'However' आज की उदासीनता के विपरीत 1940 की प्रतिक्रिया बताता है – दुनिया चकित (baffled) रह गई।

  1. सैकड़ों प्राचीन चित्र देखकर दुनिया हैरान थी।
  2. overthrown (उखाड़ फेंका), crushed (कुचला) हार दर्शाते हैं; encouraged (प्रोत्साहित) आश्चर्य नहीं दर्शाता।

ट्रिक: However → 'कोई ध्यान नहीं' का उल्टा → baffled।

उत्तर: (A) baffled

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct 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.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not (1)________ in news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so (2)________ these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was (3)________. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes
showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images (4)________ birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far (5)________ all other animals.
Q6194.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
  1. Aimprint
  2. Bdepict
  3. Crequire
  4. Ddetermine
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Concept: Images/paintings depict (show, portray) subjects.

  1. 'Other images depict birds and horses' continues 'the scenes show people hunting'.
  2. Imprint = stamp; require = need; determine = decide.

Trick: Paintings depict; scenes show.

Answer: (B) depict

अवधारणा: चित्र किसी विषय को depict (दर्शाते/चित्रित करते) हैं।

  1. 'Other images depict birds and horses' – पिछले वाक्य 'scenes show' के समान।
  2. imprint = छापना; require = आवश्यकता; determine = निर्धारित करना।

ट्रिक: Paintings depict = चित्र दर्शाते हैं।

उत्तर: (B) depict

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct 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.
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not (1)________ in news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so (2)________ these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was (3)________. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes
showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images (4)________ birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far (5)________ all other animals.
Q6195.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
  1. Aoutnumbering
  2. Boutsourcing
  3. Coutlasting
  4. Doutreaching
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Concept: Horses appear in more than 300 images – 'by far outnumbering all other animals' (more in number).

  1. 'By far' + outnumbering compares quantities.
  2. Outsourcing = getting work done outside; outlasting = lasting longer; outreaching = reaching beyond.

Trick: Numbers (300 images) → outnumbering.

Answer: (A) outnumbering

अवधारणा: घोड़े 300 से अधिक चित्रों में हैं – 'by far outnumbering all other animals' (संख्या में सबसे अधिक)।

  1. 'by far' + outnumbering संख्या की तुलना करता है।
  2. outsourcing = बाहर से काम कराना; outlasting = अधिक समय तक टिकना; outreaching = आगे पहुँचना।

ट्रिक: संख्या (300) → outnumbering।

उत्तर: (A) outnumbering

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionCloze TestSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Climate policy must now put health at the centre and promote climate change mitigation
policies that bring health benefits simultaneously. Health-focused climate policy would help bring about a planet that has cleaner air, more abundant and safer freshwater and food, more effective and fairer health and social protection systems and, as a result, healthier people. Investment in clean energy will yield health gains that repay those investments twice over. There are proven interventions able to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, for instance applying higher standards for vehicle emissions, which have been calculated to save approximately 2.4 million lives per year, through improved air quality and reduce global
warming by about 0.5°C by 2050. The cost of renewable sources of energy has decreased significantly in the last few years, and solar energy is now cheaper than coal or gas in most major economies.
Q6196.
What is the ANTONYM for the word ‘intervention’, from the passage?
  1. ASpecific
  2. BEvidence
  3. CNon-involvement
  4. DData
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Concept: In the passage, interventions are actions taken to change a situation (e.g. stricter vehicle-emission standards).

  1. Intervention = getting involved/taking action.
  2. Its opposite = staying out = non-involvement.
  3. Specific, evidence, data are unrelated.

Trick: Intervene = step in ↔ stay out (non-involvement).

Answer: (C) Non-involvement

अवधारणा: गद्यांश में interventions = स्थिति बदलने के लिए उठाए गए कदम (जैसे वाहन उत्सर्जन के कड़े मानक)।

  1. Intervention = हस्तक्षेप/शामिल होना।
  2. विलोम = शामिल न होना = Non-involvement।
  3. Specific, Evidence, Data असंबंधित हैं।

ट्रिक: Intervene = दखल देना ↔ दखल न देना।

उत्तर: (C) Non-involvement

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – AntonymSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Climate policy must now put health at the centre and promote climate change mitigation
policies that bring health benefits simultaneously. Health-focused climate policy would help bring about a planet that has cleaner air, more abundant and safer freshwater and food, more effective and fairer health and social protection systems and, as a result, healthier people. Investment in clean energy will yield health gains that repay those investments twice over. There are proven interventions able to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, for instance applying higher standards for vehicle emissions, which have been calculated to save approximately 2.4 million lives per year, through improved air quality and reduce global
warming by about 0.5°C by 2050. The cost of renewable sources of energy has decreased significantly in the last few years, and solar energy is now cheaper than coal or gas in most major economies.
Q6197.
What is the ANTONYM for the word ‘promote’, from the passage?
  1. AConduct
  2. BObstruct
  3. CInvade
  4. DExclude
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Concept: 'Promote climate change mitigation policies' – promote = support, encourage, help forward.

  1. The opposite of helping something advance is blocking it = obstruct.
  2. Conduct = carry out; invade = attack; exclude = leave out.

Trick: Promote (push forward) ↔ Obstruct (block).

Answer: (B) Obstruct

अवधारणा: 'promote … policies' – promote = बढ़ावा देना, समर्थन करना।

  1. बढ़ावा देने का विलोम = रोकना/बाधा डालना = Obstruct।
  2. Conduct = संचालित करना; Invade = आक्रमण; Exclude = बाहर रखना।

ट्रिक: Promote ↔ Obstruct।

उत्तर: (B) Obstruct

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – AntonymSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Climate policy must now put health at the centre and promote climate change mitigation
policies that bring health benefits simultaneously. Health-focused climate policy would help bring about a planet that has cleaner air, more abundant and safer freshwater and food, more effective and fairer health and social protection systems and, as a result, healthier people. Investment in clean energy will yield health gains that repay those investments twice over. There are proven interventions able to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, for instance applying higher standards for vehicle emissions, which have been calculated to save approximately 2.4 million lives per year, through improved air quality and reduce global
warming by about 0.5°C by 2050. The cost of renewable sources of energy has decreased significantly in the last few years, and solar energy is now cheaper than coal or gas in most major economies.
Q6198.
Which of the following represents the structure of the passage?
  1. AChronology
  2. BCritique
  3. CProblem-solution
  4. DDefinition
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Concept: Look at how the passage moves: it names a problem (climate change harming health) and then offers solutions.

  1. Solutions given: health-centred climate policy, clean-energy investment, higher vehicle-emission standards, cheaper renewable/solar energy.
  2. No time sequence (chronology), no criticism (critique), no definition of a term.

Trick: Problem + remedies = problem–solution structure.

Answer: (C) Problem-solution

अवधारणा: गद्यांश पहले समस्या (जलवायु परिवर्तन का स्वास्थ्य पर असर) बताता है, फिर समाधान देता है।

  1. समाधान: स्वास्थ्य-केंद्रित climate policy, clean energy में निवेश, वाहन उत्सर्जन के कड़े मानक, सस्ती सौर ऊर्जा।
  2. इसमें समयक्रम (chronology), आलोचना (critique) या परिभाषा (definition) नहीं है।

ट्रिक: समस्या + उपाय = Problem-solution।

उत्तर: (C) Problem-solution

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – StructureSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Climate policy must now put health at the centre and promote climate change mitigation
policies that bring health benefits simultaneously. Health-focused climate policy would help bring about a planet that has cleaner air, more abundant and safer freshwater and food, more effective and fairer health and social protection systems and, as a result, healthier people. Investment in clean energy will yield health gains that repay those investments twice over. There are proven interventions able to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, for instance applying higher standards for vehicle emissions, which have been calculated to save approximately 2.4 million lives per year, through improved air quality and reduce global
warming by about 0.5°C by 2050. The cost of renewable sources of energy has decreased significantly in the last few years, and solar energy is now cheaper than coal or gas in most major economies.
Q6199.
Which of the following most accurately states the central idea of the passage?
  1. AGreenhouse gases
  2. BPollution
  3. CClimate policy for health
  4. DFossil fuels
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Concept: The first line states the thesis: 'Climate policy must now put health at the centre'.

  1. Every later sentence shows health benefits of climate measures (cleaner air, lives saved, cheaper clean energy).
  2. Pollution, greenhouse gases and fossil fuels are only supporting details.

Trick: Main idea is usually in the first sentence – here 'climate policy … health'.

Answer: (C) Climate policy for health

अवधारणा: पहली पंक्ति ही मुख्य विचार है: 'Climate policy must now put health at the centre'।

  1. बाद के सभी वाक्य जलवायु उपायों के स्वास्थ्य लाभ बताते हैं (स्वच्छ हवा, जीवन रक्षा, सस्ती स्वच्छ ऊर्जा)।
  2. Pollution, Greenhouse gases, Fossil fuels केवल सहायक विवरण हैं।

ट्रिक: मुख्य विचार प्रायः पहले वाक्य में – 'climate policy … health'।

उत्तर: (C) Climate policy for health

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – Main IdeaSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Climate policy must now put health at the centre and promote climate change mitigation
policies that bring health benefits simultaneously. Health-focused climate policy would help bring about a planet that has cleaner air, more abundant and safer freshwater and food, more effective and fairer health and social protection systems and, as a result, healthier people. Investment in clean energy will yield health gains that repay those investments twice over. There are proven interventions able to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, for instance applying higher standards for vehicle emissions, which have been calculated to save approximately 2.4 million lives per year, through improved air quality and reduce global
warming by about 0.5°C by 2050. The cost of renewable sources of energy has decreased significantly in the last few years, and solar energy is now cheaper than coal or gas in most major economies.
Q6200.
Which is the best description of the tone of the passage?
  1. ABiased
  2. BCynical
  3. CTechnical
  4. DHumanistic
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Concept: Tone = the writer's attitude. Here the focus is human well-being: healthier people, 2.4 million lives saved, fairer health systems.

  1. Concern for people's welfare = humanistic tone.
  2. Not biased or cynical (it is hopeful and balanced); despite a few figures, it is not a technical report.

Trick: Lives, health, fairness → humanistic.

Answer: (D) Humanistic

अवधारणा: Tone = लेखक का दृष्टिकोण। यहाँ ध्यान मानव कल्याण पर है: स्वस्थ लोग, 24 लाख जीवन की रक्षा, न्यायपूर्ण स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्था।

  1. लोगों के कल्याण की चिंता = Humanistic (मानवतावादी) tone।
  2. यह biased (पक्षपाती) या cynical (निराशावादी) नहीं; कुछ आँकड़ों के बावजूद technical रिपोर्ट नहीं।

ट्रिक: जीवन, स्वास्थ्य, न्याय → Humanistic।

उत्तर: (D) Humanistic

SSC CPO Paper IEnglish ComprehensionReading Comprehension – ToneSSC CPO Paper I 2023 · 3 Oct Shift 3 →