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English Comprehension for SSC CGL : Passage 1
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Digital India can be the prime (1) behind making a reality of the government’s promise of minimum government, maximum governance. Such a transformation requires technology to be firmly (2) into government, something that the Digital India project lists as one of its foremost objectives. Embedding technology into government (3) will do three things; transform the government and make it more transparent and efficient, transform the lives of citizens especially those at the bottom of the (4) pyramid and make our economy more efficient and competitive. A 2014 McKinsey Global
Institute report predicts that the large-scale (5) _ of technology through Digital India positions India with the biggest opportunity yet to accelerate economic growth.
Q. 1: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
1. impact
2. might
3. factors
4. force
Q. 2: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
1. inserted
2. embedded
3. planted
4. stuck
Q. 3: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
1. offices
2. details
3. processes
4. hierarchies
Q. 4: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
1. mythical
2. proverbial
3. hypothetical
4. classified
Q. 5: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
1. enhancement
2. anticipation
3. adaptation
4. monitoring
English Comprehension Passage 2
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The modern-day student is extremely 1_______ with technology. They do read quite a bit because of social media. While their writing skills may not be top notch, they do write, courtesy 2_____ affinity to various platforms on the internet. However, one skill that been 3_____ affected is listening skills. They are extremely poor 4_______ listeners. If this issue is not addressed, what we may be heading to in the future is a huge chunk of people across the globe, with poor skills of listening, and a huge number of passive listeners. Researchers say that listening is the prime ingredient for empathy and the world will be in extreme poverty in terms of number of 5_____ on the planet.
Q. 1: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
1. hindered
2. disconnected
3. dreary
4. savvy
Q. 2: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
1. their
2. they’re
3. dare
4. there
Q. 3: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
1. thoroughly
2. through
3. holistically
4. daily
Q. 4: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
1. passive
2. active
3. distinctive
4. demonstrative
Q. 5: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
1. sympathisers
2. empathisers
3. donors
4. characters
English Comprehension Passage 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.
If writers only dared to dare, a Suetonius or a Tacitus of the Novel could exist, for the Novel is (1) _________ the history of manners, turned into a story and a play, as is History itself often enough. And there is no other (2) _________ than this: that the one, the Novel, cloaks its manners (3) _________ the disguise of invented characters, while the other, History, (4) _________ names and addresses. Only, the Novel (5) __________ much deeper than History
Q. 1: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
1. optionally
2. needlessly
3. essentially
4. unnecessarily
Q. 2: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
1. difference
2. pragmatism
3. matter
4. sample
Q. 3: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
1. under
2. beside
3. around
4. among
Q. 4: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
1. provides
2. negates
3. removes
4. strangulates
Q. 5: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
1. bargains
2. listens
3. probes
4. imbibes
English Comprehension for SSC CGL : Passage 4
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Romans had developed a (1)___________ for chariot racing. The (2) _______of the game are so excited that sometimes it may (3) _______ into chaos, confusion and riots. The (4) _________ in which racing took place was called a circus. The (5) ________ one was the Circus Maximus in Rome, that could hold up to 3,85,000 spectators, which shows the popularity of the sport
Q. 1: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
1. taste
2. spoonful
3. drop
4. mouthful
Q. 2: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
1. campaigners
2. reformers
3. champions
4. supporters
Q. 3: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
1. adapt
2. reshape
3. transfigure
4. convert
Q. 4: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
1. stadium
2. circuit
3. route
4. track
Q. 5: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
1. larger
2. highest
3. largest
4. higher
English Comprehension for SSC CGL : Passage 5
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Academic life has (1) _________demanding for students as a result of different internal and external expectations. Teenagers are especially (2)_______ to academic stress because they go through so many personal and social changes. As a result, designing effective and efficient (3) ________ solutions requires a thorough understanding of the causes and consequences of academic stress. Exams are one of the (4) _________ aspects of anyone’s life. Exams are stressful for everyone, whether they are students or adults because everyone wants to perform well and no one wants to fail as to avoid (5) ______ in future.
Q. 1: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
1. becomes
2. became
3. become
4. becoming
Q. 2: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
1. scared
2. prone
3. liable
4. resistance
Q. 3: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
1. collateral
2. intervention
3. convention
4. physical
Q. 4: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
1. more important
2. most eager
3. most crucial
4. more urgent
Q. 5: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
1. ambiguity
2. sneak
3. wanderlust
4. purpose
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