SSC MTS 2013

Solved Question Paper - ENGLISH LANGUAGE held on 17.03.2013

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPREHENSION

Directions : In questions no. 1 to 10, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.


Question

1. The number of guests (A)/ invited to the wedding(B) / are one thousand.(C)/ No error. (D)

2. Supposing if (A)/ he tells the truth (B) / he can escape punishment. (C) / No error. (D)

3. For a long time (A)/ I did not know who was sitting besides me (B) / because it was so dark. (C) / No error. (D)

4. Rabindranath Tagore was not (A)/ the first Nobel Laureate (B) / without a university degree. (C) / No error. (D)

5. The problem of soil erosion (A)/ is one of serious imports (B) / in various countries. (C) / No error. (D)

6. She (A)/ is my (B) / confidante. (C) / No error. (D)

7. Don’t depend on (A)/ Raju for he will (B) / always lets you down. (C) / No error. (D)

8. Each and every person (A)/ have (B) / to do this work. (C) / No error. (D)

9. It is (A)/ a quarter to ten (B) / by my watch. (C) / No error. (D)

10. My cousin with her parents (A)/ have gone (B) / to Chennai. (C) / No error. (D)

Directions: In questions no. 11 to 20, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.


Question

11. The photographer rolled a machine _______ the middle ________ the room.

  1. above, from
  2. in, off
  3. by, across
  4. into, of

12. If I _______ a more reliable car, I _______ to Delhi rather than fly.

  1. would have had, would drive
  2. would have, would drive
  3. had, had driven
  4. had, would drive

13. He’s been bitten _______ a dog.

  1. at
  2. from
  3. of
  4. by

14. _______ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.

  1. He not had
  2. Had he not
  3. Hadn’t he
  4. He had not

15. Women who swear _______ beauty products are in for a shock.

  1. with
  2. for
  3. in
  4. by

16. ______ of people come here to gossip.

  1. Few
  2. Most
  3. A lot
  4. Lot

17. Do congratulate him ________ his success.

  1. over
  2. in
  3. on
  4. for

18. He is _______ the top of the class.

  1. on
  2. in
  3. upon
  4. at

19. Telling a small lie sometimes enables one to avoid __________ another’s feelings.

  1. hurting
  2. nothing
  3. harming
  4. stopping

20. We should not laugh _______ physically challenged people.

  1. on
  2. for
  3. about
  4. at

Directions: In questions no. 21 to 23, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.


Question

21. gall

  1. macho
  2. bold
  3. boastful
  4. audacity

22. valour

  1. courage
  2. honour
  3. courtesy
  4. pride

23. glimpse

  1. wide-angle view
  2. a brief view
  3. a close-up view
  4. bird’s eye view

Directions: In questions no. 24 to 26, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.


Question

24. obligatory

  1. exemplary
  2. compulsory
  3. exclusionary
  4. voluntary

25. fragile

  1. unclear
  2. tough
  3. tight
  4. gruff

26. crowded

  1. created
  2. crowned
  3. empty
  4. congested



Directions: In questions no. 27 to 29, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.


Question

27. I am tired of the rat-race in the corporate sector.

  1. corruption
  2. misery
  3. unpleasant sight
  4. fierce competition

28. Sachin is an indifferent student. He is often all at sea.

  1. in a state of shock
  2. very knowledgeable
  3. in danger
  4. completely confused

29. I am waiting for the old man to kick the bucket so that I can get his money.

  1. to conclude
  2. to kill
  3. to die
  4. to absolve

Directions: In questions no. 30 to 34, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is newled, your answer is (D).


Question

30. To contact the police he tried hard.

  1. He tried to contact the police hard.
  2. He tried hard to contact the police.
  3. He tried the police to contact hard.
  4. No improvement

31. He is reputed to be closed fisted man.

  1. claw fisted
  2. clasped fisted
  3. close fisted
  4. No improvement

32. Dust is a problem particular to India.

  1. Pathetic
  2. Pollution
  3. Peculiar
  4. No improvement

33. Its not possible to judge a man by his appearance.

  1. It’s not possible to judge a man by his appearance.
  2. Its impossible to judge a man by his appearance.
  3. Its not impossible to judge a man by his appearance.
  4. No improvement

34. The dog is certainly a noble animal.

  1. partly
  2. basically
  3. fairly
  4. No improvement

Directions: In questions no. 35 to 39, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.


Question

35. To free anything from germs

  1. Cauterize
  2. Sterilize
  3. Antiseptic
  4. Antivirus

36. One who leaves one’s country in order to settle permanently in another

  1. emigrant
  2. omnipresent
  3. celibate
  4. bigot

37. Belonging to the same period

  1. immigrant
  2. ancient
  3. inaccessible
  4. contemporary

38. One who compiles a dictionary

  1. Philatalist
  2. Lexicographer
  3. Philologist
  4. Numismatist

39. One who knows everything

  1. Omniscient
  2. Omnivorous
  3. Omnipotent
  4. Ominous

Directions : In questions no. 40 to 45, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and indicated it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.


Question

40.

  1. comunnication
  2. comunication
  3. communication
  4. communicasion

41.

  1. commettee
  2. committee
  3. comittee
  4. comitte

42.

  1. curias
  2. curiaus
  3. curious
  4. qurious

43.

  1. exercize
  2. exercise
  3. exersize
  4. exarcize

44.

  1. previlege
  2. privilege
  3. privilige
  4. prevalage

45.

  1. maintanance
  2. maintanence
  3. maintenance
  4. maintenence