SSC JHT Mock Test - 2 - SSC Junior Translator MCQ

The correct answer is "Udita told Nicola that she had gone to the Sydney Opera House the previous week.
Key Points

• Let’s look at the basic rules to convert this sentence.
• We will remove inverted commas.
• We will use “that” before the speech.
• The verb in the Reporting verb is changed into “tell” or “told” with an object otherwise ‘say’ and ‘said’ are retained.
• The given sentence is in the Past indefinite tense.
• "I" will change to "she" because of Sunaina
• The reported verb is in the past, so we must change the Past indefinite tense into the Past perfect tense.
• Look at the following examples:
  • She said to Ram, “I went to Jaipur last week. Direct
    She told Ram that she had gone to Jaipur the previous week. Indirect
  • Ramesh said to me, “I saw you yesterday.” Direct
    Ramesh told me that he had seen me the previous day. Indirect

Hence, the correct answer: Udita told Nicola that she had gone to the Sydney Opera House the previous week.
Additional Information
Look at the basic rules of converting the tenses

The correct answer is option ) i.e. 'Who had broken the ceramic vase?'

Key Points

• The given sentence is in the passive voice. We have to change the sentence into the active form.
• The given sentence is written in interrogative form of past perfect tense.
• The structure of these kinds of sentences is:
  • Passive Voice: Interrogative word (add By before Who and Whom) + had + Object + been + V3 + by + Subject?
  • Active Voice: Interrogative word + had + Subject + V3 + Object?
• Let’s see another example:
  • Passive voice: Who had been invited by you in the party?
  • Active voice: Whom had you invited in the party?
• Remove 'by' in the active voice.
• The object of the given sentence is 'the ceramic vase.'
• So, in the active voice, the position of ‘object’ will be changed.
• Here, 'had been broken' will be changed into 'had broken.'
• Also here, 'By whom' will be changed into 'Who.'

Correct Sentence: Who had broken the ceramic vase?

The correct answer is 'Promises should be kept.'.
Key Points

• The given sentence is in active voice.
• It is an imperative sentence that expresses advice.
• The structure of the sentence in passive voice is : Subject (object)+ should be +past participle of the verb.
• Promises will be the subject of the sentence in the passive voice and after that 'should be' is written followed by 'kept' (past participle of keep')
• Thus, the correct answer is option 1.

Correct Passive Voice: Promises should be kept.

The correct answer is 'majestic'.

Key Points

• The most appropriate word for the given fill in the blank is 'majestic'.
• We know that the word 'majestic' means beautiful, powerful, or causing great admiration and respect.
  • Example: The majestic Montana scenery will leave you breathless.
• Therefore, by reading the above explanation we find that the correct answer is Option 4.
  ​

Correct Sentence: "The Amazon rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon River..."

Additional Information

• The meaning of the other words given in the options as follows:
• 

The correct answer is 'of'.

Key Points

• The most appropriate word for the given fill in blank is 'of'.
• We know that ''of'' preposition is used to show possession, belonging, or origin.
  • Example: Troops shot dead the leader of the rebels in an attack last night.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.
  ​

Correct Sentence: "The Amazon rainforest gets its life from the majestic Amazon River which runs through the heart of the region."

Additional Information

• The other usage of the preposition 'of':
  • "of" preposition (AMOUNT) used with words or phrases expressing amount, number, or a particular unit.
    • Example: a kilo of apples, loads of food, a third of all people.
  • "of" preposition (POSITION) used in expressions showing the position.
    • Example: I've never been north of Philadelphia.

The correct answer is protect.

Key Points

• Let's understand the sentence.
• Contextually, protect fits in the blank.
• Protect: to keep somebody/something safe
  • Example: Parents try to protect their children from danger as far as possible.
• Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct sentence is- "You may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato products like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes (1)protect against some types of cancer."

Additional Information

• Increase: to become or to make something larger in number or amount
• Select: to choose somebody/something from a number of similar things
• Make: to produce or create something

The correct option is option 1 i.e. A.

Key Points

• In the given sentence, the word 'poetries' is incorrect.
• Some words like advice, scenery, furniture, poetry, information, luggage, news, etc. are uncountable nouns and hence are written as a singular verb.
  • Example: His poetry is liked by all of them.
• ​To correct the sentence, replace the word 'poetries' with 'poetry.'

Correct sentence: "He loved poetry and soon began writing poems of his own."

Additional Information

• Such uncountable nouns do not have plural forms but sometimes we need a singular/plural form, so we add certain words to the uncountable nouns to put emphasis on their plural usage.
  • Example: Many kinds of furniture are available in that shop.

The correct answer is ' a man of intelligence and experience.'
Key Points

• This passage is about a rich businessman who tries to teach his lazy and fun-loving son a lesson regarding hard-earned money. He wants his son to be responsible and should know the value of hard work in life. Hence, the father does a great activity with his son to teach him the importance of hard-earned money.
• Read the lines of the passage - "The father was a man of wisdom and experience and guessed that the source of the gold coin was the boy’s mother.”
• After reading the above lines we can conclude that the father of the boy was a man of intelligence and experience.
  • ​Wisdom means the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise.

​​Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

The correct answer is 'Called'.
Key Points

• Summoned means order (someone) to be present.
  • Synonyms are send for, call for, and ask for.
    • Example:- "a waiter was summoned"
• Called means crying out to (someone) in order to summon them or attract their attention.
• Hence, the correct SAME meaning for the highlighted word ‘Summoned’ is 'Called'.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.
Additional Information

• abused: (of a person or animal) treated with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly.
• prosecuted: institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
• tortured: inflict severe pain or suffering on.

Here the correct answer is The tables were wiped down by Khushi.

Key Points

• The given sentence is in Active Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it to Passive Voice.
• The structure of the given sentence is as follows:
  • Subject + V2 + Object. (Active Voice)
  • Subject (objective case) + was/were + V3 + Object (subjective case). (Passive Voice)
• Example:
  • Their cousin showed them some rare photographs. (Active Voice)
  • They were shown some rare photographs by their cousin. (Passive Voice)
• The subject of the given sentence is 'Khushi'.​​
• The object of the given sentence is 'The tables'.
• The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
• And 'wiped' will be changed into 'were wiped'.
  

Correct Sentence: The tables were wiped down by Khushi.

• The verb form 'delivered' is incorrect in the context. Instead, the base form 'deliver' should be used. Also, 'governmental' can be more commonly expressed as 'government'.
• Therefore the corrected sentence should read, "The idea was to deliver government services at the citizen's doorstep."
• Therefore, Option 4 (deliver government services) is the correction for the underlined part of the sentence.

• "delivering government serviced" - This contains a spelling error ('serviced' instead of 'services') and doesn't fit the verb tense context.
• "delivers governmental servicing" - The tense is incorrect because 'was' requires the infinitive verb form (to deliver), and 'servicing' doesn't fit the context.

The correct answer is Option 1 - Hardline.
Key Points

• "Hardline" is the most appropriate term as it refers to a firm, uncompromising stance.
• This aligns with Johnson's strong conservative stance and nationalism described in the passage.

Additional Information

• "Gentle": This term implies a mild or soft approach, which doesn't align with the strong political stance associated with Johnson.
• "Moderate": This term suggests a balanced, less extreme position, contrasting with Johnson's described approach.
• "Extremist": While this term implies a radical stance, it may be too severe to describe Johnson's political approach accurately.

. The correct answer is Option 2 - Repented
Key Points

• "Repented" is the most suitable term as it signifies feeling or expressing sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing. Johnson neither took responsibility nor expressed remorse for his actions, as described in the passage.

Additional Information

• "Denied": While this term signifies contradiction or refusal to admit, it doesn't capture the lack of remorse conveyed by "repented."
• "Regretted": This term suggests feeling sad or disappointed, but "repented" more strongly conveys a sense of moral guilt.
• "Celebrated": This term implies a positive, festive reaction, which contrasts with the context.

The correct answer is Option 1 - Quest
Key Points

• "Quest" is the most suitable term as it refers to a long or arduous search for something. The passage describes Britain's challenging pursuit to regain its past glory.

Additional Information

• "Refusal": This term implies denial or rejection, which contrasts with the narrative of seeking to "make Britain great again."
• "Resistance": This term suggests opposition or defiance, which doesn't align with the context of pursuing greatness.
• "Endeavor": While this term does signify an attempt or effort, "quest" more strongly conveys the long, difficult nature of the journey.

The correct answer is "I am always kept waiting by you".

Key Points

• The given sentence is in the active voice: "You always keep me waiting."
• In this sentence, "You" is the subject and the one performing the action, "keep", which is a present simple form of the verb. "Me" is the object, receiving the action, and "waiting" is the state of the object.
• We can change this active sentence into a passive sentence by making the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence, and using the agent by + the subject of the active sentence as the agent of the action in the passive sentence.
• Here we have auxiliary verb "am", the adverb "always", and the main verb in the past participle form, "kept".
  • In the active sentence, we had the present simple verb "keep".
  • In making the transition from active to passive, this verb phrase changes to "am always kept".
• The correct passive form of this sentence is: "I am always kept waiting by you."

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 1"

The correct answer is "foreseen."
Key Points

• The word "foreseen" means to have predicted or anticipated something before it happened. (भविष्‍य में होने वाली घटना को पहले से जान लेना या उसका अनुमान लगाना)
• The word is in the past participle form, indicating that it has already happened.
  • Example: Nobody could have foreseen the result of the election.
• The sentence suggests that something was expected or predicted to happen.
• The correct answer is option 4.
• Correct passage:

The Queen of the U.K. was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926. Few could have foreseen she would become monarch but in December 1936 her uncle, Edward VIII, ______ (2) ______ the throne. Elizabeth's father became King George VI and, at age 10, Elizabeth became ______ (3) ______ to the throne. Within three years, Britain was ______ (4) ______ war with Nazi Germany. Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, ______ (5) ______ much of wartime at Windsor Castle after their parents ______ (6) ______ suggestions that they be evacuated to Canada. After turning 18, Elizabeth spent five months with the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She began to ______ (7) ______ the esprit de corps that flourishes in the face of ______ (8) ______. Through the war, she ______ (9) ______ letters with her third cousin, Philip, Prince of Greece, who was serving in the Royal Navy. Their romance ______ (10) ______ and the couple married at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947, with the prince taking the title of Duke of Edinburgh.
Additional Information

• Option 1, "marked," means to put a sign on something. (किसी वस्‍तु पर कोई निशान लगाना)
• Option 2, "scheduled," suggests that something was planned or arranged. (किसी बात की समयसारणी या कार्य-योजना को क्रियान्वित करना)
• Option 3, "prepared," suggests that something was made ready. (व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु का तैयार होना या उसे तैयार करना)

The correct answer is "at."
Key Points

• The preposition "at" is used to indicate a specific location or time. (पर, में (स्‍थान का संदर्भ))
• In this context, "at" is the most appropriate option to indicate the location of the data row in the sheet.
  • Example: The data row is located at cell B2 in the sheet.
• The correct answer is Option 2.
• Correct passage:

The Queen of the U.K. was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926. Few could have foreseen she would become monarch but in December 1936 her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne. Elizabeth's father became King George VI and, at age 10, Elizabeth became heir to the throne. Within three years, Britain was at war with Nazi Germany. Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, ______ (5) ______ much of wartime at Windsor Castle after their parents ______ (6) ______ suggestions that they be evacuated to Canada. After turning 18, Elizabeth spent five months with the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She began to ______ (7) ______ the esprit de corps that flourishes in the face of ______ (8) ______. Through the war, she ______ (9) ______ letters with her third cousin, Philip, Prince of Greece, who was serving in the Royal Navy. Their romance ______ (10) ______ and the couple married at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947, with the prince taking the title of Duke of Edinburgh.|
Additional Information

• Option 1, "of", is a preposition used to indicate possession, origin, or relationship. (किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के स्‍वामित्‍ववाला, से संबंधित या उसका भाग; का)
• Option 3, "by", is a preposition used to indicate the agent performing an action or the means by which something is done. (बग़ल में; बहुत पास, समीप)
• Option 4, "on", is a preposition used to indicate a surface or a point in time. (किसी स्‍थान या स्थिति में, पर)

The correct answer is "appreciate."
Key Points

• "Appreciate" means to recognize the value or quality of something. (किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के गुण पहचानना और उन्‍हें महत्व देना; रसास्‍वादन करना)
• It can also mean to be grateful for something or to understand a situation.
  • Example: I appreciate your hard work on this project.
• The correct answer is Option 3.
• Correct passage:

The Queen of the U.K. was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926. Few could have foreseen she would become monarch but in December 1936 her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne. Elizabeth's father became King George VI and, at age 10, Elizabeth became heir to the throne. Within three years, Britain was at war with Nazi Germany. Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, spent much of wartime at Windsor Castle after their parents rejected suggestions that they be evacuated to Canada. After turning 18, Elizabeth spent five months with the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She began to appreciate the esprit de corps that flourishes in the face of ______ (8) ______. Through the war, she ______ (9) ______ letters with her third cousin, Philip, Prince of Greece, who was serving in the Royal Navy. Their romance ______ (10) ______ and the couple married at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947, with the prince taking the title of Duke of Edinburgh.
Additional Information

• Option 1, "explain", means to make something clear or understandable. (समझना, स्‍पष्‍ट करना)
• Option 2, "identify", means to recognize or name something. (व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु की पहचान करना या बता सकना कि यह व्‍यक्ति कौन है या यह वस्‍तु क्‍या है)
• Option 4, "imagine", means to form a mental image or picture of something. (किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के विषय में कुछ कल्‍पना करना, मन में उसका चित्र या उसके विषय में कोई धारणा बनाना)

The correct answer is "exchanged".

Key Points

• The given passage the life of the queen of the U.K.
• Now, blank 9 will imply how letters were sent and received by Elizabeth and her third cousin Philip.
• Thus, among the given options, the correct word to use in the blank is "exchanged."
  • The word "exchanged" means to give something and receive something in return.(आदान-प्रदान किया)
  • Example: I exchanged my old phone for a new one.
• It is the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.9.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Additional Information

• Reviewed: to examine or assess something.(की समीक्षा)
• Replaced: to take the place of something else.(जगह ले ली)
• Compared: to analyze and find similarities and differences between two or more things.(तुलना)

The correct answer is "blossomed."
Key Points

• The given passage describes the life of the queen Elizabeth of the U.K.
• Now, blank 10 will imply how the romance between prince Philip and Elizabeth developed.
• Thus, among the given options, the correct word to use is "blossomed."
  • The word "blossomed" means to develop or come into existence.(खिला)
• It is the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
• The past tense of "blossom" is "blossomed".

​Hence, the correct answer is option 1.
Additional Information

• Option 2) accomplished means to complete successfully.(समाप्त)
• Option 3) shriveled means to become smaller or wrinkled.(सूखा)
• Option 4) exploded means to burst or shatter violently.(विस्फोट)

'पुल्लिंग' शब्द है:- दही

Key Points

• चाँदी, रस्सी और हिन्दी स्त्रीलिंग शब्द है।

Important Points

विकल्प 1, ‘नीति’ सही है।

Key Points

• नीतियाँ का बहुवचन शब्द है।
• "नीतियाँ" का एकवचन होगा "नीति"।
• इकारांत या ईकारांत स्त्रीलिंग संज्ञाओं में अंत्य “ई” को ह्रस्व कर अंतिम वर्ण के बाद “याँ” जोड़ कर अर्थात अंतिम “इ” या “ई”को “इयाँ” में बादल कर एकवचन से बहुवचन बनाया जाता है।

Additional Information

• शब्द के जिस रूप से एक या एक से अधिक का बोध होता है, उसे हिन्दी व्याकरण में ‘वचन’ कहते है।
• जैसे –
  • लड़की खेलती है।
  • लड़कियाँ खेलती हैं।
• इन वाक्यों में ‘लड़की’ शब्द एक होने का तथा ‘लड़कियाँ’ शब्द एक से अधिक होने का बोध करा रही हैं। अतः स्पष्ट है कि ‘लड़की’ शब्द एकवचन का है और ‘लड़कियाँ’ शब्द बहुवचन का हैं।
• एकवचन - जिस शब्द के कारण हमें किसी व्यक्ति, वस्तु, प्राणी, पदार्थ आदि के एक होने का पता चलता है उसे एकवचन कहते हैं।
  • जैसे – लड़का, लडकी, गाय, बन्दर, मोर, बेटी, केला, चिड़िया, संतरा, गमला, तोता, चूहा आदि।
• बहुवचन - जिस विकारी शब्द या संज्ञा के कारण हमें किसी व्यक्ति, वस्तु, प्राणी, पदार्थ आदि के एक से अधिक या उनके अनेक होने का पता चलता है उसे बहुवचन कहते हैं।
  • जैसे – लडके, गायें, कपड़े, टोपियाँ, बेटे, बेटियाँ, केले, गमले, चूहे, तोते, घोड़े, हम, वे, ये, लताएँ, गाड़ियाँ, रुपए आदि।

वाक्य विन्यास की दृष्टि से शुद्ध वाक्य है- नयी कविता अनेक अर्थों में प्रयोगवाद का नया विकास मानी जा सकती है।Key Points

• नयी कविता अनेक अर्थों में प्रयोगवाद का नया विकास मानी जा सकती है, वाक्य का पदक्रम व्यवस्थित है।
• अन्य विकल्पों में वाक्य के पदक्रम व्यवस्थित नहीं है।
• वाक्य में पदक्रम- वाक्य में 'पदक्रम' का विशेष महत्व होता हैं। जब कोई शब्द अकेले हों तब वह 'शब्द' ही कहलाता हैं लेकिन,
• जब वही 'शब्द' किसी वाक्य में अन्य शब्दों के साथ प्रयोग होता हैं तो वह 'पद' बन जाता हैं।
• वाक्य में सभी 'पदों' का एक निश्चित क्रम होता है, उसे ही पदक्रम कहते है।

Additional Informationपदक्रम संबंधी नियम-

• वाक्य में पहले कर्ता, फिर कर्म तथा अन्त में क्रिया आती है।
• जहाँ प्रश्नवाचक वाक्यों हाँ/नहीं उत्तर वाले प्रश्नों में 'क्या' प्रश्नवाचक शब्द वाक्य के आरंभ में आते हैं
• तथा शेष प्रश्नवाचक शब्द प्रायः वाक्य के मध्य में आते हैं।
• विस्मयादि बोधक शब्द वाक्य के आरंभ में आते हैं।
• क्रिया-विशेषण शब्द, क्रिया के पूर्व आते हैं।

'उत्थान' का विलोम शब्द है - पतन
Key Points

• 'उत्थान' शब्द का विलोम शब्द 'पतन' होगा।
• 'उत्थान' शब्द का अर्थ है - उठने का कार्य या भाव, उन्नाति, समृद्धि।
• 'पतन' शब्द का अर्थ - गिरने या नीचे आने क्रिया या भाव, गिरना।
• विलोम - जो शब्द किसी एक शब्द के विपरीत अर्थ को व्यक्त करते हैं, वे विलोम शब्द कहलाते हैं।

अन्य विकल्प-

• 'अनुत्थान' का अर्थ - उत्थान का अभाव, चेष्टा या श्रम का न होना।

Additional Information
कुछ अन्य महत्वपूर्ण विलोम शब्द -

कारक के भेद है - 8
Key Points

• कारक के आठ भेद होते हैं-
  • कर्ता कारक, कर्म कारक, करण कारक, सम्प्रदान कारक, आपदान कारक, सम्बन्ध कारक, अधिकरण कारक, संबोधन कारक।

Additional Information

क्रम की दृष्टि से वाक्य अशुद्ध है - राहुल क्या जा रहा है ?
Key Points

• अशुद्ध वाक्य - राहुल क्या जा रहा है ?
• दिए गये वाक्य में पदक्रम प्रयोग की त्रुटि है,
• ​यहाँ 'राहुल क्या' सार्थक शब्द नहीं है और इससे सही अर्थ प्रकट नहीं हो रहा।
• ​अत: सार्थक शब्द 'क्या राहुल' होना चाहिए।
• शुद्ध वाक्य - क्या राहुल जा रहा है

वाक्य में रेखांकित शब्द के लिए सही वर्तनी है - स्वप्न

Key Points

• अशुद्ध वाक्य - मैंने यह चित्र कल स्वपन में देखा था।
• दिए गये वाक्य में वर्तनी प्रयोग की त्रुटि है,
• ​यहाँ 'स्वपन' सार्थक शब्द नहीं है और इससे सही अर्थ प्रकट नहीं हो रहा।
• ​अत: सार्थक शब्द 'स्वप्न' होना चाहिए।
• शुद्ध वाक्य - मैंने यह चित्र कल स्वप्न में देखा था।
• वर्तनी - भाषा के किसी शब्द को को लिखने में प्रयुक्त वर्णों के सही क्रम को वर्तनी कहते हैं।

भारत देश किसी जमाने में सोने की चिड़िया कहा जाता था, अपने वैभव और संस्कृति के लिए जाना जाता था।

Key Points

• वाक्य - भारत देश किसी जमाने में सोने की चिड़िया कहा जाता था, अपने वैभव और संस्कृति के लिए जाना जाता था। ​
• दिए गये अन्य विकल्पों के प्रयोग से वाक्य का सार्थक अर्थ प्रकट नही हो रहा हैं।

सही उत्तर- ​पीढ़ी।
Key Points

• वो अपने स्वाभिमान और बलिदान की परम्पराओं को अगली पीढ़ी को भी सिखाता है।
• स्वाभिमान और बलिदान की परम्पराओं को अगली पीढ़ी को सीखाने की बात की जा रही है।
• पीढ़ी का अर्थ- कुल, वंश परंपरा में क्रम–क्रम से बढ़नेवाली संतान की प्रत्येक कड़ी।
• व्याकरणीय कोटी के अनुसार-
• अगली एक स्थिति गुणवाचक विशेषण शब्द है, जिसके बाद संज्ञा शब्द की आवश्यकता है।
• प्राचीन, नवीन विशेषण शब्द है, इसलिए यह विकल्प सही नहीं होंगे।
• दुनिया एक संज्ञा शब्द है, परंतु यह दिए गए वाक्य के अनुसार सार्थक शब्द नहीं है।

अन्य विकल्प-

रिक्त स्थान (3) की पूर्ति के लिए सर्वाधिक उपयुक्त शब्द "स्वाभाविक" है। अन्य विकल्प असंगत है।
Key Points

• गद्यांश के अनुसार- लोभ-मोह, काम-क्रोध आदि विचार मनुष्य में (3) स्वाभाविक रूप से विद्यमान रहते हैं।
• रिक्त स्थान की पूर्ति के लिए स्वाभाविक शब्द का प्रयोग किया जाएगा।
• स्वाभाविक का अर्थ-
  • जो स्वभाव से उत्पन्न हुआ हो।
• अन्य विकल्पों में दिए गये शब्दों का प्रयोग करने से वाक्य का सार्थक अर्थ नहीं मिलता है।