Practice Test: English Language - 4 - SSC CGL MCQ

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e. 'Retaliation'.
'Reprisal' means 'an act of retaliation'.
And, 'Retaliation​' means 'the action of returning a military attack; counter-attack'.
So, the word synonymous with 'Reprisal' is 'Retaliation'.

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e. 'Pioneer'.
'Colonist' means 'a settler in or inhabitant of a colony'.
And, 'pioneer' means 'a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area'.
So, the world similar in meaning to 'Colonist' is 'Pioneer'.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e. 'Plain'.
'Baroque' means 'highly ornate and extravagant in style'.
'Fancy' and 'Extravagant' are synonymous with 'Baroque'.
'Direct' means 'extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping'.
So, the word that is the antonym of 'Baroque' is 'Plain', which means 'not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character'.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'Viable'.
The word that substitutes 'feasible or workable' should be the correct fit in the blank.
As the word 'democracy' and the sentence 'preserve the Indian entity' are used here, which demonstrate that something appreciable should be mentioned.
So the word that fits here is 'Viable', which means 'capable of working successfully; feasible'.
The other given options make the sentence structurally incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e. 'Promote'.
'Promote' means 'support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of'.
The correct fit would be 'promote' as it is the only word among the given options, which make the sentence meaningfully and structurally correct

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e. 'Sink'.
The word 'morass' means 'a complicated or confused situation', which demonstrates that if democracy in India is done away then India will drop into a complicated situation of the various particularities that constitute it.
So, the word that substitutes 'drop' is 'sink'.
The other options, 'Vanish', 'Finish' and 'Surrender' make the sentence meaningfully incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e. 'Franchise'.
As we know that, 'Universal adult franchise' means 'that the right to vote should be given to all adult citizens without the discrimination of caste, class, colour, religion or gender'.
So, the word that fits best is 'franchise'. 

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'Democracy'.
The whole passage revolves around India's democracy so, the word that fits here best is 'democracy'.
The sentence says that Universal adult franchise and a periodic survey of the popular mandate gained by the government is indispensable for democracy and India's integrity.

The word that is incorrectly spelt is Option 4, i.e. 'Acheive'.
The correct spelling is 'Achieve', which means 'successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage'.

The word incorrectly spelt is Option 4, i.e. 'Collony'.
The correct spelling is 'Colony', which means 'a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country'.
The other given options;
'Colliery' means 'a coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it'.
'Colleague' means 'a person with whom one works in a profession or business'.
'Collaborate' means 'work jointly on an activity or project'.​

The word incorrectly spelt is Option 2, i.e. 'Senesent'.
The correct spelling is 'Senescent', which means 'growing old; aging'.
The other given options;
'Semester' means 'a half-year term in a school or university, especially in North America, typically lasting for fifteen to eighteen weeks'.
'Sensory' means 'relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or perceived by the senses'.
'Salacious' means 'having or conveying undue'.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e. 'Pulled down'.
As the two buildings are compared and the last phrase used for the modern structures is 'put up', so the phrase that fits best in the blank is 'pulled down', which means 'to destroy something, especially a building'.
The other given options are:
'Pulled off', which means 'to succeed in doing something that is difficult'.
'Pulled up' means 'come to a halt'.
'Pulled through' means 'To survive or endure something catastrophic or life-threatening'.

The correct sequence is Option 3, i.e. 'BDCA'.
The first sentence should introduce the paragraph, and the one that follows is Sentence B, which tells about the subject of the rearrangement, i.e. 'grammar'. 
It says that 'grammar grows and changes, and there is no such thing as the correct use of English for the past, the present and the future'.
The second sentence should be the one that adds information to the first sentence by giving an example that '.....in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, there is the line. "The door is broke."'. 
So, the second sentence after rearrangement is Sentence D.
Then, the one that makes a pair with Sentence D is Sentence C, which tells that 'Today, only an uneducated person would say, "My arm is broke". Yet this would have been correct in Shakespeare's time'.
The last sentence is the one, which is left in the sequence and, i.e. Sentence A. It concludes the paragraph by saying that 'All the words that man has invented are divided into eight classes, which are called parts of speech'.

The correct sequence is Option 4, i.e. 'ADBC'.
The first sentence after rearrangement should be the one that introduces the paragraph by mentioning about the main subject, i.e. 'Egypt'.
It says that 'Egypt is located in north-east of Africa. It is on the coast of Mediterranean Sea'. So, the first sentence after rearrangement is 'Sentence A'.
The second sentence should follow the first one by adding more information to the subject, and that is done by 'Sentence D' in, which it is compared with England.
The third sentence makes a pair with Sentence D by mentioning about the area. So, the third sentence is 'Sentence B'.
The last sentence of the rearrangement, i.e. 'Sentence C' says that even if the area of Egypt is almost four times that of England, but it is not productive as Egypt is mostly desert or semi-desert.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'To revive a quarrel, which was almost forgotten'.
'To rip up old sores' means 'to reopen a quarrel'.
Usage: Ripping up old sores leads to your own demolition.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e. 'Good luck'.
'Break a leg' means 'Good luck'.
Usage: “Break a leg John, I’m sure your performance will be great.”

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'Rate of growing'.
'Growing' should be replaced by 'growth'.
The structurally and meaningfully correct term is 'rate of growth'.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'Gang'.
'Gang' should be replaced by 'crew'.
As 'gang' is 'an organised group of criminals'.
and, 'crew' is 'a group of people who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc'
As 'sailors' is mentioned in the sentence so it is clear that 'ship' is involved. Hence, 'crew' is the correct term to be used here.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e. 'Provided with'.
'Electric supply was given to the villagers', this means that the phrase, which means 'Equip or supply someone with (something useful or necessary)' would replace 'provided by'.
So, the appropriate answer is 'Provided with' as it means 'Equip or supply someone with (something useful or necessary)'.
'Provided' and 'Provided for' makes the sentence grammatically and idiomatically incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'Tuck it in'.
'Tuck in' means 'to gather something up and fold, thrust, or turn in so as to secure or confine it'.
For example:  Tuck in your shirt; it looks awful hanging out of your pants.
'Tuck it through' and 'Tuck it into' makes the sentence grammatically and meaningfully incorrect.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e. 'The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun'.
The exact words of the speaker which are put within inverted commas are called the Reported Speech, i.e. “The earth revolves around the sun”.
The verb that introduces the Reported speech is called Reporting Verb. In the above example “said” is the reporting verb.
And, 
The Direct speech is always enclosed within inverted commas and it always begins with a capital letter. It is separated from the Reporting verb by a comma.
In the Indirect Speech, no inverted commas are used and no comma is used to separate the Reporting Verb from the Reported Speech.
The rule is:  If the Reported Speech expresses a universal truth or a habitual fact, its tense remains unchanged.

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e. 'The movie had already been watched by them'.
Rules: When 'past + present + future perfect tense' is used, then;  
The form of ‘To be’ becomes 'been'. 
And the sentence becomes in the given form, i.e. Object + been + Past Participle of Verb + by Subject.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e. 'The job will be finished by Sam tomorrow'.
Rules: When 'Modals' (can, should etc) and 'Future Indefinite' is used in a sentence, then; 
The form of ‘To be’ becomes 'be'.
And, the form of the sentence is- 'Object + be + Past Participle of Verb + by Subject'. 

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e. 'Licentious'.
A man of lax moral is known as a 'Licentious'.
The other options:
'Ruffian' is 'a violent person, especially one involved in crime'.
'Pirate' is 'a person who attacks and robs ships at sea'.
'Vagabond' is 'a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job'.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e. 'Pen'.
A small enclosure for cattle, sheep, poultry etc. is known as a pen.
The other options:
'Cellar' is 'a room below ground level in a house, often used for storing wine or coal'.
'Sty' is 'a pigsty'.
'Lair' is 'a place where a wild animal lives'.