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 being(V-ing)’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.530.(c)  ‘Enduring’  means  continuing  for  a  long  time. 
 However,  the  given  sentence  states  that  one’s  family  plays  an 
 important  role  in  continuing  the  age-old  traditions  that  had 
 lasted  for  a  long  time.  Hence,  ‘signi?cant  role  in  enduring  the 
 trends’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.531.(a) Wizened  - shrivelled and wrinkled with  age. 
 Shrunken  -  having  become  smaller  or  made  smaller  than  before, 
 and possibly less attractive 
 Dried  - with all the liquid removed from it 
 Bony  - so thin that you can see the shape of the bones 
 Sol.532.(a)  ‘Drove  me’  means  to  motivate,  compel,  or  impel  one 
 to  do  something.  Whereas,  ‘carry  me’  means  to  escort  or 
 accompany  someone  to  a  particular  place  or  location.  Similarly, 
 the  given  sentence  states  that  sincerity  and  patience 
 accompanied  the  narrator  through  all  odds  and  problems  of  life. 
 Hence, ‘carried me’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.533.(b) “  Look forward + to + V-in  g”  is grammatically  the 
 correct structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘look forward to 
 helping(V-ing)’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.534.(b)  The  word  ‘raise’  means  to  elevate  something  to  a 
 higher  level/position.  However,  the  word  ‘rise’  means  to  get  up 
 or  go  to  a  higher  position  from  a  lower  position.  Similarly,  the 
 given  sentence  states  that  the  sun  goes  to  a  higher  position 
 from  a  lower  position  in  the  east  every  day.  Hence,  ‘the  sun  rises 
 in the east’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.535.(b)  ‘Carried  away’  means  to  be  so  excited  that  one  is  no 
 longer  in  control  of  one's  behavior  as  one  gets  emotionally 
 charged.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the  narrator  got  excited 
 by  her  rapturous  song.  Hence,  ‘carried  away’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.536.(c)  ‘Held  out’  means  to  continue  in  a  situation  that  is 
 dangerous  or  di?cult.  Similarly,  the  given  sentence  states  that 
 the  Ukrainian  soldiers  continued  to  be  in  a  di?cult  situation  for 
 several weeks. Hence,  ‘held out’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.537.(b)  Either  the  structure  ‘have  +  used(V 
 3 
 )’  is  correct  for 
 the  given  sentence  or  the  modal  verb  ‘can’  &  the  verb  ‘use’  must 
 be  in  the  same  present  tense.  Hence,  ‘that  she  can  use  my  car  to 
 get around’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.538.(a)  There  is  an  adverb  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 adverb  ‘though’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘still’.  Hence,  ‘still 
 controllable’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.539.(c)  The  correct  phrase  is  'were  playing  in  the  garden'  as 
 'frolicking'  means  behaving  in  a  happy  and  playful  manner 
 whereas  'playing'  means  taking  part  in  a  game  or  a  sport.  The 
 word  'playing'  makes  the  sentence  meaningful.  Hence,  'were 
 playing in the garden'  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.540.(d)  The  words  ‘feeble’  &  ‘unhappy’  are  contextually  more 
 correct  in  place  of  ‘week’  &  ‘sad’.  Moreover,  we  will  use  the  past 
 form  of  ‘make’.  Hence,  ‘made  her  feeble  and  unhappy’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.541.(b)  The  given  sentence  needs  an  in?nitive(preposition 
 ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 )  and  not  a  continuous  form  verb  (cleaning).  Hence,  ‘to 
 clean(V 
 1 
 ) up’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.542.(d)  The given sentence needs a gerund(V-ing)  and not 
 an  in?nitive(preposition  ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 ).  Hence,  ‘living(V-ing)  in  the 
 countryside’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.543.(a)  The  phrasal  verb  ‘cut  in’  means  to  interrupt  someone 
 while  they  are  speaking.  The  given  sentence  states  that  it  is  a 
 bad habit to cut in while someone is speaking. Hence,  ‘cut in’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.544.(b)  There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence. 
 The  preposition  ‘into’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘for’.  Hence, 
 ‘heading for’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.545.(d)  The  phrase  ‘as  much  as  possible’  means  to  a 
 feasible  extent.  The  given  sentence  states  that  one  must  care 
 for  family  members  to  a  feasible  extent.  Hence,  ‘as  much  for 
 family members as possible’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.546.(d) talked over 
 There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 preposition  ‘of’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘over’  because  ‘talk  over’  is 
 the  correct  phrase  that  means  to  discuss  something  thoroughly. 
 Hence, ‘over’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.547.(b)  The  verbs  ‘embarrased’  &  ‘crying’  must  be  replaced 
 with  ‘humiliated’  &  ‘weeping’  because  they  are  grammatically 
 more  suitable  in  the  context  of  the  sentence.  Hence,  ‘humiliated 
 and started weeping’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.548.(b)  ‘Turn  up  one’s  nose’  is  an  idiom  that  means  to  refuse 
 to  take  or  accept  something  because  it  is  not  good  enough.  The 
 given  sentence  states  that  some  politicians  refuse  to  take  or 
 accept  the  hard  life  of  downtrodden  people.  Hence,  ‘turn  up  their 
 nose’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.549.(a) heavily 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb  to  modify  the  verb(raining) 
 and  not  an  adjective(heaviest).  Hence,  ‘raining  heavily’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer 
 Sol.550.(b) Devoid  - not having a particular quality 
 Filled  - to make something full or to become full 
 Bereft  - completely lacking something 
 Roused  - to make somebody wake up 
 Strained  - worried because of having too much to deal  with 
 Sol.551.(a)  Set  up  is  a  phrasal  verb.  It  means  to  build  something 
 or  put  something  somewhere.  So  the  word  ‘for’  is  incorrect.The 
 sentence  is  in  past  tense  so  had  will  be  used.  Hence  option  ‘a’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.552.(a)  The  word  around  and  into  has  been  used  together 
 incorrectly.Remove the word around. 
 The  correct  sentence  will  be-  The  minor  project  put  forward  by 
 the  government  is  now  moving  into  its  third  year.So  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.553.(b)  Put  up  with  -  It  is  a  phrasal  verb  which  means  to  bear 
 or tolerate something. 
 Sol.554.(b)  Provoke  means  to  stimulate  or  arouse  some  feelings 
 esp  anger  .Exasperate  means  to  irritate  and  frustrate  (someone) 
 intensely. So option b is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.555.(d)  A  state  of  awed  admiration  and  respect  - 
 wonderment 
 Sol.556.(a)  An  adjective  of  superlative  degree  is  to  be  used.  So 
 option a  “the fastest”  will be the most appropriate  answer. 
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 being(V-ing)’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.530.(c)  ‘Enduring’  means  continuing  for  a  long  time. 
 However,  the  given  sentence  states  that  one’s  family  plays  an 
 important  role  in  continuing  the  age-old  traditions  that  had 
 lasted  for  a  long  time.  Hence,  ‘signi?cant  role  in  enduring  the 
 trends’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.531.(a) Wizened  - shrivelled and wrinkled with  age. 
 Shrunken  -  having  become  smaller  or  made  smaller  than  before, 
 and possibly less attractive 
 Dried  - with all the liquid removed from it 
 Bony  - so thin that you can see the shape of the bones 
 Sol.532.(a)  ‘Drove  me’  means  to  motivate,  compel,  or  impel  one 
 to  do  something.  Whereas,  ‘carry  me’  means  to  escort  or 
 accompany  someone  to  a  particular  place  or  location.  Similarly, 
 the  given  sentence  states  that  sincerity  and  patience 
 accompanied  the  narrator  through  all  odds  and  problems  of  life. 
 Hence, ‘carried me’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.533.(b) “  Look forward + to + V-in  g”  is grammatically  the 
 correct structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘look forward to 
 helping(V-ing)’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.534.(b)  The  word  ‘raise’  means  to  elevate  something  to  a 
 higher  level/position.  However,  the  word  ‘rise’  means  to  get  up 
 or  go  to  a  higher  position  from  a  lower  position.  Similarly,  the 
 given  sentence  states  that  the  sun  goes  to  a  higher  position 
 from  a  lower  position  in  the  east  every  day.  Hence,  ‘the  sun  rises 
 in the east’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.535.(b)  ‘Carried  away’  means  to  be  so  excited  that  one  is  no 
 longer  in  control  of  one's  behavior  as  one  gets  emotionally 
 charged.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the  narrator  got  excited 
 by  her  rapturous  song.  Hence,  ‘carried  away’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.536.(c)  ‘Held  out’  means  to  continue  in  a  situation  that  is 
 dangerous  or  di?cult.  Similarly,  the  given  sentence  states  that 
 the  Ukrainian  soldiers  continued  to  be  in  a  di?cult  situation  for 
 several weeks. Hence,  ‘held out’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.537.(b)  Either  the  structure  ‘have  +  used(V 
 3 
 )’  is  correct  for 
 the  given  sentence  or  the  modal  verb  ‘can’  &  the  verb  ‘use’  must 
 be  in  the  same  present  tense.  Hence,  ‘that  she  can  use  my  car  to 
 get around’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.538.(a)  There  is  an  adverb  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 adverb  ‘though’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘still’.  Hence,  ‘still 
 controllable’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.539.(c)  The  correct  phrase  is  'were  playing  in  the  garden'  as 
 'frolicking'  means  behaving  in  a  happy  and  playful  manner 
 whereas  'playing'  means  taking  part  in  a  game  or  a  sport.  The 
 word  'playing'  makes  the  sentence  meaningful.  Hence,  'were 
 playing in the garden'  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.540.(d)  The  words  ‘feeble’  &  ‘unhappy’  are  contextually  more 
 correct  in  place  of  ‘week’  &  ‘sad’.  Moreover,  we  will  use  the  past 
 form  of  ‘make’.  Hence,  ‘made  her  feeble  and  unhappy’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.541.(b)  The  given  sentence  needs  an  in?nitive(preposition 
 ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 )  and  not  a  continuous  form  verb  (cleaning).  Hence,  ‘to 
 clean(V 
 1 
 ) up’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.542.(d)  The given sentence needs a gerund(V-ing)  and not 
 an  in?nitive(preposition  ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 ).  Hence,  ‘living(V-ing)  in  the 
 countryside’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.543.(a)  The  phrasal  verb  ‘cut  in’  means  to  interrupt  someone 
 while  they  are  speaking.  The  given  sentence  states  that  it  is  a 
 bad habit to cut in while someone is speaking. Hence,  ‘cut in’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.544.(b)  There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence. 
 The  preposition  ‘into’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘for’.  Hence, 
 ‘heading for’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.545.(d)  The  phrase  ‘as  much  as  possible’  means  to  a 
 feasible  extent.  The  given  sentence  states  that  one  must  care 
 for  family  members  to  a  feasible  extent.  Hence,  ‘as  much  for 
 family members as possible’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.546.(d) talked over 
 There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 preposition  ‘of’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘over’  because  ‘talk  over’  is 
 the  correct  phrase  that  means  to  discuss  something  thoroughly. 
 Hence, ‘over’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.547.(b)  The  verbs  ‘embarrased’  &  ‘crying’  must  be  replaced 
 with  ‘humiliated’  &  ‘weeping’  because  they  are  grammatically 
 more  suitable  in  the  context  of  the  sentence.  Hence,  ‘humiliated 
 and started weeping’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.548.(b)  ‘Turn  up  one’s  nose’  is  an  idiom  that  means  to  refuse 
 to  take  or  accept  something  because  it  is  not  good  enough.  The 
 given  sentence  states  that  some  politicians  refuse  to  take  or 
 accept  the  hard  life  of  downtrodden  people.  Hence,  ‘turn  up  their 
 nose’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.549.(a) heavily 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb  to  modify  the  verb(raining) 
 and  not  an  adjective(heaviest).  Hence,  ‘raining  heavily’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer 
 Sol.550.(b) Devoid  - not having a particular quality 
 Filled  - to make something full or to become full 
 Bereft  - completely lacking something 
 Roused  - to make somebody wake up 
 Strained  - worried because of having too much to deal  with 
 Sol.551.(a)  Set  up  is  a  phrasal  verb.  It  means  to  build  something 
 or  put  something  somewhere.  So  the  word  ‘for’  is  incorrect.The 
 sentence  is  in  past  tense  so  had  will  be  used.  Hence  option  ‘a’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.552.(a)  The  word  around  and  into  has  been  used  together 
 incorrectly.Remove the word around. 
 The  correct  sentence  will  be-  The  minor  project  put  forward  by 
 the  government  is  now  moving  into  its  third  year.So  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.553.(b)  Put  up  with  -  It  is  a  phrasal  verb  which  means  to  bear 
 or tolerate something. 
 Sol.554.(b)  Provoke  means  to  stimulate  or  arouse  some  feelings 
 esp  anger  .Exasperate  means  to  irritate  and  frustrate  (someone) 
 intensely. So option b is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.555.(d)  A  state  of  awed  admiration  and  respect  - 
 wonderment 
 Sol.556.(a)  An  adjective  of  superlative  degree  is  to  be  used.  So 
 option a  “the fastest”  will be the most appropriate  answer. 
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 Sol.557.(c)  lean, tough, and sinewy - wiry 
 Sinewy is used (of a person or animal) lean and muscular. 
 Sol.558.(b)  To  'ran  into'  means  to  experience  a  di?cult  situation 
 or a problem. In the given question Mr Swami ran into a debt 
 Sol.559.(a)  Outdoors  means  outside  a  building  or  shelter.  So 
 option a will be  the most appropriate answer. 
 SSC CGL 2021 Tier - 1 
 Q.560.  The  student  apologised  the  teacher  for  the  delay  in 
 submitting the assignment. 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No substitution required         (b) is apologising the teacher 
 (c) apologised to the teacher       (d) has apologised the teacher 
 Q.561.  I have been wondering  at taking  skating as  a hobby 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) on taking to  (b) about taking up 
 (c) to take up  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.562.  He’s not  so friendly like  she is 
 SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) so friendly as  (b) as friendly like 
 (c) so friendly that  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.563.  We  might  as  well  watch  a  ?lm  on  TV  as  there’s  nothing 
 much to do. 
 SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a)  No improvement required  (b) may as such 
 (c) may as well as  (d) might well 
 Q.564.  The old lady needed love and care  beyond  money. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) besides (b) No substitution required (c) beside  (d) beneath 
 Q.565.  I  imagine  you  have  learnt  a  valuable  lesson  from  this 
 experience,  didn’t you  ? 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) did you?  (b) haven’t you? 
 (c) have you?  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.566.  My father was always  ordering about my sister. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) ordering on my sister  (b) ordering my sister about 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) giving order for my sister 
 Q.567.  None of the boys was  willing to admit  that  he was in the 
 wrong. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) willing to admitting 
 (c) ready to admitting  (d) admit 
 Q.568.  You are welcome  to partake  this light refreshment. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) to partake of 
 (c) for partaking  (d) in partaken 
 Q.569.  This  TV  channel  has  a  larger  viewership  from  another 
 channel. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) from the other channel  (b) than any other channel 
 (c) No substitution required                (d) from any other channel 
 Q.570.  In  s  p  ite  of  my  niece’s  dog  Casper  is  very  mischievous,  he 
 is lovable. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Nevertheless my niece  (b) No substitution required 
 (c) Although my niece’s  (d) However my nieces 
 Q.571.  They each listened carefully to what  each other  said. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) each another  (b)No improvement required 
 (c) the other  (d) one another 
 Q.572.  The  dress  may  pleasantly  be  delivered  to  us  at  the 
 earliest. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) may kindly 
 (c) might kindly  (d) must pleasantly 
 Q.573.  Since settin  g  u  p  , the charity has raised a  million dollars. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Since being set up  (b) From setting up 
 (c) Since setting  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.574.  I  can’t  make  ou  t  my  mind  about  taking  a  vacation  in 
 winter. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) make up  (b) made out  (c) No substitution required (d) Make on 
 Q.575.  There are  a bit nice  shops in the town centre. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) a bit nicer  (b) far more nicer 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) far nicer 
 Q.576.  Would you have been  so kind as to close the  window? 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) Would you be 
 (c) Would you being  (d) Will you been 
 Q.577.  Often it makes one wonder at the sights  you  see. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) one sees (b) one see (c) you saw (d) No substitution required 
 Q.578.  It is quite di?cult to  make on  what this  doctor writes. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) make out (b) make in (c) No substitution required (d) made on 
 Q.579.  Whom  was  the  p  erson  that  you  wanted  me  to  contact 
 there? 
 SSC  CGL 21/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) Who is the person 
 (c) Whom is the person  (d) Whom were the persons 
 Q.580.  We had to undergo  a great many di?culties. 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No improvement  (b) a great many di?culty 
 (c) great many di?culties  (d) much great di?culties 
 Q.581.  I don’t fancy  to  g  o out  t  his evening. 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) to going outside  (b) No improvement required 
 (c) to be going out  (d) going out 
 Q.582.  While  the  online  class  was  going  on,  they  had  to  keep 
 their cameras on. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required          (b) have kept their cameras on 
 (c) are keeping their camera on    (d) had keep the camera on 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.560.(c)  The preposition ‘to’ is missing in the  given sentence. 
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 being(V-ing)’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.530.(c)  ‘Enduring’  means  continuing  for  a  long  time. 
 However,  the  given  sentence  states  that  one’s  family  plays  an 
 important  role  in  continuing  the  age-old  traditions  that  had 
 lasted  for  a  long  time.  Hence,  ‘signi?cant  role  in  enduring  the 
 trends’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.531.(a) Wizened  - shrivelled and wrinkled with  age. 
 Shrunken  -  having  become  smaller  or  made  smaller  than  before, 
 and possibly less attractive 
 Dried  - with all the liquid removed from it 
 Bony  - so thin that you can see the shape of the bones 
 Sol.532.(a)  ‘Drove  me’  means  to  motivate,  compel,  or  impel  one 
 to  do  something.  Whereas,  ‘carry  me’  means  to  escort  or 
 accompany  someone  to  a  particular  place  or  location.  Similarly, 
 the  given  sentence  states  that  sincerity  and  patience 
 accompanied  the  narrator  through  all  odds  and  problems  of  life. 
 Hence, ‘carried me’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.533.(b) “  Look forward + to + V-in  g”  is grammatically  the 
 correct structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘look forward to 
 helping(V-ing)’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.534.(b)  The  word  ‘raise’  means  to  elevate  something  to  a 
 higher  level/position.  However,  the  word  ‘rise’  means  to  get  up 
 or  go  to  a  higher  position  from  a  lower  position.  Similarly,  the 
 given  sentence  states  that  the  sun  goes  to  a  higher  position 
 from  a  lower  position  in  the  east  every  day.  Hence,  ‘the  sun  rises 
 in the east’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.535.(b)  ‘Carried  away’  means  to  be  so  excited  that  one  is  no 
 longer  in  control  of  one's  behavior  as  one  gets  emotionally 
 charged.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the  narrator  got  excited 
 by  her  rapturous  song.  Hence,  ‘carried  away’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.536.(c)  ‘Held  out’  means  to  continue  in  a  situation  that  is 
 dangerous  or  di?cult.  Similarly,  the  given  sentence  states  that 
 the  Ukrainian  soldiers  continued  to  be  in  a  di?cult  situation  for 
 several weeks. Hence,  ‘held out’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.537.(b)  Either  the  structure  ‘have  +  used(V 
 3 
 )’  is  correct  for 
 the  given  sentence  or  the  modal  verb  ‘can’  &  the  verb  ‘use’  must 
 be  in  the  same  present  tense.  Hence,  ‘that  she  can  use  my  car  to 
 get around’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.538.(a)  There  is  an  adverb  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 adverb  ‘though’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘still’.  Hence,  ‘still 
 controllable’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.539.(c)  The  correct  phrase  is  'were  playing  in  the  garden'  as 
 'frolicking'  means  behaving  in  a  happy  and  playful  manner 
 whereas  'playing'  means  taking  part  in  a  game  or  a  sport.  The 
 word  'playing'  makes  the  sentence  meaningful.  Hence,  'were 
 playing in the garden'  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.540.(d)  The  words  ‘feeble’  &  ‘unhappy’  are  contextually  more 
 correct  in  place  of  ‘week’  &  ‘sad’.  Moreover,  we  will  use  the  past 
 form  of  ‘make’.  Hence,  ‘made  her  feeble  and  unhappy’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.541.(b)  The  given  sentence  needs  an  in?nitive(preposition 
 ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 )  and  not  a  continuous  form  verb  (cleaning).  Hence,  ‘to 
 clean(V 
 1 
 ) up’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.542.(d)  The given sentence needs a gerund(V-ing)  and not 
 an  in?nitive(preposition  ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 ).  Hence,  ‘living(V-ing)  in  the 
 countryside’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.543.(a)  The  phrasal  verb  ‘cut  in’  means  to  interrupt  someone 
 while  they  are  speaking.  The  given  sentence  states  that  it  is  a 
 bad habit to cut in while someone is speaking. Hence,  ‘cut in’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.544.(b)  There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence. 
 The  preposition  ‘into’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘for’.  Hence, 
 ‘heading for’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.545.(d)  The  phrase  ‘as  much  as  possible’  means  to  a 
 feasible  extent.  The  given  sentence  states  that  one  must  care 
 for  family  members  to  a  feasible  extent.  Hence,  ‘as  much  for 
 family members as possible’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.546.(d) talked over 
 There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 preposition  ‘of’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘over’  because  ‘talk  over’  is 
 the  correct  phrase  that  means  to  discuss  something  thoroughly. 
 Hence, ‘over’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.547.(b)  The  verbs  ‘embarrased’  &  ‘crying’  must  be  replaced 
 with  ‘humiliated’  &  ‘weeping’  because  they  are  grammatically 
 more  suitable  in  the  context  of  the  sentence.  Hence,  ‘humiliated 
 and started weeping’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.548.(b)  ‘Turn  up  one’s  nose’  is  an  idiom  that  means  to  refuse 
 to  take  or  accept  something  because  it  is  not  good  enough.  The 
 given  sentence  states  that  some  politicians  refuse  to  take  or 
 accept  the  hard  life  of  downtrodden  people.  Hence,  ‘turn  up  their 
 nose’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.549.(a) heavily 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb  to  modify  the  verb(raining) 
 and  not  an  adjective(heaviest).  Hence,  ‘raining  heavily’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer 
 Sol.550.(b) Devoid  - not having a particular quality 
 Filled  - to make something full or to become full 
 Bereft  - completely lacking something 
 Roused  - to make somebody wake up 
 Strained  - worried because of having too much to deal  with 
 Sol.551.(a)  Set  up  is  a  phrasal  verb.  It  means  to  build  something 
 or  put  something  somewhere.  So  the  word  ‘for’  is  incorrect.The 
 sentence  is  in  past  tense  so  had  will  be  used.  Hence  option  ‘a’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.552.(a)  The  word  around  and  into  has  been  used  together 
 incorrectly.Remove the word around. 
 The  correct  sentence  will  be-  The  minor  project  put  forward  by 
 the  government  is  now  moving  into  its  third  year.So  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.553.(b)  Put  up  with  -  It  is  a  phrasal  verb  which  means  to  bear 
 or tolerate something. 
 Sol.554.(b)  Provoke  means  to  stimulate  or  arouse  some  feelings 
 esp  anger  .Exasperate  means  to  irritate  and  frustrate  (someone) 
 intensely. So option b is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.555.(d)  A  state  of  awed  admiration  and  respect  - 
 wonderment 
 Sol.556.(a)  An  adjective  of  superlative  degree  is  to  be  used.  So 
 option a  “the fastest”  will be the most appropriate  answer. 
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 Sol.557.(c)  lean, tough, and sinewy - wiry 
 Sinewy is used (of a person or animal) lean and muscular. 
 Sol.558.(b)  To  'ran  into'  means  to  experience  a  di?cult  situation 
 or a problem. In the given question Mr Swami ran into a debt 
 Sol.559.(a)  Outdoors  means  outside  a  building  or  shelter.  So 
 option a will be  the most appropriate answer. 
 SSC CGL 2021 Tier - 1 
 Q.560.  The  student  apologised  the  teacher  for  the  delay  in 
 submitting the assignment. 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No substitution required         (b) is apologising the teacher 
 (c) apologised to the teacher       (d) has apologised the teacher 
 Q.561.  I have been wondering  at taking  skating as  a hobby 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) on taking to  (b) about taking up 
 (c) to take up  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.562.  He’s not  so friendly like  she is 
 SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) so friendly as  (b) as friendly like 
 (c) so friendly that  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.563.  We  might  as  well  watch  a  ?lm  on  TV  as  there’s  nothing 
 much to do. 
 SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a)  No improvement required  (b) may as such 
 (c) may as well as  (d) might well 
 Q.564.  The old lady needed love and care  beyond  money. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) besides (b) No substitution required (c) beside  (d) beneath 
 Q.565.  I  imagine  you  have  learnt  a  valuable  lesson  from  this 
 experience,  didn’t you  ? 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) did you?  (b) haven’t you? 
 (c) have you?  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.566.  My father was always  ordering about my sister. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) ordering on my sister  (b) ordering my sister about 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) giving order for my sister 
 Q.567.  None of the boys was  willing to admit  that  he was in the 
 wrong. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) willing to admitting 
 (c) ready to admitting  (d) admit 
 Q.568.  You are welcome  to partake  this light refreshment. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) to partake of 
 (c) for partaking  (d) in partaken 
 Q.569.  This  TV  channel  has  a  larger  viewership  from  another 
 channel. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) from the other channel  (b) than any other channel 
 (c) No substitution required                (d) from any other channel 
 Q.570.  In  s  p  ite  of  my  niece’s  dog  Casper  is  very  mischievous,  he 
 is lovable. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Nevertheless my niece  (b) No substitution required 
 (c) Although my niece’s  (d) However my nieces 
 Q.571.  They each listened carefully to what  each other  said. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) each another  (b)No improvement required 
 (c) the other  (d) one another 
 Q.572.  The  dress  may  pleasantly  be  delivered  to  us  at  the 
 earliest. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) may kindly 
 (c) might kindly  (d) must pleasantly 
 Q.573.  Since settin  g  u  p  , the charity has raised a  million dollars. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Since being set up  (b) From setting up 
 (c) Since setting  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.574.  I  can’t  make  ou  t  my  mind  about  taking  a  vacation  in 
 winter. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) make up  (b) made out  (c) No substitution required (d) Make on 
 Q.575.  There are  a bit nice  shops in the town centre. 
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 (a) a bit nicer  (b) far more nicer 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) far nicer 
 Q.576.  Would you have been  so kind as to close the  window? 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) Would you be 
 (c) Would you being  (d) Will you been 
 Q.577.  Often it makes one wonder at the sights  you  see. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) one sees (b) one see (c) you saw (d) No substitution required 
 Q.578.  It is quite di?cult to  make on  what this  doctor writes. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) make out (b) make in (c) No substitution required (d) made on 
 Q.579.  Whom  was  the  p  erson  that  you  wanted  me  to  contact 
 there? 
 SSC  CGL 21/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) Who is the person 
 (c) Whom is the person  (d) Whom were the persons 
 Q.580.  We had to undergo  a great many di?culties. 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No improvement  (b) a great many di?culty 
 (c) great many di?culties  (d) much great di?culties 
 Q.581.  I don’t fancy  to  g  o out  t  his evening. 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) to going outside  (b) No improvement required 
 (c) to be going out  (d) going out 
 Q.582.  While  the  online  class  was  going  on,  they  had  to  keep 
 their cameras on. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required          (b) have kept their cameras on 
 (c) are keeping their camera on    (d) had keep the camera on 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.560.(c)  The preposition ‘to’ is missing in the  given sentence. 
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 Hence,  ‘apologised  to  the  teacher’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.561.(b)  There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence. 
 The  preposition  ‘at’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘about’  as  we 
 generally  use  the  preposition  ‘about’  with  ‘wonder’.  Hence,  ‘about 
 taking up’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.562.(a)  ‘As’  is  used  for  comparing  people  or  things  &  ‘like’  is 
 used  for  giving  examples.  However,  in  the  given  sentence,  two 
 persons  are  being  compared  on  the  basis  of  friendliness.  Hence, 
 ‘so friendly as’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.563.(a) No improvement required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.564.(a)  ‘Besides’  means  in  addition  to  or  as  well  as 
 somebody/something.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the  old 
 lady  needed  love  and  care  as  well  as  money.  Hence,  ‘besides’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.565.(b)  According  to  the  “  Question  Tag  rule  ”,  if  the 
 statement  is  positive,  the  question  tag  will  be  negative  but  in  the 
 contracted  form(‘t)  &  Vice-versa.  However,  the  sentence  and  the 
 question  tag  must  be  in  the  same  tense  .  Similarly,  the  given 
 sentence  is  positive  so  the  question  tag  will  be 
 negative(haven’t).  Hence,  ‘haven’t  you?’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.566.(b)  The  position  of  the  preposition  ‘about’  is  incorrect  in 
 the  given  sentence  it  must  be  placed  after  the  noun  ‘sister’. 
 Hence,  ‘ordering  my  sister  about’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.567.(a) No substitution required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.568.(b)  The  phrase  ‘partake  of’  means  to  experience 
 something  along  with  others  or  to  have  a  portion.  The  given 
 sentence  states  that  you  are  welcome  to  have  a  portion  of  this 
 light  refreshment.  Hence,  ‘to  partake  of’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.569.(b)  We  always  use  ‘than’  when  we  do  a  comparison 
 between  two  things,  people,  etc.  Similarly  in  the  given  sentence, 
 the  viewership  of  a  TV  channel  is  being  compared  with  all  the 
 other channels. Hence,  ‘than any other channel’  is  the most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.570.(c)  The  phrase  ‘In  spite  of’  will  be  replaced  with 
 ‘although’  which  means  ‘and  yet’.  However,  the  given  sentence 
 states  that  the  narrator's  niece’s  dog  Casper  is  very  mischievous, 
 and  yet  he  is  lovable.  Hence,  ‘Although  my  niece’s’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.571.(c)  We  will  remove  ‘each’  to  grammatically  correct  the 
 given  sentence.  Hence,  ‘the  other’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.572.(b)  We  will  replace  ‘pleasantly’  with  ‘kindly’  to 
 grammatically  correct  the  given  sentence.  Hence,  ‘may  kindly’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.573.(a)  The initial part of the given sentence  is incomplete 
 as it requires a gerund(being). Hence,  ‘since being  set up’  is the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.574.(a)  ‘Make up one’s mind’ is a phrase that  means to make 
 a  decision.  Similarly  in  the  given  sentence,  the  narrator  is  unable 
 to  decide  about  taking  a  vacation.  Hence,  ‘make  up’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.575.(d)  We  cannot  use  the  article  ‘a’  before  shops(plural)  & 
 we  cannot  write  ‘more’  with  a  comparative  degree  ‘nicer’.  Hence, 
 ‘far nicer’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.576.(b)  We  generally  use  the  modal  verb  ‘would’  when  we 
 want  to  politely  request  someone  for  something.  Similarly  in  the 
 given  sentence,  someone  is  asking  politely  to  close  the  window. 
 Hence,  ‘Would you be’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.577.(a)  ‘One’  means  any  person,  but  not  any  particular 
 person.  However,  when  we  use  ‘one’  in  a  sentence  we  always 
 use  ‘one’  as  a  pronoun  not  pronouns  like  you,  him,  he,  etc. 
 Moreover,  ‘one’  is  a  singular  subject  so  it  will  take  ‘sees’  as  a 
 singular verb. Hence,  ‘one sees’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.578.(a)  ‘Make  out’  is  a  phrasal  verb  which  means  to  see, 
 hear  or  understand  something  with  di?culty.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  it  is  di?cult  to  understand  what  this  doctor  writes. 
 Hence,  ‘make out’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.579.(b)  If  the  relative  pronoun  is  followed  by  a  ‘verb’,  then 
 the  relative  pronoun  must  be  ‘Who’  and  if  it  is  followed  by  a  ‘noun 
 or  pronoun’,  then  the  relative  pronoun  must  be  ‘Whom’.  Similarly, 
 in  the  given  sentence,  the  relative  pronoun  is  followed  by  a 
 ‘verb(was)’.  Hence,  ‘Who  is  the  person’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.580.(a)  No improvement. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.581.(d)  The  sentence  will  have  a  bare  in?nitive(without  the 
 preposition  ‘to’).  Hence,  ‘going  out’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.582.(a) No substitution required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 SSC CGL 2020 Tier - 2 
 Q.583.  Do I need  ?nish this work today itself? 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) Must I to  (b) Need I 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) Do I must 
 Q.584.  The  show  ?opped  miserably  to  the  utter  disappointment 
 of everybody. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) by the utterly  (b) for the utter 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) at an utter 
 Q.585.  The  news  about  the  surge  in  Covid-19  cases  is 
 broadcasted  every morning. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) are broadcast  (b) is broadcast 
 (c) are broadcasted  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.586.  Is this the  same book like  our teacher recommended? 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) same book who 
 (c) similar book that  (d) same book as 
 Q.587.  Megha’s  habit  of  procrastination  puts  her  colleagues  on 
 lot of trouble. 
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 being(V-ing)’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.530.(c)  ‘Enduring’  means  continuing  for  a  long  time. 
 However,  the  given  sentence  states  that  one’s  family  plays  an 
 important  role  in  continuing  the  age-old  traditions  that  had 
 lasted  for  a  long  time.  Hence,  ‘signi?cant  role  in  enduring  the 
 trends’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.531.(a) Wizened  - shrivelled and wrinkled with  age. 
 Shrunken  -  having  become  smaller  or  made  smaller  than  before, 
 and possibly less attractive 
 Dried  - with all the liquid removed from it 
 Bony  - so thin that you can see the shape of the bones 
 Sol.532.(a)  ‘Drove  me’  means  to  motivate,  compel,  or  impel  one 
 to  do  something.  Whereas,  ‘carry  me’  means  to  escort  or 
 accompany  someone  to  a  particular  place  or  location.  Similarly, 
 the  given  sentence  states  that  sincerity  and  patience 
 accompanied  the  narrator  through  all  odds  and  problems  of  life. 
 Hence, ‘carried me’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.533.(b) “  Look forward + to + V-in  g”  is grammatically  the 
 correct structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘look forward to 
 helping(V-ing)’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.534.(b)  The  word  ‘raise’  means  to  elevate  something  to  a 
 higher  level/position.  However,  the  word  ‘rise’  means  to  get  up 
 or  go  to  a  higher  position  from  a  lower  position.  Similarly,  the 
 given  sentence  states  that  the  sun  goes  to  a  higher  position 
 from  a  lower  position  in  the  east  every  day.  Hence,  ‘the  sun  rises 
 in the east’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.535.(b)  ‘Carried  away’  means  to  be  so  excited  that  one  is  no 
 longer  in  control  of  one's  behavior  as  one  gets  emotionally 
 charged.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the  narrator  got  excited 
 by  her  rapturous  song.  Hence,  ‘carried  away’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.536.(c)  ‘Held  out’  means  to  continue  in  a  situation  that  is 
 dangerous  or  di?cult.  Similarly,  the  given  sentence  states  that 
 the  Ukrainian  soldiers  continued  to  be  in  a  di?cult  situation  for 
 several weeks. Hence,  ‘held out’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.537.(b)  Either  the  structure  ‘have  +  used(V 
 3 
 )’  is  correct  for 
 the  given  sentence  or  the  modal  verb  ‘can’  &  the  verb  ‘use’  must 
 be  in  the  same  present  tense.  Hence,  ‘that  she  can  use  my  car  to 
 get around’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.538.(a)  There  is  an  adverb  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 adverb  ‘though’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘still’.  Hence,  ‘still 
 controllable’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.539.(c)  The  correct  phrase  is  'were  playing  in  the  garden'  as 
 'frolicking'  means  behaving  in  a  happy  and  playful  manner 
 whereas  'playing'  means  taking  part  in  a  game  or  a  sport.  The 
 word  'playing'  makes  the  sentence  meaningful.  Hence,  'were 
 playing in the garden'  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.540.(d)  The  words  ‘feeble’  &  ‘unhappy’  are  contextually  more 
 correct  in  place  of  ‘week’  &  ‘sad’.  Moreover,  we  will  use  the  past 
 form  of  ‘make’.  Hence,  ‘made  her  feeble  and  unhappy’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.541.(b)  The  given  sentence  needs  an  in?nitive(preposition 
 ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 )  and  not  a  continuous  form  verb  (cleaning).  Hence,  ‘to 
 clean(V 
 1 
 ) up’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.542.(d)  The given sentence needs a gerund(V-ing)  and not 
 an  in?nitive(preposition  ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 ).  Hence,  ‘living(V-ing)  in  the 
 countryside’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.543.(a)  The  phrasal  verb  ‘cut  in’  means  to  interrupt  someone 
 while  they  are  speaking.  The  given  sentence  states  that  it  is  a 
 bad habit to cut in while someone is speaking. Hence,  ‘cut in’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.544.(b)  There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence. 
 The  preposition  ‘into’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘for’.  Hence, 
 ‘heading for’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.545.(d)  The  phrase  ‘as  much  as  possible’  means  to  a 
 feasible  extent.  The  given  sentence  states  that  one  must  care 
 for  family  members  to  a  feasible  extent.  Hence,  ‘as  much  for 
 family members as possible’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.546.(d) talked over 
 There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 preposition  ‘of’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘over’  because  ‘talk  over’  is 
 the  correct  phrase  that  means  to  discuss  something  thoroughly. 
 Hence, ‘over’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.547.(b)  The  verbs  ‘embarrased’  &  ‘crying’  must  be  replaced 
 with  ‘humiliated’  &  ‘weeping’  because  they  are  grammatically 
 more  suitable  in  the  context  of  the  sentence.  Hence,  ‘humiliated 
 and started weeping’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.548.(b)  ‘Turn  up  one’s  nose’  is  an  idiom  that  means  to  refuse 
 to  take  or  accept  something  because  it  is  not  good  enough.  The 
 given  sentence  states  that  some  politicians  refuse  to  take  or 
 accept  the  hard  life  of  downtrodden  people.  Hence,  ‘turn  up  their 
 nose’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.549.(a) heavily 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb  to  modify  the  verb(raining) 
 and  not  an  adjective(heaviest).  Hence,  ‘raining  heavily’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer 
 Sol.550.(b) Devoid  - not having a particular quality 
 Filled  - to make something full or to become full 
 Bereft  - completely lacking something 
 Roused  - to make somebody wake up 
 Strained  - worried because of having too much to deal  with 
 Sol.551.(a)  Set  up  is  a  phrasal  verb.  It  means  to  build  something 
 or  put  something  somewhere.  So  the  word  ‘for’  is  incorrect.The 
 sentence  is  in  past  tense  so  had  will  be  used.  Hence  option  ‘a’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.552.(a)  The  word  around  and  into  has  been  used  together 
 incorrectly.Remove the word around. 
 The  correct  sentence  will  be-  The  minor  project  put  forward  by 
 the  government  is  now  moving  into  its  third  year.So  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.553.(b)  Put  up  with  -  It  is  a  phrasal  verb  which  means  to  bear 
 or tolerate something. 
 Sol.554.(b)  Provoke  means  to  stimulate  or  arouse  some  feelings 
 esp  anger  .Exasperate  means  to  irritate  and  frustrate  (someone) 
 intensely. So option b is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.555.(d)  A  state  of  awed  admiration  and  respect  - 
 wonderment 
 Sol.556.(a)  An  adjective  of  superlative  degree  is  to  be  used.  So 
 option a  “the fastest”  will be the most appropriate  answer. 
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 Sol.557.(c)  lean, tough, and sinewy - wiry 
 Sinewy is used (of a person or animal) lean and muscular. 
 Sol.558.(b)  To  'ran  into'  means  to  experience  a  di?cult  situation 
 or a problem. In the given question Mr Swami ran into a debt 
 Sol.559.(a)  Outdoors  means  outside  a  building  or  shelter.  So 
 option a will be  the most appropriate answer. 
 SSC CGL 2021 Tier - 1 
 Q.560.  The  student  apologised  the  teacher  for  the  delay  in 
 submitting the assignment. 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No substitution required         (b) is apologising the teacher 
 (c) apologised to the teacher       (d) has apologised the teacher 
 Q.561.  I have been wondering  at taking  skating as  a hobby 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) on taking to  (b) about taking up 
 (c) to take up  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.562.  He’s not  so friendly like  she is 
 SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) so friendly as  (b) as friendly like 
 (c) so friendly that  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.563.  We  might  as  well  watch  a  ?lm  on  TV  as  there’s  nothing 
 much to do. 
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 (a)  No improvement required  (b) may as such 
 (c) may as well as  (d) might well 
 Q.564.  The old lady needed love and care  beyond  money. 
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 (a) besides (b) No substitution required (c) beside  (d) beneath 
 Q.565.  I  imagine  you  have  learnt  a  valuable  lesson  from  this 
 experience,  didn’t you  ? 
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 (a) did you?  (b) haven’t you? 
 (c) have you?  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.566.  My father was always  ordering about my sister. 
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 (a) ordering on my sister  (b) ordering my sister about 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) giving order for my sister 
 Q.567.  None of the boys was  willing to admit  that  he was in the 
 wrong. 
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 (a) No substitution required  (b) willing to admitting 
 (c) ready to admitting  (d) admit 
 Q.568.  You are welcome  to partake  this light refreshment. 
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 (a) No improvement required  (b) to partake of 
 (c) for partaking  (d) in partaken 
 Q.569.  This  TV  channel  has  a  larger  viewership  from  another 
 channel. 
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 (a) from the other channel  (b) than any other channel 
 (c) No substitution required                (d) from any other channel 
 Q.570.  In  s  p  ite  of  my  niece’s  dog  Casper  is  very  mischievous,  he 
 is lovable. 
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 (a) Nevertheless my niece  (b) No substitution required 
 (c) Although my niece’s  (d) However my nieces 
 Q.571.  They each listened carefully to what  each other  said. 
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 (a) each another  (b)No improvement required 
 (c) the other  (d) one another 
 Q.572.  The  dress  may  pleasantly  be  delivered  to  us  at  the 
 earliest. 
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 (a) No substitution required  (b) may kindly 
 (c) might kindly  (d) must pleasantly 
 Q.573.  Since settin  g  u  p  , the charity has raised a  million dollars. 
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 (a) Since being set up  (b) From setting up 
 (c) Since setting  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.574.  I  can’t  make  ou  t  my  mind  about  taking  a  vacation  in 
 winter. 
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 (a) make up  (b) made out  (c) No substitution required (d) Make on 
 Q.575.  There are  a bit nice  shops in the town centre. 
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 (a) a bit nicer  (b) far more nicer 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) far nicer 
 Q.576.  Would you have been  so kind as to close the  window? 
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 (a) No substitution required  (b) Would you be 
 (c) Would you being  (d) Will you been 
 Q.577.  Often it makes one wonder at the sights  you  see. 
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 (a) one sees (b) one see (c) you saw (d) No substitution required 
 Q.578.  It is quite di?cult to  make on  what this  doctor writes. 
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 (a) make out (b) make in (c) No substitution required (d) made on 
 Q.579.  Whom  was  the  p  erson  that  you  wanted  me  to  contact 
 there? 
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 (a) No substitution required  (b) Who is the person 
 (c) Whom is the person  (d) Whom were the persons 
 Q.580.  We had to undergo  a great many di?culties. 
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 (a) No improvement  (b) a great many di?culty 
 (c) great many di?culties  (d) much great di?culties 
 Q.581.  I don’t fancy  to  g  o out  t  his evening. 
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 (a) to going outside  (b) No improvement required 
 (c) to be going out  (d) going out 
 Q.582.  While  the  online  class  was  going  on,  they  had  to  keep 
 their cameras on. 
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 (a) No substitution required          (b) have kept their cameras on 
 (c) are keeping their camera on    (d) had keep the camera on 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.560.(c)  The preposition ‘to’ is missing in the  given sentence. 
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 Hence,  ‘apologised  to  the  teacher’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.561.(b)  There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence. 
 The  preposition  ‘at’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘about’  as  we 
 generally  use  the  preposition  ‘about’  with  ‘wonder’.  Hence,  ‘about 
 taking up’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.562.(a)  ‘As’  is  used  for  comparing  people  or  things  &  ‘like’  is 
 used  for  giving  examples.  However,  in  the  given  sentence,  two 
 persons  are  being  compared  on  the  basis  of  friendliness.  Hence, 
 ‘so friendly as’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.563.(a) No improvement required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.564.(a)  ‘Besides’  means  in  addition  to  or  as  well  as 
 somebody/something.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the  old 
 lady  needed  love  and  care  as  well  as  money.  Hence,  ‘besides’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.565.(b)  According  to  the  “  Question  Tag  rule  ”,  if  the 
 statement  is  positive,  the  question  tag  will  be  negative  but  in  the 
 contracted  form(‘t)  &  Vice-versa.  However,  the  sentence  and  the 
 question  tag  must  be  in  the  same  tense  .  Similarly,  the  given 
 sentence  is  positive  so  the  question  tag  will  be 
 negative(haven’t).  Hence,  ‘haven’t  you?’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.566.(b)  The  position  of  the  preposition  ‘about’  is  incorrect  in 
 the  given  sentence  it  must  be  placed  after  the  noun  ‘sister’. 
 Hence,  ‘ordering  my  sister  about’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.567.(a) No substitution required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.568.(b)  The  phrase  ‘partake  of’  means  to  experience 
 something  along  with  others  or  to  have  a  portion.  The  given 
 sentence  states  that  you  are  welcome  to  have  a  portion  of  this 
 light  refreshment.  Hence,  ‘to  partake  of’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.569.(b)  We  always  use  ‘than’  when  we  do  a  comparison 
 between  two  things,  people,  etc.  Similarly  in  the  given  sentence, 
 the  viewership  of  a  TV  channel  is  being  compared  with  all  the 
 other channels. Hence,  ‘than any other channel’  is  the most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.570.(c)  The  phrase  ‘In  spite  of’  will  be  replaced  with 
 ‘although’  which  means  ‘and  yet’.  However,  the  given  sentence 
 states  that  the  narrator's  niece’s  dog  Casper  is  very  mischievous, 
 and  yet  he  is  lovable.  Hence,  ‘Although  my  niece’s’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.571.(c)  We  will  remove  ‘each’  to  grammatically  correct  the 
 given  sentence.  Hence,  ‘the  other’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.572.(b)  We  will  replace  ‘pleasantly’  with  ‘kindly’  to 
 grammatically  correct  the  given  sentence.  Hence,  ‘may  kindly’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.573.(a)  The initial part of the given sentence  is incomplete 
 as it requires a gerund(being). Hence,  ‘since being  set up’  is the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.574.(a)  ‘Make up one’s mind’ is a phrase that  means to make 
 a  decision.  Similarly  in  the  given  sentence,  the  narrator  is  unable 
 to  decide  about  taking  a  vacation.  Hence,  ‘make  up’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.575.(d)  We  cannot  use  the  article  ‘a’  before  shops(plural)  & 
 we  cannot  write  ‘more’  with  a  comparative  degree  ‘nicer’.  Hence, 
 ‘far nicer’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.576.(b)  We  generally  use  the  modal  verb  ‘would’  when  we 
 want  to  politely  request  someone  for  something.  Similarly  in  the 
 given  sentence,  someone  is  asking  politely  to  close  the  window. 
 Hence,  ‘Would you be’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.577.(a)  ‘One’  means  any  person,  but  not  any  particular 
 person.  However,  when  we  use  ‘one’  in  a  sentence  we  always 
 use  ‘one’  as  a  pronoun  not  pronouns  like  you,  him,  he,  etc. 
 Moreover,  ‘one’  is  a  singular  subject  so  it  will  take  ‘sees’  as  a 
 singular verb. Hence,  ‘one sees’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.578.(a)  ‘Make  out’  is  a  phrasal  verb  which  means  to  see, 
 hear  or  understand  something  with  di?culty.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  it  is  di?cult  to  understand  what  this  doctor  writes. 
 Hence,  ‘make out’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.579.(b)  If  the  relative  pronoun  is  followed  by  a  ‘verb’,  then 
 the  relative  pronoun  must  be  ‘Who’  and  if  it  is  followed  by  a  ‘noun 
 or  pronoun’,  then  the  relative  pronoun  must  be  ‘Whom’.  Similarly, 
 in  the  given  sentence,  the  relative  pronoun  is  followed  by  a 
 ‘verb(was)’.  Hence,  ‘Who  is  the  person’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.580.(a)  No improvement. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.581.(d)  The  sentence  will  have  a  bare  in?nitive(without  the 
 preposition  ‘to’).  Hence,  ‘going  out’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.582.(a) No substitution required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
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 Q.583.  Do I need  ?nish this work today itself? 
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 (a) Must I to  (b) Need I 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) Do I must 
 Q.584.  The  show  ?opped  miserably  to  the  utter  disappointment 
 of everybody. 
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 (a) by the utterly  (b) for the utter 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) at an utter 
 Q.585.  The  news  about  the  surge  in  Covid-19  cases  is 
 broadcasted  every morning. 
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 (a) are broadcast  (b) is broadcast 
 (c) are broadcasted  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.586.  Is this the  same book like  our teacher recommended? 
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 (a) No improvement required  (b) same book who 
 (c) similar book that  (d) same book as 
 Q.587.  Megha’s  habit  of  procrastination  puts  her  colleagues  on 
 lot of trouble. 
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 (a) to a lot of trouble  (b) in lot of troubles 
 (c) into lot troubles  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.588.  It is  the true fact  that the second wave of  Covid-19 that 
 has gripped India is more deadly. 
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 (a) the correct fact  (b) No improvement required 
 (c) a real fact  (d) a fact 
 Q.589.  He felt dejected but the feeling  passed out  in a minute. 
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 (a) No improvement required  (b) passed off 
 (c) passed on  (d) passed back 
 Q.590.  The  magistrate  acquitted  him  of  all  charges  and  set  him 
 free. 
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 (a) atoned him from  (b) No improvement required 
 (c) apprehended him in  (d) accused him for 
 Q.591.  These shoes are  cheap as well durable  . 
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 (a) more cheaper than durable       (b) both cheap and durable 
 (c) No improvement required         (d) neither cheaper nor durable 
 Q.592.  He denied  if he had  caused the accident. 
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 (a) not to had  (b) of having 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) that he had 
 Q.593.  Sal  trees  have  been  planted  in  relatively  three-fourth  of 
 the forest area. 
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 (a) No improvement required  (b) nearly three-fourths 
 (c) about three-fourth  (d) around three-fourth 
 Q.594.  The  shopkeeper  was  obliged  to  dispense  to  the  service 
 of his salesman. 
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 (a) with the services  (b) by the services 
 (c) away the service  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.595.  Why did you take this toy  along  the child? 
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 (a) at  (b) No improvement required        (c) by  (d) from 
 Q.596.  You must start your work without  some farther  delay  . 
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 (a) much far delay  (b) any further delay 
 (c) any farther delay  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.597.  Often we  ourselves  are responsible for our  ill health. 
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 (a) themselves  (b) yourself 
 (c) ourself  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.598.  It was  too  an interesting movie. 
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 (a) so        (b) such        (c) enough   (d) No improvement required 
 Q.599.  I found my bag  to lie  where I had left it. 
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 (a) No improvement required  (b) to be lying 
 (c) lying  (d) to lay 
 Q.600.  How many sums  had you solve  so far? 
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 (a) No improvement required  (b) are you solving 
 (c) have you solved  (d) do you solve 
 Q.601.  The report that markets  are open  is not true. 
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 (a) was open  (b) have open 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) has opened 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.583.(b) Need I 
 “  Modal  +  Subject  +  V 
 1 
 (  ?rst  form  of  the  verb  )”  is  the  correct 
 grammatical  structure  for  the  given  interrogative  sentence. 
 Hence, ‘Need(modal) I(subject)’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.584.(c) No improvement required. 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.585.(b)  is broadcast 
 We  can’t  make  the  past  form  of  some  verbs(forecast,  cost, 
 broadcast,  etc)  by  simply  adding  ‘ed’  to  them.  It  means  the  past 
 form  of  these  verbs  remains  the  same  as  the  present  form  like 
 the  past  form  of  ‘broadcast’  is  ‘broadcast’  and  not  broadcasted. 
 However,  we  always  use  a  singular  verb  after  an  uncountable 
 noun(news).  Hence,  ‘is  broadcast’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.586.(d)  same book as 
 We  generally  use  ‘like’  for  giving  examples  of  something. 
 However,  the  phrase  ‘same  as’  means  someone  or  something 
 that  is  exactly  like  another  thing.  Similarly,  the  given  sentence 
 talks  about  a  book  that  is  exactly  the  same  book  that  the  teacher 
 recommended.  Hence,  ‘same  book  as’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.587.(a)  to a lot of trouble 
 The  phrase  ‘put  someone  to  trouble’  means  make  somebody 
 work  extra  and  cause  problems.  Similarly  in  the  given  sentence, 
 Megha’s  habit  makes  his  colleagues  do  extra  work  and  creates 
 problems.  Hence,  ‘to  a  lot  of  trouble’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.588.(d)  a fact 
 The  ‘fact’  mentioned  in  the  given  sentence  is  non-speci?c  and 
 we  generally  use  the  de?nite  article  ‘a’  before  any  non-speci?c  or 
 non-particular noun. Hence, ‘a fact’ is the most appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.589.(b)  passed off 
 ‘Passed  out’  means  to  become  unconscious  for  a  short  time  & 
 ‘Passed  off’  means  to  evade  or  lightly  dismiss  an  awkward 
 remark.  However,  the  given  sentence  states  that  the  feeling  of 
 dejection  was  evaded  or  dismissed  in  a  minute.  Hence,  ‘passed 
 off’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.590.(b)  No improvement required 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.591.(b)  both cheap and durable 
 The  phrase  ‘as  well  as’  is  incomplete  in  the  given  sentence  and 
 we  are  discussing  two  qualities  (low  price  &  durability)  of  the 
 shoes.  Hence,  ‘both’  which  means  ‘the  one  as  well  as  the  other’ 
 will  be  used  for  the  two  qualities  &  ‘both  cheap  and  durable’ 
 becomes the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.592.(d)  that he had 
 We generally use ‘If’ in a conditional sentence but the given 
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 being(V-ing)’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.530.(c)  ‘Enduring’  means  continuing  for  a  long  time. 
 However,  the  given  sentence  states  that  one’s  family  plays  an 
 important  role  in  continuing  the  age-old  traditions  that  had 
 lasted  for  a  long  time.  Hence,  ‘signi?cant  role  in  enduring  the 
 trends’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.531.(a) Wizened  - shrivelled and wrinkled with  age. 
 Shrunken  -  having  become  smaller  or  made  smaller  than  before, 
 and possibly less attractive 
 Dried  - with all the liquid removed from it 
 Bony  - so thin that you can see the shape of the bones 
 Sol.532.(a)  ‘Drove  me’  means  to  motivate,  compel,  or  impel  one 
 to  do  something.  Whereas,  ‘carry  me’  means  to  escort  or 
 accompany  someone  to  a  particular  place  or  location.  Similarly, 
 the  given  sentence  states  that  sincerity  and  patience 
 accompanied  the  narrator  through  all  odds  and  problems  of  life. 
 Hence, ‘carried me’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.533.(b) “  Look forward + to + V-in  g”  is grammatically  the 
 correct structure for the given sentence. Hence, ‘look forward to 
 helping(V-ing)’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.534.(b)  The  word  ‘raise’  means  to  elevate  something  to  a 
 higher  level/position.  However,  the  word  ‘rise’  means  to  get  up 
 or  go  to  a  higher  position  from  a  lower  position.  Similarly,  the 
 given  sentence  states  that  the  sun  goes  to  a  higher  position 
 from  a  lower  position  in  the  east  every  day.  Hence,  ‘the  sun  rises 
 in the east’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.535.(b)  ‘Carried  away’  means  to  be  so  excited  that  one  is  no 
 longer  in  control  of  one's  behavior  as  one  gets  emotionally 
 charged.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the  narrator  got  excited 
 by  her  rapturous  song.  Hence,  ‘carried  away’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.536.(c)  ‘Held  out’  means  to  continue  in  a  situation  that  is 
 dangerous  or  di?cult.  Similarly,  the  given  sentence  states  that 
 the  Ukrainian  soldiers  continued  to  be  in  a  di?cult  situation  for 
 several weeks. Hence,  ‘held out’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.537.(b)  Either  the  structure  ‘have  +  used(V 
 3 
 )’  is  correct  for 
 the  given  sentence  or  the  modal  verb  ‘can’  &  the  verb  ‘use’  must 
 be  in  the  same  present  tense.  Hence,  ‘that  she  can  use  my  car  to 
 get around’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.538.(a)  There  is  an  adverb  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 adverb  ‘though’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘still’.  Hence,  ‘still 
 controllable’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.539.(c)  The  correct  phrase  is  'were  playing  in  the  garden'  as 
 'frolicking'  means  behaving  in  a  happy  and  playful  manner 
 whereas  'playing'  means  taking  part  in  a  game  or  a  sport.  The 
 word  'playing'  makes  the  sentence  meaningful.  Hence,  'were 
 playing in the garden'  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.540.(d)  The  words  ‘feeble’  &  ‘unhappy’  are  contextually  more 
 correct  in  place  of  ‘week’  &  ‘sad’.  Moreover,  we  will  use  the  past 
 form  of  ‘make’.  Hence,  ‘made  her  feeble  and  unhappy’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.541.(b)  The  given  sentence  needs  an  in?nitive(preposition 
 ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 )  and  not  a  continuous  form  verb  (cleaning).  Hence,  ‘to 
 clean(V 
 1 
 ) up’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.542.(d)  The given sentence needs a gerund(V-ing)  and not 
 an  in?nitive(preposition  ‘to’  +  V 
 1 
 ).  Hence,  ‘living(V-ing)  in  the 
 countryside’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.543.(a)  The  phrasal  verb  ‘cut  in’  means  to  interrupt  someone 
 while  they  are  speaking.  The  given  sentence  states  that  it  is  a 
 bad habit to cut in while someone is speaking. Hence,  ‘cut in’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.544.(b)  There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence. 
 The  preposition  ‘into’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘for’.  Hence, 
 ‘heading for’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.545.(d)  The  phrase  ‘as  much  as  possible’  means  to  a 
 feasible  extent.  The  given  sentence  states  that  one  must  care 
 for  family  members  to  a  feasible  extent.  Hence,  ‘as  much  for 
 family members as possible’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.546.(d) talked over 
 There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 preposition  ‘of’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘over’  because  ‘talk  over’  is 
 the  correct  phrase  that  means  to  discuss  something  thoroughly. 
 Hence, ‘over’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.547.(b)  The  verbs  ‘embarrased’  &  ‘crying’  must  be  replaced 
 with  ‘humiliated’  &  ‘weeping’  because  they  are  grammatically 
 more  suitable  in  the  context  of  the  sentence.  Hence,  ‘humiliated 
 and started weeping’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.548.(b)  ‘Turn  up  one’s  nose’  is  an  idiom  that  means  to  refuse 
 to  take  or  accept  something  because  it  is  not  good  enough.  The 
 given  sentence  states  that  some  politicians  refuse  to  take  or 
 accept  the  hard  life  of  downtrodden  people.  Hence,  ‘turn  up  their 
 nose’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.549.(a) heavily 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb  to  modify  the  verb(raining) 
 and  not  an  adjective(heaviest).  Hence,  ‘raining  heavily’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer 
 Sol.550.(b) Devoid  - not having a particular quality 
 Filled  - to make something full or to become full 
 Bereft  - completely lacking something 
 Roused  - to make somebody wake up 
 Strained  - worried because of having too much to deal  with 
 Sol.551.(a)  Set  up  is  a  phrasal  verb.  It  means  to  build  something 
 or  put  something  somewhere.  So  the  word  ‘for’  is  incorrect.The 
 sentence  is  in  past  tense  so  had  will  be  used.  Hence  option  ‘a’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.552.(a)  The  word  around  and  into  has  been  used  together 
 incorrectly.Remove the word around. 
 The  correct  sentence  will  be-  The  minor  project  put  forward  by 
 the  government  is  now  moving  into  its  third  year.So  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.553.(b)  Put  up  with  -  It  is  a  phrasal  verb  which  means  to  bear 
 or tolerate something. 
 Sol.554.(b)  Provoke  means  to  stimulate  or  arouse  some  feelings 
 esp  anger  .Exasperate  means  to  irritate  and  frustrate  (someone) 
 intensely. So option b is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.555.(d)  A  state  of  awed  admiration  and  respect  - 
 wonderment 
 Sol.556.(a)  An  adjective  of  superlative  degree  is  to  be  used.  So 
 option a  “the fastest”  will be the most appropriate  answer. 
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 Sol.557.(c)  lean, tough, and sinewy - wiry 
 Sinewy is used (of a person or animal) lean and muscular. 
 Sol.558.(b)  To  'ran  into'  means  to  experience  a  di?cult  situation 
 or a problem. In the given question Mr Swami ran into a debt 
 Sol.559.(a)  Outdoors  means  outside  a  building  or  shelter.  So 
 option a will be  the most appropriate answer. 
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 Q.560.  The  student  apologised  the  teacher  for  the  delay  in 
 submitting the assignment. 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No substitution required         (b) is apologising the teacher 
 (c) apologised to the teacher       (d) has apologised the teacher 
 Q.561.  I have been wondering  at taking  skating as  a hobby 
 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) on taking to  (b) about taking up 
 (c) to take up  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.562.  He’s not  so friendly like  she is 
 SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) so friendly as  (b) as friendly like 
 (c) so friendly that  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.563.  We  might  as  well  watch  a  ?lm  on  TV  as  there’s  nothing 
 much to do. 
 SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a)  No improvement required  (b) may as such 
 (c) may as well as  (d) might well 
 Q.564.  The old lady needed love and care  beyond  money. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) besides (b) No substitution required (c) beside  (d) beneath 
 Q.565.  I  imagine  you  have  learnt  a  valuable  lesson  from  this 
 experience,  didn’t you  ? 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) did you?  (b) haven’t you? 
 (c) have you?  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.566.  My father was always  ordering about my sister. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) ordering on my sister  (b) ordering my sister about 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) giving order for my sister 
 Q.567.  None of the boys was  willing to admit  that  he was in the 
 wrong. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) willing to admitting 
 (c) ready to admitting  (d) admit 
 Q.568.  You are welcome  to partake  this light refreshment. 
 SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) to partake of 
 (c) for partaking  (d) in partaken 
 Q.569.  This  TV  channel  has  a  larger  viewership  from  another 
 channel. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) from the other channel  (b) than any other channel 
 (c) No substitution required                (d) from any other channel 
 Q.570.  In  s  p  ite  of  my  niece’s  dog  Casper  is  very  mischievous,  he 
 is lovable. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Nevertheless my niece  (b) No substitution required 
 (c) Although my niece’s  (d) However my nieces 
 Q.571.  They each listened carefully to what  each other  said. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) each another  (b)No improvement required 
 (c) the other  (d) one another 
 Q.572.  The  dress  may  pleasantly  be  delivered  to  us  at  the 
 earliest. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) may kindly 
 (c) might kindly  (d) must pleasantly 
 Q.573.  Since settin  g  u  p  , the charity has raised a  million dollars. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Since being set up  (b) From setting up 
 (c) Since setting  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.574.  I  can’t  make  ou  t  my  mind  about  taking  a  vacation  in 
 winter. 
 SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) make up  (b) made out  (c) No substitution required (d) Make on 
 Q.575.  There are  a bit nice  shops in the town centre. 
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 (a) a bit nicer  (b) far more nicer 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) far nicer 
 Q.576.  Would you have been  so kind as to close the  window? 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) Would you be 
 (c) Would you being  (d) Will you been 
 Q.577.  Often it makes one wonder at the sights  you  see. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) one sees (b) one see (c) you saw (d) No substitution required 
 Q.578.  It is quite di?cult to  make on  what this  doctor writes. 
 SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) make out (b) make in (c) No substitution required (d) made on 
 Q.579.  Whom  was  the  p  erson  that  you  wanted  me  to  contact 
 there? 
 SSC  CGL 21/04/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) Who is the person 
 (c) Whom is the person  (d) Whom were the persons 
 Q.580.  We had to undergo  a great many di?culties. 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) No improvement  (b) a great many di?culty 
 (c) great many di?culties  (d) much great di?culties 
 Q.581.  I don’t fancy  to  g  o out  t  his evening. 
 SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) to going outside  (b) No improvement required 
 (c) to be going out  (d) going out 
 Q.582.  While  the  online  class  was  going  on,  they  had  to  keep 
 their cameras on. 
 SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (afternoon) 
 (a) No substitution required          (b) have kept their cameras on 
 (c) are keeping their camera on    (d) had keep the camera on 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.560.(c)  The preposition ‘to’ is missing in the  given sentence. 
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 Hence,  ‘apologised  to  the  teacher’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.561.(b)  There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence. 
 The  preposition  ‘at’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘about’  as  we 
 generally  use  the  preposition  ‘about’  with  ‘wonder’.  Hence,  ‘about 
 taking up’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.562.(a)  ‘As’  is  used  for  comparing  people  or  things  &  ‘like’  is 
 used  for  giving  examples.  However,  in  the  given  sentence,  two 
 persons  are  being  compared  on  the  basis  of  friendliness.  Hence, 
 ‘so friendly as’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.563.(a) No improvement required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.564.(a)  ‘Besides’  means  in  addition  to  or  as  well  as 
 somebody/something.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the  old 
 lady  needed  love  and  care  as  well  as  money.  Hence,  ‘besides’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.565.(b)  According  to  the  “  Question  Tag  rule  ”,  if  the 
 statement  is  positive,  the  question  tag  will  be  negative  but  in  the 
 contracted  form(‘t)  &  Vice-versa.  However,  the  sentence  and  the 
 question  tag  must  be  in  the  same  tense  .  Similarly,  the  given 
 sentence  is  positive  so  the  question  tag  will  be 
 negative(haven’t).  Hence,  ‘haven’t  you?’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.566.(b)  The  position  of  the  preposition  ‘about’  is  incorrect  in 
 the  given  sentence  it  must  be  placed  after  the  noun  ‘sister’. 
 Hence,  ‘ordering  my  sister  about’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.567.(a) No substitution required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.568.(b)  The  phrase  ‘partake  of’  means  to  experience 
 something  along  with  others  or  to  have  a  portion.  The  given 
 sentence  states  that  you  are  welcome  to  have  a  portion  of  this 
 light  refreshment.  Hence,  ‘to  partake  of’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.569.(b)  We  always  use  ‘than’  when  we  do  a  comparison 
 between  two  things,  people,  etc.  Similarly  in  the  given  sentence, 
 the  viewership  of  a  TV  channel  is  being  compared  with  all  the 
 other channels. Hence,  ‘than any other channel’  is  the most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.570.(c)  The  phrase  ‘In  spite  of’  will  be  replaced  with 
 ‘although’  which  means  ‘and  yet’.  However,  the  given  sentence 
 states  that  the  narrator's  niece’s  dog  Casper  is  very  mischievous, 
 and  yet  he  is  lovable.  Hence,  ‘Although  my  niece’s’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.571.(c)  We  will  remove  ‘each’  to  grammatically  correct  the 
 given  sentence.  Hence,  ‘the  other’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.572.(b)  We  will  replace  ‘pleasantly’  with  ‘kindly’  to 
 grammatically  correct  the  given  sentence.  Hence,  ‘may  kindly’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.573.(a)  The initial part of the given sentence  is incomplete 
 as it requires a gerund(being). Hence,  ‘since being  set up’  is the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.574.(a)  ‘Make up one’s mind’ is a phrase that  means to make 
 a  decision.  Similarly  in  the  given  sentence,  the  narrator  is  unable 
 to  decide  about  taking  a  vacation.  Hence,  ‘make  up’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.575.(d)  We  cannot  use  the  article  ‘a’  before  shops(plural)  & 
 we  cannot  write  ‘more’  with  a  comparative  degree  ‘nicer’.  Hence, 
 ‘far nicer’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.576.(b)  We  generally  use  the  modal  verb  ‘would’  when  we 
 want  to  politely  request  someone  for  something.  Similarly  in  the 
 given  sentence,  someone  is  asking  politely  to  close  the  window. 
 Hence,  ‘Would you be’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.577.(a)  ‘One’  means  any  person,  but  not  any  particular 
 person.  However,  when  we  use  ‘one’  in  a  sentence  we  always 
 use  ‘one’  as  a  pronoun  not  pronouns  like  you,  him,  he,  etc. 
 Moreover,  ‘one’  is  a  singular  subject  so  it  will  take  ‘sees’  as  a 
 singular verb. Hence,  ‘one sees’  is the most appropriate  answer. 
 Sol.578.(a)  ‘Make  out’  is  a  phrasal  verb  which  means  to  see, 
 hear  or  understand  something  with  di?culty.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  it  is  di?cult  to  understand  what  this  doctor  writes. 
 Hence,  ‘make out’  is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.579.(b)  If  the  relative  pronoun  is  followed  by  a  ‘verb’,  then 
 the  relative  pronoun  must  be  ‘Who’  and  if  it  is  followed  by  a  ‘noun 
 or  pronoun’,  then  the  relative  pronoun  must  be  ‘Whom’.  Similarly, 
 in  the  given  sentence,  the  relative  pronoun  is  followed  by  a 
 ‘verb(was)’.  Hence,  ‘Who  is  the  person’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.580.(a)  No improvement. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.581.(d)  The  sentence  will  have  a  bare  in?nitive(without  the 
 preposition  ‘to’).  Hence,  ‘going  out’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.582.(a) No substitution required. 
 The sentence is grammatically correct. 
 SSC CGL 2020 Tier - 2 
 Q.583.  Do I need  ?nish this work today itself? 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) Must I to  (b) Need I 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) Do I must 
 Q.584.  The  show  ?opped  miserably  to  the  utter  disappointment 
 of everybody. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) by the utterly  (b) for the utter 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) at an utter 
 Q.585.  The  news  about  the  surge  in  Covid-19  cases  is 
 broadcasted  every morning. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) are broadcast  (b) is broadcast 
 (c) are broadcasted  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.586.  Is this the  same book like  our teacher recommended? 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) same book who 
 (c) similar book that  (d) same book as 
 Q.587.  Megha’s  habit  of  procrastination  puts  her  colleagues  on 
 lot of trouble. 
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 (a) to a lot of trouble  (b) in lot of troubles 
 (c) into lot troubles  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.588.  It is  the true fact  that the second wave of  Covid-19 that 
 has gripped India is more deadly. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) the correct fact  (b) No improvement required 
 (c) a real fact  (d) a fact 
 Q.589.  He felt dejected but the feeling  passed out  in a minute. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) passed off 
 (c) passed on  (d) passed back 
 Q.590.  The  magistrate  acquitted  him  of  all  charges  and  set  him 
 free. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) atoned him from  (b) No improvement required 
 (c) apprehended him in  (d) accused him for 
 Q.591.  These shoes are  cheap as well durable  . 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) more cheaper than durable       (b) both cheap and durable 
 (c) No improvement required         (d) neither cheaper nor durable 
 Q.592.  He denied  if he had  caused the accident. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) not to had  (b) of having 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) that he had 
 Q.593.  Sal  trees  have  been  planted  in  relatively  three-fourth  of 
 the forest area. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) nearly three-fourths 
 (c) about three-fourth  (d) around three-fourth 
 Q.594.  The  shopkeeper  was  obliged  to  dispense  to  the  service 
 of his salesman. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022) 
 (a) with the services  (b) by the services 
 (c) away the service  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.595.  Why did you take this toy  along  the child? 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) 
 (a) at  (b) No improvement required        (c) by  (d) from 
 Q.596.  You must start your work without  some farther  delay  . 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) 
 (a) much far delay  (b) any further delay 
 (c) any farther delay  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.597.  Often we  ourselves  are responsible for our  ill health. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) 
 (a) themselves  (b) yourself 
 (c) ourself  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.598.  It was  too  an interesting movie. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) 
 (a) so        (b) such        (c) enough   (d) No improvement required 
 Q.599.  I found my bag  to lie  where I had left it. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) to be lying 
 (c) lying  (d) to lay 
 Q.600.  How many sums  had you solve  so far? 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) are you solving 
 (c) have you solved  (d) do you solve 
 Q.601.  The report that markets  are open  is not true. 
 SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022) 
 (a) was open  (b) have open 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) has opened 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.583.(b) Need I 
 “  Modal  +  Subject  +  V 
 1 
 (  ?rst  form  of  the  verb  )”  is  the  correct 
 grammatical  structure  for  the  given  interrogative  sentence. 
 Hence, ‘Need(modal) I(subject)’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.584.(c) No improvement required. 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.585.(b)  is broadcast 
 We  can’t  make  the  past  form  of  some  verbs(forecast,  cost, 
 broadcast,  etc)  by  simply  adding  ‘ed’  to  them.  It  means  the  past 
 form  of  these  verbs  remains  the  same  as  the  present  form  like 
 the  past  form  of  ‘broadcast’  is  ‘broadcast’  and  not  broadcasted. 
 However,  we  always  use  a  singular  verb  after  an  uncountable 
 noun(news).  Hence,  ‘is  broadcast’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.586.(d)  same book as 
 We  generally  use  ‘like’  for  giving  examples  of  something. 
 However,  the  phrase  ‘same  as’  means  someone  or  something 
 that  is  exactly  like  another  thing.  Similarly,  the  given  sentence 
 talks  about  a  book  that  is  exactly  the  same  book  that  the  teacher 
 recommended.  Hence,  ‘same  book  as’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.587.(a)  to a lot of trouble 
 The  phrase  ‘put  someone  to  trouble’  means  make  somebody 
 work  extra  and  cause  problems.  Similarly  in  the  given  sentence, 
 Megha’s  habit  makes  his  colleagues  do  extra  work  and  creates 
 problems.  Hence,  ‘to  a  lot  of  trouble’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.588.(d)  a fact 
 The  ‘fact’  mentioned  in  the  given  sentence  is  non-speci?c  and 
 we  generally  use  the  de?nite  article  ‘a’  before  any  non-speci?c  or 
 non-particular noun. Hence, ‘a fact’ is the most appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.589.(b)  passed off 
 ‘Passed  out’  means  to  become  unconscious  for  a  short  time  & 
 ‘Passed  off’  means  to  evade  or  lightly  dismiss  an  awkward 
 remark.  However,  the  given  sentence  states  that  the  feeling  of 
 dejection  was  evaded  or  dismissed  in  a  minute.  Hence,  ‘passed 
 off’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.590.(b)  No improvement required 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.591.(b)  both cheap and durable 
 The  phrase  ‘as  well  as’  is  incomplete  in  the  given  sentence  and 
 we  are  discussing  two  qualities  (low  price  &  durability)  of  the 
 shoes.  Hence,  ‘both’  which  means  ‘the  one  as  well  as  the  other’ 
 will  be  used  for  the  two  qualities  &  ‘both  cheap  and  durable’ 
 becomes the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.592.(d)  that he had 
 We generally use ‘If’ in a conditional sentence but the given 
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 sentence  is  a  general  statement.  However,  we  generally  use 
 ‘that’  to  introduce  the  next  clause  in  a  general  statement.  Hence, 
 we  will  replace  ‘if’  with  ‘that’  &  ‘that  he  had’  becomes  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.593.(b)  nearly three-fourths 
 ‘  Three-fourths  +  of  +  somethin  g”  will  be  the  correct 
 grammatical  structure  for  the  given  sentence.  Hence,  ‘nearly 
 three-fourths’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.594.(a)  with the services 
 There  is  a  prepositional  error  in  the  given  sentence.  The 
 preposition  ‘to’  must  be  replaced  with  ‘with’  because  ‘dispense’ 
 generally  takes  the  preposition  ‘with’.  Hence,  ‘with  the  services’ 
 is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.595.(d) from 
 The  preposition  ‘along’  that  means  from  one  end  to  or  towards 
 the  other  end  of  something  must  be  replaced  with  ‘from’. 
 However,  “From’  also  means  showing  that  somebody/something 
 is  taken  away,  removed,  or  separated  from 
 somebody/something  else.  Similarly,  the  given  sentence  states 
 that  the  toy  is  taken  away  from  the  child.  Hence,  ‘from’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.596.(b) any further delay 
 ‘Farther’  means  to  a  greater  distance  and  ‘Further’  means  to  a 
 greater  degree.  However,  the  phrase  ‘without  any  further  delay’ 
 means  to  immediately  do  something.  Hence,  ‘any  further  delay’ 
 is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.597.(d)  No improvement required. 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.598.(b)  Such 
 ‘Too’  is  used  in  the  sentences  with  a  negative  sense.  But,  the 
 given  sentence  has  a  positive  sense  as  the  movie  was 
 interesting.  However,  ‘such’  is  used  for  emphasizing  the  degree 
 of  something  like  such  a  nice  play,  such  a  bad  boy,  etc.  Hence, 
 we  will  replace  ‘too’  with  ‘such’  to  grammatically  correct  the 
 sentence. 
 Sol.599.(c) lying  . 
 Lying  is  derived  from  the  word  lie.  It  means  to  be  in  a  speci?c 
 state  or,  remain,  or  be  kept  in  a  speci?ed  state  like  the  bag  was 
 kept  in  a  speci?ed  position  in  the  sentence.  However,  the  given 
 sentence  will  have  bare  in?nitive  means  without  the  preposition 
 ‘to’. Hence, ‘lying’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.600.(c) have you solved 
 According  to  the  “  Subject-Verb  Agreement  Rule  ”,  a  singular 
 subject  always  takes  a  singular  verb  and  a  plural  subject  always 
 takes  a  plural  verb.  In  the  given  sentence,  ‘Sums’  is  a  plural 
 subject  that  will  take  ‘have’  as  a  plural  verb.  However,  “have  + 
 V 
 3 
 (the  third  form  of  the  verb)”  is  the  correct  grammatical 
 structure  for  the  given  sentence.  Hence,  ‘have  you  solved(V 
 3 
 )’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.601.(c)  No improvement required. 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 SSC MTS 2020 Tier - 1 
 Q.602.  During  the  winter  months  the  bears  go  without  food  by 
 nearly  six to seven months. 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) for quite 
 (c) from almost  (d) for almost 
 Q.603.  Once  Birbal  was  forbidden  for  attending  the  king’s  free 
 lunch. 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) from attending  (b) in attending 
 (c) No substitution required  (d) to be attending 
 Q.604.  We  watched  the  workman  to  be  removing  the  damaged 
 tiles. 
 SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) to removing  (b) remove 
 (c) to remove  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.605.  The strong wind  blow off  all the candles. 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) blew out 
 (c) blow up  (d) blowing away 
 Q.606.  He  got  away  from  punishment  as  there  was  not  enough 
 evidence against him. 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) was getting away from  (b) No substitution required 
 (c) gets away from  (d) got out with 
 Q.607.  It  is  much  more  di?cult  to  judge  oneself  than  to  judge 
 others. 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Afternoon) 
 (a) more di?culty  (b) much di?cult 
 (c) much more di?culty  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.608.  Very  soon,  the  people  ?nd  out  as  the  snake  was 
 harmless and the boys began to tease it mercilessly. 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) found out that  (b) ?nds out but 
 (c) No substitution required  (d) ?nding out so 
 Q.609.  I have online science classes  for Wednesdays. 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) on Wednesdays  (b) from Wednesdays 
 (c) in Wednesdays  (d) at Wednesdays 
 Q.610.  If  the  town  had  been  built  at  a  lower  altitude,  it  will  be  a 
 lot warmer. 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) would be (b) should be (c) will have been  (d) would have been 
 Q.611.  People  are  slowly  returning  to  their  normal  routine  after 
 opening up  of the lockdown. 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) opening down 
 (c) closing up  (d) closing 
 Q.612.  I don’t think we can talk to him at all. He  wasn’t listening. 
 SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) didn’t listen  (b) doesn't listen 
 (c) hadn’t listened  (d) will not listening 
 Q.613.  Our  school  has  been  issued  instructions  to  restrict  online 
 classes to two hours  towards  the primary classes. 
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 (a) from  (b) No substitution required  (c) for  (d) into 
 Q.614.  Ritu  goes to Singapore  for her holidays last  December. 
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 (a) was going to Singapore  (b) went to Singapore 
 (c) has gone to Singapore  (d) had gone to Singapore 
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