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 Pinnacle  Sentence Improvement 
 SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT 
 Direction  :-  [  Q.1.  to  Q.788.]  Select  the  most  appropriate  option 
 to  substitute  the  underline/Bold  segment  in  the  given  sentence. 
 If  there  is  no  need  to  improve  it,  select  ‘no  improvement 
 required’. 
 SSC CHSL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.1.  I  decided  to  call  out  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see 
 if any of them had the book I needed. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) call on (b) No substitution required (c) call around (d) call off 
 Q.2.  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  so  beautiful  as  the 
 Red Fort. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) This less known heritage building is much beautiful than the 
 Red Fort. 
 (b) This heritage building is as beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 (c) This lesser known heritage building is very much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 (d) This lesser known heritage building is as much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 Q.3.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 the  parts  may  contain  an  error.  Select  the  option  that  recti?es 
 the  error.  If  you  don’t  ?nd  any  error,  mark  ‘No  error’  as  your 
 answer. 
 It  was  the  home  minister  of  the  country  who  took  the  decision  to 
 change  a  laws  pertaining  to  migration  of  people  from  one  state 
 to another. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) No error  (b) an home minister 
 (c) the migration  (d) the laws pertaining 
 Q.4.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 them  contains  an  error.  The  underlined  parts  are  given  as 
 options  with  some  changes.  Select  the  option  that  correctly 
 recti?es the error. 
 The  ?lm  received  critical  acclaim  for  being  a  more  innovative 
 movie  of the year  . 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) Film receives (b) Acclaim at (c) In the year (d) An innovative 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.1.(c) call around 
 The  phrasal  verb  ‘call  around’  means  to  phone  different  people 
 or  places.  The  given  sentence  states  that  I  decided  to  make 
 phone  calls  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see  if  any  of 
 them  had  the  book  I  needed.  Hence,  ‘call  around’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.2.(d)  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  as  much 
 beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 ‘So…as’  is  used  with  ‘not’  to  show  that  two  things  are  not  equal. 
 ‘As…as’  or  ‘As  much…  as’  is  used  to  show  that  two  things  are 
 equal  in  certain  respects.  According  to  option  (d),  the  lesser 
 known  building  and  the  Red  fort  are  equally  beautiful.  Hence, 
 option (d) has the correct sentence. 
 Sol.3.(d) the laws pertaining 
 Article ‘a’ must be replaced with ‘the’. The ‘laws’ mentioned in the 
 given  sentence  are  speci?c  and  we  generally  use  the  de?nite 
 article  ‘the’  before  any  speci?c  or  particular  noun.  Hence,  ‘the 
 laws pertaining’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.4.(d) An innovative 
 ‘More’  must  be  removed  as  there  is  no  comparison  in  this 
 sentence.  Article  ‘a’  must  be  replaced  with  article  ‘an’  as  we  use 
 ‘an’  before  words  starting  with  a  vowel  sound  (an  apple,  an 
 umbrella,  an  MBA).  Hence,  ‘an  innovative’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CPO 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.5.  I will de?nitely  return your notes at  Saturday  evening. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) returned your notes on  (b) returning your  notes at 
 (c) No improvement required   (d) return your notes by 
 Q  .6.  My  sister  resembles  to  my  mother  a  lot  in  looks  and  in 
 temperament. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) is resembling to  (b) resembles 
 (c) has resemblance to  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .7.  Effective  communication  is  a  skill  that  can  signi?cant 
 enhance  your personal and professional life. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) which can signi?cant enhanced 
 (b) No improvement required 
 (c) which can signi?cantly enhancing 
 (d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 Q  .8.  We have received no information  so far to  the  main island. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) so farther from 
 (c) so far from  (d) such far from 
 Q  .9.  When  he  was  falsely  accused  of  embezzlement,  he  was 
 beside himself  in anger. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement  (b) he went beside himself 
 (c) he were beside himself    (d) he was besides himself 
 Q  .10.  She  is  married  with  a  rich  businessman  and  has  enough 
 money to splurge on luxuries. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) has marriage with  (b) is married to 
 (c) has married with  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .11.  Sherpas  have  prospered  and  come  along  the  way  from 
 being just porters to becoming mountaineers. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) are coming along  (b) come all along 
 (c) No improvement  (d) come a long way 
 Q.12.  You have a lot of coconut trees in your village,  do you  ? 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have you?  (b) don’t you? 
 (c) don’t they?  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.13.  By  next  summer,  I  will  have  completed  my  internship  and 
 will have returned to school. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) have returned to school. 
 (c) will return to school.  (d) returned to school. 
 Q.14.  Tomorrow, they  will be take a ?ight  to their  dream vacation 
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 Pinnacle  Sentence Improvement 
 SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT 
 Direction  :-  [  Q.1.  to  Q.788.]  Select  the  most  appropriate  option 
 to  substitute  the  underline/Bold  segment  in  the  given  sentence. 
 If  there  is  no  need  to  improve  it,  select  ‘no  improvement 
 required’. 
 SSC CHSL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.1.  I  decided  to  call  out  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see 
 if any of them had the book I needed. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) call on (b) No substitution required (c) call around (d) call off 
 Q.2.  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  so  beautiful  as  the 
 Red Fort. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) This less known heritage building is much beautiful than the 
 Red Fort. 
 (b) This heritage building is as beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 (c) This lesser known heritage building is very much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 (d) This lesser known heritage building is as much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 Q.3.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 the  parts  may  contain  an  error.  Select  the  option  that  recti?es 
 the  error.  If  you  don’t  ?nd  any  error,  mark  ‘No  error’  as  your 
 answer. 
 It  was  the  home  minister  of  the  country  who  took  the  decision  to 
 change  a  laws  pertaining  to  migration  of  people  from  one  state 
 to another. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) No error  (b) an home minister 
 (c) the migration  (d) the laws pertaining 
 Q.4.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 them  contains  an  error.  The  underlined  parts  are  given  as 
 options  with  some  changes.  Select  the  option  that  correctly 
 recti?es the error. 
 The  ?lm  received  critical  acclaim  for  being  a  more  innovative 
 movie  of the year  . 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) Film receives (b) Acclaim at (c) In the year (d) An innovative 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.1.(c) call around 
 The  phrasal  verb  ‘call  around’  means  to  phone  different  people 
 or  places.  The  given  sentence  states  that  I  decided  to  make 
 phone  calls  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see  if  any  of 
 them  had  the  book  I  needed.  Hence,  ‘call  around’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.2.(d)  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  as  much 
 beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 ‘So…as’  is  used  with  ‘not’  to  show  that  two  things  are  not  equal. 
 ‘As…as’  or  ‘As  much…  as’  is  used  to  show  that  two  things  are 
 equal  in  certain  respects.  According  to  option  (d),  the  lesser 
 known  building  and  the  Red  fort  are  equally  beautiful.  Hence, 
 option (d) has the correct sentence. 
 Sol.3.(d) the laws pertaining 
 Article ‘a’ must be replaced with ‘the’. The ‘laws’ mentioned in the 
 given  sentence  are  speci?c  and  we  generally  use  the  de?nite 
 article  ‘the’  before  any  speci?c  or  particular  noun.  Hence,  ‘the 
 laws pertaining’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.4.(d) An innovative 
 ‘More’  must  be  removed  as  there  is  no  comparison  in  this 
 sentence.  Article  ‘a’  must  be  replaced  with  article  ‘an’  as  we  use 
 ‘an’  before  words  starting  with  a  vowel  sound  (an  apple,  an 
 umbrella,  an  MBA).  Hence,  ‘an  innovative’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CPO 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.5.  I will de?nitely  return your notes at  Saturday  evening. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) returned your notes on  (b) returning your  notes at 
 (c) No improvement required   (d) return your notes by 
 Q  .6.  My  sister  resembles  to  my  mother  a  lot  in  looks  and  in 
 temperament. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) is resembling to  (b) resembles 
 (c) has resemblance to  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .7.  Effective  communication  is  a  skill  that  can  signi?cant 
 enhance  your personal and professional life. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) which can signi?cant enhanced 
 (b) No improvement required 
 (c) which can signi?cantly enhancing 
 (d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 Q  .8.  We have received no information  so far to  the  main island. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) so farther from 
 (c) so far from  (d) such far from 
 Q  .9.  When  he  was  falsely  accused  of  embezzlement,  he  was 
 beside himself  in anger. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement  (b) he went beside himself 
 (c) he were beside himself    (d) he was besides himself 
 Q  .10.  She  is  married  with  a  rich  businessman  and  has  enough 
 money to splurge on luxuries. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) has marriage with  (b) is married to 
 (c) has married with  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .11.  Sherpas  have  prospered  and  come  along  the  way  from 
 being just porters to becoming mountaineers. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) are coming along  (b) come all along 
 (c) No improvement  (d) come a long way 
 Q.12.  You have a lot of coconut trees in your village,  do you  ? 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have you?  (b) don’t you? 
 (c) don’t they?  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.13.  By  next  summer,  I  will  have  completed  my  internship  and 
 will have returned to school. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) have returned to school. 
 (c) will return to school.  (d) returned to school. 
 Q.14.  Tomorrow, they  will be take a ?ight  to their  dream vacation 
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 Pinnacle  Sentence Improvement 
 destination. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) will taking a ?ight  (b) be taking a ?ight 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) will be taking a ?ight 
 Q  .15.  As  bombs  keep  falling  on  Gaza,  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
 children  have been order to ?ee  their homes. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have been ordered to ?ee      (b) have been ordered ?eeing 
 (c) No improvement required     (d) has been ordered to ?ee 
 Q  .16.  The pollution level  ought to keep  under control. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) ought to be keeping 
 (c) ought to be kept  (d) ought to have kept 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.5.(d) return your notes by 
 Preposition  ‘by’  is  used  to  indicate  a  deadline  or  a  speci?c  time 
 before  which  the  action  will  be  completed.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  the  notes  will  be  returned  by  evening.  Hence,  ‘return 
 your notes by’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.6.(b) resembles 
 The  verb  ‘resembles’  does  not  take  the  preposition  ‘to’  after  it. 
 Hence, ‘resembles’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.7.(d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb(signi?cantly)  to  modify  the 
 verb  (enhance)  and  not  an  adjective  (signi?cant).  Hence,  ‘which 
 can signi?cantly enhance’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.8.(c) so far from 
 ‘From’  is  used  with  ‘receive’  to  indicate  the  source  destination  or 
 sender.  In  the  given  sentence,  ‘the  main  island’  is  the  source 
 destination  from  which  no  information  has  been  received  so  far. 
 Hence, ‘so far from’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.9.(a)  No improvement 
 ‘Be  beside  oneself’  is  a  phrase  which  means  to  be  in  an 
 extremely  emotional  state.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the 
 person  was  in  an  extreme  state  of  anger.  Hence,  option  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.10.(b) is married to 
 ‘To’  is  used  after  the  verb  ‘married’  in  the  passive  voice.  Hence, 
 'is married to' is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.11.(d) come a long way 
 The  phrase  ‘come  a  long  way’  means  to  make  signi?cant 
 progress  or  improvement.  The  given  sentence  states  that 
 Sherpas  have  prospered  and  made  signi?cant  progress  from 
 being  just  porters  to  becoming  mountaineers.  Hence,  ‘come  a 
 long way’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.12.(b) don’t you? 
 According  to  the  “Question  Tag  rule”,  if  the  statement  is  positive, 
 the  question  tag  will  be  negative  &  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(don’t).  Hence,  ‘don’t  you?’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.13.(d) returned to school 
 If  two  or  more  verbs  are  of  the  same  tense  then  the  helping  verb 
 is written only once before the ?rst verb. In the given sentence, 
 ‘will  have’  is  a  helping  verb  of  future  perfect  tense  and  has  been 
 used  for  both  verbs  (‘completed’  and  ‘returned’).  Hence,  ‘returned 
 to school’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.14.(d)  will be taking a ?ight 
 ‘Will  be  /  shall  be  +  V 
 ing 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical  structure  of 
 Future  continuous  tense.  Hence,  ‘will  be  taking  (V 
 ing 
 )  a  ?ight’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.15.(a) have been ordered to ?ee 
 ‘Subject  +  has/have  +  been  +  V 
 3 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical 
 structure  for  passive  voice  of  Present  perfect  tense.  ‘Ordered’  is 
 the  correct  third  form  of  ‘order’.  Hence,  ‘have  been  ordered(V 
 3 
 )  to 
 ?ee’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.  16  .(c)  ought to be kept under 
 Passive  voice  is  used  when  the  action  is  performed  upon  the 
 subject,  not  by  the  subject.  ‘Ought  to  +  be  +  V 
 3 
 ’  is  the  correct 
 passive  form.  Hence,  ‘ought  to  be  kept(V 
 3 
 )  under’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CGL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.17.  This is the  challenge  task I have ever encountered. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) more challenging  (b) most challenging 
 (c) challenging  (d) much challenging 
 Q.18.  Ashoka  was  not  only  a  great  warrior  but  also  a  very  wiser 
 ruler. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) more wise   (b) No correction required   (c) wisest   (d) wise 
 Q.19.  Cinema provides  the most universal  entertainment. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) No correction required  (b) a universal 
 (c) an universal  (d) more universal 
 Q.20.  He is taller and  most  handsome than his friend. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) very more  (b) more  (c) the more  (d) the most 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.17.(b) most challenging 
 De?nite  article  ‘the’  is  used  for  a  speci?c  or  particular  thing  and 
 before  a  superlative  degree  adjective.  ‘Most  challenging’  is  the 
 correct  superlative  degree  of  ‘challenging’.  Hence,  ‘most 
 challenging’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.18.(d) wise 
 ‘Very’  is  a  positive  adverb  and  takes  a  positive  degree  adjective 
 after it. Hence, ‘wise’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.19.(b) a universal 
 There  are  some  adjectives  that  can  not  be  written  in 
 comparative  or  superlative  degree.  These  adjectives  are  called 
 absolute  or  non-gradable  adjectives.  Some  examples  are 
 universal,  absolute,  complete,  perfect,  empty,  full,  etc.  Hence,  ‘a 
 universal’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.20.(b)  more 
 If  two  or  more  adjectives  are  joined  with  a  conjunction,  these 
 adjectives  are  written  in  the  same  degree.  In  the  given  sentence, 
 ‘and’  joins  two  adjectives,  out  of  which  one  is  comparative 
 degree(taller).  Therefore,  the  second  adjective  will  also  be 
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 Pinnacle  Sentence Improvement 
 SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT 
 Direction  :-  [  Q.1.  to  Q.788.]  Select  the  most  appropriate  option 
 to  substitute  the  underline/Bold  segment  in  the  given  sentence. 
 If  there  is  no  need  to  improve  it,  select  ‘no  improvement 
 required’. 
 SSC CHSL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.1.  I  decided  to  call  out  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see 
 if any of them had the book I needed. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) call on (b) No substitution required (c) call around (d) call off 
 Q.2.  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  so  beautiful  as  the 
 Red Fort. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) This less known heritage building is much beautiful than the 
 Red Fort. 
 (b) This heritage building is as beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 (c) This lesser known heritage building is very much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 (d) This lesser known heritage building is as much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 Q.3.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 the  parts  may  contain  an  error.  Select  the  option  that  recti?es 
 the  error.  If  you  don’t  ?nd  any  error,  mark  ‘No  error’  as  your 
 answer. 
 It  was  the  home  minister  of  the  country  who  took  the  decision  to 
 change  a  laws  pertaining  to  migration  of  people  from  one  state 
 to another. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) No error  (b) an home minister 
 (c) the migration  (d) the laws pertaining 
 Q.4.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 them  contains  an  error.  The  underlined  parts  are  given  as 
 options  with  some  changes.  Select  the  option  that  correctly 
 recti?es the error. 
 The  ?lm  received  critical  acclaim  for  being  a  more  innovative 
 movie  of the year  . 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) Film receives (b) Acclaim at (c) In the year (d) An innovative 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.1.(c) call around 
 The  phrasal  verb  ‘call  around’  means  to  phone  different  people 
 or  places.  The  given  sentence  states  that  I  decided  to  make 
 phone  calls  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see  if  any  of 
 them  had  the  book  I  needed.  Hence,  ‘call  around’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.2.(d)  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  as  much 
 beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 ‘So…as’  is  used  with  ‘not’  to  show  that  two  things  are  not  equal. 
 ‘As…as’  or  ‘As  much…  as’  is  used  to  show  that  two  things  are 
 equal  in  certain  respects.  According  to  option  (d),  the  lesser 
 known  building  and  the  Red  fort  are  equally  beautiful.  Hence, 
 option (d) has the correct sentence. 
 Sol.3.(d) the laws pertaining 
 Article ‘a’ must be replaced with ‘the’. The ‘laws’ mentioned in the 
 given  sentence  are  speci?c  and  we  generally  use  the  de?nite 
 article  ‘the’  before  any  speci?c  or  particular  noun.  Hence,  ‘the 
 laws pertaining’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.4.(d) An innovative 
 ‘More’  must  be  removed  as  there  is  no  comparison  in  this 
 sentence.  Article  ‘a’  must  be  replaced  with  article  ‘an’  as  we  use 
 ‘an’  before  words  starting  with  a  vowel  sound  (an  apple,  an 
 umbrella,  an  MBA).  Hence,  ‘an  innovative’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CPO 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.5.  I will de?nitely  return your notes at  Saturday  evening. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) returned your notes on  (b) returning your  notes at 
 (c) No improvement required   (d) return your notes by 
 Q  .6.  My  sister  resembles  to  my  mother  a  lot  in  looks  and  in 
 temperament. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) is resembling to  (b) resembles 
 (c) has resemblance to  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .7.  Effective  communication  is  a  skill  that  can  signi?cant 
 enhance  your personal and professional life. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) which can signi?cant enhanced 
 (b) No improvement required 
 (c) which can signi?cantly enhancing 
 (d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 Q  .8.  We have received no information  so far to  the  main island. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) so farther from 
 (c) so far from  (d) such far from 
 Q  .9.  When  he  was  falsely  accused  of  embezzlement,  he  was 
 beside himself  in anger. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement  (b) he went beside himself 
 (c) he were beside himself    (d) he was besides himself 
 Q  .10.  She  is  married  with  a  rich  businessman  and  has  enough 
 money to splurge on luxuries. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) has marriage with  (b) is married to 
 (c) has married with  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .11.  Sherpas  have  prospered  and  come  along  the  way  from 
 being just porters to becoming mountaineers. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) are coming along  (b) come all along 
 (c) No improvement  (d) come a long way 
 Q.12.  You have a lot of coconut trees in your village,  do you  ? 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have you?  (b) don’t you? 
 (c) don’t they?  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.13.  By  next  summer,  I  will  have  completed  my  internship  and 
 will have returned to school. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) have returned to school. 
 (c) will return to school.  (d) returned to school. 
 Q.14.  Tomorrow, they  will be take a ?ight  to their  dream vacation 
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 destination. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) will taking a ?ight  (b) be taking a ?ight 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) will be taking a ?ight 
 Q  .15.  As  bombs  keep  falling  on  Gaza,  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
 children  have been order to ?ee  their homes. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have been ordered to ?ee      (b) have been ordered ?eeing 
 (c) No improvement required     (d) has been ordered to ?ee 
 Q  .16.  The pollution level  ought to keep  under control. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) ought to be keeping 
 (c) ought to be kept  (d) ought to have kept 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.5.(d) return your notes by 
 Preposition  ‘by’  is  used  to  indicate  a  deadline  or  a  speci?c  time 
 before  which  the  action  will  be  completed.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  the  notes  will  be  returned  by  evening.  Hence,  ‘return 
 your notes by’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.6.(b) resembles 
 The  verb  ‘resembles’  does  not  take  the  preposition  ‘to’  after  it. 
 Hence, ‘resembles’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.7.(d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb(signi?cantly)  to  modify  the 
 verb  (enhance)  and  not  an  adjective  (signi?cant).  Hence,  ‘which 
 can signi?cantly enhance’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.8.(c) so far from 
 ‘From’  is  used  with  ‘receive’  to  indicate  the  source  destination  or 
 sender.  In  the  given  sentence,  ‘the  main  island’  is  the  source 
 destination  from  which  no  information  has  been  received  so  far. 
 Hence, ‘so far from’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.9.(a)  No improvement 
 ‘Be  beside  oneself’  is  a  phrase  which  means  to  be  in  an 
 extremely  emotional  state.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the 
 person  was  in  an  extreme  state  of  anger.  Hence,  option  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.10.(b) is married to 
 ‘To’  is  used  after  the  verb  ‘married’  in  the  passive  voice.  Hence, 
 'is married to' is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.11.(d) come a long way 
 The  phrase  ‘come  a  long  way’  means  to  make  signi?cant 
 progress  or  improvement.  The  given  sentence  states  that 
 Sherpas  have  prospered  and  made  signi?cant  progress  from 
 being  just  porters  to  becoming  mountaineers.  Hence,  ‘come  a 
 long way’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.12.(b) don’t you? 
 According  to  the  “Question  Tag  rule”,  if  the  statement  is  positive, 
 the  question  tag  will  be  negative  &  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(don’t).  Hence,  ‘don’t  you?’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.13.(d) returned to school 
 If  two  or  more  verbs  are  of  the  same  tense  then  the  helping  verb 
 is written only once before the ?rst verb. In the given sentence, 
 ‘will  have’  is  a  helping  verb  of  future  perfect  tense  and  has  been 
 used  for  both  verbs  (‘completed’  and  ‘returned’).  Hence,  ‘returned 
 to school’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.14.(d)  will be taking a ?ight 
 ‘Will  be  /  shall  be  +  V 
 ing 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical  structure  of 
 Future  continuous  tense.  Hence,  ‘will  be  taking  (V 
 ing 
 )  a  ?ight’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.15.(a) have been ordered to ?ee 
 ‘Subject  +  has/have  +  been  +  V 
 3 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical 
 structure  for  passive  voice  of  Present  perfect  tense.  ‘Ordered’  is 
 the  correct  third  form  of  ‘order’.  Hence,  ‘have  been  ordered(V 
 3 
 )  to 
 ?ee’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.  16  .(c)  ought to be kept under 
 Passive  voice  is  used  when  the  action  is  performed  upon  the 
 subject,  not  by  the  subject.  ‘Ought  to  +  be  +  V 
 3 
 ’  is  the  correct 
 passive  form.  Hence,  ‘ought  to  be  kept(V 
 3 
 )  under’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CGL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.17.  This is the  challenge  task I have ever encountered. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) more challenging  (b) most challenging 
 (c) challenging  (d) much challenging 
 Q.18.  Ashoka  was  not  only  a  great  warrior  but  also  a  very  wiser 
 ruler. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) more wise   (b) No correction required   (c) wisest   (d) wise 
 Q.19.  Cinema provides  the most universal  entertainment. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) No correction required  (b) a universal 
 (c) an universal  (d) more universal 
 Q.20.  He is taller and  most  handsome than his friend. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) very more  (b) more  (c) the more  (d) the most 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.17.(b) most challenging 
 De?nite  article  ‘the’  is  used  for  a  speci?c  or  particular  thing  and 
 before  a  superlative  degree  adjective.  ‘Most  challenging’  is  the 
 correct  superlative  degree  of  ‘challenging’.  Hence,  ‘most 
 challenging’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.18.(d) wise 
 ‘Very’  is  a  positive  adverb  and  takes  a  positive  degree  adjective 
 after it. Hence, ‘wise’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.19.(b) a universal 
 There  are  some  adjectives  that  can  not  be  written  in 
 comparative  or  superlative  degree.  These  adjectives  are  called 
 absolute  or  non-gradable  adjectives.  Some  examples  are 
 universal,  absolute,  complete,  perfect,  empty,  full,  etc.  Hence,  ‘a 
 universal’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.20.(b)  more 
 If  two  or  more  adjectives  are  joined  with  a  conjunction,  these 
 adjectives  are  written  in  the  same  degree.  In  the  given  sentence, 
 ‘and’  joins  two  adjectives,  out  of  which  one  is  comparative 
 degree(taller).  Therefore,  the  second  adjective  will  also  be 
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 written  in  comparative  degree.  ‘More  handsome’  is  the  correct 
 comparative  degree  of  ‘handsome’.  Hence,  ‘more’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CPO 2023 Tier - 1 
 Q.21.  Lots  of  kids  (was  visualised)  crossing  the  road  when  the 
 bus arrived. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) have been seen  (b) was seen 
 (c) are seen  (d) were seen 
 Q.22.  The  use  of  chemicals,  insecticides  and  pesticides  began 
 after the Green Revolution. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) A practice of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (b) The custom of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (c) Consumption of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (d) The usage of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 Q.23.  Her paintings are way better  then  her sketches. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) more  (b) No substitution required     (c) than  (d) off 
 Q.24.  Identify  the  sentence  that  correctly  uses  the  inde?nite 
 article. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, an Jaguar 
 and an Fiat. 
 (b) There are three cars parked outside: an Mercedes, a Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 (c) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, a Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 (d) There are three cars parked outside: a  Mercedes, an Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 Q.25.  He is  faster than smarter  . 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) more fast than smart  (b) faster than being smart 
 (c) fast than smart  (d) No substitution 
 Q.26.  The  Taj  Mahal  is  one  of  the  much  popular  seven  wonders 
 of the world. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) much more  (b) more  (c) most  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.27.  She  trusted  her  husband  but  he  stabbed  her  in  the  neck 
 when he usurped her inheritance. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) snapped her in the neck  (b) stabbed her in the back 
 (c) stabbed her with a fork  (d) stabbed her prospects 
 Q.28.  I  like  to  read  books,  but  my  brother  prefers  to  watching 
 movies. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) No substitution (b) to watch (c) in watching (d) on watching 
 Q.29.  This  case  is  serious.  You  need  to  look  into  this  matter; 
 otherwise, the situation will get out of control soon. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) look after   (b) No substitution   (c) look up   (d) look at 
 Q.30.  The  village  Seoni  is  located  113  km  away  from  the  capital 
 city of MP , Bhopal. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) adjacent from city capital of MP ,  Bhopal 
 (b) proximate from capital of MP , Bhopal 
 (c) near from the city capital of MP ,  Bhopal 
 (d) far from the capital city of MP , Bhopal 
 Q.31.  Kiran's teacher was  doubtful on  her success. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) doubtful beyond  (b) doubtful of 
 (c) doubtful in  (d) doubtful off 
 Q.32.  Harry is the one sitting  on  the corner. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) in  (b) No substitution required      (c) onto     (d) upon 
 Q.33.  The  Board  of  Film  Analysts  vituperated  the  novice 
 Indonesian  ?lm-maker  and  cancelled  its  nomination  for  the 
 'Golden Globe Award'. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) dealt in a delicate and polite manner 
 (b) recognised and praised the talent of 
 (c) censured with harsh and abusive language 
 (d) lamented the untimely death of 
 Q.34.  Naina is leaving and I am  think to apply  for  her job. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) thinking about apply  (b) thinking on applying 
 (c) thinking about applying  (d) thinking in applying 
 Q.35.  Malati has a di?cult job, but she does it  good  . 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) nice  (b) best  (c) better       (d) well 
 Q.36.  He travelled the whole world, but found  piece  at home. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) No substitution required   (b) prize   (c) peach   (d) Peace 
 Q.37.  Farmers  have  harvested  wheat  by  using  whatever  labour 
 that was available to them. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) by using dispersed labour  (b) by using amalgamated labour 
 (c) by using united labour  (d) by using limited labour 
 Q.38.  You  can  become  con?dent  to  speak  English  within  one 
 year. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) convinced to speaking  (b) con?dent in speaking 
 (c) reassured of speaking  (d) assured of speaking 
 Q.39.  The  unexpected  turn  beside  the  project  put  the  company 
 in a big ?nancial crisis. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) between the project 
 (c) until the project  (d) in the project 
 Q.40.  Politics and money  go together  in this country. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) go holding hands  (b) go hand in hand 
 (c) go arm in arm  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.41.  The decision to engage in an armed con?ict  is  tacit  . 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) regretted by everyone  (b) ineffective completely 
 (c) incomprehensible for some (d) implied without being stated 
 Q.42.  The cat climbed a tree and  perched  itself on  a branch. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) perked (b) perished (c) No substitution required (d) parched 
 Q.43.  Fifty rupees  feels  too much for such a pen. 
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 Direction  :-  [  Q.1.  to  Q.788.]  Select  the  most  appropriate  option 
 to  substitute  the  underline/Bold  segment  in  the  given  sentence. 
 If  there  is  no  need  to  improve  it,  select  ‘no  improvement 
 required’. 
 SSC CHSL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.1.  I  decided  to  call  out  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see 
 if any of them had the book I needed. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) call on (b) No substitution required (c) call around (d) call off 
 Q.2.  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  so  beautiful  as  the 
 Red Fort. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) This less known heritage building is much beautiful than the 
 Red Fort. 
 (b) This heritage building is as beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 (c) This lesser known heritage building is very much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 (d) This lesser known heritage building is as much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 Q.3.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 the  parts  may  contain  an  error.  Select  the  option  that  recti?es 
 the  error.  If  you  don’t  ?nd  any  error,  mark  ‘No  error’  as  your 
 answer. 
 It  was  the  home  minister  of  the  country  who  took  the  decision  to 
 change  a  laws  pertaining  to  migration  of  people  from  one  state 
 to another. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) No error  (b) an home minister 
 (c) the migration  (d) the laws pertaining 
 Q.4.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 them  contains  an  error.  The  underlined  parts  are  given  as 
 options  with  some  changes.  Select  the  option  that  correctly 
 recti?es the error. 
 The  ?lm  received  critical  acclaim  for  being  a  more  innovative 
 movie  of the year  . 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) Film receives (b) Acclaim at (c) In the year (d) An innovative 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.1.(c) call around 
 The  phrasal  verb  ‘call  around’  means  to  phone  different  people 
 or  places.  The  given  sentence  states  that  I  decided  to  make 
 phone  calls  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see  if  any  of 
 them  had  the  book  I  needed.  Hence,  ‘call  around’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.2.(d)  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  as  much 
 beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 ‘So…as’  is  used  with  ‘not’  to  show  that  two  things  are  not  equal. 
 ‘As…as’  or  ‘As  much…  as’  is  used  to  show  that  two  things  are 
 equal  in  certain  respects.  According  to  option  (d),  the  lesser 
 known  building  and  the  Red  fort  are  equally  beautiful.  Hence, 
 option (d) has the correct sentence. 
 Sol.3.(d) the laws pertaining 
 Article ‘a’ must be replaced with ‘the’. The ‘laws’ mentioned in the 
 given  sentence  are  speci?c  and  we  generally  use  the  de?nite 
 article  ‘the’  before  any  speci?c  or  particular  noun.  Hence,  ‘the 
 laws pertaining’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.4.(d) An innovative 
 ‘More’  must  be  removed  as  there  is  no  comparison  in  this 
 sentence.  Article  ‘a’  must  be  replaced  with  article  ‘an’  as  we  use 
 ‘an’  before  words  starting  with  a  vowel  sound  (an  apple,  an 
 umbrella,  an  MBA).  Hence,  ‘an  innovative’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CPO 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.5.  I will de?nitely  return your notes at  Saturday  evening. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) returned your notes on  (b) returning your  notes at 
 (c) No improvement required   (d) return your notes by 
 Q  .6.  My  sister  resembles  to  my  mother  a  lot  in  looks  and  in 
 temperament. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) is resembling to  (b) resembles 
 (c) has resemblance to  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .7.  Effective  communication  is  a  skill  that  can  signi?cant 
 enhance  your personal and professional life. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) which can signi?cant enhanced 
 (b) No improvement required 
 (c) which can signi?cantly enhancing 
 (d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 Q  .8.  We have received no information  so far to  the  main island. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) so farther from 
 (c) so far from  (d) such far from 
 Q  .9.  When  he  was  falsely  accused  of  embezzlement,  he  was 
 beside himself  in anger. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement  (b) he went beside himself 
 (c) he were beside himself    (d) he was besides himself 
 Q  .10.  She  is  married  with  a  rich  businessman  and  has  enough 
 money to splurge on luxuries. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) has marriage with  (b) is married to 
 (c) has married with  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .11.  Sherpas  have  prospered  and  come  along  the  way  from 
 being just porters to becoming mountaineers. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) are coming along  (b) come all along 
 (c) No improvement  (d) come a long way 
 Q.12.  You have a lot of coconut trees in your village,  do you  ? 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have you?  (b) don’t you? 
 (c) don’t they?  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.13.  By  next  summer,  I  will  have  completed  my  internship  and 
 will have returned to school. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) have returned to school. 
 (c) will return to school.  (d) returned to school. 
 Q.14.  Tomorrow, they  will be take a ?ight  to their  dream vacation 
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 destination. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) will taking a ?ight  (b) be taking a ?ight 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) will be taking a ?ight 
 Q  .15.  As  bombs  keep  falling  on  Gaza,  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
 children  have been order to ?ee  their homes. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have been ordered to ?ee      (b) have been ordered ?eeing 
 (c) No improvement required     (d) has been ordered to ?ee 
 Q  .16.  The pollution level  ought to keep  under control. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) ought to be keeping 
 (c) ought to be kept  (d) ought to have kept 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.5.(d) return your notes by 
 Preposition  ‘by’  is  used  to  indicate  a  deadline  or  a  speci?c  time 
 before  which  the  action  will  be  completed.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  the  notes  will  be  returned  by  evening.  Hence,  ‘return 
 your notes by’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.6.(b) resembles 
 The  verb  ‘resembles’  does  not  take  the  preposition  ‘to’  after  it. 
 Hence, ‘resembles’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.7.(d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb(signi?cantly)  to  modify  the 
 verb  (enhance)  and  not  an  adjective  (signi?cant).  Hence,  ‘which 
 can signi?cantly enhance’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.8.(c) so far from 
 ‘From’  is  used  with  ‘receive’  to  indicate  the  source  destination  or 
 sender.  In  the  given  sentence,  ‘the  main  island’  is  the  source 
 destination  from  which  no  information  has  been  received  so  far. 
 Hence, ‘so far from’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.9.(a)  No improvement 
 ‘Be  beside  oneself’  is  a  phrase  which  means  to  be  in  an 
 extremely  emotional  state.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the 
 person  was  in  an  extreme  state  of  anger.  Hence,  option  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.10.(b) is married to 
 ‘To’  is  used  after  the  verb  ‘married’  in  the  passive  voice.  Hence, 
 'is married to' is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.11.(d) come a long way 
 The  phrase  ‘come  a  long  way’  means  to  make  signi?cant 
 progress  or  improvement.  The  given  sentence  states  that 
 Sherpas  have  prospered  and  made  signi?cant  progress  from 
 being  just  porters  to  becoming  mountaineers.  Hence,  ‘come  a 
 long way’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.12.(b) don’t you? 
 According  to  the  “Question  Tag  rule”,  if  the  statement  is  positive, 
 the  question  tag  will  be  negative  &  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(don’t).  Hence,  ‘don’t  you?’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.13.(d) returned to school 
 If  two  or  more  verbs  are  of  the  same  tense  then  the  helping  verb 
 is written only once before the ?rst verb. In the given sentence, 
 ‘will  have’  is  a  helping  verb  of  future  perfect  tense  and  has  been 
 used  for  both  verbs  (‘completed’  and  ‘returned’).  Hence,  ‘returned 
 to school’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.14.(d)  will be taking a ?ight 
 ‘Will  be  /  shall  be  +  V 
 ing 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical  structure  of 
 Future  continuous  tense.  Hence,  ‘will  be  taking  (V 
 ing 
 )  a  ?ight’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.15.(a) have been ordered to ?ee 
 ‘Subject  +  has/have  +  been  +  V 
 3 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical 
 structure  for  passive  voice  of  Present  perfect  tense.  ‘Ordered’  is 
 the  correct  third  form  of  ‘order’.  Hence,  ‘have  been  ordered(V 
 3 
 )  to 
 ?ee’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.  16  .(c)  ought to be kept under 
 Passive  voice  is  used  when  the  action  is  performed  upon  the 
 subject,  not  by  the  subject.  ‘Ought  to  +  be  +  V 
 3 
 ’  is  the  correct 
 passive  form.  Hence,  ‘ought  to  be  kept(V 
 3 
 )  under’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CGL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.17.  This is the  challenge  task I have ever encountered. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) more challenging  (b) most challenging 
 (c) challenging  (d) much challenging 
 Q.18.  Ashoka  was  not  only  a  great  warrior  but  also  a  very  wiser 
 ruler. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) more wise   (b) No correction required   (c) wisest   (d) wise 
 Q.19.  Cinema provides  the most universal  entertainment. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) No correction required  (b) a universal 
 (c) an universal  (d) more universal 
 Q.20.  He is taller and  most  handsome than his friend. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) very more  (b) more  (c) the more  (d) the most 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.17.(b) most challenging 
 De?nite  article  ‘the’  is  used  for  a  speci?c  or  particular  thing  and 
 before  a  superlative  degree  adjective.  ‘Most  challenging’  is  the 
 correct  superlative  degree  of  ‘challenging’.  Hence,  ‘most 
 challenging’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.18.(d) wise 
 ‘Very’  is  a  positive  adverb  and  takes  a  positive  degree  adjective 
 after it. Hence, ‘wise’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.19.(b) a universal 
 There  are  some  adjectives  that  can  not  be  written  in 
 comparative  or  superlative  degree.  These  adjectives  are  called 
 absolute  or  non-gradable  adjectives.  Some  examples  are 
 universal,  absolute,  complete,  perfect,  empty,  full,  etc.  Hence,  ‘a 
 universal’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.20.(b)  more 
 If  two  or  more  adjectives  are  joined  with  a  conjunction,  these 
 adjectives  are  written  in  the  same  degree.  In  the  given  sentence, 
 ‘and’  joins  two  adjectives,  out  of  which  one  is  comparative 
 degree(taller).  Therefore,  the  second  adjective  will  also  be 
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 written  in  comparative  degree.  ‘More  handsome’  is  the  correct 
 comparative  degree  of  ‘handsome’.  Hence,  ‘more’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CPO 2023 Tier - 1 
 Q.21.  Lots  of  kids  (was  visualised)  crossing  the  road  when  the 
 bus arrived. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) have been seen  (b) was seen 
 (c) are seen  (d) were seen 
 Q.22.  The  use  of  chemicals,  insecticides  and  pesticides  began 
 after the Green Revolution. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) A practice of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (b) The custom of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (c) Consumption of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (d) The usage of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 Q.23.  Her paintings are way better  then  her sketches. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) more  (b) No substitution required     (c) than  (d) off 
 Q.24.  Identify  the  sentence  that  correctly  uses  the  inde?nite 
 article. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, an Jaguar 
 and an Fiat. 
 (b) There are three cars parked outside: an Mercedes, a Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 (c) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, a Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 (d) There are three cars parked outside: a  Mercedes, an Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 Q.25.  He is  faster than smarter  . 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) more fast than smart  (b) faster than being smart 
 (c) fast than smart  (d) No substitution 
 Q.26.  The  Taj  Mahal  is  one  of  the  much  popular  seven  wonders 
 of the world. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) much more  (b) more  (c) most  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.27.  She  trusted  her  husband  but  he  stabbed  her  in  the  neck 
 when he usurped her inheritance. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) snapped her in the neck  (b) stabbed her in the back 
 (c) stabbed her with a fork  (d) stabbed her prospects 
 Q.28.  I  like  to  read  books,  but  my  brother  prefers  to  watching 
 movies. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) No substitution (b) to watch (c) in watching (d) on watching 
 Q.29.  This  case  is  serious.  You  need  to  look  into  this  matter; 
 otherwise, the situation will get out of control soon. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) look after   (b) No substitution   (c) look up   (d) look at 
 Q.30.  The  village  Seoni  is  located  113  km  away  from  the  capital 
 city of MP , Bhopal. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) adjacent from city capital of MP ,  Bhopal 
 (b) proximate from capital of MP , Bhopal 
 (c) near from the city capital of MP ,  Bhopal 
 (d) far from the capital city of MP , Bhopal 
 Q.31.  Kiran's teacher was  doubtful on  her success. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) doubtful beyond  (b) doubtful of 
 (c) doubtful in  (d) doubtful off 
 Q.32.  Harry is the one sitting  on  the corner. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) in  (b) No substitution required      (c) onto     (d) upon 
 Q.33.  The  Board  of  Film  Analysts  vituperated  the  novice 
 Indonesian  ?lm-maker  and  cancelled  its  nomination  for  the 
 'Golden Globe Award'. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) dealt in a delicate and polite manner 
 (b) recognised and praised the talent of 
 (c) censured with harsh and abusive language 
 (d) lamented the untimely death of 
 Q.34.  Naina is leaving and I am  think to apply  for  her job. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) thinking about apply  (b) thinking on applying 
 (c) thinking about applying  (d) thinking in applying 
 Q.35.  Malati has a di?cult job, but she does it  good  . 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) nice  (b) best  (c) better       (d) well 
 Q.36.  He travelled the whole world, but found  piece  at home. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) No substitution required   (b) prize   (c) peach   (d) Peace 
 Q.37.  Farmers  have  harvested  wheat  by  using  whatever  labour 
 that was available to them. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) by using dispersed labour  (b) by using amalgamated labour 
 (c) by using united labour  (d) by using limited labour 
 Q.38.  You  can  become  con?dent  to  speak  English  within  one 
 year. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) convinced to speaking  (b) con?dent in speaking 
 (c) reassured of speaking  (d) assured of speaking 
 Q.39.  The  unexpected  turn  beside  the  project  put  the  company 
 in a big ?nancial crisis. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) between the project 
 (c) until the project  (d) in the project 
 Q.40.  Politics and money  go together  in this country. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) go holding hands  (b) go hand in hand 
 (c) go arm in arm  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.41.  The decision to engage in an armed con?ict  is  tacit  . 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) regretted by everyone  (b) ineffective completely 
 (c) incomprehensible for some (d) implied without being stated 
 Q.42.  The cat climbed a tree and  perched  itself on  a branch. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) perked (b) perished (c) No substitution required (d) parched 
 Q.43.  Fifty rupees  feels  too much for such a pen. 
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 (a) seems      (b) looks     (c) price      (d) minds 
 Q.44.  Despite of  an injury, he won the match. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) In spite off  (b) Despite 
 (c) In despite of  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.45.  Lily  has dedicate  her life towards becoming  a doctor. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) is dedicate 
 (c) has dedicated  (d) had dedicate 
 Q.46.  Health  insurance  are  important  today  since  anyone  can 
 face a medical emergency without warning. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) was important  (b) is important 
 (c) has been important  (d) will be important 
 Q.47.  It was  a quite  afternoon, so Dan decided to  take a nap. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) a quiet (b) an quite (c) No substitution required (d) an quiet 
 Q.48.  People  say different things at different times  . 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) say diverse things at different times 
 (b) says whimsical things at different times 
 (c) should say fanciful things at different times 
 (d) says delectable things at different times 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.21.(d) were seen 
 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,  ‘lots  of  kids’  is  a  plural 
 subject  that  will  take  ‘were’  as  a  plural  verb.  Hence,  ‘were  seen’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.22.(d)  The  usage  of  chemicals,  insecticides  and  pesticides 
 ‘Use’  means  the  act  of  utilizing  something  for  a  speci?c  purpose 
 while  ‘Usage’  means  the  customary  or  habitual  manner  in  which 
 something  is  utilized.  Hence,  ‘The  usage  of  chemicals, 
 insecticides and pesticides’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.23.(c) than 
 ‘Than’  is  used  to  compare  the  qualities  between  two  things.  In 
 the  given  sentence,  her  paintings  are  being  compared  to  her 
 sketches. Hence, ‘than’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.24.(c)  There  are  three  cars  parked  outside:  a  Mercedes,  a 
 Jaguar and a Fiat.(Correct) 
 (a)  There  are  three  cars  parked  outside:  a  Mercedes,  an  Jaguar 
 and an Fiat  .(Incorrect Article) 
 (b)  There  are  three  cars  parked  outside:  an  Mercedes  ,  a  Jaguar 
 and a Fiat.(Incorrect Article) 
 (d)  There  are  three  cars  parked  outside:  a  Mercedes,  an  Jaguar 
 and a Fiat.(Incorrect Article) 
 Sol.25.(a) more fast than smart 
 When  there  is  a  comparison  between  two  qualities  of  a  single 
 person  or  thing,  we  do  not  use  normal  comparative  degree.  E.g.- 
 more  smart  than  beautiful(not  ‘smarter  than  beautiful’).  Similarly, 
 the  given  sentence  compares  two  qualities,  ‘fast’  and  ‘smart’. 
 Hence, ‘more fast and smart’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.26.(c) most 
 “One  of  the  +  Superlative  degree  adjective  +  Plural  Subject”  is 
 grammatically  the  correct  structure.  For  example,  one  of  the 
 best  men,  one  of  the  greatest  kings,  one  of  the  worst  phones, 
 etc. Hence, ‘most’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.27.(b) stabbed her in the back 
 ‘Stabbed  her  in  the  back’  is  the  correct  idiom  that  means  to  be 
 unfaithful  or  disloyal  to.  The  given  sentence  states  that  she 
 trusted  her  husband  but  he  was  unfaithful  to  her  when  he 
 usurped  her  inheritance.  Hence,  ‘stabbed  her  in  the  back’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.28.(b) to watch 
 We  generally  use  an  in?nitive(V 
 1 
 )  with  the  preposition  ‘to’.  Hence, 
 ‘to watch’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.29.(b) No substitution. 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.30.(d) far from the capital city of MP , Bhopal 
 ‘Far’  means  situated  at  a  distance  or  away  from  a  place.  Hence, 
 ‘far  from  the  capital  city  of  MP ,  Bhopal’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.31.(b) doubtful of 
 ‘Of’  is  a  ?xed  preposition  used  after  the  word  ‘doubtful’.  Hence, 
 ‘doubtful of’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.32.(a) in 
 ‘In’  is  used  to  indicate  the  location  or  position  of  an  object  or  a 
 person.  Similarly,  in  the  given  sentence,  ‘corner’  is  the  position  of 
 Harry. Hence, ‘in’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.33.(c)  Vituperated  -  censured  with  harsh  and  abusive 
 language. 
 Sol.34.(c) thinking about applying 
 ‘Am’  is  a  helping  verb  of  Present  Continuous  Tense  and 
 ‘is/am/are  +  V 
 ing 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical  structure.  ‘About’  is 
 used  to  introduce  the  topic  or  subject  of  discussion  or 
 consideration.  Also,  we  always  use  a  gerund  (V 
 ing 
 )  after  a 
 preposition.  Hence,  ‘thinking(V 
 ing 
 )  about  applying(V 
 ing 
 )’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.35.(d) well 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb(well)  to  modify  the 
 meaning  of  the  verb  ‘does’,  not  an  adjective(good).  Hence,  ‘well’ 
 is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.36.(d) peace 
 ‘Piece’  means  a  portion  of  an  object  or  a  material  while  ‘peace’ 
 means  a  state  of  being  calm  and  free  from  any  kind  of  worry  or 
 disturbance.The  word  ‘peace’  makes  the  sentence  meaningful. 
 Hence, ‘peace’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.37.(d) by using limited labour 
 ‘Limited’  means  a  small  quantity  or  number  of  something.  The 
 given  sentence  states  that  farmers  have  harvested  their  wheat 
 by  using  a  small  number  of  labourers.  Hence,  ‘by  using  limited 
 labour’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.38.(b) con?dent in speaking 
 ‘In’ is used after the word ‘con?dent’ to show the speci?c area or 
 subject  in  which  someone  is  con?dent.  Hence,  ‘con?dent  in 
 speaking’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.39.(d) in the project 
 ‘In’ is used to indicate involvement while ‘beside’ is used to show 
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 Direction  :-  [  Q.1.  to  Q.788.]  Select  the  most  appropriate  option 
 to  substitute  the  underline/Bold  segment  in  the  given  sentence. 
 If  there  is  no  need  to  improve  it,  select  ‘no  improvement 
 required’. 
 SSC CHSL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.1.  I  decided  to  call  out  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see 
 if any of them had the book I needed. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) call on (b) No substitution required (c) call around (d) call off 
 Q.2.  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  so  beautiful  as  the 
 Red Fort. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) This less known heritage building is much beautiful than the 
 Red Fort. 
 (b) This heritage building is as beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 (c) This lesser known heritage building is very much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 (d) This lesser known heritage building is as much beautiful as 
 the Red Fort. 
 Q.3.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 the  parts  may  contain  an  error.  Select  the  option  that  recti?es 
 the  error.  If  you  don’t  ?nd  any  error,  mark  ‘No  error’  as  your 
 answer. 
 It  was  the  home  minister  of  the  country  who  took  the  decision  to 
 change  a  laws  pertaining  to  migration  of  people  from  one  state 
 to another. 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) No error  (b) an home minister 
 (c) the migration  (d) the laws pertaining 
 Q.4.  Parts  of  the  given  sentence  have  been  underlined.  One  of 
 them  contains  an  error.  The  underlined  parts  are  given  as 
 options  with  some  changes.  Select  the  option  that  correctly 
 recti?es the error. 
 The  ?lm  received  critical  acclaim  for  being  a  more  innovative 
 movie  of the year  . 
 SSC CHSL Tier II  (02/11/2023) 
 (a) Film receives (b) Acclaim at (c) In the year (d) An innovative 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.1.(c) call around 
 The  phrasal  verb  ‘call  around’  means  to  phone  different  people 
 or  places.  The  given  sentence  states  that  I  decided  to  make 
 phone  calls  to  various  bookstores  in  the  area  to  see  if  any  of 
 them  had  the  book  I  needed.  Hence,  ‘call  around’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.2.(d)  This  lesser  known  heritage  building  is  as  much 
 beautiful as the Red Fort. 
 ‘So…as’  is  used  with  ‘not’  to  show  that  two  things  are  not  equal. 
 ‘As…as’  or  ‘As  much…  as’  is  used  to  show  that  two  things  are 
 equal  in  certain  respects.  According  to  option  (d),  the  lesser 
 known  building  and  the  Red  fort  are  equally  beautiful.  Hence, 
 option (d) has the correct sentence. 
 Sol.3.(d) the laws pertaining 
 Article ‘a’ must be replaced with ‘the’. The ‘laws’ mentioned in the 
 given  sentence  are  speci?c  and  we  generally  use  the  de?nite 
 article  ‘the’  before  any  speci?c  or  particular  noun.  Hence,  ‘the 
 laws pertaining’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.4.(d) An innovative 
 ‘More’  must  be  removed  as  there  is  no  comparison  in  this 
 sentence.  Article  ‘a’  must  be  replaced  with  article  ‘an’  as  we  use 
 ‘an’  before  words  starting  with  a  vowel  sound  (an  apple,  an 
 umbrella,  an  MBA).  Hence,  ‘an  innovative’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CPO 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.5.  I will de?nitely  return your notes at  Saturday  evening. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) returned your notes on  (b) returning your  notes at 
 (c) No improvement required   (d) return your notes by 
 Q  .6.  My  sister  resembles  to  my  mother  a  lot  in  looks  and  in 
 temperament. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) is resembling to  (b) resembles 
 (c) has resemblance to  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .7.  Effective  communication  is  a  skill  that  can  signi?cant 
 enhance  your personal and professional life. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) which can signi?cant enhanced 
 (b) No improvement required 
 (c) which can signi?cantly enhancing 
 (d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 Q  .8.  We have received no information  so far to  the  main island. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) so farther from 
 (c) so far from  (d) such far from 
 Q  .9.  When  he  was  falsely  accused  of  embezzlement,  he  was 
 beside himself  in anger. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement  (b) he went beside himself 
 (c) he were beside himself    (d) he was besides himself 
 Q  .10.  She  is  married  with  a  rich  businessman  and  has  enough 
 money to splurge on luxuries. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) has marriage with  (b) is married to 
 (c) has married with  (d) No improvement 
 Q  .11.  Sherpas  have  prospered  and  come  along  the  way  from 
 being just porters to becoming mountaineers. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) are coming along  (b) come all along 
 (c) No improvement  (d) come a long way 
 Q.12.  You have a lot of coconut trees in your village,  do you  ? 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have you?  (b) don’t you? 
 (c) don’t they?  (d) No improvement required 
 Q.13.  By  next  summer,  I  will  have  completed  my  internship  and 
 will have returned to school. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) have returned to school. 
 (c) will return to school.  (d) returned to school. 
 Q.14.  Tomorrow, they  will be take a ?ight  to their  dream vacation 
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 destination. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) will taking a ?ight  (b) be taking a ?ight 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) will be taking a ?ight 
 Q  .15.  As  bombs  keep  falling  on  Gaza,  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
 children  have been order to ?ee  their homes. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) have been ordered to ?ee      (b) have been ordered ?eeing 
 (c) No improvement required     (d) has been ordered to ?ee 
 Q  .16.  The pollution level  ought to keep  under control. 
 SSC CPO Tier II (08/01/2024) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) ought to be keeping 
 (c) ought to be kept  (d) ought to have kept 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.5.(d) return your notes by 
 Preposition  ‘by’  is  used  to  indicate  a  deadline  or  a  speci?c  time 
 before  which  the  action  will  be  completed.  The  given  sentence 
 states  that  the  notes  will  be  returned  by  evening.  Hence,  ‘return 
 your notes by’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.6.(b) resembles 
 The  verb  ‘resembles’  does  not  take  the  preposition  ‘to’  after  it. 
 Hence, ‘resembles’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.7.(d) which can signi?cantly enhance 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb(signi?cantly)  to  modify  the 
 verb  (enhance)  and  not  an  adjective  (signi?cant).  Hence,  ‘which 
 can signi?cantly enhance’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.8.(c) so far from 
 ‘From’  is  used  with  ‘receive’  to  indicate  the  source  destination  or 
 sender.  In  the  given  sentence,  ‘the  main  island’  is  the  source 
 destination  from  which  no  information  has  been  received  so  far. 
 Hence, ‘so far from’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.9.(a)  No improvement 
 ‘Be  beside  oneself’  is  a  phrase  which  means  to  be  in  an 
 extremely  emotional  state.  The  given  sentence  states  that  the 
 person  was  in  an  extreme  state  of  anger.  Hence,  option  (a)  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.10.(b) is married to 
 ‘To’  is  used  after  the  verb  ‘married’  in  the  passive  voice.  Hence, 
 'is married to' is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.11.(d) come a long way 
 The  phrase  ‘come  a  long  way’  means  to  make  signi?cant 
 progress  or  improvement.  The  given  sentence  states  that 
 Sherpas  have  prospered  and  made  signi?cant  progress  from 
 being  just  porters  to  becoming  mountaineers.  Hence,  ‘come  a 
 long way’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.12.(b) don’t you? 
 According  to  the  “Question  Tag  rule”,  if  the  statement  is  positive, 
 the  question  tag  will  be  negative  &  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(don’t).  Hence,  ‘don’t  you?’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.13.(d) returned to school 
 If  two  or  more  verbs  are  of  the  same  tense  then  the  helping  verb 
 is written only once before the ?rst verb. In the given sentence, 
 ‘will  have’  is  a  helping  verb  of  future  perfect  tense  and  has  been 
 used  for  both  verbs  (‘completed’  and  ‘returned’).  Hence,  ‘returned 
 to school’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.14.(d)  will be taking a ?ight 
 ‘Will  be  /  shall  be  +  V 
 ing 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical  structure  of 
 Future  continuous  tense.  Hence,  ‘will  be  taking  (V 
 ing 
 )  a  ?ight’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.15.(a) have been ordered to ?ee 
 ‘Subject  +  has/have  +  been  +  V 
 3 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical 
 structure  for  passive  voice  of  Present  perfect  tense.  ‘Ordered’  is 
 the  correct  third  form  of  ‘order’.  Hence,  ‘have  been  ordered(V 
 3 
 )  to 
 ?ee’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.  16  .(c)  ought to be kept under 
 Passive  voice  is  used  when  the  action  is  performed  upon  the 
 subject,  not  by  the  subject.  ‘Ought  to  +  be  +  V 
 3 
 ’  is  the  correct 
 passive  form.  Hence,  ‘ought  to  be  kept(V 
 3 
 )  under’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CGL 2023 Tier - 2 
 Q.17.  This is the  challenge  task I have ever encountered. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) more challenging  (b) most challenging 
 (c) challenging  (d) much challenging 
 Q.18.  Ashoka  was  not  only  a  great  warrior  but  also  a  very  wiser 
 ruler. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) more wise   (b) No correction required   (c) wisest   (d) wise 
 Q.19.  Cinema provides  the most universal  entertainment. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) No correction required  (b) a universal 
 (c) an universal  (d) more universal 
 Q.20.  He is taller and  most  handsome than his friend. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (26/10/2023) 
 (a) very more  (b) more  (c) the more  (d) the most 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.17.(b) most challenging 
 De?nite  article  ‘the’  is  used  for  a  speci?c  or  particular  thing  and 
 before  a  superlative  degree  adjective.  ‘Most  challenging’  is  the 
 correct  superlative  degree  of  ‘challenging’.  Hence,  ‘most 
 challenging’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.18.(d) wise 
 ‘Very’  is  a  positive  adverb  and  takes  a  positive  degree  adjective 
 after it. Hence, ‘wise’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.19.(b) a universal 
 There  are  some  adjectives  that  can  not  be  written  in 
 comparative  or  superlative  degree.  These  adjectives  are  called 
 absolute  or  non-gradable  adjectives.  Some  examples  are 
 universal,  absolute,  complete,  perfect,  empty,  full,  etc.  Hence,  ‘a 
 universal’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.20.(b)  more 
 If  two  or  more  adjectives  are  joined  with  a  conjunction,  these 
 adjectives  are  written  in  the  same  degree.  In  the  given  sentence, 
 ‘and’  joins  two  adjectives,  out  of  which  one  is  comparative 
 degree(taller).  Therefore,  the  second  adjective  will  also  be 
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 written  in  comparative  degree.  ‘More  handsome’  is  the  correct 
 comparative  degree  of  ‘handsome’.  Hence,  ‘more’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 SSC CPO 2023 Tier - 1 
 Q.21.  Lots  of  kids  (was  visualised)  crossing  the  road  when  the 
 bus arrived. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) have been seen  (b) was seen 
 (c) are seen  (d) were seen 
 Q.22.  The  use  of  chemicals,  insecticides  and  pesticides  began 
 after the Green Revolution. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) A practice of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (b) The custom of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (c) Consumption of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 (d) The usage of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides 
 Q.23.  Her paintings are way better  then  her sketches. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) more  (b) No substitution required     (c) than  (d) off 
 Q.24.  Identify  the  sentence  that  correctly  uses  the  inde?nite 
 article. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, an Jaguar 
 and an Fiat. 
 (b) There are three cars parked outside: an Mercedes, a Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 (c) There are three cars parked outside: a Mercedes, a Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 (d) There are three cars parked outside: a  Mercedes, an Jaguar 
 and a Fiat. 
 Q.25.  He is  faster than smarter  . 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) more fast than smart  (b) faster than being smart 
 (c) fast than smart  (d) No substitution 
 Q.26.  The  Taj  Mahal  is  one  of  the  much  popular  seven  wonders 
 of the world. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) much more  (b) more  (c) most  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.27.  She  trusted  her  husband  but  he  stabbed  her  in  the  neck 
 when he usurped her inheritance. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) snapped her in the neck  (b) stabbed her in the back 
 (c) stabbed her with a fork  (d) stabbed her prospects 
 Q.28.  I  like  to  read  books,  but  my  brother  prefers  to  watching 
 movies. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) No substitution (b) to watch (c) in watching (d) on watching 
 Q.29.  This  case  is  serious.  You  need  to  look  into  this  matter; 
 otherwise, the situation will get out of control soon. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) look after   (b) No substitution   (c) look up   (d) look at 
 Q.30.  The  village  Seoni  is  located  113  km  away  from  the  capital 
 city of MP , Bhopal. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) adjacent from city capital of MP ,  Bhopal 
 (b) proximate from capital of MP , Bhopal 
 (c) near from the city capital of MP ,  Bhopal 
 (d) far from the capital city of MP , Bhopal 
 Q.31.  Kiran's teacher was  doubtful on  her success. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) doubtful beyond  (b) doubtful of 
 (c) doubtful in  (d) doubtful off 
 Q.32.  Harry is the one sitting  on  the corner. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) in  (b) No substitution required      (c) onto     (d) upon 
 Q.33.  The  Board  of  Film  Analysts  vituperated  the  novice 
 Indonesian  ?lm-maker  and  cancelled  its  nomination  for  the 
 'Golden Globe Award'. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) dealt in a delicate and polite manner 
 (b) recognised and praised the talent of 
 (c) censured with harsh and abusive language 
 (d) lamented the untimely death of 
 Q.34.  Naina is leaving and I am  think to apply  for  her job. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) thinking about apply  (b) thinking on applying 
 (c) thinking about applying  (d) thinking in applying 
 Q.35.  Malati has a di?cult job, but she does it  good  . 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) nice  (b) best  (c) better       (d) well 
 Q.36.  He travelled the whole world, but found  piece  at home. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) No substitution required   (b) prize   (c) peach   (d) Peace 
 Q.37.  Farmers  have  harvested  wheat  by  using  whatever  labour 
 that was available to them. 
 SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) by using dispersed labour  (b) by using amalgamated labour 
 (c) by using united labour  (d) by using limited labour 
 Q.38.  You  can  become  con?dent  to  speak  English  within  one 
 year. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) convinced to speaking  (b) con?dent in speaking 
 (c) reassured of speaking  (d) assured of speaking 
 Q.39.  The  unexpected  turn  beside  the  project  put  the  company 
 in a big ?nancial crisis. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) No substitution required  (b) between the project 
 (c) until the project  (d) in the project 
 Q.40.  Politics and money  go together  in this country. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) go holding hands  (b) go hand in hand 
 (c) go arm in arm  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.41.  The decision to engage in an armed con?ict  is  tacit  . 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) regretted by everyone  (b) ineffective completely 
 (c) incomprehensible for some (d) implied without being stated 
 Q.42.  The cat climbed a tree and  perched  itself on  a branch. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) perked (b) perished (c) No substitution required (d) parched 
 Q.43.  Fifty rupees  feels  too much for such a pen. 
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 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) seems      (b) looks     (c) price      (d) minds 
 Q.44.  Despite of  an injury, he won the match. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) In spite off  (b) Despite 
 (c) In despite of  (d) No substitution required 
 Q.45.  Lily  has dedicate  her life towards becoming  a doctor. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) No improvement required  (b) is dedicate 
 (c) has dedicated  (d) had dedicate 
 Q.46.  Health  insurance  are  important  today  since  anyone  can 
 face a medical emergency without warning. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) was important  (b) is important 
 (c) has been important  (d) will be important 
 Q.47.  It was  a quite  afternoon, so Dan decided to  take a nap. 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) a quiet (b) an quite (c) No substitution required (d) an quiet 
 Q.48.  People  say different things at different times  . 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) say diverse things at different times 
 (b) says whimsical things at different times 
 (c) should say fanciful things at different times 
 (d) says delectable things at different times 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.21.(d) were seen 
 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,  ‘lots  of  kids’  is  a  plural 
 subject  that  will  take  ‘were’  as  a  plural  verb.  Hence,  ‘were  seen’  is 
 the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.22.(d)  The  usage  of  chemicals,  insecticides  and  pesticides 
 ‘Use’  means  the  act  of  utilizing  something  for  a  speci?c  purpose 
 while  ‘Usage’  means  the  customary  or  habitual  manner  in  which 
 something  is  utilized.  Hence,  ‘The  usage  of  chemicals, 
 insecticides and pesticides’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.23.(c) than 
 ‘Than’  is  used  to  compare  the  qualities  between  two  things.  In 
 the  given  sentence,  her  paintings  are  being  compared  to  her 
 sketches. Hence, ‘than’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.24.(c)  There  are  three  cars  parked  outside:  a  Mercedes,  a 
 Jaguar and a Fiat.(Correct) 
 (a)  There  are  three  cars  parked  outside:  a  Mercedes,  an  Jaguar 
 and an Fiat  .(Incorrect Article) 
 (b)  There  are  three  cars  parked  outside:  an  Mercedes  ,  a  Jaguar 
 and a Fiat.(Incorrect Article) 
 (d)  There  are  three  cars  parked  outside:  a  Mercedes,  an  Jaguar 
 and a Fiat.(Incorrect Article) 
 Sol.25.(a) more fast than smart 
 When  there  is  a  comparison  between  two  qualities  of  a  single 
 person  or  thing,  we  do  not  use  normal  comparative  degree.  E.g.- 
 more  smart  than  beautiful(not  ‘smarter  than  beautiful’).  Similarly, 
 the  given  sentence  compares  two  qualities,  ‘fast’  and  ‘smart’. 
 Hence, ‘more fast and smart’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.26.(c) most 
 “One  of  the  +  Superlative  degree  adjective  +  Plural  Subject”  is 
 grammatically  the  correct  structure.  For  example,  one  of  the 
 best  men,  one  of  the  greatest  kings,  one  of  the  worst  phones, 
 etc. Hence, ‘most’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.27.(b) stabbed her in the back 
 ‘Stabbed  her  in  the  back’  is  the  correct  idiom  that  means  to  be 
 unfaithful  or  disloyal  to.  The  given  sentence  states  that  she 
 trusted  her  husband  but  he  was  unfaithful  to  her  when  he 
 usurped  her  inheritance.  Hence,  ‘stabbed  her  in  the  back’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.28.(b) to watch 
 We  generally  use  an  in?nitive(V 
 1 
 )  with  the  preposition  ‘to’.  Hence, 
 ‘to watch’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.29.(b) No substitution. 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.30.(d) far from the capital city of MP , Bhopal 
 ‘Far’  means  situated  at  a  distance  or  away  from  a  place.  Hence, 
 ‘far  from  the  capital  city  of  MP ,  Bhopal’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.31.(b) doubtful of 
 ‘Of’  is  a  ?xed  preposition  used  after  the  word  ‘doubtful’.  Hence, 
 ‘doubtful of’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.32.(a) in 
 ‘In’  is  used  to  indicate  the  location  or  position  of  an  object  or  a 
 person.  Similarly,  in  the  given  sentence,  ‘corner’  is  the  position  of 
 Harry. Hence, ‘in’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.33.(c)  Vituperated  -  censured  with  harsh  and  abusive 
 language. 
 Sol.34.(c) thinking about applying 
 ‘Am’  is  a  helping  verb  of  Present  Continuous  Tense  and 
 ‘is/am/are  +  V 
 ing 
 ’  is  the  correct  grammatical  structure.  ‘About’  is 
 used  to  introduce  the  topic  or  subject  of  discussion  or 
 consideration.  Also,  we  always  use  a  gerund  (V 
 ing 
 )  after  a 
 preposition.  Hence,  ‘thinking(V 
 ing 
 )  about  applying(V 
 ing 
 )’  is  the 
 most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.35.(d) well 
 The  given  sentence  needs  an  adverb(well)  to  modify  the 
 meaning  of  the  verb  ‘does’,  not  an  adjective(good).  Hence,  ‘well’ 
 is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.36.(d) peace 
 ‘Piece’  means  a  portion  of  an  object  or  a  material  while  ‘peace’ 
 means  a  state  of  being  calm  and  free  from  any  kind  of  worry  or 
 disturbance.The  word  ‘peace’  makes  the  sentence  meaningful. 
 Hence, ‘peace’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.37.(d) by using limited labour 
 ‘Limited’  means  a  small  quantity  or  number  of  something.  The 
 given  sentence  states  that  farmers  have  harvested  their  wheat 
 by  using  a  small  number  of  labourers.  Hence,  ‘by  using  limited 
 labour’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.38.(b) con?dent in speaking 
 ‘In’ is used after the word ‘con?dent’ to show the speci?c area or 
 subject  in  which  someone  is  con?dent.  Hence,  ‘con?dent  in 
 speaking’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.39.(d) in the project 
 ‘In’ is used to indicate involvement while ‘beside’ is used to show 
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 that  two  things  are  close  to  each  other.  The  given  passage  talks 
 about  the  impact  of  unexpected  change  in  the  project.  Hence, 
 ‘in the project’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.  40  .(b) Go hand in hand  - go together. 
 Sol.  41  .(d) Tacit  - implied without being stated. 
 Sol.42.(c) No substitution required 
 The given sentence is grammatically correct. 
 Sol.43.(a)  seems 
 ‘Feels’  is  used  for  the  sense  of  touch  or  emotion  and  ‘seems’  is 
 used  to  show  what  something  appears  to  be.  The  word  ‘seems’ 
 makes  the  sentence  meaningful.  Hence,  ‘seems’  is  the  most 
 appropriate answer. 
 Sol.44.(b) Despite 
 ‘Despite’  means  in  spite  of  and  it  doesn't  take  any  preposition 
 with it. Hence, ‘Despite’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.45.(c) has dedicated 
 “Has/Have/Had  +  V 
 3 
 (third  form  of  the  verb)”  is  the  correct 
 grammatical  structure.  However,  the  third  form  of  ‘dedicate’  is 
 ‘dedicated’.  Hence,  ‘has  dedicated(V 
 3 
 )’  is  the  most  appropriate 
 answer. 
 Sol.46.(b) is important 
 According  to  the  “Subject-Verb  Agreement  Rule”,  a  singular 
 subject  always  takes  a  singular  verb.  Similarly,  ‘Health  insurance’ 
 is  a  singular  subject  that  will  take  ‘is’  as  a  singular  verb.  Hence, 
 ‘is important’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.47.(a)  a quiet 
 ‘Quite’  is  used  to  emphasize  the  degree  or  extent  of  something 
 and  ‘quiet’  describes  something  that  makes  no  noise.  Similarly, 
 in  the  given  sentence,  it  is  stated  that  it  was  a  quiet  afternoon. 
 Hence, ‘a quiet’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 Sol.48.(a) say diverse things at different times 
 ‘Different’  is  used  to  indicate  that  two  or  more  things  are  not  the 
 same  or  not  alike  in  some  way.  whereas  ‘diverse’  means  a  wide 
 range  of  differences  within  a  group  or  a  set  of  things.  Hence,  ‘say 
 diverse things at different times’ is the most appropriate answer. 
 SSC MTS 2023 Tier - 1 
 Q.49.  Professor said that  I will be late for the lecture  . 
 SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) he shall be late for the lecture 
 (b) he is late for the lecture 
 (c) he would be late for the lecture 
 (d) he may be late for the lecture 
 Q.50.  Andrew  will playing  basketball at the college  tournament. 
 SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) are play the  (b) are play      (c) is playing       (d) is played 
 Q.51.  Selling,  purchasing,  and  using  an  illegally  copied  product 
 is a criminal offence. 
 SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) an obsolete  (b) a pirated  (c) an outlawed  (d) a crooked 
 Q.52.  With all their little comforts destroyed, the  survivors were 
 thrown  still farther back into barbarism  . 
 SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) still further back for barbarism 
 (b) still further back into barbarism 
 (c) No improvement required 
 (d) still a little farther into barbarism 
 Q  .  53  .  He said that  I have ?nished my work  . 
 SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) he had ?nished his work         (b) he has ?nished his work 
 (c) I had ?nished my work  (d) he was ?nished his work 
 Q.  54  .  Many great people  born  in that small village. 
 SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) was born (b) No substitution required (c) is born (d) were born 
 Q  .  55  .  It  is  true  that  learning  English  is  essential  for  professionals 
 to survived  the national and international competitions. 
 SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) to be survive  (b) having to survive 
 (c) No improvement required  (d) for surviving 
 Q  .  56  .  Peer  pressure  is  bound  to  effect  most  of  us  both  positively 
 and negatively. 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) to invoke most of us  (b) to affect most of us 
 (c) to impede most of us  (d) to prompt most of us 
 Q  .  57  .  The  pandemic  has  challenged  education  systems  to 
 ensure  learning  continuity,  substantially  increasing  the  demands 
 placed on teachers. 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) education systems to ensuring learning 
 (b) education systems for ensure learning 
 (c) education systems in ensure learning 
 (d) No substitution required 
 Q  .  58  .  They  would  ?nd  someone  drive  the  wagon  back  across 
 the desert. 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) in drive in the  (b) to drive    (c) to drive the    (d) in driving 
 Q  .  59  .  The  airplane  ?owed  over  the  mountains,  offering  the 
 passengers a breath-taking view of the majestic peaks below. 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) ?ew beyond (b) ?ew over (c) ?owed above (d) ?owed beyond 
 Q  .  60  .  Select  the  word  segment  which  substitutes  the  bracketed 
 word correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. 
 Mathematics (are not) easy to learn. 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) were not  (b) was not  (c) has not  (d) is not 
 Q  .61.  Mohan  unknowingly  altered  salt  instead  of  sugar  to  the 
 dessert making it taste terrible. 
 SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) added salt instead of sugar 
 (b) anguished salt instead of sugar 
 (c) ampli?ed salt instead of sugar 
 (d) abridged salt instead of sugar 
 Q  .62.  No  sooner  did  he  ?nished  his  examination  than  he  left  for 
 his cricket training centre. 
 SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) no sooner did he ?nish  (b) no sooner than he ?nished 
 (c) no sooner than he did ?nished  (d) no sooner had he ?nish 
 Q  .63.  The  Delhi  administration  is  seriously  worried  about  the 
 warning to civic health  posed by the polluted waters  of Yamuna. 
 SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
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