Practice Test: English Language - 2 - SSC CGL MCQ

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Entrench

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Q. If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time,

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Q. a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine

Q. Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks,

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Q. Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
If bank nationalisation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi _______ the political thought of that time, a clean-up and a gradual _______ of the state from managing banks may well be the mark that Narendra Modi could leave behind.Four decades of state-directed lending has come full circle — from the idea of making credit available to the poor which was not possible when rich businessmen ________ banks, to crooked entrepreneurs gaming the system, breaking banks and leaving the bill for the taxpayers to pay.Matters have come to such a head that the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan’s zeal to clear the mess that’s ________ the economy by March 2017 has divided the house in the middle. His surgery may either bring Indian banking back to life or push it into a coma. In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Q.In fact, some feel that he is behind the curve in _______ the medicine.

Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it as your answer.
Kalidas, _______ wrote some fine dramas, is famous.

Directions: In the following question, one part of the sentence may have error(s). Find out the part of the sentence having an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No error' as your answer. 

Q.The stolen property (1)/ was find (2)/ at the dacoit's hiding place. (3) /No error (4)

Directions: In the following question, one part of the sentence may have error(s). Find out the part of the sentence having an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No error' as your answer. 

Q. He admitted/(1) that he /(2) had written the letter./(3) No error (4)

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.
Q. Back to square one

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

Q. Bury the hatchet

Directions: Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. 

Q. No other Indian was a (great) orator than Sir Surendranath. 

Directions: Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. 

Q. He (like) to picture himself as an original thinker. 

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q. Why are they laughing at you?

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Q. When he left school, the textbooks were put aside by him and were never reopened.

In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it as your answer. 

Q. Rick is so conceited he tries to _______ his wife when she offers an opinion that differs from his viewpoint.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

P: In February 2010 the medical council of India announced a major change in the regulation governing the establishment of medical colleges.
Q: The new regulation also carried the following warning: "permission shall be withdrawn if the colleges resort to commercialization". 
R: With this change, corporate entities were permitted to open medical colleges.
S: Since the regulation does not elaborate on what constitutes "resorting to commercialization", this will probably be a matter left to the discretion of the government. 

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: Recession can be defined as a significant decline in general economic activity extending over a period of time. 
Q: For example, waking up to find firms and industries downsizing their workforce, prices of basic commodities rising by the minute, cost of healthcare being far from affordable, crime rate and insecurity being the only topic of the day due to the super high cost of living.
R: Many professionals and experts around the world believe that a true economic recession can only be confirmed if GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth is negative for a period of two or more consecutive quarters.
S: As inevitable the recession might seem to be to the economic life of the world, its effects have proved to be more widespread and devastating than we can imagine them to be.

Q. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

Q. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase.

Q. A place where animals are slaughtered for the market.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute for the phrase. 

Q. A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.