SSC JHT Mock Test - 1 - SSC Junior Translator MCQ

The correct answer is 'The teacher said to the students, "The Sun is the center of our solar system"'.
Key Points

• While changing a sentence from indirect speech to direct speech, we need to follow the given steps-
  • A comma (,) and inverted commas (“ ”) will be used in place of the conjunction 'that'.
  • 'Told' remains either unchanged or changed to 'said to'.
  • If reported speech is a historical event, universal truth, phrase, idiom, proverb, habitual action or scientific fact, the tense of the reported speech does not change.
  • The reported speech is the universal truth, so the tense will not be changed.

Correct Sentence: The teacher said to the students, "The Sun is the center of our solar system".

• एक sentence को indirect speech से direct speech में बदलते समय, हमें दिए गए चरणों का पालन करने की आवश्यकता है-
  • Conjunction 'that' के स्थान पर एक comma (,) और inverted commas (" ") का उपयोग किया जाएगा।
  • 'Told' या तो अपरिवर्तित रहता है या 'said to' में बदल जाता है।
  • यदि reported speech एक historical event, universal truth, phrase, idiom, proverb, habitual action or scientific fact तो reported speech का tense नहीं बदलता है।

The correct answer is "Is she known to you?"

Key Points

• The given sentence is in the Active Voice. As per the question we have to change it into Passive Voice.
• The process of transformation as follows:
  • We know that 'her' will be changed to 'she'.
    • The structure of it as follows:
      • Do/Does + Subject + V1 + Object
      • Is/Are+ Object + known + to + Subject?
• The above structure can be used to arrive at the correct answer.

Thus, option 4 is the correct answer.

Correct Answer: Is she known to you?

The correct answer is 'should taken complete'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• Here, 'should take complete' should be used instead of 'should taken complete'.
• The sentence is in the present tense and uses the modal verb "should" to indicate that the doctor is giving advice or making a recommendation. In this case, the recommendation is for the patient to take complete rest for a few days.
• When a modal verb is used in a sentence, the main verb that follows it is usually in its base form (also known as the infinitive form), which is the form of the verb that is not conjugated for any tense or person.
• In this case, the base form of the verb "take" must be used after the modal verb "should."
• Thus, the correct answer is Option 2.
  

Correct Sentence: The doctor suggested that the patient should take complete rest for a few days.

The correct answer is 'Prophecy'.

Key Points

• The given word 'Presage ' means something that portends or foreshadows a future event.(कुछ ऐसा जो भविष्य की किसी घटना का पूर्वाभास या पूर्वाभास देता हो)
  • Example: It's essential to understand the weather conditions that presage thunderstorms.
• Marked option 'Prophecy' means the foretelling or prediction of what is to come(भविष्‍यवाणी)
• Therefore, from the meaning of these two words, we are clear that they are synonyms.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Additional Information

• Opportune means suitable for doing something or for something to happen.(कुछ करने या होने के लिए उपयुक्त)
• Fictitious means invented; not real.(मनगढ़ंत; बनावटी)

The correct answer is 'To make progress by gaining in strength, extent, popularity, etc..'

Key Points

• The idiom 'to gain ground' is used to mean to become more successful, popular, or accepted.
  • For example, 'Door-to-door canvassing helped them gain ground on the opposition.'
• This expression alludes to a military advance in which an army literally takes territory from the enemy. Its figurative use dates from the 19th century. The opposite of this phrase is 'to lose ground.'
• So, the correct meaning of the idiom 'Gain ground' is 'To make progress by gaining in strength, extent, popularity, etc.'

Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.

The correct solution is 'The last piece of cake has been eaten.'

Key Points

• The given sentence in the question 'Somebody has eaten the cake' is present perfect sentence in an active voice (Subject+ has/have+ Past participle+ object)
• The active voice, in a sentence, denotes that the noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in the sentence is the doer of the action.
• The passive voice, on the other hand, represents that the subject is one acted upon by the action or verb in the sentence.
• When converting a present perfect sentence into a passive voice, the structure of the sentence will become Object + has/have + been + past participle (V3) + (by + subject)
  • The passive sentence will become 'The last piece of cake has been eaten'.
• Hence the correct answer is Option 2.

The correct answer is 'think.'
Key Points

• Let us see the meaning of IMAGINE:
  • IMAGINE: to see, hear or think something that is not true or does not exist. (असत्‍य और अस्‍तित्‍वहीन वस्‍तुओं को देखना, सुनना और उनके विषय में सोचना या कल्‍पना करना)
• Let us see the meanings of the given options:
  • Feel: to be in the state that is mentioned. (कुछ महसूस होना, कुछ लगना)
  • Understand: to know or realize the meaning of something. (किसी बात का अर्थ समझना (उसे जानना या महसूस करना))
  • Think: to have a particular idea or opinion about something/somebody; to believe. (किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के विषय में विशेष विचार या मत रखना; (कुछ) मानना)
  • See: to become conscious of something, using your eyes; to use the power of sight. (देखना, नेत्रों द्वारा प्रत्‍यक्ष करना; दृष्टि-शक्ति का प्रयोग करना)
• From the meanings of the given words, we can say that the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word is "think."
• Hence, the correct answer is Option 3.

The correct answer is option 4), i.e., 'Dishearten.'

Key Points

• Let's look at the meaning of the given word and the marked option:
  • Encourage - give support, confidence, or hope to (someone). (प्रोत्साहित करना)
  • Dishearten - cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence. (निराश करना)
• ​Let's look at the meanings of the other given options:​
  • Boost - help or encourage (something) to increase or improve. (बढ़ावा देना)
  • Inspire - fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. (प्रेरित करना)
  • Energise - give vitality and enthusiasm to. (ऊर्जा प्रदान करना)
• Hence from the given meanings, we find that 'Encourage' and 'Dishearten' are antonyms.
• So, the correct answer is option 4.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. many of these women.

Key Points

• The underlined part is incorrect because the use of 'woman' is incorrect contextually.
• The sentence uses 'many' which indicates that the noun must be in plural form.
• The plural form of 'woman' i.e. women must be used to make the sentence correct.

Therefore, Option 1 is the correct answer.

Correct sentence- Many of these women cannot access this information given their limited mobility and resources.

The correct solution is option 3 i.e. Greeted
Key Points

• The above passage is about the king of Rampur.
• Let's find out the usage of the words given in options-
  • Bowed means bent the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame.
  • Surrendered means stopped resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.
  • Greeted means given a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome when meeting (someone).
  • Offered means presented or proffered (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desired.
• 'The people___(4)___the King and bestowed their praise on him.' From this sentence, we get to know that when the meeting was called by the king all the people gave their polite word to him. So, 'Greeted' is the correct word.
• 'Bowed' is wrong because it does not fit in the blank i.e. 'The people bowed the king' is grammatically incorrect.
• 'surrendered' and 'Offered' both are conceptually incorrect.

The correct answer is 'include'.

Key Points

• The term 'comprise' (सम्मिलित होना) generally means to consist of or be made up of.
  • Example: The committee is comprised of representatives from all the major industries.
• In this context, 'include' (शामिल करना) is the nearest in meaning because it also means to contain or have as part of a whole.
  • Example: The price includes dinner and entertainment.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

Additional Information

• 'None' (कोई नहीं) is used to denote the absence of something.
• 'Yield' (उपज) typically means to produce or provide something.
• 'Separate' (अलग करना) implies to cause to move apart or divide.

The correct answer is 'Option 2' i.e. "feel many sorry but I was wrong."

Key Points

• The error in this segment lies in the use of the phrase "feel many sorry," which is grammatically incorrect.
• The correct phrase should be "feel very sorry" or "feel so sorry."
• In English, we do not use "many" in conjunction with "sorry".
• "Many" is used with countable nouns to indicate a large number, while "sorry" is an adjective and doesn't have a plural form, thus it cannot be counted.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The last time he repeated the same mistake I thought he would feel very sorry, but I was wrong."

The correct answer is option​ 3 i.e. 'Finally happens for the first time.'

Key Points

• See the light of day means finally happens for the first time.
• Example:
  • After so many false starts, his book finally saw the light of the day.
  • Unless you have a good literary agent, your manuscript will never see the light of day.

The correct answer is: To achieve two things with a single effort.

Key Points

• The idiom "to kill two birds with one stone" means to accomplish two tasks with a single action.
• It is often used to describe an efficient or practical solution to a problem.
• This phrase can be traced back to ancient Roman times, where it was originally written as "bis vivit qui bene vivit," meaning "he lives twice who lives well."
• The idiom can be used in both formal and informal contexts.
• So, "To achieve two things with a single effort" is the appropriate choice to replace the given idiom.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

The correct answer is 'The teacher asked the students to take back their books.'

Key Points

• The given sentence is an imperative sentence.

• In such sentences, order, request, advise or negative command is given.

• While changing the narration of an imperative sentence, we need to follow these steps

• The reporting verb 'said' is changed into 'asked'.
• The second person 'your' will be changed into 'their'.
• The tense of the given sentence is present tense (take back) which remains unchanged in the indirect sentence.
• The verb 'to' is added before the verb of the reported speech (take).

• As per the above rules, the indirect speech of the given sentence would be: The teacher asked the students to take back their books.

• Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is: Descriptive
Key Points

• Let us first understand what is the tone of a passage.
• The tone of a passage is the writer's attitude or feeling about the subject that he or she is presenting.
• Tone does not reflect the reader's attitude toward the subject, nor does it involve the attitude expressed by characters, besides the author, in the passage.
• The best way to identify the tone of a passage is to examine certain words with positive or negative connotations.
• Let us see the meaning of the words given in the options section.
  • Humorous: A genuine sense of fun and the comic, impersonal, or gently personal. (हास्यपूर्ण)
  • Laudatory: Expressing praise and commendation. (प्रशंसात्मक)
  • Descriptive: To describe something, especially in a detailed and interesting way. (वर्णनात्मक)
  • Motivating: Able to make someone eager to do something. (प्रेरित)
• If we read the passage carefully we will know that the author described all the information about the sunflower and its important aspects in our life.
• So, according to the meaning of the given words "descriptive" is the appropriate tone of the passage.

Thus, option 3 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is: The sunflower’s leaves, flowers and seeds have many uses.
Key Points

• The second sentence of the given passage states that "The leaves are used as fodder, the flowers yield a yellow dye, and the seeds contain oil and are used for food."
• So, if we read the passage carefully we will find that except for option 4, no other options are relevant according to the passage.
• Therefore, it is clear that the following facts of option 4 are mentioned in the given passage.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

The correct answer is: The Uses of the Sunflower
Key Points

• The title means the name of a book, play, film, picture, etc.
• A title can be used to identify the work, to put it in context, to convey a minimal summary of its contents, and to pique the reader's curiosity.
• If we read the passage carefully we will find that the passage is all about how sunflowers can be used in daily life and the important aspects of life.
• Therefore, according to the passage option 3 is the most suitable title for the passage.

Hence, the correct title should be "The Uses of the Sunflower".
Thus, option 3 is the correct answer.

The word "Vibrant" is an adjective that means full of energy and life, or bright and striking. It often describes something that is vigorous, lively, and full of vitality.
The antonym for "Vibrant" from the provided options would be:
"Sombre" - This term refers to something that is serious, grave, or gloomy. If something is vibrant, it is lively and energetic, while something that is sombre lacks those qualities and can be considered to be the opposite, making "Sombre" the correct choice for the antonym of "Vibrant".
Let's examine the other options:
"Cardinal" - This term refers to something of the greatest importance; fundamental. As such, it doesn't have an antonymous relationship with "vibrant."
"Formidable" - This term refers to something that inspires fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. Again, this term does not convey the opposite meaning of "vibrant."
"Forlorn" - This term describes something or someone that is pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely. Although "forlorn" can contrast with "vibrant" in some contexts, it's not as direct an antonym as "sombre." It has more of a connotation of loneliness or despair, rather than simply lacking energy or liveliness.

The correct answer is "People should understand that it is not always possible to win."

Key Points

• The given sentence is in passive voice, and the task is to convert it into active voice.
• The structure of the passive sentence can be defined as follows:
  • "It should be understood by people" is the passive phrase where "people" is the subject in the active voice, and the verb in the passive voice "should be understood" corresponds to "should understand" in the active voice.
  • "That it is not always possible to win" is the object clause, which remains the same in both active and passive voices.
• When we convert this into the active voice, we should keep the tense (modals in this case: "should be understood" corresponding to "should understand") and the object clause the same.
• Hence, the correct active form of the given sentence turns out to be: "People should understand that it is not always possible to win."

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2".

Additional Information

• Taking each option in turn:
  • "People need to understand that winning is not always possible." - Changes the modal verb from "should" to "need", so it's incorrect.
  • "People have to understand that it was not always possible to win." - Changes the modal verb from "should" to "have to" and alters the tense of the clause, so it's incorrect.
  • "People can understand that it is not always possible to win." - Changes the modal verb from "should" to "can", so it's incorrect.

The marked answer is "He asked if he had acted wisely".

Key Points

• In the given sentence, "He said, 'Have I acted wisely?'" is a direct speech, where someone is questioning their actions. This type of question is called a yes/no question.
• The structure for the direct speech here is: Person + said + comma + "yes/no question"
  • He + said + "Have I acted wisely?"
• When changing from direct to indirect speech, especially in yes/no questions, we need to consider a few rules:
  • a) Replace "said" with "asked" as it is a question.
  • b) Remove the comma and quotation marks and replace them with "if" or "whether".
  • c) Generally, transform the tense to one step back in time. In this case since the direct speech is in simple past "have acted," in the indirect speech it's changed to past perfect 'had acted'.
• Therefore, in indirect speech, it becomes: Person + asked + if/ whether + Subject + Verb ​
  • He + asked + if + he + had acted wisely
• Thus, option 3 "He asked if he had acted wisely" is the correct indirect form of "He said, 'Have I acted wisely?'"

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 3".

The correct answer is "within my illness".

Key Points

• The sentence given is: "I read a novel by Sydney Sheldon within my illness."
• The error in this sentence pertains to incorrect usage of a preposition.
• Let's understand each part of the sentence:
  • "I read a novel" – This segment is grammatically correct. It comprises a subject ("I"), a verb ("read"), and an object ("a novel").
  • "by Sydney Sheldon" – This part is also correct. The preposition "by" is accurately used before the author's name to indicate who wrote the novel.
  • "within my illness" – There's an issue in this part of the sentence. The choice of the preposition "within" is inappropriate.
    • ​This preposition is typically used to indicate something happening inside a specific period of time or a physical location, neither of which an "illness" is.
    • A more appropriate phrase to indicate that the reading occurred while the speaker was ill would be "during my illness".
• Given this analysis, the segment with the grammatical error is: "within my illness." which should be replaced with "during my illness."

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 3".

The correct answer is "understand."
Key Points

• "Understand" means to comprehend or grasp the meaning of something. (किसी बात का अर्थ समझना (उसे जानना या महसूस करना))
  • Example: I could understand how to assemble the furniture.
• It is often used in the context of learning or gaining knowledge.
• The correct answer is Option 1.
• Correct passage:

It couldn't have been easy for King Charles to lose his mother, the Queen, a moment he admitted he'd been "dreading," the same day he became sovereign of Britain. The confluence of these two major life events is not something most of us will ever understand. So, it's no wonder that the grieving monarch ______ (5) ______ to be very emotional during one of his first public ______ (6) ______ after his official proclamation.

Today, September 10, 2022 King Charles arrived at Buckingham Palace ______ (7) ______ being declared ruler of the realm. And while he appeared as ______ (8) ______ as ever, if you looked closely, you could see tears glistening in ______ (9) ______ eyes. The moment that moved him so deeply was when onlookers shouted, "God ______ (10) ______ the King." The words are being chanted everywhere he goes.
Additional Information

• Option 2, "know," is similar to understand but refers more to having knowledge or awareness of something. (किसी बात या व्‍यक्ति की जानकारी होना)
• Option 3, "remember," means to recall or bring to mind something that has been previously learned or experienced. (व्यक्ति या वस्‍तु का ध्‍यान रहना या उसे याद करना)
• Option 4, "recall," also means to bring to mind something that has been previously learned, but it implies a stronger effort or struggle to remember. (अतीत की कोई बात (तथ्‍य, घटना, क्रिया आदि) याद करना)

'मृदु' का विलोम शब्द है- कठोर
Key Points

• 'मृदु' शब्द का विलोम शब्द 'कठोर' होगा।
• 'मृदु' शब्द का अर्थ - कोमल, मुलायम, नरम।
• 'कठोर' शब्द का अर्थ - कड़ा, ठोस, सख़्त।
• विलोम - जो शब्द किसी एक शब्द के विपरीत अर्थ को व्यक्त करते हैं, वे विलोम शब्द कहलाते हैं।

अन्य विकल्प-

Additional Information
कुछ अन्य महत्वपूर्ण विलोम शब्द -

सही उत्तर है - "व्यावसायिक" lKey Points

• व्यावसायिक शब्द में सही वर्तनी का प्रयोग है l
• व्यावसायिक का अर्थ -
  • व्यवसाय संबंधी।
• वाक्य प्रयोग -
  • मैं व्यावसायिक शोषण के मुद्दे पर काम करती हूँ, क्योंकि यह कर्मचारियों की मानसिक स्थिति के लिए सही नहीं है l
• अन्य विकल्प गलत उत्तर है क्योंकि अन्य तीनों विकल्पों में 'व्यावसायिक' शब्द की गलत वर्तनी का प्रयोग किया गया है l इनमें मात्राओं संबंधी और वर्ण संबंधी त्रुटियां है l

Additional Information

• शब्द में प्रयुक्त ध्वनियों को जिस क्रम से उच्चरित किया जाता है, लिखने में भी उसी क्रम से विन्यस्त करने का नाम वर्तनी या वर्ण-विन्यास है।
• कुछ गलत वर्तनी वाले शब्दों की सही वर्तनी इस प्रकार है :-
  • आतिसबाजी - आतिशबाजी l
  • अत्याक्षरी - अंत्याक्षरी l
  • उत्तरदाई - उत्तरदायी l

अलमारी में कपड़े रखे हैं। अन्य सभी विकल्प असंगत है।
Key Points

• वाक्य - अलमारी में कपड़े रखे हैं।
• यहाँ 'में' चिह्न से हमें अलमारी में कपड़े रखे होने का बोध हो रहा है।
• अतः यह उदारहण अधिकरण कारक के अंतर्गत आएगा।

Important Points

Additional Information

संस्कृति, सभ्यता से संस्कृति, सभ्यता की अपेक्षा अत्यन्त सूक्ष्म होती है, इस रूप में भी भिन्न है।
अत: विकल्प 2 सही उत्तर है, अन्य विकल्प असंगत है।

Key Points
गद्यांश के अनुसार-

• गद्यांश के सारांश, के अनुसार संस्कृति और सभ्यता के बीच का भिन्नता इस तथ्य में निहित है,
• कि संस्कृति अधिक सूक्ष्म, आत्मिक उन्नति और आंतरिक गुणों से संबंधित है,
• जबकि सभ्यता भौतिक विकास और बाहरी तरक्की से जुड़ी होती है।
• अन्य विकल्प-
• संस्कृति, सभ्यता की अपेक्षा स्थूल और विशद होती है - यह विकल्प सही नहीं है क्योंकि संस्कृति को गद्यांश में भौतिक वस्तुओं और बाहरी विकास की अपेक्षा अधिक सूक्ष्म, आत्मिक और आंतरिक गुणों पर आधारित बताया गया है।
• संस्कृति, एक आदर्श गुण है - यह विकल्प भी संस्कृति की व्याख्या करता है लेकिन यह सीधे तौर पर सभ्यता से संस्कृति के भिन्न होने का वर्णन नहीं करता है और इसलिए, गद्यांश के प्रश्न के संदर्भ में यह सही उत्तर नहीं है।
• सभ्यता प्राचीन होती है और संस्कृति नवीन - यह विकल्प भी संस्कृति और सभ्यता की व्याख्या के संदर्भ में गलत है। गद्यांश में सभ्यता को प्राचीन या नवीन होने के संदर्भ में नहीं बताया गया है और संस्कृति और सभ्यता दोनों प्राचीन व आधुनिक समाजों में विद्यमान रही हैं।

सही उत्तर है - ‘गुणवत्ता का’।

• गुरुकुल में गुणवत्ता का ध्यान रखा जाता था।

Key Points

• प्रस्तुत अवतरण के अनुसार यहाँ शिक्षा की गुणवत्ता की बात हो रही है।
• शिक्षा में गुणवत्ता लाने के लिए जरूरी हैं कि शिक्षा के उद्देश्यों के निर्माण भौतिक, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक पर्यावरण के आधार पर किया जाए।
• सीखने के लिए उचित पर्यावरण का होना बहुत आवश्यक हैं और उसके लिए छात्रों के आस-पास का वातावरण अधिगम एवं शिक्षा के लिए अनुकूल बनाना
  अति आवश्यक हैं।

सही उत्तर है - ‘उचित शिक्षा’।

• सम्यक शिक्षा का क्या आशय उचित शिक्षा से है।

Key Points

• प्रस्तुत अवतरण के अनुसार मानव समाज के विकास के लिये उचित शिक्षा ग्रहण करना बहुत आवश्यक है।
• उचित शिक्षा मानव समाज के विकास के लिये महत्वपूर्ण भागीदारी निभाती हैं।

अन्य विकल्प :

• व्यावसायिक शिक्षा : यह एक प्रणाली या अध्ययन के पाठ्यक्रम को संदर्भित करती है, जो व्यावहारिक गतिविधियों पर आधारित नौकरियों के लिए
  व्यक्तिगत रूप से तैयार करती है।
• औपचारिक शिक्षा : नियमित शिक्षा प्रक्रिया को औपचारिक शिक्षाकहते है। इस प्रक्रिया मे छात्र/छात्रा को नियमित रूप से शिक्षा संस्थान में शिक्षा
  प्राप्त करने जाना होता हैं।
• अनौपचारिक शिक्षा : अनियमित शिक्षा को अनौपचारिक शिक्षा कहा जाता है। इस तरह की शिक्षा में किसी चीज की निश्चितता नहीं होती है।

सही उत्तर है - ‘प्रतिभा’।

• गुरुकुल में शिष्यों के चयन का आधार प्रतिभा था।

Key Points

• प्रस्तुत अवतरण के अनुसार उनकी प्रतिभा के आधार पर उनकी उपस्थिति होती थी।
• इनकी योग्यता बहुत ही उच्च श्रेणी की होती है।
• गुणात्मकता और प्रतिभा पर ध्यान रखते हुए शिष्यों को और योग्य बनाया जाता है।