SSC English Combined Graduate level Solved Paper 2014 Notes

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COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL (PT)

All Answer in Red Colour

1 If I would have realized

(a)/ what a bad shape our library is in

(b)/ I would have done something, to arrest the deterioration.

(C)/No error (d)

2. He has been

(a)/enhanced in position

(b)/ as a result of his diligence and integrity.

(c)/No error(d)

3. It is I

(a)/ who is responsible

(b)/ for the delay.

(C)/ No error (d)

4. There is only one cure

(a)/ to the evils which newly

(b)/ acquired freedom produces and that cure is freedom.

(C)/ No error (d)

5. He flew

(a)/ over extensively

(b)/ the Pacific last winter.

(C)/No error  (d).

6. The student was punished for his……………

(a) impudence

(b) prudence

(c) modesty

(a) clemency

7. My father was too…….. ….to push the heavy door.

(a) faint

(b) feeble

(c) fragile

(d) faltering

8. The flood damaged the books so much that it was impossible to……………….them.

(a) retrieve

(b) retrace

(c) retract

(d) retreat

9. His bungalow went through a make.

(a) up

(b) out

(c) over

(d) for

10. This auspicious beginning……………….well for successful completion of our project.

(a) attunes

(b) argues

(c) augurs

(d) answers

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11. PERSIST

(a) Resist

(b) Leave

(c) Quit

(d) Insist

12. EVENTUALLY

(a) Previously

(b) Briefly

(c) Finally

(d) Successfully

13. IMPECCABLE

(a) Remarkable

(b) Unbelievable

(c) Flawless

(d) Displeasing

14. PREDILECTION

(a) Predicament

(b) Afterthought

(c) Aversion

(d) Postponement

15. POMPOUS

(a) Apish

(b) Humble

(c) Meek

(d) Grandiose

16. SERENE

(a) Calm

(b) Angry

(c) Ruffled

(d) Bitter

17. With great difficulty, he was able to carve out a niche for himself.

(a) became a sculptor

(b) did the best he could do

(c) destroyed his career

(d) developed a specific position for himself.

18. You will succeed if you follow my advice in the letter.

(a) about writing letters

(b) written in the letter

(c) in every detail

(d) very thoughtfully

19. A critic’s work is to read between the lines.

(a) to comprehend the meaning

(b) to appreciate the inner beauty

(c) to understand the inner meaning

(d) to read carefully

20. Where discipline is concerned I put my foot down.

(a) take a firm stand

(b) take a light stand

(c) take a heavy stand

(d) take a shaky stand

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21. The convict claimed innocence and stood his ground in spite of the repeated accusations.

(a) knelt

(b) surrendered

(c) kept standing

(d) refused to yield

22. Why should you despair of your success of your undertaking?

(a) you despair of the success of your undertaking

(b) you despair of the success of the undertaking

(c) you despair of the success of your undertaking

(d) No improvement

23. As Rees was going to town in High Street a savage dog attacked him and bit him.

(a) going to town a savage dog attacked him and bit him in the High Street.

(b) in High Street, a savage dog attacked him and bit him in the town.

(c) going to town in High Street a savage dog bit him and attacked him.

(d) No improvement

24. Something is pretty here that Vinita can wear to the party.

(a) Something here is pretty

(b) Something is here pretty

(c) Here is something pretty

(d) No improvement

25. I have dreamt all my life to own a beautiful maroon-colored car.

(a) of owning

(b) to owning

(c) at owning

(d) No improvement

26. Sitting on the hilltop, the sun went down watching before him.

(a) he watched the sun go down

(b) the sun went down with him watching

(c) the sun went down when he watched

(d) No improvement.

27. The office is soon to be closed.

(a) just to

(b) about to

(c) immediately to

(d) No improvement

28. He has achieved nothing out of his way worth mentioning.

(a) out of the way

(b) by the way

(c) in a big way

(d) No improvement

29. I prevailed on him to vote for you.

(a) to

(b) at

(C) upon

(d) No improvement

30. Eager to pass his final exams, studying was the student’s top priority.

(a) the student’s top priority was studying

(b) the student made studying his top priority

(c) the top priority of studying was, made by the student

(d) No improvement

31. Mr. Dev will not go to the wedding reception without being called.

(a) if he is not invited

(b) till he is invited

(c) unless he is invited

(d) No improvement

32. Belief in many gods

(a) Pantheism

(b) Monotheism

(C) Polytheism

(d) Atheism

33. A cluster of flowers on a branch

(a) Bouquet

(b) Inflorescence

(c) Wreath

(d) Incandescence

34. A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions

(a) Agnostic

(b) Cynic

(c) Skeptic

(d) Misogynist

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35. A highly skilled musician

(a) Artiste

(b) Virtuoso

(c) Performer

(d) Diva

36. A method of boiling briefly to cook food slightly

(a) Steam

(b) Bake

(c) Sauté

(d) Parboil

37. The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental

(a) Avant-garde

(b) Iconoclast

(c) Revolutionary

(d) Nerd

38. One who helps people by giving them money or other aid

(a) Benefactor

(b) Beneficiary

(c) Tycoon

(d) Patriot

39. (a) Plebeian

(b) Plebeian

(c) Plebian

(d) Plebeian

40. (a) Surroundings

(b) Surroundings

(c) Surroundings

(d) Surroundings

41. The writer felt unusually solitary because

(a) he was feeling very lonely without his family.

(b) he was missing the company of other holiday-makers.

(e) his destination was a little village eight miles away.

(d) there was no one to meet him.

42. “I left all signs of habitation behind me.” This means that he

(a) came to a place where there were very few houses

(b) was in front of a large collection of cottages

(c) had come very far from places where people lived

(d) had just passed a remote village

43. It became darker than the writer expected because

(a) the nights are shorter in autumn than in summer.

(b) the nights are longer in October than midsummer.

(c) the train arrived later than usual.

(d) he had walked unduly slowly.

44. The writer found it difficult to keep to the path because of

(a) the darkness and narrowness of the path.

(b) poor visibility and grassy track.

(c) the darkness and his slow pace.

(d) poor visibility and dew on the grass.

45. When he settled himself on the fork of the tree the writer

(a) had a sound sleep.

(b) was disturbed by the noises of animals.

(c) was too afraid to sleep.

(d) tried to sleep but without much

46. At the beginning of the passage, the writer expresses her opinion that in many countries progress is synonymous With

(a) development

(b) utmost care for nature

(c) a balanced treatment to Nature

(d) utmost cruelty to nature

47. In the passage the term ‘exploiting nature suggests animals

(a) regretfulness

(b) sarcasm

(c) the destructive urge of man

(d) greed of man

48. Nehru objected to the phrase ‘conquest of Everest’ since

(a) it carries a war-like connotation.

(b) it sounds pompous and boastful.

(c) it depicts Everest as a victim.

(d) Everest is unconquerable.

49. Gandhi’s statement “It is decreasing in the jungles but it is with increasing in the towns!

(a) refers to wild animals’ decrease in the jungle

(b) refers to flora and fauna

(c) refers to man’s selfishness

(d) is a satirical comparison of man’s callousness to the animals

50. The writer is of opinion that tribal people can be prevented from combing forest for food

(a) to provide employment

(b) to increase purchasing power

(c) by deterring them from poaching and despoiling vegetation

(d) to provide employment and purchasing power for daily necessities

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