SSC English Combines Graduate level Solved Paper 2014 Notes

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COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL (PT)

1 But for your illness,

(a)/ you would have secured

(b)/ first rank in the examination.

(c)/No error (d)

2. A test like this one

(a)/ is far too difficult

(b)/ for weak pupils.

(c)/No error(d)

3. Being a blind man,

(a)/ day or night made

(b)/ a little difference to him.

(c)/No error (d)

4. It’s time

(a)/ we take

(b)/ a holiday to our native place.

(C)/ No error (d)

5. The drawings are very good:

(a)/ almost everyone

(b)/of them deserve a gold medal.

(C)/No error(d)

6. Hypocrites try to……………appearances.

(a) keep upon

(b) keep over

(e) keep up

(d) keep away

7. Reaction to Jane Austen’s novels has oscillated between………………… and condescension.

(a) indifference

(b) disapproval

(c) dismissal

(d) adoration

8. ……………….refused to acclaim the conference as successful

(a) Reprobates

(b) Defectors

(c) Detractors

(d) Protectors

9. The shirt is not expensive: I bought it..

(a) clearly

(b) cheap

(e) cheaply

(d) low

10. He led her with the utmost courtesy…………….the assembled guests.

(a) by

(b) into

(c) through

(d) among

11. ANTICIPATE

(a) Presuppose

(b) Doubt

(c) Contemplate

(d) Assert

12.EMANCIPATION

(a) Autonomy

(b) Sovereignty

(c) Freedom

(d) Servitude

13.VACILLATE

(a) Waver

(b) Relegate

(e) Sustain

(d) Chastise

14. GRANDIOSE

(a) Rhetorical

(b) Affected

(e) Unpretentious

(d) Awkward

15. DISJOINTED

(a) United

(b) Connected

(c) Solid

(d) Smooth

16. COGENT

(a) Logical

(b) Weighty

(c) Dissuasive

(d) Persuasive

17. Many would-be leaders have feet of clay,

(a) elephantiasis

(b) nimble feet

(c) are flawed personalities

(d) run the business of clay modeling

18. This incident calls for immediate intervention, but the authority seems to be dragging its feet.

(a) tardy or reluctant to act

(b) issuing a show-cause notice

(c) deliberating stern action

(d) contemplating a trial

19. The players stormed out of the stadium after a hot-headed game.

(a) went out breaking things on their way

(b) crept out through a different exit

(C) went out meekly

(d) went showing their anger

20. The situation in Haiti was getting hotter by the minute.

(a) growing in importance

(b) increasing in temperature

(c) improving rapidly

(d) deteriorating rapidly

21. After her failure, she started refusing to be led by the nose.

(a) labeled by physical desire

(b) follow submissively

(c) follow what others suggest

(d) be afraid of the consequences

22. The cook book is tailor-made for amateur vegan cooks.

(a) mass-produced

(b) customized

(c) professionally made

(d) No improvement

23. Hair fall is one of the worst manifestations of damage.

(a) indications

(b) foundations

(c) signs

(d) No improvement

24. Impurities in drinking water may be removed by placing small filtration devices at the sink and faucets.

(a) sifting apparatus

(b) sifting method

(c) sifting machine

(d) No improvement

25. Through the ages, the people of many cultures have used talismans and charms to ward off evil and invoke special powers.

(a) stones

(b) earrings

(e) amulets

(d) No improvement

26. Ram Kumar is a heavily built man.

(a) strongly

(b) stockily

(c) sturdily

(d) No improvement

27. All the time there are a large variety of sounds to be heard in the forge.

(a) there are many sounds

(b) there was many sounds

(c) there is much sound

(d) No improvement

28. Kunal laughed at Rakhi, after which she walked out.

(a) wherever

(b) whereas

(c) whereupon

(d) No improvement

29. Mr. Choudhury bought a machine with a moving arm for picking up objects

(a) running

(b) hinged

(e) movable

(d) No improvement

30. For me, money is only the means to an end.

(a) only means

(b) only a means

(c) only the mean

(d) No improvement

31. The bullet struck a wall and was diverted from its course.

(a) twisted

(b) deflected

(c) reflected

(d) No improvement

32. Wild and noisy disorder

(a) Pandemonium

(b) Stir

(c) Agitation

(d) Revolution

33. A person who is solely motivated by money or personal gain

(a) Mercenary

(b) Merchant

(c) Money-lender

(d) Charlatan

34. Something that is beyond the power of nature

(a) Magical

(b) Preternatural

(c) Unnatural

(d) Supernatural

35. Description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name

(a) Epithet

(b) Epigram

(c) Euphemism

(d) Eulogy

36. Walk in a proud and confident way

(a) Swagger

(b) Sprint

(c) Canter

(d) Lope

37. The part of a stage in front of the curtain

(a) Proscenium

(b) Amphitheatre

(c) Arena

(d) Podium

38. One who does something not professionally but for pleasure

(a) Amateur

(b) Libertine

(C) Novice

(d) Entrepreneur

39. (a) Architecture

(1) Architecture

(c) Architecture

(d) Architecture

40.(a) Epilogue

(b) Epilogue

(c) Epilogue

(d) Epilogue

41. What is the difference between an ordinary megalomaniac and a megalomaniac like Alexander the Great?

(a) The ordinary megalomaniac does not have an excessive desire for power which Alexander the Great had.

(b) The ordinary megalomaniac does not have the talent to realize his wish which Alexander the Great had.

(c) The ordinary megalomania is a lunatic while Alexander the Great was not a lunatic.

(d) The ordinary megalomaniac is not great while Alexander the Great was great.

42. How does a megalomaniac differ from a narcissist?

(a) By wishing to be charming and feared

(b) By wishing to be loved and not feared

(c) By wishing to be powerful and not feared

(d) By wishing to be powerful and feared

43. In “Where this occurs it makes a man………. if not both, “this refers to

(a) vanity

(b) lunacy

(c) love of power

(d) excessive love of power

44. Which among the following is the reason for unhappiness?

(a) Dealing with the raw material of the world

(b) Realising one’s dream as a megalomaniac

(c) The nurturing of only one element in human nature

(d) Being indifferent towards women

45. Why has love of power to be accepted?

(a) Because it can become unreal

(b) Because it is an excess in human nature

(c) Because it is a part of human nature

(d) Because it is vanity in human nature

46. Email is accepted, forwarded, and delivered by

(a) mail servers

(b) mail networks

(c) computer networks

(d) the Internet

47. One of the three components of email is

(a) the message body

(b) the message field

(c) the message heading

(d) the message letter

48. Control information of the message header includes

(a) a date/time stamp

(b) a header field

(c) a message envelope

(d) a sender’s address

49. What does stand for in email?

(a) electronic

(b) external

(e) ethernet

(d) electrical

50. Instant messaging is based on

(a) brief connection with the server

(b) digital transmission of documents

(c) online nature of both recipients

(d) store-and-forward model