SSC CGL 11 June 2019 Shift-2

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The ship sailed smoothly owing to ______ winds.

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Then, they spread as the unmined coal starts burning with oxygen drawn from pores and mine shafts.
B. An entire township- Jharia is to be relocated because of the uncontrollable underground fires.
C. These fires start mostly from burning trash close to coal pits.
D. This is a grave threat as poisonous fumes of carbon monoxide rise up from underground fires.

Select the correctly spelt word.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
TACITURN

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
The length of a male swallow's tail reveal his attractiveness for a female swallow.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
MAMMOTH

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The boss is going to blow his top when he discovers the blatant mistake in the balance sheet.

Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Heavy taxes have been imposed on luxury items by the government.

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
My father dissuaded me to try for a job as he wanted me to pursue higher studies.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
A mountaineer has to walk the tight rope as a small slip can prove to be fatal.