SSC CGL 13th August 2021 Shift-1

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Gradual

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
India is formally moving ahead to ______ 21 MIG-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from Russia along with upgrades of their existing fleets.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Had you / not reached in time, / we will have / lost our lives.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
You must avoid riding in a crowded bus / or travelling in a metro / during rush hour / as both are quiet unpleasant experiences.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Bang for the buck

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. But the eagle, in wrath, gave the beetle a flap of his wing, and straightaway seized upon the hare and devoured him.
B. The beetle therefore interceded with the eagle, begging of him not to kill the poor suppliant, and pleaded with him not to kill so small an animal.
C. When the eagle flew away, the beetle flew after him, to learn where his nest was.
D. A hare, being pursued by an eagle, took himself for refuge to the nest of a beetle, whom he begged to save him.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Raise the bar

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Work and domestic ______ made Kajal short-tempered.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Regime