SSC CGL Tier-2 2010 English

1. The second-named motive
P. the aiming at
Q. lies firmly fixed
R. ambition, or in milder terms
S. recognition and consideration
6. in the human nature.

1. The works of William Shakespeare
P. have provided us
Q. that have become
R. such common expressions
S. with a numberof phrases
6. that few realize their source

1. The ever spiralling costs
P. to take another look
Q. at the plant remedies
R. of modern synthetic drugs
S. may force western medicine
6. used by the Third World Countries

1. Very many people
P. from those
Q. spend money in
R. that their natural
S. ways quite different
6. tastes would enjoin

1. John had somerelatively new clothes he had outgrown.
P. But his mother took them out and kept them neatly folded in the cupboard again.
Q. He threw them into the waste basket.
R. SoJohn putthe clothing into the family’s bag of items to donate to charity.
S. His mother found them and put them back in his cupboard.
6. John finally put the items in his mother’s mending basket and neversaw them again.

1. An overall picture
P. literary situation
Q. of the present
R. major languages
S. in some of the
6. is discussed here.

1. When a boy grows into a young man,hefinds himself in a new and strange world.
P. Therelationship remains, but its nature changes.
Q. The emotional ties that he had with them are now loosened.
R. The old pattern ofhis life in which his parents were the nucleus around which his life revolved now undergoes a change.
S. He finds in himself an emotional void which he must some how fill.
6. At this stage of life he is like a body without a soul ora flower without fragrance.

1. It is useful to distinguish.
P. basic research
Q. pure science, which involves
R. and applied science
S. between two formsof science
6. which involves technology.

1. In London there is a popular public park called Hyde Park.
P. He may succeed in attracting an audience.
Q. Any one who wants to make a speech can do so in Speaker's Corner.
R. In this park, there is a place known as ‘Speaker's Corner’.
S. On Sunday afternoons, we can find many such people there.
6. They will be standing on soapboxes and speaking away on various subjects.

1. It is shocking to read that many more cigarette brands are going to be marketed in India.
P. Aren't these two at cross-purposes ?
Q. On the one hand, the Government declares ‘no-smoking’ zones.
R. The proposal appears to be awaiting the Government's approval.
S. On the other, it entertains unhealthy proposals like this.
6. There is a need for review of Government policy.