SSC CGL Tier-2 25-October-2015 English

Instructions

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
Passage:

How the domestication of animals began is not known. Perhaps, there were large numbers of animals in areas near water where men also were(i). Here man could observe the animals and study their habits, and this knowledge must have, (ii) him to tame them. It was again, easy for an (iii) people to domesticate animals and feed them on the husks of the grain that were left after threshing. In any event, sheep and goats, pigs and cattle and later horses and asses were tamed and kept in pens. Man, thus, (iv) food from the soil and also from animals. In the pens, the animals could be observed even more closely. Calves suckling milk must have given man the idea that he too could get food other than meat from cows and goats. This practice which combines agriculture with the raising of animals is known as (v) farming Animals, however, were chiefly used to provide meat and milk, they were yet to be used as beasts of burden or to do draw the plough.

Question 161

(ii) = ?

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Instructions

In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom\phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom\phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

Question 162

He was punished for taking French leave.

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Question 163

if the speaker continues with his boring speech, the audience will probably vote with their feet.

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Question 164

Shyam Prasad was a chip off the old block.

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Question 165

Russel Peters really brought the house down with his spectacular performance at the Club yesterday.

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Question 166

My father is undoubtedly an armchair critic.

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Question 167

Sunil's dog in a manger attitude did not help to settle the matter.

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Question 168

He worked hard to feather his nest.

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Question 169

I threw up my cards for want of funds.

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Question 170

He advised her to give a wide berth to malicious people.

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