SSC CGL Tier II 2nd March 2023 Shift 1

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The colossal building stood amidst the ruins bearing signs of Victorian architecture.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Willful destruction

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. They are found in many parts of Asia.
B. They mostly live in dark forests and sleep during the day. They come out for hunting pigs and deer by night.
C. It is assumed that, probably, around 3,000 tigers live in the wild. This species looks spectacular and grand and they are very graceful in their movements.
D. It is almost impossible for us to see them against a jungle background, especially when they are standing still, because of their striped coats. Unlike, most cats, the tiger likes bathing very much.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A good leader should be ready to ________ criticism.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
The youth involved in the accident escaped by the skin of his teeth.

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
Which________does the minister take to reach the Assembly?

For the four-sentence (S1 to S4) paragraph below, sentences S1 and S4 are given.
From the options P, Q, R and S select the appropriate sentences for S2 and S3, respectively.

(S1) The men and women took their places after the initial mingling, and immediately a surge of conversation filled the room.
(S2)
(S3)
(S4) One or two of the women were actually bouncing up and down on the sofa cushions.

(P) So, the two parties had to lean forward, their elbows on their knees.
(Q) At the beginning they mingled awkwardly, clutching their drinks, and walking here and there.
(R) Several people made a last-minute dash to the bathroom before the conversation could start.
(S) The men’s chairs were far enough away from the women’s couches.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

He lived close to / the train station, / yet travelled by bus.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Vishal is going to read the story _________.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My father give up / smoking when / I was twelve / years old.