SSC CPO 26th July 2021 Paper 2

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Much of us / lack the / important virtue / of patience.

Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Mother ordered the children to stop playing then.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
You need / to sign / these important documents / by ink.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
He lost his heart because he could not cope with the difficult situation.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
In times of economic recession, the demand for goods is on the wane.

Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. It then came to the main road and smashed all the stalls selling fruits, mud pots and clothes.
B. Finally, the elephant entered a school ground, breaking through the brick wall.
C. The people on the main road ran helter-skelter in panic.
D. The wild elephant first reached the outskirts of our town, breaking down fences like matchsticks.

Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Are the attendance rules being relaxed by the authorities?

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The news / of his involvement / in illegal activities / have shocked everybody.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The government is distributing free food grains among the poor.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The new CEO is in favour of giving plenty of elbow room to the managers.