Important Spotting Error for SSC AND Miscellaneous Questions for Ssc Cgl mains 2017 set-25

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 #FILL IN THE BLANKS  #ONE WORD #IDIOMS #ANTONYM #SYNONYM

#errors

1. (A) No method of making other/(B) people
agree to/(C) your view point is as effective
as this method./(D) No error

1. (A) No other method of making .... is the
correct formation.

 

2. (A) I told him/(B) the story/(C) in details
to make him understand it fully./(D) No error

2. (C) Change ‘details’ in ‘detail’

3. (A) According to one survey/(B) only those
forests which were /(C) not under village
management succumbed from fires
recently/(D) No error

3. (C) ‘To’ preposition is used for succumbed.
Also change 'fires' into 'fire'

4. (A) The house/(B) is built in an/(C)
attractive manner/(D) No error

4. (D) No error

5. (A) The report is candid in admitting/(B)
that the investment by the Government /
(C) in health and family planning have
eroded considerably/(D) No error

5. (C) Replace have with has. Helping verb is
used according to subject before the
first preposition.

6. (A) Foolishly Rama threw/(B) some water
on the electric heater/(C) when it catches
fire and he got a shock/(D) No error

6. (C) Sentence is in past tense hence replace
catches with ‘caught’

7. (A) We have done everything/(B) that could
be done/(C) to avert the storm which is now
coming on./(D) No error

7. (D) 'Come on' means ‘to advance by degree’.

8. (A) I was pretty sure that/(B) he would
support me/(C) for changing the age old
and static structure of our organization/
(D) No error

8. (C) Support should be followed by ‘in’
instead of 'for'.

9. (A) We will pack not only/(B) the material
properly/(C) but will also deliver it to your
valued customers/(D) No error

9. (A) 'Not only' will come before 'pack'.

10. (A) While Mahendra was away/(B) on a
long official tour/(C) his office receive an
important letter which was marked ‘Urgent’.
(D) No error

10. (C) Replace receive with ‘received’ since
sentence is in past tense.

11. (A) Sakshi wrote essay/(B) so well that/
(C) her teacher was very pleased with her/
(D) No error

11. (A) Use the definite article ‘the’ with essay
Shakshi wrote the essay. 

12. (A) No country can long endure/(B) if its
foundations/(C) were not laid deep in the
material prosperity/(D) No error

12. (C) Replace 'were' with 'are'. This is a
general fact.

13. (A) We now look forward for/(B) some great
achievements/(C) which to some extent
can restore the country’s prestige once
again/(D) No error

13. (A) ‘To’ preposition comes with ‘Look
forward’. ‘Look forward to’ means ‘to
expect with pleasure’.

14. (A) Our school is making/(B) every possible
effort/(C) to provide best facilities and
personal attention for each child/(D) No
error


14. (C) To provide best facilities and personal
attention 'to' should be used. Change
'for' into 'to'.




15. (A) Jayesh loved his Guru immensely/(B)
and gave him fullest loyalty,/(C) yet he have
his own independent way of thinking /(D) No
error

15. (C) Replace 'have' with 'has'. He takes
singular verb.

16. (A) The old man/(B) told his sons/(C) that
there was no such thing like luck/(D) No
error

16. (C) Replace 'was' with ‘is’. These is no such
thing as luck is a general fact.

17. (A) This laboratory of physicists is/(B) not
only equipped with/(C) all state-of-the-arts
instruments but also with outstanding
physicists/(D) No error

17. (B) Correct placement of not only is after
main verb here ............ equipped not
only with all state.

18. (A) Mahatma Gandhi did not solve/(B) all
the future problems/(C) but he did solve
problems of his own age/(D) No error

18. (C) Replace age with ‘ages’

19. (A) The conference was/(B) attended/(C) by
more than one hundred delegates/(D) No

error

19. (D) No error

20. (A) I did not like his/(B) comments on my
paper/(C) but I had no alternative as I had
agreed to keep quiet/(D) No error



20. (D) No error







#fillers


21. I haven’t seen you _________ a week.
(A) within (B) since
(C) for (D) from

C

22. The battalion operating from the mountain
was able to ________three enemy divisions.
(A) tie up (B) tie down
(C) tie on (D) tie with

B

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23. Once he has signed the agreement, he
won’t be able to ________.
(A) back up (B) back in
(C) back it (D) back out

D

24. She _____ a brief appearance at the end of
the party.
(A) put on (B) put in
(C) put across (D) put up

B

25. The passengers were afraid, but the
captain_______ them that there was no
danger.
(A) promised (B) advised
(C) assured (D) counselled


C





#synonyms




26. OBDURATE
(A) Careless (B) Contrary
(C) Callous (D) Stubborn

D

27. LASSITUDE
(A) Sluggishness (B) Stagnation
(C) Depression (D) Delicacy

A

28. DESICCATED
(A) Dry (B) Drain
(C) Clear (D) Fade

A

#ANTONYMS

29. FRUGALITY
(A) Thrift (B) Generosity
(C) Degradation (D) Providence

B

30. GARRULOUS
(A) Talkative (B) Frank
(C) Enlightening (D) Taciturn

D

31. PROFOUND
(A) Superficial (B) Obscure
(C) Intense (D) Hidden



A



#idioms


35. To work on this project is like “flogging a
dead horse.”
(A) Harp upon a question that has been
settled
(B) Dragging something too far
(C) Over-spending money
(D) None of these

A

36. His boss was always “breathing down his
neck”.
(A) Shouting loudly at him
(B) Giving him strenuous work
(C) Abusing and ill-treating him
(D) Watching all his actions closely

D

37. The cashier “wiped the nose of” his employer
by presenting false bills.
(A) Abused (B) Cheated
(C) Slapped (D) Doomed

B

38. She is quite “at sea” and does not know what
course of action to take in the matter.
(A) At ease (B) Displeased
(C) Perplexed (D) Danger



C


39. The smell from the kitchen “makes my
mouth water”.
(A) Makes me giddy
(B) Makes me vomit
(C) Stimulates my appetite
(D) Makes me sick

C

40. It is time that professors came down from their
“ivory towers” and studied the real needs of
present day students.
(A) Expensive fee
(B) Detachment and seclusion
(C) Dreamlands
(D) A tower made of ivory

B

41. I “have a bone to pick” with you in this
matter.
(A) Am angry
(B) Selfish motive
(C) Selfless motive
(D) Desire

A

42. My friend “got the sack from” his first job.
(A) Resigned
(B) Got tired of
(C) Was dismissed from
(D) Was demoted from

C

43. She was in “a brown study” and did not
notice my entrance.
(A) Sleep (B) Dream
(C) Fear (D) Reverie

D

44. The inspector was caught “red handed”.
(A) Quickly
(B) Caught in the act of committing the
crime
(C) Caught with dirty hands
(D) Found with hands tied


B





#onewords


65. We are expecting a good monsoon this year.
(A) Getting (B) Predicting
(C) Hoping (D) Visualising

C

66. Anything written in a letter after it is signed.
(A) Corrigendum
(B) Manuscript
(C) Postscript
(D) Postdiction

C

67. Those who pass through this gate without
permission will be prosecuted.
(A) Bypassers
(B) Absconders
(C) Thoroughfares
(D) Trespassers

D

68. Nations that do not trust each other look
upon each other.
(A) Calmly
(B) Hopefully
(C) Askance
(D) Retrospectively

C

69. Responsible according to law.
(A) Eligible (B) Illegitimate
(C) Legalised (D) Liable

D

70. A person who constantly thinks and he is
sick.
(A) Hypochondriac
(B) Misogynist
(C) Misanthrope
(D) Hyper pituitary

A

71. The story of one’s own life.
(A) Autobiography
(B) Cartography
(C) Calligraphy
(D) Bibliography

A

72. One of the time-tested ways of
remembering a series of items.
(A) Recollection (B) Schematizing
(C) Mnemonic (D) Ingenuity

C

73. A careful preservation and protection of
wildlife is the need of the hour.
(A) Management
(B) Embankment
(C) Enhancement
(D) Conservation

D

74. Opposed to great or sudden change.
(A) Conservative
(B) Revolutionary
(C) Evolutionary
(D) Static

A

75. One who collects postage stamps.
(A) Philanthropist
(B) Numismatist
(C) Philatelist
(D) Curator

C

76. Constant effort to achieve something.
(A) Patience (B) Vigour
(C) Enthusiasm (D) Perseverance




D




#improvements


97. She was more beautiful than “either of her
three sisters.”
(A) Either of her three sister
(B) Any of her three sisters
(C) All of her three sisters
(D) No improvement

B

98. However, great you may be, you cannot
“trifle on” a man’s feelings.
(A) Trifle along (B) Trifle upon
(C) Trifle with (D) No improvement


C


99. The use of radar as well as two-way radio paging
“make it possible” for State Police to intercept
most speeders.
(A) Makes it possible
(B) Allows the possibility
(C) Making possible
(D) No improvement

A

100. Because of his ill health, the doctor has
advised him “not to refrain” from smoking.
(A) Not to refrained
(B) To resort to
(C) To refrain
(D) No improvement

C

101. I was shocked to learn that no one “was
knowing” where the files were kept.
(A) Was known (B) Knew
(C) Had been known
(D) Had been knowing

B

102. They “feel very proudly” that their team
had won the match.
(A) Feels very proud
(B) Felt very pride
(C) Felt very proud
(D) No improvement

C

103. One of my drawbacks is that I “did not
have” tolerance of ambiguity.
(A) Did not had (B) Do not have
(C) Am not (D) No improvement

B

104. One day you will repent “on” what you
have done.
(A) Into (B) For
(C) About (D) No improvement

B

105. The train was late “for” fifty minutes.
(A) From (B) By
(C) Around (D) No improvement

B

106. The tea estate is “in such a mess there” is
no one to set things right.
(A) In a mess there
(B) In a such mess that there
(C) In such a mess that there
(D) No improvement

C

107. He confidently asked the crowd if they
thought he was right and the crowd
shouted “that they did.”
(A) That he did (B) That they had
(C) That he is (D) No improvement

D

108. The moment the manager came to know
of the fraudulent action of his assistant,
he “order immediately dismissed him.”
(A) Order immediate dismissed him
(B) Ordered his immediate dismissal
(C) Immediately order dismissal of his
(D) No improvement


B

109. The District Collector “gave up” the prizes
to the winners at the end of the function.
(A) Give up
(B) Gave away
(C) Gave back
(D) No improvement

B

110. I am sure that he has recovered from his
illness “and he will accompany” us to the

picnic spot.
(A) And he will company
(B) And that he will accompany
(C) But he will accompany
(D) No improvement

D

111. My father “is suffering” from diabetes for
the past three years.
(A) Is suffer
(B) Has been suffering
(C) Has suffered
(D) No improvement

B

112. The “alarming report” of the building
collapse had left everyone spellbound.
(A) Alarmed report
(B) Reporting alarm
(C) Reported alarm
(D) No improvement

D

113. If neither of them “are to be trusted” it is
not at all advisable to invest further.
(A) Were to be trusted
(B) Has to be trusted
(C) Is to be trusted
(D) No improvement

C

114. The man who has committed such a
serious crime must “get the mostly severe”
punishment.
(A) Got the mostly severely
(B) Get the most severe
(C) Have got the most severely
(D) No improvement

B

115. “Call in” this evening, if you can, I have
something important to discuss.
(A) Called in
(B) Call off
(C) Call for
(D) No improvement

D

116. No sooner had he entered the room “when
the lights went out” and everybody began
to scream.
(A) Than the lights went out
(B) And the lights went out
(C) Then the lights went out
(D) No improvement


A






117. Before I could stop him, the boy “was
throwing” the box down the stairs.
(A) Were throwing
(B) Threw
(C) Did throw
(D) No improvement

B

118. I have been telling her that she better
“consulted” a good doctor.
(A) Consulting
(B) Consult
(C) Been consulting
(D) No improvement



B











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