CPO 20

SSC CPO 2024 ENGLISH

1. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the
bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need
to substitute it select no substitution required
We were asked by (Jane's aunt where she was last night.)
A. No substitution required
B. Jane aunt's where she was last night?
C. Jane's aunt where Was she last night.
D. Jane's aunt where Was she was last night
2. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of
words.
The sleeping rooms in a college or public institution.
A. Dormitory
B. Convent
C. Monastery
D. Arsenal
3. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute
the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The book narrated the athlete’s prowess in a lucid manner
A. exceptional mastery
B. affluent days
C. refined arguments
D. difficult situation
words.
A government run by a single person
A. Anocracy
B. Bureaucracy
C. Gerontocracy
D. Autocracy
5. Select the most appropriate synonym to substitute the
bracketed word in the given sentence.
Unfortunately he is merely the head of a rabble of warlords
who are (firmly) rooted in the past
A. Feebly
B. Languidly
C. Stiffly
D. Impotently
6. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the word '
Genuine' in the following sentence.
A genuine attempt to put things right
A. Tangible
B. Curious
C. Spurious
D. Elusive
words
An exact copy of handwriting, printing
A. Platitude
B. Maiden
C. Potable
D. Facsimile
8.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given
in brackets to fill in the blank.
This route cannot get more (simplified) than it already is.
A. uniform
B. convoluted
C. homogenous
D. unvaried
9. Select the wrongly spelt word
A. Adverse
B. Anarcy
C. Annul
D. Adulterate
10. Select the most appropriate idiom for the given
situation.
You wanted to speak but you controlled yourself and became
patient. What have you done?
A. Dragged your feet
B. Pin drop silence
C. Herculean task
D. Held your horses
11. Choose the most appropriate meaning of the
underlined phrase.
Ram could not go to Delhi for vacation since he was banking
on his arrears of pay which he did not get in time
A. Calling on
B. Relying on
C. Sloping on
D. Depending on his bank
12. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
A. Common
B. Friying
C. Hazard
D. Addition
13. Select the correctly spelt word
A. Apositte
B. Apposite
C. Aposire
D. Aposite
14. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined
idiom.
He ate the whole bunch of grapes under the nose of all of us.
A. After much persuasion
B. In full view of somebody
C. Secretly
D. Sharing equally
15. Select the wrongly spelt word.
A. Declivity
B. .Decorous
C. Cosmopolitan
D. Copous
16. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Keep count of
A. To accept an invitation
B. To act more politely
C. To remind of a deadline
D. To remember a total
17. Select the most appropriate word for the given group
of words.
To forbid something especially by law
A. Propound
B. Proscribe
C. Quench
D. Quarantine
18. Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted
idiom in the given sentence.
Nancy held a grudge against her teacher for a long time, but
she finally decided to let bygones be bygones.
A. Change the past
B. Flatter someone
C. Ignore the past
D. Take revenge
19. Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined
word.
Their vision was very clear: if Indians were to play a
meaningful role in the community of nations, they must be
second to none in the application of advanced technologies to
their real- life problems.
A. Mistreatment
B. Corruption
C. Misuse
D. Implementation
20. Select the wrongly spelt word.
A. Perfidious
B. Circuitous
C. Adulation
D. Anonyomus
21. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the
underlined word.
A diligent individual possesses the quality to win every
difficulty.
A. Moderate
B. Inactive
C. Earnest
D. Bustling
22. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the
underlined word.
Generation today has become impulsive and everything is
wanted at instance.
A. Angry
B. Unknown
C. Thoughtful
D. Worthless
23. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the word
'Amplify' in the following sentence.
A manufacturer can amplify the demand of a product by
advertising widely.
A. enlarge
B. reduce
C. influence
D. transform
bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need
to substitute it, select no substitution required
Because he has been in custody from last July,) Pickard will
now be released in four months.
A. Because he had been under custody from last July,
B. Because he has been in custody since last July,
C. Because he had been in custody from last July,
D. No substitution required
25. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given
idiom.
A plum job
A. A job involving extensive travelling
B. A rare job
C. An easy and pleasant job
D. A difficult job
idiom. Grasping at straws
A. Trying to find manipulative ways to succeed
B. Trying to find the best way to compete with others
when nothing you choose is likely to work
C. Trying to find some way to succeed when you see
others are also doing the same
D. Trying to find some way to succeed when nothing you
choose is likely to work
words.
Famous or well-known for a negative reason
A. Unpopular
B. Reputable
C. Formidable
D. Notorious
28. Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined
word.
The discovery of treasure under the Bermuda Triangle is
probably a hoax.
A. Bonanza
B. Delusion
C. Trick
D. Analogy
29. The following sentence has been divided into parts.
One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains
the error from the given options.
Four of earliest civilisations / of the world / were located / on
the banks of or near large rivers.
A. were located on the banks of
B. of the world
C. Four of earliest civilisations
D. or near large rivers
30. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the
bracketed word segment correctly and completes the
sentence meaningfully Select the option ·no correction
required' if the sentence correct as given.
The dessert was not just extremely hot but (also to sweet as
well),
A. besides too sweet as well.
B. No correction required
C. also being too being
D. also too sweet.
words.
A living organism that steals nourishment from other living
beings
A. Vector
B. Parasite
C. Insect
D. Co – Dependent
The construction of / the new business school / is led to / a
sudden rise of population in our area
A. is led to
B. The construction of
C. the new business school
D. a sudden rise of population in our area
idiom.
Step up to the plate
A. Take control of a situation
B. Think about a crisis
C. Plan for better performance
D. Implement a plan
34. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word
given in brackets to fill in the blank. Since she had never
travelled abroad, she was both (CALM) and nervous
for her upcoming trip.
A. Hyped
B. Apathetic
C. Excited
D. Hopeful
35. Select the most appropriate synonym of the
highlighted word in the given sentence.
The plane crash was a harrowing experience for everyone
involved
A. Awesome
B. Excruciating
C. Exterminate
D. Sad
36. Select the most appropriate word for the given group
of words
A sacred place
A. Relic
B. Museum
C. Sanctum
D. Retreat
37. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined
idiom.
Yamini is a great singer. She will make it big one day.
A. Migrate and settle
B. Educated and rich
C. Become financially sound
D. Succeed and become famous
bracketed segment in the given sentence.
If there is no need to substitute it, select no substitution
required
(I wouldn't date him if I was you), he doesn't seem like a
good person
A. I wouldn't has dated him if I were you
B. I will not date him if I were you not
C. No substitution required
D. I wouldn't have dated him if I were you
The sea has become / an cheap dumping ground / for all
kinds / of waste products
A. The sea has become
B. for all kinds
C. an cheap dumping ground
D. of waste products
words.
One who hates war, loves peace
A. Pacifist
B. Desecrater
C. Fatalist
D. Conformist
40. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the
following sentence.
We should align our grandiosity with conservation
of biodiversity while focusing on citizentry
awareness.
A. citizentry
B. grandiosity
C. conservation
D. align

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