6)____ called Thanni Paarai.

Chinna Thambi was

(87)____ water on himself at a waterbody. The (88)___ was
green; not the kind people would drink, “says Abraham. “After
a nice shower, the elephant walked (89)___ to a rock, lifted it,
and drank from a (90)___ under it.”
86. (a) place (b) shop (c) street (d) market
87. (a) raining (b) wetting (c)sprinkling (d) sparkling
88. (a) leaf (b) flower (c) water (d) milk
89. (a) behind (b) over (c) above (d) near
90. (a) tank (b)spring (c) tap (d) pond

SET 19. Q(91-95) SSC CGL 2018 13/06/19 (Morning)

M. Ananda Kumar, scientist, Nature Conservation Foundation
says that elephants are "engineers of the ecosystem. He explains
: they are seed (91) ___________. Forests without (92)
_________ have been observed to not have young (93)
__________ at all. This is because (94) _________ species
disperse seeds only through elephants." The animals are
phenomenal at (95) ___________ themselves to new ecological
conditions and negotiating a problem.
91. (a)Collectors (b)Makers (c)Eater (d)Dispersers
92. (a) engineers (b)elephants (c)conservation (d) seeds
93. (a)Saplings (b)Species (c)Seeds (d)elephants
94. (a) all (b)certain (c) no (d) every
95. (a) explaining (b) adapting (c)expanding (d)structuring

SET 20. Q(96-100) SSC CGL 2018 13/06/19 (Afternoon)

Marine Conservation Society is hosting the Anjarle Turtle
festival 2019, aiming to make more people aware about Olive
Ridley turtles. The sea (96)_______ get their names from their
olive-coloured (97) ________They grow to about two feet
in(98)_______and reportedly mate at around 1000 kilometers
from the Anjarle(99)________these turtles come to the beach to
lay(100)________.
96. (a)snakes (b)fish (c)animal (d)turtles
97. (a)wings (b)shells (c)feathers (d)beaks
98. (a)length (b)growth (c)weight (d)depth
99. (a)festiva (b)beach (c)sea (d)sand
100. (a)young one (b)egg (c)pebbles (d)shells

SET 21. Q(101-102) SSC CGL 2018 13/06/19 (Evening)

Dusk sets in at the Varagaliar elephant camp deep within the
Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). It's dinner time for the
25-year-old tusker and he's (101)______balls made of steamed
ragi flour mixed(102) ______some rice, green gram, salt and
jaggery.(103)______ are half-a-dozen Forest
Department(104)_______ arond, including V. Ganesan, the
Field Director (105)______ ATR.
101. (a)fed (b)feed (c)feeding (d)feeds
102. (a)from (b)of (c)with (d)by
103. (a)Nowhere (b)There (c)Everywhere (d)Here
104. (a)person (b) employee (c)minister (d)officials
105. (a)on (b)of (c)among (d)between

Solution:-
SET 1.
Sol 1. (b) those
For plural nouns (people) - Demonstrative Pronouns “those”
should be used and “who” is used after those.
Sol 2. (d) a Campaign is singular so the article ‘a’ will be used.
Sol 3. (c) alike
Alike - in the same manner Same-equal
Similarly- in a similar way
likely-such as well might happen or be true; probable.
Here we need an adverb to qualify the verb “to keep” So ‘alike’
is the answer.
Sol 4. (d) mistakes- -errors
(a) guffaws- to laugh loudly, especially at something silly
(b) blunder- a stupid mistake
(c) oversight- something that you do not notice or do (that you
should have noticed or done
The first line of the para is linked with this question.
Sol 5. (a) particular- used to single out an individual member of
a specified group or class.
(b) important-of great significance or value.
(c) signifying- be a symbol of; have as meaning.
(d) meticulous-showing great attention to detail; very careful
and precise.
According to the context of the passage the government’s
special or particular focus was on the public transport signs,
maps and information signs at historic sites

SET 2.
Sol 6. (a) was left
The town that has been cleaned by the mayor was left with no
manual workers sometimes in the past. So option (a) is the
answer
Sol 7. (a) he
In the given question, the Nominative Pronoun ‘he’ will be used
for An Italian mayor.
Piazza means: an open area especially where there is no traffic.
Sol 8. (b) local-should be used here.
According to the context of the sentence ‘in front of the local
church’ is the correct phrase.
Sol 9. (b) alongside#Alongside - together and in cooperation with
In this question, the deputy mayor’s father and a town councilor
also do work as the mayor does. So, alongwith will be used.
Hose: a flexible tube conveying water.
Sol 10. (c) worker
‘Worker’ is fit to the context of the sentence.
Councillor- a member of a council
Mayor- a person who is elected to be the leader of the group of
people (a council) who manage the affairs of a town or city

SET 3.
Sol 11. (d) Preposition; “with” is the most appropriate for the
blank.
Sol 12. (c) where
RULE: The most common Relative pronouns are that, which,
who, and whom. The words what, when, and where can also
function as relative pronouns. For place; “where” will be used.
Sol 13. (a) route- a way or course taken in getting from a starting
point to a destination.
(b) road- a wide way leading from one place to another,
especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles
can use
(c) path- a way or track laid down for walking or made by
continual treading
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