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SSC (MTS) Mock Test -05

Direction (01-03) : In the following question, some
part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which
part of the sentence has an error and select the
appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error,
select ‘No Error’.
01. The religious argument (a)/is not the only basis (b)/
over which the case for animal rights rests.(c)/No
error(d)
02. She could not yet (a)/ acclimatize herself in the(b)/
strange conditions of this house.(c)/No error (d)
03. I requested him(a)/ to listen what I said(b)/and work
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accordingly.(c)/ No error(d)
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Direction (04-05) : In each of the following
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questions, choose the alternative which can best E
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L Direction (07-) : In each of the following questions,
a sentence has been given in Direct/indirect Speech.
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Out of the four alternatives suggested select the
A one which best expresses the some sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
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07. Rajan said, “O that I were a child again !”
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(a) Rajan exclaimed with wonder that he was a
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N (b) Rajan wondered that were he a child again.
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(c) Rajan strongly wished that he had been a child
again.
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(d) Rajan prayed that he were a child again.
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Direction (08-09) : Fill in the blank in the
following senteces by selecting the most
appropriate alternative from amongst the four

improve the given and tick section requred’ as you H

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choices given under each sentece.
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answer.
W 08. Many tourists to India vist the beautiful ..................
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04. I was delighted to see him full recover.
of Kashmir ................ in spring and summer.
(a) he full recovered
(c) his full recovery
(b) him fully recovered
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(a) town, frequently (a) valley, especially
(c) scenery, generally (d) lakes, rarely
(d) No correction required H
09. Gandhiji was not enamoured ..................... the
05. I told him what to do and how he does it. R economic progress made by the modern West and
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(a) should he do it (b) to do it did not ..................... the Western nations to be more
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(c) should it be done civilised.
(d) No correction required CO K
(a) at, believe
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Direction (06-) : In the following question, a E (c) of, consider (d) with, hold
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sentence has been given in Active/(to passive) S Direction (10-11) :Select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested select
H 10. In almost every party, my friend tries to rule the
the one which best dxpresses the same sentence in
Passive/(or Active) Voice. R roost.
06. The teacher punished the boys who had not done (a) to make friends (b) do domineer
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their homework. (c) to remain aloof (d) to become popular
(a) The boys who had not done their homework N 11. The members of the group were at odds over the
had been punished by their teacher. J selection procedure.
(b) The boys were punished by their teacher who (a) acting foolishly (b) in dispute
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had not done their homework. (c) unanimous (d) behaving childishly
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(c) The boys who had not not done their homework Direction (12-13) :choose the one which best
were punished by the teacher. J expresses the meaning of the given word.
(d) The boys who had not done their homework H 12. It is so gratifying to know that there are not many
were being punished by the teacher. small-pox cases these days.
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(a) pleasing (b) surprising

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SSC (MTS) Mock Test -05
(c) satisfying (d) happy L (c) instituted (d) introduced
13. Your present statement has allayed my fears. 22. (a) king (b) leader
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(a) relieved (b) obliterated (c) queen (d) representative
(c) aroused (d) eradicated A 23. (a) autobiographies (b) sayings
Direction (14-15) :Choose the word opposite in R (c) doings (d) thoughts
meaning to the given word. Direction (24-25) : Rearrange the parts of the
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14. Sarita did not heed the disdain she had to bear at sentence in correct order to make it a meaningful
the hands of her step-mother. E paragraph.
(a) penitence (b) humility N 24. S1 There is a touching story of professor Hardy
(c) love (d) admiration visting Ramanujan as he lay desperately ill in
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15. I was shocked to hear the scurrilous talks of the
members of the Board. L S6. It is the lowest number that can be expressed
(a) decent (b) relevant
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in two different ways as the sum of two cubes.
(c) accurate (d) useful
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P : “No Hardy, that is not a dull number in the
very least.”
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Direction (16-17) : Choose the most suitable “one
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H Q : Hardy, who was a very shy man, could not

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word” for the given expression.
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find the words for his distress.

16. A group of three novels or plays, each complete in W
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itself R : It was 1729.
(a) Triplet
(c) Trilogy
(b) Triumvir
(d) Primitive
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was : “I say, Ramanujan, I throught the number
of the taxi I came down in was a very dull
17. A place of Ideal peace and happiness H number.”
(a) Asylum (b) Utopia R (a) PRSQ (b) QSPR
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(c) El Dorado (d) Elystum (c) QSRP (d) SQRP

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Direction (18) : Find the correctly spelt word. 25. S1 While on a fishing trip last summer, I watched
18. (a) Quintessance
(c) Quintesance
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(b) Quintessence
(d) Quintassence
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an elderly man fishing off the edge of a dock.
“Why
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Direction (19-23) : Read the passage carefully asked.
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and select the correct answer for the given blank S Q : He caught an enormous trout, but apparently
out of the four atlernatives. not satisifed with its size, he threw it back into
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History is an interesting subject but that which the war.
…(19)… history, properly so called, is in great part R R : He finally caught a small pike, threw it into
…(20)… from works on the subject. Only of late his pail, and, smiling happily, prepared to live.
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years have historians …(21)… giving us, in any S : Amazed, I watched him repeat this
considered quantity, the truly valuable information. N performance.
As in the past ages the …(22)… was everything S6: Cheerfully, the old man replied, “Small frying
and the people nothing. So, in Past histories, the J
pan.”
…(23)… of the king fill the picture, to which the A (a) PSQR (b) QSRP
national life forms. (c) RPQS (d) SQRP
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19. (a) creates (b) constitutes
(c) assumes (d) regards J
20. (a) refuted (b) concealed H
(c) withdrawn (d) omitted A
21. (a) launched (b) started
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