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SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2
(Exams held on 8 Jan 2024)
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Spelling 5
Synonyms 3
Antonyms 3
Idioms 10
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ERROR CORRECTION 29
Fill in the Blanks 9
Close Test 25
Active & Passive Voice 25
Narration 25
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SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION BY Shubham Sir

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the given group of words.
Q1. irrational fear of water

1. acrophobia 2. hydrophobia 3. cacophobia 4. claustrophobia
Q2. A person who has excessive admiration of themselves

1. narcissist 2. egocentric 3. egotist 4. fanatic
Q3. a legal document authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest or search premises
1. licence 2. permit 3. warrant 4. decree
Q4. one who is skilled and eloquent in public speaking

1. lecturer 2. orator 3. spokesperson 4. actor
Q5. the husks of corn or other grains separated by winnowing or threshing.

1. chaff 2. peel 3. hay 4. fodder
Q6. a wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn
1. podium 2. easel 3. lectern 4. platform
Q7. Natural talent for something

1. favour 2. flavour 3. feeling 4. flair
Q8. one who cannot be corrected

1. versatile 2. indefatigable 3. vulnerable 4. incorrigible
Q9. a statement open to more than one interpretation

1. ambiguous 2. tangible 3. explicit 4. Palpable
Q10. to skip about playfully

1. scramble 2. amble 3. gambol 4. trundle
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Answer Key
Q.1 2 Q.2 1 Q.3 3 Q.4 2 Q.5 1

Q.6 2 Q.7 4 Q8. 4 Q9. 1 Q10. 3
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SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 SPELLING BY Shubham Sir

Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence and select the option that rectifies the
spelling error.
Q1. It is difficult to describe the pandemonium kicked up by various animals when they spot or suspectt
a panther around.
1. Suspect 2. Dificuult 3. Panthar 4. Kickd
Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word
Q2.
1. Particularly 2. Dilligence 3. Betrayal 4. Vacation
Q3.
1. incence 2. immense 3. elegance 4. enhance
Q4.
1. temperament 2. pertinent 3. reticent 4. iminent
Q5.
1. officious 2. facetious 3. conspicuous 4. exhilerated
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Answer Key
Q.1 1 Q.2 2 Q.3 1 Q.4 4 Q.5 4

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 SYNONYMS BY Shubham Sir

Select the synonym of the given word.
Q1. entice
1. beguile 2. dissuade 3. repulse 4. entreat
Q2. vitiate
1. annihilate 2. facilitate 3. validate 4. propagate
Q3. MUNDANE
1. abnormal 2. ordinary 3. exciting 4. wonderful
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Answer Key
Q.1 1 Q.2 1 Q.3 2

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 ANTONYMS BY Shubham Sir

Select the antonym of the given word.
Q1. taciturn
1. laconic 2. withdrawn 3. reticent 4. loquacious
Q2. deplore
1. praise 2. hate 3. dislike 4. mourn
Q3. FASTIDIOUS
1. fussy 2. critical 3. indifferent 4. difficult
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Answer Key
Q.1 4 Q.2 1 Q.3 3


SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 IDIOMS & PHRASES BY Shubham Sir

Select the meaning of the given idiom
Q1. bring to book

1. punish someone 2. support someone 3. calm someone 4. teach someone
Q2. cut from the same cloth

1. to be of a similar nature 2. to share resources
3. to come from the same source 4. belong to the same family
Q3. a mare’s nest

1. a confused situation 2. a new situation 3. a familiar situation 4. a refreshing situation
Q4. have your heart in your mouth

1. to behave in a foolish manner 2. to be extremely frightened
3. to get worse and worse 4. to be extremely jealous
Q5. Rock the boat

1. disturb a stable situation 2. divert someone’s attention
3. overcome a difficult situation 4. pester and irritate someone
Q6. bad blood

1. poor blood circulation 2. hostility between people
3. felling of brotherhood 4. family of ill-repute
Q7. lose your marbles

1. lose respect 2. go insane 3. be nervous 4. miss an opportunity
Q8. forty winks

1. a secret signal 2. a short sleep 3. a deep sleep 4. a long leave
Q9. cool as ______

1. ice 2. air 3. a cucumber 4. a river
Q10. split one’s sides

1. scream in pain 2. meet with an accident 3. undergo a surgery 4. be extremely amused
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Answer Key
Q.1 1 Q.2 1 Q.3 1 Q.4 2 Q.5 1

Q.6 2 Q.7 2 Q.8 2 Q.9 3 Q.10 4

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 ERROR DETECTION BY Shubham Sir

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error.
Select the option that has the error.
Q1. You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make it to drink.
1. make it to drink. 2. but you cannot 3. You can take a horse 4. to the water
Q2. Specialists say that this method speeds up language learning tremendously.
1. Specialists say that 2. this method speeds up 3. language learning tremendously.
4. No error
Q3. The two buses moving side by side gave the illusion of been stationary.
1. The two buses 2. of been stationary 3. gave the illusion 4. moving side by side
Q4. She use to learn fabric painting when she was in middle school.
1. in middle school 2. learn fabric painting 3. She use to 4. when she was
Q5. Mona took a little time to thought before she gave her consent to the proposal.
1. before she gave her consent
2. to the proposal 3. time for thought 4. Mona took a little
Q6. I will definitely accept the responsibility while the time comes.
1. No error 2. the responsibility 3. while the time comes. 4. I will definitely accept
Q7. Your mother prepares delicious food, did she?

1. No error 2. did she? 3. Your mother 4. prepares delicious food
Q8. Let us work out the details of our endeavour, shouldn’t we?
1. our endeavour 2. the details of 3. shouldn’t we 4. Let us work out
Q9. One must do his/her duty proparly.

1. One must do one’s duty properly.
2. One must do once duty proparly.
3. One must do ones duty properly.
4. One must do one’s duti proprly.
Q10. My sister and me have a keen interest in learning classical music.

1. classical music 2. have a keen interest 3. in learning 4. My sister and me
Q11. She decided to marry him in spite his habit of spending recklessly.
1. of spending recklessly 2. She decided 3. to marry him 4. in spite his habit
Q12. The food was not as delicious as we had expected.

1. The food was not 2. as delicious as 3. No error 4. we had expected

Q13. Two elderly gentlemen told the rather improbable story to mislead the police personnel.
1. story to mislead 2. the police personnel 3. told the rather improbable
4. Two elderly gentlemen
Q14. Rohit Sharma’s century was very acclaimed in the media.

1. Rohit Sharma’s century 2. in the media. 3. No error 4. very acclaimed
Q15. The innocent clerk was accused with misappropriating funds of the company.
1. was accused with 2. The innocent clerk 3. of the company 4. misappropriating funds
Q16. None than you deserve credit for the success of this project.
1. for the success 2. deserve credit 3. None than you 4. of this project
Q17. Are you yet afraid of going out in the dark?

1. in the dark 2. no error 3. Are you yet 4. afraid of going out
Q18. Hold my hand lest you should not get lost in the huge crowd at the fair.
1. get lost in the huge 2. lest you should not 3. crowd at the fair 4. Hold my hand
Q19. It is time someone takes concrete steps to alleviate the problem of unemployment in the country.
1. concrete steps to alleviate
2. the problem of unemployment
3. It is time someone takes 4. in the country
Q20. We cannot postpone discussion on this issue although it is urgent.

1. discussion on this issue 2. No error 3. although it is urgent. 4. We cannot postpone
Q21. The captain along with all the sailors were warmly welcomed back home by the town people.
1. along with all the sailors were
2. The captain 3. warmly welcomed back home 4. by the town people.
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Answer Key
Q.1 1 Q.2 4 Q.3 2 Q.4 3 Q.5 3

Q.6 3 Q.7 2 Q.8 3 Q.9 1 Q.10 4
Q.11 4 Q.12 3 Q.13 3 Q.14 4 Q.15 1
Q.16 3 Q.17 3 Q.18 2 Q.19 3 Q.20 3
Q.21 1

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 ERROR CORRECTION BY Shubham Sir

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence to
improve it. If no improvement is required, select ‘No improvement required’.
Q1. You have a lot of coconut trees in your village, d

̲ ̲ o̲ y
̲ ̲ o̲ u̲ ?
1. don’t you? 2. No improvement required 3. don’t they? 4. have you?
Q2. irrational fear of water

1. acrophobia 2. hydrophobia 3. cacophobia 4. claustrophobia
Q3. A person who has excessive admiration of themselves

1. narcissist 2. egocentric 3. egotist 4. fanatic
Q4. a legal document authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest or search premises
1. licence 2. permit 3. warrant 4. decree
Q5. one who is skilled and eloquent in public speaking

1. lecturer 2. orator 3. spokesperson 4. actor
Q6. the husks of corn or other grains separated by winnowing or threshing.

1. chaff 2. peel 3. hay 4. fodder
Q7. a wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn
1. podium 2. easel 3. lectern 4. platform
Q8. I will definitely r̲ e̲t̲u̲r̲ n̲ ̲y̲o̲ u̲ r̲ ̲n̲o̲ t̲e̲s̲ ̲a̲t̲ Saturday evening.
1. return your notes by 2. No improvement required 3. returning your notes at 4. returned your
notes on
Q9. By next summer, I will have completed my internship and w̲i̲ll̲ ̲ h

̲ ̲ a̲ v̲ e̲ r̲ ̲ e̲t̲u̲r̲ n̲e̲ d̲ ̲t̲o̲ s̲ ̲ c̲h̲o̲ o̲ l̲.̲ ̲
1. have returned to school. 2. will return to school.
3. returned to school. 4. No improvement required
Q10. When he was falsely accused of embezzlement, h̲ e̲ ̲w̲a̲ s̲ b

̲ ̲ e̲ s̲ id
̲ ̲ e̲ h
̲ ̲ i̲m̲s̲ e̲l̲f̲ in anger.
1. he were beside himself 2. he was besides himself 3. he went beside himself 4. No improvement
Q11. Effective communication is a skill t̲h̲a̲ t̲ c̲ ̲ a̲n̲ s̲ ̲ ig

̲ ̲ n̲ i̲f̲ic̲ ̲ a̲n̲ t̲ ̲e̲n̲ h̲ a̲ n̲ c̲ e̲ your personal and professional life.
1. which can significantly enhancing 2. which can significantly enhance
3. which can significant enhanced 4. No improvement required
Q12. I w̲o̲ u̲ l̲d̲ ̲lo

̲ ̲ v̲ e̲ ̲f̲ly
̲ ̲ a fighter jet one day.
1. would to love fly 2. would love to fly 3. would love to flying 4. No improvement required
Q13. Sherpas have prospered and c̲ o̲m̲e̲ ̲a̲l̲o̲n̲ g̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ w

̲ ̲ a̲ y̲ from being just porters to becoming
mountaineers.
1. are coming along 2. No improvement 3. come all along 4. come a long way

Q14. Tomorrow, they w̲i̲ll̲ ̲ ̲b̲e̲ ̲t̲a̲k̲ e̲ ̲a̲ ̲f̲li̲ g
̲ ̲ h̲ t̲ to their dream vacation destination.
1. will be taking a flight 2. will taking a flight 3. be taking a flight 4. No improvement required
Q15. The pollution level o̲ u̲ g̲h̲ t̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲k̲e̲ e̲ p̲ under control.

1. ought to be kept 2. ought to have kept 3. No improvement required 4. ought to be keeping
Q16. S̲ c̲a̲r̲ c̲e̲l̲y̲ he see his opponent than he went numb with fear.
1. No sooner did 2. Hardly did 3. No improvement 4. As soon as
Q17. It seems that these walls h̲ a̲ v̲ e̲ ̲n̲o̲ t̲ ̲b̲e̲ e̲ n̲ p

̲ ̲ a̲ i̲n̲t̲e̲d̲ s̲ ̲ in
̲ ̲ c̲ e̲ ̲y̲e̲ a̲ r̲ s̲.̲ ̲
1. No improvement required 2. have not being painted for years.
3. have not been painted for years. 4. have not been paint since years.
Q18. As bombs keep falling on Gaza, hundreds of thousands of children h̲ a̲ v̲ e̲ b

̲ ̲ e̲ e̲ n̲ ̲o̲r̲ d̲e̲ r̲ t̲ ̲o̲ ̲f̲le
̲ ̲ e̲ their
homes.
1. No improvement required 2. have been ordered fleeing 3. has been ordered to flee 4. have been
ordered to flee
Q19. He refrained from visiting his friend as he h̲ a̲ d̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ u

̲ ̲ r̲ g̲e̲ n̲ t̲ assignment to complete.
1. No improvement 2. has urgent 3. had an urgent 4. had a urgent
Q20. She i̲s̲ ̲m̲a̲ r̲ r̲ie

̲ ̲ d̲ ̲w̲i̲t̲h̲ a rich businessman and has enough money to splurge on luxuries.
1. has married with 2. No improvement 3. is married to 4. has marriage with
Q21. Some students think that if they cram a few chapters, they can p̲a̲ s̲ s̲ i̲ n
̲ ̲ t̲ ̲h̲e̲ e
̲ ̲ x̲ a̲ m̲.̲
1. be passed in the exam 2. pass the exam 3. pass in an exam 4. No improvement
Q22. He felt like a fish out of water as he was not a̲ c̲ c̲u̲s̲ t̲o̲m̲e̲ d̲ f̲ ̲o̲r̲ living in a large city.
1. accustomed to 2. No improvement 3. accustomed by 4. accustom for
Q23. The shopping mall is m̲o̲ r̲ e̲ ̲f̲a̲r̲ t̲h̲e̲ r̲ from my house than from my office.
1. far 2. farther 3. No improvement 4. more far
Q24. Passengers traveling by air a̲ r̲ e̲ ̲p̲r̲ o̲h̲ i̲b̲i̲t̲e̲d̲ ̲t̲o̲ c̲ ̲ a̲r̲ r̲y̲ sharp objects in cabin baggage.
1. No improvement 2. are prohibit to be carrying
3. are prohibited from carrying 4. are prohibit for carrying
Q25. We have received no information s̲ o̲ f̲ ̲a̲r̲ t̲ ̲o̲ the main island.

1. No improvement required 2. so farther from 3. so far from 4. such far from
Q26. Natural talent for something

1. favour 2. flavour 3. feeling 4. flair
Q27. She h̲ a̲ s̲ ̲g̲i̲v̲e̲ n̲ a brilliant dance performance last week.

1. had been given 2. No improvement required 3. was giving 4. gave
Q28. My sister r̲ e̲s̲ e̲m̲b̲ l̲e̲s̲ ̲t̲o̲ my mother a lot in looks and in temperament.
1. is resembling to 2. has resemblance to 3. No improvement 4. resembles
Q29. The captain as well as the entire crew h̲ a̲ v̲ e̲ ̲r̲e̲a̲ c̲ h̲e̲ d̲ the harbour safely.
1. No improvement 2. has reached 3. have been reaching 4. are reaching
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Answer Key
Q.1 1 Q.2 2 Q.3 1 Q.4 3 Q.5 2

Q.6 1 Q.7 2 Q.8 1 Q.9 3 Q.10 2
Q.11 2 Q.12 2 Q.13 4 Q.14 1 Q.15 1
Q.16 1 Q.17 3 Q.18 4 Q.19 3 Q.20 3
Q.21 2 Q.22 1 Q.23 2 Q.24 3 Q.25 3
Q.26 4 Q.27 4 Q.28 4 Q.29 2

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 FILL IN THE BLANKS BY Shubham Sir

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Q1. Gautam ______all the documents by the time his senior advocate reached the court.
1. examines 2. is examining 3. will be examining 4. had examined
Q2. She was so busy ______writing that when the maid came ______she didn’t hear her.
1. with, by 2. at, up 3. in, in 4. to, in
Q3. The small coffee shop at the end of the road is ________.
1. mine 2. my 3. their 4. our
Q4. Hurry up ! There’s still ________ work left to do.

1. lot 2. whole 3. much 4. many
Q5. Each one of the participants in the annual function ________ an applause.
1. deserves 2. have deserved 3. is deserving 4. deserve
Q6. The air quality is so bad ______it becomes difficult to breathe.

1. when 2. since 3. that 4. as
Q7. I trust him completely. His conduct is ________ suspicion.

1. over 2. under 3. below 4. above
Q8. He gazed around the room ______ lay hidden a treasure chest.
1. wherein 2. whereof 3. whereas 4. whereby
Q9. If I go to Bangalore, I ______with my nephew.

1. will stay 2. stay 3. have stayed 4. stayed
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Answer Key
Q.1 4 Q.2 3 Q.3 1 Q.4 3 Q.5 1

Q.6 3 Q.7 4 Q.8 1 Q.9 1

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 CLOSE TEST BY Shubham Sir
Q. In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The door behind them was 1._______. There was no escape. A strange light was 2. ______from a corner, one
that did not 3. ________ the room but made darkness visible. 4.________alien voice was heard which
sounded like jargon, 5. ________to the hapless friends. They went down 6. ________their knees sobbing,
pleading for their lives but the 7. _________sounds continued. Slowly, a form seemed to 8.________right
before their eyes which 9.__________ their blood and chilled their 10.__________. It was formless mass with
no face!
Q1. Select the most appropriate word to fill blank no. 1

1. sealed 2. ajar 3. vacant 4. unbolted

1. emanating 2. preceding 3. commencing 4. reclining

1. extinguish 2. ignite 3. illuminate 4. kindle

1. Any 2. An 3. The 4. A

1. indelible 2. invincible 3. incorrigible 4. incomprehensible

1. on 2. in 3. at 4. by

1. customary 2. bizarre 3. regular 4. familiar

1. emerge 2. derive 3. assume 4. extract

1. spilled 2. curdled 3. flowed 4. locked

1. head 2. skin 3. bones 4. eyes
Q. In the following passage some words have been deleted.
Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
number.
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ghaziabad priority 1. ______of the Delhi-

Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS), the 2.______of high-rise societies in the National Capital Region
called for direct 3. ______to the public transport service points.
The residents in 4. ______areas of Noida and Ghaziabad said they would be forced to continue 5. ______on
private vehicles without proper connectivity to the RRTS and 6. ______public transport modes.
"The RRTS is a great development; we want 7. ______connectivity to key points like Metro stations,
railway stations, Delhi, and the RRTS. 8. ______any proper public transport, many residents are forced to
opt 9. ______a personal car," the president of the New Era Flat Owners Welfare Association, Abhishek
Kumar,10. ______.
The 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor was inaugurated by PM Modi
on October 7, and it started commercial operations on the next day.
Q11. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
1. system 2. piece 3. fragment 4. section
1. tenants 2. people 3. landlords 4. residents
1. connectivity 2. connect 3. connected 4. connecting
1. very 2. many 3. lot 4. much
1. depending 2. depended 3. depends 4. depend
1. extra 2. another 3. other 4. further
1. successive 2. consecutive 3. direct 4. upright
1. With 2. Despite 3. In spite of 4. Without
1. to 2. for 3. on 4. of
1. professed 2. said 3. replied 4. assumed
Q. In the following passage some words have been deleted.
Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
number.
The Statue of Unity, a towering tribute to India's Iron Man, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, 1. ______on the
banks of the majestic Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat's Kevadia, has 2. ______a remarkable surge in its
annual footfall. In less than five years 3. ______its inauguration, this colossal monument has welcomed
nearly 16 crore 4. ______. In the first two months after the monument's inauguration in 2028, the world's
5. ______statue witnessed a whopping 453,020 visitors followed by over 2.7 crore visitors in 2019. Even
in 2020, the year tourism sector was battered by a once-in-a-century pandemic and subsequent
movement restrictions, nearly 1.3 crore tourists flocked .to the Statue of Unity. While the country was

still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Statue of Unity saw a footfall of over 3.4 crores.
1. found 2. established 3. situated 4. appeared
1. witnessed 2. witness 3. witnessing 4. witnesses
1. since 2. on 3. before 4. when
1. visitors 2. invitees 3. guests 4. callers
1. most tallest 2. tall 3. tallest 4. taller
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Answer Key
Q.1 1 Q.2 1 Q.3 3 Q.4 2 Q.5 4

Q.6 1 Q.7 2 Q.8 1 Q.9 2 Q.10 3
Q.11 4 Q.12 4 Q.13 1 Q.14 2 Q.15 1
Q.16 3 Q.17 3 Q.18 4 Q.19 2 Q.20 2
Q.21 3 Q.22 1 Q.23 1 Q.24 1 Q.25 3

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE BY Shubham Sir
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Q1. Why do we have to accept these conditions?

1. Why are these conditions needed to be accepted?
2. Why should these conditions be accepted?
3. These conditions do not have to be accepted.
4. Why do these conditions have to be accepted?
Q2. A party was organized by Rayan on his 40th Birthday.

1. Rayan has organized a party on his 40th Birthday.
2. A party organized Rayan on his 40th Birthday
3. Rayan will be organizing a party on his 40th Birthday.
4. Rayan organized a party on his 40th Birthday.
Q3. One can achieve nothing without hard work.

1. Nothing has been achieved without hard work.
2. Nothing can be achieved without hard work.
3. Nothing is achieved without hard work.
4. Nothing will be achieved without hard work.
Q4. By whom have these facts been verified?

1. Who had verified these facts?
2. Who is verifying these facts?
3. Who have verified these facts?
4. Who has verified these facts?
Q5. A party is being given by her on the occasion of her sixteenth birthday.
1. She is giving a party on the occasion of her sixteenth birthday.
2. She was giving a party on the occasion of her sixteenth birthday.
3. She has given a party on the occasion of her sixteenth birthday.
4. She will give a party on the occasion of her sixteenth birthday.
Q6. The test flight of Gaganyan was successfully carried out by the scientists of ISRO.
1. The scientists of ISRO successfully carried out the test flight of Gaganyan.
2. The test flight of Gaganyan successfully carried out the scientists of ISRO
3. The scientists of ISRO will successfully carry out the test flight of Gaganyan.
4. The scientists of ISRO are successfully carrying out the test flight of Gaganyan.
Q7. Our rivals must have spread this rumour.

1. This rumour must have been spread by our rivals.
2. This rumour may have been spread by our rivals.
3. This rumour must be spread by our rivals.
4. This rumour has been spread by our rivals.
Q8. It was decided by Salim Ali to devote his life to the preservation of Indian birds.
1. Salim devoted his life to the preservation of Indian birds.
2. Salim Ali decided to devote his life to the preservation of Indian birds.

3. Salim Ali has decided to devote his life to the preservation of Indian birds.
4. Salim Ali had decided to devote his life to the preservation of Indian birds.
Q9. We had repaired the roads before the monsoon set in.
1. The roads were repaired before the monsoon set in.
2. The roads are repaired before the monsoon set in.
3. The roads had been repaired before the monsoon set in.
4. The roads have been repaired before the monsoon set in.
Q10. Pay that bill today.

1. That bill will be paid today.
2. That bill should be paid today.
3. Let that bill to be paid today.
4. That bill is going to be paid today.
Q11. Let the fire be kept burning at night.

1. Keep the fire burning at night.
2. You must burn the fire at night.
3. The fire should be burnt at night.
4. Let the fire burning at night
Q12. Take these two pills with warm water.

1. You may take these two pills with warm water.
2. Warm water should be taken with these two pills.
3. These two pills should be taken with warm water.
4. You are ordered to take these two pills with warm water.
Q13. Grow more trees.

1. Let more trees be grown. 2. More trees should grow. 3. You should grow more trees.
4. More trees should be growing.
Q14. Humayun built a city named Dinpanah in 1533 in Delhi.

1. A city named Dinpanah had been built by Humayun in 1533 in Delhi.
2. A city named Humayun was built by Dinpanah in 1533 in Delhi.
3. A city named Dinpanah was built by Humayun in 1533 in Delhi.
4. A city named Dinpanah was being built by Humayun in 1533 in Delhi.
Q15. May you be blessed with good health.

1. God should bless you with good health.
2. You should be blessed with good health.
3. May God bless you with good health.
4. May good health bless you.
Q16. The meal will have been made ready by the cook by the time you reach the guest house.
1. The cook will make the meal ready by the time you reach the guest house.
2. The cook will be making the meal ready by the time you reach the guest house.
3. The cook have made the meal ready by the time you reach the guest house.
4. The cook will have made the meal ready by the time you reach the guest house.
Q17. The Election Commission announced the election dates for different states.
1. The election dates for different states have been announced by the Election Commission.
2. The election dates for different states will be announced by the Election Commission
3. The Election Commission has been announced the election dates by the different states.
4. The election dates for different states were announced by the Election Commission.

Q18. Everybody wants others to respect them.
1. Everybody wants to be respected by others.
2. Everybody wants to respect others.
3. They want others to be respected by everybody.
4. Everybody wanted to be respected by others.
Q19. I am often invited by them to join their club.

1. They often invite me to join their club.
2. I often invite them to join the club.
3. They have often invited me to join their club
4. The club often invites me to join them.
Q20. His mother accompanies him wherever he goes.

1. He accompanies his mother wherever she goes.
2. He has accompanied his mother wherever she has gone.
3. He was accompanied by his mother wherever he went.
4. He is accompanied by his mother wherever he goes.
Q21. Bhavna saw him carrying your suitcase.

1. Your suitcase was seen by Bhavna carrying him.
2. He was seen by Bhavna carrying your suitcase.
3. Your suitcase carried by him was seen by Bhavna.
4. He had been seen by Bhavna carrying your suitcase.
Q22. The workers will not be satisfied with empty promises.

1. Empty promises cannot satisfy the workers.
2. Empty promises do not satisfy the workers.
3. Empty promises would not satisfy the workers.
4. Empty promises will not satisfy the workers.
Q23. Why didn’t your father accompany you?

1. Why were you not accompanied by your father?
2. Why wasn’t your father accompanied by you?
3. Why have you not been accompanied by your father?
4. Why didn’t you be accompanied by your father?
Q24. She held the child’s hand firmly.

1. The child’s hand has been held firmly.
2. The child’s hand is held firmly.
3. The child’s hand held firmly.
4. The child’s hand was held firmly.
Q25. It is said that Einstein was a genius.

1. People said that Einstein was a genius.
2. People say that Einstein was a genius.
3. People have said that Einstein was a genius.
4. People are saying that Einstein was a genius.
Q.1 4 Q.2 4 Q.3 2 Q.4 4 Q.5 1

Q.6 1 Q.7 1 Q.8 2 Q.9 3 Q.10 2
Q.11 1 Q.12 3 Q.13 1 Q.14 3 Q.15 3
Q.16 4 Q.17 4 Q.18 1 Q.19 1 Q.20 4
Q.21 2 Q.22 4 Q.23 1 Q.24 1 Q.25 2

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 REPORTED SPEECH BY Shubham Sir

Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Q1. Praveen told his mother that he had completed his homework.
1. Praveen said to his mother, “I have been completing my homework.”
2. Praveen said to his mother, “He had completed my homework.”
3. Praveen said to his mother, “I have completed my homework.”
4. Praveen said to his mother, “I am completing my homework.”
Q2. Amanda asked Mohit how she had offended his friend.
1. Amanda said to Mohit, “How did I offended his friend?”
2. Amanda said to Mohit, “How have I offended your friend?”
3. Amanda said to Mohit, “How have I offend your friend?”
4. Amanda said to Mohit, “How she had offended his friend?”
Q3. Ankit said to Ashna, “Do you know that the annual meeting has been postponed?”
1. Ankit asked Ashna if she had known that the annual meeting was postponed.
2. Ankit asked Ashna if she would be knowing that the annual meeting had been postponed.
3. Ankit asked Ashna that do you know that the annual meeting has been postponed.
4. Ankit asked Ashna if she knew that the annual meeting had been postponed.
Q4. She exclaimed with regret that she had acted very foolishly
1. “Ah! Have I acted foolishly?” she said.
2. “ Oh! I regret having acted foolishly,” she said.
3. “Alas! How foolishly I have acted,” she said.
4. “I have acted foolishly,” she said.
Q5. He asked me if anybody had been rude to me.

1. He said to me, “ Has anybody been rude to you?”
2. He said to me, “ Anybody has been rude to me?”
3. He said to me, “ Anybody has been rude to you?”
4. He said to me, “ Had has been rude to me?”
Q6. He says that he will clear all his dues by the following month.
1. He said, “ I will clear all my dues by next month.”
2. He says, “ I will clear all my dues by next month.”
3. He said, “ I would clear all my dues by next month.”
4. He says, “ I will clear all his dues by next month.”
Q7. He told her that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so the following year.
1. He said to her, “ He cannot marry you now but he will surely do so next year.”
2. He said to her, “ I cannot marry her then but I will surely do so next year.”
3. He said to her, “ I cannot marry you now but I will surely do so next year.”
4. He said to her, “ I could not marry you then but I will surely do so next year.”
Q8. The teacher said to Kavya, “You need a new notebook for English.”
1. The teacher said to Kavya that you need a new notebook for English.

2. The teacher told Kavya that she needed a new notebook for English.
3. The teacher told Kavya that you needed a new notebook for English.
4. The teacher told to Kavya that she needs a new notebook for English.
Q9. I said to Prachi, “I visited Maldives last week .”

1. I told Prachi that I had visited Maldives last week.
2. I told Prachi that I have visited Maldives the previous week.
3. I told Prachi that I had visited Maldives the previous week.
4. I told Prachi that I visited Maldives last week.
Q10. Isha told Shivani that they didn’t need to buy tickets for the match as she had been given free
passes for two.
1. Isha said to Shivani, “They didn’t need to buy tickets for the match as I am given free passes for two.”
2. Isha said to Shivani, “We don’t need to buy tickets for the match as I have been given free passes for
two.”
3. Isha said to Shivani, “They didn’t need to buy tickets for the match as she was given free passes for
two.”
4. Isha said to Shivani, “We didn’t need to buy tickets for the match as I am given free passes for two.”
Q11. You said, “ Priya kept watching television till her mother exploded at her.”
1. You said that Priya kept watching television till her mother had exploded at her.
2. You said that Priya had kept watching television till her mother had exploded at her.
3. You said that Priya had kept watching television till her mother exploded at her.
4. You said that Priya kept watching television till her mother exploded at her.
Q12. She said, “ If only I could relive my past!”

1. She said that she could relive her past.
2. She wished that she could relive her past.
3. She wished if she could relive my past.
4. She wished that if she could relive her past.
Q13. Looking at his watch Barin Babu observed that they were running more or less on time.
1. Looking at his watch Barin Babu said, “They had been running more or less on time.”
2. Looking at his watch Barin Babu said, “They were running more or less on time.”
3. Looking at his watch Barin Babu said, “We are running more or less on time.”
4. Looking at his watch Barin Babu said, “We have been running more or less on time.”
Q14. You said to me, “ I shall reach in time for the concert.”
1. You told me that I should reach in time for the concert.
2. You told me that you would reach in time for the concert.
3. You told me that I would reach in time for the concert.
4. You told me that you shall reach in time for the concert.
Q15. The ticket collector asked the passenger why he had not purchased a full ticket for his daughter.
1. The ticket collector said to the passenger, “Why didn’t you purchase a full ticket for your daughter?”
2. The ticket collector said to the passenger, “Why haven’t you purchased a full ticket for his daughter?”
3. The ticket collector said to the passenger, “Why he had not purchased a full ticket for his daughter?”
4. The ticket collector said to the passenger, “Why haven’t you purchase a full ticket for your daughter?”
Q16. The airhostess said to the passengers, “This is our inaugural flight starting today.”
1. The airhostess informed the passengers that it was their inaugural flight starting that day.
2. The airhostess told to the passengers that it was their inaugural flight starting that day.

3. The airhostess informed the passengers that it was their inaugural flight starting today.
4. The airhostess said to the passengers that this is our inaugural flight starting today.
Q17. I said to him, “Please stay here tonight.”

1. I requested him to stay there that night.
2. I asked him to please stay here that night.
3. I asked him if he would stay there that night.
4. I requested him to please stay there tonight.
Q18. He said to me, “ I have done my duty.”

1. He told me that he have done his duty.
2. He told me that I had done my duty.
3. He told me that he had done his duty.
4. He told me that he did his duty.
Q19. Umesh said to his father, “ Can you give me more money?”
1. Umesh asked his father could he give him more money.
2. Umesh asked his father that if he could give him more money.
3. Umesh asked his father if he can give him more money.
4. Umesh asked his father if he could give him more money.
Q20. He said to his friend, “ Let us leave for the trek tomorrow.”
1. He told his friend to leave for the trek the next day.
2. He suggested to his friend that they should leave for the trek the next day.
3. He suggested his friend that let us leave for the trek tomorrow.
4. He suggested to his friend to leave for the trek the next day.
Q21. I asked my friend how one could be merry when everything was so messed up.
1. I said to my friend, “ How can one be merry when everything is so messed up?”
2. I said to my friend, “ Could one be merry when everything is so messed up?”
3. I said to my friend, “ How one could be merry when everything was so messed up?”
4. I asked to my friend, “ How can one be merry when everything was so messed up?”
Q22. The old man prayed to God to help him in his hour of sorrow.
1. The old man said, “ O God, help me in his hour of sorrow.”
2. The old man said, “ O God, help me in my hour of sorrow.”
3. The old man said, “ God must help him in his hour of sorrow.”
4. The old man said, “ O God, help him in my hour of sorrow.”
Q23. I suggested to my brother that we should go to the hills for a change.

1. I said to my brother, “ Let us go to the hills for a change.”
2. I said to my brother, “ We shall go to the hills for a change.”
3. I said to my brother, “Shall we go to the hills for a change?”
4. I requested to my brother, “ We should go to the hills for a change.”
Q24. Rani said to her boss, “I am going to visit Kashmir and Ladakh next month.”
1. Rani informed her boss that she was going to visit Kashmir and Ladakh the following month.
2. Rani told her boss that I am going to visit Kashmir and Ladakh next month.
3. Rani asked her boss that she wanted to visit Kashmir and Ladakh the following month.
4. Rani informs her boss that she is going to visit Kashmir and Ladakh the next month.
Q25. He said to me, “ I am going to France next week.”

1. He said to me that he were going to France next week.

2. He said to me that he will go to France next week.
3. He told me that I am going to France the following week.
4. He told me that he was going to France the following week.
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Answer Key
Q.1 3 Q.2 2 Q.3 4 Q.4 3 Q.5 1

Q.6 2 Q.7 3 Q.8 2 Q.9 3 Q.10 2
Q.11 4 Q.12 2 Q.13 3 Q.14 2 Q.15 1
Q.16 1 Q.17 1 Q.18 3 Q.19 4 Q.20 2
Q.21 1 Q.22 2 Q.23 1 Q.24 1 Q.25 4


SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 JUMBLED SENTENCES BY Shubham Sir
Q1. Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first (1) and the last(6) sentences are in the
correct order, the sentences in between(A-D) are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct
order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
1. Nicholas Chorier is not a usual photographer.

A. He uses a kite to hoist his camera into the skies and clicks photographs while the camera dangles
mid–air.
B. He is a kite aerial photographer.
C. Fascinated, he literally tied his two hobbies ,kite flying and photography ,together for a living.
D. During a trip to India to make a photo report on kite making, he learnt about this unique style of
photography.
6. Today he is one of the most well–known kite aerial photographers in the world.
1. BADC 2. DABC 3. BCDA 4. ACDB
Q2. Sentence A is the beginning whereas sentence F is the last sentence of the para. The middle four
sentences are jumbled up. Select the option that gives their correct order forming a meaningful and
coherent paragraph.
A. When I studied Engineering thirty-five years back, I was the only girl in the course.
B. People often ask me how I managed.
C. I could only see boys and more boys everywhere.
D. But when I look back I feel it was not very difficult.
E. Having a girl in the class was unusual for the boys, and initially I was the target for a lot of teasing.
F. But over a period of time they became my best friends.
1. CBED 2. CBDE 3. BDEC 4. ECDB
coherent paragraph.
A. The month was January.
B. On the first morning of the festival the mejhi would be set alight invoking the blessings of Agni, the
god of fire.
C. There would be much feasting and merriment during the festival.
D. Each household would build a mejhi - a pile of firewood stacked neatly together in their backyard.
E. The Bihu festival was fast approaching.
F. “Let’s build a champion mejhi this year.” Ricky suggested a few days before the festival.
1. CBED 2. ECDB 3. EDBC 4. CBDE
coherent paragraph.
A. We soon ran into a nomad's tent, where we were well received and allowed to graze our yak to his
heart's content.
B. She quickly made us cups of butter tea, and for the first time I drank this brew with relish.

C. This time our hostess was a young woman.
D. Only then did we notice what a picturesque figure our young hostess made.
E. The warmth ran through our frozen bodies and brought us to life again.
F. She wore a sheepskin cloak reaching down to the ground and in her long black pigtail she wore
mussel shells, silver coins, and various cheap ornaments imported from abroad.
1. BDEC 2. ECDB 3. CBED 4. CBDE
Q5.
A. I have seen a great many houses in my time, little and big, new and old, built of stone and of wood, but
of one house I have kept a very vivid memory.
B. It was, properly speaking, rather a cottage than a house -- a tiny cottage of one story, with three
windows, looking extraordinarily like a little old hunchback woman with a cap on.
C. The cottage was lost to sight among the mulberry-trees, acacias, and poplars planted by the
grandfathers and great-grandfathers of its present occupants
D. It had white stucco walls, tiled roof, and a dilapidated chimney.
1. ACBD 2. ABDC 3. CDBA 4. BDAC
Q6.
1. A vacation is looked forward to as a time to relax.
A. But, destiny had other plans for me.
B. I was very excited to go on a vacation to Goa.
C. My bags were packed and I decided to retire early for the night.
D. It is a welcome break from the daily routine which is often monotonous.
6. I fell off the bed and fractured my foot!
1. CBAD 2. ABDC 3. BCDA 4. DBCA
coherent paragraph.
A. The first hour passed off quietly.
B. In the second, they had Arithmetic.
C. Swaminathan was terribly bored.
D. Vedanayagam went out and returned in a fewminutes in the role of an Arithmetic teacher.
E. He droned on monotonously.
F. His teacher’s voice was beginning to get on his nerves.
1. BCDE 2. BDEC 3. CBED 4. ECDB
coherent paragraph.
A. When Tarun failed in his terminal examinations, his father was very angry with him.
B. It was a day he wanted to erase from his life and so he took to running.
C. His friends too made fun of him.
D. The sun beat down to check his rage but nothing could stop Tarun.
E. He ran all around the park.
F. After about an hour, he was fully exhausted and his fury having subsided, he threw himself on a
bench and started to pant.
1. BDEC 2. CEBD 3. ECDB 4. CBED
coherent paragraph.

A. In the course of my education at MIT, three teachers shaped my thinking.
B. Their combined contributions formed the foundation on which I later built my professional career.
C. Prof. Sponder taught me technical aerodynamics.
D. These three teachers were Prof. Sponder, Prof. KAV Pandalai and Prof. Narasingha Rao.
E. Each one of them had very distinct personalities, but they shared a common impulse— the capacity to
feed their students’ intellectual hunger by sheer brilliance and untiring zeal.
F. He was an Austrian with rich practical experience in aeronautical engineering.
1. BCED 2. CBED 3. BDEC 4. ECDB
Q10.
1.During the colonial rule in India, Robert Bruce was the first who noticed tea plants growing near
Rangpur in 1823.
A. The species was found to be similar to that grown in Chinese tea gardens.
B. By 1862, the Assam tea industry comprised around 160 gardens.
C. The leaves of the plants were examined and the consequence was something fruitful.
D. Mr. Maniram Dewan was the first Indian tea planter who established the commercial plantation that
we know today as the Assam tea.
6. Today the region has grown to become one of the world's largest tea-producing belts.
1. CADB 2. DCBA 3. BDAC 4. ADCB
coherent paragraph.
A. It was midday.
B. Voldyrev, a tall country gentleman with a cropped head and prominent eyes, took off his overcoat,
mopped his brow with his handkerchief, and went into the government office.
C. "Where can I make an inquiry here?" he said, addressing a porter who was bringing a trayful of
glasses from the furthest recesses of the office.
D. Voldyrev coughed and went towards the window.
E. "To that one sitting near the window!" said the porter, indicating with the tray the furthest window.
F. There, at a green table spotted like typhus, was sitting a young man with his hair standing up in four
tufts on his head, with a long pimply nose, and a long faded uniform.
1. BDEC 2. CBED 3. ECDB 4. BCED
Q12.
A. My mother, Vimala Kulkarni, told me similar words when I got married.
B. They were usually like: ‘You must adjust to your new house and in-laws, try to learn how they eat and
cook their food, go out of your way to be friendly and helpful to everybody,’ etc.
C. When I was young, before a girl got married, her mother would give her some words of advice.
D. But along with this, she said something which helped me immensely in later life.
1. ACBD 2. CBAD 3. BDAC 4. CDBA
Q13.
A. “Your cauldron gave birth,” replied the Hodja.
B. “What’s this?” asked the neighbour, pointing to the pot.
C. One day Nasreddin Hodja borrowed a cauldron from his neighbour.
D. A few days later, when he had finished with it, he sent it back with a pot inside it.
1. CBAD 2. ACBD 3. BDAC 4. CDBA
Q14.
A. A fine carriage with rubber tyres, a fat coachman, and velvet on the seats, rolled up to the house of a
landowner called Gryabov.

B. A drowsy footman met him in the hall
C. "Are the family at home?" asked the Marshal.
D. Fyodor Andreitch Otsov, the district Marshal, jumped out of the carriage.
1. CBAD 2. ACBD 3. DBAC 4. ADBC
Q15.
A. The invention of the airplane was no exception.
B. However, the idea of flying an aircraft was quite repulsive to some people.
C. Many great inventions are initially greeted with ridicule and disbelief.
D. Most people who heard about the first powered flight on December 17, 1903 were excited and
impressed.
1. CDAB 2. DABC 3. DBCA 4. CADB Q16.
A. The Egyptians believed that the body and soul were important to human existence, in life and in
death.
B. This ensured the soul's return to the body so that the deceased would live happily ever after.
C. Their funerary practices, such as mummification and burial in tombs, were designed to assist the
deceased find their way in the after world.
D. The tombs were thus, filled with food, tools, domestic wares, treasures -- all the necessities of life.
1. ABDC 2. ABCD 3. ADCB 4. ACDB Q17.
A. She was a busy person and had no time to visit her mother.
B. It was Mothers’ Day.
C. She thought her mother would be pleased to receive the flowers.
D. A woman stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be sent to her mother.
1. BDAC 2. DABC 3. BCDA 4. CADB
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Answer Key
Q.1 1 Q.2 2 Q.3 2 Q.4 3 Q.5 2

Q.6 4 Q.7 2 Q.8 4 Q.9 3 Q.10 1
Q.11 4 Q.12 2 Q.13 4 Q.14 4 Q15. 4
Q16. 4 Q17. 1

SSC CPO 2023 Tier-2 READING COMPREHENSION BY Shubham Sir
Q. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
A fact that draws our attention is that, according to his position in life, an extravagant man is either
admired or loathed. A successful business man does nothing to increase his popularity by being
prudent with his money. A person who is wealthy is expected to lead a luxurious life and to be lavish
with his hospitality. If he is not so, he is considered mean, and his reputation in business may even
suffer in consequence. The paradox remains that he had not been careful with his money in the first
place; he would never have achieved his present wealth.
Among the low income group, a different set of values exists. The young clerk, who makes his wife a
present of a new dress when he has not paid his house rent, is condemned as extravagant. Carefulness
with money to the point of meanness is applauded as a virtue. Nothing in his life is considered more
worthy than paying his bills. The ideal wife for such a man separates her housekeeping money into
joyless little piles – so much for rent, for food, for the children’s shoes, she is able to face the milkman
with equanimity every month, satisfied with her economizing ways , and never knows the guilt of
buying something she can’t really afford .
As for myself, I fall neither of these categories. If I have money to spare I can be extravagant, but when,
as is usually the case, I am hard up and then I am the meanest man imaginable.
Q1. Which of these can be inferred from the passage?

1. Extravagance is applauded in some and condemned in others.
2. Wealthy people are stingy as far as philanthropy is concerned.
3. People who have a meagre income are expected to be spendthrifts.
4. For the wealthy, prudence with money is considered a virtue.
Q2. The word ‘equanimity’ in the passage means

1. agitation 2. anxiety 3. tranquillity 4. frustration
Q3. If a successful businessman is judicious with his money

1. his reputation suffers 2. his business flourishes 3. his popularity rises 4. his prestige improves
Q4. Select the antonym of ‘loathed’ as used in the passage.

1. shunned 2. cursed 3. adored 4. despised
Q5. Which of these is NOT true?

1. A low-income person is considered worthy if he pays bills on time.
2. The author is at liberty to be extravagant at all times.
3. The rich amass wealth by spending money economically.
4. People who lead a luxurious life are expected to entertain lavishly.
Q. Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

In the pre-dawn tranquillity of the Andaman Sea, a seismic tremor struck, momentarily agitating the
ocean's placid surface. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, felt the
earth beneath them shudder at 5:50 a.m. on Friday. According to the National Centre for Seismology
(NCS), a 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km, its epicentre originating from a
seismically active region beneath the sea. No casualties or damages have been reported.
Earthquakes, like the one experienced in the Andaman Sea, are stark reminders of the Earth's ever-
shifting tectonic plates. These seismic events result from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's
crust, creating seismic waves that cause the ground to shake. The intensity and impact of an earthquake
depends on various factors, including its magnitude, depth, and proximity to populated areas. The
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in a region where several tectonic plates converge, including
the Indian Plate, the Burma Plate, and the Sunda Plate. The interaction of these plates leads to frequent
earthquakes and volcanic activity. With its 4.2 magnitude, the recent earthquake is considered
moderate, but its occurrence in this seismically active region serves as a reminder of the unpredictable
and potentially devastating nature of such events.
The NCS, the nodal agency of the Government of India, is responsible for monitoring earthquake activity
in the country. Using a network of seismographs, the NCS collects and analyses data from seismic events
to provide accurate information to the public and relevant authorities. This data helps scientists
understand patterns and trends, leading to a better understanding of earthquake behaviour and
potential risks. Earlier this week, Maharashtra's Satara district was also shaken by a 3.3 magnitude
earthquake. While these events seem isolated, they form part of a broader pattern of seismic activity
across the region. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have experienced several significant earthquakes
in the past, including a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in 2021. The potential consequences of earthquakes
can be devastating, causing loss of life and extensive damage to infrastructure. It is therefore vital to
have effective early warning systems and disaster management strategies in place.
While the 4.2 magnitude earthquake in the Andaman Sea did not result in any casualties or damages, it
underscores the importance of continued investment in earthquake preparedness and resilience
measures, particularly in seismically active regions like the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Q6. Which of the following is NOT one of the themes of the above passage?
1. tracking seismic activity 2. unannounced tremors and tangible risks
3. seismic tremors in Andaman Sea
4. Loss of life in Andaman and Nicobar
Q7. Which of the following is a necessity in Andaman and Nicobar region?

1. to install early warning systems and have disaster management strategies in place
2. to collect and analyse data from seismic events
3. to make the people aware of the tectonic plates and their impact
4. to evacuate people from the islands
Q8. “it underscores the importance of continued investment in earthquake preparedness’ Here
‘underscores’ means
1. extenuate 2. mitigates 3. undermines 4. emphasises
Q9. Which of the following is an odd-man out regarding the tectonic plates in Andaman region?
1. India Plates 2. Burma Plates 3. Satara Plates 4. Sunda Plates
Q10. When were the tremors felt in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
1. before the sunrise 2. in the afternoon 3. after the sunset 4. at night

Q. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
My path to the house was by no means an easy one. After confused wanderings through tangled hedges,
struggling with obstacles that looked strange to me in the surrounding gloom, I arrived in front of a
long, low building. There, to my astonishment, I found doors and windows open to the pervading mist,
except for one square window through which a light shone from a row of candles on a long mahogany
table.
The quiet and apparent emptiness of this odd and picturesque building made me pause. I am not much
affected by the appearance of things, but this silent place, with its sinister atmosphere, made me feel
uneasy. I was about to reconsider and go back to the road, when a second look at the comfortable
interior I was leaving, convinced me that I was being foolish and sent me straight back to the door
which stood open so invitingly.
But half-way up the path, my progress was halted by the sight of a man coming out of the house that I
had wrongly assumed to be empty. He seemed to be in a hurry and, at the moment when I first saw him,
was busy putting his watch back in his pocket. He did not shut the door behind him, which I thought
odd, especially as he had been looking behind him. He seemed to take in all the details of the place he
was so hurriedly leaving.
As we met, he raised his hat. This also struck me as unusual, for he displayed more respect than that
usually shown to strangers. I was further puzzled that he showed little surprise at bumping into
another person in these remote, misty surroundings. Indeed, he was so little impressed by my being
there that he nearly passed me without a word or any other hint of greeting, except the raising of his
hat. But this did not satisfy me. I was hungry, cold, and eager for creature comforts, and the house
before me offered not only warmth, but gave out an inviting smell of food being cooked which was
difficult to ignore.
Q11. Which of these statements is NOT true?

1. The stranger was in a hurry to leave the building.
2. The narrator was seeking food and shelter.
3. The narrator first contemplated going back to the road.
4. The stranger leaving the house was its owner.
Q12. The given extract is

1. a travelogue 2. a report 3. a biography 4. a narrative
Q13. Why was the narrator shocked when he reached the building?
1. The house was gloomy and seemed haunted.
2. The interiors were inviting despite the ominous atmosphere.
3. The doors and windows were open in the misty weather.
4. The narrator was welcomed by a stranger.
Q14. Which of these can be inferred about the narrator?

1. He was a coward. 2. He was observant. 3. He was foolish. 4. He was thankful.
Q15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the word ‘pervading’ as used in the passage.
1. immortal 2. eerie 3. receding 4. spreading
Q. Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Academics has always been an essential part of human development. It prepares us to survive in the
outside world and establish an identity of our own. In India, from an early age we have been taught that
education is limited to the boundaries of academics only; the idea of getting out into the field, for
gaining practical experience is always considered a hoax. This has hindered students’ development.
In the 21st century, the pure academic type of education is slowly paving way for a whole new type. The
shift in the whole education system is evident. People have now come to understand that education
should focus on students’ overall development, rather than restricting him/her to the classroom.
Co-curricular activities that take place outside the classroom help in the growth of the child, in more
than one way. Participating in such activities helps youngsters grow mentally, socially and individually.
Intellectual development of a student takes place in the classroom, but for the aesthetic development
such as team-building, character-building and physical growth, students must step out into the outside
world.
Similarly, in colleges and institutions, there is a need for practical exposure so that the students can
experience the actual working of an industry. Most professional colleges including B-schools, have
started providing practical exposure to students through regular guest lectures, industrial visits,
conferences and so on. Guest lectures are very important for all- round development of students as
guest speakers talk about their real- life experiences and not what is there in the text books.
Through such events students are made to participate and coordinate different events wherein, they
get to know how exactly things are managed. Classroom teaching provides the foundation, and co-
curricular or extra-curricular activities provide practical exposure and opportunities to implement
what students learn in the classroom. This helps in developing the overall personality of the students,
inculcating various soft-skills in them, which otherwise are difficult to teach.
Q16. Select the correct meaning of ‘implement’ as used in the passage.

1. inculcate 2. commence 3. coordinate 4. enforce
Q17. The new education system has shifted focus on

1. spiritual development 2. intellectual development 3. academic development 4. social and
aesthetic development
Q18. What is the passage mainly about?

1. The need to change the education system in 21st century
2. Importance of teaching soft skills to students
3. Participation of students in extra-curricular activities
4. Preparing students for survival in the real world
Q19. Which of these does NOT provide industry exposure to students of business schools?
1. text books 2. guest lectures 3. conferences 4. industrial visits
Q20. What has hindered the development of students?

1. not gaining practical experience
2. expanding academics to the outside world
3. indulging in co-curricular activities
4. getting out into the field
Q. Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
The regal period (753–509 BC) and the early republic (509–280 BC) are the most poorly documented
periods of Roman history because historical accounts of Rome were not written until much later. Greek

historians did not take serious notice of Rome until the Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC), when Rome was
completing its conquest of Italy and was fighting against the Greek city of Tarentum in southern Italy.
Rome’s first native historian, a senator named Quintus Fabius Pictor, lived and wrote even later, during
the Second Punic War (218–201 BC). Thus historical writing at Rome did not begin until after Rome had
completed its conquest of Italy, had emerged as a major power of the ancient world, and was engaged in
a titanic struggle with Carthage for control of the western Mediterranean. Fabius Pictor’s history, which
began with the city’s mythical Trojan ancestry and narrated events up to his own day, established the
form of subsequent histories of Rome. During the last 200 years BC, 16 other Romans wrote similarly
inclusive narratives. All these works are now collectively termed “the Roman annalistic tradition”
because many of them attempted to give a year-by-year (or annalistic) account of Roman affairs for the
republic.
Although none of these histories are fully preserved, the first 10 books of Livy, one of Rome’s greatest
historians, are extant and cover Roman affairs from earliest times to the year 293 BC (extant are also
Books 21 to 45 treating the events from 218 BC to 167 BC). Since Livy wrote during the reign of the
emperor Augustus (27 BC–AD 14), he was separated by 200 years from Fabius Pictor, who, in turn, had
lived long after many of the events his history described. Thus, in writing about early Rome, ancient
historians were confronted with great difficulties in ascertaining the truth. They possessed a list of
annual magistrates from the beginning of the republic onward (the consular fasti), which formed the
chronological framework of their accounts. Religious records and the texts of some laws and treaties
provided a bare outline of major events. Ancient historians fleshed out this meagre factual material
with both native and Greek folklore. Consequently, over time, historical facts about early Rome often
suffered from patriotic or face-saving reinterpretations involving exaggeration of the truth,
suppression of embarrassing facts, and invention.
Q21. “extant are also Books 21 to 45” here the word ‘extant’ means
1. still existing 2. partially lost 3. enlarged 4. lost forever
Q22. The passage is mainly about

1. the ancient Roman and Greek histories
2. the ancient documentation of Roman history
3. the use of myths and folklore in ancient Roman history
4. Rome’s first native historian
Q23. Which period in ancient Roan history is most poorly documented?

1. 218 BC to 167 BC 2. 509–280 BC 3. 27 BC- AD 14 4. 218–201 BC
Q24. What did the early Roman historians use to fill up details in the historical accounts of events?
1. texts of laws and treaties 2. Roman and Greek folklore 3. list of annual magistrates 4. religious
records
Q25. After reading the passage, it can be inferred that it is an extract from
1. a news report 2. an encyclopaedic entry on ancient Rome
3. a report on Roman conquests
4. a book on archaeology
Q.1 1 Q.2 3 Q.3 1 Q.4 3 Q.5 2

Q.6 4 Q.7 1 Q.8 4 Q.9 3 Q.10 1
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Q.16 4 Q.17 4 Q.18 4 Q.19 1 Q.20 1
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