SSC MTS Exam - 2023
General English Test Questions
TEST -15
Date : 08/05/2023
Marks: 25 Marks Time:30 Minutes
1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I tried to tell him to think of the good times, that every cloud has a silver lining.
A. Doing something with thoroughness and passion
B. Don’t cry over what has happened as it cannot be fixed
C. Treat people the same way as you want to be treated
D. Every difficult situation has a hopeful aspect to it
2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Expository
A. Illustrative
B. Temperamental
C. Obligatory
D. Dubious
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The first printed ______ of this book came in 1933.
A. excretion
B. insertion
C. addition
D. edition
4. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Pull someone’s legs
A. To tease someone
B. To protect someone
C. To wish someone luck
D. To make someone angry
5. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
A person who produces beautiful handwriting
A. stenographer
B. Philosopher
C. Calligrapher
D. Typographer
6. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
He certainly failed to console the new king.
A. Agitate
B. Coordinate
C. Satiate
D. Gratify
7. Select the correctly spelt word.
A. Simultanous
B. Simultenaous
C. Simultaneous
D. Simulteneous
8. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
His successful as a lawyer / grew so fast that he soon had / enough money to buy a
house.
A. No error
B. grew so fast that he soon had
C. enough money to buy a house
D. His successful as a lawyer
9. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A state of perfect balance
A. Equilibrium
B. Extempore
C. Medieval
D. Irrelevant
10. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Admirable
A. Blameworthy
B. Practical
C. Reasonable
D. Tolerant
11. Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain
an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find
any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
My sister called me for my lunch hours to tell me that she was getting married.
A. was getting married
B. No error
C. My sister called me for my
D. lunch hours to tell me that she
12. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case
no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
The enemies have cross the border, treading the soil on which they are to be
conquered.
A. No improvement required
B. have crossed
C. has crossed
D. have crossing
13. Select the correctly spelt word.
A. Interview
B. Intrvew
C. Intreview
D. Interveiw
14. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Consumers are not ready to purchase this citrus fruit at such a ______ price.
A. higher
B. highest
C. highly
D. high
15. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Other South African cities only / had one venue for staging exhibitions or /
internationals events at highly standard.
A. No error
B. internationals events at highly standard
C. Other South African cities only
D. had one venue for staging exhibitions or
16. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I ______ home before she arrived.
A. left
B. had left
C. has left
D. have left
17. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Sparkling
A. Dismal
B. Muffled
C. Gleaming
D. Unexciting
18. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Please don’t ______ anyone that I came to your birthday party.
A. told
B. said
C. tell
D. say
19. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Seclude
A. Blink
B. socialize
C. Confine
D. Isolate
20. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A sustained decline in Chinese consumption would be even more ______ than the
current US-China trade dispute.
A. worrying
B. imagining
C. delaying
D. mobilising
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______
discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2)
______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of
date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as
personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in
Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription
came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar
with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara
temple.
SubQuestion No : 21
21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A. have
B. has
C. is
D. are
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______
discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2)
______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of
date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as
personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in
Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription
came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar
with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara
temple.
SubQuestion No : 22
22. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. one
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______
discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2)
______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of
date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as
personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in
Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription
came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar
with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara
temple.
SubQuestion No : 23
23. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
A. upon
B. on
C. In
D. at
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______
discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2)
______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of
date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as
personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in
Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription
came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar
with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara
temple.
SubQuestion No : 24
24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
A. refused
B. chased
C. issued
D. denied
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
In a significant find, the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (1) ______
discovered the earliest epigraphic evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is also (2)
______ earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been discovered (3) ______ South India as of
date. Saptamatrikas are a group of seven female deities worshipped in Hinduism as
personifying the energy of their respective consorts. The inscription is in Sanskrit and in
Brahmi characters and was (4) ______ by Satavahana King Vijaya in 207 A.D. The inscription
came to light when some local villagers informed the authorities of the presence of a pillar
with some engravings when they were restoring and (5) ______ the local Bheemeshwara
temple.
SubQuestion No : 25
25. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
A. repairing
B. removing
C. healing
D. praying
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