Q. No. 20
SSC COP SI 5 OCT 2023 Shift 1
Exam Date 05/10/2023
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
English Comprehension
Sub Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces Examination 2023
Paper I
Exam Date 05/10/2023
Exam Time 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
English Comprehension
Q.1 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fit as a fiddle
1. To be extremely excited and energetic
2. To be in good health
3. Something is perfect
4. A good and useful invention
Q.2 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word.
She has become a familiar figure in the world of politics.
1. Known
2. Legend
3. Elevated
4. Fancy
Q.3 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Authentic
1. Genuine
2. Fake
3. Basic
4. Different
Q.4 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Inquisitive
1. Innocent
2. Indifferent
3. Curious
4. Studious
Q.5 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the underlined words in the following sentence.
It is important to see school holistically, it is not a set of atomic items of rooms, library, assembly halls, canteen and playgrounds; it is all of these but in symbiotic relationship with each other, the contors of which are often far too obvious and often simply mysterious.
1. mysterious
2. symbiotic
3. contors
4. holistically
Q.6 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment thatcontains an error.
Will Ramya / had completed / that work / by 2025?
1. by 2025
2. that work
3. had completed
4. Will Ramya
Q.7 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Apple of discord
1. Practical
2. Distant love
3. Bone of contention
4. Centre of attraction
Q.8 Fill in the blank by selecting the meaningful and correctly spelt word from the given options.
They knew that the stock of the food was getting reduced and the fund________for that was not enough for the next week.
1. asserted
2. allotted
3. alerted
4. abandoned
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’
The unexpected turn beside the project put the company in a big financial crisis.
1. in the project
2. until the project
3. No substitution required
4. between the project
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
We all should respect each other.
1. every other
2. all other
3. one another
4. all of us
Q.11 Select the most appropriate one-word substitution of the given group of words.
A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
1. Democracy
2. Anarchy
3. Monarchy
4. Autocracy
Q.12 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Come what may
1. To be among the latest
2. No matter what happens
3. To get frightened
4. Meeting someone
Q.13 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The decision to engage in an armed conflict is tacit.
1. incomprehensible for some
2. ineffective completely
3. regretted by everyone
4. implied without being stated
Q.14 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.
My elder brother / yesterday had took / my Facebook password.
1. my Facebook password
2. yesterday had took
3. My elder brother
4. No error
Q.15 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
To tell the nature of a disease by its symptoms.
1. Design
2. Diagnosis
3. Decisive
4. Dosage
Q.16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Fit as a fiddle
1. At the last moment
2. To ignore what someone is saying
3. To betray a close person
4. In good health
Q.17 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The students / are expected / to come / in the right time.
1. in the right time
2. The students
3. to come
4. are expected
Q.18 Select the option that best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom.
Christy should discuss this with her face to face.
1. With another person in their presence rather than, say, by phone or letter
2. Come to fully accept or understand something
3. Remained normal and realistic
4. Almost always
Q.19 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.
1. refined arguments
2. exceptional mastery
3. difficult situation
4. affluent days
Q.20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word.
She has no desire for money.
1. Disgust
2. Despise
3. Care
4. Wish
