SSC CGL Tier 1 English Comprehension Questions and Answers Free Online Mock Test 42

1 .Directions: In Question nos.1 to 5 out of the four alternatives, chooseâ€™ the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentences and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet. 1. That which cannot be avoided

A. Infallible

B. Inevitable

C. Inestimable

D. Indifferent

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2 .Artistic, musical, or dramatic interpretation

A. Rendition

B. Reparation

C. Report

D. Imitation

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3 . A person who leaves his own country in order to go and live in another.

A. Refugee

B. Immigrant

C. Expatriate

D. Emigrant

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4 . Showing a dislike of anything improper.

A. Crude

B. Strict

C. Prim

D. Rude

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5 .Walking in sleep.

A. Somnambulism

B. Insomnia

C. Sleepyhead

D. Somnolence

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6 .Directions: In Question nos. 6 to 10, you have a passage with 5 questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
Passage
Research is a detailed study of a subject undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or, existing problems, or develop new theories. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects, or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research are documentation, discovery, interpretation, or the research and development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. There are several forms of research: scientific , humanities, art is ti c, economic, social, business, marketing, etc.
Academic publishing describes a system that is necessary in order for academic scholars to review the work and make it available for a wider audience. Most academic work is published in book form. There is also a large body of research that exists in either a thesis or dissertation form. Many researchers spent their time applying for grants for research funds. These grants are necessary not only for researchers to carry out their research, but also as a source of merit.
6. What is research?

A. Research is the creation of new forms of knowledge.

B. Research is the attempt to limit the growth of knowledge.

C. Research is the destruction of previous works.

D. Research i s a process having no practical use.