SSC CGL Tax Assistant Previous Papers with Explaination Held 11.12.2005

SSC CGL Tax Assistant Previous Papers with Explanation Held 11.12.2005

PAPER-I: PART-(A) GENERAL ENGLISH
Directions (1-10) ; In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of sentence has an error. If there is no error, your answer is (4).

1. Even today (1)/ it is incredulous to think (2) / that men have walked on the moon. /(3) No error. (4)
2. The firemen wore (1)/ inflamma¬ble clothing (2)/ for protection. / (3) No error. (4)
3. Beside food, (1)/ the pilgrims car-ried (2)/ some medicines. /(3) No error. (4)
4. Adults suffering chicken pox (1)/ can develop (2)/ all kinds of complications (3) No error. (4)
5. The well-known pianist (1)/ had to practice for several hours a day (2) / even after he rose to fame. (3) / No error. (4)
6. The Prime Minister was asked (1)/ to write a forward (2)/ to the book. (3)/ No error. (4)
7.I must complement you (1)/ on your good manners (2)/ and your impeccable behaviour. (3)/ No error. (4)
8. The sweets (1)/ were shared (2)/ between the four girls. /(3) No er-ror. (4)
9. The long-distance train (1)/ which met with an accident (2)/ was carrying some army personal. / (3) No error. (4)
10. The young men from Japan (1)/ found the assent of the mountain
(2) / hard going. (3)/ No error. (4)

Directions (11-20): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

11. COMMAND
(l) lead (2) instruct
(3) manage (4) supervise
12. GNOME
(1) giant (3) native
13. ABLUTION
(1) censure (3) absolution
14. SURMOUNT
(1) discount (3) overcome
15. TORPID
(1) insipid (3) sensitive
16. SELECTION
(1) denial (3) refusal
17. OSTENTATION
(1) pomp (2) pretence (3) abundance (4) plenty
18. CONVICT
(1) adventurer (2) fugitive (3) criminal (4) impostor
19. ITINERANT
(1) frequent use of the word ‘it ’
(2) anything involving repetition
(3) plan for a proposed journey
(4) travelling from place to place
20. TRANSPARENT
(1) verbose (2) invoved
(3) witty (4) lucid

Directions (21-30) In the following questions, chosse the word opposite in meaning to the given word

21.PRUDENT
(1) silly (2) unwise
(3) idiotic (4) poor
22. CONCISE
(1) extended (2) lengthy
(3) protracted (4) elongated
23. AFFIRMATION
(1) denial (2) refusal
(3) opposition (4) obstruction

24. CliRTAIL
(1) arrive (2) continue
(3) resume (4) start
25. AFFLUENCE
(1) misery (2) stagnation
(3) neglect (4) poverty

26. AGREEMENT
(1) dislocation
(2) discord
(3) turbulence
(4) fragmentation
27. AGONY
(1) pleasure (2) laughter
(3) bliss (4) ecstasy
28. RETICENT
(1) forward
(2) developed
(3) sophisticated
(4) communicative
29. PRECISE
(1) indecent (2) vague
(3) incorrect (4) indistinct
30. CANDID
(1) cunning (2) diplomatic
(3) doubtful (4) impertinent

Directions (31-40): In the follow-ing questions, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

31. (1) consience (2) conscience (3) consciens (4) consiens
32. (1) magnificent
(2) magniticant
(3) magnificient
(4) magneficent
33. (1) rennassance
(2) renaissance
(3) rennaiscence
(4) rennaissance
34. (1) irrepairable (2) irreparable (3) irreparrable (4) irepairable
35. (1) superfluous
(2) superfkms
(3) superfluos
(4) superflouss
36. (1) pharmaceautical
(2) pharmacutical
(3) pharmaceutical
(4) farmaceutical
37. (1) recomendation
(2) reccomendation
(3) recommendation
(4) reccomandation

38 (1) neccesitv (2) necessity
(31 nesissity (4) necessetv
39. (1) adrass (2) address
(3) addres (4) adrress

40. (1) refridgerator
(2) refregerator
(3) refrcggerator
(4) refrigerator

Directions (41-50): In the following questions, four alternatives arc giv¬en for the given idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
41. At one’s wit’s end
(1) to work hard ‘
(2) to be intelligent
(3) to get puzzled
(4) to be stupid
42. To take someone to task
(1) to scold someone
(2) to assign work to someone
(3) to take someone to his place of work
(4) to praise someone for the work done
43. To face the music
(1) to be greeted rudely
(2) to be offered warm hospitality
(3) to enjoy a music programme
(4) to bear the consequences
44. To blow one’s own trumpet
(1) to play on one’s own trumpet
(2) to praise one’s own self
(3) to create noisy disturbances
(4) to have a high-pitched voice
45. To run one down (1) to be in a hurry
(21 to be weak and tired
(3) to disparage someone
(4) to run down a lane
46. At sn ail’s pace
(1) to do things very slowly
(2) to walk like a snail
(3) to lack interest in work
(4) to do things in methodical manner
47. To turn a deaf ear
(1) to be hard of hearing
(2) to be indifferent
(3) to be attentive
(4) to be obstinate
48. To take to one’s heels
(1) to run off
(2) to show one’s heels
(3) to turn around
(4) to walk leisurely
49. To have something up one’s sleeves
(1) having a practical plan
(2) having an important project
(3) having an ambitious plan
(4) having a secret plan
50. To end in smoke
(1) to have a smoking session
(2) to be on lire .
(3) to come to nothing
(4) to bum slowly