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SSC MTS (08.09.2023) 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM Set – 15

1. Select the most appropriate option (a) Caution
that can substitute the underlined (b) Realism
segment in the given sentence. (c) Cynicism
France is a largest country. (d) Wish
(a) smaller 6. Select the most appropriate meaning
(b) larger of the given idiom.
(c) smallest Have egg on your face
(d) large (a) Defeat someone thoroughly
2. The following sentence has been split (b) To be made to look foolish or
into four segments. Identify the embarrassed
segment that contains an error. (c) Making a choice between two
Mr Sharma would have left / the unpleasant choices
station / by this time / tomorrow. (d) Reveal a secret
(a) tomorrow 7. The following sentence contains some
(b) by this time errors. Select the option that
(c) the station correctly rectifies the error.
(d) Mr Sharma would have left The tiger was tranquiliized in the
3. Select the most appropriate meaning morning and keept in a cage to avoid
of the underlined idiom in the disturbances by human beings.
following sentence. (a) The tiger was tranquilized in the
“Do not turn a blind eye to all the morning and kept in a cage to avoiid
mischief your child is up to”, the disturbaences by human beings.
teacher told the young parent. (b) The tiger was tranquilized in the
(a) Close the door morning and kept in a cage to avoid
(b) Take pride in disturbances by human beings.
(c) Give rewards (c) The tiger was traanquilized in the
(d) Pretend not to notice morning and kept in a cage to avoid
4. Select the most appropriate option to disturbances by human beings.
fill in the blank. (d) The tiger was tranquiliized in the
The mother ________ the chips because morning and keept in a cage to avoid
they were soggy. disturbances by human beings.
(a) saved 8. Select the most appropriate synonym
(b) wasted of the bracketed word in the following
(c) discarded sentence to fill in the blank.
(d) recovered She’s reading a ________(secrecy) novel
5. Identify the most appropriate and can’t wait to find out who the
meaning of the given word. killer is.
Hope (a) crisis

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 (b) complication (c) Bohemian
(c) difficulty (d) Ascetic
(d) mystery 14. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
9. The following sentence has been (a) Chivalrous
divided into parts. One of them may (b) Expose
contain an error. Select the part that (c) Conffess
contains the error from the given (d) Convict
options. If you don’t find any error, 15. Select the option that can be used as
mark ‘No error’ as your answer. a one-word substitute for the given
The viable of life / depends on a pair / group of words.
of conflicting realities. A person living in solitude like a saint
(a) depends on a pair for religious practices.
(b) No error (a) Hermit
(c) The viable of life (b) Cretin
(d) of conflicting realities (c) Heir
10. Parts of the following sentence have (d) Heretic
been given as options. Select the 16. Select the most appropriate
option that contains an error. ANTONYM of the given word.
I shall be playing for four hours. Clumsy
(a) four hours (a) Jealous
(b) I (b) Fierce
(c) shall be playing (c) Graceful
(d) for (d) Nervous
11. Select the most appropriate meaning 17. Select the most appropriate option
of the underlined segment in the that can substitute the underlined
given sentence. segment in the given sentence.
Our team is all on the same page when No sooner had the sun risen over the
it comes to our goals for the horizon when the birds began to chirp
upcoming project. and the squirrels started to scamper
(a) Be confused around the park.
(b) Be in agreement (a) when the birds begin
(c) Be unsure (b) than birds begin
(d) Be in conflict (c) when birds began
12. Select the most appropriate meaning (d) than the birds began
of the given idiom. 18. Select the most appropriate option to
Bite the dust fill in the blank.
(a) To suffer a defeat During the meeting, he went on a long
(b) To fall from a height and angry _______ about how the
(c) To remain calm project was being mismanaged.
(d) To fall asleep (a) shout
13. Select the option that can be used as (b) whisper
a one-word substitute for the given (c) rant
group of words. (d) mutter
A person who avoids sensory pleasures 19. The following sentence has been split
and physical comforts into four segments. Identify the
(a) Frugal segment that contains a grammatical
(b) Epicurean error.

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 I had / a bad habit of / waking up / 22. Select the most appropriate option to
lately. fill in blank number 2.
(a) lately (a) next felt
(b) waking up (b) touched
(c) a bad habit of (c) kept
(d) I had (d) left
20. Select the most appropriate option to 23. Select the most appropriate option to
fill in the blank. fill in blank number 3.
Chaitnya was __________ from the (a) legacies
school due to his misappropriate (b) powers
behaviour. (c) awards
(a) expelled (d) visuals
(b) xpelled 24. Select the most appropriate option to
(c) expeled fill in blank number 4.
(d) xpeled (a) mad
Comprehension: (b) hungry
In the following passage, some words have (c) tired
been deleted. Read the passage carefully (d) angry
and select the most appropriate option to 25. Select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank. fill in blank number 5.
Once there was a king named Midas who was (a) estranged
granted a (1)________ by Dionysus, the god of (b) guarded
wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever (c) beloved
he (2)________ would turn to gold. Despite (d) hated
Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded
that this was a fantastic wish, and so, it was
bestowed. Excited about his newly-earned SSC MTS SET – 15
(3)________, Midas started touching all kinds
ANSWER KEY
of things, turning each item into pure gold.
01 D 06 B 11 B 16 C 21 B
But soon, Midas became (4)________. As he
picked up a piece of food, he found he 02 D 07 B 12 A 17 D 22 B
couldn’t eat it. It had turned to gold in his 03 D 08 D 13 D 18 C 23 B
hand. Hungry, Midas groaned, “I’ll starve! 04 C 09 C 14 C 19 A 24 B
Perhaps this was not such an excellent wish 05 D 10 C 15 A 20 A 25 C
after all!” Seeing his dismay, Midas’
(5)________ daughter threw her arms around
him to comfort him, and she, too, turned
to gold. “The golden touch is no blessing,”
Midas cried.
21. Select the most appropriate option to
fill in blank number 1.
(a) slavery
(b) wish
(c) employment
(d) job