SSC CGL Tier 1 (09 June 2024)

• Haste: excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.

• Delay: make (someone or something) late or slow; a period of time by which something is late or postponed

• Lose: be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something); become unable to find (something or someone)

• Rush: move with urgent haste; dash towards (someone or something) in an attempt to attack or capture.

• Dash: run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.

Thus, delay is the antonym of Haste.

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. favoured

Preferred: Refers to someone who is recommended

Favoured: Refers to someone who is liked more than others. Thus, it is clear that preferred and favoured are similar words.

Compared: Refers to someone who is measured in terms of someone else

Adored: Refers to someone who is loved and admired

Feared: Refers to someone who is scary

Thus, the correct answer is option 4

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Derisive.

•The word 'Contemptuous' means manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval: feeling or showing contempt; showing contempt; scornful.

•The synonyms of the given word 'Contemptuous' are "abhorrent, disdainful, scornful”.

• The antonyms of the given word 'Contemptuous' are "admiring, applauding, appreciative, approving".

•The synonym of the given word 'Contemptuous' is 'Derisive' since both have a similar meaning.

• The word 'Derisive' means expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn: expressing or causing derision.

•Hence, the correct answer is option 2 i.e. Derisive.

Flattering - full of praise and compliments

Extol - praise enthusiastically

Tout - attempt to persuade people of the merits of

The correct answer is B.

According to subject-verb agreement, a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb.

。Example: She plays cricket after completing her homework.

。 Example: They are painting the centre table.

• The phrase 'more than one' is singular and thus, it will take all singular parts of speech.

。 Example: More than one person was killed in the accident.

• So, 'have' should be replaced with 'has' in part B of the sentence.

Correct sentence: More than one thief has been caught by the residents.

• In the given sentence, the use of work the preposition 'than' is incorrect.

• From the given sentence, the word 'Prefer' is usually followed by 'to' and not 'than' because the word itself means 'like something or someone more than another'.

• 'To' here refers to the relationship between orange juice and hot coffee or chilled grapes.

• Also, we use prefer "than" when the comparison is between infinitives to infinitives (infinitives are to+ first form of the verb).

• We use prefer "to" when the comparison is between noun to noun and gerund to gerund (gerund is V+ing form of be the verb).

• Therefore, the preposition 'to' should be used in place of the preposition 'than'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Correct Sentence: They invited guests preferred orange juice to hot coffee or chilled grapes.

The sentence uses the form 'for that he could, which is incorrect and needs improvement.

The context of the sentence suggests that the phrase should mean 'so that he would' keep in good shape.

'In order to' - so as to

This is only given by options 2 and 3.

Out of these, only option 3 uses the pronoun 'he', with the modal verb 'may', expressing his hope to keep in shape.

The only alternative that improves the sentence is 3.

None of the other alternatives can make the sentence meaningful.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.

The correct answer is option 2) i.e. than he went.

• No sooner takes 'than' with it.

• 'he was gone' is also wrong here and it will be replaced by 'he went'. in

So, the sentence after substitution will be: No sooner was his name called out than he went onto the stage to receive the award.

The correct answer is option 3.

The speaker is informing something i.e told will be used. Tomorrow will be changed to the next day in indirect speech. The first person pronoun will be changed to the third person i.e. she.

Also, the past participle form of the verb will be used. So option 3 is correct.

The correct answer is option 3.

• While changing the narration of an exclamatory sentence, follow these steps-

• Omit all the inverted commas and exclamation marks.

• Use 'exclaimed' accompanied by the suitable adverb.

• If the verb is in the present tense, change it to the past tense.

• If the verb is in the past tense, change it to the past perfect tense.

• If the verb is in the future tense, change it to the present conditional tense.

So, the correct answer is option 3.

We need to follow these instructions while changing the voice of an interrogative sentence.

• In the Passive Voice of Interrogative sentences, we start the sentences with the helping verb that goes with the object.

• Now interchange the places and the forms of subject and object; don't forget to add 'by' before agent

• If we want to make an interrogative sentence of 'WH Family' we add the 'Wh word' before the interrogative form of the sentence.

• This rule is only applicable to 'why, how, when, be where, and what'.

• As the interrogative sentence is in the simple past tense and it is in the active voice it will change according to the following rule:

• Simple Past - Subject+ v2+ object (Active)

Object +was/were + V3+ by+ subject (Passive)

• Active- To+ V1 Passive- To+ be+ V3

• Example-Active- I have to do homework

Passive- The homework has to be done by me

At last line up the remaining part.

The correct answer is Why was the book refused to be given to you by your friend?