SSC GD (23 June 2024)

Question 1:

Direction :- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Dolphins are small-toothed cetaceans easily recognisable by their curved mouths, which give them a permanent 'smile'. There are 36 dolphin species, found in every ocean. Most dolphins are marine and live in the ocean or brackish waters along coastlines. There are a few species, however, like the South Asian river dolphin and the Amazon river dolphin, or boto, that live in freshwater streams and rivers. The largest dolphin, the orca, can grow to be over 30 feet long. The smallest, the Maui dolphin, is just five feet long.

Identify the inference drawn from the passage

  • Dolphins like to smile

  • Dolphins are of various sizes

  • Dolphins are found in oceans, rivers and streams.

  • There are few dolphin species

Question 2:

Direction :- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 
Dolphins are small-toothed cetaceans easily recognisable by their curved mouths, which give them a permanent 'smile'. There are 36 dolphin species, found in every ocean. Most dolphins are marine and live in the ocean or brackish waters along coastlines. There are a few species, however, like the South Asian river dolphin and the Amazon river dolphin, or boto, that live in freshwater streams and rivers. The largest dolphin, the orca, can grow to be over 30 feet long. The smallest, the Maui dolphin, is just five feet long.

Select a suitable title for the passage.

  • Dolphins

  • Types of dolphins

  • Ocean dolphins

  • River dolphins

Question 3:

Direction :- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 
Dolphins are small-toothed cetaceans easily recognisable by their curved mouths, which give them a permanent 'smile'. There are 36 dolphin species, found in every ocean. Most dolphins are marine and live in the ocean or brackish waters along coastlines. There are a few species, however, like the South Asian river dolphin and the Amazon river dolphin, or boto, that live in freshwater streams and rivers. The largest dolphin, the orca, can grow to be over 30 feet long. The smallest, the Maui dolphin, is just five feet long.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Permanent

  • Shorter

  • Longer

  • Lesser

  • Ephemeral

Question 4:

Direction :- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 
Dolphins are small-toothed cetaceans easily recognisable by their curved mouths, which give them a permanent 'smile'. There are 36 dolphin species, found in every ocean. Most dolphins are marine and live in the ocean or brackish waters along coastlines. There are a few species, however, like the South Asian river dolphin and the Amazon river dolphin, or boto, that live in freshwater streams and rivers. The largest dolphin, the orca, can grow to be over 30 feet long. The smallest, the Maui dolphin, is just five feet long.

Select the option that is correct as per the information given in the passage.

  • All dolphins are 30 feet long

  • There are 36 species of dolphins

  • All dolphins smile

  • Dolphins are found only in the ocean

Question 5:

Direction :- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 
Dolphins are small-toothed cetaceans easily recognisable by their curved mouths, which give them a permanent 'smile'. There are 36 dolphin species, found in every ocean. Most dolphins are marine and live in the ocean or brackish waters along coastlines. There are a few species, however, like the South Asian river dolphin and the Amazon river dolphin, or boto, that live in freshwater streams and rivers. The largest dolphin, the orca, can grow to be over 30 feet long. The smallest, the Maui dolphin, is just five feet long.

Identify the tone of the passage.

  • Acerbic

  •  Informative

  • Motivating

  • Biased

Question 6:

The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

My father made me to do the French grammar exercise

again and again.

  • the French grammar exercise

  • No error

  • My father made me to do

  • again and again

Question 7:

Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.

He stood up from their chair to signal the end of the meeting.

  • below in their

  • up from his

  • upon of his

  • No improvement

Question 8:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The mystery behind the extinction of the dinosaurs __________ obscure.

  • are still

  • is still

  • being still

  • be still

Question 9:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I think I have left __________ lunchbox at your house.

  • mine

  • my

  • I

  • me

Question 10:

Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,

Plants of a particular region

  • Flora

  • Flinch

  • Flotsam

  • Fauna

Scroll to Top
RWA Launches Special Classes for Jawahar Navodaya on YouTube UGC Puts Stay on Supreme Court’s New Rules UPSSSC Junior Assistant Admit Card 2026 Out Causes of Bleeding in Pregnancy Explained UPSSSC Stenographer Exam: Questions Asked Directly from Class