OSSSC Group C [Set-A]
ENGLISH
• Fill in the blanks with appropriate and correctly spelt words.
1. Gandhiji’s death was an________loss to the country.
- A) irrepairable
- B) irepairable
- C) irreparable
- D) iriparable
C) Irreparable
Explanation-:
Correct Spelling
2.The patient is admitted in hospital for acute______
- A) diarhoea
- B) diarrhoea
- C) diarrhia
- D) dyrrhoea
B) diarrhoea
Explanation-:
Correct Spelling
3.The boy was punished for______similar mistakes.
- A) repitition
- B) repeatation
- C) repitation
- D) repetition
D) Repetition
Explanation-:
Correct Spelling
4. Any_________or________in the affidavit will attract penalty.
- A) ommission, commission
- B) omission, commission
- C) omission, comission
- D) ommision. commision
B)omission, commission
Explanation-:
Correct Spelling
5. The terrible news of Indira Gandhi’s________ spread like a flash of lightning accross the world.
- A) asassination
- B) assasination
- C) assassination
- D) asasination
C) assassination
Explanation-:
Correct Spelling
• Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb.
6. A pair of shoes______lying in the corner.
- A) are
- B) am
- C) were
- D) is
D) is
Explanation-:
a pair of shoes -: Singular
7. It is you who_____cheated me .
- A) is
- B) has
- C) was
- D) have
D) have
Explanation-:
You have
8. Neither of the boys__________won the prize.
- A) have
- B) has
- C) was
- D) were
B) has
Explanation-:
किसी भी लड़के ने पुरस्कार नहीं जीता।
9.Sixty years ________
a long time for a country to grow and prosper.
- A) is
- B) are
- C) were
- D) shall
C) is
Follow the Rule-:
When an expression of amount,distance,weight,height or time is spoken of as a single unit or a single unit of measurement.It is often used as a singular subject.
10. The crew ________rescused from the sunken ship.
- A) was
- B) is
- C) were
- D) am
B) is
Explanation-:
The crew is rescused from the sunken ship.
11. The word”insolvent”means
- A) rich
- B) dengerous
- C) notorious
- D) bankrupt
D) bankrupt
12. Morning shows the day.
- A) ତୁଳସୀ ଦୁଇ ପତ୍ରରୁ ବାସେ।
- B) ଧିର ପାଣି ପଥର କାଟେ।
- C) ଅର୍ଥ ଅନର୍ଥର ମୂଳ।
- D) ଜୋର୍ ଯାହାର ମୃଲକ ତାହାର ।
A) ତୁଳସୀ ଦୁଇ ପତ୍ରରୁ ବାସେ।
Explanation-:
Proverb :Morning shows the day.ତୁଳସୀ ଦୁଇ ପତ୍ରରୁ ବାସେ ।
13. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
(Find out the appropriate meaning of the above sentence)
- A) He was born in rich family.
- B) He was born in a poor family.
- C)
He was born in a middle-class family. - D) He was born with congenital disorder in his mouth.
A) He was born in rich family.
14. ପାପଧନ ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତରେ ଜାଏ।
(Translate the above proverb in Odia into English.)
- A) A penny saved is a penny gained.
- B) As you sow, so you reap.
- C) Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
- D) Ill got,ill spent.
D) Ill got,ill spent.
Explanation-:
D) Ill got,ill spent.
15. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an atheist.
(Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word)
- A) reformer
- B) believe in god
- C) rebel
- D) non-believer in god
D) non-believer in god
•Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition.
16. Beware_______the pickpockets.
- A) from
- B) of
- C) into
- D) at
B) of
Explanation-:
‘Of’ is used with certain adjectives however there is no real pattern and these must be learn as they are met.
Afraid of, ashamed of, aware of, capable of, fond of, sure of, tired of,beware of etc.
17. I prefer death______dishonour.
- A) than
- B) from
- C) to
- D) in
C) to
Explanation-:
Use “to” when comparing two thingsE.g. She prefers reading books to watching movies.
18. He couldn’t comply______my demand.
- A) to
- B) with
- C) upon
- D) against
B) with
19 I could not lay by anything for future due to my family compulsions.
(Choose the correct meaning of underlined phrase.)
- A) save
- B) utilise
- C) gain
- D) plan
A) save
Explanation-:
Meanings of lay-by in हिंदी
संचित करना
बचाकर रखना
20. The Commission decided to abolish the preveling system of recruitment examination.
(Choose the appropriate phrasal verb of underlined word.)
- A) deal with
- B) deal in
- C) do away with
- D) put forth
C) do away with
21.Find out the sentence which is grammatically correct.
- A) He is senior than me by two years
- B) He is more senior than me by two years.
- C) He is senior to me by two yours.
- D) He is senior than me for two yours.
C) He is senior to me by two yours.
22.Find out the sentence which is grammatically correct.
- A) I as well as John is to blem.
- B) I as well as John are to blem.
- C) I as well as John were to blem.
- D) I as well as John am to blem.
D) I as well as John am to blem.
Explanation-:
Rule-: If two nouns are joined by with,as well as,in addition to, together with/along with etc.the verb agrees with the first subject.
23.Find out the sentence which is grammatically correct.
- A) Lion is beast of pray.
- B) Lion is a beast of pray.
- C) The Lion is a beast of pray.
- D) The Lion is the beast of pray.
C) The Lion is a beast of pray.
24. ‘Autobiography’ means:
- A) The history of the life of a person.
- B) The record of one’s life written by himself.
- C) A peace of writing or speech in praise of a person.
- D) A person’s own hand- writing.
B)The record of one’s life written by himself.
25. Happiness and sadness is transitory in human life.
(Find out the correct meaning of underlined word.)
- A) permanent
- B) pre-fixed
- C) short-lived
- D) inevitable
C) short-lived
26. A person who lives at the same time with another:
(Substitute one word for above)
- A) contemporary
- B) accomplice
- C) activist
- D) adjutant
A) contemporary
27. Prevention is better than cure.
(Choose the correct part of speech underlined word)
- A) verb
- B) noun
- C) adjective
- D) adverb
B) noun
28. The man was beaten black and blue by the villagers.
(Choose the correct meaning of underlined phrase.)
- A) slowly
- B) moderately
- C) severely
- D) occasionally
C) severely
29. The statement of the Principal was communicated to all in black and white.
(Choose correct meaning of the underlined phrase)
- A) writing
- B) speech
- C) vain
- D) protest
A) writing
• Transform the sentences into indirect speech.Q no. 30 to 32.
30. He said to me, “May you be happy”.
- A) He said to me that I may be happy.
- B) He wished me that I might be happy.
- C) He wished me that you might be happy.
- D) He said to me that I might be happy.
B) He wished me that I might be happy.
31. Ram said to me,”are you going there?”
- A) Ram said to me that you were going there.
- B) Ram asked me whether I was going there.
- C) Ram asked me whether you were going there.
- D) Ram said to me whether you were going there.
B) Ram asked me whether I was going there.
32.The teacher said to me,”you are wrong.”
- A) The teacher said to me that you were wrong
- B) The teacher told me that you were wrong.
- C) The teacher told me that he was wrong.
- D) The teacher told me that I was wrong.
D) The teacher told me that I was wrong.
33. ______sun rises in_______east.
(Choose appropriate article)
- A) A,an
- B) The,the
- C) The,an
- D) A, the
B) The,the
34. What is feminine gender of “fox” ?
- A) bitch
- B) ewe
- C) heifer
- D) vixen
D) vixen
Remember-:
Masculine————–Feminine
Dog—————-Bitch
Sheep—————-Ewe
Bull—————Heifer
Fox————–Vixen
35. The room needs repairing.
(Change the voice of the sentence)
- A) The room needs to be repaired.
- B) Repairing is needed for the room.
- C) The room is being repaired.
- D) The room has been repaired.
A) The room needs to be repaired.
