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(The Bonzer)

By - Vishal Panday
Speed Test –12 Inspector of post
TARGET SSC CGL/CPO SI - 2018 Selected in SSC CGL 2008
(d) no improvement
Direction : for questions 1 to 10: In each of the 12. They have been attending classes since the term
following questions, one part of the sentence has an began.
error, and the other parts of the sentence are correct. ( a) would attend (b) had attended
Find out which part of the sentence has an error, and (c) should attend (d) no imporvement
13. Though his actions were severe criticism, he didn't
choose that part as your answer out of (A), (B),(C)
loose his temper.
and (D). If a sentence is free from error, then choose ( a) were severely criticised
you answer as choice (E). (b) had severely criticised
(c) had severe criticised
1. Sharad was entrusted with (a)/ the task of co- (d) no improvement
ordination yesterday (b)/ but due to certain 14. Despite all the complaints against him, we must
difficulties (c)/ he does not do it (d) no error(e). admit that his behaviour with others has always
2. One should make (a)/ his best efforts if (b)/ one courteous.
wishes to achieve (c)/ success in this organization. ( a) have always courteous
(d) no error (e). (b) has always been courteous
3. Having been deprived from their (a)/ homes in the (c) has always been courteously
recent earthquake, (b)/ they had no other option but (d)no improvement
(c)/ to take shelter in a school (d)/ no error (e). 15. whom did you intend to offer the job, besides the
4. The person who (a)/ they are referring (b)/ to is two young boys?
none other (c)/ than my close friend (d)/ no error ( a) who are you intending to
(e). (b) whom do you intended to
5. He told the policeman (a)/ that he would rather (b)/ (c) whom had you been intended for
starve to steal to get (c) what he had been aspiring (d) no improvement
for (d)/ no error (e). 16. Being given to understand that there is a vacancy of
6. Inspite of the workload yesterday, (a) / Nitin an assistant in the firm, an application was
manages to play (b)/ it cool and continued (c)/ with submitted by me.
his work as usual. (d)/ no error (e). ( a) an application has been submitted by myself
7. The demand of the workers' (a)/ union that the (b) an application by me was submitted
dismissed (b)/ employee to reinstated, has (c)/ been (c) i submitted an application
accepted by the management. (d)/ no error (e). (d) no improvement
8. Thinking that he has finally found (a)/ someone 17. After a six-hour marathon session, the two political
with similar interests, (b)/ the scholar tried to strike parties are united together.
(c)/ up a conversation. (d)/ no error (e). ( a) joined (b) together
9. Earlier this year, (a)/ constantan had entered the (c) united (d) no improvement
news via a video-taped interview (b)/ telecasted by 18. If you wrote to me earlier, i would have easily
a commercial (c)/ television channel. (d)/ no error solved your problem.
(e). ( a) were writing (b) had written
10. If you permit me to speak the truth, (a)/ I shall say (c) have wirtten (d) no improvement
without hesitation (b)/ that you have (c)/ done a 19. Suddenly, she became conscious regarding the
mistake. (d)/ no error (e). presence of a stranger in the room.
Directions for questions ---11---to --20--; A part of ( a) about (b) of
the sentence is underlined. Below are given (c) over (d) no improvement
alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B), (C) 20. What i learned is that freedom is really the result of
how you will remove obstacles.
which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct
( a)you would remove (b) you can remove
alternative. In case no improvement is required, your
(c) you remove (d) no improvement
answer is (D)
11. It is true that there has been a considerable decline Direction for questions --21-- to --25-- In each of the
in rural poverty.
following questions, sentences are given with blanks
( a) has been considerably declining
to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four
(b) was considerably a decline
(c) have been considered decline
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alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose
the correct alternative out of the four.
21. A number of scientists in the country think that
they are on the ............ of a major breakthrough.
( a) frontier (b) threshold
(c) gateway (d) periphery
22. You must ............... your house in order beforee you
venture to offer advice to others.
( a) arrange (b) bring
(c) get (d) organise
23. Fact is often stranger than .......... .
( a) fancy (b) fiction
(c) imagination (d)dream
24. His rusticc and rubust humour was an
embarrassment to the ............ sensibility of the
young ladies.
( a) fragile (b) delicate
(c) soft (d) sober
25. Diseases are ............. through contact with infected
animals.
( a) transmitted (b) transported
(c) transferred (d) transplanted
Direction for questions --26--to--35---: There is a
sentence/ passage of which some parts have been
jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts,
which are labeled P, Q, R and S, to produce the
correct sentence/ passage and choose correct
sequence accordingly.
26. S1: In 1945, America faced two powerful enemies
in the world war.
S6: This was the weapon that ended the second
World War.
P: America found conventional weapons
insufficient to crush them.
Q: These were Germany and Japan who posed
strong opposition to America.
R: The result of this was the production of the Atom
bomb.
S: The government ordered scientists to conduct
research and produce a new, deadly weapon.
the proper sequence should be:
(a)QPSR (b)PQRS
(c) QPRS (d)PQSR
27. S1: Advertising is also advantageous to the
consumer in that if it increases the sale of goods,
industry prospers and prices may be reduced.
S6: Advertising of this particular kind is planned to
stimulate new wants or to induce buyers to change
their habits.
P: There is no obvious connection, for example,
between a picture of a smiling girl and a certain
brand sweets.
Q: The advertiser's assumption is that by looking at
such pictures, the consumer would be influenced to
buy his products.
R: On the other hand, much of the canvassing of
which the consumer is the object does not convey
information but endeavours merely to draw the
public attentioon to certain products.
S: But most people like looking at pictures of pretty
girls.
the proper sequence should be:
(a) RQSP (b) SPRQ
(c) RPSQ (d) SQRP
28. S1: We are living in an age in which technology has
suddenly 'annihilated distance.'
S6: In that event, we should be dooming ourselves
to wipe each other out.
p: We have never been so conscious of our variety
as we are now that we have come to such close
quarters.
Q: Physically we are now all neighbours, but
psychologically we are still strangers to each other.
R: Are we going to let this consciousness of our
variety make us fear and hate each other?
S: How are we going to react?
the proper sequence should be:
(a) QPSR (b) QPRS
(c) PRQS (d) SRPQ
29. S1: His wrist watch had gone out of order.
S6: His estimate appeared resasonable.
P: He took it to a watch repairer.
Q: He gave an idea of the likely cost of the
replacement based on the examination of the watch.
R: He found that some parts needed replacement.
S: The repairer opened the outer case and checked
the parts.
the proper sequence shuld be
( a) PQSR (b) RQSP
(c) PSRQ (d) RPSQ
30. S1: Now-a-days, soap is going almost out of use as
a washing agent.
S6: There are better washing agents than soap, but
scientists are not yet sure if their use is harmless to
man.
P: They produce lather due to the presence of
calcium salts in water.
Q: Its place has been occupied by a new range of
chemicals, called detergents.
R: So they are called soapless soap.
S: Detergents are not soap because they are not
sodium or potassium derivatives of fatty acids, as
normal soap is.
the proper sequence should be:
( a) SQRP (b) QSRP
(c) SQPR (d) QPRS
31. S1: Our house is high up on the Yorkshire coast,
and close to the sea.
S6: Between the two, shifting backwards and
forwards at certain seasons of the year, lies the most
horrible quecksand on ther shores of Yorkshire.
p: One is called the North spit and one the South.
Q:The sand hills here run down to the sea, and end
in two stretches of rock, sticking out opposite each
other.
R: This one leads through a dark plantation of fir-
trees, and brings you out between low cliffs to the
loneliest and ugliest little bay on all our coast.
S: There are beautiful walls all around us in every
direction except one.
the proper sequence should be:
( a) SQRP (b) QSPR
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 (c) QPSR (d) SRQP
32. S1:Unhappiness and discontent spring not only
from poverty.
S6: We suffer from sickness of spirit and hence we
should discover our roots in the eternal.
p: Man is a strange creature, fundamentally
different from other animals
Q: If they are undeveloped and unsatisfied, he may
have all the comforts of the wealth, but will still feel
that life is not worthwhile.
R: He has far horizons, invariable hopes, spritual
powers.
S: What is missing in our age is the soul, there is
nothing wrong with the body.
the proper sequence should be:
( a) PRQS (b) SPRQ
(c) SPQR (d) PRSQ
33. S1: Before we left Bareilly Jail, a little incident took
place which moved me then and is yet fresh in my
memory.
S6: This spontaneous act of courtesy and the kindly
thought that prompted it touched me and I felt very
grateful to him.
p: He told me the packet contained old German
illustrated magazines.
Q: The Superintendent of Police of Bareilly, an
englishman,was present there, and as I got into the
car, he handed to me rather shyly a packet.
R: I had never met him before, not have I seen him
since and I do not even know his name.
S: He said that he had heard that I was learning
German and so he had bought these magazines for
me.
the proper sequence should be:
( a) SRQP (b) QPSR
(c) SQPR (d) RQSP
34. S1: Mom was pleased to receive your wishes on her
birthday.
S6: Your Mom has forgotten all the bitterness and
sends her blessings to you.
p: Girl ! wishes are more powerful than any thing in
the world.
Q:Both of us had forgotten the day.
R: Your letter holds a proof of it.
S: It was your letter and the card which reminded us
of it.
the proper sequence should be:
( a) PSQR (b) QRSP
(c) RQSP (d) QSPR
35. S1: A century ago, the cinema was just a
mechanical toy.
S6: Finally it has evolved as the century's most
potent and versatile art form.
p: Thus it gained respectability and acceptance.
Q:It gradually came to be considered as an art form
of the new era.
R: By the 1920s, even its worst critics had to take it
seriously.
S: Later it was viewed as and extension of
photographyl.
the proper sequence should be:
( a) PQRS (b) SQRP
(c) SPQR (d) QRSP
Direction for questions --36--to--45--: There are two
passages given followed by questions based on it. Read
the passage carefully, and choose the best answer to
each question out of the four alternatives
Passage - 1
Regular physical activity provides numerous health benefits-
from leaner bodies and lower blood pressuire to improved
mental health and cognitive functioning. As the school
physical education programme promotes physical activity and
can teach skills, as well as, form or change behaviour, it holds
an important key to influencing healh and well- being across
the life span. To improve the fitness of students, we need to
rethink the design and delivery of school-based physical
education programme. Adults in the United States think that
information about health was more important for students to
learn that content in language arts, mathematics, science,
history or any other subject. Despite this high ranking, most
school devote minimal curriculum time to teaching students
how to lead healthy lives. Our first step might be to consider
ways to increase curriculum time devoted to physical
education. In addition, schools need to thoughtfully analyse
the design and delivery of school physical education
programme to ensure that they are engaging, developmentally
appropriate, inclusive and instructionally powerful.
36. According to this passage, regular physical activity
is needed to:
( a) control one's blood pressure
(b) lose one's weight
(c) improve one's cognitive skills
(d) improve one's physical as well as mental health
37. In order to tone up the physical education
programme:
( a) It should be made compulsory at school
(b) As assessment of the existing programme should
be made
(c) A committee should be set up in every school
(d) The programme should be reoriented and
implemented
38. According the Americans, health education is more
importnat than teaching:
( a) social sciences (b) liberal arts
(c) any subject (d) natural sciences
39. The author wants the reoriented physical education
programme to be:
( a) increased minimum curriculum time
(b) very comprehensive
(c) relevant to the modern society
(d) thoughtful
40. In order to improve the physical education
programme, we should first of all:
( a) allot more time to the teaching and learning of
physical activity
(b) decide on the number of activities to be taught
(c) employ qualified instructors
(d) or decrese the reaching load of instructors
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 Passage - 2 even more than Wittgenstein, Wisdom has stressed the
To avoid the various foolish opinions to which 'Therapeutic conception of Philosophy', a view that comes out
mankind is prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few clearly in this essay where he emphasis the analogy between
simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from philosophical and neurotic distress ...8... them with other
silly errors, If the matter is one that can be settled by kinds of problems.
observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could The reader who is intersted in gaining a fuller ...9... with
have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer Wisdoms' though is referred to his famous article 'gods' in
teeth than man, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle 'Philosophy and Psyco-analysis'. 'Other Minds' is Wisdom's
to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you most ...10... discussion of a single topic and in many ways his
know, when in fact you do not, is a bad maistake, to which finest work.
we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black 46. ( a) marked (b) relative
beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I was (c) limited (d) virtual
writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not 47. ( a) individuality (b) novelty
commit myself unitl I had been one enjoying this diet, (c) complexity (d) creativity
Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval 48. ( a) unprofitable (b) useful
writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of (c) unreliable (d) durable
them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about 49. ( a) jettison (b) delimit
them because he had never seen one of them. (c) explore (d) augment
41. The author, portrays making as: 50. ( a) admirably (b) primarily
( a) very intelligent (c) happily (d) advertently
(b) having superhuman qualities 51. ( a) depressed (b) confined
(c) nervous and weak (c) compelled (d) adapted
(d) by and large, lazy and ignorant 52. ( a) illuminating (b) confusing
42. The author is in favour of drawing conclusions on (c) critical (d) unreliable
the basis of: 53. ( a) compelling (b) contrasting
( a) reasoning (c) describing (d) associating
(b) study of eminent thinkers 54. ( a) comparison (b) acquaintance
(c) empirical evidence (c) elaboration (d) analysis
(d) discussion and consultation 55. (a) attributed (b) sustained
43. According to the author, unicorns and salamanders: (c) prolific (d) prolonged
( a) existed in the past but now have become extinct
(b) are invisible Speed Test Answer Key - 11
(c) never really existed
(d) have caused strang stories to be written about
1. c 2. d 3. a 4. d 5. c
them 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. c 10. c
44. The author implies that: 11. c 12. d 13. c 14. b 15. b
( a) hedgehogs eat black beetles 16. b 17. d 18. a 19. c 20. b
(b) hedgehogs do not really eat black beetles 21. b 22. b 23. a 24. a 25. d
(c) he is writing a book about hedge hogs 26. b 27. a 28. b 29. a 30. b
(d) he is never seen a hedgehog eating beetles 31. d 32. b 33. d 34. b 35. c
45. The attitude of the author is: 36. d 37. b 38. b 39. b 40. a
( a) philosophical (b) scientific 41. a 42. b 43. a 44. b 45. c
(c) cultural (d) commonsensical 46. b 47. a 48. b 49. c 50. d
Direction : for questions – 46 to -55-: In the following 51. b 52. d 53. a 54. d 55. d
passage, some of the words have been left out. Read
the passage carefully, and choose the correct answer
to each question out of the four alternative, and fill in
the blanks.

Cloze test - 1
Although John Wisdom's writings on philosophy show
clearly the influence of Wittgentstein, they nevertheless also
display a ...1... originality. Despite the ...2... and difficulty of
his style, a careful reading of Wisdom is seldom ...3... . He is
unique kind of genius in Philosophy.
This essasy is an excellent example of Wisdom's repeated
attempts to ...4... the ultimate basis of philosophical
perplexity. A great deal of the time Wisdom, is ...5...
interested in finding out why metaphysicinas feel, ...6... to
utter such strange sentences e.g. 'Time is unreal,' 'There are
no material things', etc. According to Wisdom, such sentences
are both false (and perhaps meaningless) and confusing. ...7...

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