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829. Sid and Harsh are _________            838. Your report _____ my statement.         846. Few countries can __________
      unable to complete the task.                (1) conforms       (2) conforming           India in variety, colour and the
      (1) neither       (2) either                (3) confirms       (4) comforting           richness of dance forms.
      (3) each          (4) both                  Directions (839–841) : In the               (1) compare (2) rival
830. The examinee coul d guess             following questions, the sentences giv-            (3) perform      (4) prevail
      _______the answer correctly.         en with blanks are to be filled with an       847. The scheme allows students
      (1) at            (2) about          appropriate word(s). Four alternatives             from different countries to com-
      (3) through       (4) to             are suggested for each question. For               municate __________.
831. Be _______ and always look to         each question, choose the correct al-              (1) each other
      the comfort of others.               ternative.                                         (2) with each others
      (1) considerate (2) cautious                             (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)          (3) themselves
                                                         Exam. 04.09.2016 (Ist sitting)       (4) with one another
      (3) considerable(4) consider
                                           839. Everything ________ carefully                 Directions (848–850) : In the
832. As usual, a lot of people were
                                                  checked.                              following questions, the sentences giv-
      ________ in the king’s darbar.
      (1) their         (2) possess               (1) has been      (2) have been       en with blanks are to be filled with an
      (3) past          (4) present               (3) are being     (4) is been         appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
     Directions (833–835) : The sen-       840. I’ve _______ finished painting the      are suggested for each question. For
tences given with blanks are to be filled         house.                                each question, choose the correct al-
with appropriate word(s). Four alter-             (1) about         (2) nearing         ternative.
natives are suggested for each ques-              (3) towards       (4) almost                      (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)
tion. For each question, choose the        841. She ______ made him angry.                           Exam. 08.09.2016 (Ist sitting)
correct alternative corresponding to it.                                                848. The starving man ______ able to
                                                  (1) have absolutely
                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                                                      walk.
                                                  (2) has certainly
           Exam. 02.09.2016 (IInd sitting)                                                    (1) can barely (2) were barely
                                                  (3) have certainly                          (3) are barely (4) was barely
 833. Children must be _____ to their
                                                  (4) has absolutely                    849. The new railway counter at
      parents.
                                                 Directions (842-844) : In the fol-           Dwarka should _____ all travel-
      (1) obedient (2) obeying
                                           lowing questions, the sentences given              lers.
      (3) obey         (4) obeyed          with blanks are to be filled with an               (1) benefit       (2) reward
 834. Every minister is _____ to the       appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
      Parliament.                                                                             (3) reserve       (4) provide
                                           are suggested for each question. For         850. My younger brother _____ my
      (1) responsive                       each question, choose the correct al-              grandfather.
      (2) response                         ternative.                                         (1) looks on      (2) looks after
      (3) responsibility                                       (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)          (3) looks to      (4) looks of
      (4) responsible                                   Exam. 06.09.2016 (Ist Sitting)
                                                                                             Directions (851–853) : The sen-
 835. She had a _____ talk with her         842. Naresh made a fortune _____            tences given with blanks are to be filled
      friend.                                     buying and selling used cars.         with an appropriate word(s). Four al-
      (1) hard to hard                            (1) at           (2) by               ternatives are suggested for each ques-
      (2) heart to heart                          (3) in           (4) on               tion. For each question, choose the
      (3) hard to heart                     843. She has finished writing the ar-       correct alternative.
      (4) heart to hard                           ticle, _______                                            (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
     Directions (836–838) : In the fol-           (1) has she ? (2) isn’t it ?                       Exam. 09.09.2016 (Ist sitting)
lowing questions, the sentences given             (3) hasn’t she ? (4) is it ?          851. We acted on a _____ impulse.
with blanks are to be filled with an        844. An animal species beco mes                   (1) momentary (2) momentous
appropriate word(s). Four alternatives            _______ when its last existing              (3) memorable (4) meritorious
are suggested for each question. For              member dies.                          852. Do your best and we’ll back you
each question, choose the correct al-             (1) exist        (2) existing               ______ .
ternative.                                                                                    (1) on            (2) in
                                                  (3) extinct      (4) extract
                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                                                      (3) out           (4) up
            Exam. 03.09.2016 (Ist sitting)       Directions (845-847) : The sen-
                                                                                        853. Sanjay _______ his mother in the
 836. The police is ___ on his activi-     tences given with blanks are to be
                                                                                              morning everyday.
      ties.                                filled with an appropriate word(s). Four
                                                                                              (1) calls in      (2) calls up
      (1) keeping an eye                   alternatives are suggested for each
                                           question. For each question, choose                (3) calls off     (4) calls down
      (2) keeping watchful eyes                                                               Directions (854–856) : The sen-
                                           the correct alternative.
      (3) keeping both eyes                                                             tences given with blank are to be filled
                                                               (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
      (4) keeping one eye                                Exam. 07.09.2016 (Ist sitting) with an appropriate word(s). Four al-
 837. Are you _____ stamp collecting?                                                   ternatives are suggested for each ques-
                                            845. We can _________ see anything
      (1) interested by                                                                 tion. For each question, choose the
                                                  in the dim light.
      (2) interested in                                                                 correct alternative corresponding to it.
                                                  (1) badly        (2) scarcely                     (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)
      (3) interested at
                                                  (3) fairly       (4) rather                        Exam. 10.09.2016 (Ist sitting)
      (4) interested about
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