Fill In The Blanks part -3

21. I take my ________ off to our freedom fighters for their service to our country. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

(a) boots
(b) hat
(c) gun
(d) socks

Correct Answer: (b) hat

Solution:The phrase hats off to someone' means to express admiration for them. The given sentence states that I take my hat off to our freedom fighters for their service to our country. Hence. 'hat' is the most appropriate answer.

22. ________ droplets settled on top of leaves. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

(a) Due
(b) Doe
(c) Do
(d) Dew

Correct Answer: (d) Dew

Solution:'Dew means water in the form of droplets. The given sentence states that dew droplets settled on top of leaves. Hence, 'dew' is the most appropriate answer.

23. Stories of dolphins' saving human lives ________throughout history. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

(a) have been said
(b) told
(c) have been told
(d) had been said

Correct Answer: (c) have been told

Solution:We need to use present perfect tense(have been + V₂) to denote an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. Hence, 'have been told' is the most appropriate answer.

24. ________are words which have the same spelling or pronunciation but not the same Meaning. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

(a) Acronyms
(b) Homonyms
(c) Synonyms
(d) Antonyms

Correct Answer: (b) Homonyms

Solution:Acronyms- abbreviations formed by using the initial letters of a longer phrase. Synonyms words that have similar meanings. Antonyms words that have opposite meanings.

25. We________off old clothes and bought new ones for Diwali. [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

(a) cost
(b) coast
(c) caste
(d) cast

Correct Answer: (d) cast

Solution:'Cast off' means discard something unwanted. The given sentence states that we discarded old clothes and bought new ones for Diwall. Hence, 'cast' is the most appropriate answer.

26. Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression to fill in the blank. Anita keeps on repeating that she is innocent, but there is________ [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)]

(a) no smoke without fire
(b) no pulling up of the socks
(c) no rubbing of the shoulders
(d) no love lost between

Correct Answer: (a) no smoke without fire

Solution:The idiom 'no smoke without fire' means there's always some reason for a rumour. The given sentence states that Anita keeps calling herself innocent but there is some reason for the rumour. Hence, 'no smoke without fire' is the most appropriate answer.

27. Shakuntala Devi was born on 4th November 1929. In her childhood she ________to school. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)]

(a) never gone
(b) went never
(c) had never been
(d) ever been

Correct Answer: (c) had never been

Solution:'Had + Va' is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence which is in the past perfect tense. Also, note that the adverb of frequency('never in the given sentence) is generally placed between helping verb and the main verb. Hence, 'had never been(V₂)' is the most appropriate answer.

28. Soon after the doctor gave her the next patient began to of the medicine, the patient began to [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)]

(a) dose, dozed
(b) dosed, doze
(c) dose, doze
(d) doze, dose

Correct Answer: (c) dose, doze

Solution:
'Dose' means a measured quantity of medicine and 'Doze' means to sleep for a short time. The given sentence states that the patient became sleepy soon after the doctor gave them the next dose of the medicine. Hence, 'dose, doze' is the most appropriate answer.

29. The actress is very________ and takes pride in her appearance all the time. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

(a) vein
(b) wane
(c) vane
(d) vain

Correct Answer: (d) vain

Solution:Vain' means being overly proud or concerned about oneself. The given sentence states that the actress is very proud of herself and takes pride in her appearance all the time. Hence, 'vain' is the most appropriate answer.

30. The termites were just the tip of the________ but the house was near collapsing in reality. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift)]

(a) mountain
(b) iceberg
(c) shoe
(d) heel

Correct Answer: (b) iceberg

Solution:The phrase 'tip of the iceberg' means a situation where the visible portion is just a small part of a much larger, hidden issue. The given sentence states that the termites were just the tip of the iceberg, but the house was near collapsing in reality. Hence, 'iceberg' is the most appropriate answer.