Dear PaGaLGuY readers, English Comprehension and English Language skills form an integral part of a number of competitive examinations, such as the SSC CGL, SSC CHSL exams, Banking Entrance exams, UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, MBA entrance exams, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. Given the importance of this section, we bring you this English Language Quiz to help you practise and improve.

This quiz has questions from actual SSC examinations held during the last few years. Solve this quiz and leave your responses/ answers in the comments section below. We will soon let you know the correct answers!

In the following questions, fill in the blanks with appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each blank; chose one of the four alternatives.

1. If strict security measures were taken, the tragedy could have been ______.

(a) removed     (b) controlled      (c) restrained       (d) averted

2. The deceased left ______ his two young children.

(a) with           (b) by                (c) behind                (d) for

3. The statue ______ a global symbol of freedom.

 (a) stands as                 (b) stands in                                                                           (c) stands against         (d) stands to

4. A child is the future of a family ______ nation.

(a) like a         (b) as well as of a         (c) just as           (d) as a

5. The human mind seems to have built in ______ against original thought.

(a) interests          (b) safeguards       (c) prejudices         (d) ideas

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