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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an important component of
a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services
Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA
Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to
help you practise and improve your verbal ability, we are provide you this English
quiz.

Given below are a few questions from SSC examinations papers
of previous years. Leave your answers/responses in the comments section below
and we’ll soon let you know the correct answers!

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5) In each of the questions given
below, blanks have to be filled in with an appropriate words. Four alternatives
are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the
four.

1.  The healthy
silkworms ___________ on the leaves of mulberry.

(a) keep                    (b) feed                      (c) bring  
          (d) put

2.  He is a
careful person, he never takes sides but remains ___________.

(a) unbiased           (b) neutral              (c) prejudiced             (d) impartial

3.  His services
have been dispensed ___________.

(a) with                  (b) of   
          (c) for              (d) in

4.  Mahfuz has
an active mind, he can retell memories ____________ anybody else in the
classroom.

(a) as vivid as             (b) far more vivid than         (c) more vividly than      (d) much vivid than        

5.  It was
___________ that Rajiv was going to be excluded from the team as he had not
attended any exercise at all.

(a) at hand                   (b) out of sight                 (c)
beyond doubt          (d) in fashion

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Answers

1(b)   2(b)   3(a)   
4(c)    5(c)