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Follow these courses on unacademy Links For Grammar & Vocab Videos 1. How to learn English for SSC CGL? 2. Vocab 3. One Word 4. CGL Mains Papers 2017 5. CGL 2017 One Words 6. Preposition 7.

1 Follow these courses on unacademy Links For Grammar & Vocab Videos 1. How to learn English for SSC CGL? 2. Vocab 3. One Word 4. CGL Mains Papers CGL 2017 One Words 6. Preposition 7. Articles 8. Daily English Quiz 9. Infinitive 10. Gerund Vs Infinitive 11. Adjectives 12. Pronouns 13. Tense 14. Adverb Clause 15. Sentence Structures 16. PQRS 17. Grammar Concepts 18. Sentence Improvement 19. Fillers SSC

2 Sanctum Study Notes 16 th Nov Cloze Test - The Avni affair will outlive her. This has become clear over the past few days. The post-mortem witness report (1) doubt on the official version of events that led to the shooting of the (2) tigress officially known as T1 in Maharashtra s Yavatmal district earlier this month. A National Tiger Conservation Authority team has begun a probe. Political parties, from the Shiv Sena to the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, are putting the boot (3). Lost in the noise is the other side of the equation: Avni s 13 human victims. Their death, and hers, highlight India s (4) dilemma. The Avni incident is far from unique or new. Human-wildlife conflict is endemic in India. It is usually portrayed as a negative externality of development activity and the degradation of natural habitats. There is some truth to this but it is not the entire truth. That is more complicated. Humans are often the (5) economic and otherwise of conservation efforts guided by poorly designed policy. 1. (a) rests (b) posts (c) throws (d) casts 2. (a) man-eater (b) man-eating (c) man-eaten (d) men-eaten 3. (A) in (b) at (c) to (d) of 4. (a) preservation (b) conservation (c) sanctuary (d) centaury 5. (a) instigators (b) victims (c) predators (d) accused Parajumble A. Many of the attendees with worried countenances and furrowed brows looked suspiciously like consultants with the Big 4 companies. B. Today, Gurgaon school children, corporate executives, and business school professors are up in arms about a proposed six-lane highway that would cut through the Aravalli Biodiversity Park, a hectare plot that is home to much of the native flora and fauna of the Aravallis. C. In June 2018, I attended a panel discussion in New Delhi railing against the construction of government flats in colonies abutting the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Safdarjung Hospital. D. Breathing in the toxic air would be sufficient to alert him to the fact that all was not well in the kingdom of the Licchavis. E. If the story of the awakening of Siddhartha, later known as Gautama Buddha, were to be reprised in our time, the boy prince would not need to leave the confines of his opulent palace to be exposed to the miseries of life. F. Indeed, the situation has become so dire in northern India that well-heeled folks, ordinarily accustomed to hectoring hoi polloi about the need to make sacrifices for development, are now out on the streets. Grammar Exercise All topics 61. he seems today, the old man was once a dangerous criminal. A) Peaceful B) As peaceful as C) Although peaceful D) No matter peaceful 62. She taken another course. She can use the computer well. A) was B) isn t C) has been D) should have 63. When Jack was a child, he to live on a farm with his family. A) likes B) farmed C) used D) wishes 64. speak to Felix? A) Would you like to B) Had you

3 C) Have you D) When were you 65. You would like to see a good movie, you? A) wouldn t B) hadn t C) haven t D) weren t 66. The instructor wants us for the test. A) student B) study hard C) to prepare D) writing 67. being useful, glass is also ornamental. A) Besides B) Aside C) Though D)Because 68. Parents should always put medicine away after it. Otherwise, children might take it and harm themselves. A) take B) you took C) took D) taking 69. You should always check your tires before your car. A) drive B) driving C) you drove D) you re driving 70. She made him the kitchen. A) to paint B) painted C) painting D) paint Common Error 1) In the most recent squabbles, (a)/ the government feels the need to tap (b)/ into the RBI reserves. (c)/ No Error (d) 2) I was asked the other day at one (a)/ of those intellectual party game evenings that I thought was a (b)/ person s most bittersweet experience. (c)/ No Error (d) 3) Drivers who have taken out loans to purchase (a)/ vehicles at the back of promises of (b)/ assured incomes now feel shortchanged. (c)/ No Error (d) 4) The Bali Agenda correctly sees a role for central banks (a)/ to issue digital currency, and expanding access to and (b)/ improving the resilience of payments services. (c)/ No Error (d) 5) Young workers who leave the farm (a)/ for the cities are increasingly absorbed into urban services (b)/ jobs instead manufacturing.(c)/ No Error (d) Phrase Replacement 1. India has one of the youngest populations in the world that eager to learn. 1. the world that was eager to learn 2. the world that is eager to learn 3. the world that were eager to learn 4. the world that has eager to learn 5. No Improvement 2. Investments in physical infrastructure matter more for manufacturing sector, but the importance of investment in human infrastructure has been increased with services as the new. a) has increased within services as the new b) has increased from services as the new c) has increased with services to the new d) has increased with services as the new e) No Improvement 3. Digital technologies open new revenues of sustainable, inclusive, and smart development. a) Neons b) Aeons c) Avenues d) Rayons e) No Improvement Upper level Vocabulary Questions 31. To play golf well you must take lessons from a good. A) conductor B) guide C) coach D) trainer E) leader 32. The Browns had to use all their to buy their new house. A) keepsakes B) savings C) reserves D) leavings E) remains 33. When I was staying in Germany last year, I quite a lot of German. A) picked out B) picked on C) picked up D) picked over E) picked upon 34. What are you cooking in that saucepan? It good. A) makes B) feels C) sniffs D) smells E) flavors 35. I know Mary has two brothers, but I don t know which is the.

4 A) elder B) more aged C) more ancient D) lower E) higher 36. I hope the Government will the rate of income tax. A) increase B) decrease C) reduce D) deduct E) degrade 37. Jane s school report last term was very. A) satisfying B) satisfactory C) fulfilling D) full E) fortunate 38. Mary has gone to the baker s to buy a of bread. A) piece B) packet C) bit D) pound E) loaf 39. When I was turning out my cupboard I this photograph of uncle Harry. A) came over B) came round C) came across D) came to E) came into 40. Lucy says she bought her new trouser suit in. A) a disposal B) a sale C) a reduction D) an offering E) a production Answers:- Cloze Test - DBABB Parajumble EDFCAB Grammar Exercise - 61-B 62-D 63-C 64-A 65-A 66-C 67-A 68-D 69-B 70-D Common Error 1. a squabble in place of - squabbles 2. b what in place of that 3. b on in place of at 4. No Error 5. c add of after instead Phrase Replacement BDC Vocabulary Questions 31-D 32-B 33-C 34-D 35-A 36-C 37-B 38-E 39-C 40-B Another orbit: on GST29 launch The Indian Space Research Organisation has marked a big milestone by successfully testing its heavy-lift launcher while launching an advanced communication satellite. It plans to use this for the Chandrayaan-II moon mission in the early months of On Wednesday the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MarkIII (GSLV MkIII) launched GSAT29, an advanced communications satellite, into a geosynchronous transfer orbit where the satellite s closest approach to earth would be 190 km and the farthest 35,975 km. The launcher bearing the 3,423 kg satellite took off from a launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. Seventeen minutes later, after various stages, the vehicle injected the satellite into the transfer orbit. Taking over smoothly, ISRO s master control facility at Hassan assumed the command and control of the satellite, and it will be manoeuvred into a geostationary orbit, its final destination, in days. Once placed, the satellite s solar panels and antennae will unfold and work will begin. With a liftoff mass of 640 tonnes, the GSLV MkIII is the heaviest launch vehicle made in India, and GSAT29 is the heaviest satellite to take off from Indian soil. Both launcher and satellite have other characteristics that make them stand out. The launcher can carry payloads up to 4 tonnes to the geosynchronous transfer orbit and up to 10 tonnes to a low-earth orbit. The multi-band, multi-beam satellite can cater to the communication needs of people in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast. The first successful experimental flight of the GSLV MkIII was in 2014 when it carried a dummy crew module as a payload. This proved its capacity in the atmospheric flight regime. Its first developmental flight was on June 5, 2017, when it launched GSAT19, weighing 3,136 kg. The present launch marked the second developmental flight of the MkIII. With these two successes, the launcher is declared operational and joins the ranks of the working vehicles, the PSLV and the GSLV. This is far fewer than the number of developmental flights the older launch vehicles were subjected to. This is because the solid and liquid propellant stages had been tested before. The third cryogenic stage could establish its performance in just two

5 developmental flights. Of course, these were preceded by numerous experimental flights and ground-based tests. This success sets the stage for trying out variations such as other types of engines, different fuel combinations and higher launch capacity. The GSLV MkIII has not just boosted the satellite into its orbit, but also restored morale at ISRO, which had been dented by the GSAT 6A setback. Daily Vocab The Hindu Editorial 16 th Nov Another orbit: on GST29 launch Inject to insert between elements भ तर फकन Manoeuvre a movement performed with care and skill य नप वक चल न Stand out a person or thing that is very noticeable because they are impressive Cater to to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs द न करन Dummy model नकल Regime a system of organizing sth त Precede to happen before sth कस स पहल ह न Numerous existing in large numbers कई स र Set the stage to make the conditions right for something to happen कस क म क आस न स ह न क र त त य र करन Try out a test to see how useful sth is प र करन Boost to improve something श हन Morale the amount of confidence felt by a person when in a dangerous situation मन बल Dent a small hollow mark in the surface of something पचकन ण

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