251)

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
One who is beyond reform

SSC CPO 2021

A)

incorrigible

B)

implausible

C)

incomprehensible

D)

improbable

252)

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A small mischievous fairy

SSC CPO 2021

A)

elf

B)

brownie

C)

dwarf

D)

gnome

253)

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The committee worked up the matter for two hours but could not reach any consensus.

SSC CPO 2021

A)

No substitution required

B)

talked over

C)

worked for

D)

came round

254)

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Since 10 o’clock in the morning, he worked on this design.

SSC CPO 2021

A)

he was working

B)

he had worked

C)

he has been working

D)

No substitution required

255)

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
If the police hasn’t stopped us we would have reached home by now.

SSC CPO 2021

A)

hadn’t stopped us we would have reached

B)

No substitution required

C)

hasn’t stopped us we would reach

D)

hadn’t stopped us we will reach

256)

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
An educated lady makes a better mother than an uneducated one.

SSC CPO 2021

A)

No substitution required

B)

is making a better mother

C)

make a better mother

D)

makes a best mother

257)

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
An entrance hall in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theatre

SSC CPO 2021

A)

portico

B)

foyer

C)

gallery

D)

aisle

258)

Direction: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
The pilot along with his crew have gone on vacation for a month.

SSC CPO 2021

A)

have gone to

B)

No substitution required

C)

has gone on

D)

were gone on

259)

Direction: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
One who talks in sleep

SSC CPO 2021

A)

ventriloquist

B)

interlocutor

C)

somniloquist

D)

soliloquist

260)

Direction: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
One who is violently against established traditions and beliefs

SSC CPO 2021

A)

iconoclast

B)

egoist

C)

stoic

D)

agnostic