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Shri Gopinath Nayak,

US(Q.B)
REG: Dicrepancies related to answerkeys of ssc cgl 2013 (mains) reexam dated 21/9/2014.
Test Form No: 789MP7 (English language and comprehension)
Name: Raman Yadav
Roll No:1601035176
Following are the questions in which I found discrepancies in the answer key provided by SSC
Q 59) The writer took out his wallet the first time to
Answer given is (B) look for the receipt. But we cannot surely say he did not take out the
wallet when he bought magazines. So the Question sounds ambiguous and answer to the
question could also be (A) buy some magazines.

Q62) In the passage situation means


Answer given is (D) position, but the answer should be (C) condition. He explained his
condition that he had lost his receipt and was not able to find it. So it is the condition of the
writer which is explained not his position.

Q 94) I told the teacher/ that the homework set for the day/ was much too heavy for us to
complete
Answer given is (D) No Error, but the answer can also be (C). If we write too heavy for us
that can also be a correct answer. So the answer could be both C and D. So the question
should be cancelled and everyone should get the bonus marks for it.

Q 105) We should go_____ doing more good than harm


Answer given is (C) about but the correct answer should be (A) on. We use phrasal verb go
on as keep on doing something, so it is a continuous process we should undertake.

Q 107) Neo-colonialism is_________ that persists even after the demise of the formal
colonization all over the so called Third-world.
Answer given is (A) a monster, but the answer can also be (B) a devil. It is because both
monster and devil are synonym to each other so we can use both interchangeably. So the
question should be cancelled and everyone should get the bonus marks for it.

Q 144) Rearrangement of the sentence in correct way


1. Child Labourers are posing a grave problem before India.
P. Children are paid low wages and the heinous opportunism of employers leads to the
employment of children.
Q. The govt is indifferent to this problem and common people lack awareness in
guarding against this social crime.
R. It is the extreme poverty of parents that leads children to earn at a minor age.
S. The illiteracy of parents is also responsible for this evil.
6. For the solution of this problem we need a thorough economic reform and the spread of
literacy.
(A) QPSR (B) PQSR (C) QPRS (D) RSPQ
Answer given is (D) RSPQ but the correct answer should be (C) QPRS. First sentence
should be followed by Q as this sentence follows the problem faced by child labourers
and Govt is indifferent to this problem. So the two sentences are connected to each other.
And also the sentence S should come just before the last sentence 6 as both the
sentences talk about the literacy.
Q 146)
1. The telescope, originally invented by a Dutch spectacle maker Hans Lippersky was
kept a secret.
P. He made a high powered telescope from the lenses got from spectacle makers.
Q. Then in 1609, Galileo heard about the invention,
R. He presented a telescope of a higher power to the Venetian Senate.
S. He conducted his own experiments and discovered the secret within 24 hours.
6. Galileo became famous as the inventor of the telescope because he made it popular.
(A) PQSR (B) QSPR (C) RPQS (D) QRPS
Answer given is (B) QSPR but the answer can also be (A) PQSR. Because in the first
sentence it is given that Han was a spectacle maker so he could have made a high
powered telescope from the lenses taken from different spectacle makers, so 1 could be
followed by P. So the correct sequence can also be PQSR.
Q 171) Change of voice: Let us help him
(A) Let him help us
(B) Let he is helped
(C) Let he be helped
(D) Let him be helped by us
Answer given is (D) but the correct answer should be (C). It is redundant to write by us in
the end of such sentences. For example Passive voice of Let us help the poor should be Let
the poor be helped. We should not write Let the poor be helped by us because it evident the
he will be helped by us.
Q 179) The toddler has a habit of throwing tantrums
(A) expressing emotions
(B) expressing frustrations
(C) expressing happiness
(D) No improvement
Answer given is (B) but the correct answer should be (D) as there is no error in using
throwing
tantrums.
Meaning
of
throwing
tantrums
is
usually the anger is expressed by shouting and crying, so every toddler has this habit of
crying and shouting which also means throwing tantrums.

Q182) The air-conditioner has made ceiling fans a little redundant in todays world.
(A) Superfluous
(B) Obsolete
(C) Extinct
(D)No improvement
Answer given is (B) Obsolete but the answer should be (D) No improvement. Obsolete means
out of date or no longer of any use whereas Redundant means not necessary. So redundant
is more apt as compared to obsolete in this context because we cant use obsolete for ceiling
fans as we still found fans in every room of every household but they can be redundant when
air-conditioner is used in a room for cooling.
Q186) Because that there were heavy rains the lake was flooded.
(A) Because of the
(B) As there were
(C) Since there was
(D)No improvement
Answer given is (B) but the correct answer can also be (A). There is no definite reason why we
cannot start a sentence with Because of. So both the option can be correct. So the bonus
marks should be given to everyone.
Q 191) The train rolls along the track.
(A) rumbles
(B) rattles
(C) ripples
(D) No improvement
Answer given is (A) rumbles but the answer can also be (B) rattles. Rumbles means to make
a continuous deep, resonant sound and Rattles means to make or cause to make a rapid
succession of short, sharp knocking sounds. So both are apt for this sentence as Train rumbles
and train rattles both are correct.

Discrepancies in paper I test form no.345RN3 (quantitative abilities)


Ques71 The sum of two numbers is equal to 20 and their difference is 25. Ratio of
the numbers is
(A)9:7
(B) 7:9
(C)3:5
(D)2:7
Correction: this question seems to be wrong as sum of the two no. can never be less
than their difference. So bonus marks should be given to all candidates.
REGARDS

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