Phrasal verbs for bank and other competitive exams

PHRASAL VERBS:(1 of 2)

Ask after

For somebody                 Ravi met me and asked after you.

Ask for

Request/Demand                The workers have asked for more pay.

Back somebody up

To support

Back out

Withdraw(From previously agreed support/help)

Blow out

Extinguish (a flame) by blowing.

Blow up

Destroy by explosion

Back away

Step or move back slowly( because of some danger)

Break down

A door – cause to collapse                Emotional collapse                Collapse due to some fault ( of vehicles)                She broke down on hearing some sad news.                My vehicle broke down on my way to office.

Break into

Enter by Force                Some thieves broke into their house last night.

Break out

To begin (wars, epidemics, fires ..)

Break up

Terminate (used of school terms, meetings, holidays)

Bring up

Educate and train children

Bring Somebody round

Persuade to accept

Call at a place

Visit

Call on a person

To meet

Call for

Demand

Call off

Cancel something

Carry on

To continue

Carry out

Accomplish

How to Crack SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2012

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Exam Pattern:

 English - 50 Marks

Aptitude - 50 Marks

Reasoning - 50 Marks

General Knowledge - 50 Marks

GK for ssc cgl

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Strategy to follow:

In these exams there is no sectional cutoff. This is a boon to all the aspirants to crack this exam, I hope you understand what I mean?

Did you get that?, Yeah it is... You know some of us are strong in Aptitude and some other in reasoning and some other in English and some other in GK. So Concentrate on your favorite subject try to score maximum in that section, Because the cutoff for this exam is always oscillating  between 107-110 for open category people.So if we score maximum in one section and answer all other minimally, to get qualified to Tier-II. This is the success strategy of most of people who got selected in this exam.

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Syllabus of English:


         The syllabus for ssc cgl English differ from the general banking and other competitive exams. This is a very simple observation if you go through the previous papers.
1.Comprehension:  (5Q)
          The standard of this section is medium, so by simply reading the passage you can answer all the questions confidently.
 strategy to follow: 

       First read the questions, then read the passage. This will be a typical approach but good enough to score all the bits in this section.
2.Idioms and Phrases:(5Q)
       The standard is medium.
3.One Word Substitute:(5Q)
        Easy
4.Active voice to passive voice / Direct to Indirect speech(5Q)
       Read the Wren and Martin book.
       Easy
5.Close test(10Q)
     Medium
   
6.Sentence correction(5Q)
     Medium
     Mainly concentrate on Subject verb agreement, use of Adj, use of conjunctions.
7.Correctly spell word(5Q)
    Good knowledge of spelling is must to answer all questions.
    Moderate
8.Synonym or Antonyms(5Q)
   Good knowledge of vocabulary is needed. Some times both are asked for 10Q.
   Expected and most asked words in ssc cgl

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Syllabus for Aptitude:

  In addition to the banking exams syllabus concentrate on Mathematics(of standard 10th Class). Go through your state board mathematics text book. This will be very helpful as they adopted to the new syllabus from 2011.

english vocabulary for all competitive exams

Every day a new set of words will be appended .................

Set 1 of 30

SYNONYMS	ANTONYMS	PREPOSITIONS
Abandon = to leave/ quit  Abundant = Plentiful         Absolute = Complete/Perfect Abruptly = Suddenly Abortive = Ineffective Abominable = Loathsome Abhor = Hate Abduct = Kidnap Accumulate = Collect Acclaim = Praise Accomplice = helper in a crime Accomplish = carry out/ achieve	Adversity # Prosperity Attraction # Repulsion Advance # Retreat Awkward # Graceful Bravery # Cowardice Borrow # Lend Cheerful # Gloomy Create # Destroy Collect # Scatter Courtesy # Rudeness	Acquainted with Angry with/at Annoyed with/at Averse to Affection for Ambition to Alliance with Assurance of Access to Alternative to

Set 2 of 30

SYNONYMS	ANTONYMS	PREPOSITIONS
Acquit = Pardon Acute = Sharp Adversity = Poverty Adept = Expert Alleviate = Lessen Amass = Collect Amateur = Unskilled Annihilate = Destroy/Defeated Apposite = Suitable Amiable = Lovable Aversion = Hatred Atrocity = Brutality	Complex # Easy Deficit # Surplus Dawn # Dusk Exception # Ordinary Effective # Ineffective Entrance # Exit Fact # Fiction Fresh # Stale Folly # Wisdom Familiar # Strange	Afflicted with Apology for Antidote to/against Antipathy to Adhere to Alight from Abide by Absorbed in Abstain from Acceptable to

Set 3 of 30

SYNONYMS	ANTONYMS	PREPOSITIONS
Baffle = Difficult to solve Barbarous = Uncivilized Compassion = pity/sympathy Cordial = Warm/Friendly Audacious = Bold/daring Augment = To increase Ameliorate = To improve Abscond = Depart Suddenly Accolade = Praise Appraise = To Inform Atheist = Disbeliever in God Agile = Active	Analysis # Synthesis Appreciate # Depreciate Arrogant # Humble Ambiguous # Clear Acquit # Accuse Authentic # Spurious Abortive # Fruitful Abundant # Scanty Acrimony # Amiability Acquaintance # Unfamiliar	According to Aim at Ability for Arrival at/in Agree with/to Belong to Beware of Aware of Bless with Beneficial to

Set 4 of 30

SYNONYMS	ANTONYMS	PREPOSITIONS
Deficit = Shortage Tedious = Tiresome Incredible = Unbelievable Eminent = Great/Distinguished Break through = Advance Clandestine = Secret Clemency = Mercy Conspicuous = Rule Criterion = Rule Dilapidated = In Ruins Disaster = Calamity/ misfortune Disparity = Inequality	Alien # Native Alleviate # Increase Amass # Scatter Annihilate # Produce Barren # Fertile Callous # Sympathetic Colossal # Tiny Conceit # Modesty Conspicuous # Concealed Curiosity # Indifference	Comparable to Proficient in Ashamed of Prevent from Interested in  Convicted of Celebrated for Comply with Depend on/upon Deprive of

ISRO assistants english key held on 26-02-2012

English:

> half past eight

> a European = though it starts with "vowel" yet it sounds like consonant "vu"

> would have told= conditional clause III type

> plundered = means steal goods in the time of war

> moral = concerned with judgement of goodness or badness of human

> It is written in Gita ( error, because "Gita" is a wholy book so It must be preceeded by "The" )

> AUTHENTIC(genuine) * SPURIOUS(not-genuine)

> SUBSERVIENT( straight forward attitude) * AGGRESSIVE 

> KNOCK-DOWN =  DEMOLISH

> PARAMOUNT = SUPREME

> longs for 

> surrounded by

> Imperialism (country's empire and influence)
> Ambiguous ( a word interpreted in any way)
> CONVICTED( to charge with crime) * ACQUITTED
> REPRIMANDED * APPRECIATED 

> CAMOUFLAGE = means of concealment
> Oscillate ( correctly  spelled word)
> research ( Scientist often striving for...)

> Stupendous/encouraged

> The snake was killed by the boys with a stick