SSC-CGL 2019 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.

A
likely
B
similarly
C
same
D
alike
Question 2
Comprehension

Select the wrongly spelt word.

A
calander
B
callous
C
carriage
D
career
Question 3
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. COERCE

A
cajole
B
leave
C
enchant
D
pressurize
Question 4
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. At daggers drawn 

A
bitterly hostile
B
without hope
C
deceiving somebody
D
friendly with each other
Question 5
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. If you park your car here, the traffic police has fined you .

A
will fine you 
B
fined you 
C
No improvement 
D
have fined you
Question 6
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To play ducks and drakes

A
to be friendly
B
to act cleverly
C
to behave recklessly
D
to change places
Question 7
Comprehension

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Do not buy medicines without the doctor's prescription.

A
Medicines need not be bought without the doctor's prescription
B
Medicines could not be bought without the doctor's prescription 
C
Medicines should not be bought without the doctor's prescription
D
Medicines might not be bought without the doctor's prescription
Question 8
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. EXPANSION

A
inflation
B
extension
C
compression
D
augmentation
Question 9
Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. The cafe's owner says he's interested in conservation, and hopes customers will realise the animals are worth saving, even though they often have a bad reputation. B. None of them are venomous, meaning customers can get up close and personal with the reptiles. C. Here you sip your drink in the company of 35 snakes.  D. This cafe, which has just opened up in Tokyo, is not for the faint of heart.

A
ABCD
B
DBCA
C
DCBA
D
ABDC
Question 10
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.

A
blunder
B
oversight
C
mistakes
D
guffaws
Question 11
Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. We had to decline several orders in case that the production was held up due to labour strike.

A
We had to decline
B
in case that
C
the production was held up
D
due to labour strike
Question 12
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.

A
these
B
this
C
those
D
that
Question 13
Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. An environmental group performed a necropsy on the animal and found about 40 kilograms of plastic, including grocery bags and rice sacks. B. A 4.7-metre long whale died on Saturday in Phillipines where it was stranded a day earlier. C. "It' s very disgusting and heartbreaking," he said. "We've done necropsies on 61 dolphins and whales in the last 10 years and this is one of the biggest amounts of plastic we've seen." D . "The animal died from starvation and was unable to eat because of the trash filling its stomach," said Darrell Blatchley, Director of D' Bone Collector Museum Inc.. 

A
DABC
B
BADC
C
ABCD
D
BACD
Question 14
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. CHRONIC

A
ordinary
B
persistent
C
common
D
temporary
Question 15
Comprehension

Select the wrongly spelt word.

A
explicit
B
expire
C
explode
D
exploite
Question 16
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrases. A person, animal or plant much below the usual height

A
wizard
B
creature
C
witch
D
dwarf
Question 17
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.   His company has the ______ of producing the best cricket balls in the country. 

A
opinion
B
reputation
C
brand
D
position
Question 18
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrases. A student who idly or without excuse absents himself/herself from school

A
vagrant
B
migrant  
C
itinerant
D
truant
Question 19
Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Cyclone Idai killed at least 157 people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique although it tore across Southern Africa.

A
it tore across
B
Cyclone Idai killed
C
although
D
at least 157 people
Question 20
Comprehension

Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Every passing vehicle was being thoroughly checked by the guards. 

A
The guards were thoroughly checking every passing vehicle. 
B
The guards have thoroughly checked every passing vehicle. 
C
The guards have thoroughly checking every passing vehicle. 
D
The guards had been thoroughly checking every passing vehicle.
Question 21
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.

A
important
B
particular
C
signifying
D
meticulous
Question 22
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.   Around sixty bands in colourful ______ took part in the Notting Hill Carnival. 

A
dressing
B
apparels
C
clothings
D
costumes
Question 23
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The workers of this textile factory demand higher wages for a long time. 

A
No improvement
B
demanded higher wages
C
has demanded higher wages
D
have been demanding higher wages
Question 24
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.

A
one
B
a
C
an
D
the
Question 25
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.

A
councillor
B
member
C
mayor
D
worker