SSC-CGL 2019 English
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
A
likelyB
similarlyC
sameD
alikeQuestion 2
Comprehension
Select the wrongly spelt word.
A
calanderB
callousC
carriageD
careerQuestion 3
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. COERCE
A
cajoleB
leaveC
enchantD
pressurizeQuestion 4
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. At daggers drawn
A
bitterly hostileB
without hopeC
deceiving somebodyD
friendly with each otherQuestion 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 youQuestion 6
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To play ducks and drakes
A
to be friendlyB
to act cleverlyC
to behave recklesslyD
to change placesQuestion 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 prescriptionB
Medicines could not be bought without the doctor's prescription C
Medicines should not be bought without the doctor's prescriptionD
Medicines might not be bought without the doctor's prescriptionQuestion 8
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. EXPANSION
A
inflationB
extensionC
compressionD
augmentationQuestion 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
ABCDB
DBCAC
DCBAD
ABDCQuestion 10
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
A
blunderB
oversightC
mistakesD
guffawsQuestion 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 declineB
in case thatC
the production was held upD
due to labour strikeQuestion 12
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
A
theseB
thisC
thoseD
thatQuestion 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
DABCB
BADCC
ABCDD
BACDQuestion 14
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. CHRONIC
A
ordinaryB
persistentC
commonD
temporaryQuestion 15
Comprehension
Select the wrongly spelt word.
A
explicitB
expireC
explodeD
exploiteQuestion 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
wizardB
creatureC
witchD
dwarfQuestion 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
opinionB
reputationC
brandD
positionQuestion 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
vagrantB
migrant C
itinerantD
truantQuestion 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 acrossB
Cyclone Idai killedC
althoughD
at least 157 peopleQuestion 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
importantB
particularC
signifyingD
meticulousQuestion 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
dressingB
apparelsC
clothingsD
costumesQuestion 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 improvementB
demanded higher wagesC
has demanded higher wagesD
have been demanding higher wagesQuestion 24
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
A
oneB
aC
anD
theQuestion 25
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
A
councillorB
memberC
mayorD
worker