SSC-CGL 2019 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 226

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. She performs different roles very convincingly as she is a very ______ actor.

versatile

virtuous

verbose

voracious

Question 227

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.

but

otherwise

Question 228

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. It is unfortunate that most people in the country are still living from hand to mouth .

saving for the future generations

earning wealth by selfish means

doing manual labour

consuming daily what little is earned

Question 229

Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Most disputes can be solved amicably unless one are rigid.

Most disputes

unless one are

rigid

can be solved amicably

Question 230

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. The India consensus study highlight a benefits by addin g domestic violence prevention approaches to current government policy

highlight a benefit in addition

No improvement

highlights the benefits of adding

highlight the benefits from added

Question 231

Comprehension

Select the correct active form of the given sentence. She was seen sitting in the last row.

We have seen her sitting in the last row.

We saw her sitting in the last row.

We see her sitting in the last row.

We had seen her sitting in the last row.

Question 232

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. PRECARIOUS

dangerous

valuable

abundant

premature

Question 233

Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

maintainence

maintenence

maintenance

mentainance

Question 234

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. STERILE

barren

productive

Fecund

sordid

Question 235

Comprehension

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. A. The students often go about their business, singing along in the corridors. B. But for the students of St. Ambrose High School, it no longer dictates their day. C. A bell can sound gloomy or cheerful depending on when it is rung. D. It has been scrapped in favor of music which now breaks up the timetable of the school

BDAC

CBDA

ACBD

CADB

Question 236

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.

venturing

pioneering

risking

climbing

Question 237

Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. In the northern suburbs of Bengaluru, home to the bulk of the information technology industry, the water crisis is even worst.

is even worst

the water crisis

In the northern suburbs

home to the bulk of

Question 238

Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

Adolescense

Adolesense

Adolescence

Adolescance

Question 239

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.

caretaker

careless

careful

carefree

Question 240

Comprehension

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The enemy will have seized the fort before nightfall.

The fort will have been seized by the enemy before nightfall.

The fort would have been seized by the enemy before nightfall.

The enemy will seize the fort before nightfall

The enemy will be seized by the fort before nightfall

Question 241

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. When his envious competitor extended a hand of friendship, he smelt a rat.

behaved arrogantly

detected something wrong

felt very pleased

became complaisant

Question 242

Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

consenteous

conscentious

conscientious

concentious

Question 243

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. VINDICTIVE

forceful

watchful

revengeful

helpful

Question 244

Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

challange

chalenge

challenge

challeng

Question 245

Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. European cloth manufacturers therefore had to depend on a plant called woad to make dyes. B. However, cloth dyers preferred indigo which produced a rich blue colour. C. Being a plant of the temperate zones, woad was easily available in Europe. D. Indian indigo was very expensive and only small quantities reached the European markets.

CBDA

DACB

DCAB

ACBD

Question 246

Comprehension

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. He is clicking good pictures with his new camera.

Good pictures are clicked by him with his new camera.

Good pictures have been clicked by him with his new camera.

Good pictures were clicked by him with his new camera. 

Good pictures are being clicked, by him, with his new camera.

Question 247

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. Biologists believe that increased human activity means an accelerated rate of change in habitat for all creatures of the world.

human activities mean an acelerated rate from change

No improvement

human activity is meaning an acelerated rate of change

human activity meant a acelerated rate in change

Question 248

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.

from

with

Question 249

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.

effort

venture

attempt

work

Question 250

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.

spent

spend

had spent

have been spending

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