SSC-CGL 2019 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 426
Comprehension

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

A
sparkling
B
raining
C
wetting
D
sprinkling
Question 427
Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. There is many modes of travel to go to Agra but I prefer road travel.

A
to go to
B
prefer road travel.
C
There is many modes
D
Agra but I
Question 428
Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Incapable of being read

A
unseen
B
vague
C
illegible
D
eligible
Question 429
Comprehension

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

A
above
B
over
C
near
D
behind
Question 430
Comprehension

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

A
tank
B
pond
C
tap
D
spring
Question 431
Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

A
luxury
B
luxry
C
lugzury
D
luxery
Question 432
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Following detailed deliberations, the meeting has been _______ till next week

A
reviewed
B
cancelled
C
proposed
D
adjourned
Question 433
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. It is hard to conceive of a more______ route than the one that this determined traveler chose to follow.

A
provoking
B
daunting
C
stimulating
D
dashing
Question 434
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Charlie Chaplin's rise to fame paralleled the ______ growth of Hollywood movies in the first decades of the century.

A
sluggish
B
progressing
C
delayed
D
explosive
Question 435
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. OBSTACLE

A
Accessory
B
Clearance
C
Benefit
D
Barrier
Question 436
Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The cost of fruits and vegetables have risen abnormally this month.

A
this month
B
have risen
C
abnormally
D
The cost of
Question 437
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word . ENDEAVOUR

A
Attempt
B
Success
C
Result
D
Achievement
Question 438
Comprehension

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

A
eaters
B
collectors
C
makers
D
dispersers
Question 439
Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

A
centiment
B
serenity
C
taelant
D
claever
Question 440
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. We now have an ex-Minister in the running from our constituency for the post of Member of Parliament.

A
jogging everyday
B
teaching yoga
C
giving speeches
D
contesting the seat
Question 441
Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Its value is linked to what it is being used for. B. Such questions often baffle you. C. How emotional should one get about money and its value? D. Money on its own has no value, until you have some use for it.

A
DBAC
B
ACDB
C
CABD
D
CBDA
Question 442
Comprehension

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

A
saplings
B
species
C
elephants
D
seeds
Question 443
Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Cows are amongst the gentlest of animals; none shows more passionate tenderness towards their young ones.

A
the gentlest of animals
B
Cows are amongst
C
none shows more
D
towards their young
Question 444
Comprehension

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The artist played the violin.

A
The violin had been played by the artist.
B
The violin is being played by the artist
C
The violin will be played by the artist.
D
The violin was played by the artist
Question 445
Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Too unimportant to consider

A
nothing
B
diminutive
C
trivial
D
noticeable
Question 446
Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari and it involves several steps. B. There are two distinctive styles of Kalamkari in India. C. They are the Sri Kalahasti style and the Machlipatnam style. D. Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

A
DABC
B
ACBD
C
DCBA
D
CBDA
Question 447
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrases. That which can be drawn into a thin wire

A
flexible
B
ductile
C
brittle
D
smooth
Question 448
Comprehension

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

A
all
B
certain
C
no
D
every
Question 449
Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word

A
fortieth
B
fourtieth
C
fourtyeth
D
fortyth
Question 450
Comprehension

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

A
engineers
B
conservation
C
seeds
D
elephants