SSC-CGL 2019 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 51
Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. In China, thousands of people celebrated it. B. The Lunar New Year of the Pig began on 5th February. C. Others burned the first joss sticks of the year to bring them good fortune. D. Some performers re-enacted historical ceremonies.  

A
DABC
B
ABCD
C
BADC
D
BDCA
Question 52
Comprehension

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Take this suitcase upstairs.

A
You are requested to take this suitcase upstairs.
B
Let this suitcase been taken upstairs.
C
This suitcase should be taken upstairs.
D
You must be taking this suitcase upstairs.
Question 53
Comprehension

Select the correct active form of the given sentence. The wall of this park is being painted by children.

A
Children painted the wall of this park.
B
Children are painting the wall of this park.
C
The wall is painting children of this park.
D
Children have been painting the wall of this park.
Question 54
Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Persons living at the same time

A
contemporaries
B
colleagues
C
cosmopolitans
D
compatriots
Question 55
Comprehension

Select the synonym of the given word. DUBIOUS

A
fishy
B
loyal
C
certain
D
steady
Question 56
Comprehension

Select the synonym of the given word. ENTICE

A
enrage
B
entail
C
entrap
D
ensue
Question 57
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. You won't tell the secret, won't you? 

A
isn't it
B
No improvement
C
would you
D
will you
Question 58
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Couch potato

A
a person who watches too much television
B
a person who is simple in nature
C
a person who remains relaxed and calm
D
a person who sleeps all day
Question 59
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.

A
constructed
B
caused
C
made
D
began
Question 60
Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. I know the cobbler which mends the shoes outside the gate of our colony.

A
the shoes
B
outside the gate
C
I know the cobbler
D
which mends
Question 61
Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The street artist Satish Munjal has been painting this wall since the past one week.

A
this wall
B
since the past one week
C
has been painting
D
The street artist
Question 62
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. In many countries the ______ in pay for men and women is quite common, for example, in Germany women are paid 21 per cent less as compared to men.

A
disparity
B
unlikeliness
C
equivalence
D
disagreement
Question 63
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lead someone by the nose

A
to quarrel with someone
B
to do the right thing
C
to force someone to take the blame
D
to dominate someone
Question 64
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.

A
what
B
whom
C
which
D
who
Question 65
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. In fact, Canada accounts for nearly one-third of the world's production of news print. B. Forest products, therefore, have been important export items of Canada for more than a century. C. A large part of Canada is covered with coniferous trees. D. Pulp and paper are their two most important forest products.

A
BACD
B
ABCD
C
CBDA
D
DCAB
Question 66
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.

A
chiefly
B
broadly
C
generally
D
finally
Question 67
Comprehension

Select the wrongly spelt word.

A
megre
B
measure
C
meadow
D
matter
Question 68
Comprehension

Select the antonym of the given word. FINITE

A
finished
B
endless
C
limited
D
bound
Question 69
Comprehension

Select the wrongly spelt word.

A
renassaince
B
rendezvous
C
remuneration
D
remonstrate
Question 70
Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Someone who believes that people cannot change the way events will happen

A
prophet
B
fatalist
C
seer
D
fanatic
Question 71
Comprehension

Select the antonym of the given word. REPRIMAND

A
blame
B
compliment
C
reproach
D
apprehend
Question 72
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Catholics and Protestants have a long history of ______ in Northern Ireland but volunteers from both communities came together to build the monument of Peace

A
truce
B
agreement
C
contest
D
conflict
Question 73
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Pull someone's leg

A
Tell someone a secret
B
Deceive someone playfully
C
Get upset with someone
D
Trust someone
Question 74
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. She read that novel since she got up in the morning.

A
Reads that novel
B
Has been reading that novel
C
Has read that novel
D
No improvement
Question 75
Comprehension

Select the wrongly spelt word.

A
Exite
B
Exclaim
C
Exchange
D
Exercise