SSC-CGL 2019 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 176

Comprehension

Select the antonym of the given word. SWERVE

droop

lurch

straighten

deviate

Question 177

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Lend an ear

to force someone to listen

to pay attention to

to not tell someone something

to not make trouble

Question 178

Comprehension

Select the antonym of the given word. SOBER

agitated

serious

nervous

calm

Question 179

Comprehension

Select the synonym of the given word. RAMPANT

limited

excessive

rare

gentle

Question 180

Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Since then Boeing has received over 5,000 orders for the aircraft and has delivered 371 to date. B. The Max first started flying commercially in 2017. C. Boeing had huge hopes for its 737 Max aircraft and viewed it as a key part of its future. D. However, the company's market value has plummeted by nearly $26 billion since the crash in Ethiopia.

CBAD

DCBA

BCDA

ABCD

Question 181

Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A large, deep pot used both in the oven and as a serving vessel.

cauldron

sauce-pan

casserole

skillet

Question 182

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. We can't live without water, will we ?

can we

No improvement

do we

won't we

Question 183

Comprehension

Select the correct active form of the given sentence. The chairs were being arranged in the examination hall by the staff.

The staff has been arranging the chairs in the examination hall.

The chairs were arranging the staff in the examination hall.

The staff has arranged the chairs in the examination hall.

The staff was arranging the chairs in the examination hall.

Question 184

Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Flowers or leaves woven together in a circle for placing on a coffin or a grave

garland

bunch

wreath

bouquet

Question 185

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.

every

many

each

Question 186

Comprehension

Select the wrongly spelt word.

noticable

negligible

nuisance

neighbouring

Question 187

Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. The Japanese artist Yoh Nagao was busy splashing the wall from colours.

was busy

splashing the wall

The Japanese artist

from colours

Question 188

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.

have been

was

were

are

Question 189

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. His school was 7 km away from his house. I wondered how he covered so long-distance daily on foot.

so long the distance

such long distance

No improvement

such a long distance

Question 190

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.

This

These

That

Question 191

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.

disintegrate

disperse

disrupt

disturb

Question 192

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. India is the second largest ______ of cotton in the world.

grower

manufacturer

producer

creator

Question 193

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. TRANSIENT

celestial

permanent

temporal

stationary

Question 194

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The heavy losses in business came like a bolt from the blue .

an ominous warning

an unexpected event

a windfall

a thunderstorm

Question 195

Comprehension

Select the correct active form of the given sentence. The hunchback was being laughed at by everyone.

Everyone laughed at the hunchback.

Everyone laughs at the hunchback.

Everyone was laughing at the hunchback.

Everyone is laughing at the hunchback.

Question 196

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. FURY

fright

anger

sorrow

cruelty

Question 197

Comprehension

Select one word substitution for the given words. To give up the throne

bequeath

abdicate

consign

usurp

Question 198

Comprehension

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Each of the girls have given an impressive dance performance.

have given

an impressive

Each of the girls

dance performance

Question 199

Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

concious

complacant

contemptible

corigible

Question 200

Comprehension

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

beside

around

behind

under

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