SSC-CGL 2019 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 201
Comprehension

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

A
his
B
it
C
them
D
her
Question 202
Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. What can we do to avoid anger and provocation? B. Anger and tension are prevalent due to conflicts arising out of these differences. C. Society is full of people who think and act differently. D. We need to develop in ourselves the capacity for conversion to turn negative experiences into positive thinking.

A
ABDC
B
CBAD
C
CADB
D
ACBD
Question 203
Comprehension

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. The committee members were in ______ over the budget for the function.

A
dissent
B
difference
C
deference
D
descent
Question 204
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. He kicked up a row when he was denied entry to the amusement park.

A
waited in a queue
B
cried with sorrow
C
kicked the guard
D
created a fuss
Question 205
Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

A
apearance
B
attendence
C
abundance
D
arrogence
Question 206
Comprehension

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Some people believe that discipline means blind submission to authority.

A
It was believed by some people that discipline meant blind submission to authority.
B
It has been believed by some people that discipline means blind submission to authority.
C
It is believed by some people that discipline means blind submission to authority.
D
It is belief by some people that discipline means blind submission to authority.
Question 207
Comprehension

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

A
takes
B
has taken
C
took
D
will take
Question 208
Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. Only the fittest creatures can survive while competing for food. B. Why do some species survive and others become extinct? C. His answer was that there is ceaseless struggle for life among all creatures. D. This was the question that Darwin asked himself.

A
ABDC
B
BCDA
C
ADCB
D
BDCA
Question 209
Comprehension

Select one word substitution for the given words. A trade that is prohibited by law

A
inapt
B
illicit
C
incredible
D
illusive
Question 210
Comprehension

In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If so many catches had not being dropped, we would have won the match.

A
won the match
B
If so many catches
C
we would have
D
had not being dropped
Question 211
Comprehension

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

A
gained
B
inherited
C
extracted
D
procured
Question 212
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. We must endeavour to increase women's access for education also employment .

A
access in education also employment
B
access to education and employment
C
No improvement
D
excess to education or employment
Question 213
Comprehension

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. The old man wished to donate his ______ wealth for the upliftment of the downtrodden.

A
immense
B
intense
C
elusive
D
eminent
Question 214
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. Let us not neglect important aspects of life although pursue momentary pleasures .

A
through pursued in momentary pleasures.
B
No improvement
C
while pursuing momentary pleasures.
D
by pursued moment pleasures.
Question 215
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. RETICENT

A
garrulous
B
silent
C
confident
D
extrovert
Question 216
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. LIBERTY

A
slavery
B
freedom
C
autonomy
D
reservation
Question 217
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. NOTORIOUS

A
infamous
B
vicious
C
reputable
D
disgraceful
Question 218
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Charles Dickens was different in his style of writing from most of his ______ in the Victorian era.

A
contemporaries
B
critics
C
confidants
D
cronies
Question 219
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrases. One who is indifferent to art and culture

A
philistine
B
philanderer
C
scientist
D
cynic
Question 220
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. Though many European t raders visit Puducherry in the sixteenth century onwards , what remains today is a relic of its French past.

A
trader visit Puducherry from the sixteenth century onwards
B
No improvement
C
traders visited Puducherry in a sixteenth century onward
D
traders visited Puducherry from the sixteenth century onwards
Question 221
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. The loyal watchman was cut to the quick when he was accused of theft.

A
dismissed
B
imprisoned
C
severely punished
D
hurt intensely
Question 222
Comprehension

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

A
initial
B
antique
C
extinct
D
ancient
Question 223
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrases. One who embraces voluntary death for the sake of one's country

A
martyr
B
fanatic
C
patriot
D
diplomat
Question 224
Comprehension

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. For a split second, as the stranger stepped into the light, his furry head was clearly visible. B. At first, all seemed still outside the house,except for the sound of the rain. C. Recognizing him, Joe stood petrified staring at the man wearing a long coat,wet from rain. D. But then, footsteps approached the house and a stranger emerged out of the darkness.

A
BDAC
B
CABD
C
DACB
D
BCDA
Question 225
Comprehension

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

A
by
B
of
C
for
D
in