SSC-CGL 2022 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 76

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. My uncle is someone who loves good food and knows a lot about it.

Connoisseur

Gourmet

Chauffeur

Culinary

Question 77

Comprehension

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A.She participates in several functions and musical shows and receives accolades for her singing. B.Vineeta has a very sweet voice which has inspired her to adopt singing as her profession. C.She can also play musical instruments such as the sitar and the harmonium. D.Now, she has opened a music school to train young singers.

ADCB

BACD

ACDB

DCBA

Question 78

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Permeate

Exude

Continue

Remain

Diffuse

Question 79

Comprehension

Select the sentences that contains no spelling errors.

Anxiety is one of the most insidyous conditions affecting the mental health of an individual.

Anxiety is one of the most insidious conditions affecting the mental health of an individual.

Anxiety is one of the most insicdious conditions affecting the mental health of an individual.

Anxiety is one of the most insidiouos conditions affecting the mental health of an individual.

Question 80

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Recall

Remember

Query

Question 81

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. She couldn’t continue with a ________ diet to reduce her blood sugar.

practiced

shortened

maintained

balanced

Question 82

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. She has __________ her money and jewellery to help the poor.

given up

given away

given in

given way

Question 83

Comprehension

Select the correct spelling of the underlined word from the following options. He deceaved the fraternity by the news of his unparalleled accomplishment to accommodate himself in the academic field.

decieved

desieved

deseived

deceived

Question 84

Comprehension

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Uma told Susan to give up drinking.

Susan was told to give up smoking by Uma.

Susan is told to give up smoking by Uma.

Susan has been told to give up smoking by Uma.

Susan had been told to give up smoking by Uma.

Question 85

Comprehension

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Renu said to her brother, “You were watching the show without me.”

Renu told her brother that he had been watching the show without her.

Renu told her brother that he has been watching the show without her.

Renu told her brother that he had watched the show without her.

Renu told her brother that he were watching the show without her.

Question 86

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Cacophony

Colophony

Polyphony

Symphony

Antiphony

Question 87

Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The audience has being / angry as the magician / is not performing / as expected.

is not performing

as expected

The audience has being

angry as the magician

Question 88

Comprehension

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. Medieval people undertook P. purify themselves of sin, to transform Q. pilgrimages individually, travelling to R. themselves through a trial of faith. S. distant shrines as a penance to

PSRQ

QPRS

SPQR

QSPR

Question 89

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. One who can speak two languages

Multilingual

Bilingual

Trilingual

Monolingual

Question 90

Comprehension

The question below consists of a set of labeled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. P. Honey ants are common in deserts and other arid climates around the world. Q. They are part of the “worker” caste of honey ants. R. Other castes include soldiers, who protect the colony from predators and the queen —usually is the mother of all other ants in the colony. S. Only some honey ants become “living larders”.

RPQS

RSPQ

PSQR

SQRP

Question 91

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. He's sitting on the fence

He can't stop trying

He can't do anything seriously

He can't hide himself

He can't take a decision

Question 92

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Jeopardy

Safety

Danger

Precaution

Risk

Question 93

Comprehension

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains a grammatical error. The meeting was held upon / for an hour / due to non-availability / of the committee members.

of the committee members.

due to non-availability

for an hour

The meeting was held upon

Question 94

Comprehension

Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Before she came all the work had been completed by me.

I will complete all my work before she came.

I had completed all my work before she came.

I completed all my work before she came.

I complete all my work before she came.

Question 95

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. to give up completely or agree to forgo, especially in favour of another

Waive

Forfeit

Surrender

Cosign

Question 96

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Ans 1. any

some

Question 97

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

away

Ans 1. away 2. more

a few

Question 98

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

not

Ans 1. at 2. not 3. beside

about

Question 99

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

around

neither

besides

Question 100

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

each

both

few

little

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