SSC-CGL 2023 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 126

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Lovely tunes are composed by Domnica.

Domnica composes tunes lovely.

Domnica will compose lovely tunes.

Domnica composes lovely tunes.

Domnica composed lovely tunes.

Question 127

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the opposite meaning of the underlined word. The explosive used is of my own formulation, and I can vouch for its efficiency.

Invalidate

Maintain

Witness

Certify

Question 128

Comprehension

The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. Mr. Abhilash and his family / have received / no informations / about the incident.

about the incident.

Mr. Abhilash and his family

have received

no informations

Question 129

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Toxic

Lethal

Licit

Laudatory

Lanky

Question 130

Comprehension

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. Unit of weight for precious stones

Pure

Accurate

Reliable

Carat

Question 131

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. She is proficient in speaking many languages.

Heterolinguistic

Bilingual

Multilingual

Monolithic

Question 132

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Ishika saw the tiger in the forest.

The tiger saw by Ishika in the forest.

The tiger sees Ishika in the forest.

The tiger was seen by Ishika in the forest.

The tiger was seen by the forest in Ishika.

Question 133

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who likes to argue about anything

Veracious

Reticent

Contentious

Coward

Question 134

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. ‘Spy Family’ is a graphic novel that is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using uninterrupted art in a traditional comics format.

sedimental art in a traditional

longitudinal art in a traditional

existential art in a traditional

sequential art in a traditional

Question 135

Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. My brother performed / extremely good / in the class test / held yesterday.

held yesterday

extremely good

in the class test

My brother performed

Question 136

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Bureaucracy

Embarrass

Connoisseur

Relevent

Question 137

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the underlined word in the given sentence. No altruistic act is truly sincere.

phenomenal

phonotypical

philanthropic

phantasmal

Question 138

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Innuendo

Crude

Prose

Ragged

Insinuation

Question 139

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Vinod had a ________ escape in the car accident.

comfortable

full

narrow

wide

Question 140

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given phrase. A short interesting story about a real person or event

Anecdote

Sketch

Poem

Narrative

Question 141

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word in bold. We’d better watch our step and not give him any excuse to harass us further.

betray

intimidate

relish

soothe

Question 142

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To have bigger fish to fry

To have bigger things to take care of than the menial task at hand

To take calculated risks

To know different kinds of fishing techniques

To have an interest in cooking

Question 143

Comprehension

In the following sentence, four words are underlined out of which one word is misspelt. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word. After the recapture (A) of Tololing and the adjacent features, evacting (B) the enemy from this well-fortified (C) position became a priority.(D)

Question 144

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. She has been studying for two o’clock .

study from two o’clock

studying since two o’clock

studying two o’clock

study for two o’clock

Question 145

Comprehension

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

Ans 1. Therefore

Furthermore

Moreover

However

Question 146

Comprehension

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

rescind

Ans 1. rescind 2. foresee

legalise

affect

Question 147

Comprehension

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

Therefore

Moreover

Ans 1. Therefore 2. Moreover 3. However

Nevertheless

Question 148

Comprehension

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

Therefore

Secondly

Besides

Question 149

Comprehension

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

Therefore

However

Nevertheless

Moreover

Question 150

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Leela was in class when the big fight happened. So, if you want to know the details, You should ask her, you will get the truth given by somebody who is directly involved and therefore likely to be accurate.

shooting off the cuff

with kid gloves

calling a spade a spade

straight from the horse’s mouth

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