SSC-CGL 2023 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 201

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the italicised group of words in the given sentence. The prime minister paid tributes to the martyrs by laying circular arrangement of flowers.

buds

posies

bouquets

wreaths

Question 202

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. The village fair was cancelled due to incessant rains.

Insistent

Daily

Sporadic

Continual

Question 203

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The practice of writing dictionaries

Anthropology

Lexicography

Photography

Philology

Question 204

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Trivial

Significant

Huge

Heavy

Light

Question 205

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. I object the false claims made against me.

assent

ease

restore

ascertain

Question 206

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate idiom for the given underlined segment in the sentence. Riya always considers sincerity, devotion and dedication as the highest priority of a good employee.

Fair and square

Ever and anon

Free and easy

First and foremost

Question 207

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word. This is credible information provided by the informer.

commendable

dependable

detachable

digestible

Question 208

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.It is not a walker’s paradise. So walking is not a fashionable pastime here. B.London is known for its hectic face, frenzied movements, high decibels and dust kicked by the speeding vehicles. C.On the contrary, life in the countryside is laid back and easy paced. Unless it is raining, people set out for walk. D.For these reasons, Max never went out for a walk, nor did anyone ask him to accompany.

ADCB

BADC

DCAB

CADB

Question 209

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. My father is reading the newspaper.

The newspaper is being read by my father.

The newspaper happens to be read by my father.

The newspaper was being read by my father.

My father likes reading the newspaper.

Question 210

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. He described about the scenery yesterday.

described about the scenary

described the scenery

describing about the scenery

describe the scenery

Question 211

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Oligopoly

Xylophone

Zenith

Robbust

Question 212

Comprehension

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. My younger brother were attending a short-term computer course these days.

were attending

My younger brother

a short-term computer course

these days

Question 213

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. I worked hard so that I might success .

that I may success

that I might successful

that I might succeed

that I might successor

Question 214

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. The government's recent efforts have concentrated on strengthening these ties. B. The textile industry in India is one of the country's oldest, stretching back several centuries. C. The textile business is immensely diverse, with hand-spun and hand-woven textiles at one end of the spectrum and capital-intensive modern mills at the other. D. Its tight ties to agriculture (for raw materials such as cotton) and the country's old history and traditions in terms of textiles set it apart from other sectors in the country.

DABC

ABCD

BCDA

CBDA

Question 215

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Conceal

Watch

See

Reveal

Hide

Question 216

Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required' The stranger stood quietly for few moments.

For the few moments

No improvement required

For moments

For a few moments

Question 217

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Memory

Suppress

Oblivion

Retrospection

Impart

Question 218

Comprehension

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

Ans 1. mandate

recommendation

defunct

function

Question 219

Comprehension

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

promoting

Ans 1. promoting 2. escalating

developing

managing

Question 220

Comprehension

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

technical

problem-solving

Ans 1. technical 2. problem-solving 3. interpersonal

accounting

Question 221

Comprehension

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

efficiency

activism

severity

Question 222

Comprehension

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

mimicking

upholding

lacking

contextualising

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