SSC-CGL 2025 English
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 376
Comprehension
What should come in the place of blank number (1)? In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The language of global environmental governance has not so much progressed as hardened into a glossary of bureaucratic (1) _____—phrases designed more to burnish institutional credibility than to drive substantive ecological reform. What was once an ethical confrontation with the limits of planetary endurance has since retreated into indices and scorecards, calibrated more to project authority than to redistribute it. Terms such as “climate resilience,” “multi- stakeholder dialogue,” and “zero-carbon targets” crowd policy frameworks, their definitions stretched to the point where they attain the malleability of (2) _____. Within this economy of signs, language abandons its capacity to illuminate and becomes instead a ritual of compliance. Policy declarations tip into euphemism; official statements are laden with procedural solemnity. Catastrophes are not acknowledged as such; they are (3) _____ into ‘capacity-building opportunities.’ The vocabulary of human suffering is scrubbed clean, even as the underlying data remains stark. What surfaces is not candour, but a choreography of intent—an emotional staging of concern. In the meantime, knowledge hierarchies endure: indigenous ecological wisdom is (4) _____ as “community-level insight,” afforded enough visibility to embellish, but never enough to redirect. Climate equity, once a challenge to power, now speaks in measured tones, absorbed efficiently into multilateral summit outcomes. Should environmental governance wish to transcend its culture of performance, it m ust release its grip on image management and engage honestly with its own liabilities. Anything less is not leadership—it is administrative (5) _____ posing as stewardship.
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remediesB
directivesC
instrumentsD
lubricantsQuestion 377
Comprehension
What should come in the place of blank number (2)? In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The language of global environmental governance has not so much progressed as hardened into a glossary of bureaucratic (1) _____—phrases designed more to burnish institutional credibility than to drive substantive ecological reform. What was once an ethical confrontation with the limits of planetary endurance has since retreated into indices and scorecards, calibrated more to project authority than to redistribute it. Terms such as “climate resilience,” “multi- stakeholder dialogue,” and “zero-carbon targets” crowd policy frameworks, their definitions stretched to the point where they attain the malleability of (2) _____. Within this economy of signs, language abandons its capacity to illuminate and becomes instead a ritual of compliance. Policy declarations tip into euphemism; official statements are laden with procedural solemnity. Catastrophes are not acknowledged as such; they are (3) _____ into ‘capacity-building opportunities.’ The vocabulary of human suffering is scrubbed clean, even as the underlying data remains stark. What surfaces is not candour, but a choreography of intent—an emotional staging of concern. In the meantime, knowledge hierarchies endure: indigenous ecological wisdom is (4) _____ as “community-level insight,” afforded enough visibility to embellish, but never enough to redirect. Climate equity, once a challenge to power, now speaks in measured tones, absorbed efficiently into multilateral summit outcomes. Should environmental governance wish to transcend its culture of performance, it m ust release its grip on image management and engage honestly with its own liabilities. Anything less is not leadership—it is administrative (5) _____ posing as stewardship.
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legislationB
rhetoricC
traditionD
visionQuestion 378
Comprehension
What should come in the place of blank number (3)? In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The language of global environmental governance has not so much progressed as hardened into a glossary of bureaucratic (1) _____—phrases designed more to burnish institutional credibility than to drive substantive ecological reform. What was once an ethical confrontation with the limits of planetary endurance has since retreated into indices and scorecards, calibrated more to project authority than to redistribute it. Terms such as “climate resilience,” “multi- stakeholder dialogue,” and “zero-carbon targets” crowd policy frameworks, their definitions stretched to the point where they attain the malleability of (2) _____. Within this economy of signs, language abandons its capacity to illuminate and becomes instead a ritual of compliance. Policy declarations tip into euphemism; official statements are laden with procedural solemnity. Catastrophes are not acknowledged as such; they are (3) _____ into ‘capacity-building opportunities.’ The vocabulary of human suffering is scrubbed clean, even as the underlying data remains stark. What surfaces is not candour, but a choreography of intent—an emotional staging of concern. In the meantime, knowledge hierarchies endure: indigenous ecological wisdom is (4) _____ as “community-level insight,” afforded enough visibility to embellish, but never enough to redirect. Climate equity, once a challenge to power, now speaks in measured tones, absorbed efficiently into multilateral summit outcomes. Should environmental governance wish to transcend its culture of performance, it m ust release its grip on image management and engage honestly with its own liabilities. Anything less is not leadership—it is administrative (5) _____ posing as stewardship.
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projectedB
distortedC
domesticatedD
suppressedQuestion 379
Comprehension
What should come in the place of blank number (4)? In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The language of global environmental governance has not so much progressed as hardened into a glossary of bureaucratic (1) _____—phrases designed more to burnish institutional credibility than to drive substantive ecological reform. What was once an ethical confrontation with the limits of planetary endurance has since retreated into indices and scorecards, calibrated more to project authority than to redistribute it. Terms such as “climate resilience,” “multi- stakeholder dialogue,” and “zero-carbon targets” crowd policy frameworks, their definitions stretched to the point where they attain the malleability of (2) _____. Within this economy of signs, language abandons its capacity to illuminate and becomes instead a ritual of compliance. Policy declarations tip into euphemism; official statements are laden with procedural solemnity. Catastrophes are not acknowledged as such; they are (3) _____ into ‘capacity-building opportunities.’ The vocabulary of human suffering is scrubbed clean, even as the underlying data remains stark. What surfaces is not candour, but a choreography of intent—an emotional staging of concern. In the meantime, knowledge hierarchies endure: indigenous ecological wisdom is (4) _____ as “community-level insight,” afforded enough visibility to embellish, but never enough to redirect. Climate equity, once a challenge to power, now speaks in measured tones, absorbed efficiently into multilateral summit outcomes. Should environmental governance wish to transcend its culture of performance, it m ust release its grip on image management and engage honestly with its own liabilities. Anything less is not leadership—it is administrative (5) _____ posing as stewardship.
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amplifiedB
archivedC
tokenizedD
rejectedQuestion 380
Comprehension
What should come in the place of blank number (5)? In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: The language of global environmental governance has not so much progressed as hardened into a glossary of bureaucratic (1) _____—phrases designed more to burnish institutional credibility than to drive substantive ecological reform. What was once an ethical confrontation with the limits of planetary endurance has since retreated into indices and scorecards, calibrated more to project authority than to redistribute it. Terms such as “climate resilience,” “multi- stakeholder dialogue,” and “zero-carbon targets” crowd policy frameworks, their definitions stretched to the point where they attain the malleability of (2) _____. Within this economy of signs, language abandons its capacity to illuminate and becomes instead a ritual of compliance. Policy declarations tip into euphemism; official statements are laden with procedural solemnity. Catastrophes are not acknowledged as such; they are (3) _____ into ‘capacity-building opportunities.’ The vocabulary of human suffering is scrubbed clean, even as the underlying data remains stark. What surfaces is not candour, but a choreography of intent—an emotional staging of concern. In the meantime, knowledge hierarchies endure: indigenous ecological wisdom is (4) _____ as “community-level insight,” afforded enough visibility to embellish, but never enough to redirect. Climate equity, once a challenge to power, now speaks in measured tones, absorbed efficiently into multilateral summit outcomes. Should environmental governance wish to transcend its culture of performance, it m ust release its grip on image management and engage honestly with its own liabilities. Anything less is not leadership—it is administrative (5) _____ posing as stewardship.
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erosionB
camouflageC
pageantryD
complianceQuestion 381
Comprehension
Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The seminary archivist carefully restored the breviarium found in the vestry.
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The novice was asked to memorise passages from the breviarium.B
A tattered breviarium lay open on the abbot's reading desk.C
The technician calibrated the breviarium using voltmeters.D
The bishop presented an ornate breviarium to the visiting clergy.Question 382
Comprehension
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'Fear of confined spaces'.
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AcrophobiaB
ClaustrophobiaC
HydrophobiaD
AgoraphobiaQuestion 383
Comprehension
Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence: The elderly woman died by a sudden cardiac arrest.
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was dead due toB
died ofC
had died withD
is dead fromQuestion 384
Comprehension
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition: His refusal to acknowledge the audit findings was tantamount _____ a deliberate cover-up.
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atB
toC
forD
withQuestion 385
Comprehension
Arrange the following sentences in the correct sequence to form a coherent passage. 1. These developments fundamentally altered the practice of modern medicine. 2. Alexander Fleming's identification of penicillin opened a new chapter in medical science. 3. For the first time, physicians had a reliable tool against life-threatening bacterial infections. 4. Diseases that had claimed millions of lives were now rendered manageable and treatable.
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2-4-1-3B
3-4-2-1C
2-1-3-4D
2-3-4-1Question 386
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word: SENTIENT
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AnimateB
NumbC
FeebleD
ConsciousQuestion 387
Comprehension
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A place where coins are made'.
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KilnB
ForgeC
MintD
DepotQuestion 388
Comprehension
Change the following sentence from active to passive voice: Historians regarded the manuscript as a definitive record of medieval jurisprudence.
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The manuscript was a definitive record of medieval jurisprudence.B
Medieval jurisprudence was regarded as definitive in the manuscript.C
A definitive record of medieval jurisprudence was regarded by historians in the manuscript.D
The manuscript was regarded as a definitive record of medieval jurisprudence by historiQuestion 389
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Dissemble
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SimulateB
RevealC
ConcealD
FalsifyQuestion 390
Comprehension
Select the correct spelling of a word meaning 'having a strong, regular beat'.
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RhytmicB
RhythmicC
RhythimicD
RythmicQuestion 391
Comprehension
A sentence is provided in direct speech. Choose the option that most accurately represents it in indirect speech. Rita said, "Hurrah! We have won the tournament."
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Rita exclaimed sadly that they had won the tournament.B
Rita said that we have won the tournament.C
Rita exclaimed with joy that they had won the tournament.D
Rita said in joy that I have won the tournament.Question 392
Comprehension
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. Choose the option that most accurately represents it in direct speech. The archaeologist stated that the artefacts were of pre-Harappan origin.
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"The artefacts are of pre-Harappan origin," he stated.B
The archaeologist said, "The artefacts are of pre-Harappan origin."C
The archaeologist stated, "The artefacts were discovered recently."D
"Pre-Harappan artefacts are rare," said the archaeologist.Question 393
Comprehension
Arrange the following sentences in the correct sequence to form a coherent passage: 1. The Renaissance signalled a renewed engagement with ancient Greek and Roman thought. 2. Sculptors and painters broke from religious abstraction towards lifelike representation. 3. Wealthy merchant families and city-states became enthusiastic patrons of the arts. 4. Together, these forces transformed the cultural and philosophical foundations of Europe.
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2-1-3-4B
1-3-2-4C
2-3-1-4D
1-2-3-4Question 394
Comprehension
Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence: The police is searching the building for evidence.
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are searching the building for evidenceB
searches the buildingC
were searching for evidence the buildingD
is in searchQuestion 395
Comprehension
Select the correct spelling of a word meaning 'undoubtedly true'.
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IncontrovurtibleB
IncontrovartibleC
IncontrovatibleD
IncontrovertibleQuestion 396
Comprehension
Identify the part of the given sentence that has a grammatical error: Neither the principal nor the students (1)/ has completed (2)/ their assigned fieldwork (3)/ before the scheduled deadline. (4)/
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(1)B
(2)C
(3)D
(4)Question 397
Comprehension
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: The editor found the revised draft _____ verbose to be published without further cuts.
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quiteB
veryC
tooD
soQuestion 398
Comprehension
Rewrite the following sentence by changing it from passive voice to active voice: A certificate of merit will be awarded to all employees by the management next month.
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The management had awarded a certificate of merit to all employees.B
The management gives a certificate of merit to all employees.C
The management will award a certificate of merit to all employees next month.D
A certificate of merit was being awarded to all employees by the management.Question 399
Comprehension
Choose the correct meaning of idiom: To sup with the devil
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To repent sincerely in privateB
To seek revenge against enemiesC
To deal with or associate with a dangerous or unscrupulous personD
To enforce a rule without mercyQuestion 400
Comprehension
Choose the correct meaning of idiom: Cook someone's goose
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To rescue someone from defeatB
To help someone gain an advantageC
Ruin someone's plans or prospectsD
To embarrass someone publicly