SSC-GD 2021 English-Hindi

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 51
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Quarantine
B
Commitment
C
Bouquet
D
Proceedure
Question 52
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A piece of land where fruit trees are grown

A
Pasture
B
Orchard
C
Barnyard
D
Meadow
Question 53
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The Egyptians developed ways to prevent the dead body from ______.

A
decaying
B
destroying
C
drooping
D
dying
Question 54
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Cool as a cucumber

A
Calm
B
Lazy
C
Wise
D
Scared
Question 55
Comprehension

Parts of the given sentence have been given as options. One of them contains a grammatical error. Select the option that has the error Pray to the Almighty God with utmost devotion and help the needy and poored people

A
with utmost devotion
B
help the needy
C
to the Almighty God
D
poored people
Question 56
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. Wool and silk are materials those are the easiest to dye.

A
that is easy
B
that are the easiest
C
No substitution required
D
that are the easier
Question 57
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A volume containing several books previously published separately

A
Thesaurus
B
Dictionary
C
Novel
D
Omnibus
Question 58
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. She is on six months' ______ leave.

A
material
B
paternity
C
paternal
D
maternity
Question 59
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Substitution

A
Give
B
Exchange
C
Logical
D
Hold
Question 60
Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. My teacher said me that I would be famous one day

A
say to me
B
told me
C
No improvement required
D
asked me
Question 61
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. That which is lawful

A
Proper
B
Illegal
C
Valid
D
Legal
Question 62
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Come to blows

A
Insult someone
B
Agree on a plan
C
Get into a fight physically
D
Return a favour
Question 63
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Criticise

A
Analyse
B
Approve
C
Oppose
D
Clarify
Question 64
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. I saw some / children playing happily / below the shade / of a tree

A
I saw some
B
children playing happily
C
below the shade
D
of a tree
Question 65
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Recommend

A
Oppose
B
Adhere
C
Reward
D
Approve
Question 66
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Eraser
B
Erode
C
Erosion
D
Eratic
Question 67
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Prudent

A
Shrewd
B
Wasteful
C
Cautious
D
Clever
Question 68
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The man turned to him with a look of disapprove.

A
The man
B
with a look
C
of disapprove
D
turned to him
Question 69
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The man felt exhausted after climbing a ______ of stairs

A
heap
B
fleet
C
pack
D
flight
Question 70
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. Using a word processor for writing have a number of advantages.

A
for writing having number
B
No substitution required
C
to write have a number
D
for writing has a number
Question 71
Comprehension

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

A
bumped
B
poked
C
forced
D
pushed
Question 72
Comprehension

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

A
glued
B
caught
C
stuck
D
fixed
Question 73
Comprehension

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

A
forbid
B
limit
C
prevent
D
restrict
Question 74
Comprehension

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

A
over
B
from
C
at
D
for
Question 75
Comprehension

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

A
plan
B
motive
C
agency
D
cause