SSC-GD 2021 English-Hindi

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 751
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Palace
B
Paint
C
Pecket
D
Peddle
Question 752
Comprehension

Select the correctly spelt word.

A
Vigorously
B
Carying
C
Metalic
D
Crystalisation
Question 753
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The child ______ that he had broken the vase.

A
collected
B
demanded
C
admitted
D
requested
Question 754
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Assuage

A
Provoke
B
Decrease
C
Soothe
D
Relieve
Question 755
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Dwarf varieties of trees and shrubs grown in pots

A
Shrimp
B
Pygmy
C
Bonsai
D
Bonanza
Question 756
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Full steam ahead

A
Move very noisily
B
Make a train journey
C
Miss the train before reaching
D
Move onward with determination
Question 757
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Enormous

A
Massive
B
Expensive
C
Limited
D
Ordinary
Question 758
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word. Wily

A
Frank
B
Crafty
C
Friendly
D
Honest
Question 759
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Certainty

A
Unreasonable
B
Prolong
C
Doubt
D
Divulge
Question 760
Comprehension

Select the option that is closest in meaning to the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence. Please cut down on your expenses now or you will face difficulties in the future.

A
recover
B
raise
C
refuse
D
reduce
Question 761
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. God is great / and we could / be grateful to him for all the gifts / he has bestowed on us.

A
he has bestowed on us
B
God is great
C
and we could
D
be grateful to him for all the gifts
Question 762
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Person who is not an expert in a field of art or music

A
Pariah
B
Amateur
C
Patron
D
Eccentric
Question 763
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Look at the hippo ______ about happily in the river.

A
crackling
B
stammering
C
sputtering
D
splashing
Question 764
Comprehension

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. We forgot / to wish Susan / in her birthday / this year.

A
to wish Susan
B
We forgot
C
in her birthday
D
this year
Question 765
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. In the year 1973, there were only 9 tiger reserves, but ______ the number has risen to fifty.

A
consequently
B
gradually
C
adamantly
D
technically
Question 766
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Peter said / then / he was / feeling unwell.

A
feeling unwell
B
he was
C
then
D
Peter said
Question 767
Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. Not only did he run away from home, but also stole the money.

A
He only did not run
B
Only he did not ran
C
Not only did he ran
D
No improvement required
Question 768
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’. No sooner he had returned home then he saw the letter lying on the table.

A
had he returned home when
B
No substitution required
C
he returned home than
D
had he returned home than
Question 769
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’. They have decorated their house nicely, didn’t they ?

A
No substitution required
B
have they
C
did they
D
haven’t they
Question 770
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A place where antiques are kept

A
Museum
B
Hangar
C
Resort
D
Orphanage
Question 771
Comprehension

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

A
a
B
simply
C
the
D
only
Question 772
Comprehension

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

A
when
B
what
C
after
D
while
Question 773
Comprehension

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

A
will have
B
had
C
may have
D
has
Question 774
Comprehension

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

A
Iots
B
much
C
hard
D
lot
Question 775
Comprehension

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

A
that
B
who
C
which
D
whom