SSC-GD 2021 English-Hindi

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 851
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. A can of worms

A
A plan kept back to be used later
B
A difficult person to deal with
C
A good source of money
D
A complicated situation or problem
Question 852
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. An event causing great and sudden damage or suffering

A
Emergency
B
Adventure
C
Termination
D
Catastrophe
Question 853
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Eliminate

A
Lighten
B
Include
C
Darken
D
Exclude
Question 854
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Bleak

A
Cold
B
Bright
C
Dark
D
Grim
Question 855
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Words such as articles and pronouns can be ______ unless they are necessary.

A
disbarred
B
disrupted
C
dispelled
D
dropped
Question 856
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Calamity
B
Affliction
C
Casulty
D
Disaster
Question 857
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’. If he likes this house, he will buy it.

A
No substitution required
B
If he had liked
C
If he like
D
If he is liking
Question 858
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Malice

A
Kindness
B
Bitterness
C
Hatred
D
Grudge
Question 859
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The sound made by a snake

A
Coo
B
Moo
C
Hiss
D
Buzz
Question 860
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The pilot / follow another airplane / as he had lost / his way in the storm.

A
follow another airplane
B
as he had lost
C
his way in the storm
D
The pilot
Question 861
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. He was ______ to get a good job as soon as he was out of college.

A
fortunate
B
intelligent
C
favoured
D
wise
Question 862
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’. Yesterday, it was raining heavy when I met him at the station.

A
heavy rain
B
raining heavily
C
No substitution required
D
rained heavily
Question 863
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The prisoners are kept inside / most of the time / but they are let them out / for an hour every day.

A
The prisoners are kept inside
B
but they are let them out
C
most of the time
D
for an hour every day
Question 864
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Execute

A
Organise
B
Destroy
C
Employ
D
Implement
Question 865
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. You will not / be able to / reach on time / while you hurry.  

A
reach on time
B
while you hurry
C
You will not
D
be able to
Question 866
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Over and over again

A
Start something new
B
Do something repeatedly
C
Work very hard
D
End of something important
Question 867
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Environmental
B
Equipment
C
Electrolite
D
Experimental
Question 868
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Impossible to believe

A
Magic
B
Incredible
C
Fictitious
D
Implausible
Question 869
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’. Unless you study hard, you will pass the examination.

A
you not pass
B
you will not pass
C
No substitution required
D
you pass
Question 870
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. My brother ______ bought a new car.

A
freshly
B
shortly
C
exactly
D
recently
Question 871
Comprehension

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

A
for
B
about
C
in
D
on
Question 872
Comprehension

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

A
position
B
manipulation
C
insertion
D
perfection
Question 873
Comprehension

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

A
regions
B
fields
C
design
D
spots
Question 874
Comprehension

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

A
across
B
through
C
among
D
between
Question 875
Comprehension

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

A
results
B
blushes
C
flows
D
substitutes