SSC-GD 2021 English-Hindi

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1301
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Mascot
B
Alumni
C
Misanthorpe
D
Socialite
Question 1302
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’. Does the manufacturer have a website where details of the product are available ?

A
on the product was available
B
of the product is available
C
No substitution required
D
for the product be available
Question 1303
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Transmit
B
Transcend
C
Transpire
D
Transleate
Question 1304
Comprehension

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. Pallavi gave a ______ smile when she saw her daughter on the stage.

A
broad
B
strong
C
deep
D
thick
Question 1305
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Pain in the neck

A
Someone or something that is annoying or a nuisance
B
Some who is forever ill
C
Someone who is always angry
D
Someone who is always depressed
Question 1306
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word. Seize

A
Catch
B
Offer
C
Shut
D
Lose
Question 1307
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Twice a month

A
Bimonthly
B
Monthly
C
Biennial
D
Half-yearly
Question 1308
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Because of the loss of ______ and lack of food, animals are forced to enter villages.

A
ecosystem
B
culture
C
habitats
D
grasslands
Question 1309
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Connect

A
Affirm
B
Link
C
Demur
D
Detach
Question 1310
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The Elizabethan society was extremely ______ and therefore, believed in the existence of ghosts and witches.

A
superstitious
B
enthralling
C
lovable
D
industrious
Question 1311
Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. Children played cheerfully in the park all day.

A
cheerful at
B
No improvement required
C
cheerfully between
D
cheerfully on
Question 1312
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Iron is / most useful / than any / other metal.

A
Iron is
B
most useful
C
than any
D
other metal
Question 1313
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Song which is sung in a church by a group of singers

A
Lullaby
B
Anthem
C
Carol
D
Dirge
Question 1314
Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. Hopefully, I will have got my driving license by the end of this year.

A
would got
B
No improvement required
C
had got
D
will have get
Question 1315
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Research in the medical field / claims that German measles / usually cause milder / infection than Martian measles.

A
Research in the medical field
B
usually cause milder
C
infection than Martian measles
D
claims that German measles
Question 1316
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Vaguely

A
Distinctly
B
Marginally
C
Uncertainly
D
Distractedly
Question 1317
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A period of ten years

A
Fortnight
B
Decade
C
Millennium
D
Centenary
Question 1318
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Loaded words

A
Words that have been used by well-known writers
B
Words that common people cannot understand
C
Words that carry more significance than their literal meaning
D
Words or language that is impolite and rude
Question 1319
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Worth

A
Vigour
B
Roughness
C
Value
D
Power
Question 1320
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. People vary greatly / on the way / they appear and / in their personality traits.

A
People vary greatly
B
in their personality traits
C
they appear and
D
on the way
Question 1321
Comprehension

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

A
That
B
Where
C
It
D
There
Question 1322
Comprehension

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

A
moreover
B
plus
C
sometimes
D
also
Question 1323
Comprehension

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

A
nearly
B
quite
C
closely
D
mostly
Question 1324
Comprehension

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

A
over
B
interior
C
above
D
within
Question 1325
Comprehension

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

A
through
B
beside
C
by
D
via