SSC-GD 2023 English-Hindi

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 251
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Curtail

A
Seize
B
Amplify
C
Restrict
D
Deviate
Question 252
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Over 80% of India's transportation fuel are exchanged .

A
is endangered
B
are vanished
C
is imported
D
have vanished
Question 253
Comprehension

Identify the correctly spelt sentence.

A
I saw the catalogue of D Décor in Capital Mall yesterday.  
B
I saw the cattalogue of D Décor in Capital Mall yesterday.
C
I saw the catologue of D Décor in Capital Mall yesterday.
D
I saw the catalogoue of D Décor in Capital Mall yesterday.
Question 254
Comprehension

The sentence given below has one misspelt word. Spot the INCORRECTLY spelt word and select its correct spelling. The aproximate value of my property is Rs. 2 lakh.

A
Approximate
B
Aproxemate
C
Apprroximate
D
Appraximate
Question 255
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Outgoing

A
Extravagant
B
Eccentric
C
Introverted
D
Rational
Question 256
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

A
then
B
but
C
than
D
the
Question 257
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

A
ears
B
eyes
C
cheeks
D
eyebrows
Question 258
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

A
wore
B
worn
C
wearing
D
put
Question 259
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

A
striped
B
stripped
C
stepped
D
stapled
Question 260
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

A
liked
B
as
C
like
D
as if
Question 261
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank. The doctor had to go with operation as Raj’s condition was very _________ (comical).

A
serious
B
prone
C
curious
D
peculiar
Question 262
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Flimsy
B
Etiquette
C
Supercede
D
Intercede
Question 263
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word to fill in the blank in the sentence. Yields Binu’s land ________ high quality of wheat and grams.

A
touches
B
subdues
C
produces
D
meets
Question 264
Comprehension

Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Nishtha writes very well, (didn't she)?

A
isn’t it
B
wasn’t it
C
doesn’t it
D
doesn’t she
Question 265
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Brittle

A
Delicate  
B
Bitter
C
Attractive
D
Resilient  
Question 266
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Blow one’s own trumpet

A
To be very keen
B
To be confused
C
To disgrace oneself
D
To praise oneself
Question 267
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Dazzling

A
Brilliant
B
Drizzly
C
Murky
D
Dull
Question 268
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. While my wife / cooked the food, / I writing / a book.

A
a book
B
cooked the food,
C
I writing
D
While my wife
Question 269
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. He had created a cocoon  of human activities - conversation, interaction, affection - and it filled his life like an overflowing soup bowl. 

A
bundle
B
fabric
C
encasement
D
downy
Question 270
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Garrulous
B
Simultaneous
C
Technike
D
Reluctant
Question 271
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word to fill in the blank. He borrowed  money from his father and ________ it to his friend to help him.

A
reckoned
B
beguiled
C
lent
D
beget
Question 272
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The manager decided to _________ the meeting, as many of the members were not present.

A
cut down
B
call off
C
call on
D
carry on
Question 273
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Applaud

A
Commend
B
Magnify
C
Approve
D
Denounce
Question 274
Comprehension

Select the appropriate idiom that can replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence. As he is never on time, he regrets uselessly on missing the flight.

A
cries wolf
B
finds fault with
C
cries for the moon
D
cries over split milk
Question 275
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. VPN allows us to use the internet anonymously to value our safety  and our identity. 

A
to derogate our safety
B
to ensure our safety
C
to improve our safety
D
to rationalise our safety