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SSC CGL English Comprehension Previous Asked Question Paper 13/08/2021 Shift I

01) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.

          While washing your hands, rub them together for 20 seconds to remove the microbes on them.

          a) the microbes on those

          b) the microbes on they

          c) the microbes on their

          d) No substitution

02) Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

          The invigilator is advising the students not to carry calculators into the examination hall.

          a) The students ware advised not to carry calculators into the examination hall.

          b) The students are being advised by the invigilator not to carry calculators into the examination hall.

          c) The students have been advised not to carry calculators into the examination hall by the invigilator.

          d) The students ware advised the invigilator not to carry calculators into the examination hall.

03) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

          a) Voilence

          b) Exterminated

          c) Wildernesses

          d) Unmanageable

04) Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

          “Everything is going to be alright,” said the doctor.

          a) The doctor said that everything is going to be alright.

          b) The doctor said that everything are going to be alright.

          c) The doctor said that everything was going to be alright.

          d) The doctor said that everything will be alright.

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

          A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body

          a) Drove

          b) Crowd

          c) Cluster

          d) Throng

06) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

          Gradual

          a) Gentle

          b) Abrupt

          c) Regular

          d) Slow

07) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

          India is formally moving ahead to _______ 21 MIG-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from Russia along with upgrades of their existing fleets.

          a) advance

          b) accomplish

          c) achieve

          d) procure

08) The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

          Had you / not reached in time, / we will have/ lost our lives.

          a) not reached in time

          b) Had you

          c) lost our lives

          d) we will have

09) 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.

          You must avoid riding in a crowded bus/ or travelling in a metro/ during rush hour / as both are quiet unpleasant experiences.

          a) during rush hour

          b) Or travelling in a metro

          c) You must avoid riding in a crowded bus

          d) as both are quiet unpleasant experiences

10) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

          Bang for the buck

          a) More value for money

          b) Less value for money

          c)  A sorrowful heart

          d) Dash against something

11) Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

          A. But the eagle, in wrath, gave the beetle a flap of his wing, and straightaway seized upon the hare and devoured him.

          B. The beetle therefore interceded with the eagle, begging of him not to kill the poor suppliant, and pleaded with him not kill so small an animal.

          C. When the eagle flew away, the beetle flew after him, to learn where his nest was.

          D. A hare, being pursued by an eagle, took himself for refuge to the nest of a beetle, whom he begged to save him.

          a) CBAD

          b) DBAC

          c) DCAB

          d) ACDB

12) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

          Raise the bar

          a) To grow taller

          b) To win a competition

          c) To raise the price

          d) To set higher goals

13) Select the option that can be use as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

          A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself

          a) Triplet

          b) Trivet

          c) Triumvir

          d) Trilogy

14) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

          Work and domestic _______ made Kajal short-tempered.

          a) weights

          b) gravities

          c) pressures

          d) forces

15) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

          Regime

          a) Country

          b) Space

          c) Territory

          d) Rule

16) Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

          A. When we got near, we saw it was the steam rising from hot springs.

          B. We saw in the distance a great column of smoke.

          C. We wondered if it came from a chimney or a burning house.

          D. We thought of taking a bath in the hot water.

          a) ACDB

          b) ABCD

          c) BCAD

          d) BCDA

17) Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.

          The toy drummer plays the drum if you press the button at the back.

          a) No substitution

          b) will play the drum if you will press

          c) playing the drum if you pressed

          d) played the drum if you are pressing

18) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

          Generic

          a) Definite

          b) Specific

          c) Precise

          d) Universal

19) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

          a) Creature

          b) Specified

          c) Decrease

          d) Pieceful

20) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

          Seize

          a) Grab

          b) Loosen

          c) Snatch

          d) Catch

          Comprehension:

          In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill the balnks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

          What every tourist must take back from Bhutan is pure hone, especially Putka, “Antibiotic” honey produced (1) _______ Melipona Bees (stingless bees) a breed found in protected areas (2) _______ 700 to 1,500 metres above sea level. Due (3) _______ their small size, they can get larger nutrients (4) _______ regular honeybees. It has a tangy/sour taste and can (5) _______ your sore throat in a matter of minutes.

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

          a) through

          b) with

          c) of

          d) by

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

          a) between

          b) after

          c) midst

          d) among

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

          a) to

          b) for

          c) of

          d) at

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

          a) then

          b) though

          c) than

          d) and

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

          a) soothe

          b) pacify

          c) appease

          d) calm 

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