SSC CGL 2019
EXAM PAPER : Held on 05-March-2020 Shift-3 (English Comprehension)
Q1. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment
in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
I wish if I was the Principal of my school.
a. No improvement
b. that I am
c. If I had been
d. I were
Correct Answer : I were
Q2. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
A colour blind person is not able to ______ between colours.
a. observe
b. define
c. glance
d. distinguish
Correct Answer : distinguish
Q3. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Health should be our first priority and should never be ______.
a. declined
b. suspended
c. discarded
d. neglected
Correct Answer : neglected
Q4. Select the passive form of the given sentence.
People claim to have seen the wild and mad elephant in several cities.
a. The wild and mad elephant was claimed to be seen by people in several
cities.
b. The wild and mad elephant is being claimed to be seen in several cities.
c. The wild and mad elephant is claimed to have been seen in several cities.
d. The wild and mad elephant has been claimed to be seen by the people in
several cities.
Correct Answer : The wild and mad elephant is
claimed to have been seen in several cities.
Q5. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick
the one that gives their correct order.
A. There are many gadgets that are operated by a remote control and contain a
silicon chip.
B. This produces an infra-red beam, made up of electromagnetic waves.
C. When a button is pressed on the remote control, the chip sets off an
electronic vibration.
D. The beam carries a coded signal for operating the systems.
a. ADCB
b. ACDB
c. ACBD
d. BACD
Correct Answer : ACBD
Q6. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical
error.
Lucy has already cut the cake when we reached the party hall.
a. when we reached
b. Lucy has already
c. cut the cake
d. the party hall
Correct Answer : cut the cake
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with
the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
blank.
Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act
done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official
duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but
corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free
nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong
will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
Q7. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
a. powerful
b. minor
c. strong
d. major
Correct Answer : major
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with
the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
blank.
Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act
done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official
duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but
corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free
nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong
will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
Q8. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
a. compulsion
b. intention
c. intuition
d. passion
Correct Answer : intention
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with
the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
blank.
Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act
done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official
duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but
corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free
nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong
will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
Q9. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
a. concealed
b. announced
c. denounced
d. written
Correct Answer : announced
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with
the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
blank.
Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act
done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official
duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but
corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free
nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong
will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
Q10. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
a. initiated
b. eliminated
c. created
d. permitted
Correct Answer : eliminated
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with
the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
blank.
Corruption is one of the (1)______ problems of our country. It is an act
done with (2)______ to gain some undue advantages, inconsistent with official
duty. Government has (3)______ many schemes for the welfare of the people but
corruption seems impossible to be (4)______ India can become a corruption-free
nation only when all the citizens (5)______ rules and regulations with a strong
will power and cooperate whole heartedly.
Q11. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
a. follow
b. reject
c. break
d. disobey
Correct Answer : follow
Q12. Select the most appropriate word that means the same as the group of
words given.
Enclosed area where aircraft are kept and repaired
a. Hanger
b. Harbinger
c. Hose
d. Hangar
Correct Answer : Hangar
Q13. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick
the one that gives their correct order.
A. It is called the atmosphere.
B. All parts of the earth are surrounded by air.
C. Living beings breathe in and breathe out the air all the time.
D. This process is called respiration.
a. ACDB
b. DACB
c. CBAD
d. BACD
Correct Answer : BACD
Q14. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom.
Hobson's Choice
a. An apparently free choice where there is no real alternative
b. To be in an aggressive mood when facing a challenge
c. To exercise the choice to surrender before the enemy
d. To challenge an unworthy opponent
Correct Answer : An apparently free choice where
there is no real alternative
Q15. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Hostile
a. Violent
b. Adverse
c. Amiable
d. Unfavourable
Correct Answer : Amiable
Q16. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Catastrophic
a. Tough
b. Disastrous
c. Delicate
d. Mysterious
Correct Answer : Disastrous
Q17. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Sluggish
a. Weak
b. Dull
c. Sedentary
d. Active
Correct Answer : Active
Q18. Identify the part of the sentence that contains the grammatical error.
One of the greatest responsibilities of a scientist is that his discoveries and
inventions are utilized to the overall development of the nation.
a. One of the greatest responsibilities of a scientist
b. is that his discoveries and inventions
c. are utilized to the overall
d. development of the nation
Correct Answer : are utilized to the overall
Q19. Select the correctly spelt word.
a. Commemorate
b. Comemorate
c. Commemmorate
d. Comemmorate
Correct Answer : Commemorate
Q20. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment
in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
Amit has the good command on English as he was born and brought up in England.
a. a better command of
b. the best command in
c. a good command over
d. No improvement
Correct Answer : a good command over
Q21. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Deficiency
a. Inadequacy
b. Efficiency
c. Abundance
d. Sufficiency
Correct Answer : Inadequacy
Q22. Select the indirect narration of the given sentence.
He said to me," What time do the banks open and close?"
a. He asked me what time do the banks open and close.
b. He asked me what time the banks opened and closed.
c. He wanted to know what time the banks open and close.
d. He said me what time did the banks open and close.
Correct Answer : He asked me what time the banks
opened and closed.
Q23. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom.
To add fuel to the fire.
a. Exploit someone
b. To make a bad situation worse
c. Calm down the situation
d. Simplify the problem
Correct Answer : To make a bad situation worse
Q24. Select the correctly spelt word.
a. Definete
b. Definite
c. Definiet
d. Definate
Correct Answer : Definite
Q25. Select the most appropriate word that means the same as the group of
words given.
A short story with a moral, usually with animals as characters.
a. Hymn
b. Parody
c. Ode
d. Fable
Correct Answer : Fable