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

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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

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