12. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 18/07/2023 

Exam Time 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 

Section : English Comprehension 

Q.1 The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.Aniket lives (A) / in the small apartment (B) / in the suburbs (C). 

1. B 

2. No error 

3. A 

4. C 

Q.2 Describe how you will tell everyone that Mr. Akhil opened the gate in passive voice. 

1. The gate opened by Mr.Akhil. 

2. The gate been open by Mr.Akhil. 

3. Mr.Akhil open the gate. 

4. The gate was opened by Mr.Akhil. 

Q.3 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

Her hopes for building her own house were beaten when she lost her jewellery box. 

1. house were frustrated when 

2. house were relieved when 

3. house were dashed when 

4. house were defeated when 

Q.4 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Advertise 

2. Aristocrate 

3. Preference 

4. Occurrence 

Q.5 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Consequence 

1. Start 

2. Begin 

3. Outcome 

4. Origin 

Q.6 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Unbiased 

1. Definitive 

2. Subjective 

3. Objective 

4. Organisational 

Q.7 Describe how you will tell your friends that Mr. Ram uses multimedia for teaching the children in passive voice. 

1. Multimedia is used for teach the children by Mr. Ram. 

2. Multimedia is used by Mr. Ram for teaching the children. 

3. Mr. Ram use multimedia for teaching the children. 

4. Multimedia is using for teaching the children. 

Q.8 Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word. 

The government’s utilitarian stance was appreciated by all. 

1. distasteful 

2. useful 

3. thrust 

4. fanciful 

Q.9 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

Being careful that every detail of something is correct 

1. Fastidious 

2. Stubborn 

3. Impregnable 

4. Squeamish 

Q.10 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. 

A. But, while the court’s action solved one problem, it created another and because of the closure, many workers lost their jobs. 

B. For instance, the courts directed industries in residential areas in Delhi to close down or shift out of the city. 

C. In recent years, while the courts have come out with strong orders on environmental issues, these have sometimes affected people’s livelihoods adversely. 

D. Several of these industries were polluting the neighbourhood and discharge from these industries were polluting the river Yamuna because they had been set up without following the rules. 

1. BDCA 

2. BCAD 

3. CDAB 

4. CBDA 

Q.11 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

A person who draws or produces maps 

1. Cartographer 

2. Chauffeur 

3. Calligrapher 

4. Choreographer 

Q.12 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. 

The present-century threats to our environment, / which include interfering species, ailments, pollution and / a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril. 

1. which include interfering species, ailments, pollution, and 

2. The present-century threats to our environment 

3. a boiling temperature, were putting wildlife populations at peril 

4. No error 

Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

I don’t wear the sunglasses at the moment. 

1. I wore 

2. I’m not wearing 

3. I was wearing 

4. I didn’t wear 

Q.14 Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. 

The committee wanted us to explain this in detail. 

1. Keen 

2. Elaborate 

3. Collect 

4. Trouble 

Q.15 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

I have not seen you for last year. 

1. you for last years 

2. you about last year 

3. you since last year 

4. me for last year 

Q.16 Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. 

The outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference, the Future We Want, underscores climate change as “an inevitable and urgent global challenge with long-term implications for the sustainable development of all countries”. Through the document, Member States express their concern about the continuous rising of emissions of greenhouse gases and the vulnerability of all countries, particularly developing countries, to the adverse impacts of climate change. 

1. adventurous 

2. immemorable 

3. undeniable 

4. escapable 

Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

There are rows of chairs on either side of the _______. 

1. aisle 

2. ail 

3. I’ll 

4. isle 

Q.18 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Through thick and thin 

1. Weak and lonely 

2. Only assist during good times 

3. Hope during trying times 

4. In good times and in bad times 

Q.19 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. 

It is wierd to overreact on the consequences like this, it didn’t even matter at the end of the day. 

1. Consequences 

2. Wierd 

3. Matter 

4. Overreact 

Q.20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

It turns out to be a blessing in disguise. 

1. When a simple solution solves a problem very well 

2. Has a good effect even though at first it seemed it would be bad 

3. Has a very good effect on a situation or a thing 

4. When things get better and better when least expecting it 

Comprehension: 

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. 

Socrates is flying. No, he is (1) _______ . The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2)_______ the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3) _______ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages all he is and all he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4) _______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5) _______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotional. 

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1. 

1. sluggish 

2. redundant 

3. pertinent 

4. soaring 

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2. 

1. much 

2. unless 

3. while 

4. since 

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3. 

1. cleaning 

2. snapping 

3. limiting 

4. losing 

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4. 

1. manipulation 

2. effort 

3. affection 

4. litigation 

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5. 

1. indignation 

2. perversion 

3. lamination 

4. Sensation