16. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 19/07/2023 

Exam Time 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 

Section : English Comprehension 

Q.1 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

Abhijeet feels extremely tired after working all day long. 

1. bare 

2. depressed 

3. exhausted 

4. sleepy 

Q.2 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. Mendel’s simple ‘Laws of heredity’ came to be widely known and were uncritically assumed to apply to all human characteristics. 

B. With Charles Darwin’s popularisation of the concept of evolution, man became interested in his biological origins and affiliations. 

C. Starting with the work on heredity of Gregor Mendel in the 1860s and the recognition of its significance in 1900, interest shifted to the problem of man’s ontogenetic origins. 

D. This interest was centred on man’s phylogenetic origins. 

1. CDBA 

2. DCAB 

3. ADCB 

4. BDCA 

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

Don’t take the wind out of my _______ and tell me I’m going nowhere with my life. 

1. wings 

2. boat 

3. sales 

4. sails 

Q.4 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. Symptoms like nervousness, increased heart rate and feeling weak are some of the starting signs of anxiety. 

B. Whereas anxiety attacks, sweating, trembling and having a feeling of impending danger might suggest advanced anxiety levels. 

C. Most people don’t even realise they have anxiety or take corrective measures until it amplifies and gets out of control. 

D. Anxiety is a sad reality of today’s time that has plagued a number of us in a variety of different ways. 

1. DCAB 

2. DACB 

3. CDBA 

4. CDAB 

Q.5 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

Either you and he will have to pay for this damage. 

1. but he 

2. nor he 

3. or he 

4. with he

Q.6 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

Government governed by wealth 

1. Autocracy 

2. Democracy 

3. Plutocracy 

4. Theocracy

Q.7 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

The panel picked the candidates randomly for the interview. 

1. Unwillingly 

2. Incidentally 

3. Systematically 

4. Casually

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

The perfume she uses has a strong _________. 

1. sent 

2. scend 

3. scent 

4. cent 

Q.9 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

The Mesopotamians invented the decimal system. 

1. The decimal system is invented by the Mesopotamians. 

2. The decimal system has been invented by the Mesopotamians. 

3. The decimal system was invented by the Mesopotamians. 

4. The decimal system is an invention of the Mesopotamians . 

Q.10 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. 

Most of Earth’s surface is covered by water. 

1. Water covers most of Earth’s surface. 

2. Water is covering most of Earth’s surface. 

3. Water has been covering most of Earth’s surface. 

4. Water has covered most of Earth’s surface. 

Q.11 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Trasury 

2. Achieve 

3. Sprout 

4. Loyalty 

Q.12 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Authentic 

1. False 

2. Genuine 

3. Corrupt 

4. Doubtful 

Q.13 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. 

She rarely approached nobody / to talk about the problems / that she was facing. 

1. She rarely approached nobody 

2. No error 

3. that she was facing 

4. to talk about the problems 

Q.14 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the underlined word in the following sentence. 

That is a picture worth seeing but this is an absurd piece of art. 

1. eerie 

2. ordinary 

3. realistic 

4. odd 

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

Adamant 

1. Soft 

2. Stubborn 

3. Adaptable 

4. Flexible 

Q.16 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Mischievous 

2. Mispell 

3. Miniature 

4. Metamorphic 

Q.17 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

Theirs is a clandestine affair. 

1. Private 

2. Known 

3. Sneaky 

4. Illicit 

Q.18 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

Copying someone else’s work and trying to submit as your own 

1. Cynicism 

2. Plagiarism 

3. Hooliganism 

4. Altruism 

Q.19 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. 

Pritha will been cooking / the meal of your choice / before you / reach home. 

1. reach home 

2. the meal of your choice 

3. Pritha will been cooking 

4. before you 

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

To go to the dogs 

1. To win support 

2. To stand on guard 

3. To win a race 

4. To become worse 

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. 

We need the energy to move and we (1) _________ on oil for it. Without it, our jobs, our free time and our mobility (2) _________ all be very different. Every day we (3) _________ 70 million barrels of oil. Every year we consume 2,200 million tonnes of coal and 2,500 billion cubic metres of gas. It’s a long story! Total (4) _________ in 1924, and for many years it was a French state oil company. In 1999, Total joined Petrofina, the Belgian oil and gas company, and in 2000, Total (5) _________ with its main French competitor, Elf Aquitaine, and the name became Total Fina Elf. Now it’s called Total again, and it’s France’s biggest company. 

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

1. depend 

2. settle 

3. hang 

4. turn 

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

1. can 

2. shall 

3. could 

4. will 

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

1. consume 

2. absorb 

3. devour 

4. take 

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

1. had founded 

2. were founded 

3. founded 

4. was founded 

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

1. incorporate 

2. join 

3. merged 

4. Combine