19. SSC CGL 2023

Exam Date 20/07/2023

Exam Time 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Section : English Comprehension

Q.1 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. There are 1.52 billion Aadhaar cards given to the whole population as of February 2019. 

B. A financial inclusion programme called the Prime Minister's Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) makes services like banking, remittance, and insurance accessible to every Indian at a reasonable price. 

C. Under the acronym JAM—Jan Dhan Yojana for Financial Inclusion, Aadhaar Biometric Identification, and Mobile Telecommunications—India is on the verge of a social revolution. 

D. Beneficiaries may open an account with no balance. 

1. CABD 

2. BCDA 

3. DCBA 

4. ABCD 

Q.2 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Apathy 

1. Aversion 

2. Hostility 

3. Empathy 

4. Indifference 

Q.3 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Stir up a hornets’ nest 

1. Create doubts 

2. Resist a fight 

3. Provoke trouble 

4. Scare the birds 

Q.4 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Dredge 

2. Sieze 

3. Erase 

4. North 

Q.5 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’. 

Many noticeable people were present at the function. 

1. notable 

2. notworthy 

3. celebrity 

4. No substitution 

Q.6 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. 

Aditi is meticulous by nature. 

1. concise 

2. careless 

3. precise 

4. accurate 

Q.7 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. Chronic infections such as typhoid, chickenpox and others, for example, are no longer feared. 

B. A factor contributing to the rapid rise of the population in recent years has been the drop in the death rate. 

C. Because of medical breakthroughs, the death rate has decreased. 

D. In 2001, the death rate in India was approximately 8.5 per thousand people. 

1. ADBC 

2. DBCA 

3. CDAB 

4. BDCA 

Q.8 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

To face the music 

1. Being challenged to a music competition 

2. Barring the entire audiences view at a concert 

3. To bear the negative consequences of wrongful actions 

4. Not knowing the real chords in music 

Q.9 Select the word which means the same as the group of words underlined in the given sentence. 

Manisha is a believer of fate. 

1. Socialist 

2. Catalyst 

3. Minimalist 

4. Fatalist 

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

Dr. Joyce is studying an experiment in his laboratory. 

1. An experiment was being studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory. 

2. An experiment is studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory. 

3. An experiment is being studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory. 

4. An experiment has been studied by Dr. Joyce in his laboratory. 

Q.11 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

‘Rapid’ may be replaced by ‘_________’. 

1. Artistic 

2. Legitimate 

3. Gradual 

4. Speedy 

Q.12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

Her mother always encouraged the idea of early marriage. 

1. Supported 

2. Discouraged 

3. Cheered 

4. Motivated 

Q.13 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

They live in the apartment above ours. 

1. Upward 

2. Below 

3. After 

4. Over 

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

Meenakshi sweeps the ball excellently when she ________ an off-spin delivery. 

1. has got 

2. gets 

3. will get 

4. got 

Q.15 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. 

The new building was being constructed by the construction workers. 

1. The construction workers were constructing the new building. 

2. The construction workers had been constructing the new building. 

3. The new building has being constructed by the construction workers? 

4. The new building is being constructed by the construction workers. 

Q.16 In the following sentence, four words are underlined, out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

The sovenir shops within the amusement parks do sell well because the visitors are mostly children and the shops keep a good stock of objects that children find fascinating . 

1. fascinating 

2. visitors 

3. amusement 

4. sovenir 

Q.17 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. He used to commit one theft a year on average. The stolen money lasted for the year. 

B. He chose the house at Shotover Grange to commit his next burglary. He studied the design of the house carefully for a fortnight. 

C. He found that the family had gone to London and the servants to the movie. He broke into the house one afternoon. 

D. He hoped to get fifteen thousand pounds worth of jewels from the safe. 

1. ABCD 

2. BDAC 

3. DCBA 

4. BCDA 

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

Diligent 

1. Faithful 

2. Awful 

3. Spiteful 

4. Careful 

Q.19 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. Swarms have wreaked havoc on crops and caused famines and mass migrations. 

B. Since prehistoric times, locusts have caused plagues. 

C. Traditional methods of control rely on the use of pesticides from the ground or the air, although biological control approaches are also making great strides. 

D. Changes in agricultural practices and improved observation of areas where swarms tend to form have lately allowed control measures to be implemented at an earlier stage. 

1. ABDC 

2. DCBA 

3. BDAC 

4. BADC 

Q.20 Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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. 

You can fool some of the people all the time, and all the people some of the time; but you cannot fool all the people all the time. 

1. You can fool some of the people all the time 

2. but you cannot fool all the people all the time. 

3. and all the people some of the time 

4. No error 

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. 

The Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) Scheme has been formulated to (1)________ IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs (2)________ the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are (3)________ to become IT literate so as to (4)________ them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also (5)________ their livelihood. 

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

1. affirm 

2. impart 

3. attribute 

4. attain 

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

1. across 

2. between 

3. within 

4. among 

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

1. ordered 

2. included 

3. made 

4. trained 

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

1. enable 

2. able 

3. regard 

4. enact 

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

1. present 

2. train 

3. enhance 

4. Engage