7. SSC CGL 2023

Exam Date 17/07/2023

Exam Time 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

English Comprehension

Q.1 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

She might have completed her research by that time. 

1. Her research might be completed by her by that time. 

2. Her research might had been completed by her by that time. 

3. Her research might have been completed by her by that time. 

4. Her research might have completed by her by that time. 

Q.2 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Father 

2. Uncle 

3. Niece 

4. Nefew 

Q.3 Select the word which means the same as the group of words underlined in the sentence. 

Only the artists who make sculptures are allowed to take part in exhibitions. 

1. Artisan 

2. Potter 

3. Painter 

4. Sculptor 

Q.4 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. 

By whom was the coffee made? 

1. Who has made the coffee? 

2. Who makes the coffee? 

3. Who had made the coffee? 

4. Who made the coffee? 

Q.5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

Payments can be made by _________ or in cash. 

1. cheeky 

2. cheek 

3. cheque 

4. Chick 

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

Certain to happen 

1. Convertible 

2. Indispensable 

3. Inevitable 

4. Justifiable 

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

Lucy presented a lucid account of her achievements before the committee. 

1. ambiguous 

2. orderly 

3. intelligible 

4. Transparent 

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

The Indian independence movement sought to establish the conceptions of freedom and social welfare as the goals of an independent Indian state, resulting in Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles. 

1. methods to sympathise 

2. procedures of free mind 

3. concepts of liberty 

4. symbols of victory 

Q.9 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. According to Homer, Achilles was brought up by his mother at Phthia with his inseparable companion Patroclus. 

B. Achilles was the bravest, handsomest and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War. 

C. Later non-Homeric tales suggest that Patroclus was Achilles’ kinsman or lover. 

D. Achilles, in Greek mythology, is the son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and the Nereid Thetis. 

1. DABC 

2. DBAC 

3. CABD 

4. ABCD 

Q.10 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

He regards himself as a patriot. 

1. dutiful 

2. nationalist 

3. traitor 

4. Loyal 

Q.11 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Scrape the barrel 

1. Trying to find something 

2. Hiding something 

3. To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource 

4. Using all the ways to achieve the desired result 

Q.12 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

The police were on high alert on account of the _________ convict who had killed many people. 

1. runaway 

2. eloped 

3. walk away 

4. run after 

Q.13 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word in the following sentence. 

Traitor 

People should vote for honest and loyal leaders not for betrayer and defender. 

1. Betrayer 

2. Honest 

3. Loyal 

4. Defender 

Q.14 Identify the sentence that correctly uses the indefinite article. 

1. She is a Indian artist married to a European engineer. 

2. She is a Indian artist married to an European engineer. 

3. She is an Indian artist married to an European engineer. 

4. She is an Indian artist married to a European engineer. 

Q.15 Select the sentence that uses the given idiom correctly. 

A dime a dozen 

1. The antique store had some rare finds, but they were a dime a dozen. 

2. Her ideas were worth a dime a dozen and didn't impress the boss. 

3. The restaurant had some delicious desserts that were a dime a dozen. 

4. The concert tickets were a dime a dozen and sold out quickly. 

Q.16 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

Indolent 

1. Lazy 

2. Sluggish 

3. Unskilled 

4. Active 

Q.17 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined words in the given sentence. 

Developed countries are at a disadvantage to have access to modern science and technologies. 

1. powered 

2. privileged 

3. useless 

4. Unhappy 

Q.18 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. 

She always / invite me / to / dinner. 

1. invite me 

2. She always 

3. to 

4. Dinner 

Q.19 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Cradle 

2. Unction 

3. Wilfull 

4. Fruitful 

Q.20 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

Any female animal which feeds its young on milk from her own body 

1. Mammal 

2. Fauna 

3. Vertebrate 

4. Parasite 

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. 

Ambition is a vital ingredient for success. Without ambition to push us, we will not be(1)_____ of great achievements. We all need that special something (2)________ ourselves to give us the willpower to reach a higher goal (3)_____ we imagine ourselves capable (4)_____. Yet, ambition, (5)_____ money and fire, is a good servant, but a bad master. 

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. 

1. curable 

2. capable 

3. able 

4. Durable 

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. 

1. with 

2. without 

3. in 

4. Within 

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

1. what 

2. that 

3. then 

4. Than 

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. 

1. on 

2. of 

3. about 

4. Off 

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. 

1. similarly 

2. as 

3. like 

4. Such