35. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 26/07/2023 

Exam Time 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 

Section : English Comprehension 

Q.1 Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. 

S1. A moment comes 

A. long suppressed 

B. and when the soul of a nation 

C. which comes but rarely in history 

D. when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends 

S6. finds utterance. 

1. DCBA 

2. CDBA 

3. ABCD 

4. CBAD 

Q.2 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

The French had regarded the scholar as a usurper. 

1. The scholar was regarded as a usurper by the French. 

2. The scholar has been regarded as a usurper by the French. 

3. The scholar was being regarded as a usurper by the French. 

4. The scholar had been regarded as a usurper by the French. 

Q.3 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

Something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period 

1. Relic 

2. Ruin 

3. Vestige 

4. Dinosaur 

Q.4 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

Abandon 

1. Continue 

2. Surrender 

3. Quit 

4. Shorten 

Q.5 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

In a soup 

1. In trouble 

2. Extremely short of money 

3. To exhibit cowardice 

4. To get nothing 

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

The internationally agreed Declaration of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action, the so-called S.A.M.O.A Pathway, recognises that SIDS remains a special case for sustainable development in view of their unique and particular vulnerabilities. 

1. vast 

2. rare 

3. unsuitable 

4. imperishable 

Q.7 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

A person who does not drink alcohol. 

1. Abstain 

2. Vegetarian 

3. Celibate 

4. Teetotaller 

Q.8 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

They praised her for her bravery. 

1. Acclaimed 

2. Assaulted 

3. Defended 

4. Rebuked 

Q.9 Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the given group of words. 

The better you know someone the less you like him. 

1. The elephant in the room 

2. Save for a rainy day 

3. Familiarity breeds contempt 

4. Spill the be 

Q.10 Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion. 

He was always been a grumpy man so I never liked him and avoided his company. 

1. He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company. 

2. He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company. 

3. He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company. 

4. He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company. 

Q.11 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. 

I confronted the journalist with the evidence. 

1. Avoided 

2. Encountered 

3. Challenged 

4. Resisted 

Q.12 Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. 

My mother is a honest and well known woman in the society. 

1. and well known woman 

2. is a honest 

3. in the society 

4. My mother 

Q.13 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. The 1995 World Summit for Social Development had also emphasised the pivotal role of women in eradicating poverty and mending the social fabric. 

B. Women are rational in approach, careful in handling situations and want to do things as best as possible. 

C. The Fourth World Conference of Women held in Beijing in September 1995 had emphasised that no enduring solution of society’s most threatening social, economic and political problems could be found without the participation and empowerment of the women. 

D. Today’s woman is a highly self-directed person, alive to the sense of her dignity and the importance of her functions in the private domestic domain and the public domain of the world of work. 

1. DBCA 

2. BCAD 

3. DBAC 

4. ABDC 

Q.14 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

Prohibition 

1. Inhibition 

2. Direction 

3. Permission 

4. Restriction 

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

Being a practiced liar, it was totally normal for him to utter a complete and blatant lie. 

1. whooper 

2. falsehood 

3. blasphemy 

4. perjury 

Q.16 Select the most appropriate word segment for the underlined word in the given sentence. 

Pintu has been advised to reduce smoking by his family doctor. 

1. up down 

2. cut down 

3. lower down 

4. less down 

Q.17 Describe how you will tell your parents that Suraj is loved by Siva in active voice. 

1. Suraj loved Siva. 

2. Siva were loving Suraj. 

3. Siva loves Suraj. 

4. Siva is been loving Suraj. 

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

Intentional 

1. Inanimate 

2. Amiable 

3. Unplanned 

4. Cordial 

Q.19 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Audible 

2. Throat 

3. Believe 

4. Pronounciation 

Q.20 Identify the sentence that contains no spelling errors. 

1. Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaboration with internet personnel. 

2. Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaborasion with internet personnal. 

3. Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendus offer by a company to work in collaboration with internet personel. 

4. Manisha got overwellmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaborasion with internet personnel. 

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. 

In the 19th century, there was an industrial revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of people left the (1) _______ and went to work in big factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In several major cities, people have started moving out. Why? They want a cleaner, (2) _______environment. There are fewer jobs in ‘heavy' industries like steel and power generation. (3) _______, there are more jobs in service industries like banking, tourism and food delivery. Beside, modern transport and communications have made it easier for people to (4) _______to work or even work from home. The result of this revolution in the 21st century will be ‘spread cities' – cities are growing fast, but (5) _______, away from city centres and people are choosing to live 40, 50 or 60 kilometres away. 

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

1. villages 

2. cities 

3. colonies 

4. countries 

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

1. dark 

2. worse 

3. higher 

4. greener

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

1. Instead 

2. Clearly 

3. Of course 

4. Nevertheless 

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

1. communicate 

2. commute 

3. compute 

4. calculate 

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

1. upward 

2. outwards 

3. inward 

4. Downward