15. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 19/07/2023 

Exam Time 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM 

Section : English Comprehension 

Q.1 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

Most of the things in life are transient. 

1. Toxic 

2. Boring 

3. Fleeting 

4. Permanent

Q.2 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given idiom. 

She is an awful bore; she is always blowing her own saxophone. 

1. violin 

2. flute 

3. lyre 

4. trumpet 

Q.3 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

Managers who delegate reduce their work load. 

1. Appoint 

2. Retain 

3. Depute 

4. Nominate

Q.4 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. 

Sky appears blue / as it absorbs / all colours and / reflects only blue. 

1. Sky appears blue 

2. all colours and 

3. as it absorbs 

4. reflects only blue

Q.5 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

Having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure 

1. Substantial 

2. Firm 

3. Close 

4. Ramrod 

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

Child bereaved of one or both the parents 

1. Destitute 

2. Orphan 

3. Lout 

4. Desolate 

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

Innate 

1. Natural 

2. Replete 

3. Learned 

4. Aquatic 

Q.8 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. Graphology tells them about the candidates’ temperaments, highlighting both, weaknesses and strengths. 

B. Many companies use it for executive recruitment and analysis. 

C. Despite public scepticism, graphology plays a covert role in British management. 

D. Modern graphology began early in the 19th century when French churchman Jean Hippolyte Michon created the first graphological ‘catalogue’. 

1. ABCD 

2. ABDC 

3. DCBA 

4. CBDA 

Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

Radium is a white powder that __________ table salt. 

1. look like 

2. will look like 

3. looking like 

4. looks like 

Q.10 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Incredible 

1. Reasonable 

2. Realistic 

3. Unachievable 

4. Unbelievable 

Q.11 Describe how you will tell your teacher that the windmill is being built by Master Yadav in active voice. 

1. Master Yadav build the windmill. 

2. Master Yadav been building the windmill. 

3. The windmill is be built by Master Yadav. 

4. Master Yadav is building the windmill. 

Q.12 Select the correct spelling for the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. 

Science has made prrogres in leaps and bounds over the years. 

1. bound 

2. sceince 

3. progress 

4. leap 

Q.13 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Blow something out of (all) proportion. 

1. Make things difficult for someone without reason 

2. Control the level of something in order to stop it increasing 

3. Behave as if something that has happened is much worse than it really is 

4. Leave someone at a time when they need you to stay and help them 

Q.14 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. 

A celestial body or astronomical object is / a naturally occurring physical thing, association, / or configuration that happens in the visible universe. 

1. No error 

2. a naturally occurring physical thing, association 

3. A celestial body or astronomical object is 

4. or configuration that happens in the visible universe 

Q.15 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

The __________ purpose of the coaching was to identify the talented players. 

1. mean 

2. mine 

3. mane 

4. main 

Q.16 Select the word with the correct spelling to fill in the blank. 

Have you ever tried to order _____________ in a restaurant? 

1. Cabbage 

2. Cabbige 

3. Cebbage 

4. Cebbege 

Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

They are the people which are looking to expand their horizons in the fast growing tourism industry. 

1. that are looked to expand 

2. who are looking to expand 

3. who is looking to expand 

4. which looked to expand 

Q.18 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

Is he not driving a car? 

1. Is a car not being driven by him? 

2. Does he not drive a car? 

3. Was he not driving a car? 

4. Is a car not been driven by him? 

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. Quipu, a type of knotted rope employed by the Incas of South America, served as a memory aid. 

B. Different colours were used to dye the strings. 

C. Yellow represented money while red stood for battle or warriors. 

D. Do you realise that five yellow knots represented five gold coins? 

1. ABCD 

2. ADBC 

3. BCAD 

4. BDAC 

Q.20 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Vendetta 

1. Vacillation 

2. Disagreement 

3. Dilemma 

4. Passion 

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 cornea, a transparent covering, and a spherical lens make up the eye's lens system, just like any other camera. The retina is a kind of ‘reusable film’. This is the (1)________ forimages. The size of the opening, the shape of the lens and the movements of the eye are all controlled by various sets of muscles. There are three things that happen when you look at an object: 

1. To fit on the retina, your eye's tiny ‘screen’, the image must be reduced in size. 

2. It is necessary to focus the scattered light at the retina's (2) ________.  3. To match the retina's curve, the image must be curved. The image is focused on the retina by the lens and cornea working (3) ________. When theeye is unable to focus the image onto the retina, the majority of vision problems occur. The cornea is reshaped during laser eye surgery, which alters the eye's focal point. The primary objective is to precisely focus the image on the retina, just like in an ordinary eye. The corneas of most people are either too long or too short. In the first scenario, corneal flattening is accomplished through laser eye surgery. The cornea is reshaped in the latter scenario by becoming rounder. This corneal tissue is amazing because it heals and rebonds immediately, (4) ________ the need for stitches. To make precise cuts as (5) ________ as a quarter micron in length, a laser beam is sharply focused. A laser can remove 0.5% of a human hair's width at once, and the typical human hair has a diameter of fifty microns! Although they are able to significantly improve their vision, many laser eye surgery patients never attain normal vision. 

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

1. reason 

2. justification 

3. foundation 

4. cause 

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

1. side 

2. lane 

3. surface 

4. top 

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

1. separately 

2. alone 

3. together 

4. consciously 

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

1. eliminating 

2. demonstrating 

3. abolishing 

4. destroying 

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

1. small 

2. high 

3. large 

4. Big