17. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 19/07/2023 

Exam Time 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM 

Section : English Comprehension 

Q.1 Select the most appropriate word which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word. 

One should follow the role models in life. 

1. Admire 

2. Emulate 

3. Reward 

4. Cherish 

Q.2 Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error. 

The Dutta company has not being making new school bags since the lockdown commenced. 

1. since 

2. commenced 

3. has not 

4. being 

Q.3 Identify the idiom/phrase that can best substitute the underlined segment. 

I’m going to be in trouble if I don’t submit my homework to the teacher. 

1. the lion’s share 

2. off base 

3. a devil’s advocate 

4. up the creek 

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

Partial 

1. Doubtful 

2. Unjust 

3. Prejudiced 

4. Unbiased 

Q.5 Select the option that express the given sentence in active voice. 

The article had not been posted by Mr. Gupta. 

1. Mr. Gupta still had not posted the article 

2. Mr. Gupta had not posted the article. 

3. Mr. Gupta has not posted the article. 

4. Mr. Gupta have not been posted the article. 

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

Trivial issues have always interested our boss. 

1. Common 

2. Hopeful 

3. Significant 

4. Fierce 

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

A person who enjoys doing dangerous things, in a way that other people may think is stupid. 

1. Gallant 

2. Daredevil 

3. Lunatic 

4. Cavalier 

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

It was due to treacherous leaders that he decided to leave the party. 

1. Disloyal 

2. Devoted 

3. Transient 

4. Ravenous 

Q.9 Select the sentence that is free from spelling errors. 

1. One needs to abide by certain instructions in every socity. 

2. One needs to abide by certain instructiones in every society. 

3. One needs to adide by certain instructions in every society. 

4. One needs to abide by certain instructions in every society. 

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

To abate her listlessness, she went for a long walk in the country. 

1. subside 

2. sustain 

3. increase 

4. lessen 

Q.11 Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error. 

Most hobbies are to some extent constructive, but that they may be useful is of secondary significance, and that they may be lucreative is a minor consideration. 

1. consideration 

2. significance 

3. lucreative 

4. constructive 

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

The doctor _________ two tablets per day. 

1. ordered 

2. advised 

3. prescribed 

4. proposed 

Q.13 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given phrase. 

Forsaken or neglected child who has no home and spends most of his/her time on the streets 

1. Waif 

2. Vulnerable 

3. Fugitive 

4. Miscreant 

Q.14 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. So the problems of India should not be viewed as the failure of this great nation. 

B. The uniqueness of this nation lies in its unity in diversity due to which there are problems here and there at times. 

C. India, a very large country with many religions, many mini-cultures and many languages, has been achieving success in all fields. 

D. But even small countries with monolithic societies have more problems than this second largest country. 

1. CADB 

2. DBAC 

3. CBDA 

4. BDAC 

Q.15 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 olive tree grows slowly yet lives a long time. 

B. The normal lifespan of an olive tree is 300-400 years, but olive trees as ancient as 3000 years have been discovered. 

C. The olive is a well-known Mediterranean-native evergreen tree whose fruit and oil are used in cuisine and cooking. 

D. As a result, the olive tree is known as the ‘immortal tree’ in mythology and botany. 

1. CDAB 

2. ABCD 

3. DBCA 

4. CABD

Q.16 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

Govind is improving his communication skills with a view to become a journalist. 

1. becoming 

2. achieving 

3. making 

4. form into 

Q.17 The following sentence has been divided into three segments, A, B, C. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the segment that contains the error, from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. 

It was (A) / by a chance (B) / he saw a movie in a theatre (C). 

1. A 

2. No error 

3. B 

4. C 

Q.18 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the capitalised word in the given sentence. 

Taking a BRISK walk can often induce a feeling of well-being. 

1. Late night 

2. Slow 

3. Quick 

4. Dusky 

Q.19 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Go back to the drawing board 

1. Mediate a task 

2. Leave a work unfinished 

3. Accomplish a task 

4. Start over 

Q.20 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

The ruler of the community had already passed a decree against that decision. 

1. A decree had already been passed by the ruler of the community against that decision. 

2. A decree was already passed by the ruler of the community against that decision. 

3. A decree was already being passed by the ruler of the community against that decision. 

4. A decree had already passed by the ruler of the community against that decision. 

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. 

When he was in college, a famous poet made a useful distinction for him. He had drunk (1)_______ in the poet's company to be compelled to describe to him a poem he was (2) _______ of. It would be a monologue of sorts, the self-contemplation of a student on a summer afternoon who is reading Euphuise. The poem itself would be a subtle (3) _______ of euphuisms, translating the heat, the day, the student's concerns, into symmetrical posies; translating even his (4) _______ and boredom with that famously foolish book into a euphuism. The poet nodded his big head in a sympathetic, rhythmic way as this was (5) _______ to him,then told him that there are two kinds of poems. There is the kind you write; there is the kind you talk about in bars. Both kinds have value and both are poems; but it's fatal to confuse them. 

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

1. far 

2. enough 

3. since 

4. many 

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

1. straying 

2. drying 

3. thinking 

4. marking 

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

1. credits 

2. series 

3. races 

4. plains 

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

1. weightage 

2. stay 

3. haven 

4. contempt 

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

1. theorised 

2. explained 

3. raised 

4. Sprang