23. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 21/07/2023 

Exam Time 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM 

Section : English Comprehension

Q.1 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. 

Binay said that / he is coming / from / his village, Jaygarh. 

1. Binay said that 

2. his village, Jaygarh 

3. he is coming 

4. from 

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

After my first visit to Boston, I spent almost every winter in the North. Once I went on a visit to a New England village with its frozen lakes and vast snow fields. 

1. minimal 

2. extensive 

3. shallow 

4. solid 

Q.3 Identify the option that defines the homonyms ‘gate’ and ‘gait’ most appropriately. 

1. Gate means general agreement on tariff and excise, and gait means a person’s manner of talking. 

2. Gate means a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall or fence, and gait means a cloth or leather leg covering reaching from the instep to above the ankle or to the mid-calf or knee. 

3. Gate means to achieve or receive, and gait means a person’s manner of walking. 

4. Gate means a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence or hedge, and gait means a person’s manner of walking. 

Q.4 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. It was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber. 

B. And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goat herd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be. 

C. The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters. 

D. His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence. 

1. ACDB 

2. ADCB 

3. CDBA 

4. CBDA 

Q.5 Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. 

During the summer of 1893, Miss Sullivan and I visited the World's Fair with Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. I recall with unmixed delight those days when a thousand childish fancies became beautiful realities. 

1. dismay 

2. memory 

3. enchant 

4. emotion 

Q.6 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

A perfect storm 

1. The worst possible situation 

2. Healing from trauma 

3. Pretty good judgement 

4. Appropriate for all occasions 

Q.7 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. 

Wedding invitations will be sent by them. 

1. He will be send wedding invitations. 

2. They will send wedding invitations. 

3. He will sent wedding invitations. 

4. They will be sent wedding invitations. 

Q.8 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’. 

My friend is owing an expensive cell phone. 

1. owns an expensive cell phone. 

2. No substitution 

3. is own an expensive cell phone 

4. own an expensive cell phone 

Q.9 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

Hardly we had boarded the train when it started to move. 

1. will we boarded 

2. had we boarded 

3. we are boarded 

4. is we boarded 

Q.10 Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. 

She was waiting for a opportunity to start her own business. 

1. She was waiting 

2. own business 

3. to start her 

4. for a opportunity 

Q.11 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Absorbed 

1. Soaked 

2. Restored 

3. Preoccupied 

4. Replaced 

Q.12 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Allmost 

2. Nozzle 

3. Treble 

4. Moisture 

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

Her room looks very messy. 

1. Organised 

2. Untidy 

3. Disordered 

4. Chaotic 

Q.14 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

He has not committed the crime. 

1. The crime has not been committed by him. 

2. The crime have not been committed by him. 

3. The crime was not committed by him. 

4. The crime have not being committed by him. 

Q.15 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Genial 

1. Despondent 

2. Optimistic 

3. Positive 

4. Cheerful 

Q.16 Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error. 

If more is desired than the instantanious impact on the mind, the advertising value of the poster falls sharply, within limits of outdoor publicity, however it is at present unchallenged. 

1. unchallenged 

2. advertising 

3. instantanious 

4. desired 

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. In 1944, he was honoured by King George VI with a Knighthood and became Sir Alexander Fleming. 

B. On receiving this great honour, Fleming said in his usual modest way, “Wherever I go, people thank me for saving their lives. I didn’t do anything; I just found a remedy that was there.” 

C. Fleming became famous overnight and was regarded as one of the most distinguished scientists of his time. 

D. The next year, he and his fellow bacteriologists, whose combined efforts had led to the great discovery, were honoured with a joint Nobel Prize. 

1. CADB 

2. BCDA 

3. DBCA 

4. ADBC 

Q.18 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

The place that a person treats as his permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with 

1. Domicile 

2. Oasis 

3. Embankment 

4. Resort 

Q.19 Select the sentence that has the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Bad blood 

1. The doctor dropped the bad news to Ravi as he was suffering from a serious disease. 

2. The gangster had some bitter relations with a local activist so he warned him to stay out of his business. 

3. She is so scared of cockroaches that she fainted when she saw them crawling near her foot. 

4. Sushant always gets in trouble for telling lies but he never learns anything. 

Q.20 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

The players distributed the reward between themselves 

1. among themselves 

2. between their selves 

3. amongst their self 

4. between them

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 basic elements of computers that (1)________ our world are explained in an interactive manner. The book has a (2)________ approach of colourful and creative picture-based activities. The puzzles, activities and mazes (3)________ the students to develop critical thinking, logical and motor skills. After every lesson, (4)________ exercises are incorporated to (5)________ the conceptual understanding of the students. 

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

1. negate 

2. empowers 

3. empower 

4. negates 

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

1. trivial 

2. difficult 

3. complex 

4. unique 

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

1. had helped 

2. helped 

3. helps 

4. help 

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

1. superficial 

2. brainstorming 

3. baffling 

4. irrational 

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

1. evolving 

2. evolution 

3. evolve 

4. Evolved