27. SSC CGL 2023

Exam Date 24/07/2023

Exam Time 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Section : English Comprehension

Q.1 Identify the sentence with correct spellings. 

1. There was not enough food in the beggar’s house. 

2. There was not enauf food in the beggar’s house. 

3. There was not enoufh food in the beggar’s house. 

4. There was not enouf food in the beggar’s house. 

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

One group of the club has raised an undigestible criticism against the manager. 

1. An undigestible criticism would have been raised by one group of the club against the manager. 

2. An undigestible criticism had been raised by one group of the club against the manager. 

3. An undigestible criticism has been raised by one group of the club against the manager. 

4. An undigestible criticism was being raised by one group of the club against the manager. 

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

In order to support countries with a concerted approach for an inclusive, and government-led assessment of post-disaster damages, losses, and recovery needs, as well as the development of a comprehensive recovery plan, the European Commission, the World Bank, and the United Nations adopted the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) process in 2008. 

1. complete 

2. sustainable 

3. clear 

4. restricted 

Q.4 Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

Vinay missed his flight but good luck came to him from bad circumstances as the flight crashed in the sea. 

1. it was a blessing and a curse 

2. it was a blessing in disguise 

3. it was counting his blessings 

4. it was a tinker’s curse 

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

The newspaper was read by me. 

1. I had read the newspaper. 

2. I read the newspaper. 

3. I will read the newspaper. 

4. I was reading the newspaper.

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

A formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples 

1. Charter 

2. Pact 

3. Concord 

4. Bond 

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

Crooked 

1. Admirable 

2. Twisted 

3. Toasted 

4. Taken 

Q.8 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. 

I play / cricket in / my childhood / with my sister. 

1. my childhood 

2. with my sister 

3. cricket in 

4. I play 

Q.9 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

A person whose age is between 70 and 79 years old 

1. Pensioner 

2. Septuagenarian 

3. Oldie 

4. Aged 

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

Dangerous 

The traffic police have released a safe advisory that driving without seat belts is risky, beneficial, and fearful for human life. 

1. Risky 

2. Released 

3. Safe 

4. Beneficial 

Q.11 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. 

The historians / are a great / asset to the/ field of academia. 

1. The histori 

2. asset to the 

3. are a great 

4. field of academia 

Q.12 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 

Announced 

1. Hid 

2. Declared 

3. Secret 

4. Estrange

Q.13 Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word from the given options. 

1. Weave 

2. Sieve 

3. Obssess 

4. Heave 

Q.14 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’. 

Delegates of the conflicting countries formally meet at a conference to ironing out their differences. 

1. to iron out 

2. No substitution 

3. to ironed 

4. for iron in 

Q.15 Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase. 

Many analysts are tipping stable, blue-chip companies to weather the storm. 

1. to deal with a situation without thinking 

2. to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed 

3. to deal with a simple situation without harming anyone else 

4. to deal with a simple situation without being harmed 

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

Earnestly 

1. Verbosely 

2. Ambiguously 

3. Wordily 

4. Sincerely

Q.17 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

Mosquitoes _________ if there is no water logging. 

1. will not breed 

2. breed 

3. will breed 

4. will have been breeding 

Q.18 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. We recognise some aspects of an SF narrative with the realities of this world and some elements are estranged from the reality so as to take us to an unreal world. 

B. Therefore, it is often suggested that ‘cognitive estrangement’ is a necessary means through which the SF is usually understood. 

C. Science Fiction is a genre which manifests in itself the use of scientific premises often in a fantastical manner in a narrative. 

D. It is highly seeped into the reality of this world. 

1. BCAD 

2. ADBC 

3. DACB 

4. CDBA 

Q.19 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

The Princess firmly held the ______ in her hands. 

1. reign 

2. rein 

3. ran 

4. rain 

Q.20 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 Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition. 

B. Olympic Games is an athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. 

C. Before the 1970s, the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateurstatus, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes. 

D. Currently, the Games are open to all, even the top professional athletes in basketball and football (soccer). 

1. BCDA 

2. BDCA 

3. CADB 

4. ABDC 

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. 

Any (1) ________that revolves around a planet is a satellite. Mother Earth has a natural satellite in the moon. The earth is circled by a lot of man-made or artificial satellites. In 1957, the Soviet Sputnik was the first to be (2) ________into space. There are currently a number of artificial satellites launched into space by various nations. These satellites make it possible for us to talk on the phone, watch television, predict the weather, map the various surfaces of the earth and learn more about the world in which we live. 

How does a satellite get started? It is typically launched into space by means of a rocket. After ascending into the thinner air layers above the earth, the satellite is released from the rocket. For a successful satellite launch, a rocket's speed is carefully calculated and controlled. Every object in space is pushed toward the earth's centre by gravity. The inertia of motion will propel the object into space if it has its own velocity of motion. When the orbital velocity is exactly right, these two opposing forces are balanced, causing the satellite to (3) ________ toward the earth while still hovering over its surface. A satellite is said to be in geo-stationary orbit when it completes one revolution around the earth in a 24-hour period; It doesn't change when compared to a point on the surface of the earth. These orbits are typically used by satellites for communication and weather. The camera on the weather satellites takes pictures and sends them back to Earth. These are helping aid in weather forecasting. Radio receivers and amplifiers on communication satellites can (4) ________ waves back at a frequency that is different from the one the satellite received. The beaming frequencies of satellites that are ‘parked’ too close to one another must not interfere with one another. Television signals can be transmitted from one location to other using broadcast satellites, and scientists can (5)________ scientific data from numerous satellites. 

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

1. body 

2. piece 

3. object 

4. being 

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

1. floated 

2. lobbed 

3. tossed 

4. launched 

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

1. move 

2. stir 

3. migrate 

4. jump 

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

1. deliver 

2. discharge 

3. locate 

4. send 

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

1. approach 

2. entry 

3. ingress 

4. Access