28. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 24/07/2023 

Exam Time 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM 

Section : English Comprehension 

Q.1 Select the correct idiom to replace the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

Harry always speaks his eye but he is not always very diplomatic! 

1. speaks his mind 

2. speaks his tongue 

3. listens his ear 

4. reads his heart

Q.2 Select the grammatically correct sentence. 

1. The warrior was waiting for the right time to attack the lion hiding in the cave. 

2. The warrior was waiting for an right time to attack the lion hiding in a cave. 

3. An warrior was waiting for a right time to attack the lion hiding in the cave. 

4. The warrior was waiting for a right time to attack an lion hiding in the cave. 

Q.3 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 

You can always dependent on me. 

1. depend on me 

2. depend for me 

3. depend at me 

4. depend over me 

Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence. 

We have always been told retaliation is not the key to resolving problems. 

1. revenge 

2. outcome 

3. pamper 

4. realisation 

Q.5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 

The room was very_______ . 

1. quilt 

2. quit 

3. quite 

4. quiet

Q.6 Select the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word in the given sentence. 

The hot sun enervated the labourer to the extent that he collapsed. 

1. energise 

2. weaken 

3. alleviate 

4. elevate 

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

Exuberance 

1. Laziness 

2. Impartiality 

3. Sympathy 

4. Vibrancy 

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) There is a general belief that these medicines heal ailments safely. 

B) The ‘safe healing’ is actually that which doesn’t have any side effects. 

C) Positive healing without any unwanted effect on the body drives the trend. 

D) Herbal medicines are a new trend these days. 

1. ACDB 

2. DABC 

3. ADCB 

4. DACB 

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

Willing to take risks and try new ideas. 

1. Adventurous 

2. Mythical 

3. Resolute 

4. Desperate 

Q.10 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. I would attach as many as four of them to a crosspiece, rotably arranged on a thin spindle, and transmit the motion of the same to a large disc and so derive considerable ‘power’. 

B. In my next attempt I seem to have acted under the first instinctive impulse which later dominated me – to harness the energies of nature to the service of man. 

C. These creatures were remarkably efficient, for once they were started they had no sense to stop and continued whirling for hours and hours and the hotter it was the harder they worked. 

D. I did this through the medium of May-bugs – or June-bugs as they are called in America – which were a veritable pest in that country and sometimes broke the branches of trees by the sheer weight of their bodies. 

1. DACB 

2. BDAC 

3. BACD 

4. ACBD 

Q.11 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. Those verses are collectively known as the Bhagavadgita. 

B. His hesitation before the battle against his family became the occasion for his friend and charioteer, Lord Krishna, to deliver a discourse on dharma. 

C. Arjuna was one of the five Pandava brothers, who are the heroes of the Indian epic, the ‘Mahabharata’. 

D. He was the son of the god Indra and was famous for his archery. 

1. CDBA 

2. DCBA 

3. BADC 

4. ABDC 

Q.12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. 

The lizard's light brown skin acts as camouflage in the desert sand. 

1. reveal 

2. mask 

3. clothed 

4. vanishing 

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

Pass the buck 

1. Trying to calm down 

2. Blaming another person 

3. Saying something unpleasant 

4. Providing essential services 

Q.14 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Imprint 

2. Hoarse 

3. Precious 

4. Visious 

Q.15 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

Authorities denied his simple request. 

1. His simple request has been denied by authorities. 

2. His simple request was denied by authorities. 

3. His simple request is denied by authorities. 

4. His simple request had been denied by authorities. 

Q.16 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 

Rakesh will win the lottery. 

1. The lottery was won by Rakesh. 

2. The lottery is won by Rakesh. 

3. The lottery will be won by Rakesh. 

4. The lottery will have won by Rakesh. 

Q.17 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

To move or travel back and forth frequently 

1. Rupture 

2. Foster 

3. Shuttle 

4. Grapple 

Q.18 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

1. Brief 

2. Entrance 

3. Thunder 

4. Statinary 

Q.19 Select the most appropriate phrasal verb to fill in the blank. 

The details were _________ from one person to the other within no time. 

1. passed in 

2. passed out 

3. passed down 

4. passed away 

Q.20 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. 

My complaint is that the gardener dozes off during work. 

1. Demur 

2. Praise 

3. Carp 

4. Challenge 

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 structure of human psyche, as postulated by Sigmund Freud, (1)___________ of the ego, the super ego, and the id. The ego forms the part of our conscious mind which we work with and are most (2)______ of. The super ego forms our conscience in the form of the unconscious and works on the (3)_________ of social and cultural influences. The id represents our subconscious which contains all (4)________ thoughts, desires, and dreams. Dreams work as a free pathway into the subconscious, which is an inaccessible zone in general. It can also contain (5)_________ scenes or images that apparently have no relation to anything related to the person. 

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. 

1. grapples 

2. desires 

3. consists 

4. lacks 

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. 

1. resistant 

2. dependent 

3. aware 

4. afraid 

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. 

1. counter 

2. basis 

3. understanding 

4. love 

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. 

1. repressed 

2. heavy 

3. sanctioned 

4. legal 

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. 

1. parallel 

2. constricted 

3. bizarre 

4. Concurrent