SSC CGL 12th April Shift 1 - English

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My older brother,/ which you’ll / meet later,/ is a dentist.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Rely

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To take after

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Hatred can be overcome by love.

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. However, when areas in Leh began to experience water shortages, life didn’t grind to a halt.
B. Ladakh is a cold desert with a low average annual rainfall.
C. Thus, glaciers have been the main source of water for the people.
D. This was because Chewang Norphel, a retired civil engineer came up with the idea of artificial glaciers.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Foul play

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He was / late / for school / and punished.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She hardly works on weekends, ______?

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
I wish I were listening to my parents.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Mother said, “Abhinav slipped while trying to board a bus.”

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
DUO

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.
It was a surprising / to receive the gift/ from my brother.

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.
The fisheries sector / have grown significantly / in the last one year.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My house / is more / spacious than / my sister.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Do you trust me?

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Paranoid

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Indifferent to pleasure and pain

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Appal

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

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

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

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

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