Other English · SSC CGL previous year questions

Select the correct option: The curator opted ___ displaying the artifact due to preservation concerns.

1. A.against
2. B.for
3. C.on
4. D.with

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The guards stood in pike formation along the causeway.

1. A.The angler pulled a large pike from the icy lake.
2. B.The rebel was punished by being placed on the pike.
3. C.The infantry pike split the enemy's front line.
4. D.The pike gleamed beside the veteran's armor.

Identify the misspelt word.

1. A.Vicereine
2. B.Floccinaucinihilipilification
3. C.Defenestrate
4. D.Quintessance

Select the correct option: Rare though the phenomenon is, it can occur ___ prolonged drought conditions.

1. A.towards
2. B.amid
3. C.among
4. D.under

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The choir began the introit at the priest's signal.

1. A.The child sang the introit during the intermission.
2. B.The introit was replaced by an organ improvisation.
3. C.The missal included Latin text for the introit.
4. D.The cantor rehearsed the Sunday introit.

Identify the misspelt word

1. A.Supersede
2. B.Perseverance
3. C.Priviledge
4. D.Assassinate

Select the correct option: Neither the principal investigator ___ the co-authors anticipated the backlash.

1. A.nor
2. B.or
3. C.and
4. D.nor did

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The prince's gules dominated the family coat of arms.

1. A.The tapestry featured gules and argent prominently.
2. B.The chef prepared a sauce of deep gules and cumin.
3. C.The gules border signified martial lineage.
4. D.The herald explained the symbolism of gules to visitors.

Select the correct option: So delicate ___ the negotiations that a single leak could derail them.

1. A.are
2. B.were
3. C.is
4. D.was

Select the correct option: Her interpretation was ___ than insightful; it bordered on the revelatory.

1. A.less
2. B.more
3. C.other
4. D.rather

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The historian referenced a bailey in Norman military architecture.

1. A.The shepherd gathered his sheep in the bailey.
2. B.The bailey was reinforced with wooden palisades.
3. C.The outer bailey surrounded the motte.
4. D.The king's guard patrolled the lower bailey.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. A.Necessary
2. B.Accommodate
3. C.Possession
4. D.Recieve

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. A.Accessibility
2. B.Apparatus
3. C.Aptitude
4. D.Atrocios

Identify from the given options the word which is similar in meaning to the following word: Munificent

1. A.Miserly
2. B.Malicious
3. C.Underappreciated
4. D.Magnanimous

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P) once said Q) a wise man R) that action speaks S) louder than words

1. A.SQPR
2. B.QSRP
3. C.PQRS
4. D.QPRS

Select the option that expresses the opposite meaning of the underlined word. In front of the big screen, this behaviour is generally considered taboo.

1. A.Prescription
2. B.Obedience
3. C.Promotion
4. D.Acceptable

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. Founding father / is / of / New Historicism / Greenbalt / considered / the.

1. A.Greenbelt is the founding father of New Historicism considered.
2. B.Greenbalt is considered the founding father of New Historicism.
3. C.The founding father of New Historicism is considered Greenbalt.
4. D.The founding father is considered Greenbalt of New Historicism.

Select the most appropriate option that can rectify the incorrectly spelt word in the following sentence. In our quest for power, we often fail to acknowlege the existence of other people.

1. A.acknowledge
2. B.accknowledge
3. C.acknowlede
4. D.acknowledje

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (A) to become severely seasick (B) a world tour, but he was (C) a nervous flyer and tended (D) he wanted to go on

1. A.DBCA
2. B.ADBC
3. C.CADB
4. D.BADC

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. A.Embarrass
2. B.Discipline
3. C.National
4. D.Convinient

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (a) one of the primary obstacles encountered (b) is the risk of sample contamination (c) during the analysis of controlled dangerous substance (CDS) (d) from improper handling and collecting methodologies (e) proof bloodstain patterns and DNA evidence

1. A.acebd
2. B.abcde
3. C.eacdb
4. D.aecdb

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P) achieve success Q) when you R) and polite S) stay humble

1. A.RQPS
2. B.PQRS
3. C.PRQS
4. D.SRQP

Select the correctly spelt word.

1. A.Exhileration
2. B.Exilaration
3. C.Exhillaration
4. D.Exhilaration

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (A) and was searching for them (B) the grandmother couldn’t find (C) all around the house (D) placed them on her head (E) her spectacles because she had

1. A.BADEC
2. B.CABED
3. C.BEDAC
4. D.ADBEC

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P: for a Q: exercise daily R: one must S: good body

1. A.PRSQ
2. B.PQRS
3. C.PRQS
4. D.RQPS