Voice & Narration · SSC CGL previous year questions

Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice: The car was repaired by the mechanic.

1. A.The mechanic is repairing the car.
2. B.The mechanic repairs the car.
3. C.The mechanic has repaired the car.
4. D.The mechanic repaired the car.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice: Each candidate was making tall promises.

1. A.Tall promises will be made by each candidate.
2. B.Tall promises are being made by each candidate.
3. C.Tall promises are made by each candidate.
4. D.Tall promises were being made by each candidate.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. He must deliver pizza.

1. A.Pizza can be delivered by him.
2. B.Pizza must be delivered by him.
3. C.Pizza has to be delivered by him.
4. D.Pizza have to be delivered by him.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The letter was being typed by the secretary when the phone rang.

1. A.The secretary will type the letter when the phone rings.
2. B.The secretary is typing the letter when the phone rings.
3. C.The secretary was typing the letter when the phone rang.
4. D.The secretary types the letter when the phone rings.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The contract was grabbed by the biggest telecom company in India.

1. A.The biggest telecom company in India grabs the contract.
2. B.The biggest telecom company in India grabbed the contract.
3. C.The biggest telecom company in India will grab the contract.
4. D.The biggest telecom company in India has grabbed the contract.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. By whom was grammar taught to you?

1. A.You were taught grammar by whom?
2. B.Who taught you grammar?
3. C.Who had taught you grammar?
4. D.Did he teach you grammar?

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 third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017- 2031, underlying India’s plan for wildlife conservation, was unveiled (1)______ the Global Wildlife Programme conference. The plan recognises (2)________ addresses concerns pertaining to climate changes and its impact on wildlife . The plan details the importance of ecosystems for food production, health and other aspects of (3)______ survival and sustainable development. It also emphasises preservation of genetic (4)_______ and sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystems which has direct bearing on our scientific advancements and support to millions of rural communities. The plan underscores rehabilitation of threatened wildlife species (5)_______ inland aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems while conserving their habitats. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

1. A.for
2. B.at
3. C.to
4. D.in

Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice. The letter will be delivered by the postman tomorrow.

1. A.The postman delivered the letter tomorrow.
2. B.The postman will deliver the letter tomorrow.
3. C.The postman will have delivered the letter tomorrow.
4. D.The postman will be delivering the letter tomorrow.

Select the option that correctly expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The shareholders will elect him a director.

1. A.The shareholders have elected him a director.
2. B.He will be elected as director by the shareholders.
3. C.The shareholders elected him a director.
4. D.He will be elected a director.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice: Historians tell us how this country was divided into three.

1. A.We have been told by historians how this country was divided into three.
2. B.We are told by historians how this country divided into three.
3. C.We are told by historians how this country was divided into three.
4. D.We are told by historians how this country has been divided into three.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice: The company will launch the new product next month, and they are already promoting it through various marketing channels.

1. A.The new product were been launched by the company next month, and it already was promoting through various marketing channels.
2. B.The new product will have been launched by the company next month, and it was already being promoted through various marketing channels.
3. C.The new product will be launched by the company next month, and it is already being promoted through various marketing channels.
4. D.The new product was launched by the company next month, and it is already promoted through various marketing channels.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice: "The painting was admired by art enthusiasts from around the world."

1. A.Art enthusiasts from around the world have admired the painting.
2. B.Art enthusiasts from around the world admired the painting.
3. C.The painting was being admired by art enthusiasts from around the world.
4. D.The painting has been admired by art enthusiasts from around the world.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice: "He will be made President by the people."

1. A.He will be made President by the people.
2. B.By the people, he shall be made the President.
3. C.The people will make him President.
4. D.People will be making him the President.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Were the cakes being baked by them?

1. A.Were they baking the cakes?
2. B.Did the cakes baked by them?
3. C.Were they baking the cake?
4. D.Was cakes being baked by them?

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The tour guide always answers the visitors' questions.

1. A.The visitors' question was always answered by the tour guide.
2. B.The visitors' questions are answered by the tour guide always.
3. C.The visitors' questions are always answered by the tour guide.
4. D.The visitors' questions are answered always by the tour guide.

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 1995 World Summit for Social Development had also emphasised the pivotal role of women in eradicating poverty and mending the social fabric. B. Women are rational in approach, careful in handling situations and want to do things as best as possible. C. The Fourth World Conference of Women held in Beijing in September 1995 had emphasised that no enduring solution of society’s most threatening social, economic and political problems could be found without the participation and empowerment of the women. D. Today’s woman is a highly self-directed person, alive to the sense of her dignity and the importance of her functions in the private domestic domain and the public domain of the world of work.

1. A.ABDC
2. B.DBCA
3. C.DBAC
4. D.BCAD

Describe how you will tell your parents that Suraj is loved by Siva in active voice.

1. A.Siva is been loving Suraj.
2. B.Suraj loved Siva.
3. C.Siva loves Suraj.
4. D.Siva were loving Suraj.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The French had regarded the scholar as a usurper.

1. A.The scholar was being regarded as a usurper by the French.
2. B.The scholar has been regarded as a usurper by the French.
3. C.The scholar was regarded as a usurper by the French.
4. D.The scholar had been regarded as a usurper by the French.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The teacher is explaining the lesson.

1. A.The lesson explained the teacher.
2. B.The teacher explained the lesson.
3. C.The lesson is being explained by the teacher.
4. D.The lesson was explained by the teacher.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They are hitting the ball.

1. A.The ball has been hit by them.
2. B.The ball is being hitten by them.
3. C.The ball is hit by them.
4. D.The ball is being hit by them.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The growing population of India will have been controlled by the Indian government by 2040.

1. A.By 2040, the Indian population will have continued to grow uncontrollably
2. B.By 2040, the Indian government will have controlled the growing population of India.
3. C.By 2040, the Indian government is successfully controlling the growing population of India.
4. D.The Indian population will have stabilised by 2022.

Identify how will you say that "The doctor treated the victims of the violence very carefully", in the passive voice.

1. A.The doctor was very careful while providing treatment to the victims
2. B.The doctor's care was shown to the victims of the violence
3. C.The victims of the violence were treated very carefully by the doctor
4. D.The victims were treated attentively by the doctor

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The painting was not made by you.

1. A.You should not make the painting.
2. B.You does not make the painting.
3. C.You did not make the painting.
4. D.You do not make the painting.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. He was praised by his father.

1. A.His father has praised him.
2. B.His father praises him.
3. C.His father had praised him.
4. D.His father praised him.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Does she prepare the lesson?

1. A.Do she prepare the lesson?
2. B.Is the lesson prepared by her?
3. C.Is she preparing the lesson?
4. D.Is the lesson being prepared by her?