English Questions asked in SSC CGL 2018-2019 TIER I,shift 1 and shift 2 held on 4th June 2019 combined.

English Questions asked in SSC CGL 2018-2019 TIER I,shift 1 and shift 2 held on 4th June 2019 combined. 

Q. 1 Select the synonym of the given word.
COERCE
1. cajole
2. pressurize
3. enchant
4. leave 

Solution  :  pressurize

 Q.2 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. An environmental group performed a necropsy on the animal and found about 40 kilograms of plastic, including grocery bags and rice sacks.
B. A 4.7-metre long whale died on Saturday in Phillipines where it was stranded a day earlier.
C. "It's very disgusting and heartbreaking," he said. "We've done necropsies on 61 dolphins and whales in the last 10 years and this is one of the biggest amounts of plastic we've seen."
D. "The animal died from starvation and was unable to eat because of the trash filling its stomach," said Darrell Blatchley, Director of D' Bone Collector Museum Inc..
1. BACD
2. ABCD
3. DABC
4. BADC

Solution  :  BADC

 Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. If you park your car here, the traffic police has fined you.
1. fine you
2. will fine you
3. fined you
4. No improvement

Solution  : will fine you

Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
At daggers drawn
1. deceiving somebody
2. bitterly hostile
3. without hope
4. friendly with each other

Solution  :bitterly hostile

Q.5 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Around sixty bands in colourful ______ took part in the Notting Hill Carnival.
1. clothings
2. apparels
3. costumes
4. dressing

Solution  : costumes

Q.6 Select the antonym of the given word.
SCARCE
1. plentiful
2. few
3. seldom
4. scanty

Solution  : plentiful

Q.7 Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Every passing vehicle was being thoroughly checked by the guards.
1. The guards have thoroughly checked every passing vehicle.
2. Every passing vehicle were thoroughly checking the guards.
3. The guards were thoroughly checking every passing vehicle.
4. The guards have been thoroughly checking every passing vehicle.

Solution  :The guards were thoroughly checking every passing vehicle.

Q.8 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
We had to decline several orders in case that the production was held up due to labour strike.
1. the production was held up
2. due to labour strike
3. We had to decline
4. in case that

Solution  :in case that

Q.9 Select the word which methe same as the group of words given.
A student who idly or without excuse absents himself/hersef from school
1. vagrant
2. truant
3. itinerant
4. migrant

Solution  :truant

Q.10 Select the wrongly spelt word.
1. expire
2. explicit
3. explode
4. exploite

Solution  :exploite

Q.11 Select the wrongly spelt word.
1. career
2. callous
3. calander
4. carriage

Solution  : calander

Q.12 Select the word which methe same as the group of words given.
A person, animal or plant much below the usual height
1. witch
2. dwarf
3. wizard
4. creature

Solution  : dwarf

Q.13 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. The cafe's owner says he's interested in conservation, and hopes customers will realise the animals are worth saving, even though they often have a bad reputation.
B. None of them are venomous, meaning customers can get up close and personal with the reptiles.
C. Here you sip your drink in the company of 35 snakes.
D. This cafe, which has just opened in Tokyo, is not for the faint-hearted.
1. DCBA
2. ABDC
3. DBCA
4. ABCD

Solution  : DCBA

Q.14 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Cyclone Idai killed at least 157 people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique although it tore across Southern Africa.
1. although
2. at least 157 people
3. Cyclone Idai killed
4. it tore across

Solution  : although

Q.15 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
The workers of this textile factory demand higher wages for a long time.
1. demanded higher wages
2. has demanded higher wages
3. No improvement
4. have been demanding higher wages

Solution  :have been demanding higher wages

Q.16 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
1. that
2. these
3. this
4. those

Solution  :those

Q.17 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
1. the
2. one
3. an
4. a

Solution  : a

Q.18 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
1. likely
2. alike
3. similarly
4. same

Solution  : alike

Q.19 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
1. mistakes
2. blunder
3. oversight
4. guffaws

Solution  : mistakes

Q.20 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
1. signifying
2. particular
3. meticulous
4. important

Solution  :particular

Q.21 Select the synonym of the given word.
CHRONIC
1. common
2. persistent
3. temporary
4. ordinary

Solution  : persistent

Q.22 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Do not buy medicines without the doctor's prescription.
1. Medicines should not be bought without the doctor's prescription.
2. Medicines need not be bought without the doctor's prescription
3. Medicines might not be bought without the doctor's prescription
4. Medicines could not be bought without the doctor's prescription

Solution  :Medicines should not be bought without the doctor's prescription.

Q.23 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
His company has the ______ of producing the best cricket balls in the country.
1. brand
2. position
3. reputation
4. opinion

Solution  : reputation

Q.24 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To play ducks and drakes
1. to use recklessly
2. to act cleverly
3. to change places
4. to be friendly

Solution  : to use recklessly

Q.25 Select the antonym of the given word.
EXPANSION
1. augmentation
2. extension
3. compression
4. inflation

Solution  : extension

Q.1 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
There is hope that better forestry management will help in the ______ of the wild life that is constantly facing threat because of increasing human activities. 
1. salvation
2. supervision
3. guarding
4. conservation

Solution  : conservation

Q.2 Select the antonym of the given word.
AGONY
1. misery
2. distress
3. anxiety
4. comfort

Solution  :  comfort

Q.3 Select the word which methe same as the group of words given. an enclosure to keep the birds in
1. aviary
2. apiary
3. stable
4. sanctuary

Solution  :  aviary

Q.4 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
1. along
2. about
3. against
4. among

Solution  : among

Q.5 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.

1. told
2. said
3. advised
4. clarified

Solution  : said

Q.6 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
1. utmost
2. nearby
3. exact
4. almost

Solution  : almost
 

Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
1. different
2. differential
3. differed
4. differ

Solution  :different

Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
1. bird
2. birds
3. animal
4. pigeons

Solution  : bird

Q.9 Select the wrongly spelt word.
1. controversial
2. conquer
3. cooperation
4. contamporary

Solution  : contamporary

Q.10 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. Around 600 million of them live in areas of high to extreme water stress.
B. India is suffering from the worst water crisis, with one billion people living in water scarcity.
C. This is even more than that of China and US combined.
D. The reason is that at 24 per cent, India uses the most groundwater drawn out globally.
1. BADC
2. BDAC
3. ADCB
4. ACBD

Solution  :BADC

Q.11 Select the word which methe same as the group of words given.
An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased
1. pillar
2. epitaph
3. basilica
4. slab

Solution  : epitaph

Q.12 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. pull yourself together
1. go to sleep
2. try to understand
3. do a good job
4. calm down

Solution  :calm down

Q.13 Select the wrongly spelt word.
1. expereince
2. explain
3. expire
4. except

Solution  :expereince

Q.14 Select the antonym of the given word.
EMINENT
1. distinguished
2. exalted
3. impressive
4. inconspicuous

Solution  :inconspicuous

Q.15 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Cyclone Idai is regarded as one of the worst tropical cyclone on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere as a whole.
1. Cyclone Idai is regarded
2. as a whole
3. to affect Africa
4. the worst tropical cyclone

Solution  : the worst tropical cyclone

Q.16 Select the synonym of the given word.
INDELIBLE
1. illegal
2. ineffective
3. inerasable
4. illegible

Solution  :inerasable

Q.17 Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Their children were brought up with great care.
1. They brought up their children with great care.
2. Their children brought them up with great care.
3. They have been bringing up their children with great care.
4. They had brought up their children with great care.

Solution  :They brought up their children with great care.

Q.18 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The burning of the effigy of Ravana on Dussehra ______ the burning of all evils.
1. epitomizes
2. personifies
3. intensifies
4. symbolizes

Solution  :symbolizes

Q.19 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
I try to solve this problem at least for two hours.
1. have been trying to solve
2. tried to be solving
3. am try to solve
4. No improvement

Solution  : have been trying to solve

Q.20 Select the correct passive form of the given​​​​​​​ sentence. At night, lock the outer gate.
1. The outer gate is locked at night.
2. The outer gate be locked at night.
3. The outer gate is requested to be locked at night.
4. Let the outer gate be locked at night.

Solution  :  Let the outer gate be locked at night

Q.21 Select the most appropriate meaning of​​​​​​​ the given idiom. give someone the cold shoulder
1. do something pointless
2. ignore someone
3. pamper someone
4. give away a secret

Solution  : ignore someone

Q.22 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. Every employee of the company were given a two bedroom flat as Diwali bonus.
1. were given
2. Every employee
3. as Diwali bonus
4. a two bedroom flat

Solution  : were given

Q.23 Select the synonym of the given word. 
TRIUMPH
1. peace
2. attack
3. fight
4. victory

Solution  :victory

Q.24 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Mango, the so-called "king of fruits", is something of a national obsession in India.
B. There was a bumper crop of mangoes in different states.
C. It resulted in prices coming down and sales going up – much to the delight of buyers and sellers alike.
D. 2017 proved to be a very good year for mango lovers.
1. CADB
2. CDAB
3. ADCB
4. ADBC

Solution  :ADBC

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement. If you listen to the English news, it improve your English.
1. No improvement
2. it will improve
3. it improved
4. it is improving

Solution  :it will improve