SSC CGL Quiz : English Language | 11-08-2023

Dear Readers,

As SSC  CGL  notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of quizzes are based on the latest pattern of the  SSC  CGL examination. Regular practice of the questions included in the quizzes will boost up your preparations and it will be very helpful in scoring good marks in the examination.

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

A sound that cannot be heard

A. Inedible

B. Inaudible

C. Illegible

D. Audible

Answer: B

2. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Computer crime have been in the news since the nineteen eighties.

A. has been in the news from

B. has been on the news since

C. has been in the news since

D. No substitution required

Answer: C

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

A glass container to keep fish

A. Aquarium

B. Atrium

C. Beaker

D. Vase

Answer: A

4. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

Trumpets are being blown by the soldiers to announce the victory.

A. The soldiers were blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.

B. The soldiers blow the trumpets to announce the victory.

C. The soldiers are blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.

D. The soldiers blew the trumpets to announce the victory

Answer: C

5-Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

It is good to take into account all the important factors before making a decision.

A. leave

B. select

C. control

D. consider

Answer: D

6. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

No sooner did / the child start crying / then the mother / hugged him.

A. No sooner did

B. then the mother

C. hugged him

D. the child start crying

Answer: B

7. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Camaraderie

A. Dislike

B. Amity

C. Companionship

D. Friendship

Answer: A

8. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Criticise

A. Disappoint

B. Forgive

C. Prevent

D. Praise

Answer: D

9. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

It is not worth / having the trouble / to write to him / as he never replies.

A. as he never replies

B. to write to him

C. It is not worth

D. having the trouble

Answer: D

10. Select the correctly spelt word.

A. Weird

B. Cansel

C. Recieive

D. Prepair

Answer: A