Dear Students, SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam will be held from 1st August 2017 to 20 August 2017. You need to practice a lot in order to achieve 40+ marks in the English Section. We are providing quizzes which include sentence improvement, error detection, idioms, one-word substitution, reading comprehension, vocabulary related questions etc. we have also provided study notes on English for SSC CGL 2017 Exam. Practice all these questions, if any doubt, post your queries in the comment section, we will answer surely.
Q1. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
DECIMATED
(a) CAPTURED
(b) DESTROYED
(c) ECSTASY
(d) WORRIED
Q2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
INVINCIBLE
(a) IMPREGNABLE
(b) OMNIPRESENT
(c) POWERLESS
(d) POTENT
Q3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
(a) Diarrhoea
(b) Diarhea
(c) Diarhea
(d) Diarrohea
Directions (4-6): In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
Q4. It took her a long time(A)/to get off (B)/the death of her husband. (C)/No Error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q5. It is best(A)/ to be silent(B)/ than to speak in anger. (C)/No Error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Q6. His father is disgusted(A)/against him for his(B)/addiction to drink. (C)/No Error(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Directions (7-9): The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Q7. The aim of a Peace Council is ________ rather than cure.
(a) salvation
(b) preservation
(c) maintenance
(d) cultivation
Q8. He gives everyone _________ the class opportunities for practice.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) of
(d) on
Q9. Harish soon gained _________ in English.
(a) provincialism
(b) proficiency
(c) efficiency
(d) eminency
Directions (10-12): In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Q10. Beggar description
(a) Cannot be described
(b) Something described by a beggar
(c) A poor account of something
(d) A description of a beggar
Q11. Drag one's feet
(a) Make something more complicated
(b) Expedite
(c) Be reluctant to act
(d) Stop working
Q12. Hope against hope
(a) Think wishfully from time to time
(b) Hoped with good reason
(c) Nurture an impossible hope
(d) Pretend to hope
Directions (13-15): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Q13. Lack of skill
(a) Inertness
(b) Insistence
(c) Ineptness
(d) Insolence
Q14. Stick with a thick end used in a mortar for pounding
(a) Thistle
(b) Stifle
(c) Scepter
(d) Pestle
Q15. An act when people vote in order to make a decision about a particular subject or policy rather than voting for a person
(a) Election
(b) Exit–poll
(c) By–election
(d) Referendum
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