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English Questions for SSC CGL

Directions (1-10): In this section a number of sentences are given. Each sentence has four parts. Read each sentence and find out whether there is any error. If you find an error in any one of the parts, indicate your response. 

Q1. Everybody among the guests were enjoying drinking, When the theft took place. 
(a) Everybody among the guests 
(b) were enjoying drinking. 
(c) When the theft took place. 
(d) No error

Q2. English is one of those subjects that are generally found difficult by Indian students. 
(a) English is one of those subjects 
(b) that are generally found difficult 
(c) by Indian students. 
(d) No error

Q3. Of the two wild beasts, this one seems the most ferocious. 
(a) Of the two wild beasts, 
(b) this one seems 
(c) the most ferocious. 
(d) No error

Q4. Mehta is one of the richest men that has ever lived in this part of the country. 
(a) Mehta is one of the richest men 
(b) that has ever lived 
(c) in this part of the country.
(d) No error

Q5. When on duty, she is always wearing a white saree with  a blue border. 
(a) When on duty, 
(b) she is always wearing 
(c) a white saree with  a blue border.
(d) No error

Q6. It has been raining hard since yesterday morning. Hasn’t it?
(a) It has been raining hard 
(b) since yesterday morning. 
(c) Hasn’t it?
(d) No error

Q7. The lawyer was told that the judge would like to talk with the convicted criminal.
(a) The lawyer was told that
(b) the judge would like to talk with 
(c) the convicted criminal.
(d) No error

Q8. The people gathered together to think out the problem which was too serious to be neglected.
(a) The people gathered together 
(b) to think out the problem 
(c) which was too serious to be neglected.
(d) No error

Q9. He spoke for such long time that people began to fall asleep in the seminar hall itself.
(a) He spoke for such long time that 
(b) people began to fall asleep 
(c) in the seminar hall itself.
(d) No error
Q10. Nobody can be termed a complete man having no knowledge of what science has to teach.
(a) Nobody can be termed a complete man 
(b) having no knowledge of 
(c) what science has to teach.
(d) No error














Solutions

1.B
2.D
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.D
7.B
8.B
9.A
10.B