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Previous Years English Questions For SSC CGL And SSC CPO Exam 2018

Directions (1-2): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Q1. Tarun agreed (from me) on that point.
(a) to me
(b) at me
(c) with me
(d) No improvement

Q2. Raja (not only passed and won) a scholarship.
(a) not passed but won
(b) not only passed but also won
(c) not only passed and also won
(d) No improvement

Directions (3-4): In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out of which part of a sentence has an error and choose corresponding to the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error choose corresponding to 'No Error’.

Q3. The economic depression is looming large not only over the first­world countries but also over the third­world countries.
(a) the economic depression is
(b) looming large not only over
(c) but also over the third­world countries
(d) No Error

Q4. By the time the corn was harvested, the grass seed covered the ground almost entirely.
(a) by the time
(b) the corn was harvested
(c) the grass seed covered the ground
(d) No Error

Directions (5-6): Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of Idiom/Phrase.

Q5. Swept under the rug
(a) blown out of proportion
(b) heavily publicized
(c) forgotten by the people easily
(d) concealed from others

Q6. With a fine­tooth comb.
(a) carelessly
(b) hastily
(c) carefully
(d) unnecessarily

Directions (7-8): Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

Q7.
(a) conscientious
(b) conscientitious
(c) consciencetous
(d) concientitious

Q8.
(a) maintainance
(b) maintenance
(c) maintenaince
(d) mentainance

Directions (9-10): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

Q9. A person who treats foot related problems.
(a) Dermatologist
(b) Orthopedist
(c) Chiropodist
(d) Obstetrician

Q10. Fear of heights
(a) agoraphobia
(b) aerophobia
(c) antlophobia
(d) acrophobia

Directions (11-15): In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

India’s motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India’s policy of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests. Policies of non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy, _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features that give credence to India’s commitment to world peace.

Q11. India's motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community.
(a) one
(b) distinct
(c) essential
(d) significant

India’s motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India’s policy of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests. Policies of non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy, _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features that give credence to India’s commitment to world peace.

Q12. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India's policy 
(a) numerous
(b) number
(c) many
(d) loop

India’s motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India’s policy of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests. Policies of non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy, _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features that give credence to India’s commitment to world peace.

Q13. of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests.
(a) disturbing
(b) allowing
(c) generating
(d) promoting

India’s motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India’s policy of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests. Policies of non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy, _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features that give credence to India’s commitment to world peace.

Q14. economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy
(a) uses
(b) disruption
(c) sources
(d) negotiation

India’s motto has been Vasudeva Kutumbakam or that the whole world is _____ community. There are a _____ of pillars upon which India’s policy of living in peace with and _____ peace among nations of the world rests. Policies of non-alignment, peaceful co-existence, economic and cultural cooperation disarmament and peaceful _____ of nuclear energy, _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features that give credence to India’s commitment to world peace.

Q15. _____ of International disputes through negotiations and peaceful means are some of the salient features
(a) urge
(b) requirement
(c) settlement
(d) enactment











SOLUTIONS

1.C
2.B
3.D
4.C
5.D
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.C
10.D
11.A
12.B
13.D
14.A
15.C