SSC CGL English Questions and Answers

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SSC CGL English Questions and Answers

Staff Selection Commission conducts SSC exam to shortlist candidates for the posts of various Ministries/Departments/Organizations by the Government of India. Every year more than 30 lakh candidates appear in the SSC exam. SSC organizes many types of examinations, which the main examinations are as follows, SSC MTS, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL. English is the main subject in all these exams. 

In this blog, I am giving you important questions about English subjects which have been asked in many previous exams. Practice these questions more and more. If you want to practice more then you can visit our Test Series App. In this test series, you will get free practice tests, mock tests, which will prove to be beneficial for you.

SSC CGL English Questions


In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Q :  

At certain seasons, (A) for some reasons Mars (B)/ is subject to strong winds. (C) No Error. (D) 

(A) C

(B) D

(C) A

(D) B


Correct Answer : A

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Q :  

I am really disappointed (A)/ in not having saw my friends (B)/ while I was in New Delhi on vacation this summer. (C)/ No error (D).

(A) C

(B) D

(C) A

(D) B


Correct Answer : D

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Q :  

Variety (A)/ is (B)/ spice of life (C)/ No Error (D)

(A) A

(B) B

(C) C

(D) D


Correct Answer : C

In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Q :  

Due to the trucker’s strike (A)/ the vegetable vendors were doing about (B)/ half of the business that they were doing before. (C)/ No error (D) 

(A) A

(B) B

(C) C

(D) D


Correct Answer : A

Directions: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is No error, the answer is (4). 

Q :  

No sooner had the hockey match started (1)/ when it began (2)/ to rain (3)/. No error (4). 

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4


Correct Answer : B

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
 I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtzie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of ___A___ between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our ___B___ selves, which she could not ___C___ any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a ___D___ at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlacing of hands and instruments demand a totally different ___E___ .

Q :  

QID A.

(A) hostility

(B) intimacy

(C) futility

(D) consistency


Correct Answer : B

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
 I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtzie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of ___A___ between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our ___B___ selves, which she could not ___C___ any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a ___D___ at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlacing of hands and instruments demand a totally different ___E___ .

Q :  

QID B.

(A) distracted

(B) frustrated

(C) projected

(D) protracted


Correct Answer : A

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
 I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtzie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of ___A___ between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our ___B___ selves, which she could not ___C___ any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a ___D___ at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlacing of hands and instruments demand a totally different ___E___ .

Q :  

QID C.

(A) solve

(B) suffer

(C) sever

(D) help


Correct Answer : C

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
 I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtzie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of ___A___ between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our ___B___ selves, which she could not ___C___ any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a ___D___ at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlacing of hands and instruments demand a totally different ___E___ .

Q :  

QID D.

(A) disturbance

(B) contraction

(C) proposition

(D) sufferance


Correct Answer : C

Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
 I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtzie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of ___A___ between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our ___B___ selves, which she could not ___C___ any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a ___D___ at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlacing of hands and instruments demand a totally different ___E___ .

Q :  

QID E.

(A) relationship

(B) studentship

(C) companionship

(D) partnership


Correct Answer : A

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