SSC CGL Previous Year Solved Paper-17 English

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Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice
(active/passive) form of the given sentence.
1. We will all be greatly benefitted by this scheme.
A. This scheme will greatly benefit us all.
B. This scheme has greatly benefitted us all.
C. This scheme would greatly benefit we all.
D. This scheme is going to greatly benefit us all.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
2. She got a lucrative job as a translator because she was ______ in French.
A. efficient
B. proficient
C. sufficient
D. deficient
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
3. One who is a great lover of books
A. homophile
B. xenophile
C. paedophile
D. bibliophile
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the
given sentence.
4. True friends stay by our side through thick and thin.
A. in difficult times
B. in different weathers
C. under all circumstances
D. in happy moments
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
5. DEFER
A. delay
B. despair
C. dread
D. dictate
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the
given sentence.
6. Due to increased number of lay offs in the industry, the sword of Damocles
is always hanging over the employees.
A. an ill omen of death
B. threat of physical harm
C. strict rules and regulations
D. a constant threat
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
7. A fictitious name used by an author
A. alibi
B. anonymous
C. pseudonym
D. homonym
Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given
sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no
Improvement’.
8. Knowing the particular things that motivate each person help you add
power to their motivation.
A. helps you add power
B. No improvement
C. help you adding power
D. help you to add power
9.Select the correctly spelt word.
A. priviledge
B. privilege
C. previllage
D. peivailege
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Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen
from options given.
Leaving his car with the valet, he _____ (1) the hotel and joined the large
crowd milling _____ (2). He found a badge waiting for him _____ (3) the
receptionist’s table and took his _____ (4) in the rear of the hall. When the
place was _____ (5), the moderator welcomed the crowd.
10. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1

A. admitted
B. entered
C. invaded
D. accessed
A. into
B. out
C. around
D. aside
A. over
B. by
C. at
D. in
A. stand
B. seat
C. couch
D. lounge
A. stuffed
B. filled
C. completed
D. empty
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
15. The committee reached a ______ decision regarding the appointment of
the chairman.
A. agreeable
B. unanimous
C. exemplary
D. compatible
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
16. ARROGANCE
A. sweetness
B. vanity
C. superiority
D. humility
In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical
error.
17. There isn’t many rice left in the house so we must replenish our stock
soon.
A. there isn’t many rice
B. so we must replenish
C. our stock soon
D. left in the house
In the sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical
error.
18. Ten kilometres are a long distance to cover on foot for a child.
A. Ten kilometres are
B. a long distance
C. to cover on foot
D. for a child
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Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice
(active/passive) form of the given sentence.
19. The sailors had never encountered such a rough sea.
A. Such a rough sea was never encountered by the sailors.
B. Such a rough sea had never been encountered by the sailors.
C. Such a rough sea is never encountered by the sailors.
D. Such a rough sea has never been encountered by the sailors.
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives
their correct order.
20.
A. But they faced grave danger if they tried to criticize these decisions.
B. The nationalists now began to openly criticize the policies of the British.
C. The freedom movement changed this situation.
D. Under colonial rule, the people had lived in fear of the British government
and did not agree with many of the decisions that they took.
A. DBAC
B. BADC
C. CBAD
D. DACB
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Answers
1. Ans. A.
The given sentence is of passive voice and it needs to be converted in active
voice.
The structures for active/passive voices for modal verbs are:
Active: Subject + will/shall + verb (Ist form) + object.
Passive: Object + will/shall + be + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject.
So, with the help of the above structures, we can convert the given sentence
into active voice: This scheme will greatly benefit us all.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
2. Ans. B.
o The sentence suggests that the subject got a high-paying job.
o This will happen only if the person is skilled in French.
Let’s understand the meaning of the given words :-
• Efficient = working in a well-organized and competent way.
• Proficient = competent or skilled in doing or using something.
• Sufficient = enough.
• Deficient = not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.
o So, the word “proficient” is the correct word for the blank.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.
3. Ans. D.
Homophile = relating to homosexuals.
Xenophile = one attracted to foreign things (such as styles or people).
Paedophile = a person who is sexually attracted to children.
Bibliophile = a person who collects or has a great love of books.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
4. Ans. C.
The idiom ‘through thick and thin’ means ‘under all circumstances, no
matter how difficult’.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
5. Ans. A.
Let's understand the meanings of the given words :-
Defer = put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.
E.g. :- My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan.
Delay = make (someone or something) late or slow.
E.g. :- My plane was delayed by an hour.
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Despair = the complete loss or absence of hope.
Dread = anticipate with great apprehension or fear.
Dictate = state or order authoritatively.
6. Ans. D.
The idiom 'sword of damocles' means 'a situation in which something very
bad could happen'.
7. Ans. C.
Alibi = a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act,
typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
Anonymous = (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.
Pseudonym = a fictitious name, especially one used by an author.
Homonym = each of two or more words having the same spelling or
pronunciation but different meanings and origins.
8. Ans. A.
The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.
• The verb ‘help’ is incorrect.
• The verb after ‘that’ takes its number from its antecedent — the words to
which they refer.
• That is, if the antecedent is plural, the pronoun is plural and therefore, takes
a plural verb.
• If the antecedent is singular, the pronoun is also singular and thus takes a
singular verb.
• Thus, 'helps you add power' is the most suited one.
The correct sentence should be :- Knowing the particular things that
motivate each person helps you add power to their motivation.
9. Ans. B.
Option B has the correctly spelt word. "Privilege" means a special right,
advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or
group’ is the correct spelling.
10. Ans. B.
The sentence implies that the subject left the car with the valet and get into
the hotel to join the large crowd.
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Let us understand the meaning of the given words :-
• Entered = came or got into (a place).
• Admitted = to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly.
• Invaded = to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in
order to take possession of it.
• Accessed = the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person.
Thus, 'entered' is the most suited one.
11. Ans. C.
• The correct phrase is ‘milling around’.
• If a group of people milling around, they move around with no particular
purpose or in no particular direction, sometimes while waiting for someone.
Thus, 'around' is the most suited one.
12. Ans. C.
• The blank needs a preposition and it should be 'at’ which means to denote a
particular point which is the receptionist’s table in the given sentence.
Thus, 'at' is the most suited one.
13. Ans. B.
• The sentence implies that the subject took his sitting space in the rear of the
hall.
• ‘Seat’ meaning ‘a sitting place for a passenger in a vehicle or for a member
of an audience’ is the apt fit for the blank.
Thus, 'seat' is the most suit one.
14. Ans. B.
• The sentence implies that the moderator welcomed the crowd when the place
was full.
• ‘Filled’ meaning ‘caused (a space or container) to become full or almost full’
is the apt fit for the blank.
Thus, 'filled' is the most suited one.
15. Ans. B.
The blank needs to be filled with an adjective.
Let’s understand the meanings of the given words :-
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• Agreeable = pleasant; enjoyable.
• Unanimous = (of two or more people) fully in the agreement.
• Exemplary = serving as a desirable model; very good.
• Compatible = able to exist or occur together without problems or conflict.
o The sentence implies that the committee was like-minded for the
appointment of the chairman.
o So, the word “unanimous” is the correct choice.
16. Ans. D.
Let us understand the meanings of the words :-
Arrogance = the quality of being arrogant.
E.g. :- He has self-confidence that is sometimes seen as arrogance.
Sweetness = the quality of being sweet.
Vanity = excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or
achievements.
Superiority = the state of being superior.
Humility = the quality of having a modest or low view of one's importance.
E.g. :- He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.
17. Ans. A.
The sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option A.
• The error is in the fragment ‘there isn’t many rice’.
• We use much with non-countable nouns to indicate a large quantity and
many with plural countable nouns to indicate a large number.
• 'Rice' is an uncountable noun and we should use 'much' before.
• Thus, replace 'many' with 'much' to make the sentence grammatically
correct.
The correct sentence is :- There isn’t much rice left in the house so we
must replenish our stock soon.
18. Ans. A.
The sentence is grammatically incorrect and the error lies in option A.
• The segment ‘ten kilometres are’ is erroneous.
• Nouns expressing periods of time, amounts of money, or quantities are
considered as singular units and singular verbs are used with them.
• Thus, replace 'are' with 'is' to make the sentence grammatically sound.
The correct sentence will be: "Ten kilometres is a long distance to cover
on foot for a child."
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19. Ans. B.
The given sentence is in the active form. It is in the past perfect tense.
The structures for active/passive voices are:
Active: Subject + had + verb (IIIrd form) + object...
Passive: Object + had + been + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject...
So, the passive voice of the given sentence would be: Such a rough sea had
never been encountered by the sailors.
20. Ans. D.
• Sentence D is the first sentence as it introduces the theme of the passage
i.e. ‘how people lived under colonial rule’.
• Sentence D tells that the people did not agree with many of the decisions
that the British government took and sentence A is the perfect continuation of
it. Hence, sentence A becomes the second sentence.
• Sentence C is the third sentence as it tells what changed the situation of
people.
• Sentence B aptly concludes the passage by mentioning what nationalists
started doing during freedom movement.
Thus, the correct sequence is DACB.
After rearranging the sentences, the passage will be: Under colonial rule,
the people had lived in fear of the British government and did not
agree with many of the decisions that they took. But they faced grave
danger if they tried to criticize these decisions. The freedom
movement changed this situation. The nationalists now began to
openly criticize the policies of the British.
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