Home » SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 36SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 36English Comprehension, Test20/10/202314/02/2024 SachinHi there! This is the English section of SSC CGL tier 1, held on 26 July 2023 3rd shift. Complete the test in 10 mins. Practice well. SSC CGL ENGLISH 36 Name 1 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.In the 19th century, there was an industrial revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of people left the (1) _______ and went to work in big factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In several major cities, people have started moving out. Why? They want a cleaner, (2) _______environment. There are fewer jobs in ‘heavy' industries like steel and power generation. (3) _______, there are more jobs in service industries like banking, tourism and food delivery. Beside, modern transport and communications have made it easier for people to (4) _______to work or even work from home. The result of this revolution in the 21st century will be ‘spread cities' – cities are growing fast, but (5) _______, away from city centres and people are choosing to live 40, 50 or 60 kilometres away.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5 downward inward upward outwards 2 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.In the 19th century, there was an industrial revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of people left the (1) _______ and went to work in big factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In several major cities, people have started moving out. Why? They want a cleaner, (2) _______environment. There are fewer jobs in ‘heavy' industries like steel and power generation. (3) _______, there are more jobs in service industries like banking, tourism and food delivery. Beside, modern transport and communications have made it easier for people to (4) _______to work or even work from home. The result of this revolution in the 21st century will be ‘spread cities' – cities are growing fast, but (5) _______, away from city centres and people are choosing to live 40, 50 or 60 kilometres away.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4 communicate compute commute calculate 3 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.In the 19th century, there was an industrial revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of people left the (1) _______ and went to work in big factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In several major cities, people have started moving out. Why? They want a cleaner, (2) _______environment. There are fewer jobs in ‘heavy' industries like steel and power generation. (3) _______, there are more jobs in service industries like banking, tourism and food delivery. Beside, modern transport and communications have made it easier for people to (4) _______to work or even work from home. The result of this revolution in the 21st century will be ‘spread cities' – cities are growing fast, but (5) _______, away from city centres and people are choosing to live 40, 50 or 60 kilometres away.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3 Instead Clearly Of course Nevertheless 4 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.In the 19th century, there was an industrial revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of people left the (1) _______ and went to work in big factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In several major cities, people have started moving out. Why? They want a cleaner, (2) _______environment. There are fewer jobs in ‘heavy' industries like steel and power generation. (3) _______, there are more jobs in service industries like banking, tourism and food delivery. Beside, modern transport and communications have made it easier for people to (4) _______to work or even work from home. The result of this revolution in the 21st century will be ‘spread cities' – cities are growing fast, but (5) _______, away from city centres and people are choosing to live 40, 50 or 60 kilometres away.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2 higher dark greener worse 5 / 25 Comprehension:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.In the 19th century, there was an industrial revolution in Europe. As a result, millions of people left the (1) _______ and went to work in big factories in cities. Today, it is the reverse. In several major cities, people have started moving out. Why? They want a cleaner, (2) _______environment. There are fewer jobs in ‘heavy' industries like steel and power generation. (3) _______, there are more jobs in service industries like banking, tourism and food delivery. Beside, modern transport and communications have made it easier for people to (4) _______to work or even work from home. The result of this revolution in the 21st century will be ‘spread cities' – cities are growing fast, but (5) _______, away from city centres and people are choosing to live 40, 50 or 60 kilometres away.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1. colonies countries cities villages 6 / 25 Select the most appropriate synonym of the bold word.The internationally agreed Declaration of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action, the so-called S.A.M.O.A Pathway, recognises that SIDS remains a special case for sustainable development in view of their unique and particular vulnerabilities. imperishable rare vast unsuitable 7 / 25 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.Something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period Relic Dinosaur Vestige Ruin 8 / 25 Select the most appropriate word segment for the bold word in the given sentence.Pintu has been advised to reduce smoking by his family doctor. less down lower down up down cut down 9 / 25 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.The French had regarded the scholar as a usurper. The scholar was being regarded as a usurper by the French. The scholar had been regarded as a usurper by the French. The scholar has been regarded as a usurper by the French. The scholar was regarded as a usurper by the French. 10 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Prohibition Direction Permission Restriction Inhibition 11 / 25 Select the most appropriate idiom/phrase that can substitute the given group of words.The better you know someone the less you like him. The elephant in the room Save for a rainy day Familiarity breeds contempt Spill the beans 12 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word in the given sentence.I confronted the journalist with the evidence. Resisted Avoided Encountered Challenged 13 / 25 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. Audible Pronounciation Throat Believe 14 / 25 Describe how you will tell your parents that Suraj is loved by Siva in active voice. Suraj loved Siva. Siva is been loving Suraj. Siva loves Suraj. Siva were loving Suraj. 15 / 25 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.A person who does not drink alcohol. Teetotaller Celibate Vegetarian Abstain 16 / 25 Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the bold portion.He was always been a grumpy man so I never liked him and avoided his company.1. He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company.2. He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company.3. He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company.4. He was always been a grumpy man, so I never liked him and avoided his company. 1 3 4 2 17 / 25 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bold words in the given sentence.Being a practiced liar, it was totally normal for him to utter a complete and blatant lie. falsehood blasphemy whooper perjury 18 / 25 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.A. The 1995 World Summit for Social Development had also emphasised the pivotal role of women in eradicating poverty and mending the social fabric.B. Women are rational in approach, careful in handling situations and want to do things as best as possible.C. The Fourth World Conference of Women held in Beijing in September 1995 had emphasised that no enduring solution of society’s most threatening social, economic and political problems could be found without the participation and empowerment of the women.D. Today’s woman is a highly self-directed person, alive to the sense of her dignity and the importance of her functions in the private domestic domain and the public domain of the world of work. ABDC DBCA DBAC BCAD 19 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Abandon Continue Surrender Shorten Quit 20 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Intentional Inanimate Cordial Amiable Unplanned 21 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word.They praised her for her bravery. Assaulted Rebuked Acclaimed Defended 22 / 25 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.In a soup To get nothing To exhibit cowardice Extremely short of money In trouble 23 / 25 Identify the sentence that contains no spelling errors. Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaborasion with internet personnal Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaboration with internet personnel. Manisha got overwhelmed by the tremendus offer by a company to work in collaboration with internet personel. Manisha got overwellmed by the tremendous offer by a company to work in collaborasion with internet personnel. 24 / 25 Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.S1. A moment comesA. long suppressedB. and when the soul of a nationC. which comes but rarely in historyD. when we step out from the old to the new, when an age endsS6. finds utterance. CDBA ABCD DCBA CBAD 25 / 25 Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.My mother is a honest and well known woman in the society. in the society and well known woman My mother is a honest Your score is 0% Restart quiz