SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 30

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.

Changes to the earth's climate, driven by increased (1)______ of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, are already having widespread effects on the environment. Shrinking of glaciers and ice sheets, occurrence of shifts in flower/plant blooming times, etc., are creating an overall (2)________ in the natural ecosystem. Conditions like the rise in sea-levels and saltwater intrusion have advanced to the point where whole (3)__________ have had to relocate, while protracted droughts are putting people at risk of (4)________. The effects of human-caused global warming are (5)_______ for people alive today and will worsen as long as humans keep feeding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5

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.

Changes to the earth's climate, driven by increased (1)______ of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, are already having widespread effects on the environment. Shrinking of glaciers and ice sheets, occurrence of shifts in flower/plant blooming times, etc., are creating an overall (2)________ in the natural ecosystem. Conditions like the rise in sea-levels and saltwater intrusion have advanced to the point where whole (3)__________ have had to relocate, while protracted droughts are putting people at risk of (4)________. The effects of human-caused global warming are (5)_______ for people alive today and will worsen as long as humans keep feeding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4

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.

Changes to the earth's climate, driven by increased (1)______ of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, are already having widespread effects on the environment. Shrinking of glaciers and ice sheets, occurrence of shifts in flower/plant blooming times, etc., are creating an overall (2)________ in the natural ecosystem. Conditions like the rise in sea-levels and saltwater intrusion have advanced to the point where whole (3)__________ have had to relocate, while protracted droughts are putting people at risk of (4)________. The effects of human-caused global warming are (5)_______ for people alive today and will worsen as long as humans keep feeding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3

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.

Changes to the earth's climate, driven by increased (1)______ of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, are already having widespread effects on the environment. Shrinking of glaciers and ice sheets, occurrence of shifts in flower/plant blooming times, etc., are creating an overall (2)________ in the natural ecosystem. Conditions like the rise in sea-levels and saltwater intrusion have advanced to the point where whole (3)__________ have had to relocate, while protracted droughts are putting people at risk of (4)________. The effects of human-caused global warming are (5)_______ for people alive today and will worsen as long as humans keep feeding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2

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.

Changes to the earth's climate, driven by increased (1)______ of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, are already having widespread effects on the environment. Shrinking of glaciers and ice sheets, occurrence of shifts in flower/plant blooming times, etc., are creating an overall (2)________ in the natural ecosystem. Conditions like the rise in sea-levels and saltwater intrusion have advanced to the point where whole (3)__________ have had to relocate, while protracted droughts are putting people at risk of (4)________. The effects of human-caused global warming are (5)_______ for people alive today and will worsen as long as humans keep feeding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Hundreds of firms went bankrupt during the _________.

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. He sat in his seat
A. hardly showing any signs of hearing
B. beside the bed,
C. gazing sternly
D. at the patient’s face
S6. what they were saying to him.

Identify how will you say that “The doctor treated the victims of the violence very carefully”, in the passive voice.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Author’s explanatory remarks at the beginning of a book

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Extol

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Which _________ do you usually take to reach your office?

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Judicious

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

One who loves mankind

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

The growing population of India will have been controlled by the Indian government by 2040.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Here / come / the bus / for Lucknow.

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

We hardly knew nothing / about the manager / who had recently joined.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Raghav had a good ______ for stage plays.

Select the correct idiom that can substitute the bold group of words in the given sentence.

Shelley has been contemplating for a few days but still has not decided to quit the job.

Identify the option that can be substituted as the correct idiom for the bold part of the given sentence.

As soon as the principal came to know about the inspection in the school, he put everything in perfect order.

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. Lord Ganesha, the Destroyer of Obstacles, is worshipped for his wisdom and brilliance.
B. People adore the goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha on Diwali.
C. This 'New Year' i.e., Diwali is marked by merchants establishing new account books.
D. Goddess Lakshmi is also worshipped on Diwali for wealth and success.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Someone who lives in solitude

Select the option that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.

Incompetent

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A speech by an actor at the end of a play