Home » SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 34SSC CGL 2023 Tier 1 English 34English Comprehension, Test18/10/202314/02/2024 SachinHi there! This is the English section of SSC CGL tier 1, held on 26 July 2023 1st shift. Complete the test in 10 mins. Practice well. SSC CGL ENGLISH 34 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.We know infinitely (1)________ about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich. Houses in which ordinary Egyptian lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were (2)_______ in simple graves. Most of our traditional sources of information (3)_______ the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich (4)_______ pyramids and tombs. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples. (5) ________ this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5 Yet But Moreover Then 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.We know infinitely (1)________ about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich. Houses in which ordinary Egyptian lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were (2)_______ in simple graves. Most of our traditional sources of information (3)_______ the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich (4)_______ pyramids and tombs. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples. (5) ________ this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4 as thus like such 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.We know infinitely (1)________ about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich. Houses in which ordinary Egyptian lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were (2)_______ in simple graves. Most of our traditional sources of information (3)_______ the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich (4)_______ pyramids and tombs. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples. (5) ________ this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3 at off on about 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.We know infinitely (1)________ about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich. Houses in which ordinary Egyptian lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were (2)_______ in simple graves. Most of our traditional sources of information (3)_______ the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich (4)_______ pyramids and tombs. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples. (5) ________ this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2 burying bury buried buries 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.We know infinitely (1)________ about the wealthy people of Egypt than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments were made for the rich. Houses in which ordinary Egyptian lived have not been preserved, and when most people died they were (2)_______ in simple graves. Most of our traditional sources of information (3)_______ the Old Kingdom are monuments of the rich (4)_______ pyramids and tombs. Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples. (5) ________ this does not mean that death was the Egyptians’ only preoccupation.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1. most many much more 6 / 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. India has an upbeat vision of a liberal, nonviolent, relatively pluralistic democracy with non-threatening global leadership.B. Epics from mythologies like the Mahabharata and Ramayana are likened to classic Greek works like the Odyssey and Iliad and between 1 and 1000 AD, India was lauded as the ‘Golden Bird’ for its GDP, which was higher than China at the time.C. Luminaries like Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, as well as the arts of literature, music, dance, the software industry, Ayurveda, etc., generate a staggering array of soft power assets that highlight India's appeal to the world's population.D. With Ashoka, Buddha, and Gandhi serving as the primary leaders, Indians are known for their core values of respect, harmony, and fraternity. ACDB ABDC BCDA CBAD 7 / 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. Android began in 2003 as a project of the American technology company Android Inc., to develop an operating system for digital cameras.B. In 2004, the project changed to become an operating system for smartphones.C. Android is an operating system for cellular telephones and tablet computers.D. In 2005, Android Inc. was bought by the American search engine company Google Inc. that transformed the OS into what it is today. CABD DCAB BADC ABDC 8 / 25 Select the option that can substitute the bold segment with the correct idiom.After finishing this assignment, the employees make it a day. ring it a day consider it a day stop it a day call it a day 9 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word.The professor's lectures are very conventional and so tedious. Boring Interesting Informative Idle 10 / 25 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.There is a charm on the midnight air which all cannot experience. under the midnight air in the midnight air over the midnight air around the midnight air 11 / 25 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.The farmers are harvesting the crops. The crops have been harvested by the farmers. The crops are harvested by farmers. The crops are being harvested by the farmers. The crops are been harvested by the farmers. 12 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word in the given sentence.One may accomplish many things by a little effort. Execute Qualify Miss Retain 13 / 25 Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word in the given sentence.A strong man is a mediator between divine and mortal fate. Delightful Overjoyed Sincere Lethal 14 / 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. In Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox and Lutheran teaching, all of their faithful departed in heaven are considered saints, although some are deemed deserving of more praise or emulation.B. In religious belief, a saint is a person who is viewed as possessing an uncommon degree of holiness, similarity, or proximity to God.C. The term saint, however, is used differently depending on the setting and denomination.D. Some saints receive official ecclesiastical recognition and, as a result, a public cult of veneration through the process of canonisation in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church. BDAC CBDA BCDA BCAD 15 / 25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.Soon after the doctor gave her the next ______ of the medicine, the patient began to ______. dose, doze dosed, doze dose, dozed doze, dose 16 / 25 Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.She is in an hurry to meet her brother. an hurry to meet She is in her brother 17 / 25 Select the sentence that contains no spelling errors. The children playing in the kindergarden allmost broke the window of the principle’s car. The childrens playing in the kindergarten almost broke the window of the principal’s car. The childrens playing in the kindergarden allmost broke the window of the principal’s car. The children playing in the kindergarten almost broke the window of the principal’s car. 18 / 25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.Shakuntala Devi was born on 4th November 1929. In her childhood she ________to school. went never had never been never gone ever been 19 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word to fill in the blank.While most friends persuaded him to choose the career, there were a few who _________ him from doing so. evaded bombarded dissuaded situated 20 / 25 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. Preservation Perseverance Prefferance Preponderance 21 / 25 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.Which cannot be read. Inaudible Illegible Illiterate Invisible 22 / 25 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bold word.We lived a very frugal life during our childhood. Weary Reckless Severe Extravagant 23 / 25 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.Those four pages were torn by Jack. Jack tore those four pages. Jack tears those four pages. Jack tore these four pages. Jack tear these four pages. 24 / 25 Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression to fill in the blank.Anita keeps on repeating that she is innocent, but there is ___________. no pulling up of the socks no rubbing of the shoulders no smoke without fire no love lost between 25 / 25 Select the option that contains a grammatical error in the underlined portion.When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years. When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years. When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years. When Mrs. Sinha came to see Varanasi in 2019, Nupur has already been teaching there for five years. 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