SSC GD Model Questions & Answers PART - 1
SSC GD English Model Questions & Answers.
1. Select the antonym of BUILD
a) Demolish
b) Disperse
C) Dispose
d) Break
Ans : a) Demolish
2. Choose the correct option for the given idioms
To have an edge on
a) To cut with a knife
b)To threaten to wound
c) To be slightly better than
d) To be in a dangerous situation
Ans : c) To be slightly better than
3. A part of the sea /lake enclosed by wide curve of the shore
a) Beach
b) Bellicose
c) Belligerent
d) Bay
Ans : d) Bay
Direction(4 - 8) : A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and select the best answer to each question out of the given four alternatives.
For months they had barely kept themselves alive in a sort of shelter they built with their own hands amdist the rubble. Then the Russian Eagle Guards established their headquarters in Valencea and for two dreadful years ruled the city with ruthless severity. The boys grew to hate those harsh, unwanted masters and when the resistance movement began secretly to form, they were among the first to join. It was not a matter of ' playing war' . Their extreme youth and insignificant size, added to an intimate knowledge of the neighboring hills, made them immensely Valuable.
4. The boys joined in _______?
a) an association of gangsters
b) the Russian Eagle Guards
c) a relief organization in that city
d) a group against the Russians
Ans : d) a group against the Russians
5. The message conveyed in the passage is that ?
a) city was demolished by war
b) the people were enjoying freedom
c) the people were facing oppression
d) these youths hated their employers
Ans : c) the people were facing oppression
6. The boys survived in
a) a make shift shelter they made for themselves
b) the army barracks.
c) their neighbor's house
d) the neighboring country
Ans : a) make shift shelter they made for themselves
7. The intention of the Russian Eagle Guards was to Filter Answers
a) protect the city from enemy attack
b) provide food and shelter to the people
c) arrest the criminals
d) rule over the land
Ans : d) rule over the land
8. The benefits of the boys being inducted in the movement was
a) they could fight well
b) they had intimate knowledge of the neighboring hills
c) they could move secretly
d) they hated their Russian masters
Ans : b) they had intimate knowledge of the neighboring hills
9. Read the following options and figure out the exact order of the words to form a complete sensible sentence.
A. While the elections have been happening at the right time
B. conduct the same ever since the concept of democracy
C. and a systematic approach is followed to
D. in the smooth functioning of democracy in the country
E. came into being in India there are many indrances
a) BCEDA
b) BCEAD
c) AEDBC
d) ACBED
Ans : d) ACBED
10. In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt.
Select the correctly spelt word.
a) Clarivyant
b) Clairvoyant
c) Clairvoyaent
d) Claervoyant
Ans : b) Clairvoyant
11. Select the synonym of PONDER
a) Think
b) Fight
c) Argue
d) Divide
Ans : a) Think
12. Choose the correct option for the given idioms
To hit it off
a) To quarrel
b) To be hostile
c) To agree or be congenial
d) To threaten
Ans : c) To agree or be congenial
13. Choose the correct option for the given idioms
One who gives financial help to a school , hospital etc
a) Bibliophile
b) Benefactor
c) Biennial
d) Bigamy
Ans : b) Benefactor
14. The quarterly examination will begin _________ monday.
a) In
b) On
c) At
b) From
Ans : b) On
15. In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
IIM Calcatta's MBA programme (1)/ is regarded (2)/ as the finest in the country. (3)/ No error (4).
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Ans : c) 3
16. In the following question, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
One of the most (1)/ widely spread (2)/ bad habit is the use of tobacco. (3)/ No error (4).
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Ans : c) 3
17. In the following question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
He said they would have to do it in time.
a) He said, "We must do it in time."
b) He said, "We must do it in that time."
c) He said, "We must be doing it in time."
d) He said,"We should do it in time."
Ans : a) He said, "We must do it in time."
18. Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence?
Aditya and Minakshi are great dancers,__________ ?
a) weren't they
b) aren't they
c) isn't they
d) wasn't they
Ans : b) aren't they
19. In these question, a part of the sentence is given in bracket. Below are given alternatives to the bracketed part at 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
Flowers (embellishment) the beauty of our surroundings.
a) replenish
b) enhance
c) destroys
d) No improvement
Ans : b) enhance
20. Read the following options and figure out the exact order of the words to form a complete sensible sentence.
A. so that democracy can be formed in true sense
B.While the democratic system of the country
C. there are many areas
D. has received worldwide appreciation
E. that require improvement
a) AEDBC
b) BDCEA
c) BCDEA
d) BEDAC
Ans : b) BDCEA
21. The culprit was totally taken _________ when the police recognised him.
a) Up
b) For
c) Away
d) Aback
Ans : d) Aback
22. In these question, a part of the sentence is given in bracket. Below are given alternatives to the bracketed part at 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
My foot is (paining).
a) aching
b) alling
c) hurting
d) No improvement
Ans : a) aching
23. Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence?
Ranjith isn't a reliable companion, _________ ?
a) was he
b) did he
c) do we
d) is he
Ans : d) is he
24. Select the antonym of CHAOS
a) Clumsy
b) Order
c) Strike
d) Good
Ans : b) Order
25. Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
They have made him a king.
a) A king has been made by him.
b) He was made a king by them.
c) They have been made kings by him.
d) He has been made a king by them.
Ans : c) They have been made kings by him.
