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English Comprehension PYQs

Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.

4200 Total Questions168 Official PapersYears: 2017–2022Search in English Comprehension
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Question 561

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

Once upon a time there was a very rich man which lived with his three daughters.

  1. AOption (a)

    who live by

  2. BOption (b)

    No improvement required

  3. COption (c)

    who lived with

  4. DOption (d)

    who did lived with

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Answer: (a)A.

who live by

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Question 562

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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.

Despite the pain in his leg, / Nicholas completed / the marathon.

  1. AOption (a)

    No error

  2. BOption (b)

    Nicholas completed

  3. COption (c)

    the marathon

  4. DOption (d)

    Despite the pain in his leg,

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Answer: (a)A.

No error

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Question 563

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

Subhash had just returned from work in 9 p.m.

  1. AOption (a)

    work at

  2. BOption (b)

    the work on

  3. COption (c)

    working in

  4. DOption (d)

    No improvement required

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Answer: (a)A.

work at

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Question 564

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Insecure

  1. AOption (a)

    Suspicious

  2. BOption (b)

    Anxious

  3. COption (c)

    Massive

  4. DOption (d)

    Confident

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Answer: (a)A.

Suspicious

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Question 565

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

She remained resolute in her belief.

  1. AOption (a)

    inflexible

  2. BOption (b)

    sluggish

  3. COption (c)

    barbaric

  4. DOption (d)

    wavering

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Answer: (a)A.

inflexible

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Question 566

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.

The merchant distributes work among the weavers based on the orders received.

  1. AOption (a)

    for weavers

  2. BOption (b)

    No improvement required

  3. COption (c)

    towards the weavers

  4. DOption (d)

    at the weavers

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Answer: (a)A.

for weavers

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Question 567

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Fracsion

  2. BOption (b)

    Frcation

  3. COption (c)

    Fraction

  4. DOption (d)

    Fractition

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Answer: (a)A.

Fracsion

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Question 568

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Uncanny

  1. AOption (a)

    Deranged

  2. BOption (b)

    Spooky

  3. COption (c)

    Reckless

  4. DOption (d)

    Insightful

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Answer: (a)A.

Deranged

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Question 569

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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.

This pandemic have / profoundly changed our / way of living.

  1. AOption (a)

    No error

  2. BOption (b)

    This pandemic have

  3. COption (c)

    profoundly changed our

  4. DOption (d)

    way of living

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Answer: (a)A.

No error

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Question 570

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Brashness

  1. AOption (a)

    Intelligence

  2. BOption (b)

    Nerve

  3. COption (c)

    Timidity

  4. DOption (d)

    Boldness

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Answer: (a)A.

Intelligence

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Question 571

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

  1. AOption (a)

    at

  2. BOption (b)

    on

  3. COption (c)

    into

  4. DOption (d)

    upon

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Answer: (a)A.

at

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Question 572

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

  1. AOption (a)

    so

  2. BOption (b)

    as

  3. COption (c)

    few

  4. DOption (d)

    much

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Answer: (a)A.

so

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Question 573

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

  1. AOption (a)

    therefore

  2. BOption (b)

    That

  3. COption (c)

    Because

  4. DOption (d)

    so that

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Answer: (a)A.

therefore

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Question 574

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

  1. AOption (a)

    quantify

  2. BOption (b)

    collect

  3. COption (c)

    grate

  4. DOption (d)

    regulate

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Answer: (a)A.

quantify

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Question 575

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

All plants and animals need water to survive. There can be no life (1) ______ earth without water. Why is water (2) ______ important? It is (3) ______ 60 percent of our body weight is made up of water. Our bodies use water in all the cells, organs, and tissues, to help (4) ______ body temperature and (5) ______ other bodily functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

  1. AOption (a)

    subjugate

  2. BOption (b)

    obtain

  3. COption (c)

    release

  4. DOption (d)

    maintain

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Answer: (a)A.

subjugate

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Question 576

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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

An imaginary name assumed by an author

  1. AOption (a)

    Nomenclature

  2. BOption (b)

    Almanac

  3. COption (c)

    Pseudonym

  4. DOption (d)

    Platonic

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Answer: (a)A.

Nomenclature

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Question 577

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Hideous

  1. AOption (a)

    Disgusting

  2. BOption (b)

    Shocking

  3. COption (c)

    Attractive

  4. DOption (d)

    Ghastly

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Answer: (a)A.

Disgusting

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Question 578

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

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.

If he had not dropped out, / he will most certainly have completed / his education by 2023.

  1. AOption (a)

    his education by 2023

  2. BOption (b)

    No error

  3. COption (c)

    If he had not dropped out

  4. DOption (d)

    he will most certainly have completed

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Answer: (a)A.

his education by 2023

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Question 579

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

In the heat of the moment

  1. AOption (a)

    Saying or doing something without thinking due to anger

  2. BOption (b)

    Keep something away from everyone

  3. COption (c)

    To share information that was previously concealed

  4. DOption (d)

    In a confused or befuddled state of mind

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Answer: (a)A.

Saying or doing something without thinking due to anger

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Question 580

SSC Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) 2022• General English• General English

Select the sentence in which all words are correctly spelt.

  1. AOption (a)

    With him he had one of his cheif councellors.

  2. BOption (b)

    Work is due to comence in the coming year.

  3. COption (c)

    Melt the white and dark chocolate in separate bowls.

  4. DOption (d)

    We did it becuase we felt it our duty to encorage him.

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Answer: (a)A.

With him he had one of his cheif councellors.

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