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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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SSC MTS Previous Year Paper (Held on: 19 July 2022 Shift 1)·General English
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Question 761

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

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Local

  2. BOption (b)

    Vehical

  3. COption (c)

    Focal

  4. DOption (d)

    Vocal

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Answer: (a)A.

Local

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Question 762

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

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Go the extra mile

  1. AOption (a)

    Overwhelming the competitors

  2. BOption (b)

    Going in search of something better

  3. COption (c)

    Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand

  4. DOption (d)

    Wasting time in unnecessary efforts

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Answer: (a)A.

Overwhelming the competitors

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Question 763

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

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.

My friend Jatin usually wears a spectacle.

  1. AOption (a)

    My friend Jatin

  2. BOption (b)

    usually wears 

  3. COption (c)

    a spectacle

  4. DOption (d)

    No error

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Answer: (a)A.

My friend Jatin

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Question 764

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

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Polished

  1. AOption (a)

    Crude

  2. BOption (b)

    Paramount

  3. COption (c)

    Boring

  4. DOption (d)

    Cultured

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Answer: (a)A.

Crude

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 765

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

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required.’

The main road was entirely blocked till the time the cranes move the damage vehicles.

  1. AOption (a)

    No substitution required

  2. BOption (b)

    moved the damaged

  3. COption (c)

    moving the damage

  4. DOption (d)

    moves the damaged

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Answer: (a)A.

No substitution required

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Question 766

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Scold

  1. AOption (a)

    Nag

  2. BOption (b)

    Praise

  3. COption (c)

    Alarm

  4. DOption (d)

    Avoid

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Answer: (a)A.

Nag

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Question 767

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Irrational

  1. AOption (a)

    Gloomy

  2. BOption (b)

    Illogical

  3. COption (c)

    Reasonable

  4. DOption (d)

    Peaceful

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Answer: (a)A.

Gloomy

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Question 768

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Divergence

  1. AOption (a)

    Dissonance 

  2. BOption (b)

    Separation

  3. COption (c)

    Departure

  4. DOption (d)

    Confluence

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Answer: (a)A.

Dissonance 

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Question 769

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

Doctor Bayley tripped under some large roots and cuts her head on a rock.

  1. AOption (a)

    No improvement required

  2. BOption (b)

    tripped over some large roots and cut

  3. COption (c)

    tripped over and above some large roots and cut

  4. DOption (d)

    tripped upon some larger roots and cuts

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Answer: (a)A.

No improvement required

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Question 770

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’. I didn't saw any point in spending money on new clothes.

  1. AOption (a)

    didn't seen any

  2. BOption (b)

    don't sees any

  3. COption (c)

    No improvement required

  4. DOption (d)

    didn't see any

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Answer: (a)A.

didn't seen any

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Question 771

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

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

Regular check-ups are (1)______ for a car’s top-notch performance, but did you know that there is a direct link (2)______ your car health and its emissions? A well-maintained car engine is (3)______ efficient and burns less gas, (4)______ reducing airborne emissions. Secondly, tyre pressure (5)______ always match the manufacturer-recommended Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) rating.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    trivial

  2. BOption (b)

    nominal

  3. COption (c)

    acute

  4. DOption (d)

    vital

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Answer: (a)A.

trivial

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Question 772

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

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

Regular check-ups are (1)______ for a car’s top-notch performance, but did you know that there is a direct link (2)______ your car health and its emissions? A well-maintained car engine is (3)______ efficient and burns less gas, (4)______ reducing airborne emissions. Secondly, tyre pressure (5)______ always match the manufacturer-recommended Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) rating.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

  1. AOption (a)

    along

  2. BOption (b)

    among

  3. COption (c)

    between

  4. DOption (d)

    across

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Answer: (a)A.

along

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Question 773

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

Regular check-ups are (1)______ for a car’s top-notch performance, but did you know that there is a direct link (2)______ your car health and its emissions? A well-maintained car engine is (3)______ efficient and burns less gas, (4)______ reducing airborne emissions. Secondly, tyre pressure (5)______ always match the manufacturer-recommended Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) rating.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

  1. AOption (a)

    many

  2. BOption (b)

    such

  3. COption (c)

    few

  4. DOption (d)

    more

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Answer: (a)A.

many

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 774

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

Regular check-ups are (1)______ for a car’s top-notch performance, but did you know that there is a direct link (2)______ your car health and its emissions? A well-maintained car engine is (3)______ efficient and burns less gas, (4)______ reducing airborne emissions. Secondly, tyre pressure (5)______ always match the manufacturer-recommended Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) rating.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

  1. AOption (a)

    hereby

  2. BOption (b)

    yet

  3. COption (c)

    thereby

  4. DOption (d)

    though

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Answer: (a)A.

hereby

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Question 775

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

Regular check-ups are (1)______ for a car’s top-notch performance, but did you know that there is a direct link (2)______ your car health and its emissions? A well-maintained car engine is (3)______ efficient and burns less gas, (4)______ reducing airborne emissions. Secondly, tyre pressure (5)______ always match the manufacturer-recommended Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) rating.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

  1. AOption (a)

    have to

  2. BOption (b)

    lest

  3. COption (c)

    must

  4. DOption (d)

    would

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Answer: (a)A.

have to

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 776

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

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Glad

  1. AOption (a)

    Cheery

  2. BOption (b)

    Delighted

  3. COption (c)

    Gloomy

  4. DOption (d)

    Joyous

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Answer: (a)A.

Cheery

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 777

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 novels of Jane Austen give us a glimpse into the world of women.

  1. AOption (a)

    gave them the 

  2. BOption (b)

    given us a

  3. COption (c)

    gives us a

  4. DOption (d)

    No improvement required

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Answer: (a)A.

gave them the 

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Question 778

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

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.

Caramel is made from several thousand compounds, making it one of the much complex food products.

  1. AOption (a)

    Caramel is made from several

  2. BOption (b)

     No error

  3. COption (c)

    thousand compounds, making it one of

  4. DOption (d)

    the much complex food products 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Caramel is made from several

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 779

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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. 

It were so painful / to give up / my last hope.

  1. AOption (a)

    to give up 

  2. BOption (b)

    It were so painful

  3. COption (c)

    my last hope 

  4. DOption (d)

    No error

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Answer: (a)A.

to give up 

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 780

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.

Their are numerous / buildings outside our / school premises.

  1. AOption (a)

    school premises 

  2. BOption (b)

    buildings outside our

  3. COption (c)

    Their are numerous 

  4. DOption (d)

    No error 

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

school premises 

Explanation not yet available.

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