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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: 21 July 2022 Shift 2)·General English
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Question 941

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

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Sacrifise

  2. BOption (b)

    Sacrifice

  3. COption (c)

    Scarifice

  4. DOption (d)

    Sacrefice

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Answer: (a)A.

Sacrifise

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Question 942

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'.

Neither of the political parties have had much interest in environmental causes.

  1. AOption (a)

    No improvement required

  2. BOption (b)

    Neither of the political parties have had any

  3. COption (c)

    Neither of the political parties have much

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither of the political parties has had much

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Answer: (a)A.

No improvement required

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Question 943

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

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

This Louis Vuitton bag costed me an arm and a leg.

  1. AOption (a)

    is very expensive

  2. BOption (b)

    is very cheap

  3. COption (c)

    has no warranty

  4. DOption (d)

    is a fake product

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Answer: (a)A.

is very expensive

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Question 944

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Her ______ of smell is wonderful.

  1. AOption (a)

    sacks

  2. BOption (b)

    sense

  3. COption (c)

    science

  4. DOption (d)

    census

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Answer: (a)A.

sacks

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Question 945

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

Select the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.

Let us prepare for the upcomng comptitive exams.

  1. AOption (a)

    Let us prepare for the upcomming competive exams.

  2. BOption (b)

    Let us prepare for the upcoming compititive exams. 

  3. COption (c)

    Let us prepare for the upcomming competitive exams.

  4. DOption (d)

    Let us prepare for the upcoming competitive exams.

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Answer: (a)A.

Let us prepare for the upcomming competive exams.

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Question 946

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.

One of the most basic (1) ______ of a human is food. Food is grown in various parts of the world according to the climatic (2) ______but one thing that all kinds of crops need (3) ______an exception is water. We all know (4) ______ water, sunlight, and nutrition from the soil (5) ______ key to a plant’s growth.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    needed

  2. BOption (b)

    needer

  3. COption (c)

    needful

  4. DOption (d)

    needs

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Answer: (a)A.

needed

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Question 947

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.

One of the most basic (1) ______ of a human is food. Food is grown in various parts of the world according to the climatic (2) ______but one thing that all kinds of crops need (3) ______an exception is water. We all know (4) ______ water, sunlight, and nutrition from the soil (5) ______ key to a plant’s growth.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    weather

  2. BOption (b)

    report

  3. COption (c)

    conditions

  4. DOption (d)

    terms

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Answer: (a)A.

weather

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Question 948

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.

One of the most basic (1) ______ of a human is food. Food is grown in various parts of the world according to the climatic (2) ______but one thing that all kinds of crops need (3) ______an exception is water. We all know (4) ______ water, sunlight, and nutrition from the soil (5) ______ key to a plant’s growth.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    with

  2. BOption (b)

    above

  3. COption (c)

    without

  4. DOption (d)

    over

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Answer: (a)A.

with

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Question 949

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.

One of the most basic (1) ______ of a human is food. Food is grown in various parts of the world according to the climatic (2) ______but one thing that all kinds of crops need (3) ______an exception is water. We all know (4) ______ water, sunlight, and nutrition from the soil (5) ______ key to a plant’s growth.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    then

  2. BOption (b)

    that

  3. COption (c)

    what

  4. DOption (d)

    when

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Answer: (a)A.

then

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Question 950

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.

One of the most basic (1) ______ of a human is food. Food is grown in various parts of the world according to the climatic (2) ______but one thing that all kinds of crops need (3) ______an exception is water. We all know (4) ______ water, sunlight, and nutrition from the soil (5) ______ key to a plant’s growth.

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

  1. AOption (a)

    been

  2. BOption (b)

    be

  3. COption (c)

    is

  4. DOption (d)

    are

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Answer: (a)A.

been

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Question 951

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.

The young boy tried to jerk out of the way, / but she grabbed him and began / rubbing the tip of his nose to get the stain off.

  1. AOption (a)

    No error

  2. BOption (b)

    The young boy tried to jerk out of the way

  3. COption (c)

    rubbing the tip of his nose to get the stain off

  4. DOption (d)

    but she grabbed him and began

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Answer: (a)A.

No error

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Question 952

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

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Revile

  1. AOption (a)

    Silence 

  2. BOption (b)

    Incite

  3. COption (c)

    Discourage

  4. DOption (d)

    Abuse

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Answer: (a)A.

Silence 

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Question 953

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

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Stop flogging a dead horse and concentrate on your career.

  1. AOption (a)

    To waste time on useless things

  2. BOption (b)

    To go on trips repeatedly

  3. COption (c)

    To fall in love quickly

  4. DOption (d)

    To make no progress

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Answer: (a)A.

To waste time on useless things

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Question 954

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

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Autocrecy

  2. BOption (b)

    Bureaucracy

  3. COption (c)

    Autonomy

  4. DOption (d)

    Anarchy

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Autocrecy

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Question 955

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

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

We need to _____ for next week, so are you in or out?

  1. AOption (a)

    make noise

  2. BOption (b)

    make a mess

  3. COption (c)

    make plans

  4. DOption (d)

    make a mistake

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Answer: (a)A.

make noise

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Question 956

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 plants readily respond to these stimulus.

  1. AOption (a)

    readily respond to these stimuli

  2. BOption (b)

    ready respond to these stimuli

  3. COption (c)

    readily responds to this stimulus

  4. DOption (d)

    No improvement required

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Answer: (a)A.

readily respond to these stimuli

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Question 957

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

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fright

  1. AOption (a)

    Dread

  2. BOption (b)

    Mockery

  3. COption (c)

    Composure

  4. DOption (d)

    Bravery

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Answer: (a)A.

Dread

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 958

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

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

We are all aware that our environment are not what it used to be.

  1. AOption (a)

    What it used to be

  2. BOption (b)

    We are all

  3. COption (c)

    environment are not

  4. DOption (d)

    aware that our

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Answer: (a)A.

What it used to be

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Question 959

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

Select the correctly spelt word.

  1. AOption (a)

    Escapeade

  2. BOption (b)

    Resonate

  3. COption (c)

    Progresion

  4. DOption (d)

    Disccovery

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Answer: (a)A.

Escapeade

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 960

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.

Most of the carbon-trapping mechanisms / that we have identified are / based at limit studies.

  1. AOption (a)

    No error

  2. BOption (b)

    that we have identified are

  3. COption (c)

    based at limit studies

  4. DOption (d)

    Most of the carbon-trapping mechanisms

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

No error

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