Here, in this blog, SSC-CGL model Questions we will provide you with a set of Important English Questions asked in previous year examination. With the help of these questions, you will get an idea of the types of questions asked and can be asked in the SSC-CGL Examination.
1. Which day observed as the International Day of Cooperatives:
(a) July 1
(b) June 23
(c) March 4
(d) April 6
2. Which organization launched rocket to produce colorful artificial clouds:
(a) Manipal University
(b) European Space Agency
(c) ISRO
(d) NASA
3. Which is the first country to give UN tax Fund with $100000 contribution:
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Australia
4. Aji Dam is built across the river:
(a) Yamuna
(b) Narmada
(c) Damodar
(d) Beas
5. Which city is named as the World Book Capital 2019 by the United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural organization:
(a) Sharjah
(b) Indore
(c) Sydney
(d) Warsaw
6. Which social network joints hands with the Election Commission of India for Voter Registration Reminder:
(a) Facebook
(b) Twitter
(c) WhatsApp
(d) Snapchat
7. Which is the first state in India to open a blood bank for cattle:
(a) Odisha
(b) Goa
(c) Telangana
(d) Madhya Pradesh
8. Who was appointed to frame the National Education Policy:
(a) B V Balasubramanian
(b) CH Rajah
(c) DP Velaydham
(d) K Kasturirangan
9. Who was honoured with the United Nations Public Service Award:
(a) Sashi Tharoor
(b) Mamata Banerji
(c) Arvind Kejriwal
(d) Raj Singh
10. Which state government launched 'My plant' app to create
database on tree plantation:
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
11. Which Article of the Constitution deals with Budget:
(a) 110
(b) 112
(c) 114
(d) 116
12. Who among the followings was not a President of Indian National Congress:
(a) Nelli Sengupta
(b) Annie Beasant
(c) Aruna Asaf Ali
(d) Sarojini Naidu
13. Who started the newspaper Indian Mirror in 1861:
(a) Devendranath Tagore
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Bal Gangadhar Thilak
(d) Keshav Chandra Sen
14. Which Portuguese governor's policy was known 'the blue water policy':
(a) De Almeida
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Vasco da Gama
(d) Cabral
15. Which among the following trains work on the principle of magnetism:
(a) Mono rail
(b) Cog railway
(c) Maglev
(d) Funicular
16. The Gandhara School of Art received royal patronage under:
(a) Mauryas
(b) Guptas
(c) Chalukyas
(d) Kushans
17. Osteomalacia is caused by the deficiency of
(a) Vitamin D
(b) Vitamin K
(c) Vitamin E
(d) Vitamin H
18. Who was the British Viceroy during the time of libert Bill controversy:
(a) Ripon
(b) Canning
(e) Dalhousie
(d) Curzon
19. Which princely state was the first to be annexed to British India by the Doctrine of Lapse:
(a) Jhansi
(b) Satara
(c) Meerut
(d) Surat
20. Which of the following are mobile operating systems:
(i) Android (ii) Bada (iii) iOS (iv) Symbian - Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) (i) & (ii) (b) (ii) & (iii) (c) (i), (ii) & (iii) (d) All of these
21. What is bio augmentation:
(a) DNA from two or more sources is incorporated into a single recombinant molecule
(b) Use of specially cultured microbes for biological treat ment of seawage & industrial waste affluent
(c) Monitoring woman's ovulatory process, removing egg from ovary
(d) In vitrio cultivation of plant cell in an unorganised mass
22. The objective of Bt brinjal is:
(a) To make it pest resistant
(b) To improve its taste & nutrition
(c) To make its shelf life longer
(d) To make it drough resistant
23. The phenomenon of ejection of electrons from the sur face of metals when light of suitable wavelength falls on it, is known as:
(a) Electrolysis
(b) Ionisation
(c) Photoelectric effect
(d) None of these
24. The pressure in a liquid at a given depth below the surface:
(a) is same in all directions
(b) is always exerted downward
(c) equals to the total weight of liquid above the depth
(d) depends on the amount of liquid below depth
25. The seeds of certain plants fail to germinate if they do not pass through digestive tract of fruit eating birds. This is due to:
(a) Hibernation
(b) Seed coat impermeability
(c) Infertility
(d) Vegetative reproduction
Directions: In Question nos 26 to 29, you have a passage with five questions following. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it by black ening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet. Not only does the lack of education among women make the dissemination of nutrition education difficult, it appears also to be a major obstacle to campaigns for family planning. It is significant that one of the more successful family planning efforts has been in Korea, where literacy is over 80 percent. Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan have also had more satisfactory results than, for example, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India or Indonesia, where a large proportion of the female popula tion is illiterate. The education level of women is significant also because it has a direct impact on their chances of employment; and the number of employed women in a country's total labour force has a direct bearing on both the Gross National Product and the disposable income of the individual family.
26. Campaigns for family planning have been successful in Korea because the women there are
(a) exposed to nutrition education
(b) level-headed
(c) literate enough to understand its significance
(d) well-employed
27. The countries where family planning programmes have not had satisfactory results
(a) Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan and India.
(b) Hong Kong, Singapore, Afghanistan, Indonesia.
(c) Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Pakistan
(d) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan
28. The education level of women is significant because
(a) it has impact on GNP
(b) it increases her chances of getting a job
(c) it improves her expertise in cooking
(d) it helps her to communicate with others
29. One advantage of education among women is that they
(a) can be persuaded to plan their families.
(b) can communicate well
(c) will be able to cook nutritious food for the family
(d) will be able to prove their mettle
Directions: In Questions nos 30 to 32 some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the circle corresponding to the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, blacken the circle corresponding to 'no error' in the Answer Sheet.
30. They had to face much troubles during their journey to Kedarnath. No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
31. We judge people both by what they say and their actions. No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
32. This small table will collapse if you will stand on it. No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
Directions: In Question nos 33 to 35, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
33. She was compelled to dispense.......his services.
(a) of
(b) in
(c) at
(d) with
34. She could not refrain.........shedding tears.
(a) by
(b) to
(c) from
(d) with
35. He is accustomed.......having eight hours of sleep at night.
(a) to
(b) in
(c) of
(d) by
Directions: In Question nos 36 and 37 out of the four alter natives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
36. Accord
(a) Failure
(b) Agreement
(c) Difference
(d) Disagreement
37. Vigilant
(a) Careless
(b) Irresponsible
(c) Innocent
(d) Alert
Directions: In Question nos 38 and 39 out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
38. Genuine
(a) Correction
(b) Expose
(c) Fake
(d) Real
39. Reluctant
(a) Willing
(b) Inclined
(c) Worried
(d) Ready
Directions: In Question nos 40 to 43, four alternatives are given for the idiom /phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
40. The police left no stone unturned to trace the murderer.
(a) restored to illegitimate practices
(b) tried every possible course of action
(c) did irrelevant things
(d) took no pains
41. The thief was caught red-handed
(a) caught with hot tongs
(b) caught with warm hands.
(c) caught with hot bricks
(d) caught in the act of committing the crime
42. She has a bone to pick with him.
(a) was selfish
(b) abused
(c) was angry
(d) had a desire
43. It is high time that academics came down from their ivory towers and studied the needs of students.
(a) separation and seclusion
(b) expensive rooms
(c) dream world
(d) a classroom made of ivory
Directions: In Question no 44, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer sheet.
44. (a) Acommodate
(b) Accommodate
(c) Accomodate
(d) Accommodat
Directions: In Question nos 45 to 47 a sentence / a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed choose 'no improvement'. Mark your answer in the answer sheet.
45. Vinay did not hesitate to avail of the opportunity to go abroad
(a) avail himself by
(b) avail up
(c) avail himself of
(d) no improvement
46. Don't hold the dirty paper in your hand; throw it.
(a) throw it away
(b) throw it down
(c) throw it out
(d) no improvement
47. It is time you start earning your own living.
(a) would start
(b) started
(c) had started
(d) no improvement
Directions: In Question nos 48 to 49, out of the four alter natives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/phrases and indicate it by blackening the appropriate circle in the Answer Sheet.
48. A person who can use both hands equally well
(a) Hedonist
(b) Amphibian
(c) Ambidextrous
(d) Teetotaller
49. Something occurring at irregular intervals
(a) Endemic
(b) Epiemic
(c) Spontaneous
(d) Sporadic
50. Select the synonym of the given word.
COERCE
(a) enchant
(b) pressurize
(c) cajole
(d) leave
51. The value of (2.644)² - (2.356)²/0.288
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
52. The sum of squares of two positive numbers is 100 and difference of their squares is 28, the sum of the numbers is
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 15
53. Out of three members, the first is twice the second and is half of the third. If the average of three numbers is 56, then the difference of first and third number is
(a) 12
(b) 20
(c) 24
(d) 48
54. The digit in the units place in the cube root of 21952 is
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 2
55. What is the smallest number that has to be added to 710, so that the sum is perfect cube.
(a) 29
(b) 19
(c) 11
(d) 21
56. A dealer marks his goods 25% above the cost price and allows 10% discount to the customers. What is the gain percent
(a) 12.5%
(b) 35%
(c) 15%
(d) 17.5%
57. The cost price of 18 articles is equal to the selling price of 15 articles. The gain percent is
(a) 15%
(c) 25%
(b) 25%
(d) 20%
58. A person buy some pencils at 5 for one rupee and sells them at 3 for a rupee. It's gain percentage will be
(a) 66⅔%
(b) 76⅔%
(c) 56⅔%
(d) 46⅔%
59.The LCM of two numbers is 864 and their HCF is 144. If one of the numbers is 288, then the other number is
(a) 576
(b) 1296
(c) 432
(d) 44
60. If x = (√3 + 1)/(√3 - 1)and y = (√3 - 1)/(√3 + 1) then the value of x² + y² is
(a) 14
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 10
61. In a mixture 45L, the ratio of milk and water is 3: 2. How much water must be added to make the ratio 9:11.
(a) 10L
(b) 15L
(c) 17L
(d) 20L
62. If x is 25% of y, then what percent of x is y?
(a) 100%
(b) 200%
(c) 300%
(d) 400%
63. The price of an article is cut by 10% to rectify it to its former value the new price must be increased by
(a) 10%
(b) (11)1/9 %
(c) (9) 1/11%
(d) 11%
64. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C is 43 kg. Then the weight of B is
(a) 17 kg
(b) 20 kg
(c) 26 kg
(d) 31 kg
65. If both the radius and height of a right circular cone are increased by 20% its volume will be increased by
(a) 20%
(b) 40%
(c) 60%
(d) 72.8%
66. The area of the largest circle that can drawn inside a square of side 28 cm is
(a) 17248 cm³
(b) 784 cm³
(c) 8624 cm²
(d) 616 cm²
67. By selling a table for Rs. 350 instead of Rs. 400 loss percent increases by 5%. The cost price of the table is
(a) Rs. 1050
(b) Rs. 417.50
(c) Rs. 435
(d) Rs. 1000
68. The value of(243)^0.13 x(243)^0.07 / 7^0.25 x 49^0.075 x 343^0.2 is
(a) 3/7
(b) 7/3
(c) (1)3/7
(d) (2)2/7
69. If x = 2 ^ (1/3) + 2 ^ (- 1/3) then the value of 2x³ - 6x will be
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
70. A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work. The Whole work was compleated in:
(a) 10 days
(b) 8 days
(c) 12 days
(d) 15 days
(Q.71-74) The table given here shows the production of five type of cars by a company in the year 1989 to 1994. Study the table and answer the questions.
Year
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Type
P 8 20 16 17 21 6
Q 16 10 14 12 12 14
R 21 17 16 15 13 8
S 4 6 10 16 20 31
T 25 18 19 30 14 27
Total→74 71 75 90 80 86
71. In which year the production of cars of all type takes together was approximately equal to the average during the period?
(a) 1989
(b) 1991
(c) 1993
(d) 1994
72.In which year the total production of cars of type P and Q
together was equl to the total production of cars of types Rand S together?
(a) 1990
(b) 1991
(c) 1994
(d) 1993
73. During the period 1989-94 in which type of cars was continuous increase in production?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) R
(d) S
74. The production of which type of cars was 25% of the total production of all types of cars during 1993?
(a) S
(b) R
(c) Q
(d) P
75. If x+1/x= 6, find the value x² + 1/x²
(a) 34
(b) 32
(c) 36
(d) 38
76. Rajan walks 20 m North, then he turns right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. After that he turns left and walks 15 m. Again he turns left and walks 15m. In which direction and how many metres away is he from his orginal position
(a) 15m West
(b) 30 m East
(c) 30 m West
(d) 45 m East
77. From the given alternative words select the one which can't be formed using the letters of the given word CONSTITUTIONAL
(a) LOCATION
(b) TUITION
(c) TALENT
(d) CONSULT
78. In a certain language SIGHT is written as FVTUG. How is REVEAL written in the same language
(a) YNRIRE
(b) DQHQMX
(c) FSJSOZ
(d) ERIRNY
79. If work is coded as 4-12-9-16 then how will code WOMAN
(a) 4-12-14-26-13
(b) 4 - 26 - 14 - 13 - 12
(c) 23-12-26-14-13
(d) 23-15-13-1-14
80. A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots. When B missed 27 times A has killed
(a) 30 birds
(b) 60 birds
(c) 72 birds
(d) 90 birds
(Q-81-85) select the related letter/word/number from the given alternative
81. 15: 1125 :: 32:_____
(a) 278
(b) 287
(c) 782
(d) 872
82. GAME: 71135:: BIRD:_____
(a) 41892
(b) 29148
(c) 29184
(d) 29814
83. ROAD: VTGK :: BOX: .......
(a) STD
(b) FTD
(c) FDT
(d) DFT
84. Tally: Votes::..........: Population
(a) People
(b) Government
(c) Census
(d) Taxation
85. Tempted: Sin:: Food:..........
(a) Baby
(b) Miserly
(c) Glutton
(d) Prig
(Q 86-90) Find the odd number/letter/word from the given alternatives
86. (a) 531 (b) 243 (c) 413 (d) 612
87. (a) Turtle (b) Puppy (c) Lamb (d) Tiger
88. (a) water: thirst (b) Chalk: Blackboard (c) Food: Hunger (d) Air: Suffocation
89. (a) ACDE (b) UWYX (c) GIKJ (d) PRTS
90. (a) L (b) I (c) D (d) Y
91. Find out the set of number among the four sets of num bers given in the alternatives which is the most like the set given in the question given set (21, 30, 48)
(a) 18, 14, 25
(b) 9, 18, 36
(c) 13, 20, 30
(d) 6, 14, 21
92. Which of the following word will come in the middle when they are arranged alphabetically as in a dictionary
Rumbustious, Romanian, Rumour, Ruminate, Rumple
(a) Rumour
(b) Rumple
(c) Romanian
(d) Ruminate
93. Which of the following one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it
egthjtk...
(a) mt
(b) rv
(c) oz
(d) py
(94-95) Find the missing term of the series
94. 5G7, 7H10, 10I14, 14J19,..........
(a) 16K20
(b) 17K21
(c) 18K21
(d) 19K25
95. ABXW, EFTS,........., MNLK
(a) IJOP
(b) IJPO
(c) JIOP
(d) JIPO
96. In a row of 21 girls when Reena was shifted by four places towards the right she became 12th from the left end. What was her earlier position from the right end of the row?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 14
97. If+ means ÷ , ÷ means -, - means × and × means +, then 20+57x6-8=.........
(a) 51
(b) 59
(c) 37
(d) 45
98. If 1st October is Sunday, then 1st November will be:
(a) Monday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Thursday
99. At what time between 9 and 10 o' clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but not together?
(a) (16)4/11min. past 9
(b) (16)2/11min. past 9
(c) (15)4/11 min. past 9
(d) (15)3/11 min. past 9
100. x and y are children of z. z is the father of x, but y is not the son of z. What is y to z?
(a) Sister
(b) Daughter
(c) Nephew
(d) Cousin