SSC CGL english section consists of around 25 questions of total 50 marks. There will be no sectional timings, so candidates, have to focus, on scoring more. There will be no sectional cutoff in SSC CGL Tier-1 exam.<\/p>\n
Download SSC CGL English Questions PDF<\/a><\/p>\n Get All SSC\/Banking\/RRB Content @ Rs. 99<\/a><\/p>\n Download All SSC CGL Questions & Tricks PDF<\/a><\/p>\n 18,000 Free Solved Questions for SSC (Study Material)<\/a><\/p>\n Instructions: Question 1: a) histories Question 2: a) for a) dissimilarities (4)<\/p>\n a) issue Question 5:<\/b><\/p>\n (5)<\/p>\n a) agitate SSC CGL 2018 Syllabus PDF<\/a><\/p>\n Take SSC CGL Free Mock Test<\/a><\/p>\n 1) Answer (d)<\/strong><\/p>\n ‘narratives’ best fits the context of the blank as narrative means a story or a tale. The author wants to suggest that the story of neither the left nor the right seems to have any relationship with the ordinary citizens. Hence, option D is the correct choice. Any program is ‘for the people’. Hence, ‘for’ is the best fit for the given blank. The other words do not make a logical or grammatical sense in the given blank.<\/p>\n 3) Answer (c)<\/b><\/p>\n The author is trying to convey the growing inequalities between the rich and the poor. Hence, ‘disparities’ is the best fit for the given blank. It means ‘inequalities’. Hence, option C is the correct answer.<\/p>\n 4) Answer (d) 5) Answer (b)<\/b><\/p>\n The author is trying to highlight the need to solve the problems of the poor. Hence, ‘alleviate’ is the best fit for the given blank as to alleviate means to provide relief.<\/p>\n SSC CGL Free Previous Papers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 6:<\/b><\/p>\n Select the synonym of ‘splayed’<\/p>\n a) nimble Question 7: a) correlate Question 8: a) lassoing Solutions: (6 to 8) ‘Splay’ means to spread things apart. Hence, option D is the correct answer.<\/p>\n 7) Answer (d)<\/b><\/p>\n ‘Analogue’ means a person or a thing seen as comparable to another. 8) Answer (a)<\/b><\/p>\n Only ‘lassoing’ is correctly spelt. psychik should be spelt as ‘psychic’, thacher should be spelt as ‘thatcher’, ‘squezer’ should be spelt as ‘squeezer’.<\/p>\n
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\nIn the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
\nSometimes the grand ______(1)______ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare programmes ____(2)_____ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing _____(3)_______ between the rich and the poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing _____(4)______ of politically driven welfare policies and emphasises the need for economic growth to ___(5)________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.<\/p>\n
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\nb) plots
\nc) versions
\nd) narratives<\/p>\n
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\n(2)<\/p>\n
\nb) which
\nc) that
\nd) of
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\n(3)<\/p>\n
\nb) discrepancies
\nc) disparities
\nd) disillusion
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\nQuestion\u00a04:<\/b><\/p>\n
\nb) matter
\nc) pain
\nd) burden<\/p>\n
\nb) alleviate
\nc) aggravate
\nd) depress
\n<\/b><\/p>\nSSC CGL English questions – Solutions (1 to 5)<\/h4>\n
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\n2) Answer (a)<\/b><\/p>\n
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\nGrowing ‘issue’ or growing ‘matter’ does not make sense in the given context. Among pain and burden, the latter is a better fit as the author is trying to highlight the negative implications of politically driven schemes. Hence, ‘burden’ is the best fit for the given blank.<\/p>\n
\nb) jade
\nc) frayed
\nd) spread<\/p>\n
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\nChoose the antonym of analogue<\/p>\n
\nb) cognate
\nc) dialogue
\nd) difference<\/p>\n
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\nSelect the word with the correct spelling.<\/p>\n
\nb) psychik
\nc) thacher
\nd) squezer<\/p>\n
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\n6) Answer (d)<\/b><\/p>\n
\nSo out of the given options ‘difference’ must be the antonym of ‘analogue’.
\nHence, option D is the right choice.<\/p>\n