SSC CGL 2022-08.12.2022-3 SSC Question Paper

SSC CGL 2022-08.12.2022-3 SSC Questions

81.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A.
Bouquet
B.
Hygene
C.
Mortgage
D.
Champagne
ANSWER :
B. Hygene
82.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On cloud nine
A.
Flying
B.
Floating
C.
Dreaming
D.
Very happy
ANSWER :
D. Very happy
83.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The professor refused to comment on the erroneous description of the historical events in the journal.

A.

Suitable

B.

Lucid

C.

Inaccurate

D.

Sensitive

ANSWER :

C. Inaccurate

84.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously or literally
A.
Hypertext
B.
Hyperbole
C.
Hypocrisy
D.
Hippocrates
ANSWER :
B. Hyperbole
85.
Sentences of a paragraph are given in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A.Dozens of distinctly different regional languages are spoken in India, which share many characteristics such as grammatical structure and vocabulary.
B.India has had a longer exposure to English than any other country which uses it as a second language, its distinctive words, idioms, grammar and rhetoric reading gradually to affect all places, habits and culture.
C.The historical background of India is never far away from everyday usage of English.
D.Since the early 1600s, the English language has had a toehold on the Indian subcontinent, when the East India Company established settlements in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, formerly Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay, respectively.
A.
ABCD
B.
ADCB
C.
DBCA
D.
DCAB
ANSWER :
C. DBCA
86.
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The ministry officials
P. recommend the shortlisted names to
Q. the awards selection committee
R. sieve through the applicants' credentials and
S. have been working overtime to
A.
SRPQ
B.
QRPS
C.
SPQR
D.
PORS
ANSWER :
A. SRPQ
87.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The rate of interest for the loan went out all our calculations.

A.

under all our calculations

B.

No substitution

C.

beyond all our calculations

D.

besides all our calculations

ANSWER :

C. beyond all our calculations

88.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
Iyadurai Solomon was a great teacher because he instilled in all the children a sense of their own worth.

A.

stopped

B.

took out

C.

inculcate

D.

neglected

ANSWER :

C. inculcate

89.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Someone's heart is in the right place
A.
Suddenly feel so excited or frightened that your heart beats faster
B.
Change your opinion or the way you feel
C.
Share secret worries with someone else
D.
Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner
ANSWER :
D. Someone is good even if they sometimes behave in a wrong manner
90.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She has / not written / a single novel / by three years.
A.
not written
B.
She has
C.
by three years
D.
a single novel
ANSWER :
C. by three years