SSC CGL 2023-19.07.2023-4 SSC Question Paper

SSC CGL 2023-19.07.2023-4 SSC Questions

91.
Identify the idiom/phrase that can best substitute the underlined segment.
I'm going to be in trouble if I don't submit my homework to the teacher.
A.
a devil's advocate
B.
off base
C.
the lion's share
D.
up the creek
ANSWER :
A. a devil's advocate
92.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The ruler of the community had already passed a decree against that decision.
A.
A decree had already passed by the ruler of the community against that decision.
B.
A decree was already passed by the ruler of the community against that decision.
C.
A decree was already being passed by the ruler of the community against that decision
D.
A decree had already been passed by the ruler of the community against that decision
ANSWER :
A. A decree had already passed by the ruler of the community against that decision.
93.
Select the most appropriate word which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
One should follow the role models in life.
A.
Emulate
B.
Admire
C.
Cherish
D.
Reward
ANSWER :
A. Emulate
94.
Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.
Most hobbies are to some extent constructive, but that they may be useful is of secondary significance, and that they may be lucreative is a minor consideration.
A.
constructive
B.
consideration
C.
significance
D.
lucreative
ANSWER :
D. lucreative
95.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given phrase. Forsaken or neglected child who has no home and spends most of his/her time on the streets.
A.
Fugitive
B.
Vulnerable
C.
Miscreant
D.
Waif
ANSWER :
D. Waif
96.

Answer the  next 5 Questions.
Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
When he was in college, a famous poet made a useful distinction for him. He had drunk (1)___________in the poet's company to be compelled to describe to him a poem he was (2)___________of. It would be a monologue of sorts, the self-contemplation of a student on a summer afternoon who is reading Euphuise. The poem itself would be a subtle (3) __________of euphuisms, translating the heat, the day, the student's concerns, into symmetrical posies; translating even his (4) _________and boredom with that famously foolish book into a euphuism. The poet nodded his big head in a sympathetic, rhythmic way as this was (5) ________to him, then told him that there are two kinds of poems. There is the kind you write; there is the kind you talk about in bars. Both kinds have value and both are poems; but it's fatal to confuse them.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1

A.

enough

B.

many

C.

far

D.

since

ANSWER :

A. enough

97.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
A.
thinking
B.
marking
C.
straying
D.
drying
ANSWER :
A. thinking
98.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
A.
plains
B.
credits
C.
series
D.
races
ANSWER :
C. series
99.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
A.
weightage
B.
haven
C.
stay
D.
contempt
ANSWER :
D. contempt
100.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
A.
explained
B.
sprang
C.
theorised
D.
raised
ANSWER :
A. explained