SSC CGL 2024-17.09.2024-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC CGL 2024-17.09.2024-1 SSC Questions

91.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
In those days, we did not expect luxuries; we were thankful if we could keep the wolf from the door.
A.
Avoid starvation
B.
Wallow in poverty
C.
Relish food
D.
Encourage starvation
ANSWER :
A. Avoid starvation
92.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Entire
A.
Ingress
B.
Thorough
C.
Incomplete
D.
Undivided
ANSWER :
C. Incomplete
93.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
If no substitution is required, select โ€˜No substitutionโ€™. No matter how hard work you, your boss will not recognise your efforts.
A.
hard you work
B.
work you do hard
C.
hardly you work
D.
no substitution
ANSWER :
A. hard you work
94.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
My cousin works day and night to achieve success in life.
A.
vale of tears
B.
around the clock
C.
great dealing
D.
a handful
ANSWER :
B. around the clock
95.
Select the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in the given sentence.
Feeling discouraged, she finally finds the motivation for pursing her goal.
A.
inspired
B.
energetic
C.
admired
D.
disappointed
ANSWER :
A. inspired
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.
I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , Iโ€™d rather not get into it, but the (1) __________pertinent one is about college. Itโ€™s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (2) that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever, and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (3)__________ dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I havenโ€™t been in college in more than a decade. Someone with (4)__________knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely unprepared for a final. And, well, (5)__________of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the school- stress dream is quite a common one.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A.
better
B.
best
C.
strong
D.
more
ANSWER :
D. more
97.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
A.
realise
B.
praise
C.
offer
D.
promise
ANSWER :
A. realise
98.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
A.
unpredictability
B.
consistently
C.
conflictingly
D.
clumsily
ANSWER :
B. consistently
99.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
A.
instigate
B.
distant
C.
remote
D.
bleak
ANSWER :
C. remote
100.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
A.
nevertheless
B.
notwithstanding
C.
regardless
D.
inasmuch
ANSWER :
C. regardless