English PYQ — Page 565
31,271 questions across SSC exams.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
What does the idiom 'In hot water' mean?
SSC CGL • 2022
Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. “Good gracious! It’s snowing!” he said.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. "He is solving a complex problem."
SSC CGL • 2018
own; and also by ____ out that, even within this field.
SSC CGL • 2020
Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. Amit said to me, “Your parents are waiting for you.”
SSC Stenographer • 2026
The following sentence has two blanks. Choose the most suitable set of prepositions from the given options to fill in the blanks and complete the sentence meaningfully. He worked _ the night _ finish the project.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
In the following question, the first and the last parts of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/passage is split into four parts-P, Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage…
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. We waited for him since two hours.
SSC CGL • 2022
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Full of hot air
SSC CGL • 2022
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'. The show flopped miserably to the utter disappointment of everybody.
SSC CGL • 2018
What is the biggest threat to WTO’s efficacy today?
SSC CGL • 2019
Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence. Were all formalities completed by you?
SSC CPO • 2024
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. I suggested to my brother that we should go to the hills for a change.
SSC CGL • 2020
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’. Each one of them were wearing a face mask for protection.
SSC CGL • 2016
In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice. The teacher was pleased with his recitation.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the correct active form. "A decision will have been taken by the committee."
SSC CGL • 2018
the nostalgia of rainy afternoons ___ snuggled up with our noses
SSC Stenographer • 2026
What is the antonym of "Ebullient"?
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech. He warned the children not to play near the exposed wires as it was dangerous.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the best option to replace the underlined part to improve the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution.' The teacher directed the students to submit their assignments before the deadline.
SSC CGL • 2020
Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence. My brother told me that I could see any film I wanted on TV.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the synonym of Reticent.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The minister was apprised ___ the current situation.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the best option to replace the underlined part to improve the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution.' The total amount earned with the sale exceeded expectations.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: A person who can use both hands with equal ease
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Which word can best replace comprehension in the following sentence? Framton shivered slightly and turned towards the niece with a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension.
SSC CGL • 2018
Himachal Pradesh ____ also worked well.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. "They might be repairing the engine now."
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech. I told him that I was busy.
SSC CPO • 2023
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I inherit all that humanity __ during tens of thousands of years and to all that it has thought, felt and suffered.
SSC CGL • 2019
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.6.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Read the cloze passage and answer the following questions: Millets, a group of small-seeded grains, _(3) for thousands of years in India and other parts of Asia and Africa. Once considered the “poor man’s food,” they are now gaining recognition for their (1)…
SSC CGL • 2019
Select the most appropriate sequence from the given options to make a meaningful paragraph from jumbled sentences. A. The other day we entered the city’s only Jewish cemetery. B. But then, it should not be a surprise. C. We were astonished to discover how…
SSC CGL • 2017
In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. The boss said to him, "Please tell me what the old man said…
SSC CGL • 2018
In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’. Rapid developments in modern medicine has (1)/…
SSC CGL • 2020
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words. Safe to drink
SSC CGL • 2016
What would happen if novel and pragmatic techniques are ignored?
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Change the following sentence into the Active form. The decision will have been announced before the meeting concludes.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. "The book is being read by him."
SSC CPO • 2025
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. I told my daughter that I would pick her up from school that week.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The soldier laid down his life _____ the nation.
SSC CPO • 2021
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. How can I forget your generosity?
SSC CGL • 2018
field, there is a growing tendency ___ the part of certain sciences to separate
SSC Stenographer • 2026
What does the idiom 'Keep an eye on' mean?
SSC CPO • 2021
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Three online games of chess were won by Rahul in a row.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Read the cloze passage and answer the following questions: South India, known for its tropical climate, _ (3) heavy rainfall during both the southwest and northeast monsoons. While rain is essential for agriculture and replenishing water sources, excessive…
SSC Stenographer • 2026
What does the idiom 'Hit the sack' mean?
SSC CGL • 2018
New research _____ that even when
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the correct passive voice transformation of the sentence: Has she left the apartment?
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Find the incorrect part of the sentence: Neither of the two brothers are trustworthy.