English PYQ — Page 573
31,271 questions across SSC exams.
SSC CPO • 2021
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. He could not / get a job / despite of / his best efforts.
SSC CPO • 2025
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.
SSC CGL • 2019
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Pie in the sky
SSC CGL • 2018
Why do the scientists find it difficult to study the snow leopard?
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Which of the following options is NOT one of the meanings of the homonym 'contract'?
SSC CGL • 2016
A man who cannot decide which of the two things he will do first, end up doing ___.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the option with the correct spelling.
SSC CGL • 2017
In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option…
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The letter has been written by the manager carefully.
SSC CGL • 2022
Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. She said to him, “Please fill in this form.”
SSC CGL • 2016
In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the…
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. "The committee had rejected the proposal."
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence. One who abandons one's religious faith or principles
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To give a wide berth
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the most suitable preposition from the given options to fill in the blank in the following sentence: She is skeptical ____ the results of the survey.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Read the cloze passage and answer the following question: Journalism is often called the fourth pillar of democracy, alongside the legislature, executive, and judiciary. Its primary role is to inform the public, (1) scrutinize those in power, and ensure that…
SSC CGL • 2019
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options. Despite incessant rains, she is the only one who plan to attend the meeting at the ministry.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the correct one-word substitution for the italicized words: 'The prisoner was known for his repeated crimes and stubborn nature — a person that which cannot be corrected.'
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Arrange the sentence parts: (A) his advice (B) the students (C) accepted (D) happily
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence, She said that she will go to market later.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Which sentence contains a word that is spelled incorrectly?
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Select the correct active form of the given sentence. “The email was quickly drafted and sent to her manager by Jasmin.”
SSC CGL • 2020
As per the passage, what is the main cause of decline in the income of farmers?
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Find the incorrect part of the sentence: She delivered a speech in the prize distribution function.
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Choose the correctly spelt word:
SSC CGL • 2018
What equipment will be employed by Livein Adventures to provide aero adventures?
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Choose the option with the correct spelling.
SSC CGL • 2016
In the following question, the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the…
SSC Stenographer • 2026
What is the antonym of "Tangible"?
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct Speech. She said that she had never encountered such behavior.
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: The new intern was entrusted _ critical files and tasked _ compiling the monthly report.
SSC CGL • 2017
In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option…
SSC CPO • 2024
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. Our rivals must have spread this rumour.
SSC CGL • 2019
The programme Planet Youth was started by-
SSC CGL • 2022
Who among the following was quarantined during the bubonic plague?
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it: In no previous century has the boundary between machinic execution and human agency been so imperceptibly redrawn as in our own. Machines no longer reside merely in factories or data farms…
SSC CGL • 2020
The narrator pulled the telephone cord outside the phone booth because he was:
SSC CPO • 2025
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
SSC Stenographer • 2026
In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage intently and choose the most appropriate option to fill in each blank: In a time characterized by deep ideological divides and epistemic uncertainty, the role of intellectuals has become…
SSC CGL • 2018
Which of the following names is a type of a precious stone?
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. Each of the students have a book.
SSC CPO • 2023
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Can you please stop ____ down my neck for completing the work? I'll finish it as soon as I can.
SSC CPO • 2021
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. RESOLUTION
SSC CGL • 2022
The members of Blind Opera demonstrate that:
SSC Stenographer • 2025
Choose the part of the sentence that contains an error: You should avail of every opportunity.
SSC CGL • 2016
The author
SSC Stenographer • 2026
Read the cloze passage and answer the following question: Journalism is often called the fourth pillar of democracy, alongside the legislature, executive, and judiciary. Its primary role is to inform the public, (1) scrutinize those in power, and ensure that…
SSC CGL • 2019
Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’. We waited till 10 pm for our guests but they never turned up.
SSC CGL • 2020
‘Backward child’ in the passage means:
SSC Stenographer • 2026
In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is bolded. Choose the correct alternative that best improves the bolded part. The number of avian species in this sanctuary have decreased significantly due to the rapid loss of natural habitat and climate…