Previous Years English Questions SSC CGL Tier-1 2017

Dear Students, SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam will be held from 13th August 2021 to 24th August 2021. You need to practice a lot to achieve 40+ marks in the English Section. We are providing quizzes that include sentence improvement, error detection, idioms, one-word substitution, reading comprehension, vocabulary-related questions, etc. we have also provided study notes on English for SSC CGL 2017 Exam. Practice all these questions, if any doubt, post your queries in the comment section, we will answer surely. Today in this quiz we have included Antonyms, Synonyms, spellings, error detection, idioms, and phrases one-word substitutions Questions. Learn and score maximum marks in SSC CGL 2021.

Q1. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

SYCOPHANT

(a) PSYCHE

(b) FLATTERER

(d) SLAVE

Q2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

FORLORN

(a) JOYFUL

(b) LUSCIOUS

(d) FREE

Q3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelled correctly. Choose the correctly spelled word and click the button corresponding to it.

(a) Separate

(b) Saparate

(d) Seperate

Directions (4-6): One part of the sentence may have an error in the following questions. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.

Q4. The book, being written (A) / in simple language, is suitable for children (B) / as it contains much good advice. (C) / No error (D)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

Q5. You are the man (A) / who have (B) / spoiled it (C) / No error (D)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

Q6. Everyday new inventions (A) / is make (B) / for the good of humanity (C) / No error (D)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

Directions (7-8): The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Q7. The man was _______ his deafness

(a) rewarded for

(b) cured of

(d) saved at

Q8. He is the talk ________________.

(a) of the town

(b) for the town

(d) over the town

Q9. I ________ very much like to see my old classmates.

(a) can

(b) should

(d) might

Directions (10-12): Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in each of the questions. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

Q10. Old head on young shoulders

(a) To be intelligent when old

(b) To be old and yet look young

(d) To be less smart

Q11. A wild–goose chase

(a) A fruitful search

(b) A pointless search

(d) A hunting expedition

Q12. Hard of hearing

(a) To be disturbed

(b) To be confused

(d) To be dumb

Directions (13-15): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Q13. The art of delaying

(a) Degeneration

(b) Inflation

(d) Regression

Q14. A doctor who specializes in the diseases of the eyes

(a) Ophthalmologist

(b) Gynecologist

(d) Orthodontist

Q15. A person who eats too much

(a) Cannibal

(b) Glutton

(d) Carnivorous

S1. Ans. (b)

Sol. sycophant (noun): a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important to gain an advantage.

S2. Ans. (a)

Sol. forlorn-pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

S3. Ans. (a)

Sol. ‘Separate’ is the correct spelling.

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. “The book, being written in simple language, is suitable for children as it contains much good advice.” Use ‘much’ in place of ‘many’.

S5. Ans. (b)

Sol. “You are the man who has spoiled it.” use a singular verb for singular ‘man’.

S6. Ans. (b)

Sol. The correct sentence would be: “Every day new inventions are made for the good of humanity.”

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. ‘cured of’ is the correct phrase according to the context of the sentence.

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol. the talk of the town: a person or thing that many people in a town, city, etc., are talking about in an interested or exciting way. Option A is correct idiomatic usage.

S9. Ans. (c)

Sol. ‘would’ is the correct verb form.

S10. Ans. (c)

Sol. an old head on young shoulders: A young person who acts or speaks like an older person.

S11. Ans. (b)

Sol. A wild–goose chase: a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable.

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol. Hard of hearing: [of someone] unable to hear well or partially deaf.

S13. Ans. (c)

Sol. Procrastination: the action of delaying or postponing something.

S14. Ans. (a)

Sol. Ophthalmologist-a specialist in the branch of medicine concerned with studying and treating disorders and diseases of the eye.