SSC CGL 2018 (T-1) 06 June 2019 First Shift English Paper Solution

In this article we have provided the solution of SSC CGL 2018 English Paper. This paper was conducted on 6th of june in 2019. SSC CGL 2018 English Paper Solution. CGL18 6 June 1st Shift Paper Solution.

Q.1: Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

An enclosure to keep the birds in 

1. Aviary 
2. Apiary 
3. Stable 
4. Sanctuary

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Q.2 : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required select No improvement. 

If you listen to the English news, it improve your English.

1. it is improving 
2. it will improve 
3. it improved 
4. No improvement 

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Q.3 : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

Give someone the cold shoulder

1. Ignore someone
2. Give way a secret
3. Do something pointless
4. Pamper someone

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Q.4 : Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased.

1. Pillar
2. Epitaph
3. Slab
4. Basilica

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Q.6 : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Pull yourself together.

1. Go to sleep
2. Calm down 
3. Try to understand 
4. Do good job

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Q. (7 – 11) In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives give. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Pigeon racing has become increasingly popular in parts of China (7) the country’s elite and its middle class. Sun Yan, the deputy general secretary of Beijin Racing Pigeons Association, (8) that at least 100,000 pigeon breeders live in Beijing and (9) 90,000 of them are registered with Racing Pigeons Associations at (10) levels, to qualify for the games held in the spring and autumn. Competitions can be lucrative for (11) owners, with some prizes amounting ot tens of thousands of dollars. Liu said in recent years, pigeon racing has been surging in popularity across China.



Correct answer for (7) …

1. against
2. along 
3. among 
4. about

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Correct answer for (8) …

1. said 
2. clarified
3. told 
4. advised

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Correct answer for (9) …

1. utmost  
2. almost
3. nearby 
4. exact

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Correct answer for (10) …

1. different
2. differed 
3. differential 
4. differ

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Correct answer for (11) …

1. pigeons
2. birds
3. animal 
4. bird

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Q.12 : Select the wrongly spelt word.

1. Explain
2. Except
3. Expire
4. Expereince

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Q.13 : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Their children were brought up with great care.

1. They had brought up their children with great care.
2. Their children brought them up with great care.
3. They brought up their children with great care.
4. They have been bringing up their children with great care.

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Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

There is hope that better forestry management will help in the _____ of the wild life that is constantly facing threat because of increasing human activities.

1. Salvation
2. Guarding
3. Supervision
4. Conservation

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Q.16 : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.

I try to solve this problem at least for two hours.

1. am try to solve
2. have been trying to solve
3. tried to be solving 
4. No improvement

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Q.17: Select the synonym of the given word.

Indelible

1. Illegal 
2. Illegible
3. Inerasable
4. Ineffective

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Q.18 :Select the antonym of the given word.

Agony

1. Anxiety
2. Distress
3. Comfort
4. Misery

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Q.19 : In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Every employee of the company were given a two bedroom flat as Diwali bonus. 

1. as Diwali bonus
2. a two bedroom flat
3. Every employee
4. were given

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Q.20 : Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

The burning of the effigy of Ravana on Dussehra ____ the burning of all evils. 

1. epitomizes.
2. intensifies
3. personifies
4. symbolizes

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Q.21 : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

1. Mango, the so-called “king of fruits, is something of a national obsession in India.
2. There was a bumper crop of mangoes in different states.
3. It resulted in prices coming down and sales going up – much to the delight of buyers and sellers alike.
4. 2017 proved to be a very good year for mango lovers.

1. ADBC
2. CDAB
3. CADB
4. ADCB

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Q.22 : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

At night, lock the outer gate. 

1. The outer gate is requested to be locked at night. 
2. The outer gate be locked at night. 
3. Let the outer gate be locked at night.
4. The outer gate is locked at night.

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Q.23 : Select the synonym of the given word.

Triumph 

1. Fight 
2. Victory 
3. Attack
4. Peace

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Q.24 : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

1. Around 600 million of them live in areas of high to extreme water stress.
2. India is suffering from the worst water crisis, with one billion people living in water scarcity.
3. This is even more than that of China and the US combined.
4. The reason is that at 24 per cent, India uses the most groundwater drawn out globally

1. BADC
2. ACBD
3. ADCB
4. BDAC

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Q.25 : Select the wrongly spelt word. 

1. Contamporary 
2. Cooperation
3. Controversial 
4. Conquer

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