MODEL TEST PAPER FOR SSC CGL 2017

MOCK TEST FOR SSC CGL 2017

Directions (1-2): In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.


1.Kamla was _____ by nature and so stayed away from all company.
(1) anti—social
(2) timid
(3) gregarious
 (4) cordial

Ans 2

2. Mohini refused to be _____ by her long infirmity.
(1) dispersed
(2) dispensed
(3) dispatched
 (4) dispirited

Ans. 4




 Direction 3 : .. Spelling test - find correct spelling
3. 1. Hygiene
2. Hygene
3. Higiene
4. Hygine
Ans. 1

Question: ( 4 -6) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it

4. Bitter quarrel between two families existing for a long period
a. Siege
b. Feud
c. Battle
d. War
Ans. B
5. Speech delivered without preparation
a. Rhetoric
b. Oration
c. Extempore
d. Maiden Speech
Ans. C
6. One who will do any job for anyone for money
a. Mercenary
b. Recruit
c. Hoodlum
d. Merchant
Ans. A

Direction ( 7 -  10 ) Sentence Improvement
7.I hope you will be able to steer ahead of the antisocial elements.
(1) steer clear (2) steer free
(3) steer out (4) No Improvement
175. 1

8.He bowed down at the altar.
(1) next to the altar (2) No Improvement
(3) before the altar (4) infront of the altar
Ans. 3



9.They were being commanded to wait till the signal was given.
(1) commanded (2) command
(3) given command (4) No Improvement


Ans. 1


10..River Damodar in West Bengal carry the effluents from the Durgapur Industrial complex for miles.
(1) No Improvement (2) carries the effluents
(3) carries the effluence (4) carried the effluents

Ans.. 2




Direction ( 11- 14) Fill in the blanks( 11- 14)
11. It is believed that hypertension is most often the cause ____heart attack.
a. towards
b. with
c. in
d. of\
Ans. d
12. Because of low marks, he could not get admission ___any College.

a. in
b. with
c. into
d. for
Ans. a
13. Which competitor was selected for the first prize, the former or _____?

a. later
b. latter
c. the latter
d. the second
Ans. b
14. He was greatly disappointed when his proposal, on which he had worked very hard, was turned ___ by his boss.
a. up
b. over
c. down
d. off
Ans. d


Directions (Q.15-19): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

To those who do listen, the desert speaks of things with an emphasis quite different from that of the shore, the mountain the valley, or the plains. Whereas these invite action and suggest limitless opportunity and exhaustless resources, the implications and the mood of the desert are something different. For one thing, the desert is conservative, not radical. It is more likely to provide awe than to invite conquest. The heroism which it encourages is the heroism of the endurance, not hat of conquest. It brings man up against his limitation, turns him in upon himself and suggests values which more indulgent regions suppress. Sometimes it induces contemplation in men who have never contemplated before. And of all the answers to the question – what is desert good for – ‘contemplation’ is perhaps the best.

15. In order to receive the desert’s message, the beholder needs to be
(a) Courageous in his reaction
(b) Conservative in his responses
(c) A good listener
(d) Sensitive to nature
Ans- d

16. The desert is unique among landscapes in that in encourages only
(a) Contemplation
(b) Indolence
(c) Heroic endeavour
(d) Adventurous spirit
Ans- a

17. If one responds with insight to the mood of the desert, it evokes
(a) An inclination for deep thought
(b) The possibility of unending resources
(c) The desire for heroic conquest
(d) A sense of intense revulsion
Ans- a

18. The write calls the desert ‘conservative’ rather than ‘radical’ because it provides an environment that
(a) Inspires man to explore it
(b) Offers unlimited opportunity to conquer
(c) Tests one’s endurance
(d) Makes one gloomy
Ans- c

19. What does the phrase “it brings man up against his limitations”, mean?
(a) It makes man feel hopeless about his limitations
(b) It makes man aware of his limitations
(c) It compels man to fight against his limitations
(d) It persuades man to overcome his limitations
Ans- d
Directions (Q.20-21): In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

20.Harbinger
(a) counselor
(b) ascetic
(c) miser
(d) follower
ans – d (Harbinger- a forerunner of something.
ex- "these works were not yet opera but they were the most important harbinger of opera")

21.Expeditious
(a) obscure
(b) barren
(c) leisurely
(d) speedy
ans – c (expeditious- done with speed and efficiency.
 leisurely- acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.)

Directions (Q.22-25): In this section a number of sentences are given. The sentences are given in different parts. Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any part. No sentence has more than one error. When you find an error in any of the parts indicate your response.

22. Even on the eve of an predictable fall, a)/to everyone’s disappointment b)their leader seems to be in their elements. c)/No error d)
(a) Even on the eve of an predictable fall
(b) to everyone’s disappointment
(c) their leader seems to be in their elements
(d) No error
Ans- c (use singular pronoun 'his' in place of 'their' (second one) to make pronoun agree with its antecedent 'leader')

2.3 It is not difficult to appreciate a)/ why he endeavoured so hard to conceal b)/the traces of the crime which he committed. c)/No error d)
(a) It is not difficult to appreciate
(b) why he endeavoured so hard to hide
(c) the traces of the crime which he committed
(d) No error
Ans- c (when there are two actions in the past, the first one is in the past perfect. Hence, Substitute 'had committed' for 'committed')

24. The managing director along with other members a)/were accorded b)/a warm welcome on the plantation. c)/No error d)
(a) The managing director along with other members
(b) were accorded
(c) a warm welcome on the plantation
(d) No error
Ans- b (in the case of 'along with' verb is used according to the first subject. here 'managing director' is singular, hence singular verb will be used. that is 'was' in place of 'were')

25. Neither of these two documents a)/support your claim b)/on the property. c)/No error d)
(a) Neither of these two documents
(b) support your claim
(c) on the property
(d) No error
Ans- b (Neither' is singular hence "supports" will be used)