SSC CGL 2025 PYQs

Question 1

What is the author's tone regarding India’s vaccine drive?

Accepted Answer

The author presents facts and figures, indicating an analytical approach. The phrase 'mild optimism' suggests a balanced view, acknowledging progress without being overly celebratory.

Question 2

Select the correct option: The minister’s report was filled with warnings, none of ____ were clarified.

Accepted Answer

The relative pronoun 'which' correctly refers to the preceding noun 'warnings' and introduces a dependent clause. 'Them' is a personal pronoun, not a relative one.

Question 3

Her claim was logical; ___, it ignored the latest survey.

Accepted Answer

The sentence requires a conjunction that shows contrast. 'Nevertheless' correctly indicates that despite the claim being logical, it still ignored the survey, expressing a contradiction.

Question 4

What unintended outcome arose from the CoWIN platform?

Accepted Answer

The passage implies that CoWIN, being a digital platform, inherently excluded individuals who lacked digital literacy or access, leading to an unintended outcome of exclusion for digitally inexperienced users.

Question 5

Select the correct option: The scholar’s view was completely ____ to the dominant belief.

Accepted Answer

The word 'opposed' correctly conveys that the scholar's view was in direct disagreement with the dominant belief, fitting the context of a contrasting viewpoint.

Question 6

Choose the correct option:The reforms, though presented as economic, were actually an attempt to ______ opposition under austerity.

Accepted Answer

The word 'quell' means to suppress or put an end to something, which fits the context of trying to suppress opposition. The reforms aimed to reduce dissent.

Question 7

Without her intervention, the meeting could have ____ into a hostile dispute.

Accepted Answer

The word 'deteriorated' best fits the context, implying the meeting would have worsened into a dispute without intervention. It accurately conveys a negative progression.

Question 8

Which measure helped address hesitancy and false claims?

Accepted Answer

The text explicitly states that using local leaders and mobile units helped address vaccine hesitancy and false claims by building trust and providing direct information.

Question 9

Select the correct option: No sooner ____ the data released than debates began.

Accepted Answer

The phrase 'No sooner...than' requires inversion, meaning the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. 'Had' is the correct auxiliary for past perfect tense, which fits the sequence of events.

Question 10

Identify the segment with an error:The higher the rank (1)/ the greater became (2)/ the responsibility and (3)/ expectation of restraint. (4)

Accepted Answer

The sentence uses a comparative structure 'The higher..., the greater...'. For parallel construction, 'became' should be omitted, making it 'the greater the responsibility'.

Question 11

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: The committee’s attempt to delay the verdict (1) / was blamed partly on public pressure (2) / and partly due to procedural confusion (3) / that emerged recently. (4)

Accepted Answer

The phrase 'partly on' in part (2) requires a parallel structure. Therefore, 'partly due to' in part (3) should be replaced with 'partly on' for grammatical correctness and parallelism.

Question 12

What theme best captures the message of the passage?

Accepted Answer

The passage primarily discusses India's approach to vaccination during crises, highlighting its strategic planning and execution. Option 3 directly reflects this central theme.

Question 13

Find the part of the sentence containing an error:The policy intends to neither penalise minor offenders (1)/ nor those who unknowingly broke norms (2)/ due to unclear guidelines (3)/ rather than purposeful violation. (4)

Accepted Answer

The correlative conjunction 'neither...nor' requires parallel structure. The verb 'penalise' should come before 'neither' to ensure parallelism with 'those who unknowingly broke norms'.

Question 14

Find the error in the sentence:The report’s emphasis on digital growth (1)/ overlook key disparities (2)/ in connectivity and access (3)/ across regions. (4)

Accepted Answer

The subject 'emphasis' is singular, so the verb should be 'overlooks' to maintain subject-verb agreement. The current form 'overlook' is plural.

Question 15

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: That there are no options for citizens (1) / when environmental breaches are overlooked by the ministry (2) / underline a deep failure in (3) / responsible governance. (4)

Accepted Answer

The subject of the sentence is 'That there are no options for citizens...', which is a singular clause. Therefore, the verb should be 'underlines' (singular) instead of 'underline' (plural).

Question 16

Convert into active voice: The parcel will have been handed over by the courier before evening.

Accepted Answer

To convert passive voice (will have been + V3) to active voice, use the future perfect tense (will have + V3). The subject becomes 'the courier' and the object 'the parcel'.

Question 17

Find the part of the sentence containing an error:It was not just fragmented jurisdictions (1)/ that hindered coordinated governance, but overlapping mandates (2)/ which, although intended to preserve autonomy, (3)/ ends up slowing inter-department functioning. (4)

Accepted Answer

The subject 'overlapping mandates' is plural, so the verb should be 'end up' instead of 'ends up' to maintain subject-verb agreement.

Question 18

Convert the sentence from Active to Passive Voice:Why did the editor overlook the stylistic issues?

Accepted Answer

To convert to passive voice, the object ('the stylistic issues') becomes the subject. The past simple tense requires 'was/were' + past participle ('overlooked'). The interrogative structure is maintained.

Question 19

Change to passive: We shall have dispatched the invitations before Monday morning.

Accepted Answer

To change to passive voice in future perfect tense, the structure is 'object + shall/will have been + past participle'. Option 4 correctly follows this rule.

Question 20

Choose the correct one-word substitute for “A specialist who drafts maps.”

Accepted Answer

A cartographer is a person whose job is to draw or make maps. This directly matches the definition provided in the question.