SSC CGL Undated PYQs

Question 1

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement. 
I was sitting at home doing nothing when I had heard that song again.

Accepted Answer

The sentence describes two actions happening in the past. 'Was sitting' indicates a continuous action in the past, while 'heard' indicates a completed action that interrupted or occurred during the continuous action. Therefore, the simple past tense 'heard' is appropriate, not 'had heard' (past perfect) which implies an action completed before another past action.

Question 2

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 1.

Accepted Answer

The phrase 'in a nutshell' is an idiom meaning 'briefly' or 'in short'. It is a fixed expression that always uses the preposition 'in'.

Question 3

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 2.

Accepted Answer

The context of the sentence, which likely describes people living in a village or rural area, makes 'villagers' the most appropriate choice to fill the blank. The other options do not fit the typical narrative of such passages.

Question 4

Select the most appropriate option for the blank numbered 3.

Accepted Answer

The blank requires an object pronoun that refers to a plural noun or group, which 'them' correctly provides. The context implies referring to multiple people or things previously mentioned.

Question 5

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives
their correct order. 
A. They also visit ailing friends and relatives, or attend to personal matters even during
oﬃce hours. 
B. Once in oﬃce, they receive friends and relatives who call them any time without prior
appointment. 
C. We can frequently ﬁnd a large number of people sitting here and there and doing nothing.
D. Even those who are employed often come late to oﬃce and leave early unless they are
forced to be punctual.

Accepted Answer

The passage describes the general behavior of people, starting with a broad observation (C), then narrowing down to employed individuals (D), and further detailing their office conduct (B, A). The sequence CDBA creates a logical flow from general observation to specific examples.

Question 6

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. 
Abort

Accepted Answer

The word 'Abort' means to stop or terminate an action or process. Among the given options, 'End' is the most appropriate synonym as it also means to bring something to a conclusion or stop.

Question 7

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. 
Having something more than required

Accepted Answer

The word 'surplus' means an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess. This perfectly matches the given phrase 'Having something more than required'.

Question 8

Accepted Answer