SSC CPO English Paper 2016 – Practice Now English Questions

SSC CPO English Paper 2016 – Practice Now English Questions

Hello Aspirants,

We hope that you are preparing well for the SSC CPO Exam which is going to be held soon. So Guys practice hard and do not leave any stone to cross your goal. In this page, some questions are given which were come in the previous years question paper 2016.

SSC CPO English Paper 2016

Direction(1-5): A sentence / a part  of the sentence is underlined. four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In Case no improvement is needed, choose  the button corresponding to ” No Improvement”.

1. Tarun agreed from me on that point.

A. To me on

B. with me in

C. with me on

D. No Improvement

2. Raja not only passed and won a scholarship.

A. not passed but won

B. not only passed but also won

C. not only passed and also won

D. No Improvement

3.  I, who is your friend, will help you.

A. whom is your friend

B. who am your friend

C. whom your friend is

D. No Improvement

4.  I lived here for  the last two years.

A. have lived here

B. lived here from

C. here lived here for

D. No Improvement

5.  Birbal was the wisest of all other men.

A. more wiser of

B. wiser than

C. wiser to

D. No Improvement

Direction(6-10): Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

6. A. Conscientitious

B. Consciencetous

C. Concientitious

D. Conscientious

7.  A. Abscission

B. Absicion

C. Abscision

D. Abcission

8. A. Maintainence

B. Maintenance

C. Maintenaince

D. Mentainance

9. A. Oscillate

B. Osillate

C. Osilate

D. Oscilate

10. A. Persipicacious

B. Percipicacous

C. Perspicacious

D. Purspicacious

Direction(11-15): In the following the question, four alternatives are given for the Idiom / Phrase. Choose the alternative  which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom / Phrase and choose the button corresponding to it.

11. The scandal was swept under the rug because of the important people involved in it.

A. blown out of proportion

B. heavily publicised

C. forgotten by the people easily

D. concealed from others

12. The plan to build the new railway line through the park went over like a lead balloon.

A. was immensely successful

B. failed to arouse support

C. was stalled

D. was too confusing

13.  The company’s vice president in charge of marketing was barking up the wrong tree when he made his sales pitch to the customer in Mumbai.

A. acting very wisely

B. misdirecting his efforts

C. doing as he was told by his superior

D. ruining a potential business deal

14.   The kid could no longer stave off  his hunger.

A. fulfil

B. delay

C. quench

D. overcome

15. The police went through the evidence with a fine tooth comb.

A. carelessly

B. hastily

C. carefully

D. unnecassarily

Direction(16-20): In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. 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” button.

16. Volkswagen literally translates to ‘people’s car’, but ironically most of its cars is out of reach of the common people.

A. translates to ‘ people’s car’,

B. most of its cars is

C. out of reach of

D. No Error

17. The economic depression is looming large mot only over the first-world countries but also over the third-world countries.

A. The economic depression is

B. looming large not only over

C. but also over the third-world countries

D. No Error

18.  By the time corn was harvested, the grass seed covered the ground almost entirely.

A. By the time

B. the corn was harvested

C. the grass seed covered the ground

D. No error

19. Me and my friend have started  working on a summer project which was approved by our teacher.

A. Me and my friend

B. have started working on a summer project

C. which was approved

D. No error

20.  Much of modern scholarship of “To Kill a Mockingbird” have focused on its treatment of race and gender.

A. Much of modern Scholarship

B. have focused

C. on its treatment of race

D. No error

Direction(21-25): The sentence given with blanks to be filled with appropriate words. Four alternatives are suggested for the question. For the  question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

21.  The former prime minister was accused of………………… he participated in certain anti-national activities.

A. sedition, and

B. libel, even though

C. treason, because

D. corruption, but

22.  He studied ……………..that were…………….to his field of enquiry.

A. magazines, irrelevant

B. newspapers, lethal

C. blogs, extraneous

D. research papers, germane

23. He was an ascetic, bereft………………….material possessions.

A. from

B. with

C. of

D. off

24. The committee’s primary job was to act as……….between the management and the………..q23

A. a broker, administration

B. an intermediary, public sector

C. a mediator, union workers

D. a referee, private sector

25. He was a charlatan, for he ……………people.

A. duped

B. imitated

C. rescued

D. hated

Direction(26-30): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence and click the button corresponding to it.

26. fear of height

A. Agoraphobia

B. Aerophobia

C. Antlophobia

D. Acrophobia

27. A person who treats foot related problems

A. Dermatoligist

B. Orthopedist

C. Chiropodist

D. Obstetrician

28.  Grossly exaggerated speech

A. Maxim

B. Cliche

C. Hyperbole

D. Caricature

29. The study of work origin

A. Etymology

B. Anthology

C. Bibliography

D. Cryptology

30.  Occurring after one’s death

A. Posthomous

B. Postaxial

C. Postpartum

D. Posterior

Direction(31-35): 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.

31.  PLUMET

A. Cut short

B. Rise

C. Fall

D. Deny

32. NOXIOUS

A. Noisy

B. Silent

C. Lethal

D. Harmless

33. HEDONIST

A. Coward

B. Pleasure seeker

C. Brave

D. Ascetic

34. BIGOT

A. Narrow-minded

B. Fake

C. Broadminded

D. Poisonous

35.  DISCONSOLATE

A. Well-behaved

B. Proportionate

C. Brave

D. Cheerful

Direction(36-38):  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.

36.  ZEALOUS

A. Cultivated

B. Stingy

C. Passionate

D. Arrogant

37.  IMPERIOUS

A. Poor

B. Humble

C. Domineering

D. Urgent

38. DIGRESSIVE

A. Rigid

B. indirect

C. Punctual

D. Expert

39. COMEUPPANCE

A. Retribution

B. Lenience

C. Leisure

D. Competitive nature

40. FILTHY

A. Spotless

B. Clean

C. Immaculate

D. Dirty

Direction(41-45): A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

Shoppers at Marina centre in Singapore heard…(41)…..coming from the field nearby. A girl screamed loudly and very….(42)…… The fright in her scream turned Daryl’s blood……(43)……. For a……(44)…. second, time seemed to be frozen as the horror of the situation…….(45)……..every shopper’s brain. then, all of a sudden, everybody started running towards the field.

41. A. cries

B. sobbing

C. nagging

D. sounds

42. A. cruelly

B. shrilly

C. sharply

D. boldly

43. A. clotted

B. pale

C. cold

D. red

44. A. many

B. split

C. few

D. instant

45. A. soothed

B. penetrated

C. jingled

D. reeled

Direction(46-50):  A passage is given with 5 question following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Literature and history are twin story , inseparably. In the days of our grandfathers, and for many generations before them, the basis of education was the Greek and Roman classics for the educated, and the Bible for all, In the classical authors and in the Bible, history and literature were closely intervolved, and it is that circumstance which made the old form of education so stimulating to the thought and imagination of our ancestors. to read at once the history and the literature of the three greatest races of the ancient world. No doubt the classics ans the Bible were read in a manner we now consider uncritical but they were read according to the best tenets of the time and formed a great humanistic education. Today the study both of the classics and of the Bible has dwindled  to small proportions. What has taken their places ? To some extent the vaccum has been filled by a more correct knowledge of history and a wider range of literature. But I fear that the greatest part of it has been filed up with rubbish.

46.  Which of the following statements has reflects the underlying tone of the passage ?

A. Literature and history are mutually exclusive

B. Literature and history are complementary to each other

C. The study of literature is meaningless without any knowledge of history

D. Literature and history are inseparably linked together in the classics and the Bible

47.  The author of the above passage says that in the past the basis of education for all people, irrespective of their intellectual calibre, was

A. Greek and Roman classics

B. The Bible

C. A correct knowledge of history

D. A wider range of literature

48.   The author of the above passage says that the classics and the Bible were read by his ancestors

A. methodically and with discretion

B. in a manner that broadened their view of life

C. with great emphasis on their literary values

D. without critical discrimination but in the  light of their humanistic culture

49.  According to the author of the above passage, the old form of education, based on the study of the classics and of the Bible has

A. succeeded in creating interest in history

B. laid the basis of human civilization

C. had a gradual decline in our time

D. been rejuvenated in the context of modern education

50. The author of the above passage fears that the greater part of the vaccum created by the lack of interest in the classics and the Bible has been filled up by

A. a richer sense of history

B. a wider range of literature

C. worthless ideas

D. a new philosophy of life


Answer and Explanation

1. C. agree with something on something

2. B.

3. D. चूँकि I एक अपवाद है इसलिए इसके साथ who के बाद आनेवाला verb is / has यानि singular form में होता है !

4. C. for+period of time

5. B.  चूँकि वाक्य में all के साथ other आया ह इसलिए वाक्य या तो comparative में होगा या positive degree में ! superlative में other का इस्तमाल नहीं होता ह !

6. D.

7. A.

8. B.

9. A.

10. C.

11. D. Sweep under the rug  किसी शर्मिदा करनेवाली बात को औरो से छुपाना !

12. B. Go over like a lead balloon समर्थन के अभाव के कारण असफल हो जाना !

13. B.  Barking up the wrong tree गलत दिशा में प्रयास करना

14. B.  Stave off रोक कर रखना

15. C. with a fine tooth comb बहुत सावधानी से

16. B. are will be use in place of is because subject(cars) of verb is plural.

17. D. Rule 2 of conjuction

18. C. covered के स्थान पर had covered का होगा ! Conjuction के रूप में इस्तेमाल कोने पर by the time का इस रूप में प्रयोग होता ह –   by the time + Past Indefinite + Past perfect

19. A. I will be use in place of my

20. B.  has will be use in place of have because in this subject(much) is plural.

21. C.  Sedition / treason राजद्रोह , Libel किसी के खिलाफ अपमानजनक परन्तु गलत आरोप का प्रकाशन

22. D.  Irrelevant असंगत, Lethal घातक, Exrtraneous जो किसी चीज का महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा न हो, Germane संगत, सम्बद्ध

23. C.  bereft of किसी चीज से वंचित

24. C. 

25. A. Charlatan पांखडी, Dupe धोखा

26. D. Acrophobia उचाई का डर

27. C. Chiropodist- a specialist in care for the feet

28. C. Hyperbole अतिश्योक्ति

29. A. ethmology शब्दों का इतिहास

30. A. Posthomous मरनोपरांत

31. B. Plummet तेजी से निचे गिरना

32. D. Noxious हानिकारक, Lethal घातक

33. D. hedonist जो विलासिता में डूबा रहता हो, ascetic सन्यासी

34. C. Bigot संकीर्ण एवम कट्टर विचारो वाला

35. D. disconsolate अकेला एवम उदास

36. C. किसी चीज के प्रति उत्साही (passionate), stingy कनजुस, arrogant घमंडी

37. C. Imperious / domineering दुसरो पर हुकम चलानेवाला

38. C.

39. A.

40. D. Filthy / dirty

41. A.

42. B.

43. C. turn blood cold बहुत अधिक दर जाना

44. B. for a split second – for sometime

45. B.

46. D.

47. B.

48. D.

49. C.

50. C.


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