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PYQ General English Grammer — Topics
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📝 30 Questions
Question 1
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Select the word which means the same as the
group of words given.
 A person who does not believe in God
 (a) spiritualist (b) atheist
 (c) hypocrite (d) sceptic
SSC CPO-SI (Tier-II) 27/09/2019 (3 pm - 5 pm)
Ans. (b) : The above group of words 'A person who
does not believe in god - Atheist Hence, option (b)
Atheist would be appropriate.
Other options have different meaningHypocrite - A person who pretends to have moral
standards or opinion that they do not actually have.
Sceptic - A person who usually doubts that claims or
statements are true, especially those that other people
believe in. 
Question 2
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Select the word which means the same as the
group or words given.
 An instrument for measuring the atmospheric
pressure
 (a) thermometer (b) altimeter
(c) barometer (d) ammeter
SSC CGL (Tier-I) – 13/06/2019 (Shift-III)
Ans : (c) An instrument for measuring the atmospheric
pressure - is 'barometer'.
The meaning of other options is -
Thermometer - an instrument used for measuring the
temperature of the air, a person body etc.
Altimeter - an instrument for showing height above sea
level used especially in an aircraft.
Ammeter - an instrument for measuring the strength of
an electric current. 
Question 3
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Select the option that can be used as a oneword substitute for the given group of words.
 Made in imitation so as to be passed off
fraudulently as genuine
 (a) Counterfeit (b) Staunch
 (c) Authentic (d) Deliberate
SSC MTS-13/07/2022 Shift-I
Ans. (a) : For the above group of words, ‘Made in
imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently as genuine’,
option (a) counterfeit is appropriate one word.
Staunch - Very devoted or loyal to a person.
Authentic - That you know is real or genuine.
Deliberate - To think about or discuss something fully
before making a decision. 
Question 4
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Choose the word that can substitute the given
group of words.
 A person who given up their beliefs
(a) Misanthrope (b) Versatle
(c) Apostate (d) Crusade
SSC CHSL (Tier-I) 20/03/2023 (Shift-I)
Ans. (c) : For the above group of words "A person who
has given up their beliefs", option (c) 'Apostate' is
appropriate one word. 
Question 5
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Select the most appropriate word for the given
group of words.
 The stage of growth between boyhood and
youth
 (a) Infancy (b) Childhood
 (c) Adulthood (d) Adolescence
SSC MTS – 14/08/2019 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) : The given group of words, 'The stage of
growth between boyhood and youth' is - Adolescence.
Question 6
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Select the option that can be used as a oneword substitute for the given group of words.
 Lack of feeling
(a) Empathy (b) Apathy
(c) Telepathy (d) Sympathy
SSC Constable GD-25/11/2021 Shift-III
Ans. (b) : For the above group of words’, ‘Lack of
feeling option (b) ‘Apathy’ is appropriate one word.
Other options have different meaning.
Empathy - The ability to understand and share the
feeling of another.
Telepathy - The ability to know what is in someone
else's mind.
Sympathy - An Understanding of other people's feeling
especially their problems.
Question 7
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Select the option that can be used as a oneword substitute for the given group of words.
 A person who believes in or tries to bring about
a state of lawlessness
 (a) Ephemeral (b) Deluge
 (c) Gazette (d) Anarchist
SSC MTS-12/07/2022 Shift-I
Ans. (d): For the above group of words, ‘A person who
believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness’,
option (d) Anarchist is appropriate one word.
Ephemeral - Lasting or used for only a short period of
time.
Deluge - A sudden very heavy fall of rain.
Gazette - A word used in the titles of some newspaper.
Question 8
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Select the most appropriate word for the given
group of words.
 One who makes and sells sweets and pastries
(a) grocer (b) confectioner
(c) cobbler (d) barber
SSC GD –09/07/2019 (Shift-II)
Ans : (b) The given group of words, 'One who makes
and sells sweet and pastries' is - 'confectioner'.
The meaning of other options is -
Grocer - a person who owns, manages or works in a
shop/store salting food and other things used in the
home.
Cobbler - a person who repairs shoes.
Barber - a person whose job is to cut men's hair and
sometimes to shave them. 
Question 9
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Select the word which means the same as the
group of words given.
 A situation requiring a choice between equally
undesirable alternatives or confusions
(a) Sophistication (b) Complication
(c) Instability (d) Dilemma
SSC CHSL (Tier-I) 19/03/2020 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) : The given group of words, 'A situation
requiring a choice between equally undesirable
alternatives or confusions' is called - 'Dilemma'.
The meaning of other options is -
Sophistication - mundanely (the quality of being
sophisticated)
Instability - a lack of balance or state of
disequilibrium. (imbalance)
Complication - the act or process of complicating
puzzling complexity. 
Question 10
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Select the option that can be used as a oneword substitute for the given group of words.
 Formally put an end to a system, practice, or
institution
 (a) Kill (b) Destroy
 (c) Abolish (d) Stop
SSC CGL (Tier-I) 12/04/2022 Shift-I
Ans. (c) : For the above group of words, option (C)
Abolish is appropriate one word.
Kill - To make somebody die.
Destroy - To damage something so badly that it can no
longer be used.
Stop - To finish doing something that you were doing.
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