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Exam: SSC CGL Subject: English Language Topic: Vocabulary

Total Questions: 20

Q1. The root word 'ject' means:

throw catch give take
Q2. In the sentence 'She is a doctor.', what is the word class of 'doctor'?

Verb Adverb Adjective Noun
Q3. Which word is the verb form of 'authority'?

Authoritative Authorize Authorisation Authorizer
Q4. A person sells two items for Rs. 5000 each. On one, he gains 20%, and on the other, he loses 20%. His overall gain or loss is:

No profit, no loss 4% loss 4% gain 20% loss
Q5. The Latin prefix 'mal-' means:

good bad before after
Q6. Choose the homophones for: The musician's ___________ performance captivated the audience, leaving them in ___________.

affect/effect effect/affect affect/affect effect/effect
Q7. Which word means 'cleverly and skillfully'?

Awkwardly Clumsily Adroitly Slowly
Q8. Identify the derivative that denotes someone who is excessively fond of or obsessed with books.

Bibliophile Bookworm Literary Academic
Q9. The practice of living a simple and abstemious life.

Epicureanism Asceticism Stoicism Hedonism
Q10. The politician's verbose explanations often served to obfuscate rather than clarify the complex issues.

verbose concise terse brief
Q11. Which word means 'a person who is skilled in or devoted to the arts'?

Philanthropist Bohemian Connoisseur Maverick
Q12. The king's **despotic** rule led to widespread discontent among the populace.

Benevolent Democratic Tyrannical Liberal
Q13. Which number continues the pattern: 3, 6, 9, 12, ?

15 16 17 18
Q14. What is the antonym of 'Gain'?

Earn Acquire Loss Profit
Q15. Which word correctly uses the suffix '-ship' to denote a position or status?

friendship hardship ownership leadership
Q16. DERMATOLOGIST : SKIN :: OPHTHALMOLOGIST : ?

BRAIN EARS EYES BONES
Q17. Farmer : Field :: Chef : ?

Kitchen Food Restaurant Recipe
Q18. The ______ of the experiment was successful.

outcome out come outcoming outcomes
Q19. What does 'to add insult to injury' mean?

To help someone in trouble To make a bad situation worse To apologize for a mistake To be very polite
Q20. Find the next letter in the given series: A, C, F, J, ?

L M O N

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