Vocabulary: SSC CGL Practice Questions

Ans: C

Explanation: The correct phrase is “too weak to,” which indicates an inability to do something because of a lack of strength. “Too” modifies the adjective “weak” and is followed by the infinitive form of the verb “to lift.” “So…to” and “very…for” are grammatically incorrect in this context. “Too…for” would be used when there is an object that is difficult to handle because of weakness.

Ans: B

Explanation: The underlined segment refers to the roof belonging to the house. The possessive pronoun “whose” is the appropriate word to show possession. Options A and B use the incorrect verb tenses and would not make sense. Option C uses “that” which is a relative pronoun, but would not correctly express possession.

Ans: A

Explanation: The sentence requires a verb that means to put a plan or system into effect. “Implemented” fits this meaning perfectly. “Imagining,” “suggesting,” and “considering” do not make sense in the context of a company policy.

Ans: C

Explanation: The sentence describes a company’s future plans. The most logical action a company takes with a “new product line” is to introduce it to the market. “Launch” means to introduce a new product or service. The other options don’t fit the context.

Ans: D

Explanation: The sentence expresses a hypothetical situation in the past. The correct answer should use the past perfect tense in the conditional clause. The conditional clause is “if they invested earlier,” and the result clause is “they _______ the new technology”. We are looking for something that happened because of the investment. “had adopted” is a past perfect, which is correct. The correct sentence would be “The company’s profits would have been much higher if they had invested earlier, they had adopted the new technology.” This is implied with the use of the word “would”. Of the options given, “had adopted” is the best fit.

Ans: D

Explanation: The sentence describes the manager’s reluctance to give the new policy a thorough review. The word that best fits in the blank, and matches the meaning of “thorough assessment” is “assess.”

Ans: A

Explanation: The sentence refers to a past action (“were excited”). Therefore, the verb needs to be in the past tense. Option D, “won,” is the simple past tense and fits grammatically. Options A, B, and C are incorrect because they don’t agree with the past tense “were” and/or don’t make sense in context. However, the sentence also implies that the team had already won the trophy, so D is also a reasonable answer. The ambiguity makes this question flawed.

Ans: B

Explanation: This is a question testing your knowledge of question tags. Question tags are short questions added to the end of a statement to ask for confirmation. The tag must agree in tense and person with the main statement. The main statement is “The weather is beautiful today,” which is in the present tense and uses “is.” Therefore, the question tag must also be in the present tense and use “is.” Also, the statement is positive, so the question tag needs to be negative.

Ans: B

Explanation: The original phrase is redundant. The word “fact” already implies something real. Option B, “A fact,” is the most concise and grammatically correct choice. Options A and C are unnecessarily wordy.
Correct Option: B