SSC Stenographer Grade C & D English Language — Previous Year Questions
940 English Language questions asked in past SSC Stenographer Grade C & D papers, split into 94 timed practice sets — every question with its answer and explanation.
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English Language PYQs asked in SSC Stenographer Grade C & D
A sample of 30 questions from the full bank of 940. Try each one before opening the solution — the remaining questions are in the timed practice sets below.
Q1.products are a result of discovering or developing wildlife 184. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.not being
- B.removing
- C.being
- D.becoming
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Answer: D. becoming
in voice change. Active form: was + first form of the verb + ing. His son did the painting. To change into active voice, we change Passive form: was + being + past participle form of the verb. the passive sentence’s subject into the active sentence’s direct 137.
Q2.principles. Today, most medicinal remedies contain at least 185. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.in
- B.for
- C.on
- D.at
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Answer: B. for
object slot. The structure of passive voice in the simple past CDBA. The starting sentence is ‘It is said that health is wealth’. tense is: subject + was/were + participle + by + agent. In active This is justified in C- how a healthy person can do his work well. voice, it will become ‘did’/past form of the verb. Firstly, he reads about medical columns, secondly he doesn’t talk 125.
Q3.104 Oswaal SSC Stenographer Grade C & D Year-wise Solved Papers In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read 191. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.are grade
- B.are graded
- C.had graded
- D.is graded
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Answer: B. are graded
about his health. Lastly, he uses his health for work. Therefore, C The manager said, “I will be on leave tomorrow”. In direct speech, has to be the first sentence after (1). Only option (2) adheres to this ‘the next day’ changes to ‘tomorrow’ and ‘would’ changes to ‘will’. pattern. 126.
Q4.fill in each blank. 192. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.followed
- B.preceded
- C.neglected
- D.paralleled
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Answer: D. paralleled
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Q5.night. He used all his money for a ticket, (2)__________the 193. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. train, as he had done many times, coolly chatted with the 1. provided 2. provides conductor, to (3)__________ Dill was a familiar sight, but he 3. is providing 4. will be providing had not the nerve to invoke the rule on small children travelling 194. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.help
- B.assisted
- C.discourage
- D.formulate
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Answer: A. help
He said that those dresses were cheap. In direct speech, ‘those’ I said, “When it stops drizzling we must start digging again.” In changes to ‘these’ and ‘are’ changes to ‘were’. direct speech, the verb in the past will change to present tense, and 127.
Q6.(4)__________ you enough for dinner and your father will (5) 195. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.people
- B.leaders
- C.learners
- D.teachers
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Answer: A. people
‘would have to’ will change to ‘must’. The word ‘denounce’ means ‘publicly declare to be wrong or evil.’ 139.
Q7.186. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read
- A.because
- B.since
- C.about
- D.for the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
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Answer: C. about
In other words, ‘decry’ is a synonym, and the antonym is ‘defended’. ‘Primeval’ means ‘of the earliest time in history.’ Therefore, the 128.
Q8.187. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. fill in each blank.
- A.climbed
- B.ran
- C.boarded
- D.walked To my utter (1) _________the little dark boy was striding
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Answer: B. ran
antonym is ‘recent’. Jimmy danced his way to glory, laughing all the way to the bank 140.
Q9.188. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3. (2) ________up and down the lawn while the white youngster
- A.who
- B.whose
- C.whoever
- D.whom walked (3) _________ behind him. “Get me a banana!” The
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Answer: B. whose
after winning the trophy. The phrase ‘after winning the trophy’ is ‘Infinite’ means ‘limitless or endless in space, extent, or size.’ All correct. No substitution required. options, except (4) are synonymous to the given word. The antonym 129.
Q10.189. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. little boy ran (4) ________the house and (5) __________
- A.borrow
- B.take
- C.lent
- D.lend shortly.
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Answer: C. lent
is ‘evanescent’. Molly and her family were rescued by a lifeguard. The places of 141.
Q11.4. You should not fool his smooth talk. SOLVED PAPER (22nd December 2020-Shift-1) 257 176. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined C. But I could see that he was not following what I was reading. segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute D. Then I started reading aloud from Howard Pyle’s ‘Book of it, select ‘No substitution.’ Pirates’.
- A.ACDB
- B.ADBC
- C.ABDC
- D.ACBD
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Answer: C. ABDC
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Q12.177. Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. bad or rotten. It is the enzymes naturally present in each food My mother told me that she would buy me a new dress the which bring about the complex chemical changes that lead first following week. to ripening and then to rotting. 1. My mother said to me, “I would buy you a new dress the How does one control the activity of enzymes, bacteria, following week.” yeasts and moulds in food? All of them require air, moisture 2. My mother told to me, “I will buy you a new dress the next and a certain temperature, usually somewhere near the body week.” temperature, to be active. Depriving them of one or more of
- A.3. My mother said to me, “She would buy me a new dress the these will suppress them. All micro-organisms can be killed
- B.following week.” by heat sterilisation. This simply means heating the food to
- C.4. My mother said to me, “I will buy you a new dress next high enough temperatures by boiling, deep or shallow frying,
- D.week.” roasting, baking and, for milk particularly, pasteurisation. After
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Answer: B. following week.” by heat sterilisation. This simply means heating the food to
verb. The correct sentence is: The prosecutor asked the watchman We found the World Cup final match very exciting. ‘Exciting’ is an if he was present at the crime scene. adjective that means something is making you excited. 127.
Q13.178. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. such sterilisation, if the food is sealed in airtight containers, it He can afford a new car now. can be kept for a long time. A certain water content in food is
- A.A new car can be afforded by him now. necessary for micro-organisms to be active. Drying in the sun
- B.A new car is afforded by him now. is a simple way of bringing down the moisture level so low
- C.A new car will be afforded by him now. that the enzymes and micro-organisms cannot flourish.
- D.A new car is being afforded by him now. Some chemicals can suppress undesirable activity. The
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Answer: C. A new car will be afforded by him now. that the enzymes and micro-organisms cannot flourish.
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Q14.179. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. addition of salt, vinegar, spices and oil or of sugar syrup are A new book is being written by him. other ways of preventing foods from going bad. If heating kills,
- A.1. He is writing a new book
- B.He writes a new book freezing inactivates the enzymes and micro-organisms. This is
- C.He has written a new book
- D.He will write a new book what happens in a refrigerator, in which fruits, vegetables and
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Answer: D. He will write a new book what happens in a refrigerator, in which fruits, vegetables and
Tenacity is the quality displayed by someone who just won’t quit. If you persist in doing what you are, you may land into trouble. The synonym is firmness. The sentence need not take a continuous form, because this is a 128.
Q15.180. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined even colder temperatures, below freezing point, are necessary
- A.segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute
- B.for preservation. All foods which are kept cold in this way,
- C.it, select ‘No substitution’.
- D.once taken out and returned to room temperature, are again
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Answer: A. segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute
conditional sentence, where the base form of the verb is mostly Flaunt means to show or make obvious something you are proud of applied. in order to get admiration. The antonym is cover. 146.
Q16.181. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined 3. pasteurisation 4. refrigeration segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute
- A.188. What action does freezing have on the enzymes?
- B.it, select ‘No substitution’.
- C.1. It activates them 2. It kills them
- D.Do you have little time with me?
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Answer: B. it, select ‘No substitution’.
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Q17.182. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined
- A.segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute 2. Ripening of fruit
- B.it, select ‘No substitution’. 3. Production of micro-organisms
- C.The points who were discussed at the class were very 4. Preservation of food
- D.important. 190. Which of these statements is NOT true?
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Answer: C. The points who were discussed at the class were very 4. Preservation of food
the definite article is preferred. As a child, I used to spend a lot of time with my grandparents. The 147.
Q18.183. Select the correct active form of the given sentence. 3. The activity of enzymes, moulds and bacteria cannot be Let the chairs be laid in the lawn. controlled.
- A.1. Lay the chairs in the lawn
- B.Lie the chairs in the lawn 4. All food stuffs are subject to change.
- C.The chairs are lying in the lawn
- D.The chairs were laid in the lawn Read the following passage and answer the questions.
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Answer: D. The chairs were laid in the lawn Read the following passage and answer the questions.
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Q19.184. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the Soapy moved restlessly on his seat in Madison Square. There grammatical error. are certain signs to show that winter is coming. Birds begin to Our soldiers fought as fiercely that the enemy had to accept fly south. People buy new warm coats. Soapy felt restless in defeat. the park. When you see these signs, you know winter is near.
- A.1. the enemy had to
- B.as fiercely that A dead leaf fell at Soapy’s feet. That was a special sign for him
- C.Our soldiers fought
- D.accept defeat that winter was almost there. It was time for all who lived in
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Answer: B. as fiercely that A dead leaf fell at Soapy’s feet. That was a special sign for him
The idiom ‘make my mouth water’ connotes to look or smell Since William Tell was considered to be the best shot in the region delicious/are very tasty and appetising. of old Swiss mountains, it must encompass the entire land. 132.
Q20.185. Given below are four sentence, three of which are jumbled. Madison Square to prepare. Pick the option that gives the correct order. Soapy had to find some way to take care of himself during A. His face was very pale and there were dark areas under his the cold weather. His hopes for the winter were not very high. eyes. He was not thinking of sailing away on a ship. He was not B. For a while, I sat quietly by his bed watching him from my thinking of the warm southern skies. Three months in the chair. prison on Blackwell Island was what he wanted. Three months 258 Oswaal SSC Stenographer Grade C & D Year-wise Solved Papers of food every day and a bed every night, three months safe amazing model!” whispered Hughie. “How miserable he looks from the cold north wind and safe from cops. This is what but for you heartless painters, his face is his fortune.” Soapy wanted most in the world. “Certainly,” replied Trevor. “You don’t want a beggar to look For years, Blackwell Island had been his winter home. Richer happy, do you?” New Yorkers made their plans to go to Florida or to the shore After a while, a servant came in to announce that the frame of the Mediterranean Sea each winter. Soapy made his small maker wanted to see Trevor. The poor old beggar took plans for going to the island. Although, there were places in the advantage of Trevor’s absence and sat down on the wooden city where he could go and ask for food and a bed and he could bench behind him. He looked so miserable that Hughie could move from one building to another, he preferred Blackwell not help pitying him. He searched his pockets but all he found Island. Soapy’s spirit was proud. If he went to any of these was one pound. He thought the old man needed it more than places, there were certain things he had to do. In one way or him, even if it meant Hughie couldn’t afford a taxi for two the other, he would have to pay for what they gave him. They weeks. He walked across to the beggar and slipped the pound would not ask him for money but they would make him wash into his hand. himself well and answer questions. They would want to know The old man looked surprised and smiled faintly. “Thank you, everything about his life. In prison, a gentleman’s life was still sir,” he said, “thank you very much!” his own life. Then Trevor arrived and Hughie took his leave. A week later 191. What kind of person is Soapy? they met at a club. Trevor told Hughie that the old model had
- A.1. worthless
- B.hopeful asked all about him: who he was, where he lived, what his
- C.self-respecting
- D.hardworking income was and what his plans were. Hughie was uneasy that
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Answer: D. hardworking income was and what his plans were. Hughie was uneasy that
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Q21.156. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1. 4. The instructions from the control room was misunderstood
- A.on
- B.up
- C.over
- D.to by the pilot.
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Answer: C. over
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Q22.157. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2. 173. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom
- A.erupt
- B.burst
- C.visit
- D.access in the given sentence.
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Answer: A. erupt
In the sentence, “Give him clear instructions on how to reach your In the given sentence ‘I was laughed at by my friends when I fell house”, in simple present tense, the structure in passive voice is: be off the chair’, ‘I’ will become the object in active voice, so ‘me’ is + past participle form of verb is used. The correct sentence is: Let correct. The verb is in was + past participle form, so i
Q23.158. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3. When it comes to finishing his school work, Johny is an eager
- A.bugged
- B.provoked
- C.engrossed
- D.assisted beaver.
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Answer: A. bugged
the correct sentence is: My friends laughed at me when I fell off the Mortal means ‘causing or having caused death’. So the synonym is chair. ‘deadly’. 111.
Q24.159. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4. 1. someone who is snobbish
- A.1. expressions 2. impressions 2. very lethargic and unwilling to work
- B.3. a keen and enthusiastic person
- C.3. rendition 4. communication
- D.4. always confident and sure of oneself
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Answer: A. 1. expressions 2. impressions 2. very lethargic and unwilling to work
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Q25.160. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5. 174. Select correct indirect form of the given sentence.
- A.convention
- B.pact
- C.agreement
- D.transaction
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Answer: D. transaction
In the given sentence, You said to me, “Will you dance with me?”, The idiom to break a leg is used for wishing someone good luck, when changed into indirect speech (yes/no question) , it will be in especially before a performance. SOLVED PAPER (22nd December 2020-Shift-1) 269 124.
Q26.He said to his sister, “I am very proud of you.” 161. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 6. 1. He said to his sister that he is very proud of her
- A.except
- B.accept
- C.expect
- D.exempt
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Answer: D. exempt
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Q27.2. He told his sister that how proud he was of her. 162. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 7. 3. He told his sister that he was very proud of her.
- A.too
- B.more
- C.together
- D.along
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Answer: A. too
In the sentence, Father asked the mechanic how much he had to pay When did you come back from your holiday in Mauritius? With for the repairs, the format will be: question word + verb + pronoun. ‘did’ the base form of the verb sits, so did + come is correct. The verb ‘had’ will change to its present form ‘have’. The correct 141.
Q28.4. He said his sister was very proud of him. 163. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 8. 175. Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
- A.into
- B.on
- C.by
- D.for
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Answer: D. for
sentence is: Father said to the mechanic, “How much have I to pay Accustomed means adapted to existing conditions. So ‘habituated’ for the repairs?” is the appropriate synonym. 125.
Q29.You should not be fooled by his smooth talk. 164. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 9. 1. Don’t let his smooth talk fool you.
- A.observe
- B.condemn
- C.enjoy
- D.snigger
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Answer: C. enjoy
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Q30.2. Has his smooth talk fooled you? 165. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 10. 3. His smooth talk is not fooling you.
- A.inhabit
- B.abide
- C.remain
- D.fix
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Answer: C. remain
In the sentence, ‘He told the compere to start the programme then’. ‘He’ in C refers to Swami, who is introduced in A. His fears are In imperative sentence for direct speech, the preposition ‘to’ will be elaborated in C. Out of them the most haunting was how his friend erased .The correct sentence is: He said to the compere, “Start the Mani had seen the devil in the banyan tree. Thus, ACB is the p
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many SSC Stenographer Grade C & D English Language previous year questions are available?
940 English Language questions from past SSC Stenographer Grade C & D papers are available on AajExam, split into 94 practice sets. New questions are added as fresh papers are released.
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Do SSC Stenographer Grade C & D repeat questions from previous years?
Exact repeats do occur, but the more reliable pattern is conceptual: the same English Language sub-topics reappear cycle after cycle with reworded questions. That is why working through past questions raises your score more reliably than reading theory alone.
How should I use these questions in my SSC Stenographer Grade C & D preparation?
Attempt a set of ten cold, review every wrong and guessed question with its explanation, then drill the weak sub-topic on its topic page before moving on. Revisit the same set after a few days — your second-attempt accuracy is the honest measure of whether the concept stuck.
SSC Stenographer Grade C & D English Language practice sets
Each set is a timed 10-question drill drawn from the same question bank.
- SSC Stenographer Grade C & D - English Language PYQ Quiz 60
- SSC Stenographer Grade C & D - English Language PYQ Quiz 71
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