English Questions for SSC CGL and DSSSB

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What this section tests

English in these papers is tested as small, separate skills: spotting the error, choosing the word, rearranging the sentence. Each question stands alone, so a test is quick to sit and easy to review topic by topic.

What is in this bank, by topic

The largest groups are Grammar (115, 54%), Vocabulary (68, 32%), Syntax (25, 12%). Reading comprehension is only 5 of the 213 grouped questions. A passage with five questions attached does not fit a bank of single questions, so if your exam has passages, practise those from the paper itself.

Grouped by keyword on 16.09.2026, one topic per question. A question on the boundary of two topics can sit in either group, so read this as a guide. The live total above can be higher, because questions are added after this count.

Where these questions come from

A question from a DSSSB paper carries DSSSB's own answer; a practice-pool question carries ours.

Solved English questions

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1. What is the synonym of abundant?
   1. scarce
   2. plentiful
   3. rare
   4. limited
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   Answer: (B) plentiful

   Abundant means existing in large quantities; plentiful.
2. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: We / has seen / that movie / before.
   1. has seen
   2. before
   3. that movie
   4. We
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   Answer: (A) has seen

   The error is in "has seen". The subject "We" is plural, so it should be "have seen" instead of "has seen". The correct sentence is: "We have seen that movie before."
3. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: He are very thirsty. / Give him / a little water to drink.
   1. He are very thirsty
   2. No error
   3. a little water to drink
   4. Give him
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   Answer: (A) He are very thirsty

   The error is in "He are very thirsty". The subject "He" is singular, so it should be "He is very thirsty" instead of "He are very thirsty". The correct sentence is: "He is very thirsty. Give him a little water to drink."
4. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: My younger daughter, / Kanu prefer / dark chocolate / to yoghurt.
   1. dark chocolate
   2. My younger daughter
   3. Kanu prefer
   4. to yoghurt
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   Answer: (C) Kanu prefer

   The error is in "Kanu prefer". The subject "Kanu" is singular, so it should be "Kanu prefers" instead of "Kanu prefer". The correct sentence is: "My younger daughter, Kanu prefers dark chocolate to yoghurt."