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SSC CGL English. Try each one first, then open its answer.

Top 10 SSC CGL PYQs to practise first

The questions and kinds of question asked most often come first. Each one says how often and in which papers.

  1. Question 1

    Asked once: 20 Sep 2025 S1

    90
    Select the correct option: Far from being a liability, his dissenting views often served as a ___ to complacency within the group.

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  2. Question 2

    Asked once: 19 Sep 2025 S1

    84
    Choose the correct semantic fit: The intervention was seen as a _____ to escalating tensions.

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  3. Question 3

    Asked once: 17 Sep 2025 S1

    84
    Choose the correct option: The anthropologist's findings were considered so controversial that they were initially _____.

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  4. Question 4

    Asked once: 16 Sep 2025 S3

    83
    Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option: Rarely _____ such an overwhelming consensus among critics.

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  5. Question 5

    Asked once: 16 Sep 2025 S3

    84
    Select the correct option: Only after years of archival research did the historian manage to ___ the contradictory accounts of the regime’s collapse.

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  6. Question 6

    Asked once: 16 Sep 2025 S1

    84
    Select the correct option: The artifact was notable not merely for its age but also for the ___ with which it was preserved.

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  7. Question 7

    Asked once: 15 Sep 2025 S3

    84
    Select the correct option: Although the experiment had been meticulously designed, unforeseen variables ___ the reliability of its conclusions.

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  8. Question 8

    Asked once: 12 Sep 2025 S3

    83
    Select the correct option: Her interpretation was ___ than insightful; it bordered on the revelatory.

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  9. Question 9

    Asked once: 12 Sep 2025 S3

    84
    Select the correct option: The reforms, while ostensibly motivated by economic exigencies, were in effect a veiled attempt to ___ dissent under the guise of austerity.

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  10. Question 10

    Asked once: 12 Sep 2025 S1

    84
    Select the correct option: While the proposal appeared pragmatic on paper, its implementation proved ___ complicated than expected.

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