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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.
Question 1
This type asked 22 times: 10 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 2 in 2025. This one: 22 Sep 2025 S1 See all 22 of this type
92Change the following from active to passive: Historians considered the reforms emblematic of the regime’s insecurity.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
This type asked 16 times: 5 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 2 in 2025. This one: 19 Sep 2025 S3 See all 16 of this type
89Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The road was blocked by the fallen tree.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
This type asked 12 times: 14 Sep 2025 S2, 14 Sep 2025 S3, 15 Sep 2025 S1, 18 Sep 2025 S2, 18 Sep 2025 S3, 19 Sep 2025 S1, 21 Sep 2025 S3, 22 Sep 2025 S3, 23 Sep 2025 S1, 23 Sep 2025 S2, 26 Sep 2025 S1, 26 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 26 Sep 2025 S3 See all 12 of this type
94Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The machinery was known to have been operated manually during the testing phase.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
This type asked 12 times: 14 Jul 2023 S1, 18 Jul 2023 S4, 24 Jul 2023 S4, 10 Sep 2024 S2, 11 Sep 2024 S1, 12 Sep 2024 S3, 13 Sep 2024 S1, 17 Sep 2024 S1, 18 Sep 2024 S1, 18 Sep 2024 S3, 19 Sep 2024 S3, 17 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 17 Sep 2025 S3 See all 12 of this type
86Change the following from active to passive: The nurse will give you the injection.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
This type asked 12 times: 17 Jul 2023 S4, 18 Jul 2023 S1, 19 Jul 2023 S1, 20 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 26 Jul 2023 S1, 26 Jul 2023 S4, 27 Jul 2023 S1, 27 Jul 2023 S3, 13 Sep 2024 S2, 17 Sep 2024 S2, 25 Sep 2024 S1. This one: 25 Sep 2024 S1 See all 12 of this type
84Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The research team is conducting experiments on a new drug that could revolutionise the treatment of the disease.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
This type asked 11 times: 19 Jul 2023 S1, 21 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Jul 2023 S3, 25 Jul 2023 S4, 11 Sep 2024 S1, 12 Sep 2024 S1, 13 Sep 2024 S2, 17 Sep 2024 S2, 23 Sep 2024 S1, 24 Sep 2024 S1, 14 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 14 Sep 2025 S3 See all 11 of this type
87Change the following from active to passive: The jury has delivered a unanimous verdict.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
This type asked 10 times: 18 Jul 2023 S1, 18 Jul 2023 S2, 18 Jul 2023 S3, 26 Jul 2023 S2, 10 Sep 2024 S3, 12 Sep 2024 S1, 17 Sep 2024 S1, 24 Sep 2024 S3, 18 Sep 2025 S3, 26 Sep 2025 S1. This one: 26 Sep 2025 S1 See all 10 of this type
92Change the following from active to passive: They don't allow smoking here.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
This type asked 9 times: 16 Sep 2025 S2, 16 Sep 2025 S3, 17 Sep 2025 S3, 18 Sep 2025 S1, 18 Sep 2025 S2, 18 Sep 2025 S3, 19 Sep 2025 S1, 21 Sep 2025 S3, 23 Sep 2025 S2. This one: 23 Sep 2025 S2 See all 9 of this type
96Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below. She noted that, had the literary trope not been overused, the metaphor might still have resonated with the audience.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
This type asked 7 times: 19 Jul 2023 S4, 20 Jul 2023 S1, 26 Jul 2023 S3, 19 Sep 2024 S1, 25 Sep 2024 S2, 26 Sep 2025 S2, 26 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 26 Sep 2025 S3 See all 7 of this type
92Change the following from active to passive: They had sent the invitations by courier.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 10
This type asked 7 times: 17 Jul 2023 S1, 18 Jul 2023 S2, 20 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 11 Sep 2024 S3, 15 Sep 2025 S2, 24 Sep 2025 S2. This one: 24 Sep 2025 S2 See all 7 of this type
94Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure: The guests were being served refreshments by the host.Tap an option to check your answer.