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

Top 10 SSC CGL Tier II PYQs to practise first

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  1. Question 1

    This type asked 4 times: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II, 3 Mar 2023 Tier II, 7 Mar 2023 Tier II, 26 Oct 2023 Tier II. This one: 26 Oct 2023 Tier II See all 4 of this type

    86
    Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the following sentence. He is taller and most handsome than his friend.

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  2. Question 2

    This type asked 2 times: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II, 6 Mar 2023 Tier II. This one: 6 Mar 2023 Tier II See all 2 of this type

    65
    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.

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  3. Question 3

    Asked once: 7 Mar 2023 Tier II (same type asked 4 times) See all 4 of this type

    72
    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. Bloomberg Businessweek is not more popular than some other business magazines in the US.

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  4. Question 4

    Asked once: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II (same type asked 2 times) See all 2 of this type

    70
    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. My father give up / smoking when / I was twelve / years old.

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  5. Question 5

    Asked once: 3 Mar 2023 Tier II (same type asked 4 times) See all 4 of this type

    84
    Select the most appropriate option to replace the underlined word in the given sentence. Hritik is slow than Heer.

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  6. Question 6

    Asked once: 2 Mar 2023 Tier II (same type asked 4 times) See all 4 of this type

    75
    Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. Edward II is tragic than some other plays by the dramatist.

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  7. Question 7

    Asked once: 18 Jan 2026 Tier II

    82
    The following sentence has been divided into four parts. Identify the part which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error in the sentence, then select 'No Error'. The whole family (A)/ would burst into (B)/ peals for laughter. (C)/ No Error (D)

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  8. Question 8

    Asked once: 18 Jan 2026 Tier II

    78
    The following sentence has been divided into four parts. Identify the part which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error in the sentence, then select 'No Error'. The company will invest more(A) six hundred crores(B) in the next five years to expand(C) its operations in Britain (D).

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  9. Question 9

    Asked once: 18 Jan 2026 Tier II

    77
    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No improvement'. Come quickly if you will catch the train.

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  10. Question 10

    Asked once: 18 Jan 2026 Tier II

    83
    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No improvement'. Tom was standing besides the schoolhouse poster, when the ball rolled towards him.

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