SSC CGL Tier II English & General Awareness - 5 Free Online Test 2026

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 'Keep up with'

• Keep up with: means 'To continue to be informed about something'
• Let's see an example:
  • He has never made an effort to keep up with the current events.

The meaning of the other phrasal verbs are:

• Keep on: to continue happening, doing something.
• Keep at: to retain one's possession or power.

So the correct sentence is:
We have always moved with the times and are constantly evolving to keep up with all the new technology that is around.

The correct answer is 'essential fact'.

Key Points

• The idiom 'ABC of something' means basic information about it.
  • Example- I need a book that covers ABC of cooking.
• Among the given options 'essential fact' is the most appropriate meaning of the idiom.

Additional Information

• The idiom 'piece of cake' is used to imply that something is very easy.
  • Example- My last exam was a piece of cake.
• The idiom 'falling off a log' is used to describe a job that does not take much effort.
  • Example- This is as easy as falling off a log.​

The correct answer is 'initially.'

Key Points

• The word "Eventually" means in the end; finally. (अंत में; अंततोगत्‍वा)
  • Example: He eventually managed to persuade his parents.
• "Initially" means at the beginning; at first. (शुरू या आरंभ में; पहले)
  • Example: I liked the job initially but it soon got quite boring.
• The word that is opposite in meaning to the word 'Eventually' as used in para 2 is "initially."
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.​

Additional Information

• Let us explore other options:
  • Agreeably: pleasantly, or with enjoyment or pleasure. (सहमति से; स्‍वीकार्यता से)
  • Periodically: in a way that is repeated after a particular period of time. (नियत समय पर, समय-समय पर)
  • Regularly: at repeated times, with equal or similar amounts of time between one time and the next. (नियमित रूप से, नियत अंतराल पर)

The correct answer is 'safe.'

Key Points

• The word "Secure" means free from worry or doubt; confident. (संदेह या चिंता से मुक्त; आश्‍वस्‍त, सुरक्षित)
  • Example: We need to feel secure.
• "Safe" means free from danger; not able to be hurt. (जिसे कोई ख़तरा न हो, जिसे क्षति न पहुँचाई जा सके; सुरक्षित)
  • Example: She didn’t feel safe in the house on her own.
• ​The word, 'Secure' as used in para 1 means "Safe."
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.​

Additional Information

• Let us explore other options:
  • Limited: small or controlled in number, amount, etc. (संख्‍या, मात्रा आदि की दृष्टि से कम या नियंत्रित, सीमित)
  • Portentous: of or like a portent; of momentous significance. (अपशकुन; अशुभ; अनिष्टसूचक, अमंगलसूचक; मनहूस)
  • Fortunate: lucky. (भाग्‍यशाली)

The correct answer is 'Gold.​'

Key Points

• Let us explore the last sentences of the first and last paragraphs:
  • " All along the way they traded the goods of the north such as fur, amber, iron and walrus tusks for goods they needed from other places. They also traded in slaves. Eventually, Viking traders obtained a great deal of trade silver and Arabic coins, which they used to buy goods.​"
• ​The passage conveys that all along the way, they traded northern goods like fur, amber, iron, and walrus tusks for goods they needed from other places." Slaves were also trafficked. Viking traders eventually got a large amount of trade silver and Arabic coins, which they used to purchase commodities.
• There is no mention of trade in Gold by the Vikings.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

The correct answer is 'discover new trade routes​.​'

Key Points

• Let us explore the third sentence of the first paragraph:
  • " Many of them set out to discover or open new trade routes, to establish a more secure foundation of future income.​"
• ​The passage conveys that many of them set out to discover or open new trade routes in order to lay a more secure foundation for future income.
• It can be concluded that the primary purpose of Viking traders to go west and east was to discover new trade routes.
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

The correct answer is 'Dim'.

Key Points

• The most appropriate antonym of the word 'Luminous' is 'Dim'.
• Luminous: that shines in the dark. (अँधेरे में चमकने वाला)
  • Example: a luminous watch...
• Dim: not bright or easy to see; not clear. (मंद, धुँधला, अस्‍पष्‍ट)
  • Example: The light was too dim to read.

Correct Answer: Dim.

Additional Information

• Let's look at the meaning of other words:
  • Hunched: to bend your back and shoulders forward into a round shape. (पीठ और कंधों को गोलाकार आगे की ओर झुकाना, कूबड़ निकालकर चलना या बैठना)
  • Simple: easy to understand, do or use; not difficult or complicated. (समझने, करने या प्रयोग करने में आसान, सुबोध, सुकर; कठिन या जटिल नहीं, सरल)
  • Homespun: simple and unsophisticated. (सरल और अपरिष्कृत)

The correct answer is "Enummerate".

Key Points

• Let's explore the options:
  • 'Enummerate': There is no such word in English or we can say that there is some spelling mistake in this word.

    The correct spelling is 'Enumerate' (गिनती करना), which means to name a list of things separately, one by one.

  • 'Dislike' (नापसन्द) means the feeling of not liking somebody/something.

    • Example: He dislikes being interviewed.

  • 'Sincere' (ईमानदार) means (used about a person) really meaning or believing what you say; not pretending.

    • Example: She has a sincere interest in painting.

  • 'Adore' (पसंदीदा) means to love someone very much, especially in a way that shows a lot of admiration or respect, or to like something very much:

    • Example: She also realizes how much she adores and still wants her mother.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Additional Information

• The synonyms of the word 'Enumerate' is add (up), tally, total.
• Example of 'Enumerate' in a sentence:
  • Example: The teacher asked the students to enumerate the various after-effects of Industrial Revolution.

The correct answer is CBAD

Key Points

From the context of the sentence, we can see that it is talking about a report on the oil-related catastrophe that happened in Assam and the effect it had on the ecosystems.

• Let's look at the meaning of the words:

• Now let's assume that the emboldened words in the sentence are replaced by blanks:
  • A new report _________the damage ________by an oil disaster in Assam’s Baghjan village stated that _________even 70-80% of the __________ecosystems would take at least a decade.
• All the blanks require a verb, but the tense and the implication of the action matters here.
• The first blank must refer to an action that can be carried out by a report i.e. an inanimate object.
  • 'Convalesce' refers to the act of healing, thus it is something that a report cannot do or is not made with the objective of doing.
• The third blank must represent an action that can be carried out by the 'ecosystems' in Assam.
  • 'Gauging' means to assess something or understand the intensity of it, and this is not something that is usually associated with an 'ecosystem' and is not something that would usually take 10 years i.e. a decade.
• Hence, the terms 'gauging' and 'convalescing' need to be interchanged in order to make the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

The correct sentence will be: A new report gauging the damage wreaked by an oil disaster in Assam’s Baghjan village stated that convalescing even 70-80% of the desecrated ecosystems would take at least a decade.

The correct answer is: Only A and C

Key Points

• Statement A:​
  • "Wolf pack" is a collective noun and it sounds like a plural subject.
  • But when all the members of a collective noun are performing an action as a unit, we use a singular verb.
  • In this given sentence "hunting" is an action.
  • Therefore, the sentence is grammatically correct.
• ​Statement B:
  • The word "cattle" is a plurale tantum.
  • A plurale tantum is a noun that appears only in the plural form and does not have a singular variant for referring to a single object.
  • So, Cattle can only be used in the plural and not in the singular.
  • The verb form "is" must replace by "are" to agree with the subject.
  • Therefore, the statement is grammatically incorrect.
  • The correct sentence should be: The cattle are grazing in the ground.
• Statement C:
  • Some nouns are singular in meaning, but they are used as plural nouns and always take a plural verb.
  • Police is a noun that describes a collection of police officers.
  • This means it has no singular form and always uses a plural verb.
  • The verb form (have) agrees with the subject in this sentence.
  • Hence, the statement is grammatically correct.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Option 3, Only A and C

The correct answer is 'Epidemiologist'.

Key Points

• Epidemiologist: One who studies the way diseases spread, and how to control them
  • Example: A leading epidemiologist has called on the WHO to clarify its definition of an influenza pandemic — otherwise too many flu viruses could qualify as pandemic strains, causing undue alarm.
• Thus, the correct answer is option 2.

Additional Information

• Let's explore the other options:

The correct answer is: Option 2 i.e. bury.

Key Points

• The word "exhume" means to dig out something from the ground, especially a corpse. (खोद निकालना)
  • Example: The archaeologists exhumed ancient artifacts from the burial site.
• "Bury" refers to placing something in the ground and covering it with earth, typically a corpse. (दफनाना)
  • Example: They decided to bury the time capsule in the schoolyard.
• Hence, we can infer that the opposite of 'exhume' is 'bury'.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Option 2 i.e. bury.

Additional Information

Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences:

• Unearth (खोजना): To discover something hidden, lost, or kept secret by investigation or searching.
  • Example: The detective managed to unearth crucial evidence in the case.
• Dig (खोदना): To break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or to make a hole in the ground.
  • Example: We need to dig a hole for the new tree.
• Build (निर्माण करना): To construct by putting parts or materials together.
  • Example: They plan to build a new bridge over the river.

“If in the administration of justice, we feel some people have to be transferred, the Collegium does so…” and “…collegium recommendations for appointment to the higher judiciary...”
It is clear that the collegium is responsible for the transfer of judges. They also recommend candidates for the position of judges in higher judiciaries, which is to be cleared by the government. It is implied that when cleared by the government, the collegium appoints these judges to their new positions.
Option D is hence the correct answer.

“Twenty-two names have been sent back by the Central government and some reiterated [names] have been sent back and some of those sent back are even reiterated for the third time and some are ones which Centre feels we should consider it though not cleared by us,” the court said. Justice Kaul said that this was creating an environment in which meritorious persons were hesitant to give consent to be appointed as judges.”
Here, “we” refers to the collegium. The repeated rejections from the central government were seen by the candidates as a sign that the centre doesn’t want meritorious persons to be appointed as judges. This led them to withdrawing their candidature.
Option D is hence the correct answer.

The words can be defined as follows:
Limited: restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.
Fundamental: so basic as to be hard to alter, resolve, or overcome
Absolute: (of powers or rights) not subject to any limitation
Defined: having a definite outline or specification
Finite: limited in size or extent
Option D is hence the correct answer.

1^st paragraph, 1^st sentence
It is an axiom of political science that a State comes into being for life but it exists for good life. 
This clearly states that the author is related to political science stream.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

When verbs like ‘make,’ ‘help’, ‘let’ and ‘bid’ are used in passive voice, ‘to’ is used after them.
Therefore, only option A is correct as per this rule.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Sentence C mentions the astronauts leaving earth and sentence B mentions them arriving at the space station. So, sentence B comes after sentence C. Sentence D mentions what the astronauts did after reaching the space station. So, sentence D comes after sentence B. The only option with CBD as a part of its final sequence is option A.
Option A is hence the correct answer.

The correct answer is Santhal Rebellion.

Key Points

Santhal Rebellion:

• Among the numerous tribal revolts, the Santhalhool or uprising was the most massive one.
• The Santhal, who lived in the area between Bhagalpur and Rajmahal, known as Daman-i-Koh, rose in revolt; made a determined attempt to expel the outsiders- the dikus- and proclaimed the complete ‘annihilation’ of the alien regime.
• With the introduction of permanent settlement in Bengal in 1793, the Santhals were employed as labourers with the promise of wages or rent-free lands.
• However, they were forced to become agricultural serfs, exploited at will.
• The first rebellion of messianic character erupted in 1854 under Bir Singh of Sasan in Lachimpur.
• The second Santhal rebellion of 1855-56 was marked by some of the worst features of elemental tribal passion and open denunciation of British rule.
• The rebellion covering the districts of Birbhum,

The correct answer is Colorado.

Key Points

• The Grand Canyon, located in the United States of America, was carved out by the Colarado River.
• The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
• It crosses an extensive desert.
• For more than a thousand miles of its course, Colorado has cut a deep gorge.
• The longest of these unbroken trunk canyons through which Colorado flows is the spectacular Grand Canyon, extending from the mouth of the Paria to the Grand Wash Stream

Additional Information

• Colorado River, a major river of North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
• The Colorado River reaches the tidal zone of the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California).
• The Colorado River begins in the southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado, west of the Continental Divide, flowing across the state of Colorado mainly at high altitude, in a generally wet region.
• It crosses a corner of Utah, where it is dammed at Glen Canyon Dam to form Lake Powell, into Arizona, and flows through the Grand Canyon.
• It then forms the border between Arizona and Nevada (dammed at Hoover Dam forming Lake Mead); then it forms the border between the states of Arizona and California.
• The Colorado River then flows into Mexico, through its state of Baja California, where the little water remaining empties through the estuary into the Gulf of California, part of the Pacific Ocean.
• Colorado is now considered among the most controlled and litigated rivers in the world, with every drop of its water fully allocated.

The correct answer is India-USA.

In News

• Pib: INDIA-USA JOINT EXERCISE VAJRA PRAHAR COMMENCES IN UMROI, MEGHALAYA.

Key Points

VAJRA PRAHAR 2023:

• The 14th Edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “VAJRA PRAHAR 2023” commenced at the Joint Training Node, Umroi today. The US contingent is represented by personnel from the 1st Special Forces Group (SFG) of US Special Forces. Hence option 4 is correct.
• The Indian Army contingent is led by Special Forces personnel from the Eastern Command.
• Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR is a joint exercise conducted between the Indian Army and US Army Special Forces.
• It aims at sharing best practices and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning and operational tactics.
• The first edition was conducted in the year 2010 in India and the 13th edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise was conducted at the Special Forces Training School (SFTS), Bakloh (HP).
• The current edition is being conducted in Umroi Cantonment, Meghalaya from 21st November to 11th December 2023.
• Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR has evolved as a mechanism to exchange ideas and share best practices between the Special Forces of both nations.
• It is also a platform to enhance inter-operability and strengthen defense cooperation between the armies of India and the United States of America.

The correct answer is The President of India.

Key Points

• The Speaker is chosen by newly elected Members of Parliament from the Lok Sabha.
• The Speaker should be someone who knows how the Lok Sabha works and is respected by both the government and opposition parties.
• MPs nominate a candidate for Protem Speaker. The President of India is notified of these names.
• The election date is announced by the President's adviser, the Secretary-General and is fixed by President. Hence option 1) is correct.
• The Speaker is elected without a formal vote if just one name is presented.
• A division (vote) is called if more than one nomination is received. On a date set by the President, MPs vote for their candidate.
• The winner of the election becomes the Speaker of the Lok Sabha until the next general election.
• All Lok Sabha Speakers have been elected so far.

The correct answer is Claudia Goldin.

In News

• Nobel Economics Prize 2023 awarded to Claudia Goldin for work on women’s labour market outcomes

Key Points

• The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2023, officially known as The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.”
• Over the years, spanning from 1969 to 2022, a total of 54 Nobel Prizes in Economic Sciences have been awarded.
• Out of 92 laureates, 25 have had the honour of receiving this prestigious award as sole recipients
• Goldin becomes the third woman to be acknowledged in this field

The correct answer is Harmattan.

Key Points

• Harmattan is a cool dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara and is strongest from late November to mid-March.
• It usually carries large amounts of dust, which it can transport hundreds of miles out over the Atlantic Ocean; the dust often interferes with local aircraft operations
• On its passage over the Sahara, the Harmattan picks up fine dust and sand particles (between 0.5 and 10 microns). It is also known as the "doctor wind", because of its invigorating dryness compared with humid tropical air.

Additional Information

• The pampero is a burst of cold polar air from the west, southwest, or south on the pampas in the south of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. This wind picks up during the passage of a cold front of an active low passing by
• Mistral, cold, and dry strong wind in southern France that blows down from the north along the lower Rhône River valley toward the Mediterranean Sea.
• The Bora is a falling (katabatic) wind. Such winds are formed in the mountains when a large amount of cold air accumulates over the peaks, and then gravity begins to pull it down the slopes to lower elevations — in this case, to the sea. By the time the cold air reaches the coast, it has picked up incredible speed.

Thus, the local wind is prevalent in the Sahara desert is Harmattan

The correct answer is fiscal deficit.

Key Points

• The difference between total revenue and total expenditure of the government is termed as fiscal deficit.
• Fiscal deficit arises when the expenditure of a government is more than the revenue generated by the government in a given fiscal year.
• Fiscal deficit = Total Expenditure – Total revenue (Excluding the borrowings)
• Fiscal deficit is calculated as a percentage of the GDP (gross domestic product).

Important PointsPrimary deficit

• Primary deficit is the fiscal deficit of the current year subtracted by the interest payments that are pending on previous borrowings.
• It shows the expenses that government borrowings are going to fulfil while not paying for the income interest payment.
• Primary deficit = Fiscal deficit – Interest payments

Revenue Deficit

• Revenue deficit is the shortfall of revenue receipts as compared to that of the revenue expenditure.
• Revenue deficit = Total revenue expenditure – Total revenue receipts
• It leads to the conditions of inflation in the economy.

Revenue Surplus

• Revenue surplus arises when the actual amount of net income exceeds the projected amount of expenditure.
• It is the opposite of revenue deficit.

Additional Information

• Fiscal deficit for 2022-23 is targeted at Rs 14,600 crore (3.33% of GSDP of Chhattisgarh).
• The Finance Minister stated that the fiscal deficit is estimated to be 5.9 percent of GDP in BE 2023-24.
• To finance the fiscal deficit in 2023-24, the net market borrowings from dated securities are estimated at Rs. 11.8 lakh crore.
• The central government in Union Budget 2022-23 has limited the fiscal deficit 4% of GSDP.
• In 2021-22, the state has estimated a fiscal deficit of 3.81% of GSDP.

Kovvada Atomic Power Project is a proposed 6,600 MW nuclear power station in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The project is planned over an area of 2067 acres.

Hence option C is correct.

Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu was one of the most important carnatic music violinists of the 20th century. Naidu was partially blind. He played at the National Physical Laboratory auditorium, New Delhi in 1952, to raise funds for the Blind Relief Association and he is the relative of famous kuchipudi dancer Padma sri Dr Shoba Naidu.
Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by Frederick William Stevens. He was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was earlier known as railway station Victoria Terminus in Bombay.
It was renamed in 1996 as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station.
Hence, Option A is correct.

The Swadeshi movement was a self-sufficiency movement that was part of the Indian independence movement and contributed to the development of Indian nationalism. Before the BML Government's decision for the partition of Bengal was made public in December 1903, there was a lot of growing discontentment among the Indians. In response the Swadeshi movement was formally started from Town Hall, Calcutta on 7 August 1905 to curb foreign goods by relying on domestic production.
Hence option B is correct.

Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in fauna kingdom.It is a readily mobilized storage form of glucose. It is polymer of glucose residues that can be broken down to yield glucose molecules when energy is needed. Most of the glucose residues in glycogen are linked by α-1, 4-glycosidic bonds.
Hence option B is correct.