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SSC English Important Questions 2026: Top 100 MCQs with Answers

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SSC English Important Questions 2026 की तैयारी कर रहे उम्मीदवारों के लिए यह लेख SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, GD, CPO, Stenographer और अन्य SSC परीक्षाओं के लिए उपयोगी है। इसमें English Grammar, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Error Detection, Fill in the Blanks, Active-Passive Voice और Direct-Indirect Speech से महत्वपूर्ण MCQs दिए गए हैं।

SSC CGL Tier-I में English Comprehension के 25 प्रश्न होते हैं और यह section 50 marks का होता है। परीक्षा में प्रत्येक गलत उत्तर के लिए 0.50 अंक की negative marking होती है।


SSC English Important Questions 2026 – Top 100 MCQs

Synonyms – समानार्थी शब्द

1. Choose the synonym of "Abandon".

A. Leave
B. Accept
C. Collect
D. Continue

Answer: A. Leave


2. Choose the synonym of "Abundant".

A. Rare
B. Plentiful
C. Limited
D. Small

Answer: B. Plentiful


3. Choose the synonym of "Brave".

A. Coward
B. Timid
C. Courageous
D. Weak

Answer: C. Courageous


4. Choose the synonym of "Rapid".

A. Slow
B. Fast
C. Weak
D. Late

Answer: B. Fast


5. Choose the synonym of "Ancient".

A. Modern
B. New
C. Old
D. Recent

Answer: C. Old


6. Choose the synonym of "Benevolent".

A. Cruel
B. Kind
C. Angry
D. Selfish

Answer: B. Kind


7. Choose the synonym of "Diligent".

A. Lazy
B. Careless
C. Hardworking
D. Weak

Answer: C. Hardworking


8. Choose the synonym of "Famous".

A. Unknown
B. Renowned
C. Ordinary
D. Hidden

Answer: B. Renowned


9. Choose the synonym of "Liberty".

A. Slavery
B. Freedom
C. Restriction
D. Punishment

Answer: B. Freedom


10. Choose the synonym of "Precise".

A. Exact
B. Wrong
C. Approximate
D. Unclear

Answer: A. Exact


Antonyms – विलोम शब्द

11. Choose the antonym of "Expand".

A. Increase
B. Spread
C. Contract
D. Extend

Answer: C. Contract


12. Choose the antonym of "Victory".

A. Success
B. Defeat
C. Achievement
D. Triumph

Answer: B. Defeat


13. Choose the antonym of "Artificial".

A. False
B. Natural
C. Synthetic
D. Fake

Answer: B. Natural


14. Choose the antonym of "Generous".

A. Kind
B. Helpful
C. Miserly
D. Noble

Answer: C. Miserly


15. Choose the antonym of "Permanent".

A. Fixed
B. Temporary
C. Stable
D. Lasting

Answer: B. Temporary


16. Choose the antonym of "Optimistic".

A. Hopeful
B. Positive
C. Pessimistic
D. Cheerful

Answer: C. Pessimistic


17. Choose the antonym of "Ancient".

A. Old
B. Historic
C. Modern
D. Primitive

Answer: C. Modern


18. Choose the antonym of "Accept".

A. Receive
B. Reject
C. Agree
D. Admit

Answer: B. Reject


19. Choose the antonym of "Scarce".

A. Rare
B. Limited
C. Abundant
D. Insufficient

Answer: C. Abundant


20. Choose the antonym of "Rigid".

A. Strict
B. Flexible
C. Hard
D. Firm

Answer: B. Flexible


Idioms & Phrases

21. What does the idiom "A piece of cake" mean?

A. A difficult task
B. An easy task
C. A sweet dish
D. A costly thing

Answer: B. An easy task


22. "Once in a blue moon" means:

A. Every day
B. Very rarely
C. At night
D. Suddenly

Answer: B. Very rarely


23. "Break the ice" means:

A. To break something
B. To start a conversation
C. To become angry
D. To stop talking

Answer: B. To start a conversation


24. "Hit the nail on the head" means:

A. To make a mistake
B. To say exactly the right thing
C. To hurt someone
D. To work hard

Answer: B. To say exactly the right thing


25. "Under the weather" means:

A. Feeling unwell
B. Feeling happy
C. Travelling
D. Working outside

Answer: A. Feeling unwell


26. "Spill the beans" means:

A. Waste food
B. Reveal a secret
C. Cook food
D. Make a mistake

Answer: B. Reveal a secret


27. "A blessing in disguise" means:

A. A hidden problem
B. Something that seems bad but turns out good
C. A great punishment
D. A false promise

Answer: B. Something that seems bad but turns out good


28. "Burn the midnight oil" means:

A. Waste electricity
B. Work late at night
C. Sleep early
D. Travel at night

Answer: B. Work late at night


29. "At the eleventh hour" means:

A. Very early
B. At the last moment
C. At noon
D. At midnight

Answer: B. At the last moment


30. "Beat around the bush" means:

A. Avoid the main point
B. Speak clearly
C. Work quickly
D. Fight with someone

Answer: A. Avoid the main point


One Word Substitution

31. One who cannot read or write is called:

A. Literate
B. Scholar
C. Illiterate
D. Graduate

Answer: C. Illiterate


32. One who loves mankind is called:

A. Misogynist
B. Philanthropist
C. Criminal
D. Pessimist

Answer: B. Philanthropist


33. A person who speaks many languages is called:

A. Linguist
B. Polyglot
C. Orator
D. Translator

Answer: B. Polyglot


34. A place where books are kept is called:

A. Laboratory
B. Library
C. Museum
D. Auditorium

Answer: B. Library


35. One who knows everything is called:

A. Omnipotent
B. Omniscient
C. Optimist
D. Omnipresent

Answer: B. Omniscient


36. A person who looks at the bright side of life is called:

A. Pessimist
B. Optimist
C. Realist
D. Critic

Answer: B. Optimist


37. A government by the people is called:

A. Monarchy
B. Democracy
C. Autocracy
D. Oligarchy

Answer: B. Democracy


38. A place where aircraft are kept is called:

A. Harbour
B. Hangar
C. Garage
D. Station

Answer: B. Hangar


39. A person who hates mankind is called:

A. Philanthropist
B. Misanthrope
C. Optimist
D. Patriot

Answer: B. Misanthrope


40. A speech delivered without preparation is called:

A. Written
B. Impromptu
C. Formal
D. Recorded

Answer: B. Impromptu


Error Detection

41. Identify the error:

"She do not like coffee."

A. She
B. do
C. not like
D. coffee

Answer: B. do

Correct sentence: She does not like coffee.


42. Identify the error:

"He is senior than me."

A. He
B. is
C. senior than
D. me

Answer: C. senior than

Correct sentence: He is senior to me.


43. Identify the error:

"Each of the boys have a book."

A. Each
B. of the boys
C. have
D. a book

Answer: C. have

Correct sentence: Each of the boys has a book.


44. Identify the error:

"Neither Ram nor Shyam are present."

A. Neither
B. Ram nor Shyam
C. are
D. present

Answer: C. are

Correct sentence: Neither Ram nor Shyam is present.


45. Identify the error:

"I have seen him yesterday."

A. I
B. have seen
C. him
D. yesterday

Answer: B. have seen

Correct sentence: I saw him yesterday.


46. Identify the error:

"She is good in English."

A. She
B. is
C. good in
D. English

Answer: C. good in

Correct sentence: She is good at English.


47. Identify the error:

"He has been working here since five years."

A. He
B. has been working
C. since five years
D. here

Answer: C. since five years

Correct sentence: He has been working here for five years.


48. Identify the error:

"The news are true."

A. The
B. news
C. are
D. true

Answer: C. are

Correct sentence: The news is true.


49. Identify the error:

"One of my friend is a doctor."

A. One
B. of my friend
C. is
D. a doctor

Answer: B. of my friend

Correct sentence: One of my friends is a doctor.


50. Identify the error:

"She is married with a doctor."

A. She
B. is
C. married with
D. a doctor

Answer: C. married with

Correct sentence: She is married to a doctor.


Fill in the Blanks

51. He is good ___ mathematics.

A. in
B. at
C. on
D. for

Answer: B. at


52. She has been living here ___ 2020.

A. for
B. since
C. from
D. by

Answer: B. since


53. I have been waiting ___ two hours.

A. since
B. from
C. for
D. by

Answer: C. for


54. He is afraid ___ dogs.

A. from
B. with
C. of
D. by

Answer: C. of


55. She is interested ___ music.

A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for

Answer: C. in


56. The train arrived ___ time.

A. at
B. on
C. in
D. by

Answer: B. on


57. He insisted ___ going there.

A. on
B. at
C. for
D. with

Answer: A. on


58. I prefer tea ___ coffee.

A. than
B. over
C. to
D. from

Answer: C. to


59. She is capable ___ solving this problem.

A. to
B. for
C. of
D. with

Answer: C. of


60. He is looking ___ his younger brother.

A. at
B. after
C. into
D. on

Answer: B. after


Active and Passive Voice

61. Choose the passive voice: "Ram writes a letter."

A. A letter is written by Ram.
B. A letter was written by Ram.
C. A letter has written by Ram.
D. A letter is being written by Ram.

Answer: A. A letter is written by Ram.


62. Choose the passive voice: "She completed the work."

A. The work is completed by her.
B. The work was completed by her.
C. The work has completed by her.
D. The work had completed by her.

Answer: B. The work was completed by her.


63. Choose the active voice: "The letter was written by Mohan."

A. Mohan writes the letter.
B. Mohan wrote the letter.
C. Mohan has written the letter.
D. Mohan is writing the letter.

Answer: B. Mohan wrote the letter.


64. Choose the passive voice: "They are playing cricket."

A. Cricket is played by them.
B. Cricket was played by them.
C. Cricket is being played by them.
D. Cricket has been played by them.

Answer: C. Cricket is being played by them.


65. Choose the passive voice: "The police arrested the thief."

A. The thief is arrested by the police.
B. The thief was arrested by the police.
C. The thief has arrested the police.
D. The thief had arrested by police.

Answer: B. The thief was arrested by the police.


Direct and Indirect Speech

66. Change into indirect speech: He said, "I am tired."

A. He said that I am tired.
B. He said that he was tired.
C. He says that he was tired.
D. He said that he is tired.

Answer: B. He said that he was tired.


67. She said, "I have finished my work."

A. She said that she had finished her work.
B. She said that I finished my work.
C. She says she had finished her work.
D. She said that she has finished her work.

Answer: A. She said that she had finished her work.


68. Ram said, "I will help you."

A. Ram said that he would help me.
B. Ram said that I would help him.
C. Ram says that he will help me.
D. Ram said that he will help you.

Answer: A. Ram said that he would help me.


69. He said to me, "Are you ready?"

A. He asked me if I was ready.
B. He said me if I am ready.
C. He asked that I am ready.
D. He told me that I was ready.

Answer: A. He asked me if I was ready.


70. The teacher said, "Work hard."

A. The teacher said that work hard.
B. The teacher advised the students to work hard.
C. The teacher asked that they worked hard.
D. The teacher told work hard.

Answer: B. The teacher advised the students to work hard.


Spelling Correction

71. Choose the correctly spelt word.

A. Accomodation
B. Accommodation
C. Acommodation
D. Accommadation

Answer: B. Accommodation


72. Choose the correctly spelt word.

A. Necessary
B. Neccessary
C. Necesary
D. Necessery

Answer: A. Necessary


73. Choose the correctly spelt word.

A. Separate
B. Seperate
C. Separete
D. Seperete

Answer: A. Separate


74. Choose the correctly spelt word.

A. Privilege
B. Priviledge
C. Privlege
D. Privelege

Answer: A. Privilege


75. Choose the correctly spelt word.

A. Government
B. Goverment
C. Goverenment
D. Governmant

Answer: A. Government


Grammar – Parts of Speech

76. Identify the noun in the sentence: "Honesty is the best policy."

A. is
B. best
C. Honesty
D. the

Answer: C. Honesty


77. Identify the adjective: "She is a beautiful girl."

A. She
B. is
C. beautiful
D. girl

Answer: C. beautiful


78. Identify the adverb: "He runs quickly."

A. He
B. runs
C. quickly
D. none

Answer: C. quickly


79. Identify the pronoun: "They are going to school."

A. They
B. going
C. school
D. are

Answer: A. They


80. Identify the conjunction: "Ram and Shyam are friends."

A. Ram
B. and
C. Shyam
D. friends

Answer: B. and


Sentence Improvement

81. Improve the sentence: "He is senior than me."

A. senior from me
B. senior to me
C. senior with me
D. senior over me

Answer: B. senior to me


82. Improve the sentence: "She is more better than her sister."

A. She is better than her sister.
B. She is more good than her sister.
C. She is much more better than her sister.
D. No improvement

Answer: A. She is better than her sister.


83. Improve the sentence: "I am knowing him for five years."

A. I know him for five years.
B. I have known him for five years.
C. I knew him since five years.
D. I am known him for five years.

Answer: B. I have known him for five years.


84. Improve the sentence: "He did not went there."

A. He did not go there.
B. He did not gone there.
C. He does not went there.
D. He had not go there.

Answer: A. He did not go there.


85. Improve the sentence: "She is one of the best student in the class."

A. best student
B. best students
C. better student
D. good students

Answer: B. best students


Vocabulary – Mixed Questions

86. The word "Bizarre" means:

A. Ordinary
B. Strange
C. Simple
D. Beautiful

Answer: B. Strange


87. The word "Fragile" means:

A. Strong
B. Easily broken
C. Heavy
D. Permanent

Answer: B. Easily broken


88. The word "Hostile" means:

A. Friendly
B. Unfriendly
C. Helpful
D. Polite

Answer: B. Unfriendly


89. The word "Mandatory" means:

A. Optional
B. Compulsory
C. Unnecessary
D. Temporary

Answer: B. Compulsory


90. The word "Obsolete" means:

A. Modern
B. Outdated
C. Useful
D. Popular

Answer: B. Outdated


Cloze Test / Sentence Completion

91. Honesty is the best ___ .

A. policy
B. politics
C. polite
D. politic

Answer: A. policy


92. Where there is a will, there is a ___ .

A. road
B. way
C. path
D. street

Answer: B. way


93. Time and tide ___ for none.

A. waits
B. wait
C. waited
D. waiting

Answer: B. wait


94. The sun ___ in the east.

A. rise
B. rises
C. rising
D. rose

Answer: B. rises


95. Neither of the boys ___ present.

A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have

Answer: C. is


Reading Comprehension

Read the passage:

"Trees are essential for life on Earth. They provide oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide and help maintain ecological balance. Forests are also home to many species of animals and birds. Therefore, protecting forests is important for maintaining a healthy environment."

96. What do trees provide?

A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Hydrogen
D. Methane

Answer: B. Oxygen


97. What gas do trees absorb?

A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen

Answer: C. Carbon dioxide


98. Forests are home to:

A. Only humans
B. Animals and birds
C. Only insects
D. Only plants

Answer: B. Animals and birds


99. Why should forests be protected?

A. To increase pollution
B. To maintain a healthy environment
C. To reduce rainfall
D. To increase traffic

Answer: B. To maintain a healthy environment


100. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Importance of forests and trees
B. Industrial development
C. Urban transportation
D. Animal hunting

Answer: A. Importance of forests and trees


SSC English 2026 – Most Important Topics

SSC English की तैयारी करते समय इन topics को priority दें:

  1. Spot the Error

  2. Sentence Improvement

  3. Fill in the Blanks

  4. Synonyms & Antonyms

  5. Idioms & Phrases

  6. One Word Substitution

  7. Spelling Correction

  8. Active & Passive Voice

  9. Direct & Indirect Speech

  10. Cloze Test

  11. Reading Comprehension

  12. Vocabulary

  13. Grammar

  14. Sentence Rearrangement

SSC English में केवल vocabulary याद करना पर्याप्त नहीं है। Grammar rules, vocabulary और comprehension की लगातार practice करना अधिक effective strategy है।


SSC English Preparation Strategy 2026

1. रोजाना Vocabulary पढ़ें

हर दिन 10–20 नए words के साथ उनके Synonyms, Antonyms और usage याद करें।

2. Grammar Rules मजबूत करें

Subject-Verb Agreement, Tense, Article, Preposition, Conjunction, Pronoun और Adjective पर विशेष ध्यान दें।

3. Previous Year Questions Solve करें

SSC के previous year English questions से बार-बार पूछे जाने वाले patterns को पहचानें।

4. Daily English Quiz दें

रोजाना 20–30 questions solve करने से speed और accuracy improve होती है।

5. Reading Practice करें

छोटे English passages, editorials और comprehension exercises पढ़ें। इससे vocabulary और reading speed दोनों बेहतर होती हैं।

6. Mock Test दें

SSC CGL Tier-I में English Comprehension के 25 questions के लिए sectional timer होता है, इसलिए limited time में accurate answers देने की practice करें।


SSC English Quick Revision

Noun: Name of a person, place, thing or idea.

Pronoun: Used in place of a noun.

Adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun.

Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb.

Verb: Shows an action or state.

Preposition: Shows relationship between words.

Conjunction: Joins words, phrases or clauses.

Article: A, An and The.


Conclusion

SSC English Important Questions 2026 के ये 100 MCQs SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, GD, CPO और अन्य SSC परीक्षाओं के लिए revision और practice में मदद करेंगे।

बेहतर score के लिए Grammar + Vocabulary + Previous Year Questions + Reading Practice + Mock Tests को अपनी daily preparation का हिस्सा बनाएं।

हर question को पहले बिना answer देखे solve करें और फिर अपना score check करें। जिन topics में बार-बार गलती हो रही है, उनकी अलग revision list बनाकर रोजाना practice करें।

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