SSC CGL TIER II 2017 – Paper II Solutions (English)
Last Updated: Dec 31, 2025
Questions asked in SSC CGL TIER II
SSC CGL Tier II 2017 Paper II (English) included 200 questions on grammar errors (e.g., “full for words” to “of”), vocabulary, comprehension, cloze tests, para jumbles (like SRPQ), and voice changes in 2 hours with negative marking. Focus areas were SP Bakshi rules and idioms for high scores.
DAY 1- 17TH FEBRUARY 2018
Some Questions from exam:-
Synonyms:-
- Guzzle- eat or drink (something) greedily/devour/gulp
- Tempestuous- characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
- Embargo- an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
- Hound- hunt/ heel/trace
Antonym:
- Vista(view); blindness/implausibility/unlikelihood
- Swindle(cheat)- truthfulness/frankness
Idioms phrases
- Give it a whirl- try
- weather the storm- To endure a period of hardship or disorder.
- wear the green willow – grieve for the loss of a loved one.
- Study of snakes- Ophiology/ Herpetology
- Reap the whirlwind- suffer the negative consequences of one’s actions.
- Wild and woolly- Uncouth in appearance and behaviour
- Whoop it up- to celebrate
- with the vengeance- with great force or extreme energy
- Spin your wheels- waste your time or efforts
- Up against the wall- in serious difficulties
Of the first water: of the greatest brilliance and transparency
One word Substitution
- Military takes over a country- Stratocracy
- Dog lover- Cynophilist
- Too bully too furry
- Lack of Civic mindedness or of patriotism- incivism
- Preferring or attracted to Sunlight heliophilous
- Mutual Discourse- Imparlance/ obsolete
- Killer of prophet- Vaticide
- A person who preserves the skin of animals- Taxidermist
- Obsession of wine- Oenophile
- Killing of Birds- Avicide
- One who eats mud – Geophagia
DAY 2- 18TH FEBRUARY 2018
Idiom/phrases
- Catch 22 – a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
- Foot the bill – to pay for something, esp. something expensive
- Breadth of hair – A very small amount or short length.
- Jog one’s memories – To cause someone to remember something.
- Carry the can- take responsibility for a mistake or misdeed.
- Get cracking – act quickly and decisively.
- Paper over the cracks – To repair, conceal, or cover up something on a superficial level, without addressing underlying problems.
- To be red – in debt
Antonyms/ Synonyms
- Acerbic- sour- (Antonym:Sweet)
- combustible___inflammable
- scurrilous-abusive/ offensive (Antonym:Grace/ polite)
- Esoteric – Abstruse/ cryptic (Antonym:Familiar)
- Ribald- Dirty (Antonym:Neat/clean)
Vacillate- Dither/be indecisive(antonym- resolute)
One word Substitution-
- One who deserts principle: Renegade -a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
- A girl having brown hairs- Brunette
- Study of culture and tribes- Ethnology
- Situated on bank- Dorsal
- Like a weak old woman- Anile
- Mania of illness/disease- psychosis
- climbing mountains- Alpinism
- Church prayer in evening – vespers
- Causing vomit/ medicine to induce vomiting- Emesis
Passages based on
- Rohit Sharma three double hundred
- Gandhian principle
- Storm names in south asia
DAY 3- 19TH FEBRUARY 2018
1) Antonyms/Synonyms of the words:
→ Profligate –
| wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, improvident, prodigal, immoderate, excessive, thriftless, imprudent, reckless, irresponsible
Antonyms: :thrifty, frugal |
→ Protract– lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Antonyms: short, brusque
→ Oracular– hard to interpret; enigmatic.
Antonyms: unambiguous
→ Sneer: a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
Antonyms: praise
2) One Word Substitution:
→ a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people- Recluse
→ a slaughterhouse- Abattoir
→ a person employed to drive a private or hired car- Chauffeur
→ a state of great happiness – Elysium
→ the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution- Plebiscite
3) Idioms & Phrases:
→ In the teeth: In spite of; notwithstanding.
→ Mealy mouthed : afraid to speak frankly or straightforwardly
→ Pay lip Service : to express loyalty, respect, or support for something insincerely.
In a flutter: In a nervous, confused, or agitated state.
→ Out of Sorts : slightly unwell.
→ Rip up with old sores : To revive a quarrel which was almost forgotten
DAY 4- 20TH FEBRUARY 2018
1) Antonyms/Synonyms of the words:
→ Abnegation: the action of renouncing or rejecting something.
Antonyms: acceptance
→ Exigent: pressing; demanding.
Antonyms: minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant
2) One Word Substitution:
→ Member of a band of robber- Brigand
One who has no money – Pauper
3) Idioms & Phrases:
→ Alphabet Soup: a confusing or confused mixture of things.
→ Bring home the bacon: supply material support.
→ Banana Oil: Superfluous, disingenuous, or nonsensical talk, especially that which is meant to flatter someone or exaggerate something.
→ Up in the air: Uncertain
→ Give oneself airs: to act better than one really is
DAY 5- 21ST FEBRUARY 2018
1) Antonyms/Synonyms of the words:
→ Abettor : one associated with another in wrongdoing
Antonyms: belittler, detractor
adversary, enemy, foe, opponent
→ Jaded : physically tired; exhausted.
Antonyms: fresh
2) One Word Substitution:
→ One who studies election trend by means of opinion polls: Psephologist
→
→ Fear of pain : Algophobia
3) Idioms & Phrases:
→ To gird up the loins: To prepare oneself to face or contend with something
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