List of top Questions asked in SRCC GBO- 2026

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Bala Singh saw me coming and made no attempt to greet me, which was very unusual, and to all my questions he returned the one answer—that he was not ill.
B. That day we did our two-mile march in silence, Bala Singh bringing up the rear and moving like a man who was walking in his sleep, or who was under the influence of drugs.
C. I had six Garhwalis to carry my luggage and I noticed that it was being made up into five head-loads, and that Bala Singh was sitting apart near the camp fire with a blanket over his head and shoulders.
D. After breakfast I walked over to him, and noted as I did so that all the other men had stopped work and were watching me very intently.

Match the given words with their meanings.

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Cells also began living together, probably because certain benefits could be ____________. Groups of cells might be able to feed more ____________ or gain protection from simply being bigger. Living ____________, cells began to support the needs of the group by each cell doing a specific job.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
One of these authors are / going to win / the Booker Award / for his or her book.

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House and Senate Republicans are backing __________ construction of a border wall, former President Donald Trump's signature policy, while __________ large numbers of migrants __________ for asylum and reviving a __________ policy under which asylum seekers are told to remain in Mexico while their immigration case is heard.

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My mother usually ____________________ for her classes at 9 a.m. and returns at 5 p.m.

In the sentence, which word-segment could mean 'fishing in troubled waters'?
Knowing the past bitter experience with the rival firm, Ms. Vijaya cautiously approaches the subtle negotiation, already being aware of the fact that she is fishing in troubled waters.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The one most noticeable change was that foreign faces were no longer to be seen on the streets.
B. After the initial panic, the streets quickly quietened.
C. Over the next few days, people went about their business just as they had before.
D. The bazaar reopened and the fishwives came back to rummage through the refuse heap, looking for their lost goods.

Four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Despite their initial friendship, the roommates soon discovered that
familiarity breeds contempt.

Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1. An esparto grass (Lygeum spartum) is found in the steppes of La Mancha and the southeast; the esparto products of Spain, however, come from an associated alfa grass (Stipa tenacissima).
2. Brown forest soils are restricted to humid Galicia and Cantabria.
3. The mountains of the northern Meseta and the Iberian and Baetic cordilleras carry deciduous Portuguese oak; those of the central Pyrenees, the Iberian ranges and the Central Sierras have diverse pine species.
4. Northern Spain has heath and deciduous woodland (oak, beech).

Select the option that could substitute the underlined word in the sentence below, without affecting its contextual relevance.
The son wanted to take his mother home but the doctors said that moving her could have a detrimental effect on her health.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
At the end, Ashoka was overcome / in regret at the bloodshed / that had taken place / as a result of the Kalinga battle.

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Digital cameras soon gained market share, gradually ____________ most film camera sales to cheap, disposable, single-use models. However, with the introduction of smartphones containing ever more-advanced cameras, digital camera sales ____________ by 90 per cent in the 2010s.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Bite the bullet

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The first hurdle that the organisers of the concert had to face was obtaining sponsorship from a company. They surmounted this obstacle with the help of several enthusiastic members.

Match the given words with their meanings.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
After her work, Sarika was ready to hit the hay.

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It has found a ____________ recently in the halls of Congress, where the hypothesis has enjoyed ____________ amid a push for ____________ of whatever anyone might know about extraterrestrials.

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Today, natural history data and research ____________ to be a quintessential complement to theoretical and experimental methods of inquiry: they ____________ the baseline knowledge of natural systems required to extrapolate broader theory, test hypotheses and ____________ the general principles that govern natural systems.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the period under which an employee is placed under suspension cannot be treated as period "not spent on duty"for all extensive purposes.

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Christmas trees spread around the world, but the tradition began to have a ____________ impact on forests, especially in Germany. As a result, Germans began making artificial goose-feather trees in the 1880s. These trees ____________ different countries, and over time the goose feathers were replaced by other materials. A notable development occurred in the 1930s, when a manufacturer of toilet bowl brushes allegedly used surplus product to ____________ an artificial tree.

Identify the proverb that best captures the idea that caution and preparedness lead to success.

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The crowd was __________________________ by his passionate speech.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
In today's motivational literature, / failure is often celebrated / as a essential / stepping stone to success.