List of Important Collective Nouns for Competitive Exams। Grammar Basics: Collective Nouns। Frequently asked in All Competitive Exams | Master Fill in the blanks questions for SSC, CGL Exam 2026

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Exam Favorite: Topic (Collective Nouns)

Acquiring proficiency in collective nouns is relatively straightforward,
with 4 to 5 questions consistently featuring in competitive exams.

 Examiners usually ask questions related to collective nouns which we are 

not supposed to use in our daily life. 

For example: 

Group of Animals and Birds:

• Living Being: Crow
• Collective Noun: A murder of crows
• We don't use this in our daily life.
• Generally, it is asked in competitive exam.

• Living Being: Geese
• Collective Noun: A gaggle of geese

In the above picture, the word 'skein' is used for geese in flight, in other words,
 we can say when geese migrate form a V shape line, so a group of geese in the sky is
called a skein. But when a group of geese is on the ground, is known as gaggle.

Groups of People and Occupations:

Collection of things:

Fill in the blanks with answers:

PYQ of Collective Nouns for Competitive Exams:

How do we learn collective nouns:

PYQ for SSC, CGL with answers:

Tip for the Aspirants:

Collective nouns usually take a singular verb when the group acts as one unit.

Let's clarify it by using the following example:

• The team are divided in their verdict.

Here the word 'team' is treated as plural noun for the verb(are) and plural pronoun

(their) to show team members as individuals.

• The team has given the verdict.

Here the word ' team' is treated as a whole unit, that is why, it takes a singular verb(has).

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