SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 18 January 2017" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 18 January 2017" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)
QID : 76 In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Ravi had committed a mistake.
Options:
1) A mistake has been committed by Ravi.
2) A mistake had been committed by Ravi.
3) A mistake was committed by Ravi.
4) A mistake is committed by Ravi.
Correct Answer: A mistake had been committed by Ravi.
QID : 77 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) comands
2) prigish
3) adhesive
4) serenly
Correct Answer: adhesive
QID : 78 Select the antonym of
endeavour
Options:
1) passive
2) buck
3) assay
4) intend
Correct Answer: passive
QID : 79 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
To understand the nature of electromagnetic radiation, it is imperative that we grasp the ............nature of light.
Options:
1) twice
2) dual
3) double
4) dichotomous
Correct Answer: dual
QID : 80 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
To put the cat among the pigeons
Options:
1) To hunt easy prey
2) To be different in a group where everybody is alike
3) To do something that is likely to cause controversy
4) When the entire group feels trapped in a bad situation
Correct Answer: To do something that is likely to cause controversy
QID : 81 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
He spent a third
Pwas of any consequence
Qmade sure that none of them
Rof the time describing his tax proposals, but
Options:
1) QRP
2) QPR
3) PRQ
4) RQP
Correct Answer: RQP
QID : 82 In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The temple is(A)/within a hundred yards(B)/from my house(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: D
QID : 83 Select the synonym of
to moan
Options:
1) to sigh
2) to beam
3) to smirk
4) to simper
Correct Answer: to sigh
QID : 84 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
deserving reward or praise
Options:
1) meritorious
2) honourable
3) virtuous
4) noble
Correct Answer: meritorious
QID : 85 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The candidate was likely to win the assembly elections (with the) sweeping majority.
Options:
1) by the
2) with a
3) by a
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: by a
QID : 86 In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
I am certain that(A)/the officer is not only(B)/greedy but corrupt.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
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QID : 87 In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
‘Do you have anything to tell me, little princess?' asked the king.
Options:
1) The king ask the little princess if she have anything to tell him.
2) The king asked the little princess that if she had anything to tell him.
3) The king said to the little princess if she had anything to say to him.
4) The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.
Correct Answer: The king asked the little princess whether she had anything to tell him.
QID : 88 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
involving or showing violence and bloodshed
Options:
1) inundate
2) gory
3) sanguine
4) imbrue
Correct Answer: gory
QID : 89 Select the antonym of
beleaguer
Options:
1) gnaw
2) assist
3) badger
4) pester
Correct Answer: assist
QID : 90 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
The special court was ............without having reached any decision on the case.
Options:
1) adjourned
2) dispersed
3) postponed
4) recessed
Correct Answer: adjourned
QID : 91 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) bloting
2) terrazo
3) gulible
4) pyroxene
Correct Answer: pyroxene
QID : 92 Select the synonym of
melodramatic
Options:
1) tranquil
2) halcyon
3) bucolic
4) theatrical
Correct Answer: theatrical
QID : 93 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The yatra focussed Pfor poor and Qmarginalised communities
Ron access to development and dignity
Options:
1) RQP
2) PQR
3) RPQ
4) QRP
Correct Answer: RPQ
QID : 94 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
to shoot the breeze
Options:
1) To do random acts hoping one will be successful
2) To have a casual conversation
3) To release stomach gases
4) To brag about some mild achievement
Correct Answer: To have a casual conversation
QID : 95 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
It was hard to believe that she (were) dead for three months.
Options:
1) was
2) has been
3) is
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: has been
QID : 96 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
............being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. ............of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar ............to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ............they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense .............
............being an intangible idea
Options:
1) Inspite
2) Although
3) Despite of
4) Despite
Correct Answer: Despite
QID : 97 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
............being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. ............of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar ............to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ............they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense .............
............of nationhood are important
Options:
1) Symbols
2) Badges
3) Emblems
4) Figures
Correct Answer: Symbols
QID : 98 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
............being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. ............of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar ............to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ............they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense .............
we have familiar ............to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India.
Options:
1) assistance
2) aids
3) help
4) support
Correct Answer: aids
QID : 99 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
............being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. ............of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar ............to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ............they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense .............
National symbols are extremely powerful ............
Options:
1) since
2) because
3) so
4) thereof
Correct Answer: because
QID : 100 In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
............being an intangible idea, the nation is quite real because it is a shared idea. ............of nationhood are important for this sharing to be reliably reproduced, which is why we have familiar ............to memory like maps, flags, or the figure of Mother India. National symbols are extremely powerful ............they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense .............
they connect to compressed reservoirs of intense .............
Options:
1) compassion
2) empathy
3) emotion
4) elation
Correct Answer: emotion
