SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 24 January 2017" Afternoon Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 24 January 2017" Afternoon Shift (English Comprehension)
QID : 176 Select the synonym of
meadow
Options:
1) metro
2) pasture
3) borough
4) civic
Correct Answer: pasture
QID : 177 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) paginat
2) carosel
3) escalate
4) skewwered
Correct Answer: escalate
QID : 178 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.
People came out on the streets and .................firecrackers to celebrate the victory.
Options:
1) burst
2) heated
3) burnt
4) ignited
Correct Answer: burst
QID : 179 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 could scarcely think(A)/ what I was saying,(B)or what was being said to me.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: D
QID : 180 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
However the major drawback
Pof this process is that
Qthere is no legally binding
Routcome at the end of six years
Options:
1) QRP
2) RPQ
3) PRQ
4) PQR
Correct Answer: PQR
QID : 181 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'.
When you have(A)/gone through my notes, (B)/give the same to me.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
QID : 182 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.
I don’t have a big budget, I just need a place which provides bed and ..................
Options:
1) drinks
2) breakfast
3) food
4) eatables
Correct Answer: breakfast
QID : 183 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. What time are we (going to leave) tomorrow?
Options:
1) going to go to leave
2) going to be leaving
3) going to have left
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: no improvement
QID : 184 Select the synonym of
to superimpose
Options:
1) to overlap
2) to adjoin
3) to juxtapose
4) to continue
Correct Answer: to overlap
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QID : 185 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
an arm and a leg
Options:
1) a large, possibly exorbitant, amount of money
2) a highly motivated person can succeed even with few resources
3) one loves a person so much that one is willing to sacrifice his most precious things for them
4) all children are equal for a mother. She can't sacrifice anyone.
Correct Answer: a large, possibly exorbitant, amount of money
QID : 186 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) tusocky
2) lampereys
3) rebeled
4) atrocity
Correct Answer: atrocity
QID : 187 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.
The professor always answers my questions.
Options:
1) My questions were always answered by the professor.
2) My questions are always answered by the professor.
3) My questions were always being answered by the professor.
4) My questions had always been answered by the professor.
Correct Answer: My questions are always answered by the professor.
QID : 188 Select the antonym of
to inundate
Options:
1) to underwhelm
2) to glut
3) to deluge
4) to engulf
Correct Answer: to underwhelm
QID : 189 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
an axe to grind
Options:
1) preparing for a fight
2) to have a problem with something or someone
3) some important task to do
4) one's skill should always be practiced or their edge becomes blunt
Correct Answer: to have a problem with something or someone
QID : 190 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.
Options:
1) hybrid
2) bud
3) scion
4) graft
Correct Answer: graft
QID : 191 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
When he arrived at the party, he (had been dressed) in a black suit.
Options:
1) dressed
2) had dressed
3) was dressed
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: was dressed
QID : 192 Select the antonym of
to reveal
Options:
1) to concede
2) to repudiate
3) to avow
4) to divulge
Correct Answer: to repudiate
QID : 193 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
No democracy
Pcan survive without the Qphilosophical imagination Rroots of such an ethical and
Options:
1) RPQ
2) QRP
3) PRQ
4) QPR
Correct Answer: PRQ
QID : 194 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.
Anita said, "I bought a phone yesterday".
Options:
1) Anita said she had bought a phone the day before.
2) Anita said that she had bought a phone the day before.
3) Anita said she has bought a phone the day before.
4) Anita said she has bought a phone yesterday.
Correct Answer: Anita said that she had bought a phone the day before.
QID : 195 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
to cut up (food, especially meat) into very small pieces
Options:
1) to crumble
2) to chop
3) to mince
4) to grind
Correct Answer: to mince
QID : 196 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In its .................phase, the big telco monopolies tried to levy a "tax" on all Internet content .................. The Internet companies were then the new kids on the ................................... They and the Internet user community fought back such attempts. This was the first net neutrality war, and it .................the principle of .................on the Internet between different types of content or sites.
In its ................. phase
Options:
1) nascent
2) potential
3) fresh
4) promising
Correct Answer: nascent
QID : 197 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In its .................phase, the big telco monopolies tried to levy a "tax" on all Internet content .................. The Internet companies were then the new kids on the ................................... They and the Internet user community fought back such attempts. This was the first net neutrality war, and it .................the principle of .................on the Internet between different types of content or sites.
all Internet content ..................
Options:
1) stakeholders
2) providers
3) manufacturers
4) coders
Correct Answer: providers
QID : 198 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In its .................phase, the big telco monopolies tried to levy a "tax" on all Internet content .................. The Internet companies were then the new kids on the ................................... They and the Internet user community fought back such attempts. This was the first net neutrality war, and it .................the principle of .................on the Internet between different types of content or sites.
The Internet companies were then the new kids on the ..................
Options:
1) slab
2) bar
3) block
4) square
Correct Answer: block
QID : 199 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In its .................phase, the big telco monopolies tried to levy a "tax" on all Internet content .................. The Internet companies were then the new kids on the ................................... They and the Internet user community fought back such attempts. This was the first net neutrality war, and it .................the principle of .................on the Internet between different types of content or sites.
This was the first net neutrality war, and it .................
Options:
1) established
2) establishes
3) was establishing
4) were establishing
Correct Answer: established
QID : 200 In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In its .................phase, the big telco monopolies tried to levy a "tax" on all Internet content .................. The Internet companies were then the new kids on the ................................... They and the Internet user community fought back such attempts. This was the first net neutrality war, and it .................the principle of .................on the Internet between different types of content or sites.
the principle of ................. on the Internet between different types of content or sites.
Options:
1) suffarage
2) quota
3) nonalignment
4) nondiscrimination
Correct Answer: nondiscrimination
