SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 25 January 2017" Afternoon Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 25 January 2017"
Afternoon Shift (English Comprehension)
QID : 176 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
at the drop of a hat
Options:
1) to challenge someone
2) to give up very easily
3) to pick a fight for small reasons
4) without hesitation or good reason
Correct Answer: without hesitation or good reason
QID : 177 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
There must be more oversight
P-which this is done
Q-and much more accountability
R-in the manner in
Options:
1) RQP
2) QRP
3) PRQ
4) PQR
Correct Answer: QRP
QID : 178 - 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'.
Sorry to have(A)/troubled you; since(B)/it couldn't be helped.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
QID : 179 - 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.
Rohit said, "Leela, when is the next bus?"
Options:
1) Rohit asked Leela when the next bus was supposed to come.
2) Rohit asked Leela when was the next bus coming.
3) Rohit asked Leela when the next bus was.
4) Rohit asked Leela when the next bus was coming.
Correct Answer: Rohit asked Leela when the next bus was.
QID : 180 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
apple of my eye
Options:
1) every thing looks enticing to a hungry person
2) a very pleasant thing to watch
3) someone that one cherishes above all others
4) the ugliest child is still pretty for a mother
Correct Answer: someone that one cherishes above all others
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'.
Could you(A)/like to read(B)/his speech?(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
QID : 182 - Select the antonym of
atheist
Options:
1) skeptic
2) pagan
3) disciple
4) agnostic
Correct Answer: disciple
QID : 183 - 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.
It was hard to ................him involved with anything illegal.
Options:
1) snap
2) draw
3) photo
4) picture
Correct Answer: picture
QID : 184 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) cabinets
2) basoons
3) sprinckle
4) esposes
Correct Answer: cabinets
QID : 185 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To proclaim widely or loudly.
Options:
1) to trumpet
2) to herald
3) to manifest
4) to blazon
Correct Answer: to trumpet
QID : 186 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) rosetes
2) reaffirm
3) estimat
4) lunchon
Correct Answer: reaffirm
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QID : 187 - Select the synonym of
ominous
Options:
1) secure
2) auspicious
3) apocalyptic
4) propitious
Correct Answer: apocalyptic
QID : 188 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.
Options:
1) sedentary
2) placebo
3) lax
4) torpid
Correct Answer: placebo
QID : 189 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
This is where clear,
P-well-publicized editorial guidelines are
Q-precisely formulated, and
R-badly needed in Indian newsrooms
Options:
1) QPR
2) RQP
3) PQR
4) PRQ
Correct Answer: QPR
QID : 190 - 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 officer walked in front, leaning on a stick and ................limping.
Options:
1) marginally
2) imperceptibly
3) slightly
4) a little
Correct Answer: slightly
QID : 191 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The driver gave (advice) at the court during the murder trial.
Options:
1) evidence
2) proof
3) witness
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: evidence
QID : 192 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. You can always count (at me) in difficult times.
Options:
1) upon me
2) on me
3) on I
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: on me
QID : 193 - Select the antonym of
to scowl
Options:
1) to glower
2) to smirk
3) to grimace
4) to grin
Correct Answer: to grin
QID : 194 - Select the synonym of
repentance
Options:
1) intransigent
2) obdurate
3) resolute
4) remorse
Correct Answer: remorse
QID : 195 - 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 baby really enjoys that music.
Options:
1) That music was really enjoyed by the baby.
2) That music was really being enjoyed by the baby.
3) That music is really enjoyed by the baby.
4) This music was really enjoyed by the baby.
Correct Answer: That music is really enjoyed by the baby.
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.
Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ................their relevance and value under profoundly changed and
................................circumstances. In response ................the challenge, a b view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that ................................journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain
................tasks.
Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ................
Options:
1) veto
2) reassert
3) withhold
4) renounce
Correct Answer: reassert
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.
Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ................their relevance and value under profoundly changed and
................................circumstances. In response ................the challenge, a b view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that ................................journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain
................tasks.
relevance and value under profoundly changed and ................circumstances.
Options:
1) stagnant
2) plethora of
3) variety
4) changing
Correct Answer: changing
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.
Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ................their relevance and value under profoundly changed and
................................circumstances. In response ................the challenge, a b view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that ................................journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain ................tasks.
In response ................the challenge
Options:
1) to
2) of
3) for
4) about
Correct Answer: to
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.
Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ................their relevance and value under profoundly changed and ................................circumstances. In response ................the challenge, a b view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that ................................journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain ................tasks.
activities that ................journalism
Options:
1) make
2) manufacture
3) constitute
4) collect
Correct Answer: constitute
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.
Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ................their relevance and value under profoundly changed and ................................circumstances. In response ................the challenge, a b view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that ................................journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain ................tasks.
develop its professional capabilities to perform certain ................tasks.
Options:
1) trivial
2) core
3) trite
4) frivolous
Correct Answer: core
