SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 31 January 2017" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 31 January 2017" Morning Shift (English Comprehension)
QID : 76 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) enobles
2) theistick
3) sagacity
4) bristeled
Correct Answer: sagacity
QID : 77 In the following question, sentence given with blank is 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 insecticide is very powerful and can kill a wide ..................of insects.
Options:
1) volume
2) spectrum
3) rainbow
4) plethora
Correct Answer: spectrum
QID : 78 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority.
Options:
1) radical
2) anarchist
3) mutineer
4) revolutionary
Correct Answer: mutineer
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QID : 79 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. Many such mishaps can be avoided if we (are) careful.
Options:
1) be
2) might be
3) were
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: no improvement
QID : 80 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) ambolism
2) agendoms
3) neglige
4) heckling
Correct Answer: heckling
QID : 81 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'.
He swam to(A)/an island that(B)/was not far away.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: D
QID : 82 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 partners will celebrate their triumph tomorrow.
Options:
1) The triumph would be celebrated by the partners a day after.
2) The triumph will be celebrated by the partners tomorrow.
3) The triumph would have been celebrated by the partners a day after.
4) The triumph will have been celebrated by the partners tomorrow.
Correct Answer: The triumph will be celebrated by the partners tomorrow.
QID : 83 Select the synonym of
sinister
Options:
1) malevolent
2) magnanimous
3) auspicious
4) benevolent
Correct Answer: malevolent
QID : 84 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order
Every government wants
Pall, they have so many votes
Qto shower favours on
Rfarmers; after
Options:
1) RQP
2) RPQ
3) PRQ
4) QRP
Correct Answer: QRP
QID : 85 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 two children were(A)/identical except for(B)/the colour for their eyes.(C)/No error(D)
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
QID : 86 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.
Options:
1) reverberation
2) backlash
3) flak
4) repercussion
Correct Answer: repercussion
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.
I said to my sister, "where were you this evening?"
Options:
1) I asked my sister where she was that evening.
2) I asked my sister where she had been that evening.
3) I asked my sister where she was this evening.
4) I asked my sister where she has been that evening.
Correct Answer: I asked my sister where she had been that evening.
QID : 88 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order
Due to poor organic matter
Pin soil is below the required
Qincorporation, organic carbon
Rlevel in most parts of India
Options:
1) RPQ
2) QRP
3) QPR
4) PRQ
Correct Answer: QPR
QID : 89 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 best way to ..................the children's poor test grades is to teach again the lesson and give a second test.
Options:
1) rectify
2) right
3) revise
4) reform
Correct Answer: rectify
QID : 90 Select the antonym of
frolic
Options:
1) drudgery
2) romp
3) antic
4) drollery
Correct Answer: drudgery
QID : 91 Select the antonym of
affidavit
Options:
1) affirmation
2) slander
3) oath
4) testimony
Correct Answer: slander
QID : 92 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
to drive someone up the wall
Options:
1) to make someone very irritated
2) to break the barriers of misunderstanding between two persons
3) to encourage someone
4) to be the cause of someone's success
Correct Answer: to make someone very irritated
QID : 93 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The candidate was so ignorant that the officer was (compelled for asking) him to leave.
Options:
1) being compelled to be asking
2) so compelled to ask
3) compelled to ask
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: compelled to ask
QID : 94 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
dry run
Options:
1) a party without drinks
2) a rehearsal of a performance before the real one
3) doing a fruitless task
4) escaping form an unpleasant situation
Correct Answer: a rehearsal of a performance before the real one
QID : 95 Select the synonym of
probable
Options:
1) futile
2) plausible
3) absurd
4) preposterous
Correct Answer: plausible
QID : 96 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.
Several countries ..................the world are now replacing the ..................model of criminal justice partly ..................wholly with different models of restorative justice, ....................................promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ..................indigenous systems of justice.
Several countries ..................the world
Options:
1) cross
2) across
3) beyond
4) over
Correct Answer: across
QID : 97 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.
Several countries ..................the world are now replacing the ..................model of criminal justice partly ..................wholly with different models of restorative justice, ....................................promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ..................indigenous systems of justice.
now replacing the ..................
Options:
1) opposing
2) anti
3) against
4) adversarial
Correct Answer: adversarial
QID : 98 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.
Several countries ..................the world are now replacing the ..................model of criminal justice partly ..................wholly with different models of restorative justice, ....................................promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ..................indigenous systems of justice.
model of criminal justice partly ..................
Options:
1) or
2) nor
3) and
4) but
Correct Answer: or
QID : 99 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.
Several countries ..................the world are now replacing the ..................model of criminal justice partly ..................wholly with different models of restorative justice, ....................................promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ..................indigenous systems of justice.
..................promising results in crime control.
Options:
1) to yield
2) yielding
3) for yielding
4) yield
Correct Answer: yielding
QID : 100 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.
Several countries ..................the world are now replacing the ..................model of criminal justice partly ..................wholly with different models of restorative justice, ....................................promising results in crime control. The process is more collaborative, consensual and inclusive, that is characteristic ..................indigenous systems of justice.
that is characteristic ..................indigenous systems of justice.
Options:
1) for
2) as
3) of
4) like
Correct Answer: of
