SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 10 January 2017" Afternoon Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 10 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.
Practice makes a man perfect
Options:
1) Perfection demands patience
2) Any problem can be solved if you are willing to try many times
3) Regular activity is the way to become proficient in it
4) It takes a long time to form a good habit
Correct Answer: Regular activity is the way to become proficient in it
QID : 177 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'.
A rate of growing is different(A)/for different sectors, but the service sector(B)/ always grows faster than agriculture.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: A
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'.
The food basket contained(A)/ a dark chocolate, an eclair and a pastry(B)/neatly wrapped in foil paper.(C)/No error
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
QID : 179 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The arbitration
Pdented China's interests
Qin multiple ways
Raward has, nevertheless, Options:
1) RPQ
2) RQP
3) PQR
4) QPR
Correct Answer: RPQ
QID : 180 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. Any bad habit must be nipped (on) the bud.
Options:
1) on
2) in
3) off
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: in
QID : 181 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.
At this critical juncture what the company needs is a ...........marketing strategy. Options:
1) creditable
2) adventurous
3) incredible
4) credible
Correct Answer: credible
QID : 182 Select the antonym of
mishmash
Options:
1) potpourri
2) medley
3) organized
4) haphazard
Correct Answer: organized
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.
He is not a native speaker yet he has a good ...........over German.
Options:
1) authority
2) hold
3) command
4) expertise
Correct Answer: command
QID : 184 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
match or surpass a person by imitation.
Options:
1) parallel
2) emulate
3) ditto
4) impression
Correct Answer: emulate
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QID : 185 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) rootless
2) xpanded
3) fulstop
4) griling
Correct Answer: rootless
QID : 186 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
lack of skill, ability, or competence
Options:
1) ineptitude
2) dexterity
3) proficiency
4) prowess
Correct Answer: ineptitude
QID : 187 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Pull the plug
Options:
1) Make a firm refusal
2) Save a situation by acting in the nick of time
3) To waste away somebody's effort
4) Prevent something from continuing
Correct Answer: Prevent something from continuing
QID : 188 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. The patient died (of a wound and not of) cancer.
Options:
1) from a wound and not of
2) of a wound and not from
3) from a wound and not from
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: from a wound and not of
QID : 189 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, "My grandfather snored throughout the night."
Options:
1) I said my grandfather had snored throughout the night.
2) I said that my grandfather snored throughout the night.
3) I said that my grandfather had snored throughout the night.
4) I said that my grandfather had been snoring throughout the night.
Correct Answer: I said that my grandfather had snored throughout the night.
QID : 190 Select the antonym of
generosity
Options:
1) altruism
2) general
3) largesse
4) malevolence
Correct Answer: malevolence
QID : 191 Select the synonym of
rip
Options:
1) cease
2) terminate
3) gash
4) sew
Correct Answer: gash
QID : 192 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.
Sunny was driving the car so fast that it slipped at the turn. Options:
1) Sunny slipped at the turn as he was driving the car so fast.
2) So fast was Sunny driving the car that it slipped at the turn.
3) The car was being driven by Sunny so fast that it slipped at the turn.
4) The car slipped at the turn as Sunny was driving it so fast.
Correct Answer: The car was being driven by Sunny so fast that it slipped at the turn.
QID : 193 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) terains
2) priestly
3) fereted
4) ablasion
Correct Answer: priestly
QID : 194 Select the synonym of
stash
Options:
1) dearth
2) deficit
3) lack
4) cache
Correct Answer: cache
QID : 195 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Senior officials
Pto negotiate a solution
Qreadiness
Rhave signalled China's
Options:
1) QRP
2) RQP
3) PRQ
4) PQR
Correct Answer: RQP
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.
A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ..........., freezing her acts of goodness in time. Goodness acquires an act of fixed quality...........in amber. Rather than ...........a living creature, a saint or an icon becomes a hoarding, a permanent spectacle or a redundant quotation. Saintliness or heroism becomes a bundle of pictures in a calendar, a statue ...........inflexibly. Goodness becomes a stencil fixed ...........time.
A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ...........
Options:
1) pedestal
2) platform
3) plinth
4) podium
Correct Answer: pedestal
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.
A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ..........., freezing her acts of goodness in time. Goodness acquires an act of fixed quality...........in amber. Rather than ...........a living creature, a saint or an icon becomes a hoarding, a permanent spectacle or a redundant quotation. Saintliness or heroism becomes a bundle of pictures in a calendar, a statue ...........inflexibly. Goodness becomes a stencil fixed ...........time.
Goodness acquires an act of fixed quality ...........in amber.
Options:
1) ingrained
2) impacted
3) embedded
4) deepseated
Correct Answer: embedded
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.
A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ..........., freezing her acts of goodness in time. Goodness acquires an act of fixed quality...........in amber. Rather than ...........a living creature, a saint or an icon becomes a hoarding, a permanent spectacle or a redundant quotation. Saintliness or heroism becomes a bundle of pictures in a calendar, a statue ...........inflexibly. Goodness becomes a stencil fixed ...........time.
Rather than ...........a living creature
Options:
1) being
2) having been
3) had been
4) becoming
Correct Answer: becoming
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.
A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ..........., freezing her acts of goodness in time. Goodness acquires an act of fixed quality...........in amber. Rather than ...........a living creature, a saint or an icon becomes a hoarding, a permanent spectacle or a redundant quotation. Saintliness or heroism becomes a bundle of pictures in a calendar, a statue ...........inflexibly. Goodness becomes a stencil fixed ...........time.
a statue ...........inflexibly.
Options:
1) standing
2) stands
3) stood
4) always stands
Correct Answer: standing
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.
A saint or a satyagrahi is often put on a ..........., freezing her acts of goodness in time. Goodness acquires an act of fixed quality...........in amber. Rather than ...........a living creature, a saint or an icon becomes a hoarding, a permanent spectacle or a redundant quotation. Saintliness or heroism becomes a bundle of pictures in a calendar, a statue ...........inflexibly. Goodness becomes a stencil fixed ...........time.
Goodness becomes a stencil fixed ...........time.
Options:
1) of
2) in
3) with
4) about
Correct Answer: in
