SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 11 January 2017" Evening Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 11 January 2017" Evening Shift
(English Comprehension)
QID : 276 - 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'.
My twin (A)/is five minutes younger(B)/than myself.(C)/No error(D) Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
QID : 277 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Tenzing Norgay created history
P-to conquer Mount Everest
Q-became the first men
R-on May 29, 1953, when he and Sir Edmund Hillary
Options:
1) QRP
2) QPR
3) PRQ
4) RQP
Correct Answer: RQP
QID : 278 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
A piece of cake
Options:
1) Everything tastes nice to a hungry person
2) Getting a smaller share than expected
3) It is difficult to forget tasty food
4) Something easily achieved
Correct Answer: Something easily achieved
QID : 279 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase
Having or displaying an overly critical point of view. Options:
1) Judgemental
2) To hallucinate
3) To contravene
4) Expanse
Correct Answer: Judgemental
QID : 280 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
She (has fallen out with) the boy she was supposed to marry.
Options:
1) fell out with
2) has fallen out of
3) has fallen in with
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: no improvement
QID : 281 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Obtain something by force, threats, or other unfair means. Options:
1) To regret
2) To extort
3) To resent
4) To encompass
Correct Answer: To extort
QID : 282 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
If the screen (was any brighter), it would have been easier to read from the tablet.
Options:
1) was bright enough
2) was more brighter
3) had been brighter
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: had been brighter
QID : 283 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) infarnal
2) dorsally
3) somwhat
4) mangoose
Correct Answer: dorsally
QID : 284 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
All tyrants realize that,
P-victims, there is sure to be one who
Q-rises against them and strikes back!' R-one day, amongst their many
Options:
1) RQP
2) PQR
3) RPQ
4) QRP
Correct Answer: RPQ
QID : 285 - 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 manager's bank account has been hacked. Options:
1) They have hacked the manager's bank account.
2) Hacking has been done to the manager's bank account.
3) Bank's account hacking has been done of the manager.
4) Someone has hacked the manager's bank account.
Correct Answer: Someone has hacked the manager's bank account.
QID : 286 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) deceased
2) choiciest
3) anglecan
4) thankfull
Correct Answer: deceased
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QID : 287 - Select the synonym of
nutritious
Options:
1) insubstantial
2) exceptional
3) nourishing
4) superlative
Correct Answer: nourishing
QID : 288 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
A picture paints a thousand words
Options:
1) An image of a subject conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than a description does
2) It is impossible to describe a beautiful sight
3) A painter can express his feelings better than a writer
4) A beautiful poem creates a mental picture
Correct Answer: An image of a subject conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than a description does
QID : 289 - 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 government allocated Rs 1,000 Cr for ...............of historical monuments. Options:
1) resurrection
2) revival
3) resumption
4) restoration
Correct Answer: restoration
QID : 290 - 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 says that (A)/he has done engineering(B)/besides an MBA./(C)No error/(D) Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: D
QID : 291 - 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.
Put your own house ...............order before preaching others.
Options:
1) within
2) into
3) in
4) to
Correct Answer: in
QID : 292 - 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.
Vinod said to me, "Has your brother returned from Dubai?" Options:
1) Vinod said to me if my brother has returned from Dubai.
2) Vinod asked me if my brother had returned from Dubai.
3) Vinod enquire to me if my brother had returned from Dubai.
4) Vinod asks me whether my brother had returned from Dubai.
Correct Answer: Vinod asked me if my brother had returned from Dubai.
QID : 293 - Select the antonym of
pejorative
Options:
1) rude
2) complimentary
3) derisive
4) cheeky
Correct Answer: complimentary
QID : 294 - Select the synonym of
transient
Options:
1) lacerate
2) ephemeral
3) perpetual
4) enduring
Correct Answer: ephemeral
QID : 295 - Select the antonym of
avid
Options:
1) apathetic
2) desirous
3) devoted
4) fanatical
Correct Answer: apathetic
QID : 296 - 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.
The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ...............Polish meadow to reject being a "..............." who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. ...............his speech with ..............., the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ...............that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.
who gathered in a ...............Polish meadow
Options:
1) huge
2) sprawling
3) very big
4) gigantic
Correct Answer: sprawling
QID : 297 - 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.
The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ...............Polish meadow to reject being a "..............." who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. ...............his speech with ..............., the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ...............that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.
" ..............." who retreats into video games and computer screens
Options:
1) couch potato
2) lazy tomato
3) loafer
4) spectator
Correct Answer: couch potato
QID : 298 - 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.
The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ...............Polish meadow to reject being a "..............." who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. ...............his speech with ..............., the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ...............that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.
...............his speech with
Options:
1) Showering
2) Endowing
3) Glorifying
4) Peppering
Correct Answer: Peppering
QID : 299 - 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.
The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ...............Polish meadow to reject being a "..............." who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. ...............his speech with ..............., the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ...............that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.
..............., the 79-year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, Options:
1) contemporary lingo
2) modern linguistics
3) fashionable jargon
4) common slang
Correct Answer: contemporary lingo
QID : 300 - 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.
The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ...............Polish meadow to reject being a "..............." who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. ...............his speech with ..............., the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ...............that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.
Pope Francis spoke of a ...............that comes from merely seeking convenience
Options:
1) selfishness
2) panic
3) paralysis
4) calamity
Correct Answer: paralysis
