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

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