SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 15 January 2017" Evening Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 15 January 2017" Evening Shift
(English Comprehension)
QID : 276 Select the synonym of
spine
Options:
1) supple
2) vertebrae
3) rotund
4) grime
Correct Answer: vertebrae
QID : 277 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. If I (have had) money, I would have bought this car.
Options:
1) had
2) did have
3) had had
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: had
QID : 278 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The first clue
Pto the nature of this agenda
Qlies in the origin of
Rthe smart city idea itself
Options:
1) RPQ
2) QPR
3) QRP
4) PQR
Correct Answer: PQR
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QID : 279 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'.
I had invited(A)/all my sisterinlaws(B)/to my son's birthday party.(C)/No error(D) Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
QID : 280 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
a loud, harsh, piercing cry
Options:
1) noise
2) howl
3) screech
4) cry
Correct Answer: screech
QID : 281 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Run out of steam
Options:
1) To lose impetus or enthusiasm
2) To work quickly like a machine
3) To give up easily
4) no more money to spend
Correct Answer: To lose impetus or enthusiasm
QID : 282 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) haunchhes
2) exulltant
3) marketted
4) transmit
Correct Answer: transmit
QID : 283 Select the antonym of
demure
Options:
1) humble
2) bold
3) coy
4) sober
Correct Answer: bold
QID : 284 Select the word with the correct spelling.
1) stumbal
2) wrinkeled
3) bristles
4) reasert
Correct Answer: bristles
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 payment was collected by the hardworking salesman.
Options:
1) The hardworking salesman collected the payment.
2) The salesman who worked hard was able to collect the payment.
3) To collect the payment the salesman had to work hard.
4) The hardworking salesman was able to collect the payment. Correct Answer: The hardworking salesman collected the payment.
QID : 286 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.
The client said to the ticketseller, "At what time do the counters close?"
Options:
1) The client asked the ticketseller at what time the counters closed.
2) The client asked the ticketseller at what time did the counters always close.
3) The client said to the ticketseller at what time the counters close.
4) The client inquired to the ticketseller at what time the counters usually close.
Correct Answer: The client asked the ticketseller at what time the counters closed.
QID : 287 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
This palace (has been belonging) to our family since generations.
Options:
1) has belonging
2) has belonged
3) belonged
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: has belonged
QID : 288 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
One year after its official launch,
Pwhile expectations
Qhas largely escaped political scrutiny
Rhave been scaled down, the rhetoric
Options:
1) QPR
2) RPQ
3) PRQ
4) PQR
Correct Answer: PRQ
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 Department has................. a complaint against Mr. Bakshi. Options:
1) expressed
2) registered
3) informed
4) noted
Correct Answer: registered
QID : 290 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A hollow object used to contain something.
Options:
1) platter
2) salver
3) plate
4) receptacle
Correct Answer: receptacle
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.
He has a.................interest in studying human psychology.
Options:
1) deep
2) wide
3) vast
4) heavy
Correct Answer: deep
QID : 292 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'.
Due to me being new(A)/to the city, I had(B)/difficulty in finding a job.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: A
QID : 293 Select the synonym of
purge
Options:
1) evacuate
2) pressurize
3) thrust
4) float
Correct Answer: evacuate
QID : 294 Select the antonym of
genteel
Options:
1) uncivilized
2) stuffy
3) urbane
4) prim
Correct Answer: uncivilized
QID : 295 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
saved by the bell
Options:
1) when time is in your favour
2) saved at the last moment
3) the bell rings at the most opportune time
4) prayers are answered when the church bell rings
Correct Answer: saved at the last moment
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.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ...............a promise from his ..............., assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an ...............journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus ………………... Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, ...............titled the "basic structure".
it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ...............
Options:
1) elicited
2) derived
3) evinced
4) attested
Correct Answer: elicited
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.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta,...............a promise from his.............................., assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an.............................journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus.................Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability,....................................titled the "basic structure".
a promise from his ...........................
Options:
1) nation
2) society
3) subjects
4) community
Correct Answer: subjects
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.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta,.............a promise from his............................, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an...........................journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus................ Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability,...........................titled the "basic structure".
he returned from an.................................journey.
Options:
1) impending
2) brewing
3) approaching
4) looming
Correct Answer: impending
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.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta,.................a promise from his................................., assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an................................ journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus................ Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability,............................ titled the "basic structure".
To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus ..........................................
Options:
1) did not return
2) never did return
3) never returns
4) never returned
Correct Answer: never returned
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.
In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ...............a promise from his ..............., assuring him of the
immutability of his laws till he returned from an ...............journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus ................ Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modernday Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, ...............titled the "basic structure".
an island of immutability, ...............titled the "basic structure".
Options:
1) timely
2) aptly
3) opportunely
4) pertinently
Correct Answer: aptly
