SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 17 January 2017" Evening Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 17 January 2017"
Evening Shift (English Comprehension)
QID : 276 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Technology for
P-tracking droughts has
Q-grown in leaps and bounds
R-forecasting and
1) RQP
2) PQR
3) RPQ
4) QRP
Correct Answer: RPQ
QID : 277 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
If you are living in the crowded part of the city then you should be ready to (bear) the noise.
Options:
1) bear off
2) bear away
3) bear with
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: bear with
QID : 278 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) extoled
2) couscous
3) infernall
4) conceriti
Correct Answer: couscous
QID : 279 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
based on random choice or personal whim
Options:
1) auxiliary
2) arbitrary
3) allegory
4) ambulatory
Correct Answer: arbitrary
QID : 280 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Wild goose chase
Options:
1) A hopeless search for something unattainable
2) An adventurous trip full of surprises
3) To waste a lot of time and effort for small returns
4) To have fun doing a certain task
Correct Answer: A hopeless search for something unattainable
QID : 281 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The NSG
P- of nuclear trade, spelt out in its guidelines and trigger-lists
Q- covering every aspect
R- has already made its rules,
Options:
1) QRP
2) QPR
3) PRQ
4) RQP
Correct Answer: RQP
QID : 282 - 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'.
Today the cost of living(A)/is so high that many people(B)/find it difficult to make ends meet.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: D
QID : 283 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
You bet
Options:
1) Contradicting someone
2) Certainly
3) Gamble
4) Letting others lead
Correct Answer: Certainly
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QID : 284 - 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 workers expected to finish the job.
Options:
1) The job was expecting to being finished by the workers.
2) It was expected that the workers would be finishing the job.
3) The job was expected to been finished by the workers.
4) It was expected by the workers that they would finish the job.
Correct Answer: It was expected by the workers that they would finish the job.
QID : 285 - 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'.
Vipul has been(A)/suffering from fever(B)/since seven days.(C)/No error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
QID : 286 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
to slap with one's hand or a flat object
Options:
1) to spank
2) to clobber
3) to whip
4) to flog
Correct Answer: to spank
QID : 287 - Select the synonym of
deployment
Options:
1) bane
2) banishment
3) stationing
4) strategise
Correct Answer: stationing
QID : 288 - Select the antonym of:
to sue
Options:
1) to absolve
2) to litigate
3) to indict
4) to solicit
Correct Answer: to absolve
QID : 289 - Select the antonym of
facade
Options:
1) frontage
2) semblance
3) veneer
4) reality
Correct Answer: reality
QID : 290 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
If you come across new words, you should look (them up) in the dictionary.
Options:
1) for them
2) at them
3) them down
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: no improvement
QID : 291 - 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.
Crimes against women are ............of the deep rooted patriarchal systems of our society.
Options:
1) indications
2) manifestations
3) demonstrations
4) explanations
Correct Answer: manifestations
QID : 292 - 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.
Three Indian ad agencies have ............awards at the International competition.
Options:
1) obtained
2) attained
3) bagged
4) procured
Correct Answer: bagged
QID : 293 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) deseased
2) spedier
3) schemata
4) unioniest
Correct Answer: schemata
QID : 294 - 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.
Sara answered, "The photographs are under the drawer”.
Options:
1) Sarah answered the photographs are under the drawer.
2) Sarah answered that, that the photographs are under the drawer.
3) Sarah answered the photographs were under the drawer.
4) Sarah answered that the photographs were under the drawer.
Correct Answer: Sarah answered that the photographs were under the drawer.
QID : 295 - Select the synonym of
banquet
Options:
1) fast
2) feast
3) voracity
4) gluttony
Correct Answer: feast
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.
To begin............, let us ask ............such an appellation, assuming it has only positive............, was ever deserved in a city like Bengaluru. At the risk............ earning the well-shaped wrath of fellow Bengalureans, let me explain that............for a "peacefull" past apart, it would be difficult to assert that "Asia's Silicon Valley" had even a history of toleration of difference.
To begin ............,
Options:
1) for
2) so
3) with
4) thus
Correct Answer: with
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.
To begin............, let us ask ............such an appellation, assuming it has only positive............, was ever deserved in a city like Bengaluru. At the risk............ earning the well-shaped wrath of fellow Bengalureans, let me explain that............for a "peacefull" past apart, it would be difficult to assert that "Asia's Silicon Valley" had even a history of toleration of difference.
let us ask ............such an appellation
Options:
1) whether
2) if
3) even if
4) in case
Correct Answer: whether
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.
To begin............, let us ask ............such an appellation, assuming it has only positive............, was ever deserved in a city like Bengaluru. At the risk............ earning the well-shaped wrath of fellow Bengalureans, let me explain that............for a "peacefull" past apart, it would be difficult to assert that "Asia's Silicon Valley" had even a history of toleration of difference.
assuming it has only positive............,
Options:
1) nuances
2) hints
3) suggestions
4) connotations
Correct Answer: connotations
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.
To begin............, let us ask ............such an appellation, assuming it has only positive............, was ever deserved in a city like Bengaluru. At the risk............ earning the well-shaped wrath of fellow Bengalureans, let me explain that............for a "peacefull" past apart, it would be difficult to assert that "Asia's Silicon Valley" had even a history of toleration of difference.
At the risk............earning the well-shaped wrath of fellow Bengalureans
Options:
1) for
2) of
3) about
4) over
Correct Answer: of
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.
To begin............, let us ask ............such an appellation, assuming it has only positive............, was ever deserved in a city like Bengaluru. At the risk............ earning the well-shaped wrath of fellow Bengalureans, let me explain that............for a "peacefull" past apart, it would be difficult to assert that "Asia's Silicon Valley" had even a history of toleration of difference.
let me explain that ............for a "peacefull" past apart
Options:
1) nostalgia
2) remorse
3) sentimentality
4) memories
Correct Answer: nostalgia
