SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2018 "held on 02 July 2019" Afternoon Shift (English Language)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2018 "held on 02 July 2019"
Afternoon Shift (English Language)
Q1. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
There were not enough tinsmiths in Vienna to ______ the lanterns for street
lighting.
Options:
1. execute
2. compose
3. accomplish
4. manufacture
Correct Answer: manufacture
Q2. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment
in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No
improvement.
The boys were delighted on the idea of going to Goa.
Options:
1. at the idea of
2. at an idea of
3. No improvement
4. on an idea of
Correct Answer: at the idea of
Q3. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Municipal corporations have started to take ______ of the problems of waste
management.
Options:
1. cognizance
2. perception
3. knowledge
4. attention
Correct Answer: cognizance
Q4. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical
error.
On September 11, 2001, two hijacked aircrafts crashed to the World Trade Centre
in New York.
Options:
1. two hijacked aircrafts
2. On September 11, 2001
3. World Trade Centre in New York
4. crashed to the
Correct Answer: crashed to the
Q5. Select the wrongly spelt word.
Options:
1. curry
2. curse
3. cursore
4. curious
Correct Answer: cursore
Q6. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. One fine morning, a hunter was getting ready to go hunting.
B. He pulled the blanket over the sleeping child.
C. As he did so, he thought the blanket was not warm enough.
D. Before departing, he went to see his little baby who was sleeping in a crib.
Options:
1. DCAB
2. CBAD
3. ADBC
4. ACBD
Correct Answer: ADBC
Q7. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment
in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No
improvement.
He tried to prevent his friend to smoke.
Options:
1. smoking
2. from smoking
3. to smoking
4. No improvement
Correct Answer: from smoking
Q8. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
JEOPARDIZE
Options:
1. protect
2. imperil
3. threaten
4. hazard
Correct Answer: protect
Q9. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
CURRENT
Options:
1. present
2. old
3. antiquated
4. uncommon
Correct Answer: present
Q10. Select the word which me the same as the group of words given.
impossible or extremely difficult to understand
Options:
1. inaudible
2. incompatible
3. inevitable
4. incomprehensible
Correct Answer: incomprehensible
Q11. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ADHERE
Options:
1. detach
2. ignore
3. release
4. comply
Correct Answer: comply
Q12. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
bite your tongue
Options:
1. get bruises in the mouth
2. talk for a long time
3. stop yourself from saying something
4. be impossible to be understood
Correct Answer: stop yourself from saying something
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Q13. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
INORDINATE
Options:
1. exorbitant
2. undue
3. reasonable
4. extreme
Correct Answer: reasonable
Q14. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. In the opening scene, the young boy Pip meets an escaped convict in a
graveyard.
B. 'Great Expectations' is a novel by Charles Dickens.
C. The novel is set in Kent and London in the early 19th century.
D. It depicts the personal growth and development of an orphan named Pip.
Options:
1. BCDA
2. DCAB
3. ABCD
4. CBAD
Correct Answer: BCDA
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with
the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each
blank.
Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (1) ______ to a standstill on an autumn day (2) ______ 1994. The culprit for the outage (3) ______ a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (4) ______ in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (5) ______ lasted for half-an- hour, resulted in the NYSE operating at 85 percent capacity.
Q15. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Options:
1. brought
2. worked
3. happened
4. taken
Correct Answer: brought
Q16. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Options:
1. at
2. in
3. by
4. on
Correct Answer: in
Q17. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
Options:
1. were
2. is
3. has
4. was
Correct Answer: was
Q18. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Options:
1. exchange
2. bank
3. town
4. store
Correct Answer: exchange
Q19. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
Options:
1. whom
2. what
3. which
4. who
Correct Answer: which
Q20. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
tit for tat
Options:
1. to make someone angry
2. to do harm as done to you
3. to take advantage of someone
4. to reward people for the good done
Correct Answer: to do harm as done to you
Q21. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical
error.
Billionaire Philip is the owner of the luxury yacht Lionheart, which worth an
estimated $150 million.
Options:
1. the owner of
2. an estimated $150 million
3. Billionaire Philip is
4. which worth
Correct Answer: which worth
Q22. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne in April, 2019.
1. The Japanese Emperor Akihito was abdicated by the Chrysanthemum Throne
in April, 2019.
2. The Chrysanthemum Throne is abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in
April,2019.
3. The Chrysanthemum Throne has abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in
April,2019.
4. The Chrysanthemum Throne was abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in
April,2019.
Correct Answer: The Chrysanthemum Throne was abdicated by the Japanese Emperor Akihito in April,2019.
Q23. Select the word which me the same as the group of words given.
a type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow
Options:
1. wigwam
2. hut
3. igloo
4. chalet
Correct Answer: igloo
Q24. Select the wrongly spelt word.
Options:
1. satiate
2. session
3. satallite
4. settle
Correct Answer: satallite
Q25. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The shopkeeper asked me, "Where is your car?"
Options:
1. The shopkeeper asked me where was my car.
2. The shopkeeper asked me where my car is.
3. The shopkeeper asked me where is your car.
4. The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
Correct Answer: The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
