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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 05 August 2021"

Afternoon-Shift (English Language)

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Q.1 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. The monkeys swinged / on the branches and / jumped over the compound wall.

1. on the branches and

2. No error

3. The monkeys swinged

4. jumped over the compound wall

Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. 

What are the options available of me for a change of career?

1. options available over me

2. No substitution required

3. options available to me

4. options available from me

Q.3 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Have you submitted the papers at the post office?

1. Have the papers been submit by you at the post office?

2. Have the papers been submitted by you at the post office?

3. Had the papers submitted by you to the post office?

4. Has the papers been submitted by you at the post office?

Q.4 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Butter fingers

1. To cook well

2. To be very efficient

3. To like rich food

4. To be clumsy

Q.5 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Salient

1. Noticeable

2. Navigable

3. Marine

4. Sturdy

Q.6 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

Neil Armstrong said, “It’s a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.”

1. Neil Armstrong says that was a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.

2. Neil Armstrong said that a small step for man can be giant leap for mankind.

3. Neil Armstrong said that it was a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind.

4. Neil Armstrong had said that a small step for man is a giant leap for mankind.

Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.  If the box breaking the glass bottle will be shattered.

1. If the box broke

2. If the box breaks

3. If the box break

4. No substitution required

Q.8 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Twinkle

2. Readible

3. Whisper

4. Secluded

Q.9 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.

Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. The energy required / for perform various functions of the body / is obtained from food.

1. for perform various functions of the body

2. The energy required

3. No error

4. is obtained from food

Q.10 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.  

The first van was sent as a ______ to mislead the thugs.

1. persuasion

2. determination

3. temptation

4. decoy

Q.11 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Large-hearted

1. Corrupt

2. Overweight

3. Generous

4. Unhealthy

Q.12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Compel

1. Dissuade

2. Influence

3. Induce

4. Persuade

Q.13 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Naïve

1. Unsuspicious

2. Simple

3. Immature

4. Sophisticated

Q.14 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Apathetic

1. Irregular

2. Indifferent

3. Irrelevant

4. Instantaneous

Q.15 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Instrument that measures the altitude of the land surface

1. Barometer

2. Chronometer

3. Altimeter

4. Thermometer

Q.16 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Attitude

2. Altitude

3. Attaractive

4. Aptitude

Q.17 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict

1. Arena

2. Stadium

3. Site

4. Floor

Q.18 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Games involved gladiators fighting wild animals or each other.

B. Inside, tiered seating encircled the arena, where animals were caged and stage sets prepared.

C. Inaugurated in AD 80, the 50,000-seat Colosseum is also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre.

D. Rome’s great gladiatorial arena is the most monumental of the city's ancient sights.

1. ADCB

2. BCAD

3. DCBA

4. DABC

Q.19 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.  

A micromanager frequently demands reports and updates leaving little room for subordinates to take ______ on their own.

1. decisions

2. results

3. decrees

4. verdicts

Q.20 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Due to this tilt as the Earth wobbles around the Sun, different points of the Earth receive more or less sunlight.

B. Furthermore, we also wouldn’t have solstices or equinoxes.

C. We know that seasons are caused by the Earth having a slight tilt on its axis.

D. If the Sun just shone directly on the Equator all year long, we would be left without seasons.

1. ABCD

2. ACBD

3. CBDA

4. CADB

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In the generation of hydroelectric power, water is collected or (1) ______ at a higher elevation and led downward (2) ______ large pipes to a lower elevation; the difference in elevations is (3) ______ as the head. At the end of its passage down the pipes, the falling water (4) ______ turbines to rotate. The turbines in turn drive generators, (5) ______ convert the turbines’ mechanical energy into electricity.

SubQuestion No : 21

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.

1. amassed

2. stored

3. deposited

4. hoarded

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In the generation of hydroelectric power, water is collected or (1) ______ at a higher elevation and led downward (2) ______ large pipes to a lower elevation; the difference in elevations is (3) ______ as the head. At the end of its passage down the pipes, the falling water (4) ______ turbines to rotate. The turbines in turn drive generators, (5) ______ convert the turbines’ mechanical energy into electricity.

SubQuestion No : 22

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.

1. through

2. over

3. beyond

4. above

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In the generation of hydroelectric power, water is collected or (1) ______ at a higher elevation and led downward (2) ______ large pipes to a lower elevation; the difference in elevations is (3) ______ as the head. At the end of its passage down the pipes, the falling water (4) ______ turbines to rotate. The turbines in turn drive generators, (5) ______ convert the turbines’ mechanical energy into electricity.

SubQuestion No : 23

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.

1. being known

2. known

3. told

4. know

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In the generation of hydroelectric power, water is collected or (1) ______ at a higher elevation and led downward (2) ______ large pipes to a lower elevation; the difference in elevations is (3) ______ as the head. At the end of its passage down the pipes, the falling water (4) ______ turbines to rotate. The turbines in turn drive generators, (5) ______ convert the turbines’ mechanical energy into electricity.

SubQuestion No : 24

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.

1. produces

2. causes

3. effects

4. begins

Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

In the generation of hydroelectric power, water is collected or (1) ______ at a higher elevation and led downward (2) ______ large pipes to a lower elevation; the difference in elevations is (3) ______ as the head. At the end of its passage down the pipes, the falling water (4) ______ turbines to rotate. The turbines in turn drive generators, (5) ______ convert the turbines’ mechanical energy into electricity.

SubQuestion No : 25

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.

1. which

2. they

3. who

4. whose

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