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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2020 "held on 19 April 2021"

Morning-Shift (English Language)

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Q.1 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Saspence

2. Suppress

3. Suspicion

4. Secrecy

Q.2 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. The other aspect touches upon certain issues that have arisen in recent years, such as brain-death, mercy killing and cloning.

B. There are two major aspects relating to the medical profession and its practice the world over.

C. These issues must be discussed and debated in the public domain in terms of our cultures and value systems.

D. One of these is the ethics of medical practitioners in their day-to-day relationship with their patients and with one another.

1. BCAD

2. DABC

3. BDAC

4. CDAB

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

Celebrate the New Year with amazing offers.

1. The New Year should be celebrated with amazing offers.

2. The New Year will be celebrated with amazing offers.

3. Amazing offers will be celebrate in the New Year.

4. Let the New Year be celebrated with amazing offers.

Q.4 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Adamant

2. Acheivmant

3. Eligibility

4. Relevant

Q.5 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Public speaking / is one of / the most feared form / of communication.

1. the most feared form

2. is one of

3. Public speaking

4. of communication

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

He said to his sister, “Please help me with my homework.”

1. His sister told him that he should help her with her homework.

2. He requested his sister to help him with his homework.

3. His sister was asked by her brother that she should help him with his homework.

4. He told his sister that she should help him with his homework.

Q.7 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Mandatory

1. Imperative

2. Impervious

3. Optional

4. Unnecessary

Q.8 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Abode

1. Habituation

2. Aboard

3. Dwelling

4. Annex

Q.9 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To drag one’s feet

1. To walk unsteadily

2. To walk with a limp

3. To pull someone’s legs

4. To delay taking a decision

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Q.10 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'.

Fermented vegetables can be stored for about a year without going bad.

1. without going worst

2. with going bad

3. No substitution required

4. to go bad

Q.11 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

We admit students with ______ academic backgrounds like life sciences, physical sciences, and business and commerce.

1. diverse

2. similar

3. simple

4. same

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

Malicious

1. Culpable

2. Decent

3. Perverted

4. Biased

Q.13 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. 

After a long gap, / we went shopping / last Sunday and bought / that we wanted.

1. we went shopping

2. After a long gap

3. that we wanted

4. last Sunday and bought

Q.14 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 

Please complete the short questionnaire ______ and return it to us.

1. separated

2. attached

3. excluded

4. concluded

Q.15 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'.

I cannot help you if you tell me your problem.

1. No substitution required

2. unless you don’t tell me

3. until you don’t tell me

4. unless you tell me

Q.16 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

Withdraw from a forward position in battle

1. Retreat

2. Resort

3. Restore

4. Relocate

Q.17 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To make both ends meet

1. To have just enough money to live

2. To try to do two different things at the same time

3. To try to bring two parties together

4. To try to solve a problem between friends

Q.18 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Relating to the present time

1. Corollary

2. Ancient

3. Preceding

4. Contemporary

Q.19 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. But he has reached out to millions of people the world over and helped to improve their lives.

B. Born in downtown Los Angeles in 1960, Tony Robins came from very humble beginnings.

C. Now he travels by private jet and owns properties in many parts of the world.

D. His family had been fed by others when they did not have enough money for food.

1. BDCA

2. ADBC

3. DABC

4. CABD

Q.20 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 

Resign

1. Accept

2. Reject

3. Join

4. Sign

Comprehension:

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

All of us know that the American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first (1) _____ to set foot on the Moon in July 1969. Human footprints on the lunar (2) ______ won’t disappear for millions of years. That is because there is no rain or wind to (3) ______ them. The surface area of the Moon is 25% larger than that of Africa. Astronauts have so far brought back hundreds of kilos of rock and dust from the Moon to (4) ______. It takes the Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As it does so, we see different amounts of its side (5) ______ by the Sun. That is why it appears to get larger and then smaller.

SubQuestion No : 21

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

1. creature

2. object

3. human

4. organism

Comprehension:

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

All of us know that the American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first (1) _____ to set foot on the Moon in July 1969. Human footprints on the lunar (2) ______ won’t disappear for millions of years. That is because there is no rain or wind to (3) ______ them. The surface area of the Moon is 25% larger than that of Africa. Astronauts have so far brought back hundreds of kilos of rock and dust from the Moon to (4) ______. It takes the Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As it does so, we see different amounts of its side (5) ______ by the Sun. That is why it appears to get larger and then smaller.

SubQuestion No : 22

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

1. surface

2. dust

3. eclipse

4. rock

Comprehension:

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

All of us know that the American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first (1) _____ to set foot on the Moon in July 1969. Human footprints on the lunar (2) ______ won’t disappear for millions of years. That is because there is no rain or wind to (3) ______ them. The surface area of the Moon is 25% larger than that of Africa. Astronauts have so far brought back hundreds of kilos of rock and dust from the Moon to (4) ______. It takes the Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As it does so, we see different amounts of its side (5) ______ by the Sun. That is why it appears to get larger and then smaller.

SubQuestion No : 23

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

1. restore

2. recreate

3. replicate

4. erode

Comprehension:

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

All of us know that the American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first (1) _____ to set foot on the Moon in July 1969. Human footprints on the lunar (2) ______ won’t disappear for millions of years. That is because there is no rain or wind to (3) ______ them. The surface area of the Moon is 25% larger than that of Africa. Astronauts have so far brought back hundreds of kilos of rock and dust from the Moon to (4) ______. It takes the Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As it does so, we see different amounts of its side (5) ______ by the Sun. That is why it appears to get larger and then smaller.

SubQuestion No : 24

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

1. store

2. sell

3. study

4. show

Comprehension:

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

All of us know that the American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first (1) _____ to set foot on the Moon in July 1969. Human footprints on the lunar (2) ______ won’t disappear for millions of years. That is because there is no rain or wind to (3) ______ them. The surface area of the Moon is 25% larger than that of Africa. Astronauts have so far brought back hundreds of kilos of rock and dust from the Moon to (4) ______. It takes the Moon 27.3 days to travel around the Earth. As it does so, we see different amounts of its side (5) ______ by the Sun. That is why it appears to get larger and then smaller.

SubQuestion No : 25

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

1. heated

2. covered

3. hidden

4. lit

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