SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 1 February 2017" After Noon Shift (English Comprehension)
SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 1 February 2017"
After Noon Shift (English Comprehension)
QID : 176 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To rummage about in a place or container in search of something.
Options:
1) to rake
2) to excavate
3) to ferret
4) to poke
Correct Answer: to ferret
QID : 177 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
to buy a lemon
Options:
1) to purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems
2) buying only half the recipe will not help you prepare the full dish
3) to purchase an insignificant thing which eventually becomes very useful
4) to buy stuff which you don't need
Correct Answer: to purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems
QID : 178 Select the antonym of
mere
Options:
1) unadorned
2) immense
3) sheer
4) blunt
Correct Answer: immense
QID : 179 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'.
The population of Mumbai(A)/is greater than(B)/in any city in USA.(C)/No error(D) Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
QID : 180 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 bank------------------his house as he had failed to pay the instalments despite repeated warnings.
Options:
1) mobbed
2) confiscated
3) hijacked
4) captured
Correct Answer: confiscated
QID : 181 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order:
At one level,
Pthe law in understanding Qsuch cases of violence Rone senses the limits of
Options:
1) RQP
2) PQR
3) RPQ
4) QRP
Correct Answer: RPQ
QID : 182 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'.
For a full week(A)/she enjoyed the benefits(B)/ of being a big sister.(C)/No error(D) Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: D
QID : 183 Select the synonym of
to ordain
Options:
1) to anoint
2) to retract
3) to veto
4) to void
Correct Answer: to anoint
QID : 184 Select the synonym of
to stranded
Options:
1) to douse
2) to aground
3) to swamp
4) to inundate
Correct Answer: to aground
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QID : 185 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
All the allegations levelled (over) the poor watchman were found to be baseless.
Options:
1) upon
2) off
3) against
4) no improvement Correct Answer: against
QID : 186 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It is the right to
Pwho see us at our most vulnerable Qthe indiscretions of doctors Rprivacy that protects us from
Options:
1) QRP
2) QPR
3) PRQ
4) RQP
Correct Answer: RQP
QID : 187 Select the antonym of
to comprise
Options:
1) to dispute
2) to embody
3) to span
4) to encompass
Correct Answer: to dispute
QID : 188 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
to cast iron stomach
Options:
1) a very greedy person
2) to be able to eat or drink anything without any problems
3) to be indifferent to harsh words
4) to face so many difficulties in life that one now becomes immune to even poison
Correct Answer: to be able to eat or drink anything without any problems
QID : 189 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.
The event manager is making all the reservations. Options:
1) All the reservations would be made by the event manager.
2) All the reservations are being made by the event manager.
3) All the reservations would have been made by the event manager.
4) All the reservations will have been made by the event manager.
Correct Answer: All the reservations are being made by the event manager.
QID : 190 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
"I am the only man in the world who (can) paint a picture so true to life," he said.
Options:
1) will
2) could
3) may
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: no improvement
QID : 191 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls.
Options:
1) bilking
2) duping
3) conning
4) shorting
Correct Answer: shorting
QID : 192 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.
‘Do you have anything to say on behalf of the accused?' said the judge finally.
Options:
1) The judge finally asked that if he had anything to say on behalf of the accused.
2) The judge finally ask that whether he had anything to say on behalf of the accused.
3) The judge finally asked that if he has anything to say on behalf of the accused.
4) The judge finally asked that if he has had anything to say on behalf of the accused.
Correct Answer: The judge finally ask that whether he had anything to say on behalf of the accused.
QID : 193 Select the word with the correct spelling.
1) amphybia
2) indanted
3) ancumber
4) levelled
Correct Answer: levelled
QID : 194 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.
A large crowd--------------to get a glimpse of their favourite star. Options:
1) gathered
2) rallied
3) clustered
4) compiled
Correct Answer: gathered
QID : 195 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) tidlers
2) thistlees
3) pulchritude
4) tenderred
Correct Answer: pulchritude
QID : 196 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 a strange -------------- the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern.--------------------wonders whether newer forms of “noncaring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even -------------, quietly suppresses a meditation on such events.---------------------------------a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class.----------------------- society seems so indifferent.
In a strange ---------------
1) way
2) form
3) step
4) method
Correct Answer: way
QID : 197 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 a strange -------------- the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern.------------------wonders whether newer forms of “noncaring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even , quietly suppresses a meditation on such events.-------------------a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class.--------------------- society seems so indifferent.
----------------------------wonders whether newer forms of "noncaring" or violence are appearing.
Options:
1) Anyone
2) One
3) Someone
4) Somebody
Correct Answer: One
QID : 198 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 a strange ------------- the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. --------------------wonders whether newer forms of “noncaring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even -------------- , quietly suppresses a meditation on such events.---------------------------a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class.------------------------- society seems so indifferent.
Somehow, silence, even-- ------------ quietly suppresses a meditation on such events.
Options:
1) attention
2) bias
3) regard
4) indifference
Correct Answer: indifference
QID : 199 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 a strange---------------- the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. ------------------wonders whether newer forms of “noncaring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even---------------, quietly suppresses a meditation on such events.---------------------a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. ------------------ society seems so indifferent.
--------------------------- a professor,
Options:
1) Like
2) Alike
3) As
4) Being
Correct Answer: As
QID : 200 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 a strange ------------------ the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern.--------------------------wonders whether newer forms of “noncaring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even--------------- , quietly suppresses a meditation on such events.-----------------------------a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. --------------------------- society seems so indifferent.
------------------ , society seems so indifferent.
Options:
1) Yet
2) Thus
3) Hence
4) So
Correct Answer: Yet
