SSC CHSL English Language 10/03/2023 9AM - 10AM
Q.1 Find
the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error,
choose ‘No error’.
Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands of
moisture in the atmosphere that extends from the tropics to higher latitudes.
1.
tropics to higher latitudes.
2. of moisture in the atmosphere that extends from the
3. No
error
4.
Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands
Q.2
Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
A
professional rider in horse race.
1. Jockey
2. Horse
Pilot
3.
Autocrat
4. Cellar
Q.3
Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an
answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The
snowstorm will effect thousand of travellers.
1. No
improvement
2. affect thousands
3. effect
thousands
4.
affected thousand
Q.4
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The mayor
said to the marshals, “Don’t conduct any drill tomorrow.”
1. The
mayor ordered the marshals not to conduct any drill the previous day.
2. The
mayor ordered the marshals not to conducted any drill the next day.
3. The mayor ordered the marshals not to conduct any drill the next
day.
4. The
mayor ordered the marshals not to conduct any drill tomorrow.
Q.5
Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Containing
more words than necessary
1.
Revenant
2.
Platonic
3.
Laconic
4. Verbose
Q.6
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Adequate
1.
Indolent
2. Wanting
3.
Superficial
4.
Taunting
Q.7 In
the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the
alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To meet
one’s water loo
1. To
meet one’s look alike
2. To
face the reality
3. To be badly defeated in a contest
4. To
realize one’s mistake
Q.8
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
In a
recent study,
P. little
free time like a single parent nurse caring for
Q. more
than one child and working long hours are
R. we
showed that people on low incomes with
S. set to
lose out most as energy prices rise
1. PQSR
2. SPQR
3. RPQS
4. RQSP
Q.9
Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who does not know reading or writing
1.
Fastidious
2.
Scholar
3. Illiterate
4.
Erudite
Q.10
Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
1.
Transparent
2. Letter
3.
Scatter
4. Monstar
Q.11
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
She
forgot the papers in the car.
1. The
papers was forgotten by her in the car.
2. The
papers are forgotten by her in the car.
3. The papers were forgotten by her in the car.
4. The
papers had been forgotten by her in the car
Q.12
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. some
81 percent of the reefs in the area had become severely bleached
Q. warm
seawater were particularly brutal in the northern part of
R.
Australia’s famous Great Barrier Reef, where surveys reported that
S. from
late 2015 to the middle of 2016, the effects of overly
1. SQRP
2. QRPS
3. PSQR
4. SPQR
Q.13 Find
the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error,
choose ‘No error’.
It turns
out that my father isn’t alone.
1. No error
2. It
turns out
3. that my
father
4. isn’t
alone.
Q.14
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Objurgation
1.
Commination
2. Hamper
3. Reproof
4. Endorsement
Q.15 Fill
in the blank with the most suitable word.
One may
______ what he only holds in trust; he shares what is his own.
1.
appropriate
2. allocate
3.
appellate
4. apply
16 Choose
the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A remedy
for all ills
1. Rustic
2. Panacea
3.
Libertine
4.
Convalescent
Q.17
Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Eagerly
1.
Plainly
2. Avidly
3.
Perfunctorily
4. Neatly
Q.18
Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.
Celestial
1. Terrestrial
2.
Stellar
3. Heavenly
4. Divine
19 In the
following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative
which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To be in
two minds
1. To be
less effective
2. To be
over confident
3. In a dilemma
4. To
migrate
Q.20
Choose the sentence with no spelling error.
1. I do
not require any technichal knowledge or expertise.
2. I do
not requir any technical knowledge or expertice.
3. I do not require any technical knowledge or expertise.
4. I do
not require any technical knowlege or expertice.
Comprehension: In the following passage some of the words have been deleted.
Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank
out of the four alternatives. The difference between the solar radiation
absorbed and the thermal radiation emitted to space (1) _____ radiation budget
of the earth. Since there is no appreciable long-term trend in planetary
temperature, it may be (2) ______ that this budget is essentially zero on a
global long term average. The rate of temperature change in any region is
directly (3) ______ to energy budget of the region and inversely proportional
to its heat capacity. While the radiation (4) ______ may dominate the average
energy budget of many surfaces, nonradiative energy transfer and storage also
are (5) ______ important when local changes are considered.
Q.21
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
1.
placates
2. determines
3.
duplicates
4.
examines
Q.22
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
1. concluded
2. faded
3.
exercised
4.
pleaded
Q.23
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
1.
hospitable
2.
twisted
3.
symmetrical
4. proportiona
Q.24
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
1. heat
2.
crescent
3.
balance
4. budge
Q.25
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
1.
cynically
2. generally
3.
modestly
4.
manually