SSC CHSL English Language 14/08/2023 Prevous year Solved Paper
Q.1 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined segment.
The new technology was much more productive and achieved maximum output with minimum wasted effort or expense.
1. efficient
2. elaborate
3. rapid
4. magnificent
Q.2
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to substitute the underlined word in the
following sentence.
There was
an interminable struggle from his part in his fight against cancer.
1. overwhelming
2. inappropriate
3. unsustainable
4. intermittent
Q.3 The
following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains a spelling error. Majority of the people / do not comprehend / the
vissicitudes / of regular life.
1. Majority of the people
2. the vissicitudes
3. of regular life
4. do not
comprehend
Q.4
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The victim was found innocent as well as
honest by the police.
1. The
police find the victim innocent as well as honest.
2. The
police has found the victim innocent and honest.
3. The police found the victim innocent as well as honest.
4. The
police finds the victim innocent and honest.
Q.5
Select the most appropriate synonym of the bracketed word in the following
sentence to fill in the blank.
She
looked ________ (amazed) when she heard the news.
1. inspired
2. afflicted
3. induced
4.
astonished
Q.6 The
following sentence has been divided into four parts. One of them contains an
error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
This boy
/ is cleverest / of all / in the class.
1. in the class
2. This boy
3. is cleverest
4. of all Question
Q.7
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Dominate
1. Protect
2. Cover
3. Open
4. Liberate
Q.8 Parts
of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the
correct order to form a meaningful sentence.
A.
featuring the fool, or jester, who represented the weaknesses,
B. fool's
literature is the allegorical satires
C.
popular throughout Europe from the 15th to the 17th century,
D. vices,
and grotesqueries of contemporary society
1. BCAD
2. DABC
3. CABD
4. ACDB
Q.9 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Free time; time at one’s own disposal
1. Leisure
2. Legible
3. Lethal
4. Legion
Q.10 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
Despite facing numerous obstacles and setbacks, the
determined entrepreneur refused to give up on her dream of creating a
successful startup that would transform the sector.
1. that
will improvise the sector
2. that
shall redesign the industry
3. that
could socialise the sector
4. that would revolutionise the industry
Q.11 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Fraudulent
1. Genuine
2. Counterfeit
3. Unimaginative
4. Dissimilar
Q.12
Select the appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word to fill in the blank.
We should
try to pacify the situation and not _____ it further.
1. mitigate
2. standardise
3. illustrate
4.
aggravate
Q.13
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given underline word.
We sell magazines, groceries and sundry
articles.
1. Diverse
2. careless
3. Scanty
4. Profuse
Q.14
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The entrance of the museum was opened by the
official.
1. The official opened the entrance of the museum.
2. The
official had opened the entrance of the museum.
3. The
official open the entrance of the museum.
4. The
officials opening the entrance of the museum.
Q.15
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cry for
the moon
1. To
start performing better
2. To
have patience
3. To desire the unattainable
4. To be
extremely happy
Q.16
Select the option with the correct spelling that can replace the underlined
word in the given sentence.
Employees were lay of from work due to the
recession.
1. laid off
2. laid of
3. lay off
4. layed off Question
Q.17
Identify the error in the use of preposition in the given sentence and select
the correct option.
Her
family lost their way on Daman.
1. over
2. in
3. upon
4. of
Q.18
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment
in the given sentence.
Amal
brightened of when they said he could go with them.
1.
brightened in when they
2.
brightened on when they
3.
brightened upon when they
4. brightened up when they Question
Q.19
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in
the given sentence.
Instead
of taking the time to do the job properly, they decided to cut corners and save
time by using cheap materials.
1. avoid
someone or something intentionally
2.
physically cut a corner off of something
3. take a shortcut for easy way out in order to save efforts
4. break
a promise or commitment
Q.20
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined
group of words.
Henny
Penny is a story that is passed down from generation to generation through
spoken word.
1. folktale
2. fable
3. epic
4. parable
Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read
the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each
blank.
Five
centuries after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa (1503–19), the portrait
hangs behind bulletproof glass (1)_______ the Louvre Museum and draws thousands
of jostling spectators each day. It is the most famous painting in the world,
and yet, when viewers manage to see the artwork up close, they are likely to be
(2)________ by the small subdued portrait of an ordinary woman. She’s dressed
modestly in a translucent veil, dark robes, and no jewellery. Much has been
said about her smile and gaze, but viewers still might wonder what all the
(3)_____ is about. Along with the mysteries of the sitter’s identity and her
(4)________ look, the reason for the work’s popularity is one of its many
conundrums. Although many theories have attempted to pinpoint one reason for
the art piece’s celebrity, the most compelling arguments insist that there is
no one explanation. The Mona Lisa’s fame is the result of many chance
circumstances combined with the painting’s (5)_______ appeal.
Q.21
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1
1. within
2. beside
3. toward
4. outside
Q.22
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
1. composed
2. unfazed
3. baffled
4. fine
Q.23
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
1. fuss
2. unease
3. cavil
4. censure
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
1. dark
2. occult
3. enigmatic
4.
murky
Q.25
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
1. inherent
2. focal
3. limited
4. Logical