SSC CHSL 1st June Shift 2 - English
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Zeal; burning enthusiasm; passion
- A.
Arid
- B.
Ardour
- C.
Arcuate
- D.
Arena
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ReportSentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A.It is unquestionably evident that this virus brought misery and grief into the lives of the people of other professions too.
B.Covid-19 changed the form and face of every field in the world. It did not leave any field untouched.
C.One of the most affected areas is education. Millions of students all over the world could not get a proper education.
D.Millions of the teachers who are working, specifically in private educational institutes, were not paid full salary during the pandemic.
- A.
ACDB
- B.
BCDA
- C.
DABC
- D.
CBDA
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Vishnu and family are looking around into the possibility of moving to Canada.
- A.
are looking upto
- B.
look into
- C.
are looking into
- D.
are looking around to
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hit the books
- A.
To have a very long list
- B.
To feel sorry about a mistake
- C.
Become very confused
- D.
To study very hard
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Devastate
- A.
Destroy
- B.
Produce
- C.
Recite
- D.
Suppress
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We would have loved to stay __________ like children all our lives
- A.
innocent
- B.
shy
- C.
fragile
- D.
cunning
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I remember vivid / the last road trip / we had / before the pandemic hit.
- A.
the last road trip
- B.
we had
- C.
before the pandemic hit
- D.
I remember vivid
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The manager / did not / gone to / Bombay yesterday.
- A.
gone to
- B.
did not
- C.
Bombay yesterday
- D.
The manager
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Squalid
- A.
Contemporary
- B.
Bare
- C.
Advanced
- D.
Clean
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Vanity
- A.
Beauty
- B.
Empty
- C.
Humility
- D.
Conceit
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Diwali sweets were being prepared by our grandmother.
- A.
Our grandmother prepared Diwali sweets.
- B.
Our grandmother was preparing Diwali sweets.
- C.
Our grandmother is preparing Diwali sweets.
- D.
Our grandmother prepares Diwali sweets.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
This cat and mouse game are famous with all children in the future.
- A.
would have been
- B.
is
- C.
will be
- D.
was
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) aims at enhancing ________ security of households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
- A.
balanced
- B.
total
- C.
strict
- D.
livelihood
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A piece of cake
- A.
An ambitious person
- B.
An easy task
- C.
An obstacle
- D.
A punishment
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Profess
- A.
Convince
- B.
Assume
- C.
Predict
- D.
Declare
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Glamour
- B.
Quarantine
- C.
Guarantee
- D.
Queeuee
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word
- A.
Philosophy
- B.
Geography
- C.
Economics
- D.
Spychology
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in bold in the following sentence.
I broke away from their solicitous grip.
- A.
worried
- B.
heedless
- C.
knowledgeable
- D.
interesting
In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase
The coach felt extremely nervous on seeing the team performing poorly in the first quarter.
- A.
Heart skipped a beat
- B.
Like a cakewalk
- C.
Crying Wolf
- D.
Raining cats and dogs
Select the sentence which has no spelling error.
- A.
Playing and eating are the two prime works during vecation.
- B.
Ooty is my dream vacashun spot.
- C.
Geeta is going to Pune for vakation.
- D.
Children welcome summer vacation with zeal.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety.
(4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine preventable disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.
contemptuous
- B.
adverse
- C.
affirm
- D.
disperse
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.
will
- B.
shall
- C.
was
- D.
were
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- A.
one another
- B.
between
- C.
each other
- D.
through
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.
For instance
- B.
Therefore
- C.
In addition
- D.
Likewise
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
themselves
- B.
yourself
- C.
ourselves
- D.
itself