SSC CHSL 2021 12th August Shift 2 - English
In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Despite warnings the driver continued to speed and have been caught by the traffic police.
- A.
Despite warnings
- B.
and have been caught
- C.
the driver continued to speed
- D.
by the traffic police
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It has been announced that after a gap of almost two months, domestic flight services will ______ from next week.
- A.
retake
- B.
advance
- C.
proceed
- D.
resume
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Method to one’s madness
- A.
Being very neat and particular about details
- B.
Seeming disorderly yet having a structure
- C.
Always behaving like a mad person
- D.
Not following rules and conventions
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
problem
- B.
proccesion
- C.
proclaim
- D.
procurement
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. One day the tailor and his wife discovered that their son was not in the house.
B. The father went to the roadside and shouted, “John!”
C. No one answered.
D. They looked in the garden, and did not find him there.
- A.
ADBC
- B.
BACD
- C.
ABDC
- D.
BDAC
In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
All the ladies of the colony assemble in the temple and prays together on Sunday evenings.
- A.
assemble in the temple
- B.
and prays together
- C.
All the ladies of the colony
- D.
on Sunday evenings
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
MOROSE
- A.
mournful
- B.
gloomy
- C.
cheerful
- D.
sullen
Examine the four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Wasserkopf returns to his school and asks for a refund of his tuition fee.
B. ‘Refund’ by Karinthy is a hilarious play about a student named Wasserkopf.
C. However, the situation changes when the Mathematics teacher asks him to calculate the total amount.
D. He further declares that he had learnt nothing at school in all the years.
- A.
ADCB
- B.
BCAD
- C.
CBAD
- D.
BADC
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
healthiest
- B.
angryest
- C.
straightest
- D.
disinterest
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
SAGA
- A.
narrative
- B.
abuse
- C.
film
- D.
sport
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Get out of hand
- A.
To get irritated
- B.
To become difficult to control
- C.
To be able to complete a task
- D.
To be anxious
Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
A person who helps others in need
- A.
donor
- B.
patron
- C.
samaritan
- D.
contributor
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
WREAK
- A.
fail
- B.
cause
- C.
forget
- D.
neglect
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
How many languages do you learn at school?
- A.
How many languages will you learn at school?
- B.
Languages are learnt by how many at school?
- C.
How many languages are being learnt by you at school?
- D.
How many languages have you being learnt by you learning at school?
Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
One who eats human flesh
- A.
ethnic
- B.
tribal
- C.
humane
- D.
cannibal
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The chemist said to me, "I cannot take these medicines back as they are special medicines."
- A.
The chemist told me that he cannot take these medicines back as they are special medicines.
- B.
The chemist told me that he could not take those medicines back as they were special medicines.
- C.
The chemist told me that I cannot take these medicines back as they are special medicines.
- D.
The chemist told me that he could not take these medicines back as they are special medicines.
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’.
I would have told you if I receive the medicines.
- A.
No substitution
- B.
had received
- C.
would receive
- D.
am receiving
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
SURREPTITIOUS
- A.
lazy
- B.
open
- C.
secret
- D.
slow
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Delhi University’s new institution called School of Public Health will offer a ______ of programs.
- A.
scale
- B.
plethora
- C.
few
- D.
branch
Select the option that will improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'
Despite living in the same neighbourhood, we only did not greet each other.
- A.
still
- B.
mainly
- C.
even
- D.
No improvement
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
Nehru was a great patriot. He said, “I have received so (1) ______ love and affection from the Indian people (2) ______ nothing that I can do can repay (3) ______ a small fraction of it, and indeed there (4) ______ be no repayment of the great affection my fellow countrymen have showered on (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1.
- A.
many
- B.
more
- C.
little
- D.
much
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2.
- A.
this
- B.
that
- C.
either
- D.
these
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3.
- A.
either
- B.
only
- C.
even
- D.
mainly
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4.
- A.
should
- B.
ought
- C.
can
- D.
may
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5.
- A.
I
- B.
mine
- C.
me
- D.
myself