SSC CHSL 3rd June Shift 2 - English
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word Subsequent to the delegation’s visit to the villages, / a new working commitee and a task force / have been formed to carry out / all the developmental works as promised to the people.
- A.
a new working commitee and a task force
- B.
all the developmental works as promised to the people
- C.
have been formed to carry out
- D.
Subsequent to the delegation’s visit to the villages
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ReportSelect the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.
The moral values in this nation were at their nadir during the autocrat’s rule.
- A.
base
- B.
peak
- C.
median
- D.
horizon
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who loves the company of others
- A.
Gregarious
- B.
Philanthropist
- C.
Patent
- D.
Misanthrope
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Pure
- A.
flawless
- B.
Complex
- C.
Lucid
- D.
Indecent
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Please bring me a glass of water.
- A.
Let a glass of water be given to me.
- B.
Let a glass of water being brought to me, please.
- C.
Let a glass of water come to me.
- D.
Let a glass of water be brought to me, please.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
The delegates talked of the matter for an hour but without any result.
- A.
talked from
- B.
talked over
- C.
talked above
- D.
talked to
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Appearance
- B.
Controversy
- C.
Definetly
- D.
Characteristic
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Sahukaars provide loan in 2% interest rate for a month, which is higher than the bank charges.
- A.
at 2% interest in a month
- B.
at 2% interest rate per month
- C.
for 2% interest rate every month
- D.
for 2% interest for a month
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
By leaps and bounds
- A.
Very quickly
- B.
Very slowly
- C.
Superb catch in a cricket match
- D.
Brisk walk
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The sharp increase in our consumption of fossil fuels has led to their depletion at an alarming rate.
B. Unchecked burning of fossil fuel is like an unchecked dripping tap which will eventually run dry.
C. The toxic pollutants released from burning these fuels are also a cause for concern.
D. This has led to the tapping of various non-conventional sources of energy that are cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels.
- A.
CBAD
- B.
DCBA
- C.
CDBA
- D.
ACBD
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Under the weather
- A.
Left by a loved one
- B.
Very angry
- C.
Under debt
- D.
Feeling ill
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error
You and I / am going / to make / a great team.
- A.
You and I
- B.
a great team
- C.
am going
- D.
to make
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Reena got embarrassed and started crying.
- A.
frightened and started shouting
- B.
humiliated and started weeping
- C.
frustrated and started yelling
- D.
conscious and started admiring
Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
The divisive politics of this nation has led to its downfall.
- A.
Alienating
- B.
Encouraging
- C.
Dethroning
- D.
Spurring
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
- A.
Expelled
- B.
Implicate
- C.
Sabotege
- D.
Sartorial
Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of - nibble?
They sprinted across the floor and leaped up to the elevated platforms, poking their soft muzzles into the stanchions to gobble the grain.
- A.
sprinted
- B.
muzzles
- C.
elevated
- D.
gobble
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I was forbidden to take any drink.
- A.
prohibited from rejecting
- B.
prohibited from rebuffing
- C.
prohibited from receiving
- D.
prohibited from snubbing
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Startle
- A.
Surprise
- B.
Impress
- C.
Delight
- D.
Tumble
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
We should all stays united.
- A.
are staying
- B.
had staying
- C.
stay
- D.
stayed
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
As was customary, the young prince was brought to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.
- A.
As was customary, the young prince brought in a diamond studded carriage to the podium for the coronation ceremony.
- B.
As was customary, the palace staff brought the young prince to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.
- C.
As was customary, the young prince brings himself to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony
- D.
As was customary, the young prince is bought to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Comprehension:
Relate comic things (1)__________ pompous fashion. Irregularity, in other words the unexpected, the surprising, the astonishing, are essential to and characteristic (2)__________ beauty. Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony. The blend (3)__________ the grotesque and the tragic are attractive to the mind, as is discord to blase ears. Imagine a canvas for a lyrical, magical farce, for a pantomime, and translate it (4) __________ a serious novel. Drown the whole thing in an abnormal, (5) ___________ atmosphere, in the atmosphere of great days - the region of pure poetry.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.
in
- B.
off
- C.
at
- D.
over
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.
in
- B.
by
- C.
at
- D.
of
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- A.
to
- B.
on
- C.
of
- D.
up
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.
beside
- B.
off
- C.
into
- D.
for
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
hygienic
- B.
plentiful
- C.
dreamy
- D.
littered