SSC CHSL 2021-05.08.2021-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2021-05.08.2021-1 SSC Questions

1.
Section : General English
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Today you may not ______ what you hear, but that is the truth and you have to accept it.
A.
answer
B.
reply
C.
enjoy
D.
like
ANSWER :
D. like
2.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound
A.
Optics
B.
Photonics
C.
Mechanics
D.
Acoustics
ANSWER :
D. Acoustics
3.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
His voice was ______ by the sound of the helicopter.
A.
driven
B.
drawn
C.
dawned
D.
drowned
ANSWER :
D. drowned
4.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A.
Resolute
B.
Hautily
C.
Discussion
D.
Evidence
ANSWER :
B. Hautily
5.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. As a result, he had a debt of 500 million US dollars at the time of his death.
B. Unfortunately, he began spending lavishly on anything he desired, not what he actually needed.
C. Michael Jackson, called the ‘King of Pop Music’, stayed at the top of his career for many years.
D. He was respected for his work culture; he would spend long nights at the studio to fix a note correctly in a song.
A.
DBAC
B.
CDBA
C.
BADC
D.
ADCB
ANSWER :
B. CDBA
6.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To have eggs on one’s face
A.
To be embarrassed because of one’s action
B.
To apply egg yolk on one’s face for making it look beautiful
C.
To throw eggs on a speaker’s face
D.
To buy eggs and break them
ANSWER :
A. To be embarrassed because of one’s action
7.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Sai Kumari gave Akhila a bouquet of lilies on her birthday.
A.
Akhila was given a bouquet of lilies on her birthday by Sai Kumari.
B.
Akhila was gave a bouquet of lilies on her birthday by Sai Kumari.
C.
Akhila is given a bouquet of lilies on her birthday by Sai Kumari.
D.
Akhila gave a bouquet of lilies on her birthday to Sai Kumari.
ANSWER :
A. Akhila was given a bouquet of lilies on her birthday by Sai Kumari.
8.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
A probe has been ordered / by the incident / that occurred at the celebrations.
A.
A probe has been ordered
B.
that occurred at the celebrations
C.
by the incident
D.
No error
ANSWER :
C. by the incident
9.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Disheveled
A.
Untidy
B.
Cluttered
C.
Ordered
D.
Unkempt
ANSWER :
C. Ordered
10.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Despicable
A.
Commendable
B.
Laudable
C.
Contemptible
D.
Desirable
ANSWER :
C. Contemptible