SSC CHSL 2021-05.08.2021-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2021-05.08.2021-1 SSC Questions

11.
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 required'.
India has identified a nose-based vaccine against Covid-19 that could be a ‘game-changer’.
A.
No substitution required
B.
a nasal vaccine
C.
an aural vaccine
D.
a sense-based vaccine
ANSWER :
B. a nasal vaccine
12.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A new project or business activity involving some risk
A.
Entrepreneur
B.
Venture (n)
C.
Experiment
D.
Taboo
ANSWER :
B. Venture (n)
13.
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 required’.
Lavanya was happy to see that the tree they had planted the previous year has grow quite taller.
A.
No substitution required
B.
had grown quite tall
C.
had grow quite taller
D.
had grown quite tallest
ANSWER :
B. had grown quite tall
14.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The sports day events / will be conducted / from 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. / on Saturday.
A.
The sports day events
B.
from 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
C.
on Saturday
D.
will be conducted
ANSWER :
B. from 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
15.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The students asked the teacher where they could find the information for their project.
A.
The students said to the teacher, “Where can you find the information for our project?”
B.
The students asked the teacher, “Where can we find the information for our project?”
C.
The teacher said to the students, “Where you can find the information for your project.”
D.
The teacher said to the students, “I will tell you where you can find the information for your project.”
ANSWER :
B. The students asked the teacher, “Where can we find the information for our project?”
16.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A.
Possesions
B.
Irritation
C.
Invitation
D.
Protection
ANSWER :
A. Possesions
17.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Forbid
A.
Close
B.
Prohibit
C.
Adieu
D.
Encourage
ANSWER :
B. Prohibit
18.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Accustomed
A.
Terrific
B.
Fabulous
C.
Ordinary
D.
Unusual
ANSWER :
D. Unusual
19.
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. Humans work because they have to; they play because they want to.
B. The most useful definitions are those that clarify the relationship of sports to play, games and contests.
C. “Play,” wrote the German theorist Carl Diem, “is purposeless activity, for its own sake, the opposite of work.”
D. Sports are part of every culture, past and present, but each culture has its own definition of sports.
A.
ABCD
B.
DCBA
C.
DBCA
D.
BADC
ANSWER :
C. DBCA
20.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Thick as thieves
A.
Having a close friendship
B.
Being very dishonest
C.
Never helping anyone
D.
Telling lies all the time
ANSWER :
A. Having a close friendship