SSC CHSL 2021-09.08.2021-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2021-09.08.2021-1 SSC Questions

1.
Section : General English
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Aditya passed the driving test quite easily.
A.
The driving test had passed quite easily by Aditya.
B.
The driving test have been passed quite easily by Aditya.
C.
The driving test could passed quite easily by Aditya.
D.
The driving test was passed quite easily by Aditya.
ANSWER :
D. The driving test was passed quite easily by Aditya.
2.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To cut corners
A.
cut something easily without spoiling it
B.
cut something into pieces
C.
be able to do a job effortlessly
D.
not do a thing well in order to save money or effort
ANSWER :
D. not do a thing well in order to save money or effort
3.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cook the books
A.
To falsify financial records
B.
To be a good writer
C.
To write books on cooking
D.
To be a good editor
ANSWER :
A. To falsify financial records
4.
In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
Doctors say that home isolation is far more effective than hospitalise in cases of mild infection.
A.
far more effective
B.
than hospitalise
C.
isolation is
D.
Doctors say that
ANSWER :
B. than hospitalise
5.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select β€˜No substitution required’.
Sometimes the family liking to play a game together after dinner.
A.
Sometimes the family likes
B.
Sometime the family likes
C.
No substitution required
D.
Sometimes the family are like
ANSWER :
A. Sometimes the family likes
6.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Have you thought about the ______ of the recent decision you took?
A.
conclusions
B.
complexes
C.
consequences
D.
concerns
ANSWER :
C. consequences
7.
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, select the one that gives their correct order.
A. On either side of the trunk there are a few scattered tufts of short grass.
B. It is towards one of these fallen trees that I am now looking.
C. A very violent cyclonic storm has struck the forest, uprooting a number of trees.
D. The trunk of the tree is ripped apart and the branches are lying all around it.
A.
ABDC
B.
ADBC
C.
CBDA
D.
CDAB
ANSWER :
C. CBDA
8.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Paranoid
A.
Impeccable
B.
Suspicious
C.
Insignificant
D.
Patronising
ANSWER :
B. Suspicious
9.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A.
Endurance
B.
Tolerance
C.
Insistence
D.
Persistance
ANSWER :
D. Persistance
10.
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
One who has the power to do anything
A.
omnipresent
B.
multifaceted
C.
omnipotent
D.
multilingual
ANSWER :
C. omnipotent