SSC CHSL 2021-11.08.2021-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2021-11.08.2021-1 SSC Questions

1.
Section : General English
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, select the one that gives their correct order.
A. He told his friends that his difficulties were a sign of God’s confidence in him.
B. A businessman remained cheerful even though he suffered one catastrophe after another.
C. Therefore, when he was serving in the armed forces too, his senior officer had chosen him for dangerous missions because he knew he could be trusted.
D. First, his son had a serious accident and then he had huge losses in his business, but he was not perturbed.
A.
BACD
B.
BCDA
C.
BDAC
D.
BCAD
ANSWER :
C. BDAC
2.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A.
allowance
B.
existence
C.
acceptence
D.
forbearance
ANSWER :
C. acceptence
3.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Travail
A.
Journey
B.
Excursion
C.
Agony
D.
Adventure
ANSWER :
C. Agony
4.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Doctors and nurses who are treating COVID-19 patients are finding it difficult ______ long working hours.
A.
for manage with
B.
to cope with
C.
to service for
D.
to carry on
ANSWER :
B. to cope with
5.
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Sarita said to me, “I’m glad I did not leave my village.”
A.
Sarittold me she was glad she was not leaving her village.
B.
Sarita told me she is glad she had not left her village.
C.
Sarita told me I am glad she had not left her village.
D.
Sarita told me she was glad she had not left her village.
ANSWER :
D. Sarita told me she was glad she had not left her village.
6.
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. In other words, chess and basketball are contests.
B. As games, chess and basketball are obviously different from leapfrog and playing house.
C. One can win a game of basketball, but it makes no sense to ask who has won a game of leapfrog.
D. The first two games are competitive, the second two are not.
A.
BCAD
B.
DCBA
C.
BDCA
D.
ACDB
ANSWER :
C. BDCA
7.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
CORDIAL
A.
friendly
B.
capable
C.
unwilling
D.
hostile
ANSWER :
A. friendly
8.
Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Everything in the village was grown organically as the majority of the population indulged in farming for _____.
A.
sustenance
B.
maintenance
C.
nourishment
D.
nutrition
ANSWER :
A. sustenance
9.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Off and on
A.
again and again
B.
every day
C.
sometimes but not regularly
D.
not soon
ANSWER :
C. sometimes but not regularly
10.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hang on every word
A.
Speak very slowly
B.
Listen very carefully
C.
Stop after hearing one word
D.
Stammer while speaking
ANSWER :
B. Listen very carefully