SSC CHSL 2021-16.04.2021-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2021-16.04.2021-1 SSC Questions

1.
Section : General English
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
Until I was / still a little weak, / I decided to walk home / from the metro station.
A.
from the metro station
B.
I decided to walk home
C.
still a little weak
D.
Until I was
ANSWER :
D. Until I was
2.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
People have overcome poverty, drug addiction, abuse, divorce, mental illness, and virtually every ______ known to man.
A.
Defiance
B.
Dispute
C.
Objection
D.
Challenge
ANSWER :
D. Challenge
3.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
You can see vast valleys sloping into the distance.
A.
Vast valleys had been seen sloping into the distance.
B.
Vast valleys can be seen sloping into the distance.
C.
Vast valleys are seen sloping into the distance.
D.
Vast valleys will be seen sloping into the distance.
ANSWER :
B. Vast valleys can be seen sloping into the distance.
4.
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’.
No other place in India gets much rainfall as Mawsynram.
A.
the most rainfall
B.
as much rainfall
C.
No substitution
D.
more rainfall
ANSWER :
B. as much rainfall
5.
Select the option that will improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'
It is wise to insure one’s home on fire.
A.
No improvement
B.
in
C.
by
D.
against
ANSWER :
D. against
6.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
PUNGENT
A.
biting
B.
sour
C.
mild
D.
sharp
ANSWER :
C. mild
7.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The craze for taking selfies has only increased our ______ with our own image.
A.
impression
B.
expression
C.
possession
D.
obsession
ANSWER :
D. obsession
8.
In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
The government has announced a gradual reboot of air travel who was halted two months ago due to lockdown.
A.
reboot of air travel
B.
due to lockdown
C.
The government has announced
D.
who was halted
ANSWER :
D. who was halted
9.
Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
An imaginary, perfect state or place
A.
utopia
B.
dystopia
C.
nostalgia
D.
arcadia
ANSWER :
A. utopia
10.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A bolt from the blue
A.
something causing a head injury
B.
something that is hotly debated
C.
a strange dream that wakes one up suddenly
D.
something that happens suddenly
ANSWER :
D. something that happens suddenly