SSC CHSL 2022-17.03.2023-2 SSC Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2022-17.03.2023-2 SSC Questions

1.
Section : General English
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get into hot water
A.
To get a costly gift
B.
To get into trouble
C.
To reach nowhere
D.
A private end to serve
ANSWER :
B. To get into trouble
2.
Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose โ€˜No errorโ€™.
More than 40 percent of the worldโ€™s population lives in regions where water has becoming increasingly scarce.
A.
has becoming increasingly scarce.
B.
lives in regions where water
C.
More than 40 percent of the worldโ€™s population
D.
No error
ANSWER :
A. has becoming increasingly scarce.
3.
Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Shapeless
A.
Amorphous
B.
Amortization
C.
Amoral
D.
Amorous
ANSWER :
A. Amorphous
4.
Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Lion like characteristics
A.
Leonine
B.
Feline
C.
Porcine
D.
Lionize
ANSWER :
A. Leonine
5.
Choose the sentence with no spelling error.
A.
They give the impressin that you are desperate.
B.
They give the impression that you are desparate.
C.
They give the impression that you are desperate.
D.
They give the impresion that you are desperate.
ANSWER :
C. They give the impression that you are desperate.
6.
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Penny wise and pound foolish
A.
Careless with large amounts, but not small
B.
To act like a fool
C.
An intelligent person who behaves foolishly
D.
Dissipating money without caring about consequences
ANSWER :
A. Careless with large amounts, but not small
7.
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, โ€œYou were making excuses.โ€
A.
He said that I had been making excuses.
B.
He said that you were making excuses.
C.
He said that you had been making excuses.
D.
He said that I was making excuses.
ANSWER :
A. He said that I had been making excuses.
8.
Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose โ€˜No errorโ€™.
Balloons filled with helium travel hundreds or even thousands of mile.
A.
Balloons filled with helium
B.
travel hundreds or
C.
No error
D.
even thousands of mile.
ANSWER :
D. even thousands of mile.
9.
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Abstinence
A.
Gluttony
B.
Celibacy
C.
Continence
D.
Control
ANSWER :
A. Gluttony
10.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Earwax is a helpful and ______ part of your body's defenses.
A.
transparent
B.
flowing
C.
tedious
D.
natural
ANSWER :
D. natural