SSC CHSL 2023-09.08.2023-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2023-09.08.2023-1 SSC Questions

1.
Section : General English
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Makeshift
A.
Resourceful
B.
Provisiona
C.
Perpetual
D.
Inconsiderate
ANSWER :
B. Provisiona
2.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word from the following sentence.
Ambitious
He aspires to be a future diplomat but he will have to improve his decision-making skills.
A.
aspires
B.
improve
C.
decision
D.
skills
ANSWER :
A. aspires
3.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
The fall of Ranjith for the petty material benefit was really ignominious

A.

unfaltering

B.

amusing

C.

reprehensible

D.

ignorable

ANSWER :

C. reprehensible

4.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
WHO is an organisation that raises money for a particular cause.
A.
donation
B.
volunteer
C.
charity
D.
fundraiser
ANSWER :
D. fundraiser
5.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
The new restaurant is more better than the old one.
A.
most better
B.
better
C.
the best
D.
much more better
ANSWER :
B. better
6.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The teacher did not allow the students to leave the lecture.
A.
The students are not allowed to leave the lecture
B.
The students had not been allowed to leave the lecture by the teacher.
C.
The students had not allowed the teacher to leave the lecture.
D.
The students were not allowed to leave the lecture by the teacher
ANSWER :
D. The students were not allowed to leave the lecture by the teacher
7.
Select the most appropriate idiom for the underlined segment in the following sentence.
The servants know the secrets of the family they are working for.
A.
Ins and outs
B.
Latin and Greek
C.
Hornet’s nest
D.
Long and short
ANSWER :
A. Ins and outs
8.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Washington Irving’s writing career started at / the tender age of nineteen when he joined / his brother Peter’s newspaper The Morning Chronical / as journalist.
A.
his brother Peter’s newspaper The Morning Chronical
B.
Washington Irving’s writing career started at
C.
as journalist
D.
the tender age of nineteen when he joined
ANSWER :
C. as journalist
9.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Isabel saw a strange rabbit running through the bushes.
B. Following it, she found a door which she opened with the help of keys.
C. After that, she felt a strange sensation in her body.
D. She thought as if she was in a dream.
A.
CDAB
B.
DCAB
C.
BCDA
D.
ABCD
ANSWER :
D. ABCD
10.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word in brackets to fill in the blank.
After the rain stopped, the air smelled fresh and clean, and the sun _______________ (stared) out from behind the clouds.
A.
peeked
B.
observed
C.
spied
D.
surveyed
ANSWER :
A. peeked