SSC-CHSL 2017 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 451
Comprehension

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The parting was painful for ______.

A
Two
B
Second
C
Both
D
It
Question 452
Comprehension

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option. The mind is a tool to achieve ______ levels of consciousness, wisdom and bliss.

A
higher
B
diagonal
C
vertical
D
horizontal
Question 453
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Incessantly

A
Ceasing
B
Irregularly
C
Steadily
D
Unevenly
Question 454
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Ruse

A
Rules
B
Fuel
C
Trick
D
Exchange
Question 455
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Incorrigible

A
Hopeless
B
Incurable
C
Reformable
D
Loser
Question 456
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word. Eventual

A
Future
B
Last
C
Overall
D
Initial
Question 457
Comprehension

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order. Disadvantage of wired telephone P: due to the line breakage Q: connection is the loss R: of connectivity during disasters

A
QRP
B
QPR
C
RQP
D
PQR
Question 458
Comprehension

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice. Tanya will bring the snake.

A
The snake will be bring by Tanya.
B
Tanya will be bringing the snake.
C
The snake will be brought by Tanya.
D
The snake brought by Tanya.
Question 459
Comprehension

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. The beggar exclaimed, “will none of you help me?”

A
The beggar asked to help him.
B
The beggar exclaimed whether none of them would help him.
C
The beggar exclaimed would none of them helped him.
D
The beggar exclaimed whether they would help him.
Question 460
Comprehension

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A
Expernce
B
Experience
C
Expeireince
D
E xpereince
Question 461
Comprehension

at certain hours, ____________ force of habit.

A
tough
B
thought
C
though
D
through
Question 462
Comprehension

desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion

A
than
B
there
C
then
D
that
Question 463
Comprehension

We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice

A
habit
B
habits
C
habitual
D
habitually
Question 464
Comprehension

marks; or we _________ the habit of using

A
from
B
form
C
for
D
of
Question 465
Comprehension

language in __________, and these cling

A
young
B
younger
C
youths
D
youth
Question 466
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. By courtesy of

A
Be very polite.
B
Do a philanthropic act forcefully.
C
Be brave and face risks for the team.
D
Given or allowed by. 
Question 467
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. In the same boat

A
When the option that you have is equally bad as the situation you are in.
B
Life like the river throws the same challenges for all boats.
C
Be in the same difficult circumstances as others.
D
Big and small boats suffer the same fate in a storm. 
Question 468
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence . Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture

A
Oblivion
B
Nascence
C
Exegesis
D
Naivete
Question 469
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence . Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale

A
Enshrine
B
Cenotaph
C
Opulent
D
Holocaust
Question 470
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". That year too, ‘Photographers’ (was listed) separately in the Trade List of The Madras Almanac.

A
Is listed
B
Were listing
C
Were listed
D
No improvement
Question 471
Comprehension

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". But we expect them (to performs) better than all others.

A
To performing
B
Perform
C
To perform
D
No improvement
Question 472
Comprehension

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. Next to the Punjabi A – clad in beautiful sarees B – family was a group from Chennai in C – which all the women were

A
BAC
B
ACB
C
ABC
D
BCA
Question 473
Comprehension

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A
Meritocratic
B
Meritocretic
C
Meritocretik
D
Meritocratik
Question 474
Comprehension

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.  Information that comes (1)/ through conversations (2)/ get imprinted in the mind. (3)/ No error (4)

A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
Question 475
Comprehension

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.  Passive voice sentences tend to be more wordy and (1)/ vague but could still be useful in some (2)/ situations, such as formal or scientific writing. (3)/ No error (4)

A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4