SSC-CHSL 2021 English
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 351
Comprehension
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. The South Indian dish was approved by the guests as it was tasty.
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accepted by the visitorsB
gratified by the visitorsC
doomed by the visitorsD
condemned by the visitorsQuestion 352
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. She's been off work with __________ stomach.
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an upsetB
an oversetC
an agitatedD
a perturbedQuestion 353
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Rohan is _______ self-sufficient man who needs no assistance.
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inB
aC
theD
ofQuestion 354
Comprehension
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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CorrespondenceB
CampaignC
ExperimentD
AccommadationQuestion 355
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom. My friend was playing the devil’s advocate in the discussion.
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One who is composed at all timesB
One who argues against something just for the sake of arguingC
One who is good at judgementD
One who pits the culprit against the lawyerQuestion 356
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Suffice
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ExcessedB
ImmaturedC
SatirizeD
DissatisfyQuestion 357
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Opulence
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ViewB
SagacityC
RecognitionD
ProsperityQuestion 358
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Back out
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To stand outB
To move backwardsC
To withdraw fromD
To pull overQuestion 359
Comprehension
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Suchitra will have / to wait another month / before she received / any reply to her letter.
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any reply to her letterB
to wait another monthC
Suchitra will haveD
before she receivedQuestion 360
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. My mom told me to have cleaning up the kitchen before I go outside.
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to have clean outB
to clean upC
to clean overD
to clean outQuestion 361
Comprehension
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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ProtocolB
MedalC
OpponentsD
ImmitateQuestion 362
Comprehension
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. You are so efficient as he
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as efficient as himB
far efficient as heC
so efficient as himD
also efficient as heQuestion 363
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Comparing apples with oranges
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Calculation of proteinsB
Comparison between two kinds of fruitsC
To have a health issueD
Unequal comparisonsQuestion 364
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Their new house costed them _______ hundred and fifty-six thousand pounds.
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aB
theC
anD
fewQuestion 365
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence. The new software provides a perfect solution to the complex issues pertaining to pick up and delivery.
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PromotingB
DenyingC
TrustingD
ReferringQuestion 366
Comprehension
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Shrija enquired about his daughter’s reputation.
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assessed about his daughter’s strengthB
condemned about his daughter’s well-beingC
poked about his daughter’s roleD
asked about his daughter’s characterQuestion 367
Comprehension
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. In its most humble function, it is a necessary guide without which progress from place to place would be a ceaseless experiment; it is a sustenance without which organised society would be impossible, thus the Road moves and controls all history. B. The Road is one of the great fundamental institutions of mankind. C. It is the Road that controls the development of strategies and fixes the sites of battles. It is the Road that gives a framework to all economic development. It is the Road that is the channel of all trade, and, what is more important, of all ideas. D. Not only is the Road one of the great human institutions, because it is fundamental to social existence, but also because its varied effects appear in every department of the State. It is the Road that determines the sites of many cities, and the growth and nourishment of all.
A
BDCAB
DBACC
CDABD
ABCDQuestion 368
Comprehension
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A sudden unsteady movement ; a stagger
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LupinB
LurchC
LuggerD
LumenQuestion 369
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. His poems are recondite in subject matter
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briefB
simpleC
mysticalD
obscureQuestion 370
Comprehension
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word
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AbsoluteB
AbscentC
AbsorbD
AbstractQuestion 371
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
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neitherB
likeC
bothD
toQuestion 372
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
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bothB
someC
fewD
allQuestion 373
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
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impetusB
impulsionsC
repercussionsD
causesQuestion 374
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
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comprehensiveB
complicatedC
compoundD
combinedQuestion 375
Comprehension
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
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triumphantB
prevalentC
swiftD
hidden