SSC-CHSL 2021 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 401
Comprehension

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. She will be / write her / examination by this / time tomorrow.

A
examination by this
B
time tomorrow
C
She will be
D
write her
Question 402
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Something that pertaining to the controversy

A
Poignancy 
B
Laudatory
C
Putative
D
Polemical
Question 403
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The children sat ___________ the tables instead of the chairs.

A
above
B
near
C
on
D
in
Question 404
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person as a source of intellectual light or moral inspiration

A
Lurch
B
Luminary
C
Luminaire
D
Lunette
Question 405
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Impudent

A
Insolent
B
Confident
C
Triumphant
D
Polite
Question 406
Comprehension

Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the bracket. Watching the setting sun and the _______ (tranquil) surface of the water relaxes my mind.

A
calm
B
unsettled
C
moving 
D
roaring
Question 407
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

A
Wit
B
Witch
C
Wish
D
Whipe
Question 408
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Wisedom
B
Freedom
C
Boredom
D
Kingdom
Question 409
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. We love to go to the ________.

A
sea
B
she
C
saw
D
see
Question 410
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the give idiom. To pay lip service

A
To express loyalty, respect, or support for something insincerely 
B
To face a risk
C
To pretend to be very old
D
To ignore what someone is saying
Question 411
Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Rhea and Heena are both great dancers, but Rhea is the best .

A
but Rhea is one of the best
B
but Rhea is better
C
and yet both of are equally good at it
D
but Rhea is good
Question 412
Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. In the theatre, the audience threw flowers on the screen.

A
In the theatre, flowers were thrown by the audience.
B
In the theatre, flowers had been thrown by the audience.
C
In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience.
D
In the theatre, flowers are thrown by the audience.
Question 413
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined part in the given sentence. This rule is necesary to maintain discipline.

A
nacessary
B
necessery
C
necessary
D
neccessary
Question 414
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Trustworthy
B
Bonafide
C
Solusion
D
Cultural
Question 415
Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, the two great playwrights of the Elizabethan era, were living in the same time period.

A
Chauvinists
B
Cosmopolitans
C
Contemporaries
D
Cynics
Question 416
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Judicious

A
Modest
B
Reserved
C
Foolish
D
Authoritative
Question 417
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Every dog has his day

A
Every dog is treated well
B
Celebration of dogs as man's best friend
C
Everyone has good luck or success at a point of time
D
Dogs are faithful animals
Question 418
Comprehension

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Very carefully I ___________ the tree I have referred to, and avoiding contact with the creepers, the upper _________ and leaves of which might have been visible from where the tiger was lying, I climbed to the fork, where I had a comfortable seat and perfect _________.

A
stalled, roots, visibility
B
starved, stem, disclosure
C
stormed, fruits, revelation
D
stalked, tendrils, concealment
Question 419
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Come about

A
To happen
B
To explode
C
To support
D
To deduce
Question 420
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. The Taj Mahal's history is also one of the world's greatest love stories known to everyone. B. She was the neice of Meherunissa who was married to Prince Salim (later the Empress Nur Jahan.) C. It all started in 1607, when Mughal Prince Khurram, first laid eyes on the lovely Arjumand Banu Begum. D. Khurram, the son of Emperor Jahangir, Voiced his wish to marry Arjumand, and their marriage was celebrated with great pomp.

A
ACBD
B
ACDB
C
BACD
D
ABCD
Question 421
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

A
value
B
enjoyment
C
morals
D
ending
Question 422
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

A
that
B
who
C
whom
D
which
Question 423
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3

A
pleasant
B
positive
C
horrible
D
negative
Question 424
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

A
yet
B
thus
C
but
D
while
Question 425
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill blank number 5.

A
positive
B
important
C
essential
D
critical