SSC-CHSL 2021 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 451

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. I laughed at the clown.

The clown was laughed at by me.

The clown was being laughed by me.

The clown is being laughed at by me.

The clown is laughed by me.

Question 452

Comprehension

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. There was an interesting article in the newspaper about the dangers to an environment.

to an environment

an interesting article

about the dangers

in the newspaper

Question 453

Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Aquaintance

Treacherous

Serendipity

Malicious

Question 454

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. We will leave towards 6.00 a.m.

for

from

Question 455

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Sacred

Profane

Maniacal

Inquisitive

Rational

Question 456

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. The manager behaves as if he knows everything and has unlimited knowledge.

Omnipotent

Omniscient

Omnipresent

Omnivorous

Question 457

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Rampart

Denigration

Fortitude

Bulwark

Portal

Question 458

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The action of examining with care or reading carefully

Persuade

Perverse

Perusal

Persiflage

Question 459

Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Our team has been defeated.

Our team defeated the opposition.

The opposition had been defeated by our team.

The opposition defeated our team.

The opposition has defeated our team.

Question 460

Comprehension

The following sentence contains a grammatical error. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error. He sees us coming, and unaware that we had learned of his treachery, greeted us with a smile

He saw us coming, and unaware that we learned of his treachery, greeted us with a smile.

He saw us coming, and unaware that we had learned of his treachery, greeted us with a smile.

He saw us coming, and unaware that we were learning of his treachery, greeted us with a smile

He saw us come, and unaware that we had learned of his treachery, greets us with a smile.

Question 461

Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Nowadays, many doctors advise to live in the countryside.

to have live in the countryside

lived in the countryside

to lived in the countryside

living in the countryside

Question 462

Comprehension

From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence. Jane Austen was already writing in the early 1790s, as the debates raged on radicalism , women's rights, and premitivism.

radicalism

premitivism

raged

debates

Question 463

Comprehension

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words. At the party, Rohan was pretending to be what he is not to influence the investors for his company's shares.

Canter

Autocrat

Hypocrite

Goody

Question 464

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Pull a long face.

To look angry

To look sad

To flatter someone

To chide someone

Question 465

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Towards the end of February the weather turned very____________.

slight

insipid

mild

thin

Question 466

Comprehension

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank. A diary entry is a _____________ account of one's day and is a very useful tool for celebrities.

person

personnel

persona

personal

Question 467

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Treacherous

Fantastic

Flexible

Fluent

Faithful

Question 468

Comprehension

Complete the sentence with an appropriate ANTONYM of the word mentioned in the bracket. There is _____________ (scarce) evidence that he is the thief.

strong

mysterious

scant

abundant

Question 469

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence. It is a bad habit to talk in while someone is speaking.

cut in

intrude over

burst in

walk over

Question 470

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Bed of roses

Trying condition of life

Lethargic condition of life

Testing condition of life

Pleasant condition of life

Question 471

Comprehension

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

a few

most of

lot of

a majority

Question 472

Comprehension

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

challenged

confused

decreased

amazed

Question 473

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

reason

measure

thought

gift

Question 474

Comprehension

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

sober

successful

sensible

thoughtful

Question 475

Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

harmony

inner beauty

pride

praise

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