SSC-CHSL 2021 English

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 101
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Informassional
B
Personnel
C
Informal
D
Personal
Question 102
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence. My sincerity and patience drove me through all odds and problems of life.

A
carried me
B
flew me
C
ran me
D
lifted me
Question 103
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the following sentence. She was within a hair's breadth of winning.

A
certain
B
desirous
C
narrow margin
D
accomplished
Question 104
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence . He is an excessively enthusiastic and strict follower of Judaism.

A
a janissary
B
a Zionist
C
a zealot
D
a healer
Question 105
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Enthusiasm
B
Acomplishment
C
Convenience
D
Auxiliary
Question 106
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined part in the given sentence. Her writing is very ilegible and so she loses marks in her exam.

A
illeggible
B
illegibel
C
illegible
D
illegal
Question 107
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’. My uncle is doing business in Hyderabad for the last 10 years.

A
has been doing
B
No substitution required
C
did
D
doing
Question 108
Comprehension

Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the bracket. The party was so amazing that everyone _________ (hated) leaving it.

A
loathed
B
enhanced
C
revered
D
embraced
Question 109
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in the brackets to fill in the blank. Doing adventure sports is banned for athletes as it can be ___________ (perilous).

A
reliable
B
worthless
C
adventurous
D
treacherous
Question 110
Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The library building was renovated in 2020.

A
They were renovating the building in 2020.
B
They had renovated the library building in 2020.
C
They renovated the library building in 2020.
D
They did renovating the building in 2020.
Question 111
Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Has the assignment been uploaded by you?

A
Have you been uploaded the assignment?
B
Have you uploaded the assignment?
C
Did you upload the assignment?
D
Were you uploading the assignment?
Question 112
Comprehension

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Coffee is sipped by me.

A
I have sipped coffee.
B
I sip coffee.
C
I have had sipped coffee.
D
I am sipping coffee.
Question 113
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Occurrence
B
Accommodation
C
Priviledge
D
Erroneous
Question 114
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word. His liberal policies were responsible for progress in the community.

A
ineffectual
B
conservative
C
central
D
hysterical
Question 115
Comprehension

In the following passage, a word has been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Manpower exporters and overseas recruiters commonly __________ in illegal business practices for short-term _______ gain.

A
honoured, professional
B
indulged, monetary
C
regulated, personal
D
thrived, devotional
Question 116
Comprehension

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Grease someone’s palm

A
Go to battle
B
Put in hard work
C
Bribe someone
D
Be jealous of someone
Question 117
Comprehension

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A
Consciousness
B
Encyclopedia
C
Euphemism
D
Embberassment
Question 118
Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. She is educated than her sister.

A
far educated
B
more educated
C
best educated
D
good educated
Question 119
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. I went to college from the eleventh grade and never went to the twelfth grade, and skipped another grade earlier, so I was a pretty young fellow at Morehouse. B. At the age of fifteen, I entered Morehouse College and my father and my maternal grandfather had also attended, so Morehouse has had three generations of Kings. C. The professors were not caught up in the clutches of state funds and could teach what they wanted with academic freedom and encouraged us in a positive quest for a solution to racial ills. D. I shall never forget the hardships that I had upon entering college, for though I had been one of the top students in high school, I was still reading at only an eighth-grade level.

A
BDAC
B
ABDC
C
ADBC
D
BADC
Question 120
Comprehension

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. I keep telling myself how I am lucky to have such wonderful sisters.

A
how lucky I am to have
B
how lucky I am to having
C
how I am lucky for
D
how I am lucky for having
Question 121
Comprehension

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

A
rather
B
change
C
apart
D
alone
Question 122
Comprehension

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

A
settled
B
came
C
originated
D
involved
Question 123
Comprehension

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

A
senses
B
techniques
C
phases
D
pursuit
Question 124
Comprehension

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

A
choose
B
familiarise
C
make
D
strike
Question 125
Comprehension

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

A
compete
B
progress
C
merge
D
mark