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SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 10 January 2017" Evening Shift
(English Comprehension)
 SSC CHSL (Tier - 1) Online Exam Paper - 2016 "held on 10 January 2017"
Evening Shift
(English Comprehension)
QID : 276 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) lassoing
2) psychik
3) thacher
4) squezer
Correct Answer: lassoing
QID : 277 - 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.

Rational thinkers are intellectually _____________ than those who accept faith without questioning the age old
practices.
Options:
1) cultured
2) sophisticated
3) superior
4) modern
Correct Answer: superior
QID : 278 - Select the synonym of

ancient
Options:
1) topical
2) extant
3) archaic
4) fad
Correct Answer: archaic
QID : 279 - Choose the antonym of

analogue
Options:
1) correlate
2) cognate
3) dialogue
4) difference
Correct Answer: difference

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QID : 280 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase.

A hot potato
Options:
1) A war like situation which could have been easily avoided
2) A common eatery but favoured by celebrities
3) A controversial situation which is awkward to deal with
4) A celebrity who keeps getting into some or the other controversy
Correct Answer: A controversial situation which is awkward to deal with
QID : 281 - 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'.

The shifting task is almost done,(A)/only the furnitures(B)/have to be delivered.(C)/No error(D)

Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
QID : 282 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute
of the phrase.

A spot or a stain caused by a discolouring substance

Options:
1) Hue
2) Blot
3) Tint
4) Dye
Correct Answer: Blot
QID : 283 - In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four
alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

He said, "I bought an iPhone 6 yesterday."

Options:
1) He said that he had bought an iPhone 6 the previous day.
2) He said he bought an iPhone 6 the previous day.
3) He said that he has bought an iPhone 6 yesterday.
4) He exclaimed, an iPhone 6 has been bought by him yesterday.
Correct Answer: He said that he had bought an iPhone 6 the previous day.
QID : 284 - Select the antonym of

amusement
Options:
1) mischief
2) naughty
3) melancholy
4) hilarity
Correct Answer: melancholy
QID : 285 - Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

This alone
P-should alert us to what
Q-is actually about
R-the demand for a Uniform Civil Code
Options:
1) PRQ
2) PQR
3) QPR
4) RPQ
Correct Answer: PRQ
QID : 286 - Select the synonym of

splayed
Options:
1) nimble
2) jade
3) frayed
4) spread
Correct Answer: spread
QID : 287 - Select the word with the correct spelling.
Options:
1) humable
2) customer
3) breches
4) boufant
Correct Answer: customer
QID : 288 - 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'.

With little creativity and hard work(A)/the project could have been (B)/successfully completed.(C)/No error
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: A
QID : 289 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Hardly had she finished her dinner (then) the doorbell rang.
Options:
1) than
2) when
3) while
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: when
QID : 290 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase.

New kid on the block

Options:
1) New rules which are bound to fail
2) A junior
3) A new social trend
4) A newcomer
Correct Answer: A newcomer
QID : 291 -
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Ironically, in spite of a decline in poverty,

P-the proportion of
Q-the population receiving welfare
R-benefits has risen sharply
Options:
1) QRP
2) PQR
3) RPQ
4) QPR
Correct Answer: PQR
QID : 292 - Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

In the housing society where I live there is a nice house (to let out).
Options:
1) to let
2) for letting
3) to be let out
4) no improvement
Correct Answer: to let
QID : 293 - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute
of the phrase.

A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election

Options:
1) Candidate
2) Elect
3) Volunteer
4) Nominator
Correct Answer: Candidate
QID : 294 - In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives
suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Mother filled dark filtered coffee in the cup.

Options:
1) The cup was filled with dark filtered coffee by mother.
2) Mother filled in the cup coffee which was dark and filtered.
3) The cup was being filled by mother with dark filtered coffee.
4) The filtered coffee which was dark was filled into the cup by mother.
Correct Answer: The cup was filled with dark filtered coffee by mother.
QID : 295 - 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.

Politicians requested both the warring communities to ___________________ restraint.

Options:
1) depict
2) enforce
3) show
4) exercise
Correct Answer: exercise
QID : 296 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select
the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Sometimes the grand ____________ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived
experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare
programmes _________ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing ____________ between the rich and the
poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing ___________ of politically driven welfare policies and
emphasises the need for economic growth to ___________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

Sometimes the grand ____________ of the Left and the Right

Options:
1) histories
2) plots
3) versions
4) narratives
Correct Answer: narratives
QID : 297 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select
the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Sometimes the grand ____________ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived
experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare
programmes _________ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing ____________ between the rich and the
poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing ___________ of politically driven welfare policies and
emphasises the need for economic growth to ___________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

Left has tried to expand social welfare programmes _________ the poor
Options:
1) for
2) which
3) that
4) of
Correct Answer: for
QID : 298 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select
the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Sometimes the grand ____________ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived
experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare
programmes _________ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing ____________ between the rich and the
poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing ___________ of politically driven welfare policies and
emphasises the need for economic growth to ___________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

the growing ____________ between the rich and the poor.

Options:
1) dissimilarities
2) discrepancies
3) disparities
4) disillusion
Correct Answer: disparities
QID : 299 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select
the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Sometimes the grand ____________ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived
experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare
programmes _________ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing ____________ between the rich and the
poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing ___________ of politically driven welfare policies and
emphasises the need for economic growth to ___________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

points to the growing ___________ of politically driven welfare policies

Options:
1) issue
2) matter
3) pain
4) burden
Correct Answer: burden
QID : 300 - In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select
the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Sometimes the grand ____________ of the Left and the Right do not seem to have any relationship with the lived
experiences of ordinary Indians. For the past two decades, the Left has tried to expand social welfare
programmes _________ the poor in the country by highlighting the growing ____________ between the rich and the
poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing ___________ of politically driven welfare policies and
emphasises the need for economic growth to ___________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.

need for economic growth to ___________ poverty and improve the lives of the poor.
Options:
1) agitate
2) alleviate
3) aggravate
4) depress
Correct Answer: alleviate

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