SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (17th March 2022) Shift-2 | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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SSC CHSL 17th March 2023 Shift-2
English Language
1. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get into hot water
A    To get a costly gift
B    To get into trouble
C    To reach nowhere
D    A private end to serve
A n s w e r : B
2. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives in regions where water has becoming
increasingly scarce.
A    has becoming increasingly scarce.
B    lives in regions where water
C    More than 40 percent of the world’s population
D    No error
A n s w e r : A
3. Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Shapeless
A    Amorphous
B    Amortization
C    Amoral
D    Amorous
A n s w e r : A
4. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Lion like characteristics
A    Leonine
B    Feline
  
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SSC CHSL 17th March 2023 Shift-2
English Language
1. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get into hot water
A    To get a costly gift
B    To get into trouble
C    To reach nowhere
D    A private end to serve
A n s w e r : B
2. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives in regions where water has becoming
increasingly scarce.
A    has becoming increasingly scarce.
B    lives in regions where water
C    More than 40 percent of the world’s population
D    No error
A n s w e r : A
3. Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Shapeless
A    Amorphous
B    Amortization
C    Amoral
D    Amorous
A n s w e r : A
4. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Lion like characteristics
A    Leonine
B    Feline
  
.
C    
Porcine
D    Lionize
A n s w e r : A
    
5. Choose the sentence with no spelling error
A    They give the impressin that you are desperate.
B    They give the impression that you are desparate.
C    They give the impression that you are desperate.
D    They give the impresion that you are desperate.
A n s w e r : C
6. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Penny wise and pound foolish
A    Careless with large amounts, but not small
B    To act like a fool
C    An intelligent person who behaves foolishly
D    
Dissipating money without caring about
consequences
A n s w e r : A
7. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “You were making excuses.”
A    
He said that I had been making
excuses.
B    
He said that you were making
excuses.
C    
He said that you had been making
excuses.
D    
He said that I was making
excuses.
A n s w e r : A
  
.
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SSC CHSL 17th March 2023 Shift-2
English Language
1. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get into hot water
A    To get a costly gift
B    To get into trouble
C    To reach nowhere
D    A private end to serve
A n s w e r : B
2. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives in regions where water has becoming
increasingly scarce.
A    has becoming increasingly scarce.
B    lives in regions where water
C    More than 40 percent of the world’s population
D    No error
A n s w e r : A
3. Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Shapeless
A    Amorphous
B    Amortization
C    Amoral
D    Amorous
A n s w e r : A
4. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Lion like characteristics
A    Leonine
B    Feline
  
.
C    
Porcine
D    Lionize
A n s w e r : A
    
5. Choose the sentence with no spelling error
A    They give the impressin that you are desperate.
B    They give the impression that you are desparate.
C    They give the impression that you are desperate.
D    They give the impresion that you are desperate.
A n s w e r : C
6. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Penny wise and pound foolish
A    Careless with large amounts, but not small
B    To act like a fool
C    An intelligent person who behaves foolishly
D    
Dissipating money without caring about
consequences
A n s w e r : A
7. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “You were making excuses.”
A    
He said that I had been making
excuses.
B    
He said that you were making
excuses.
C    
He said that you had been making
excuses.
D    
He said that I was making
excuses.
A n s w e r : A
  
.
     
8. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Balloons filled with helium travel hundreds or even thousands of mile.
A    Balloons filled with helium
B    travel hundreds or
C    No error
D    even thousands of mile.
A n s w e r : D
9. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Abstinence
A    Gluttony
B    Celibacy
C    Continence
D    Control
A n s w e r : A
10. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Earwax is a helpful and ______ part of your body's defenses.
A    transparent
B    flowing
C    tedious
D    natural
A n s w e r : D
     
11. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A game that results neither in victory nor in defeat
A    Void
B    Cynic
C    Draw
  
.
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SSC CHSL 17th March 2023 Shift-2
English Language
1. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get into hot water
A    To get a costly gift
B    To get into trouble
C    To reach nowhere
D    A private end to serve
A n s w e r : B
2. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives in regions where water has becoming
increasingly scarce.
A    has becoming increasingly scarce.
B    lives in regions where water
C    More than 40 percent of the world’s population
D    No error
A n s w e r : A
3. Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Shapeless
A    Amorphous
B    Amortization
C    Amoral
D    Amorous
A n s w e r : A
4. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Lion like characteristics
A    Leonine
B    Feline
  
.
C    
Porcine
D    Lionize
A n s w e r : A
    
5. Choose the sentence with no spelling error
A    They give the impressin that you are desperate.
B    They give the impression that you are desparate.
C    They give the impression that you are desperate.
D    They give the impresion that you are desperate.
A n s w e r : C
6. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Penny wise and pound foolish
A    Careless with large amounts, but not small
B    To act like a fool
C    An intelligent person who behaves foolishly
D    
Dissipating money without caring about
consequences
A n s w e r : A
7. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “You were making excuses.”
A    
He said that I had been making
excuses.
B    
He said that you were making
excuses.
C    
He said that you had been making
excuses.
D    
He said that I was making
excuses.
A n s w e r : A
  
.
     
8. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Balloons filled with helium travel hundreds or even thousands of mile.
A    Balloons filled with helium
B    travel hundreds or
C    No error
D    even thousands of mile.
A n s w e r : D
9. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Abstinence
A    Gluttony
B    Celibacy
C    Continence
D    Control
A n s w e r : A
10. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Earwax is a helpful and ______ part of your body's defenses.
A    transparent
B    flowing
C    tedious
D    natural
A n s w e r : D
     
11. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A game that results neither in victory nor in defeat
A    Void
B    Cynic
C    Draw
  
.
D    
Fawn
A n s w e r : C
12. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. won the right to host the 2020 Games, explicitly stated that
Q. Tokyo 2020 represented a key way to open up Japanese
R. culture and people to the watching and visiting world
S. Shinzo Abe, who was prime minister at the time Japan
A    QRSP
B    RPQS
C    SRPQ
D    SPQR
A n s w e r : D
13. Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Someone who avoids other people's company.
A    Amiable
B    Gregarious
C    Reclusive
D    Amicable
A n s w e r : C
      
14. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
My father cooks breakfast every day.
A    Breakfast was being cooked every day by my father.
B    Breakfast was cooked every day by my father.
C    Breakfast is cooked every day by my father.
D    Breakfast was cook every day by my father.
A n s w e r : C
15. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Antsy
A    
Collected
  
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SSC CHSL 17th March 2023 Shift-2
English Language
1. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Get into hot water
A    To get a costly gift
B    To get into trouble
C    To reach nowhere
D    A private end to serve
A n s w e r : B
2. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives in regions where water has becoming
increasingly scarce.
A    has becoming increasingly scarce.
B    lives in regions where water
C    More than 40 percent of the world’s population
D    No error
A n s w e r : A
3. Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Shapeless
A    Amorphous
B    Amortization
C    Amoral
D    Amorous
A n s w e r : A
4. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Lion like characteristics
A    Leonine
B    Feline
  
.
C    
Porcine
D    Lionize
A n s w e r : A
    
5. Choose the sentence with no spelling error
A    They give the impressin that you are desperate.
B    They give the impression that you are desparate.
C    They give the impression that you are desperate.
D    They give the impresion that you are desperate.
A n s w e r : C
6. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Penny wise and pound foolish
A    Careless with large amounts, but not small
B    To act like a fool
C    An intelligent person who behaves foolishly
D    
Dissipating money without caring about
consequences
A n s w e r : A
7. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said, “You were making excuses.”
A    
He said that I had been making
excuses.
B    
He said that you were making
excuses.
C    
He said that you had been making
excuses.
D    
He said that I was making
excuses.
A n s w e r : A
  
.
     
8. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Balloons filled with helium travel hundreds or even thousands of mile.
A    Balloons filled with helium
B    travel hundreds or
C    No error
D    even thousands of mile.
A n s w e r : D
9. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Abstinence
A    Gluttony
B    Celibacy
C    Continence
D    Control
A n s w e r : A
10. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Earwax is a helpful and ______ part of your body's defenses.
A    transparent
B    flowing
C    tedious
D    natural
A n s w e r : D
     
11. Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A game that results neither in victory nor in defeat
A    Void
B    Cynic
C    Draw
  
.
D    
Fawn
A n s w e r : C
12. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. won the right to host the 2020 Games, explicitly stated that
Q. Tokyo 2020 represented a key way to open up Japanese
R. culture and people to the watching and visiting world
S. Shinzo Abe, who was prime minister at the time Japan
A    QRSP
B    RPQS
C    SRPQ
D    SPQR
A n s w e r : D
13. Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Someone who avoids other people's company.
A    Amiable
B    Gregarious
C    Reclusive
D    Amicable
A n s w e r : C
      
14. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
My father cooks breakfast every day.
A    Breakfast was being cooked every day by my father.
B    Breakfast was cooked every day by my father.
C    Breakfast is cooked every day by my father.
D    Breakfast was cook every day by my father.
A n s w e r : C
15. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Antsy
A    
Collected
  
.
B    
Perturbed
C    Pure
D    Adulation
A n s w e r : A
16. Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
A    Treasure
B    Poison
C    Mason
D    Clouwn
A n s w e r : D
       
17. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
He was rewarded for his meekness _______ and understanding heart.
A    wisest
B    on a wisely
C    with wiser
D    with a wise
A n s w e r : D
18. Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence
is grammatically correct.
The crime scene were surround by yellow tape.
A    No improvement
B    was surrounded
C    were surrounded
D    was surround
A n s w e r : B
19. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Ideal
  
.