SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (15th March 2022) Shift-1 | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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SSC CHSL 15th March 2023 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Zero tolerance
A    To detect someone in the group is betraying the others
B    Riding in the front passenger seat of a car
C    To escape and not have to pay
D    A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The tigress was trailing the stag.
A    The stag had been trailed by the tigress.
B    The stag was trailed by the tigress.
C    The stag was trailing by the tigress.
D    The stag was being trailed by the tigress.
A n s w e r : D
3. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Elucidate
A    Obfuscate
B    Dilate
C    Magnify
D    Outdate
A n s w e r : A
4. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
A haze of panic blurred my vision; something terrible was close to ______.
A    happened
B    happening
C    happens
  
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SSC CHSL 15th March 2023 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Zero tolerance
A    To detect someone in the group is betraying the others
B    Riding in the front passenger seat of a car
C    To escape and not have to pay
D    A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The tigress was trailing the stag.
A    The stag had been trailed by the tigress.
B    The stag was trailed by the tigress.
C    The stag was trailing by the tigress.
D    The stag was being trailed by the tigress.
A n s w e r : D
3. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Elucidate
A    Obfuscate
B    Dilate
C    Magnify
D    Outdate
A n s w e r : A
4. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
A haze of panic blurred my vision; something terrible was close to ______.
A    happened
B    happening
C    happens
  
.
D    
has happened
A n s w e r : B
    
5. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
AWS offers various storage services that can ______ data for your website.
A    store
B    stack
C    pour
D    barge
A n s w e r : A
6. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
TIMID
A    SMELLY
B    COURAGEOUS
C    LUCID
D    CAREFUL
A n s w e r : B
7. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and
completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(That's one of the strongest swear word) in Spanish.
A    That is of the strongest swear words
B    That's the strongly swear words
C    That's one of the strongest swear words
D    No improvement
A n s w e r : D
     
8. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
No matter how many times I try, I always end up in the same ______.
  
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SSC CHSL 15th March 2023 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Zero tolerance
A    To detect someone in the group is betraying the others
B    Riding in the front passenger seat of a car
C    To escape and not have to pay
D    A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The tigress was trailing the stag.
A    The stag had been trailed by the tigress.
B    The stag was trailed by the tigress.
C    The stag was trailing by the tigress.
D    The stag was being trailed by the tigress.
A n s w e r : D
3. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Elucidate
A    Obfuscate
B    Dilate
C    Magnify
D    Outdate
A n s w e r : A
4. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
A haze of panic blurred my vision; something terrible was close to ______.
A    happened
B    happening
C    happens
  
.
D    
has happened
A n s w e r : B
    
5. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
AWS offers various storage services that can ______ data for your website.
A    store
B    stack
C    pour
D    barge
A n s w e r : A
6. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
TIMID
A    SMELLY
B    COURAGEOUS
C    LUCID
D    CAREFUL
A n s w e r : B
7. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and
completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(That's one of the strongest swear word) in Spanish.
A    That is of the strongest swear words
B    That's the strongly swear words
C    That's one of the strongest swear words
D    No improvement
A n s w e r : D
     
8. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
No matter how many times I try, I always end up in the same ______.
  
.
A    
sauce
B    meal
C    pickle
D    account
A n s w e r : C
9. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To bridge the gap
A    To reduce differences and reconcile
B    To push people apart
C    To mend a broken bridge
D    To slander someone
A n s w e r : A
10. Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below
Timorous
A    Brazen
B    Scared
C    Gutless
D    Reserved
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence
is grammatically correct.
I try to travelling lightly, packing only the bare essentials.
A    No improvement
B    travelled light
C    travels lightly
D    travel lightly
A n s w e r : D
  
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SSC CHSL 15th March 2023 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Zero tolerance
A    To detect someone in the group is betraying the others
B    Riding in the front passenger seat of a car
C    To escape and not have to pay
D    A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The tigress was trailing the stag.
A    The stag had been trailed by the tigress.
B    The stag was trailed by the tigress.
C    The stag was trailing by the tigress.
D    The stag was being trailed by the tigress.
A n s w e r : D
3. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Elucidate
A    Obfuscate
B    Dilate
C    Magnify
D    Outdate
A n s w e r : A
4. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
A haze of panic blurred my vision; something terrible was close to ______.
A    happened
B    happening
C    happens
  
.
D    
has happened
A n s w e r : B
    
5. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
AWS offers various storage services that can ______ data for your website.
A    store
B    stack
C    pour
D    barge
A n s w e r : A
6. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
TIMID
A    SMELLY
B    COURAGEOUS
C    LUCID
D    CAREFUL
A n s w e r : B
7. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and
completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(That's one of the strongest swear word) in Spanish.
A    That is of the strongest swear words
B    That's the strongly swear words
C    That's one of the strongest swear words
D    No improvement
A n s w e r : D
     
8. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
No matter how many times I try, I always end up in the same ______.
  
.
A    
sauce
B    meal
C    pickle
D    account
A n s w e r : C
9. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To bridge the gap
A    To reduce differences and reconcile
B    To push people apart
C    To mend a broken bridge
D    To slander someone
A n s w e r : A
10. Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below
Timorous
A    Brazen
B    Scared
C    Gutless
D    Reserved
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence
is grammatically correct.
I try to travelling lightly, packing only the bare essentials.
A    No improvement
B    travelled light
C    travels lightly
D    travel lightly
A n s w e r : D
  
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12. Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
Shubham said that his father was playing cricket with him.
A    Shubham said, “My father played cricket with me.”
B    Shubham said, “My father is playing cricket with me.”
C    Shubham said, “My father was playing cricket with me.”
D    Shubham said, “My father had played cricket with me.”
A n s w e r : B
13. Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
Study of human being & their ancestors through time.
A    Anthropology
B    Physiology
C    Biology
D    Ethnology
A n s w e r : A
      
14. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The team plans to
P. flowering and fruit production in apple trees
Q. use the data to get a better understanding of
R. health-promoting compounds of interest and employ
S. biotechnological approaches that could speed up
A    QRSP
B    PQRS
C    RSPQ
D    QSPR
A n s w e r : A
  
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SSC CHSL 15th March 2023 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Zero tolerance
A    To detect someone in the group is betraying the others
B    Riding in the front passenger seat of a car
C    To escape and not have to pay
D    A policy of not allowing any violations of a rule or law
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The tigress was trailing the stag.
A    The stag had been trailed by the tigress.
B    The stag was trailed by the tigress.
C    The stag was trailing by the tigress.
D    The stag was being trailed by the tigress.
A n s w e r : D
3. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Elucidate
A    Obfuscate
B    Dilate
C    Magnify
D    Outdate
A n s w e r : A
4. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
A haze of panic blurred my vision; something terrible was close to ______.
A    happened
B    happening
C    happens
  
.
D    
has happened
A n s w e r : B
    
5. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
AWS offers various storage services that can ______ data for your website.
A    store
B    stack
C    pour
D    barge
A n s w e r : A
6. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
TIMID
A    SMELLY
B    COURAGEOUS
C    LUCID
D    CAREFUL
A n s w e r : B
7. Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and
completes the sentence meaningfully. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’.
(That's one of the strongest swear word) in Spanish.
A    That is of the strongest swear words
B    That's the strongly swear words
C    That's one of the strongest swear words
D    No improvement
A n s w e r : D
     
8. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
No matter how many times I try, I always end up in the same ______.
  
.
A    
sauce
B    meal
C    pickle
D    account
A n s w e r : C
9. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
To bridge the gap
A    To reduce differences and reconcile
B    To push people apart
C    To mend a broken bridge
D    To slander someone
A n s w e r : A
10. Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below
Timorous
A    Brazen
B    Scared
C    Gutless
D    Reserved
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence
is grammatically correct.
I try to travelling lightly, packing only the bare essentials.
A    No improvement
B    travelled light
C    travels lightly
D    travel lightly
A n s w e r : D
  
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12. Choose the option that is the correct direct form of the sentence.
Shubham said that his father was playing cricket with him.
A    Shubham said, “My father played cricket with me.”
B    Shubham said, “My father is playing cricket with me.”
C    Shubham said, “My father was playing cricket with me.”
D    Shubham said, “My father had played cricket with me.”
A n s w e r : B
13. Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
Study of human being & their ancestors through time.
A    Anthropology
B    Physiology
C    Biology
D    Ethnology
A n s w e r : A
      
14. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
The team plans to
P. flowering and fruit production in apple trees
Q. use the data to get a better understanding of
R. health-promoting compounds of interest and employ
S. biotechnological approaches that could speed up
A    QRSP
B    PQRS
C    RSPQ
D    QSPR
A n s w e r : A
  
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15. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
The immediate context of the Dunkirk evacuation was Germany’s invasion of the Low Countries and
northern France in May 1940.
P. The Dutch defenders fell back westward, and by noon on May 12 German tanks were on the
outskirts of Rotterdam.
Q. Queen Wilhelmina and her government left the country for England on May 13, and the next day
the Dutch army surrendered to the Germans.
R. On May 10 the German blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands began with the capture by
parachutists of key bridges deep within the country, with the aim of opening the way for mobile
ground forces.
S. The invasion of Belgium also began on May 10, when German airborne troops landed on the
fortress of Eben Emael, immediately opposite Maastricht, and on bridges over the Albert Canal.
On May 11 the Belgian front was broken, and German tanks ran on westward while Belgian, French,
and British divisions fell back to a line between Antwerp and Namur.
A    PSRQ
B    RPQS
C    PRSQ
D    QPRS
A n s w e r : B
16. Select the wrongly spelt word.
A    Malleable
B    Nascent
C    Obsequious
D    Dissiminate
A n s w e r : D
       
17. Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
VAULT
A    Ration
B    Crypt
C    Raisins
D    Monarch
A n s w e r : B
  
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