SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (7th June 2021) Shift-1 | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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SSC CHSL 7th June 2022 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Meagre
A    Civilised
B    miserable
C    Plentiful
D    sparse
A n s w e r : C
2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Slender
A    Lively
B    Energetic
C    Defame
D    Frail
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To draw a blank
A    To win by chance
B    To fake something
C    To be unsuccessful at eliciting a response
D    To get revenge
A n s w e r : C
4. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.
A    Copyright
B    Compose
C    Produce
D    Plagiarise
A n s w e r : D
    
  
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SSC CHSL 7th June 2022 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Meagre
A    Civilised
B    miserable
C    Plentiful
D    sparse
A n s w e r : C
2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Slender
A    Lively
B    Energetic
C    Defame
D    Frail
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To draw a blank
A    To win by chance
B    To fake something
C    To be unsuccessful at eliciting a response
D    To get revenge
A n s w e r : C
4. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.
A    Copyright
B    Compose
C    Produce
D    Plagiarise
A n s w e r : D
    
  
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5. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.
A    “Whether French is your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.
B    “Your mother tongue is French,” Kavi enquired Gina.
C    “French is your mother tongue,” Kavi told Gina.
D    “Is French your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.
A n s w e r : D
6. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank.
A major ________ of modern times is that we have come to assume that all creation is ________ to the material interests of us, the
homo-sapiens inhabiting earth, which has cut the _________ relationship we otherwise enjoyed with other constituents of
creation
A    fallacy, subservient, symbiotic
B    frankness, superior, disadvantageous
C    accuracy, domineering, encumbering
D    felicity, disobedient, hindering
A n s w e r : A
7. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank. We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of __________ education or lack of logical
______________.
A    indefinite, stupor
B    institutional, shiver
C    inadequate, rigour
D    inadvertent, snigger
A n s w e r : C
     
8. Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
Nadia had an apple and a________for breakfast.
A    pear
B    prier
C    pair
D    pare
A n s w e r : A
  
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SSC CHSL 7th June 2022 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Meagre
A    Civilised
B    miserable
C    Plentiful
D    sparse
A n s w e r : C
2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Slender
A    Lively
B    Energetic
C    Defame
D    Frail
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To draw a blank
A    To win by chance
B    To fake something
C    To be unsuccessful at eliciting a response
D    To get revenge
A n s w e r : C
4. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.
A    Copyright
B    Compose
C    Produce
D    Plagiarise
A n s w e r : D
    
  
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5. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.
A    “Whether French is your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.
B    “Your mother tongue is French,” Kavi enquired Gina.
C    “French is your mother tongue,” Kavi told Gina.
D    “Is French your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.
A n s w e r : D
6. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank.
A major ________ of modern times is that we have come to assume that all creation is ________ to the material interests of us, the
homo-sapiens inhabiting earth, which has cut the _________ relationship we otherwise enjoyed with other constituents of
creation
A    fallacy, subservient, symbiotic
B    frankness, superior, disadvantageous
C    accuracy, domineering, encumbering
D    felicity, disobedient, hindering
A n s w e r : A
7. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank. We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of __________ education or lack of logical
______________.
A    indefinite, stupor
B    institutional, shiver
C    inadequate, rigour
D    inadvertent, snigger
A n s w e r : C
     
8. Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
Nadia had an apple and a________for breakfast.
A    pear
B    prier
C    pair
D    pare
A n s w e r : A
  
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9. Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
a) Though she was a woman of slim build
b) Mrs. Hima Raman used to teach us geography at school
c) she was remarkably strong and energetic
d) She had beautiful eyes and a sharp nose
A    c,d,a,b
B    a,c,d,b
C    a,b,c,d
D    b,d,a,c
A n s w e r : D
10. Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of - doubtful?
The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.
A    decisive
B    played
C    adult
D    poverty
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
I wonder if the committee members changed________plans.
A    they’re
B    their
C    dare
D    there
A n s w e r : B
12. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Chastise
A    Discipline
B    Order
C    Sever ties
D    Chase
A n s w e r : A
13. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 
We are waiting to the arrival of our cousins from the West.
  
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SSC CHSL 7th June 2022 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Meagre
A    Civilised
B    miserable
C    Plentiful
D    sparse
A n s w e r : C
2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Slender
A    Lively
B    Energetic
C    Defame
D    Frail
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To draw a blank
A    To win by chance
B    To fake something
C    To be unsuccessful at eliciting a response
D    To get revenge
A n s w e r : C
4. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.
A    Copyright
B    Compose
C    Produce
D    Plagiarise
A n s w e r : D
    
  
.
5. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.
A    “Whether French is your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.
B    “Your mother tongue is French,” Kavi enquired Gina.
C    “French is your mother tongue,” Kavi told Gina.
D    “Is French your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.
A n s w e r : D
6. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank.
A major ________ of modern times is that we have come to assume that all creation is ________ to the material interests of us, the
homo-sapiens inhabiting earth, which has cut the _________ relationship we otherwise enjoyed with other constituents of
creation
A    fallacy, subservient, symbiotic
B    frankness, superior, disadvantageous
C    accuracy, domineering, encumbering
D    felicity, disobedient, hindering
A n s w e r : A
7. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank. We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of __________ education or lack of logical
______________.
A    indefinite, stupor
B    institutional, shiver
C    inadequate, rigour
D    inadvertent, snigger
A n s w e r : C
     
8. Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
Nadia had an apple and a________for breakfast.
A    pear
B    prier
C    pair
D    pare
A n s w e r : A
  
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9. Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
a) Though she was a woman of slim build
b) Mrs. Hima Raman used to teach us geography at school
c) she was remarkably strong and energetic
d) She had beautiful eyes and a sharp nose
A    c,d,a,b
B    a,c,d,b
C    a,b,c,d
D    b,d,a,c
A n s w e r : D
10. Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of - doubtful?
The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.
A    decisive
B    played
C    adult
D    poverty
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
I wonder if the committee members changed________plans.
A    they’re
B    their
C    dare
D    there
A n s w e r : B
12. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Chastise
A    Discipline
B    Order
C    Sever ties
D    Chase
A n s w e r : A
13. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 
We are waiting to the arrival of our cousins from the West.
  
.
A    at
B    towards
C    since
D    for
A n s w e r : D
      
14. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The news of the robbery spread faster than ________.
A    fire
B    wind
C    water
D    air
A n s w e r : A
15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Man of letters
A    Dancer
B    Scholar
C    Singer
D    Actor
A n s w e r : B
16. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Ignominy
A    Beneficial
B    Restorative
C    Pejorative
D    Glory
A n s w e r : D
       
17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Jump the gun
A    Start something too soon or act hastily
  
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SSC CHSL 7th June 2022 Shift-1
English Language
1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Meagre
A    Civilised
B    miserable
C    Plentiful
D    sparse
A n s w e r : C
2. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Slender
A    Lively
B    Energetic
C    Defame
D    Frail
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To draw a blank
A    To win by chance
B    To fake something
C    To be unsuccessful at eliciting a response
D    To get revenge
A n s w e r : C
4. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.
A    Copyright
B    Compose
C    Produce
D    Plagiarise
A n s w e r : D
    
  
.
5. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.
A    “Whether French is your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.
B    “Your mother tongue is French,” Kavi enquired Gina.
C    “French is your mother tongue,” Kavi told Gina.
D    “Is French your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.
A n s w e r : D
6. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank.
A major ________ of modern times is that we have come to assume that all creation is ________ to the material interests of us, the
homo-sapiens inhabiting earth, which has cut the _________ relationship we otherwise enjoyed with other constituents of
creation
A    fallacy, subservient, symbiotic
B    frankness, superior, disadvantageous
C    accuracy, domineering, encumbering
D    felicity, disobedient, hindering
A n s w e r : A
7. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank. We have already said that inconsistency is not a matter of __________ education or lack of logical
______________.
A    indefinite, stupor
B    institutional, shiver
C    inadequate, rigour
D    inadvertent, snigger
A n s w e r : C
     
8. Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
Nadia had an apple and a________for breakfast.
A    pear
B    prier
C    pair
D    pare
A n s w e r : A
  
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9. Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
a) Though she was a woman of slim build
b) Mrs. Hima Raman used to teach us geography at school
c) she was remarkably strong and energetic
d) She had beautiful eyes and a sharp nose
A    c,d,a,b
B    a,c,d,b
C    a,b,c,d
D    b,d,a,c
A n s w e r : D
10. Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of - doubtful?
The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.
A    decisive
B    played
C    adult
D    poverty
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
I wonder if the committee members changed________plans.
A    they’re
B    their
C    dare
D    there
A n s w e r : B
12. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Chastise
A    Discipline
B    Order
C    Sever ties
D    Chase
A n s w e r : A
13. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. 
We are waiting to the arrival of our cousins from the West.
  
.
A    at
B    towards
C    since
D    for
A n s w e r : D
      
14. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The news of the robbery spread faster than ________.
A    fire
B    wind
C    water
D    air
A n s w e r : A
15. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Man of letters
A    Dancer
B    Scholar
C    Singer
D    Actor
A n s w e r : B
16. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Ignominy
A    Beneficial
B    Restorative
C    Pejorative
D    Glory
A n s w e r : D
       
17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Jump the gun
A    Start something too soon or act hastily
  
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B    
Watch a person carefully
C    There is always a cost to do something
D    Intentionally raise a false alarm
A n s w e r : A
18. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 
They propose to build a dam for irrigation purposes
A    Build a dam for irrigation purposes.
B    For the irrigation purposes a dam has been built.
C    Irrigation dam is built.
D    It is proposed to build a dam for irrigation purposes.
A n s w e r : D
19. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Bestial
A    Brutish
B    Greedy
C    High-minded
D    Noble
A n s w e r : A
   
20. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The students stopped / their chatter / as soon as them noticed / the teacher enter the classroom.
A    their chatter
B    The students stopped
C    the teacher enter the classroom
D    as soon as them noticed
A n s w e r : D
Instructions [21 - 25 ]
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The (1)_________ of roads in the 1700s and 1800s made the (2)_________ of goods and people much easier. Many nobles and
businessmen (3)___________ their wealth in building bridges and tunnels. John Metcalfe was one of the most (4)__________ road builders
of this period. He was blind and felt the surface of the road. This was done to make sure that it met his (5)_________.
21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A    stagnation
  
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