SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (31st May 2021) Shift-2 | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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SSC CHSL 31st May 2022 Shift-2
English Language
1. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She will be / write her / examination by this / time tomorrow.
A    examination by this
B    time tomorrow
C    She will be
D    write her
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something that is pertaining to controversy
A    Poignancy
B    laudatory
C    Putative
D    Polemical
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The children sat _________ the tables instead of the chairs.
A    above
B    near
C    on
D    in
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.
A person as a source of intellectual light or moral inspiration
A    Lurch
B    Luminary
C    Luminaire
D    Lunette
A n s w e r : B
    
  
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SSC CHSL 31st May 2022 Shift-2
English Language
1. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She will be / write her / examination by this / time tomorrow.
A    examination by this
B    time tomorrow
C    She will be
D    write her
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something that is pertaining to controversy
A    Poignancy
B    laudatory
C    Putative
D    Polemical
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The children sat _________ the tables instead of the chairs.
A    above
B    near
C    on
D    in
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.
A person as a source of intellectual light or moral inspiration
A    Lurch
B    Luminary
C    Luminaire
D    Lunette
A n s w e r : B
    
  
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5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Impudent
A    Insolent
B    Confident
C    Triumphant
D    Polite
A n s w e r : D
6. Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the bracket.
Watching the setting sun and the _________________ (tranquil) surface of the water relaxes my mind.
A    calm
B    unsettled
C    moving
D    roaring
A n s w e r : A
7. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word
A    Wit
B    Witch
C    Wish
D    Whipe
A n s w e r : D
     
8. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A    Wisedom
B    Freedom
C    Boredom
D    Kingdom
A n s w e r : A
9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We love to go to the ____.
A    sea
B    she
  
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SSC CHSL 31st May 2022 Shift-2
English Language
1. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She will be / write her / examination by this / time tomorrow.
A    examination by this
B    time tomorrow
C    She will be
D    write her
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something that is pertaining to controversy
A    Poignancy
B    laudatory
C    Putative
D    Polemical
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The children sat _________ the tables instead of the chairs.
A    above
B    near
C    on
D    in
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.
A person as a source of intellectual light or moral inspiration
A    Lurch
B    Luminary
C    Luminaire
D    Lunette
A n s w e r : B
    
  
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5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Impudent
A    Insolent
B    Confident
C    Triumphant
D    Polite
A n s w e r : D
6. Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the bracket.
Watching the setting sun and the _________________ (tranquil) surface of the water relaxes my mind.
A    calm
B    unsettled
C    moving
D    roaring
A n s w e r : A
7. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word
A    Wit
B    Witch
C    Wish
D    Whipe
A n s w e r : D
     
8. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A    Wisedom
B    Freedom
C    Boredom
D    Kingdom
A n s w e r : A
9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We love to go to the ____.
A    sea
B    she
  
.
C    
saw
D    see
A n s w e r : A
10. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To pay lip service
A    To express loyalty, respect, or support for something insincerely
B    To face a risk
C    To pretend to be very old
D    To ignore what someone is saying
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Rhea and Heena are both great dancers, but Rhea is the best.
A    but Rhea is one of the best
B    but Rhea is better
C    and yet both of are equally good at it
D    but Rhea is good
A n s w e r : B
12. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 
In the theatre, the audience threw flowers on the screen.
A    In the theatre, flowers were thrown by the audience.
B    In the theatre, flowers had been thrown by the audience.
C    In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience.
D    In the theatre, flowers are thrown by the audience.
A n s w e r : A
13. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined part in the given sentence. 
This rule is necesary to maintain discipline.
A    nacessary
B    necessery
C    necessary
D    neccessary
A n s w e r : C
  
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SSC CHSL 31st May 2022 Shift-2
English Language
1. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She will be / write her / examination by this / time tomorrow.
A    examination by this
B    time tomorrow
C    She will be
D    write her
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something that is pertaining to controversy
A    Poignancy
B    laudatory
C    Putative
D    Polemical
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The children sat _________ the tables instead of the chairs.
A    above
B    near
C    on
D    in
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.
A person as a source of intellectual light or moral inspiration
A    Lurch
B    Luminary
C    Luminaire
D    Lunette
A n s w e r : B
    
  
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5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Impudent
A    Insolent
B    Confident
C    Triumphant
D    Polite
A n s w e r : D
6. Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the bracket.
Watching the setting sun and the _________________ (tranquil) surface of the water relaxes my mind.
A    calm
B    unsettled
C    moving
D    roaring
A n s w e r : A
7. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word
A    Wit
B    Witch
C    Wish
D    Whipe
A n s w e r : D
     
8. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A    Wisedom
B    Freedom
C    Boredom
D    Kingdom
A n s w e r : A
9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We love to go to the ____.
A    sea
B    she
  
.
C    
saw
D    see
A n s w e r : A
10. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To pay lip service
A    To express loyalty, respect, or support for something insincerely
B    To face a risk
C    To pretend to be very old
D    To ignore what someone is saying
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Rhea and Heena are both great dancers, but Rhea is the best.
A    but Rhea is one of the best
B    but Rhea is better
C    and yet both of are equally good at it
D    but Rhea is good
A n s w e r : B
12. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 
In the theatre, the audience threw flowers on the screen.
A    In the theatre, flowers were thrown by the audience.
B    In the theatre, flowers had been thrown by the audience.
C    In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience.
D    In the theatre, flowers are thrown by the audience.
A n s w e r : A
13. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined part in the given sentence. 
This rule is necesary to maintain discipline.
A    nacessary
B    necessery
C    necessary
D    neccessary
A n s w e r : C
  
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14. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A    Trustworthy
B    Bonafide
C    Solusion
D    Cultural
A n s w e r : C
15. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, the two great playwrights of the Elizabethan era, were living in the same time
period.
A    Chauvinists
B    Cosmopolitans
C    Contemporaries
D    Cynics
A n s w e r : C
16. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Judicious
A    Modest
B    Reserved
C    Foolish
D    Authoritative
A n s w e r : C
       
17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Every dog has his day
A    Every dog is treated well
B    Celebration of dogs as man’s best friend
C    Everyone has good luck or success at a point of time
D    Dogs are faithful animals
A n s w e r : C
  
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SSC CHSL 31st May 2022 Shift-2
English Language
1. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She will be / write her / examination by this / time tomorrow.
A    examination by this
B    time tomorrow
C    She will be
D    write her
A n s w e r : D
2. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something that is pertaining to controversy
A    Poignancy
B    laudatory
C    Putative
D    Polemical
A n s w e r : D
3. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The children sat _________ the tables instead of the chairs.
A    above
B    near
C    on
D    in
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.
A person as a source of intellectual light or moral inspiration
A    Lurch
B    Luminary
C    Luminaire
D    Lunette
A n s w e r : B
    
  
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5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Impudent
A    Insolent
B    Confident
C    Triumphant
D    Polite
A n s w e r : D
6. Complete the sentence with an appropriate synonym of the word mentioned in the bracket.
Watching the setting sun and the _________________ (tranquil) surface of the water relaxes my mind.
A    calm
B    unsettled
C    moving
D    roaring
A n s w e r : A
7. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word
A    Wit
B    Witch
C    Wish
D    Whipe
A n s w e r : D
     
8. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A    Wisedom
B    Freedom
C    Boredom
D    Kingdom
A n s w e r : A
9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We love to go to the ____.
A    sea
B    she
  
.
C    
saw
D    see
A n s w e r : A
10. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To pay lip service
A    To express loyalty, respect, or support for something insincerely
B    To face a risk
C    To pretend to be very old
D    To ignore what someone is saying
A n s w e r : A
     
11. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Rhea and Heena are both great dancers, but Rhea is the best.
A    but Rhea is one of the best
B    but Rhea is better
C    and yet both of are equally good at it
D    but Rhea is good
A n s w e r : B
12. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. 
In the theatre, the audience threw flowers on the screen.
A    In the theatre, flowers were thrown by the audience.
B    In the theatre, flowers had been thrown by the audience.
C    In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience.
D    In the theatre, flowers are thrown by the audience.
A n s w e r : A
13. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined part in the given sentence. 
This rule is necesary to maintain discipline.
A    nacessary
B    necessery
C    necessary
D    neccessary
A n s w e r : C
  
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14. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
A    Trustworthy
B    Bonafide
C    Solusion
D    Cultural
A n s w e r : C
15. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, the two great playwrights of the Elizabethan era, were living in the same time
period.
A    Chauvinists
B    Cosmopolitans
C    Contemporaries
D    Cynics
A n s w e r : C
16. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Judicious
A    Modest
B    Reserved
C    Foolish
D    Authoritative
A n s w e r : C
       
17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Every dog has his day
A    Every dog is treated well
B    Celebration of dogs as man’s best friend
C    Everyone has good luck or success at a point of time
D    Dogs are faithful animals
A n s w e r : C
  
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18. In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to
fill in each blank. Very carefully I ______ the tree I have referred to, and avoiding contact with the creepers, the upper _______
and leaves of which might have been visible from where the tiger was lying, I climbed to the fork, where I had a comfortable
seat and perfect _________
A    stalled, roots, visibility
B    starved, stem, disclosure
C    stormed, fruits, revelation
D    stalked, tendrils, concealment
A n s w e r : D
19. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Come about
A    To happen
B    To explode
C    To support
D    To deduce
A n s w e r : A
   
20. 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. The Taj Mahal's history is also one of the world's greatest love stories known to everyone. 
B. She was the neice of Meherunissa who was married to Prince Salim (later the Empress Nur Jahan.)
C. It all started in 1607, when Mughal Prince Khurram, first laid eyes on the lovely Arjumand Banu Begum. 
D. Khurram, the son of Emperor Jahangir, voiced his wish to marry Arjumand, and their marriage was celebrated with great
pomp.
A    ACBD
B    ACDB
C    BACD
D    ABCD
A n s w e r : A
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) ___________ that comes out of the story The Grasshopper and the Ant has to be subtly put to the children in such a way (2)
___________ they realise the worth of hard work, the pleasures of hard work and the comfort it offers. Laziness, which is a (3) __________
trait here, should be discouraged, (4) ___________ emphasizing on the (5) ___________ note which is hard work.
21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
A    value
  
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