SSC CHSL Tier-I Previous Year Paper (19 March 2020) Shift-1 | SSC CHSL Mock Test Series 2025 PDF Download

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Q.1 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. 
The invited guests preferred orange juice than hot coffee or chilled grapes.
Ans
1. or chilled grapes
2. than hot coffee
3. preferred orange juice
4. The invited guests
Question ID : 8161611708
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’. 
As many as I care for her, I still have to disagree with her on this topic.
Ans
1. As much as
2. As high as
3. As long to
4. No improvement
Question ID : 8161611718
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.3 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 
The coach received the members of the team with great excitement.
Ans
1. The members of the team had been received by the coach with great excitement.
2. The members of the team was received by the coach with great excitement.
3. The members of the team could be received by the coach with great excitement.
4. The members of the team were received by the coach with great excitement.
Question ID : 8161611705
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2019 Tier I
Roll Number 6001007032
Candidate
Name
CHANDRESH KUMAR DESHMUKH
Venue Name
iON Digital Zone iDZ Trinity 2 Headway 2 Kokta
Bypass Road
Exam Date 19/03/2020
Exam Time 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Subject CHSL Tier 1
Section : English Language (Basic Knowledge)
(1)
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Q.1 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. 
The invited guests preferred orange juice than hot coffee or chilled grapes.
Ans
1. or chilled grapes
2. than hot coffee
3. preferred orange juice
4. The invited guests
Question ID : 8161611708
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’. 
As many as I care for her, I still have to disagree with her on this topic.
Ans
1. As much as
2. As high as
3. As long to
4. No improvement
Question ID : 8161611718
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.3 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 
The coach received the members of the team with great excitement.
Ans
1. The members of the team had been received by the coach with great excitement.
2. The members of the team was received by the coach with great excitement.
3. The members of the team could be received by the coach with great excitement.
4. The members of the team were received by the coach with great excitement.
Question ID : 8161611705
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2019 Tier I
Roll Number 6001007032
Candidate
Name
CHANDRESH KUMAR DESHMUKH
Venue Name
iON Digital Zone iDZ Trinity 2 Headway 2 Kokta
Bypass Road
Exam Date 19/03/2020
Exam Time 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Subject CHSL Tier 1
Section : English Language (Basic Knowledge)
(1)
Q.4 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options select the one that
gives their correct order. 
A. Anush was very afraid of stray dogs. 
B. Anush’s mother saw the dog chasing her son. 
C. One evening, when a street dog barked at him, Anush turned and started running. 
D. The dog ran after him barking loudly and fiercely.
Ans
1. DCAB
2. ABCD
3. ACDB
4. ADBC
Question ID : 8161611715
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 5
Q.5 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Ans
1. reschedule
2. relocate
3. reinstate
4. restart
Question ID : 8161611710
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 6
Q.6 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Ans
1. their
2. its
3. their’s
4. it’s
Question ID : 8161611711
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
(2)
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Q.1 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. 
The invited guests preferred orange juice than hot coffee or chilled grapes.
Ans
1. or chilled grapes
2. than hot coffee
3. preferred orange juice
4. The invited guests
Question ID : 8161611708
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’. 
As many as I care for her, I still have to disagree with her on this topic.
Ans
1. As much as
2. As high as
3. As long to
4. No improvement
Question ID : 8161611718
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.3 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 
The coach received the members of the team with great excitement.
Ans
1. The members of the team had been received by the coach with great excitement.
2. The members of the team was received by the coach with great excitement.
3. The members of the team could be received by the coach with great excitement.
4. The members of the team were received by the coach with great excitement.
Question ID : 8161611705
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2019 Tier I
Roll Number 6001007032
Candidate
Name
CHANDRESH KUMAR DESHMUKH
Venue Name
iON Digital Zone iDZ Trinity 2 Headway 2 Kokta
Bypass Road
Exam Date 19/03/2020
Exam Time 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Subject CHSL Tier 1
Section : English Language (Basic Knowledge)
(1)
Q.4 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options select the one that
gives their correct order. 
A. Anush was very afraid of stray dogs. 
B. Anush’s mother saw the dog chasing her son. 
C. One evening, when a street dog barked at him, Anush turned and started running. 
D. The dog ran after him barking loudly and fiercely.
Ans
1. DCAB
2. ABCD
3. ACDB
4. ADBC
Question ID : 8161611715
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 5
Q.5 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Ans
1. reschedule
2. relocate
3. reinstate
4. restart
Question ID : 8161611710
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 6
Q.6 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Ans
1. their
2. its
3. their’s
4. it’s
Question ID : 8161611711
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
(2)
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
Ans
1. produced
2. bagged
3. hit
4. leaped
Question ID : 8161611712
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Ans
1. dissatisfied
2. conditionally
3. separate
4. severely
Question ID : 8161611713
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
(3)
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Q.1 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. 
The invited guests preferred orange juice than hot coffee or chilled grapes.
Ans
1. or chilled grapes
2. than hot coffee
3. preferred orange juice
4. The invited guests
Question ID : 8161611708
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’. 
As many as I care for her, I still have to disagree with her on this topic.
Ans
1. As much as
2. As high as
3. As long to
4. No improvement
Question ID : 8161611718
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.3 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 
The coach received the members of the team with great excitement.
Ans
1. The members of the team had been received by the coach with great excitement.
2. The members of the team was received by the coach with great excitement.
3. The members of the team could be received by the coach with great excitement.
4. The members of the team were received by the coach with great excitement.
Question ID : 8161611705
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2019 Tier I
Roll Number 6001007032
Candidate
Name
CHANDRESH KUMAR DESHMUKH
Venue Name
iON Digital Zone iDZ Trinity 2 Headway 2 Kokta
Bypass Road
Exam Date 19/03/2020
Exam Time 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Subject CHSL Tier 1
Section : English Language (Basic Knowledge)
(1)
Q.4 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options select the one that
gives their correct order. 
A. Anush was very afraid of stray dogs. 
B. Anush’s mother saw the dog chasing her son. 
C. One evening, when a street dog barked at him, Anush turned and started running. 
D. The dog ran after him barking loudly and fiercely.
Ans
1. DCAB
2. ABCD
3. ACDB
4. ADBC
Question ID : 8161611715
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 5
Q.5 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Ans
1. reschedule
2. relocate
3. reinstate
4. restart
Question ID : 8161611710
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 6
Q.6 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Ans
1. their
2. its
3. their’s
4. it’s
Question ID : 8161611711
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
(2)
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
Ans
1. produced
2. bagged
3. hit
4. leaped
Question ID : 8161611712
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Ans
1. dissatisfied
2. conditionally
3. separate
4. severely
Question ID : 8161611713
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
(3)
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
Ans
1. brain
2. respiratory
3. abdominal
4. renal
Question ID : 8161611714
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.10 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 
CASUAL
Ans
1. Planned
2. Informal
3. Inspirational
4. Immature
Question ID : 8161611719
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.11 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. 
The traveller inquired, "Will there be a shelter for strangers?”
Ans
1. The traveller inquired if would there be a shelter for strangers.
2. The traveller inquired if there will be a shelter for strangers.
3. The traveller inquired if there would be a shelter for strangers.
4. The traveller inquired whether will there be a shelter for strangers.
Question ID : 8161611706
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
(4)
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Q.1 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. 
The invited guests preferred orange juice than hot coffee or chilled grapes.
Ans
1. or chilled grapes
2. than hot coffee
3. preferred orange juice
4. The invited guests
Question ID : 8161611708
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.2 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No improvement’. 
As many as I care for her, I still have to disagree with her on this topic.
Ans
1. As much as
2. As high as
3. As long to
4. No improvement
Question ID : 8161611718
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.3 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. 
The coach received the members of the team with great excitement.
Ans
1. The members of the team had been received by the coach with great excitement.
2. The members of the team was received by the coach with great excitement.
3. The members of the team could be received by the coach with great excitement.
4. The members of the team were received by the coach with great excitement.
Question ID : 8161611705
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2019 Tier I
Roll Number 6001007032
Candidate
Name
CHANDRESH KUMAR DESHMUKH
Venue Name
iON Digital Zone iDZ Trinity 2 Headway 2 Kokta
Bypass Road
Exam Date 19/03/2020
Exam Time 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Subject CHSL Tier 1
Section : English Language (Basic Knowledge)
(1)
Q.4 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options select the one that
gives their correct order. 
A. Anush was very afraid of stray dogs. 
B. Anush’s mother saw the dog chasing her son. 
C. One evening, when a street dog barked at him, Anush turned and started running. 
D. The dog ran after him barking loudly and fiercely.
Ans
1. DCAB
2. ABCD
3. ACDB
4. ADBC
Question ID : 8161611715
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 5
Q.5 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Ans
1. reschedule
2. relocate
3. reinstate
4. restart
Question ID : 8161611710
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 6
Q.6 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Ans
1. their
2. its
3. their’s
4. it’s
Question ID : 8161611711
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
(2)
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 7
Q.7 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
Ans
1. produced
2. bagged
3. hit
4. leaped
Question ID : 8161611712
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 8
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Ans
1. dissatisfied
2. conditionally
3. separate
4. severely
Question ID : 8161611713
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
(3)
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Families, particularly those with children and who have the means, are opting to (1)______
from Delhi driven by the increasing air pollution and (2)______ impact on health. Delhi’s Air
Quality Index had (3)______ a three-year-low this year, post-Diwali, creating a (4)______
polluted atmosphere which led to (5)______ problems in many, forcing people to wear masks
outdoors and install air purifiers at home.
SubQuestion No : 9
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
Ans
1. brain
2. respiratory
3. abdominal
4. renal
Question ID : 8161611714
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.10 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. 
CASUAL
Ans
1. Planned
2. Informal
3. Inspirational
4. Immature
Question ID : 8161611719
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.11 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. 
The traveller inquired, "Will there be a shelter for strangers?”
Ans
1. The traveller inquired if would there be a shelter for strangers.
2. The traveller inquired if there will be a shelter for strangers.
3. The traveller inquired if there would be a shelter for strangers.
4. The traveller inquired whether will there be a shelter for strangers.
Question ID : 8161611706
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
(4)
Q.12 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 
Every cloud has a silver lining
Ans
1. Something disheartening is there in any happy situation
2. Something promising is there in any difficult situation
3. Something interesting is there in any colourful situation
4. Something irritating is there in any joyous situation
Question ID : 8161611721
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.13 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. 
The ______ part of this issue is that the investigation officer himself turned out to be
the culprit.
Ans
1. primary
2. major
3. funniest
4. real
Question ID : 8161611730
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.14 Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options select the one that
gives their correct order. 
A. Navin and Jathin gathered a group of young men and trained them in fighting. 
B. They wanted to build their own village where people could live without fear. 
C. They lived in a jungle hideout on the banks of a river in the village. 
D. Navin and Jathin were brothers and brave fighters.
Ans
1. DCBA
2. DCAB
3. DBCA
4. DBAC
Question ID : 8161611716
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.15 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 
Made out of whole cloth
Ans
1. Entirely fabricated though believable
2. Entirely false though convincing
3. Entirely false and fabricated
4. Entirely true and convincing
Question ID : 8161611722
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
(5)