SSC CHSL (Tier-1) Exams English and Comprehension Question & Answer 11 July 2019 Evening

SSC CHSL Tier 1 English and comprehension


Q1. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The crisis would __________ damage their reputation.

A. either

B. farther

C. further

D. neither

Correct Answer: further


Q2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The hotel room __________ of odour of leftover food.

A. smoked

B. reeked

C. flavored

D. traced

Correct Answer: reeked


Q3. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Our nation can make significant growth but if we all work collectively.

A. Our nation can

B. make significant growth

C. but if we all

D. work collectively

Correct Answer: but if we all


Q4. Select the word which meOptions: the same as the group of words given.

One who can use both hands efficiently

A. genius

B. ambidextrous

C. skillful

D. ambivalent

Correct Answer: ambidextrous


Q5. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. In fact, there are about 800 million mobile phone users now.

B. They have been in use in the country for over two decades.

C. Mobile companies are regularly bringing out phones with new features for these users.

D. There are billions of mobile phones in India today.

1. ABCD

2. ACBD

3. DCAB

4. DBAC

Correct Answer: DBAC


Q6. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

I will stop to refreshments at the next restaurant on the highway.

A. at the next restaurant

B. to refreshments

C. on the highway

D. I will stop

Correct Answer: to refreshments


Q7. Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

People living at the same time

A. friends

B. contemporaries

C. cosmopolitans

D. comrades

Correct Answer: contemporaries


Q8. 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.

Women in traditional costumes welcoming a foreign dignitaries.

A. welcome to foreign dignitaries

B. welcomed the foreign dignitaries

C. welcomes the foreigner dignitaries

D. No improvement

Correct Answer: welcomed the foreign dignitaries


Q9. 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.

With each passing day he was going in more trouble.

A. No improvement

B. he were going to

C. he are getting in

D. he was getting into

Correct Answer: he was getting into


Q10. Select the correctly spelt word.

A. counterfeit

B. countorfeit

C. counterfate

D. counterfiet

Correct Answer: counterfeit


Q11. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. One population lives in the Bwindi National Park in Uganda.

B. Mountain gorillas are some of the most threatened animals on the planet.

C. Only two groups of mountain gorillas remain.

D. The other group lives in the Virunga Mountains.

1. BDCA

2. ABCD

3. BCAD

4. CDBA

Correct Answer: BCAD


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.

Rivers around the world are (1) ________ with dangerous levels of antibiotics, (2) ________ to a recent study. Concentration of antibiotics in some waterways (3) ________ safety levels by 300 times. Researchers looked at several (4) ________ used antibiotics in rivers flowing (5) ________ 72 countries.

Q12. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1

A. fouled

B. infected

C. contaminated

D. tainted

Correct Answer: contaminated


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.

Rivers around the world are (1) ________ with dangerous levels of antibiotics, (2) ________ to a recent study. Concentration of antibiotics in some waterways (3) ________ safety levels by 300 times. Researchers looked at several (4) ________ used antibiotics in rivers flowing (5) ________ 72 countries.

Q13. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2

A. according

B. reported

C. consistent

D. conforming

Correct Answer: according


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.
Rivers around the world are (1) ________ with dangerous levels of antibiotics, (2) ________ to a recent study. Concentration of antibiotics in some waterways (3) ________ safety levels by 300 times. Researchers looked at several (4) ________ used antibiotics in rivers flowing (5) ________ 72 countries.

Q14. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3

A. excels

B. outpaces

C. outgrows

D. exceeds

Correct Answer: exceeds


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.

Rivers around the world are (1) ________ with dangerous levels of antibiotics, (2) ________ to a recent study. Concentration of antibiotics in some waterways (3) ________ safety levels by 300 times. Researchers looked at several (4) ________ used antibiotics in rivers flowing (5) ________ 72 countries.

Q15. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4

A. likely

B. commonly

C. badly

D. unusually

Correct Answer: commonly


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.

Rivers around the world are (1) ________ with dangerous levels of antibiotics, (2) ________ to a recent study. Concentration of antibiotics in some waterways (3) ________ safety levels by 300 times. Researchers looked at several (4) ________ used antibiotics in rivers flowing (5) ________ 72 countries.

Q16. Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5

A. below

B. through

C. with

D. above

Correct Answer: through


Q17. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

She has a good job and a happy family. She has best of both the worlds.

A. advantages and disadvantages

B. all the advantages

C. a contented family

D. a good career

Correct Answer: all the advantages


Q18 Select the correctly spelt word.

A. acquasition

B. acquisition

C. acquision

D. acquesition

Correct Answer: acquisition


Q19. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
CLIMAX

A. preface

B. culmination

C. prologue

D. epilogue

Correct Answer: culmination


Q20. Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The boss said to his employee, “I will be happy if you finish this project by evening.”

A. The boss told his employee he will be happy if he finished this project by evening.

B. The boss told his employee that he would be happy if he finished that project by evening.

C. The boss told his employee that he would be happy if he finishes that project by evening.

D. The boss told his employee that he would be happy if he will finish this project by evening.

Correct Answer: The boss told his employee that he would be happy if he finished that project by evening.


Q21. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
CONCLUSIVE

A. undeniable

B. clear

C. decisive

D. ambiguous

Correct Answer: ambiguous


Q22. Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
ROUTINE

A. different

B. accepted

C. normal

D. regular

Correct Answer: different


Q23. Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Everyone should obey traffic regulations.

A. Traffic regulations are obeyed by everyone.

B. Traffic regulations should be obey by everyone.

C. Traffic regulations will be obeyed by everyone.

D. Traffic regulations should be obeyed by everyone

Correct Answer: Traffic regulations should be obeyed by everyone.


Q24. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

I am not thinking of the solution to this problem. I will cross the bridge when I come to it.

A. let someone else deal with the problem

B. not deal with the problem at all

C. deal with something only when necessary

D. not even think about the problem

Correct Answer: deal with something only when necessary


Q25. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
MANUAL

A. dictionary

B. thesaurus

C. handbook

D. directory

Correct Answer: handbook


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