Answers, Part 1- 25 questions, SSC- CHSL [T-1]

Part 1- 25 questions, SSC- CHSL [T-1]

Held on October 12, 2020 

English 

Q.1 Select the wrongly spelt word.

1. Awfully

2. Unruly

3. Unduly

4. Faithfuly✅

Expl.

Faithfully

Q.2 Select the wrongly spelt word.

1. Popularly

2. Beggarly

3. Jocularly

4. Sincearly✅

Expl.

Sincerely [correct]

Q.3 Select the most appropriate SYNONYM for the given word.

ASSERTION

1. Rejection

2. Continuation

3. Discussion

4. Declaration✅

Expl.

Assertion= a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

Rejection= the act of refusing to accept, use, or believe someone or something

Continuation= the fact of continuing or a thing that continues or follows from something else

Discussion= the activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas or opinions

Declaration= a formal public statement

Q.4 Select the most appropriate SYNONYM for the given word.

GUILE

1. Intuition

2. Deceit✅

3. Surfeit

4. Sincerity

Expl.

Guile= The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)/ Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Intuition= Instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)/ An impression that something might be the case

Deceit = A misleading falsehood/ The quality of being fraudulent

Surfeit= The state of being more than full/ A supply or amount of something that is more than needed; an excessive amount

Sincerity= The quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical

Cloze test:

Smartphones have become an essential part of our lives and their (5)______ usage is now impacting human behaviour. We need to (6)______ think about digital detox! Yes, the concept of disconnecting with (7)______ virtual world is not just a fad. It’s the need of the hour today.

The Global Brand Director of the smartphone Vivo in his speech nudged all smartphone users (8)______ a step backward and think. He said, “Let’s (9)______ our mobiles and pledge to be closer and nearer to our loved ones.”

Q.5. 1. exceeding 2. ✅excessive 3. exceedingly 4. exceed

Q.6. 1. series 2. seriousness 3. ✅seriously 4. serious

Q.7 1. ✅the 2. a 3. any 4. many

Q.8 1. ✅to take 2. to taking 3. taken 4. takes

Q.9 1. ✅switch off 2. switch in 3. switch over 4. switch up

Q.10 Voice:

The police beat a number of protestors last night.

1. A number of protestors were being beaten by the police last night.

2. A number of protestors had been beaten by the police last night.

3. A number of protestors has been beaten by the police the night before.

4. ✅A number of protestors were beaten by the police the night before. 

Q.11 Spot the error:

When I met Akbar Padamsee, one of a pioneers of Indian art, he was 87 but still alert and active.

1. but still alert and active

2. When I met

3. he was 87

4. ✅one of a pioneers of Indian art 

Q.12 Spot the error:

Your skill lie in cheering up people who are stressed out, wound up or generally just annoyed.

1. who are stressed out, wound up

2. in cheering up people

3. ✅Your skill lie

4. or generally just annoyed

Q.13 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word.

SURVEILLANCE

1. Neglect✅

2. Vigilance

3. Attack

4. Endurance

Expl.

Surveillance= Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

Neglect= Give little or no attention to

Vigilance= The process of paying close and continuous attention

Attack= Launch assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Endurance= The power to withstand hardship or stress

As nouns the difference between surveillance and vigilance is that surveillance is close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion while vigilance is alert watchfulness

Q.14 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM for the given word.

DEMOLISH

1. Obstruct

2. Abolish

3. Cherish

4. Construct✅

Expl.

Demolish= Destroy completely

Obstruct= Hinder or prevent the progress

Abolish= Do away with

Cherish= Be fond of/ be attached to/ to love somebody/something and look after him/her/it carefully

Construct= Make by combining materials and parts

Q.15 Improve the bracketed part:

Lenovo has launched ThinkPad XI Fold, the world’s first foldable laptop which is claimed [to be so durable as] its other devices.

1. No improvement

2. to be most durable as

3. to be very durable as

4. to be as durable as✅

Q.16 Improve the bracketed part:

It is reported that everyday [India witnessing the death] of over 2000 babies aged less than one year.

1. India will be witness the death

2. No improvement

3. India witnesses the death

4. India witness the death✅

Q.17 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Stir up a hornet’s nest

1. Call for dialogue

2. Lead a revolt

3. Provoke trouble✅

4. Destroy a nest

Q.18 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Up in arms

1. Throw up arms in joy

2. Divide into armed groups

3. Give up fighting and surrender

4. Angry about something✅

Q.19 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

Something that is genuine

1. Majestic

2. Unreal

3. Authentic✅

4. Academic

Expl.

Majestic= Having or displaying great dignity or nobility/ Superior to mundane matters, having a god-like quality

Unreal= not real

Authentic= Something that is genuine

Academic= Associated with academia or an academy

Q.20 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

That which is no longer useful

1. Redundant✅

2. Abundant

3. Reluctant

4. Dominant

Expl.

Redundant= That which is no longer useful

Abundant= Present in great quantity

Reluctant= Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

Dominant= Exercising influence or control

Q.21 Narration:

“Do you attend the film festival at Goa every year?” he asked.

1. He asked me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year.✅

2. He is asking me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year.

3. He had asked me if I was attending the film festival at Goa every year.

4. He asks me if I attend the film festival at Goa every year.

Q.22 Rearrangement:

A. The most well-known among them is the Purple Frog needing immediate protection.

B. The Secret Life of Frogs is the first ever film on the Amphibians of India.

C. The film has been shot extensively in the Western Ghats.

D. It showcases unique species of frogs which are critically endangered.

1. DCBA

2. BCDA✅

3. BCAD

4. CBDA

Q.23 Rearrangement:

A. This test is conducted on the fully automated Driving Test Track designed by Maruti Suzuki.

B. Each of these specific skills are to be tested and need to be completed successfully in under seven minutes by the candidate.

C. It is a fully-automated track having six segments to test specific driving skills.

D. The Regional Transport Offices of Delhi have recently introduced the new driving test.

1. BADC

2. DBAC

3. DACB✅

4. ADBC

Q.24 Fill in:

Padamse worked like a mathematician and was a true ______ who experimented with numerous mediums.

1. adversary

2. literary

3. voluntary

4. visionary✅

Expl.

Adversary= Someone who offers opposition

Literary= Of or relating to or characteristic of literature

Voluntary= Of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled

Visionary= A person with unusual powers of foresight/ Having great ambition, imagination or foresight when thinking about the future

Over the years he also worked with various mediums from oil painting, plastic emulsion, water colour, sculpture, printmaking, to computer graphics, and photography.

Q.25 Fill in:

If the video clip of the murder had not been shared on social media, the world would likely have remained ______ of the tragedy.

1. renowned

2. recognised

3. unaware✅

4. unconfirmed

Expl.

Renowned= Widely known and esteemed

Recognised= Provided with a secure reputation

Unaware= not aware

Unconfirmed= Not finally established or settled