SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 18.03.2020 (Shift-1) with detailed Solutions
SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 18.03.2020 (Shift-1)
Direction(1-2) In the
sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
1. Thomas is a man of word who
have been paying back the borrowed money in instalments.
(a) the borrowed money
(b) in instalments
(c) Thomas is a man of word
(d) who have been paying back
2. Though she was able to finish
the work on time, she couldn't do that out in fear.
(a) finish the work on
time,
(b) she couldn't do that
(c) Though she was able to
(d) out in fear
Direction(3-4) 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’.
3. As of you are
here with me, who cares about the outcome of the issue.
(a) So long (b) No
improvement
(c) As long to (d)
As long as
4. Before it was modified, the
Law provided with the owner could take possession of the goods at
any time.
(a) provided that (b) provided on
(c) No improvement (d)
provided as
Direction(5-6) Select
the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
5. I had a broken bone in the
hand which the doctor called a ______ and suggested immediate surgery.
(a) wound (b)
infection
(c) contamination (d)
fracture
6. She has shown a great interest
towards space science, since her early childhood and a passion to ______ the
outer space.
(a) elicit (b) entertain
(c) enlighten (d)
explore
7. Select the correct indirect
form of the given sentence.
Shanti asked me, "Why
did you keep this smartphone in the bin?"
(a) Shanti asked me why I
had kept that smartphone in the bin.
(b) Shanti asked me why I was keeping that smartphone in the
bin.
(c) Shanti asked me why I had been keeping that smartphone in
the bin.
(d) Shanti asked me why I kept that smartphone in the bin.
8. Select the correct passive
form of the given sentence.
The students have performed
a new version of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.
(a) A new version of
Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' has been performed by the students.
(b) Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' have been performed by the new
version of the students.
(c) Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' has been performed by the new
version of the students.
(d) A new version of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' have been
performed by the students.
Direction(9-10) Select
the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
9. Vanish into the air
(a) Perpetually postpone (b) otally dilute
(c) Permanently mix (d)
Completely disappear
10. Take one's hat off to someone
(a) Express anger (b) Display humility
(c) Indicate disapproval (d)
Show admiration
Direction(11-12) Select
the word which means the same as the group of words given.
11. A person who is neither well
experienced nor professional
(a) Amateur (b)
Proficient
(c) Veteran (d)
Expert
12. Something which is considered to
be very important
(a) Meagre (b) Cardinal (c) Scanty (d) Supplementary
Direction (13-14) Select
the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
13. JOVIAL
(a) Judgmental (b) Joyous
(c) Jealous (d)
Jeering
14. CHOOSY
(a) Productive (b) Frank
(c) Selective (d)
Tricky
Direction (15-16) Select
the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
15. EARTHLY
(a) Temperamental (b) Peripheral
(c) Celestial (d)
Temporal
16. OBSCURE
(a) Ambiguous (b) Clear
(c) Uncertain (d)
Vague
Direction (17-18) Select the wrongly spelt word.
17. (a) Selection (b) Conviction
(c) Defenition (d)
Valediction
18. (a) Collaborate (b) Comemorate
(c) Corporate (d)
Conjugate
Direction (19-20) Given
below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options select the one that
gives their correct order.
19. A. One day, a strange crow from
the west, landed on one of the branches.
B. There was a large mango tree deep inside a thick forest.
C. The branches were full of
leaves, which crackled when the storm blew.
D. Its branches spread in
all directions, lobbing a large shadow on the ground.
(a) BDCA (b) BCAD (c) CDBA (d)
ACDB
20. A. In the evening, Tejaswini
would sing songs praising the Lord.
B. She would go to the
Lord’s temple twice a day.
C. Tejaswini was known in
the village for her devotion to the Lord.
D. In the morning, she would
take with her a pot of milk and a bunch of flowers as offering.
(a) CADB (b) DCAB (c)
CBDA (d) ACDB
Direction (21-25):- 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.
The internet is fast becoming trusted by ____(21)______
children and adults as reliable and accurate ____(22)______ of information.
Through the internet children now have ____(23)______ to an almost endless
supply of information and opportunity for ____(24)______. However, there can be
real risks and dangers for an ____(25)______ child.
21. (a) Often (b) not only (c)
both (d) neither
22. (a) piece (b) deposit (c)
source (d) collection
23. (a) gathering (b) access
(c) ability (d)
easiness
24. (a) deliberation (b) intimation
(c) consultation (d)
interaction
25. (a) unsupervised (b) undeveloped
(c) unauthorized (d)
unparalleled
Solutions
1. (d) ‘has’ in
place of ‘have’
Subject ‘Thomas’ singular noun gS vr% singular
verb has dk use gksxkA
2. (d) ‘of’ in
place of ‘in’
Out of (because of) – used to show the
reason
Why someone does something. ¼ds dkj.k½
Eg. We didn’t publish the details
Out of consideration for the victim’s
family.
She decided to call her
ex-boyfriend out of curiosity.
vFkkZr~ og fear ¼Mj½ ds
dkj.k dke ugha dj ikbZ gkykafd og able FkhA
3. (d) As long as
‘so/as
long as’ idiom gSA
So/As
long as – since, to the extent that ¼tc rd] tgka rd½
Eg. So long as
there is a demand for these drugs, the financial incentive for drug dealers
will be there.
pw¡fd ;gka sentence convey dj jgk gS
fd tc rd rqe essjs lkFk gks issue ds outcome dh dksbZ
ijokg ugha djrkA
vr%
option
(d) correct answer gSA
ckfd
lHkh grammatically
incorrect options gSA
As of,
so long
rFkk as
long to
dksbZ structure ugha gksrkA
4. (a) ;gka nks clause dks tksM+k x;k gS blfy, conjunction dk use gksxkA
vr% option (b) provided on
grammatically incorrect gSaA
Option
(c) provided with Hkh grammatically incorrect + red-herring gSaA
D;ksafd
“Provide
somebody with something” dk structure gksrk gSA
Eg. We are here to provide the public with a
service.
vr% Option (a) correct answer gSA
Option
(d) irrelevant gSA
As
(conjunction) dk use fdlh pht dk reason crkus ds
fy, fd;k tkrk gSA
Eg. As you were out, I left a message.
5. (d) Backward reading esa] broken bone in the
hand……
vk;k gSA
vr% option (d) fracture
correct answer gSA
Fracture (N) – A
break in a bone or other hard material. ¼vfLFk Hkax½
Eg. She
suffered a wrist fracture when she slipped on the ice.
ckfd lHkh options irrelevant gSA
Note: Blank space ls igys article
‘a’
vk;k gSA rFkk ‘inflection’ vowel sound ls start gksrk gS
vr% ;g grammatically
incorrect gSA
Wound (N) – An
injury to part of the body, especially one in which a hole is made in the skin
using a weapon.
Eg. The nurse cleaned the
wound.
Structure:
• Wound to something—
Eg. He suffered a fatal wound to the abdomen.
Collocations:
Deep/serious/severe wound
Inflict/receive/suffer wound
Wound close/heal/bleed
Wound care/healing
A gunshot/stab wound
A bullet/knife/shrapnel wound
Infection (N) – the
act or process of causing or getting a disease. ¼laØe.k½
Eg.
The drugs slow down the progression of HIV infection.
Structure :
• Infection by something—
Eg. Birds are susceptible
to infection by the virus.
• Infection with something—
Eg. Infection with
malaria parasites may result in a wide variety of symptoms.
Collocations :
Nasty/serious/severe infection
Have/suffer/suffer from infection
Infection develop/occur/spread
To cause/prevent infection
Bacterial infection
Risk of infection
Contamination (N) –
the process or fact of making a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by
adding a substance that is dangerous or carries disease.
¼lanw"k.k½
Eg. Environmental contamination resulting from
human activities is a major health concern.
Collocations:
Radioactive contamination
Bacterial/chemical contamination
6. Backward reading ls irk pyrk
gS fd mls cpiu ls gh space science esa cgqr interest jgk gSA
rFkk Blank space ds ckn outer
space
vkk; gS ;kfu mls outer space ds ckjs esa tkuus dk passion gSA
vr%
option
(d) Explore correct answer gSA
Explore (V) – to
examine a subject or a possibility completely or carefully in order to find out
more about it. ¼;kstuk] irk yxkuk½
Eg. We will explore these ideas in more detail
in chapter 7.
Collocations:
Explore the possibility/ways
Explore a theme/an issue/idea
Explore the relationship
Explore the world
ckfd options (a) elicit, (b) entertain
irrelevant gSA
Elicit (V) – to get
information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty ¼lkj
fudkyuk] izkIr djuk½
Eg. I could elicit no response from him.
Collocations:
Elicit
Chuckle/comment/emotion
Entertain (V) – to
interest somebody or make somebody laugh in order to please them. ¼euksjatu
djuk½
Eg. The aim of the series is both to entertain
and inform.
Structure:
• Entertain somebody/yourself—
Eg. Afterwards live bands
will entertain the crowd.
• Entertain somebody/yourself with something—
Eg. He entertained us for
hours with his stories and jokes.
Option (c) enlighten red-herring gSA
Enlighten (V) – to
give somebody information so that they understand something better. ¼Li"V
djuk] tkudkjh nsuk] vkyksfdr djuk½
Eg. She didn’t enlighten him about her
background.
7. (a)
(a) Shanti asked me why I had kept that smartphone in the bin.
(b) Shanti asked me why I was keeping that smartphone in the bin. (wrong
use of tense)
(c) Shanti asked me why I had been keeping that smartphone in the bin. (wrong
use of tense)
(d) Shanti asked me why I kept that smartphone in the bin. (tense hasn’t been
changed)
8. (a) A new version of
Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' has been performed by the students.
fn;k x;k sentence
present perfect tense esa gSA
bldk
active/passive
formation—
Active – subject +
has/have + V3rd + object
Passive – object +
has/have + been + V3rd + by + subject
vr% option (a) correct answer gSA
9. (d) Completely disappear
Vanish
into the air – to disappear completely in a way that is
mysterious ¼iryh gok esa xk;c gks tkuk½
Eg. The papers seem to have vanished into thin
air.
The most suitable answer option (3).
10. (d) Show admiration
Take
one’s hat off to someone – to give (someone) Prasie or Credit ¼fdlh dh
iz’kalk djuk ;k Js; nsuk½
Eg. We all take off our hats to Janet for her recent promotion.
11. (a) Proficient
(adj.) – skilled and experienced ¼fdlh dke dks djus esa n{k½
Eg. We are a proficient swimmer.
Amateur (adj.) –
done for pleasure, not as a job. ¼[kq’kh ls fd;k x;k dk;Z tks ukSdjh
ds :i esa u gks½
Eg. She is an amateur in dancig.
Expert (N) – A
person with special knowledge or skill of training in something. ¼fo"k;
dk fo’ks"kK½
Eg. Police consulted their own team of
forensic experts.
Veteran (N) – a
person who had long experience in a particular field.
¼vuqHkoh@vuqHkoh O;fDr½
Eg. My grandfather is a veteran of the second
world war.
vr% Most suitable answer option (a) gSA
12. (b) Cardinal
Cardinal (N) – a priest at a high level in the church ¼ppZ mPp
Lrjh; iknjh½
Eg. His appointment as cardinal.
Scanty (Adj.) – too small in size or amount ¼cgqr de
ek=k½
Eg. They paid whatever they could out of their
scanty wages to their familiars.
Meagre (Adj.) – small amount/quantity ¼cgqr de½
Eg. They were forced to supplement their
meagre earnings.
Supplementary (Adj.) – provided in addition to something else
in order to improve or complete it (अतिरिक्त)
Eg. Supplementary exercises at the back of the
book.
13. (b) Joyous
Joyous (Adj.) – very happy ¼cgqr [kq’k½
Eg. She could now enjoy the joyous prospect of
being reunited with him again.
Jovial (Adj.) – happy and friendly ¼izlUu vkSj
fe=or½
Eg. He was in a jovial mood.
Judgmental (Adj.) – too quick to criticize people
¼yksxksa dh vkykspuk djuk½
Eg. Stop always being so judgemental!
Jeering (Adj.) – to laugh at somebody or shout rude
remarks at them to show that you do not respect them.(ताना)
Eg. The audience jeered loudly when he came on
stage.
Jealous (Adj.) – upset and angry because someone that
you love seems interested in another person. ¼lansgh] 'kadhu½
Eg. I was jealous of
Mary's new bicycle.
14. (c) Selective
Selective (Adj.) – careful in choosing ¼p;u djus ls lko/kku½
Eg. She is selective about the clothes she
buys.
Choosy (Adj.) – Taking excessive care when making a
choice.
Eg. She become very
choosy about food.
Frank (Adj.) – honest, sincere and truthful even if
there is a risk causing bad feelings. ¼fopkjksa vkSj Hkkoksa dks
Li"Vrk ls O;Dr djrk gS½
Eg. A long and frank discussion.
Production (N) – the process of making or growing goods to
be sold.
¼mRikfnr djus okyk½
Eg. The new model will be in production by the
end of the year. Tricky (Adj.) – difficult ¼isfpnk½
Eg. It can be tricky at first, but persevere.
15. (c) Celestial
Celestial (Adj.) – of the sky or of heaven ¼vkdk’k ls lacaf/kr½
Eg. The moon is a celestial body.
Earthly (Adj.)
–
relating to the earth or human life ¼lkalkfjd½
Eg.
Water is liquid at normal earthly temperatures.
Temperamental (Adj.) – (of a person) liable to unreasonable
changes of mood. ¼vfuf’pr LoHkko okyk½
Eg. A temperamental film star.
Peripheral (Adj.) – not as important as the main aim, part
etc. of something ¼de egRoiw.kZ½
Eg. The peripheral areas of Europe.
Temporal (Adj.) – connected with the real physical
world, not spiritual matters. ¼okLrfod] HkkSfrd lalkj ls lacaf/kr½
Eg. The cardinal should leave temporal affairs
to the government.
16. Clear
Clear (Adj.) – easy to see, hear or understand. ¼le>us] ns[kus esa
Li"V½
Eg. It was not clear what he wanted from us.
Obscure (Adj.) – not important or well-known ¼vizfl)½
Eg. His origins and parentage are obscure.
Uncertain (Adj.) – not sure ¼vfuf’pr½
Eg. We are still uncertain of the truth.
Vague (Adj.) – not clear
¼vLi"V½
Eg. Many patients suffer vague symptoms.
Ambiguous (Adj.) – having more or expressing than one
possible meaning sometimes intentionally.
¼,d ls vf/kd vFkZ fudkyuk½
Eg. The new clause is ambiguously worded.
17. (c) Defenition
Correct spelling – Definition
Definition (N) –
An exact statement or description of the nature scope or meaning of something.
¼ifjHkk"kk½
Eg. Our definition of
what constitutes poetry.
Selection (N) –
Choosing the act of someone of something ¼p;u djuk ;k pquk tkuk½
Eg. Such men decided the selection of
candidates.
Conviction (N) –
the act of finding somebody guilty of a crime in a court ¼nks"k
flf)@nks"k fl) djuk½
Eg. She had a previous conviction for a
similar offence.
Valediction (N) –
especially the act of something goodbye a formal speech. ¼fonkbZ
Hkk"k.k½
Eg. He lifted his hand and spread his palm in
valediction.
18. (b) Comemorate
Correct spelling – Commemorate
Commemorate
(V) – Recall and show respect for (someone/ something) ¼fdlh iwoZ
dh ?kVuk dks ;kn djuk½
Eg. Each
year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony.
Collaborate (V) – to work together with somebody in order
to produce or achieve something.¼fdlh ds lkFk dke djuk½
Eg. She collaborated with another author on
book.
Conjugate (V) – as the very according to
number person etc.
¼la;qXe½
Eg. Do
you know how to conjugate the verb "seek"?
Corporate (Adj.) – relating to a large company ¼cM+h daiuh
ls lacaf/kr½
Eg. The company is moving its corporate
headquarters from New York to Houston.
19. (a) BDCA
‘B’ esa crk;k
x;k gS fd ,d thick forest esa ,d large mango tree FkkA ‘D’
tree
ds fy, ‘its’
pronoun
vk;k gS fd bldh branches lHkh fn’kkvksa esa QSyh gqbZ FkhA
vr% B-D esa Neon
link
gS only
option (a) BDCA esa gSA
20. (c) CBDA
‘C’ esa Tejashwini dks introduce fd;k x;k
gSA ftl ij ckfd lHkh arguments based gSA vr% sequence
‘C’
ls start gksxhA
Option (a) CADB rFkk (c)
CBDA
nksuksa ‘C’ ls start gSA
Chronological order ls
‘D’ esa In the
morning
vk;k gSA rFkk ‘A’ esa In the evening vk;k gSA
vr%
D-A esa chronological
link
gSA
vr%
option
(c) CBDA correct answer gSA
21. Forward reading ls children rFkk Adults nksuksa dks
tksM+k x;k gSA rFkk ‘and’ vk;k gSA vr% option
(c) both correct answer gSA
Grammar
point:
Both …… and, not only … but also, neither …… nor ;s lHkh coordinating
conjunction gS tks same parts of speech dks connect djrs gSA
Both …… and - nks phtksa
ds chp link dks emphasis djrk gS rFkk
vdsys ‘and’ ls T;knk strong
connection cukrk gSA
Eg. Both Britain and France agree on the
treaty.
Not only…… but also – tc two
things
esa ls ge second thing ij FkksM+k extra emphases nsuk pkgrs
gS fd second
thing is even better or even worse, or wore surprising; or more impressive or
more shocking them the first thing.
Eg. She’s not only
beautiful but also very smart.
Neither…… nor - ;g nks Negative
alternatives dks connect djrk gSA
Eg. Neither Italy nor France got to the
quarter finals last year.
Option (a) often ¼vDlj½ red-herring gSA
ckfd
lHkh options
factually wrong gSA
22. Blank ls igys accurate rFkk ckn
esa information vk;k gSA
rFkk passage esa internet dh ckr gks
jgh gSA vr% option (c) source correct answer gSA
‘Source – of – income’ dk collocation Hkh gksrk
gSA
Source (N) – a
place, person or thing that you get something from. ¼L=ksr½
Eg. These fish are widely used as a food
source.
Structure:
• source of something—
Eg. Your local library
will be a useful source of information.
• from a source—
Eg. Funding come from a
wide variety of sources.
Collocations:
Excellent/Fertile/good source.
be/constitute/prove source
Energy/food source
Source of information/income/revenue.
Option (a) piece red-herring gSA
Option
(b) deposit o (d) collection irrelevant gSA
Deposit (N) – a sum
of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment. ¼tek½
Eg. I deposited over $3,000 this afternoon.
Structure:
• Deposit on something—
Eg. We’ have put down a 5% deposit on the
house.
Vocabulary point
Payment/premium/contribution/subscription/repayment/
deposit/installment.
;s lHkh words ‘amount of money’ ds fy, use gksrs gSA
Payment(N) – tks amount
of money
vkidks pay djuh gksrh
gS ;k act
of paying.
Eg. He received an
interim payment of £10,000.
Premium(N) – an
extra payment added to the basic rate (अधिमूल्य)
Eg. You have to pay a
high premium for express delivery.
Contribution(N) – a
gift or payment that is made to a person or an organization in order to help
pay for something
Eg. You can increase your monthly
contributions to the pension plan.
Subscription(N) – An
amount of money that you pay regularly to receive a service.
Eg. A monthly subscription
to Netflix.
Repayment(N) – The act
of paying back money that you have borrowed from a bank, etc.
Eg. The loan is due for repayment by the end
of the year.
Collection (N) – A
group of objects or people ¼laxzg½
Eg. There was a collection of books and shoes
on the floor.
23. ;gka children dks Internet ls feyus
okyh Information dh ckr gks
jgh gSA
rFkk Blank ds ckn information vk;k gSA
‘Access
– to information’ dk collocation gksrk gSA
vr%
option
(b) access correct answer gSA
Access (N) – the
opportunity or right to use something or to see somebody/something. ¼igqap½
Eg. High-speed internet access has become a
necessity.
Structure:
• Access to something/somebody—
Eg. You need a password
to get access to the computer system.
Collocation:
Access to information/services/resources
Access to healthcare/education
Access to markets.
Provide/allow access
Restrict/block access
Have/gain/get access
Access point/road/route
ckfd lHkh options irrelevant gSA
Gathering (N) – a
meeting of people for a particular purpose.¼laxzg.k½
Eg. He was asked to speak at a gathering of
religious leaders.
Ability (N) – the
fact that somebody/something is able to do something. ¼{kerk½
Eg. People with the disease may lose their
ability to communicate.
Collocations:
Exceptional/Extraordinary/great ability
Level of ability
Demonstrate/have/possess/retain ability
Uncanny ability
Easiness (N) – the
quality of being relaxed, pleasant and friendly. ¼vklkuh] ljyrk½
Eg. Their easiness with each other was
evident.
24. Option (a) deliberation
irrelevant gSA
Deliberation (N) – the
process of carefully considering or discussing something.
¼le>&cw>] lko/kkuh½
Eg. The deliberations of
the committee are completely confidential.
Option (b) Intimation irrelevant gSA
Intimation (N) – The
act of stating or of making it known, especially in an indirect way. ¼lwpuk]
bfRryk] izKkiu½
Eg. There was no intimation from his doctor
that his condition was serious.
Option (c) consultation red-herring gSaA
Consultation (N) – the
act of discussing something with somebody or with a group of people before
making a decision about it. ¼ijke’kZ] fopkj lHkk½
Eg. The company has promised wide consultation
on its expansion plans.
Structure:
• Consultation with somebody/something—
Eg. The decision was
taken after close consultation with local residents.
• In consultation with somebody/something—
Eg. Acting in
consultation with all the departments involved.
Collocations:
Close/extensive/full consultation
Have/hold consultation
Consultation document/paper/period/process
Option (d) interaction correct answer gSA
D;ksafd
internet ds ek/;e ls
social
media
rd igqap gksrh gSA
Interaction (N) – the
act of communicating with somebody, especially while you work, play or spend
time with them. ¼var% fØ;k] ikjLifjd fØ;k½
Eg. The interaction between performers and
their audience.
25. Backward reading ls] real
risk
rFkk danger dh ckr gks
jgh gS rFkk vkxs ‘child’ vk;k gSA
vr% option (a) unsupervised
most suitable answer gSA
D;ksafd
there
might be a chance that ‘children’ unwanted information or content rFkk access dj ldrs
gSaA
Unsupervised (adj.) –
without being watched; without somebody responsible for ensuring that things
are safe and correct. ¼vfufjf{kr½
Eg.
There are many dangers in a house for an unsupervised child.
ckfd lHkh options irrelevant gSA
Undeveloped (adj.) – vfodflr
Unauthorized (adj.) –
without official permission.
Eg.
No access for unauthorized personnel.
Collocations:
Unauthorized absence/access/biography/use
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