SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 21.10.2020 (Shift – 2) with detailed Solutions

SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 21.10.2020 (Shift – 2) with detailed Solutions

SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 21.10.2020 (Shift – 2)

 


        Direction (1-2) In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

1.    You must make a choice immediately because there is few time left.

        (a) a choice immediately        (b) because there is

        (c) few time left         (d) You must make

2.    Subhash Gidwani is selling dolls, which are type of Madhya Pradesh’s village culture, at the Annual Dastakar Bazaar, held in January every year in Delhi.

        (a) which are type of Madhya Pradesh’s village culture

        (b) held in January every year in Delhi

        (c) Subhash Gidwani is selling dolls

        (d) in the annual Dastakar Bazaar

        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.    For the last two years Shweta has being diligently working with Rohingya refugees to create colourful table mats using their local weaving techniques.

        (a) have been                                (b) have being

        (c) No improvement                  (d) has been

4.    The Delhi Birla International School alumnus occupy leading positions in different areas of profession and service.

        (a) alumni occupy     (b) alumnus occupying

        (c) alumnus occupies                (d) No improvement

        Direction (5-6) Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

5.    The police used tear gas to ______ the crowd.

        (a) attack                       (b) disburse

        (c) collect                      (d) disperse

6.    Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

        Ritu is an ______ reader. I always find her with a book.

        (a) irritated                                    (b) avid

        (c) inattentive             (d) erratic

7.    Select the correct indirect form of given sentence.

        The foreigner said to the farmer, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest hotel?”

        (a) The foreigner exclaimed with the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.

        (b) The foreigner suggested the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.

        (c) The foreigner enquired of the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.

        (d) The foreigner told the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.

8.    Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

        Chhattisgarh organised the first ever ‘All India Folk Dance Festival’ in January 2020.

        (a) The first ever ‘All India Folk Dance Festival’ was organised by the Chhattisgarh State in January 2020.

        (b) The first ever ‘All India Folk Dance Festival’ was being organised by the Chhattisgarh State in January 2020.

        (c) The first ever ‘All India Folk Dance Festival’ had been organised by the Chhattisgarh State in January 2020.

        (d) The first ever ‘All India Folk Dance Festival’ will be organised by the Chhattisgarh State in January 2020.

        Direction (9-10) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

9.    Take something with a pinch of salt

        (a) To think of oneself as always right

        (b) To consider everyone a liar

        (c) To believe only part of something

        (d) To take long to understand what is being said

10. Full of sound and fury

        (a) An angry and unruly mob

        (b) Someone who gets angry very quickly

        (c) Merely loud and angry words but ineffective

        (d) A fiery and effective speaker

        Direction (11-12) Select the word that means the same as the given group of words.

11. A person weak and disabled by illness

        (a) Athlete                                      (b) Invalid

        (c) Activist                                      (d) Petitioner

12. Happening every two years

        (a) Biannual                                   (b) Biennial

        (c) Centennial             (d) Triennial

        Direction (13-14) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

13  PEDIGREE
(a)
Forbidden              (b) Illegitimate

        (c) Lineage                                     (d) Mongrel

14. CONGENIAL
(a)
Compatible           (b) Bombastic

        (c) Aloof                         (d) Servile

        Direction (15-16) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

15. PROLIFIC 
(a)
Unproductive       (b) Abundant

        (c) Several                                       (d) Rich

16. PACIFIST
(a)
Orator                      (b) Peace-maker

        (c) Warmonger           (d) Nihilist

        Direction (17-18) Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

17. (a) Pnemonia                                (b) Deviation

        (c) Miscellaneous      (d) Preamble

18. (a) Expanse                                   (b) Resultant

        (c) Constraint                                (d) Conscentious

19. Direction (19-20) Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

        A. Finally, she takes the decision to go searching for livelihood in the nearby town.

        B. They are: Lakua and his wife, Nathuni.

        C. The latter, burdened with a paralytic husband and two children, battles to survive.

        D. The film ‘Wayfarers’ narrates the journey of a poor couple in Jharkhand.
(a)
DBCA   (b) DBAC (c) CDAB                    (d) BACD

20. A. The Emperor would view the comic acts from the jharokha, a special window of his palace.

        B. On the festival of Holi, the Emperor was entertained with mimicry, impersonation and play-acting.

        C. Bahadur Shah Jafar’s life and times are described in a book called ‘City of my heart.’

        D. Finally, the most talented of the performers would be generously awarded by the king.

        (a) ADBC   (b) CBAD (c) DACB                    (d) CDBA

        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.
All her life Ms. Foster had a great fear of missing a train, a plane, a boat or (21)______ a theatre curtain. In other respects, she was not a (22)______ nervous woman. But the mere thought of
(23)______ on occasions like these would throw her (24)______ such a nervous state that a tiny muscle in the corner of her left eye would (25)______ twitch .This would disappear once she had boarded the plane etc.

21. (a) hardly                      (b) even     

        (c) extremely               (d) quite

22. (a) particularly           (b) usual    

        (c) general                    (d) particular

23. (a) being late               (b) be later              

        (c) be late                      (d) being later

24. (a) away                         (b) into 

        (c) up                               (d) in

25. (a)begun over             (b) begun to            

        (c) begin to                   (d) begin over

 

Solutions

 

1.   (c)a little’ in place of ‘few’

        Noun ds :i esa ‘time’ vk;k gS tks ,d period of time ds reference esa use gqvk gS tks fdlh dk;Z ds djus ds fy, cpk gS blfy, ;g ,d uncountable noun gSA uncountable noun ds lkFk little dk use fd;k tkrk gSA

        Time (N) : an amount of time; the amount of time available to work, rest, etc. (le;)

        Eg. A great deal of time has been spent on developing this software.

        A little dk use uncountable nouns ls igys ^dqN ¼in positive sensen½* ds vFkZ esa fd;k tkrk gSA

    Eg. I have little milk, I can’t make tea for you.

        ‘few’ dk use plural countable noun ls igys ^ux.; ¼uk ds cjkcj½* ds vFkZ esa fd;k tkrk gSA

        Eg. I have few moments on my own.

        I have few friends, I feel very lonely.

2.    (a) types’ in place of ‘type’

        ‘are’ plural verb gS blfy, blds lkFk plural noun vk,xkA

        ;gka ‘are’ ‘dolls’ ds fy, vk;k gS ‘which’ (relative pronouns) dk antecedent gSA

    Types ‘dolls’ dks represented dj jgk gSA

3.    (d) Has been

        Has/have/had ds ckn ges’kk V3rd dk use fd;k tkrk gSA

        Eg. They have been working a project for 4 years.

        vr% option (b) have being, (c) has being grammatically incorrect gSA

    Underlined part ls igys subject (Shweta) singular vk;k gSA vr% Verb Hkh Singular vk,xhA

    Option (a) have been Hkh grammatically incorrect gSA

    vr% option (d) has been correct answer gSA

4.    (a) alumni occupy

        Underlined part ds ckn ‘leading positions’ vk;k gS ;kfu ;gka cgqr lkjs yksxksa dh ckr gks jgh gSA vr% option (a) alumni occupy correct answer gSA

        Alumnus (N) – singular gSA

        Alumnus – a former male student of a school, college or university ¼HkwriwoZ Nk=½

    Eg. My father is an alumnus of  UCLA.

    Alumni (N) - plural gSA

    Alumni – the former male and female students of a school, college or university.

        Eg. Boston university has a very active alumni community.

        vr% 'ks"k lHkh options grammatically incorrect gSA

5.    Tear gas dk use police rFkk armed forces }kjk crowed dks control djus ds fy, fd;k tkrk gSA tear gas ls vk¡[kksa esa tyu gksrh gS rFkk vkWl vkrs gSA

    vr% option (d) disperse correct answer gSA

    Disperse (V) – to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this. ¼fc[ksjuk] fNrjuk½

    Eg. When the rain came down the crowds started to disperse.

        Police dispersed the crowd that had gathered.

        Option (a) attack rFkk (c) collect factually wrong gSA

    Attack izgkj djuk

    Collect bdV~Bk djuk

    Option (b) disburse irrelevant gSA

    Disburse (V) – to pay out money, usually from an amount that has been collected for a particular purpose ¼pqdkuk½

    Eg. The funds were to be disbursed in two installments.

6.    Forward reading ls] og ges’kk book ds lkFk gh ikbZ tkrh gSA ;kfu mls books i<+us dk cgqr 'kkSd gksxkA

        Avid-reader ,d collocation gSA

        vr% option (b) Avid correct answer gSA

    Avid (adj.) – Very enthusiastic about something (often a hobby) ¼mRlqd½

    Eg. She has taken an avid interest in the project.

        ckdh lHkh options factually wrong gSA

    Irritated (adj.) – annoyed or angry ¼[khtk gqvk] dqfir½

    Eg. She was getting more and more irritated at his comments.

        Inattentive (adj.) – not paying attention to something /somebody.  ¼vlko/kku, ykijokg)

    Eg. He was wholly inattentive to the needs of his children.

        Erratic (adj.) – not happening at regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; that you cannot rely on. ¼vfu;fer] vfLFkj½

    Eg. The electricity supply here is quite erratic.

7.   (c)

        (a) The foreigner exclaimed with the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel. (Wrong use of Reporting verb)

        (b) The foreigner suggested the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel. (Wrong use of Reporting verb)

        (c) The foreigner enquired of the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.

        (d) The foreigner told the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest hotel. (Wrong use of Reporting verb)

8.   (a) fn;k x;k sentence simple past tense esa gSA

        Bls active/passive esa change djus dk Rule—

    Active – Subject + V2nd + Object

        Passive – Object + was/were + V3rd + by + Subject

        vr% option (a) correct answer gSA

9.   (c) To believe only part of something

        Take something with a pinch of salt – not true or accurate

        Some arguments ¼lansg ds lkFk½

   Eg. You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, because she tends to exaggerate.

        vr% option (c) “To believe only part of something” most suitable answer gSA

10.        (c) Someone who gets angry very quickly

        Full of sound and fury -  loud and angry words that attract.

        A lot of attention but do nothing useful. (jks"k ls Hkjk gqvk ysfdu vizHkkfor)

        Eg. The town meeting created lots of sound and fury, but no resolution.

        vr: option (c) Merely loud and angry words but ineffective  correct  answer gksxkA

11.        (b) Invalid (N)– a person who has been very ill for a long time and needs to be looked after (jksxh)

        Eg. His invalid father is becoming a burden.

        Athlete (N) – any person takes part in sports activity. ¼dksbZ Hkh O;fDr tks [ksydwn xfrfof/k;ksa esa Hkkx ysrk gksA½

    Eg. Athletes from around the world will be competing at the Olympics.

        Activist (N) – a person who takes action to cause political or social change, usually as a member of a group. (lfØ; izfrHkkxh)

    Eg. he has been a trade union activist for many years.

    Petitioner (N) – a person who present a petition to an authority in respect of a particular cause. ¼;kfpdk nk;j drkZ@vthZ yxkus okyk½

    Eg. The claim by the petitioner for social support is dismissed.

        vr: option (b) correct  answer gksxkA

12.        (b) Biennial

        Biennial (adj.) happening once every two year ¼fnokf"kZd] gj nks o"kZ esa gksus okyk½

        Biannual (adj.) – happening twice a year. (,d lky esa nks ckj)

        Centennial (adj.) – hundredth anniversary ¼100 lky esa ,d ckj½

        Triennial (adj.) – recurring every three year.¼rhu lky esa ,d ckj½

        vr: option (b) correct  answer gksxkA

13.        (c) Lineage

        Lineage (N) the series of families that somebody comes from originally ¼oa’k] oa’kkoyh] oa’kkuqØe½

        Eg. We belong to the same lineage.

        Pedigree (N) – a person’s family history ¼oa’kkoyh½

    Eg. They are looking for animals with pedigrees.

        Forbidden (adj.) – banned, useless ¼oftZr] vuqi;ksxh½

    Eg. The sale of cigarettes/alcohol is forbidden.

        Illegitimate (adj.) – not allowed by law, not standards rules ¼xSj dkuwuh fu;e] fcuk ekud fu;e½

    Eg. They were fired from their jobs for illegitimate reasons.

        Mongrel (N) – Mixed breed ¼ladj tkfr)

        Eg. The dog an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.

        vr: option (c) correct  answer gksxkA

14. Compatible

        Compatible (adj.) suitable to be used together ¼lksgnziw.kZ@vuqdqy½

        Eg. The new system will be compatible with existing equipment.

        Congenial (adj.) - pleasant ¼lksgnz;Ziw.kZ½

     Eg. I find this aspect of my job particularly congenial.

        Bombastic (adj.) – high sounding but with little meaning ¼<+ksaxh] vkMacj iw.kZ½

    Eg. Bombastic music that drowned out what anyone was saying.

        Aloof (adj.) – not friendly ¼fcuk esyfeyki ds½

    Eg. The new kid in our school is aloof  and does not talk to anyone.

         Servile (adj.) – wanting too much to please somebody ¼[kq’kkEnh] pkiywlh½

    Eg. He bowed his head in a servile manner.

    vr: option (a) correct  answer gksxkA

15.        (a) Unproductive

        Unproductive (adj.) not achieving much not very useful ¼fcuk dke dh@vuqoZj½

        Eg. I have had a very unproductive day.

        Prolific (adj.) – highly productive ¼moZjrk@cgqltZd½

    Eg. Linguist was a prolific writer in many fields

        Abundant (adj.) – existing in very large quantities ¼Hkjiwj½

    Eg. The river banks were abundant in beautiful wild plants.

        Several (adj.) – more than two but not very many; a few (,dkf/kd)

    Eg. It took her several days to recover from the shock.

        Rich (N) – not poor, people with a lot money or property ¼/kuhyksx]½

    Eg. Rich countries can afford to spend money on the environment.

        vr: option (a) correct  answer gksxkA

16.        (c) Warmonger

        Warmonger (N) – A person who encourages or advocates aggression towards countries. ¼taxckt O;fDr ;k lewg½

        Eg. When the bombing started they quickly lined up behind the warmongers.

        Pacifist (N) – antiwar ¼;q) fojks/kh½

    Eg. There are three main schools of pacifist thought.

    Orator (N) – speaker ¼O;k[;rk] izoDrk½

    Eg. It is true his oratorial skills are only matched by this prowess as an actor.

        Peace-maker (N) – A person who brings about peace especially by reconciling adversaries. ¼,d O;fDr tks fd lqyg djrk gSA½

    Eg. The us sees itself as a peacemaker in the region.

        Nihilist (N) – A person who believes that life is meaning and rejects all religious and moral principle. ¼’kqU;oknh O;fDr½

    Eg. It is impossible to argue against nihilist.

        vr: option (c) correct  answer gksxkA

17. (a) Pnemonia

    Correct spelling – Pneumonia

        Pneumonia (N) a serious lung infection (fueksfu;k)

    Eg. kennel cough can progress into pneumonia if left untreated.

        Deviation (N) - the act of moving away from what is normal or acceptable (fopyu)

        Eg. Having juice instead of coffee was a deviation from his usual routine.

        Miscellaneous (adj.) – A collection or group of members or elements of different kinds. ¼fofo/k½

    Eg. She gave me some money to cover any miscellaneous expenses.

    Preamble (N) – An introduction to something you say. (izLrkouk)

    Eg. The preamble of the novel briefly introduces the contents of the book.

        vr: option (a) correct  answer gksxkA        

18.        (d) Consentions

        Correct spelling – Conscientious

        Conscientious (adj.) – In a thorough and responsible way. ¼bZekunkj ;k ftEesnkj O;fDr½

    Eg. He applied himself conscientiously to his profession.

        Expanse (N) a wide and open area of something, especially land or water.¼QSyko] izlkj.k½

    Eg. She gazed at the immense expanse of the sea.

        Resultant (adj.) Produced as a result of something ¼ifj.kke Lo:i½

    Eg. If you push something , the resultant force will be for that thing to move forward in the same direction.

        Constraint (V) something that limits. ¼izfrcf/kar½

        Eg. He feel constraint in her presence.

        vr: option (d) correct  answer gksxkA

       

19.        (a) ‘D’ esa ,d film ‘Wayfarers’ ds ckjs esa crk;k x;k gS ftl ij ckfd lHkh arguments based gSA vr% sequence ‘D’ ls Start gksxhA

        Option (a) DBCA o (b) DBAC nksuksa ‘D’ ls start gSA

        ‘A’ esa Finally vk;k gS tks fd concluding part dks n’kkZrk gSA vr% sequence ‘A’ ls ‘End’ gksxhA

    vr% option (a) DBCA correct answer gSA

   

20.        (b) ‘C’ esa Bahadur Shah Jafar dh life dks introduce fd;k x;k gS ftl ij ckfd lHkh arguments based gSA

        vr% sequence ‘C’ ls start gksxhA

    option (b) CBAD rFkk (d) CDBA nksuksa ‘C’ ls 'kq: gksrs gSA

    ‘D’ esa finally… vk;k gS tks concluding part dks n’kkZrk gS vr% ‘D’ ls sequence ‘end’ gksxhA

    vr% option (b) CBAD correct answer gSA

21.        ;gka Ms. Foster ds fear of missing ds ckjs esa crk;k tk jgk gSA

    Option (a) hardly factually wrong gS D;ksafd fear igys ls gh negative Hkko ns jgk gSA

    Hardly (Adv.) – almost no; almost not; almost none ¼eqf’dy ls½

    Eg. I hardly ever go to concerts.

        Option (c) Extremely o (d) quite irrelevant gSA

    Extremely (adv.) – to a very high degree. ¼vR;ar] fugk;r½

    Eg. It is extremely important to follow the directions exactly.

        Quite (adv.) – to some degree. ¼dkQh gn rd½

    Eg. The rules of the game are quite simple.

        ;gka passage ;g convey dj jgk fd Ms. faster dks ;gka rd fd theatre curtain, miss djus dk Hkh fear gSA

    vr% options (b) even correct answer gSA

    Even (adv.) – used to emphasize something unexpected or surprising. ¼;gkW rd fd½

    Eg. Even a child can understand it.

22.        Blank space ds ckn ‘nervous’ adjective vk;k gS vr% ;gka adjective dks qualify djus okyh adverb vk,xhA

        Only option (a) particularly adverb gS vr% ;g correct answer gSA

        Particularly (adv.) – especially; more than others. ¼fo’ks"k :i ls½

    Eg. I particularly like the colour of  the walls.

        The task was not particularly difficult.

        Ckkfd rhuksa options adjective gS vr% rhuksa gh grammatically incorrect gSA

    Usual (adj.) – that happens or is done most of the time or in most cases. ¼lkekU;½

    Eg. I went to bed at my usual time.

        General (adj.) – affecting all or most people, places or things. ¼lkekU;] O;kid½

    Eg. There is general agreement on that point.

        Particular (adj.) – used to emphasize that you are referring to one individual person, thing or type of thing and not others. ¼fo’ks"k½

    Eg Are you here today for any particular reason?

23.        Blank space ls igys preposition ‘of’ vk;k gSA

        Preposition (to dks NksM+dj) ds ckn ;fn verb vkrh gS rks og gerund(ing form) esa vk,xhA

        vr% option (b) be later rFkk (c) be late grammatically incorrect gS D;ksafd ‘be’ V1st form gSA

    Vocabulary Point:

        Late/later

        Late (adj.) – arriving, happening or done after the expected, arranged or usual time. ¼nsj½

    Eg. He was robbed when coming home late at night.

        Later (adj.) – coming after something also or at a time in the future. ¼ckn dk½

    Eg. This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter.

        Later (adv.) – at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about. ¼ckn esa½

    Eg. The weather got very bad later in the morning.

        Backward reading ls] Ms. foster dks things/events miss gksus dk Mj yxrk gSA

    vr% option (a) being late correct answer gSA

    option (d) red-herring gSA

24.        Blank space ds ckn such a nervous state… vk;k gSA rFkk igys throw, verb vkbZ gSA

        Throw – to make somebody/something be in a particular state. ¼fdlh ifjfLFkfr ;k voLFkk esa igaqpkuk½

        Structure:

         be thrown out of something—

        Eg. Hundreds were thrown out of work.

        be thrown into something—

        Eg. The future of the project has been thrown into doubt.

        vr% option (b) into most suitable gSA

    Option (a) away o (c) up irrelevant rFkk (d) in red-herring gSA

25.        Blank ls igys Modal (would) vk;k gSA Modals (will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, etc.) ds ckn ges’kk V1st form vkrh gSA

        Eg. I would like to talk to you.

        vr% option (a) begun over rFkk (b) begun to grammatically incorrect gSA

    Blank space ds ckn V1st form (twitch) vkbZ gSA

    vr% option (c) begin to correct answer gSA

    to + V1st dk structure gksrk gSA

    Eg. I want to go.

        Option (d) begin over grammatically incorrect gSA

    blesa last esa ‘over’ preposition vk;k gS prepositions (‘to’ dks NksM+dj) ds ckn ;fn verb vkrh gS rks og ges’kk gerund (ing form) esa jgsxhA vr: option (d) Hkh grammatically wrong gSA