Previous Year Questions : SSC CHSL
English section is an integral part of SSC Exams.This is also a section that is feared by most of the candidates.Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. SSC CPO Exam is to be held from the month of June where English Language Section holds 50 questions containing 5 questions from each topic according to new SSC CPO Pattern . Also SSC CHSL Exam has already started from 4 March and will be held until 28 March 2018 and the provided English questions are important for the same as well.
You need to gird up your loins to score maximum marks.Today, in this English quiz we are providing 15 Useful Questions. To make you learn vocabulary effectively is the motive behind the provided quiz. Attempt this quiz and prepare yourself flawlessly. We wish you good luck for the upcoming Exams.
Directions (1-4): In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have now. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If true is no error, the answer is D i.e., No error.
Q1. He was debarred to appear at the examination.
(a) He was debarred
(b) to appear
(c) at the examination
(d) No error
Sol. ‘debar’ takes Gerund with it and preposition. ‘From’, hence use, from appearing in place of to appear.
Q2. The timed creature was driven into a narrow lane where it was slewed by the kidnapper.
(a) The timid creature was driven
(b) into a narrow lane
(c) where it was slewed by the kidnapper.
(d) No error
Sol. Use ‘Slain’ in place of ‘Slewed’.
Slay: to kill somebody/something. Its part participle form is slain.
Q3. Robert took me to a hotel and ordered for two cups of coffee which the waiter brought in no time.
(a) Robert took me to a hotel
(b) and ordered for
(c) two cups of coffee which the waiter brought in no time.
(d) No error
Sol. Remove ‘for’ after ordered. As ‘order’ is a transitive verb and it takes object directly, after it.
Q4. My brother is moving hither and thither uselessly, because he has no other job but back biting of others.
(a) My brother is moving hither and thither
(b) uselessly, because he
(c) has no other job but back biting of others.
(d) No error
Sol. Conjunction ‘than’ is used after ‘other’. Hence use ‘no other job than’ in place of ‘no other job but’.
Directions (5-8): In the following questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Q5. TRAMPLE
(a) Squash
(b) Tread
(c) Aid
(d) Murky
Sol. Trample: tread on and crush.
Aid: help or support (someone or something). Hence Trample and Aid are antonyms to each other.
Q6. CONTEND
(a) Struggle
(b) Security
(c) Airy
(d) Abandon
Sol. Contend: struggle to surmount (a difficulty).
Abandon: give up completely (a practice or a course of action). Hence Contend and Abandon are antonyms to each other.
Q7. RECOMMENCE
(a) Desist
(b) Renew
(c) Infamous
(d) Material
Sol. Recommence: begin or cause to begin again.
Desist: stop doing something; cease or abstain. Hence Recommence and Desist are antonyms to each other.
Q8. FACTION
(a) Grand
(b) State
(c) Conformity
(d) Clan
Sol. Faction: dissension within an organization.
Conformity: compliance with standards, rules, or laws. Hence Faction and Conformity are antonyms to each other.
Directions (9-12): Four alternatives are given for the Idioms/Phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
Q9. In awe of
(a) Have no clear idea
(b) Respect
(c) In a precarious/dangerous position
(d) To take advantage of
Q10. Cast a shadow on
(a) Without delay
(b) In disagreement
(c) Spoil or let down
(d) In essence
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