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 Synonyms 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 (1-15): In the following questions,out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it
Q1. AVER
(a) Stealthy
(b) Assert
(c) Peak
(d) Fertile
Sol. Aver: state or assert to be the case.
Sol. Pilfer: steal (things of little value).
Embezzle: steal or misappropriate.
Q3. YAW
(a) Twist
(b) Means
(c) Immoral
(d) Prediction
Sol. Yaw: twisting or oscillation
Q4. MAIM
(a) Applaud
(b) Avoid
(c) Disfigure
(d) Entice
Sol. Maim: wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged.
Q5. ATTRITION
(a) Friendly
(b) Harassment
(c) Restore
(d) Surplus
Sol. Attrition: the process of reducing something’s strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure.
Q6. TRUCULENT
(a) Ferocity
(b) Justified
(c) Cautious
(d) Dormancy
Sol. Truculent: eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Q7. DIDACTIC
(a) Graceful
(b) Instructive
(c) Qualified
(d) Vindictive
Sol. Didactic: intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
Q8. SPRY
(a) Lively
(b) Conviction
(c) Adversity
(d) Artificial
Sol. Spry: active; lively
Q9. FUGACIOUS
(a) Harangue
(b) Ephemeral
(c) Shave
(d) Peerless
Sol. Fugacious: tending to disappear; fleeting.
Ephemeral: lasting for a very short time
Q10. URCHIN
(a) Waif
(b) Refined
(c) Calamity
(d) Squalid
Sol. Urchin: a young child who is poorly or raggedly dressed.
Waif: a homeless, neglected, or abandoned person, especially a child.
Q11. WILE
(a) Destroy
(b) Ruse
(c) Urge
(d) Comply
Sol. Wile: devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone.
Ruse: an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.
Q12. SERVILE
(a) Adamant
(b) Swelter
(c) Slavish
(d) Canny
Sol. Servile: of or characteristic of a slave or slaves.
Q13. QUIP
(a) Repartee
(b) Occupy
(c) Uncommon
(d) Scruple
Sol. Quip: a witty remark
Repartee: conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies.
Q14. PRETENTIOUS
(a) Postulate
(b) Kitschy
(c) Foreboding
(d) Unpoised
Sol. Pretentious: attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
Kitschy: (of art, objects, or design) considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness.
Q15. PROD
(a) Nudge
(b) Delay
(c) Explore
(d) Hardship
Sol. Prod: a poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.
Nudge: a light touch or push.
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