SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 15.10.2020 (Shift-2) with detailed solutions
SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 15.10.2020 (Shift-2)
Direction
(1-2) In the given sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical
error.
1. The
Commonwealth Games had a grand opening ceremony with spectacular cultural
performings.
(a) a grand opening (b) The Commonwealth Games had
(c) cultural performings. (d) with spectacular
2. My
domestic help was taking ill the day I had a party in my house.
(a) the day I had a party (b) in my house
(c) My domestic help (d) was taking ill
Direction
(3-4) Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the underlined segment
of the given sentence.
3. In the
jungle, I saw a group of lions.
(a) a herd of lions (b) a school of lions
(c) a pride of lions (d) a flock of lions
4. Why did
the teacher ask all four of you to stay back in class in the
break?
(a) No improvement (b) asking four of you
(c) ask you all four (d) asked of four of you
Direction
(5-6) Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blank in the given
sentence.
5. I dislike
people with ______ who say something and do something else.
(a) double standards (b) many roles
(c) strange achievements (d) multiple relations
6. The
______ entered the house in disguise saying his uncle lived there and robbed
the place.
(a) technique (b) technical
(c) technician (d) technicality
7. Select
the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Roshan
said to me, "Sandeep made a new year greeting card for his teacher".
(a) Roshan told me that Sandeep had made a
new year greeting card for his teacher.
(b) Sandeep made a new year greeting
card for his teacher said Roshan.
(c) Roshan said Sandeep had made a new
year greeting card for his teacher.
(d) Roshan was saying that Sandeep made
a new year greeting card for his teacher.
8. Select
the correct passive form of the given sentence.
I use
jaggery to sweeten my tea in winters.
(a) I have been using jaggery to sweeten
my tea in winters.
(b) Jaggery is used by me to sweeten my
tea in winters.
(c) Jaggery is being used by me to
sweeten my tea in winters.
(d) In winters jaggery was used by me to
sweeten my tea.
Direction
(9-10) Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
9. Rub the
wrong way
(a) Annoy someone (b) Please someone
(c) Rub well without oil (d) Rub incorrectly
10. Not mince (your)
words
(a) State your opinion clearly
(b) Say words that are confusing
(c) Eat a lot clumsily
(d) Not to have clarity
Direction
(11-12) Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
11. A situation
in which many people leave a place at the same time
(a) Mitigation (b) Immigration
(c) Exodus (d) Navigation
12. To laugh at
something in a cruel way
(a) Deprive (b) Defy (c)
Deride (d) Decide
Direction
(13-14) Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
13. INTEGRATE
(a) Divide (b)
Increase (c) Disappear (d) Unite
14. TOLERANCE
(a) Impatience (b) Endurance
(c) Aggression (d) Oppression
Direction
(15-16) Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
15. INCITE
(a) Restrain (b) Instigate (c)
Appeal (d) Provoke
16. DISABLE
(a) Disapprove (b) Refuse
(c) Permit (d) Disallow
Direction
(17-18) Select the wrongly spelt word.
17. (a) Interfear (b) Selection
(c) Acrimony (d) Electorate
18. (a) Attacked (b) Provision (c)
Clearify (d) Promote
Direction
(19-20) Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives
their correct order.
19. A. In
India, forests are huge catchment areas for rivers and streams as they help
instoring water.
B. If
these forests continue to be felled indiscriminately, rivers and streams will
dry upleading to drought.
C. Due
to this many states are facing shortage of water in the summer months.
D.
Unfortunately, these dense forest areas are disappearing.
(a) ADCB (b)
DCBA (c) CADB (d) ABCD
20. A. However,
in today's ever changing world, power looms are replacing the traditional handloom
textiles.
B.
Handloom refers to the use of wooden frames of various kinds by skilled
artisans to weave fabric from natural fibres.
C. One
of the most prominent among Indian handlooms are Banarasi textiles.
D.
Banarasi textiles are made with gleaming gold threads and weaving techniques
asold as time.
(a) CDAB (b)
BDAC (c) DBCA (d) BCDA
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.
Increasing levels of air pollution are (21)______
for higher incidence of respiratory diseases and other illnesses. Various
studies carried out in Delhi reflect the correlation between air pollution and
its (22)______ impacts.
To tackle the problem of air pollution,
a number of measures have been taken in the past, such as switching to (23)______
fuels, tightening vehicular emission limits, phasing out of old vehicles and
maintenance of in-use vehicles, closing or relocating (24)______ industries, plantation
activities etc. However, a lot more still needs to be done if the capital
desires to (25)______ clean air.
21. (a) responsible (b) responding
(c) responsive (d) Responsibility
22. (a) illness (b) long
(c) rough (d) Health
23. (a) righteous (b) cleaner
(c) guiltless (d) Immaculate
24. (a) polluting (b) pollution
(c) pollute (d) Polluted
25. (a) breathed (b) breather
(c) breathes (d) Breathe
Solutions
1. (c)‘Performance’ in
place of ‘Performings’
Performings grammatically incorrect gSA ‘Performing’
Progressive Verb gS tcfd ;gka ,d Noun dk use gksxkA
Performance (N) – The
act of performing a play, concert or some other of entertainment. ¼izn’kZu½
Eg. They put on performances for the tourists.
Collocation:
live/public evening performance
give/put on/stage performance
Performance art/poetry/artist.
Perform (V) – to
entertain an audience by playing a piece of music, acting in a play etc. ¼laiknu
djuk] izn’kZu djuk½
Eg. The play was first performed in 2007.
Collocation:
to perform a song/dance/play.
Perform live/in public/publically
to perform a ceremony/ritual
to perform an operations/a procedure/surgery.
2. (d)‘taken ill’ in
place of ‘taking ill’
Be
Taken ill (phrase) – become ill, especially
suddenly.¼vpkud chekj gks tkuk½
Eg. Some hours later martin took ill and died
suddenly.
Several of the team were taken ill.
3. (c) a
pride of lions
pride – a group of
lions.
vr% options (b) correct answer gSA
A herd
of cows/deer/elephants.
A school/shoal of fishes.
A flock of sheep/goats/birds.
A flock of children/reporters.
4. No
improvement
5. (a) double standards
Forward reading ls ls irk yxrk gS fd Given
sentence esa fdlh person dh ckr gks
jgh gS
who say something and do something else. ;kfu tks dgrs dqN vkSj gS vkSj djrs
dqN vkSjA
vr% option (1) double
standards correct answer gSA
Double-standard (N) – The
habit of treating one group differently than another when both groups should be
treated the same. ¼nksgjk uSfrd vkpj.k½
ckfd
option
irrelevant gSA
6. (c) Technician
Forward reading ls
irk yxrk gS fd Given sentence esa
fdlh
person dh ckr gks
jgh gS tks fd tks house es enter djrk gSs
vkSj rob djrk gSA
vr% option (3) technician ¼feL=h½ correct
answer
gSA
ckfd
lHkh options
irrelevant gSA
Technician (N) – a
worker trained with special skills, especially in science or engineering. ¼feL=h]
rduhf’k;u½
Eg. A
laboratory technician.
Technique (N) – a
way of doing an activity that needs skill. ¼rduhd] rjhdk½
Eg. He is keen to perfect his golfing
technique.
Technical (adj.) – connected
with the practical use of machines, methods, etc. in science and industry ¼rduhdh½
Eg. A few technical problems.
Technicality (N) –
A detail or small matter ¼lkadsfrd 'kCn½
Eg. He was disqualified from the competition
on a technicality.
7. (a)
(a) Roshan told me that Sandeep had made a
new year greeting card for his teacher.
Roshan said
to me, "Sandeep made a new year greeting card for his teacher".
(a) Roshan told me that Sandeep had made a
new year greeting card for his teacher.
(b) Sandeep made a new year greeting card for his teacher said Roshan.(wrong
use of reporting and reported verb object of reporting verb is missing )
(c) Roshan said Sandeep had made a new year greeting card for his teacher.(wrong
use of reporting verb and object of reporting verb is missing )
(d) Roshan was saying that Sandeep made
a new year greeting card for his teacher.( wrong use of reporting and reported
verb)
8. (b) Jaggery is used by me to sweeten my
tea in winters.
Given sentence present simple
tense
esa gS ftls active/ passive esa change djus dk Rule fuEu gSA
Active
– Subject + V1st/Vs/es + Object
Passive – Object + is/am/are + V3rd + by + Subject
vr% option (b) correct answer gSA
9. (a) to annoy someone
Rub
the wrong way – to make somebody annoyed or angry, often
without intending to, by doing or saying something that offends them.
¼fp<+kuk½
Eg. She
tends to rub people up the wrong way.
vr% option (a) annoy someone correct answer gSA
10. (a) State
your opinion clearly
Not
mince (your) words - to say
something in a direct way even though it might offend other people. ¼eqag ij
dguk½
Eg.
The report does not
mince words, describing the situaton as ludicrous.
vr% option (a) most suitable answer gSA
11. (c) Exodus
Exodus (N) – A situation in which
many people leave a place at the same time. ¼fuxZeu½
Eg. The mass exodus from Paris to the country
in the summer.
Mitigation (N) – A
reduction in how unpleasant, serious, etc. something is. ¼vYihdj.k½
Eg. There has been no significant increase in
funding for flood mitigation works.
Immigration (N) –
The act of someone coming to live in a different country. ¼vizoklu½
Eg. There are strict limits on immigration.
(into the country).
Navigation (N) –
The skill process of planning a route for a ship or other vehicle and taking it
there.
¼ukSlapkyu½
Eg. The stars were used for navigation in the
desert.
12. (c) Deride
Deride
(V) – to laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they
are stupid or of no value. ¼migkl djuk] etkd cukuk½
Eg. He derided my singing as pathetic.
Defy (V) – to
refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc. ¼vuknj
djuk½
Eg. It is rare to see children openly defying
their teacher.
Deprive (V) – to
take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone. ¼oafpr
djuk½
Eg. He claimed that he had been deprived of
his freedom/rights.
Decide (V) – to
choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several
possibilities. ¼fu’p; djuk] r; djuk½
Eg. In the end, we decided to go to the theatre.
vr% option (c) deride correct answer gSA
13. (c) Unite
Unite (V) – to
make people or things join together to form a unit; to join together. ¼tksM+uk@tqM+uk½
Eg. The two countries united in 1887.
Integrate (V) – to
combine two or more things so that they work together; to combine with
something else in this way. ¼tksM+uk½
Eg. The department has successfully integrated
new ideas into the traditional course structure
Divide (V) – to
separate into parts; to make something separate into parts. ¼foHkkftr
gksuk½
Eg. The cells began to divide rapidly.
Increase (V) – to
become greater in amount, number, value, etc. ¼c<+uk½
Eg. Costs have increased significantly.
Disappear (V) – to
become impossible to see ¼vn`’; gksuk½
Eg. The plan disappeared behind a cloud.
14. (b) Endurance
Endurance
(N)
– the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a
long time. ¼lgu’kfDr½
Eg. Running a marathon is a test of human
endurance.
Tolerance (N) – Willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different
from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them. ¼lgu’kfDr½
Eg. This period in history is not noted for
its religious toterance.
Impatience (N) – the
feeling of being annoyed by somebody/something, especially because you have to
wait for a long time. ¼vlfg".kqrk] cslczh½
Eg. Impatience with the show pace of talks.
Aggression (N) –
feelings of anger and hate that may result in threatening or violent behaviour. ¼vkØkedrk½
Eg. The research shows that computer games may
cause aggression.
Oppression (N) –
Cruel and unfair treatment of people, especially by not giving them the same
freedom, rights, etc. as other people. ¼mRihM+u] vR;kpkj½
Eg. The struggle against racial oppression.
15. (a) Restrain
Restrain
(V)
– to stop somebody/something from doing something, especially by using physical
force.
¼vojks/k yxkuk½
Eg. The prisoner had to be restrained by the
police.
Incite (V) – to
encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant, especially
by making them angry or excited. ¼HkM+duk] mdlkuk½
Eg. They were accused of inciting the crowd to
violence.
Instigate (V) – to
cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal
process begin. ¼izsfjr djuk] izkjEHk djuk½
Eg.
The government will instigate new measures to combat
terrorism.
Appeal (V) – to
make a deeply felt request, especially for something that is needed
immediately. ¼vuqjks/k djuk] vkxzg djuk½
Eg. I am appealing (= asking for money) on
behalf of the famine victims.
Provoke(V) – to
cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect. ¼mdlkuk]
HkM+dkuk½
Eg. The announcement provoked a storm of
protest.
16. (c)Permit
Permit
(V)
– to allow somebody to do something or to allow something to happen. ¼btktr
nsuk] djus nsuk½
Eg. Mobile phones are not permitted in the
examination room.
Disable (V) – to make something unable to work so that it cannot be used. ¼vleFkZ
djuk] v{ke cukuk½
Eg. The burglars gained entry to the building
after disabling the alarm.
Disapprove (V) –
to think that somebody/something is not good or suitable; to not approve of
somebody/something. ¼vLohdkj djuk½
Eg. She wants to be an actress, but her parents
disapprove.
Refuse (V) – to
say or show that you will not do something that somebody has asked you to do. ¼budkj
djuk½
Eg. He flatly refused to discuss the matter.
Disallow (V) – to
officially refuse to accept something because it has not been done in the
correct way. ¼jn~n djuk] vLohdkj djuk½
Eg. The court will disallow evidence obtained
through torture.
17. (a)Interfear
Correct spelling – Interfere
Interfere
(V) – to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not
really involve you, in a way that annoys other people ¼n[ky nsuk]
gLr{ksi djuk½
Eg. The courts are reluctant to interfere in
these matters.
Selection (N) –
the process of choosing somebody/something from a group of people or things,
usually according to a system. ¼pquko] p;u½
Eg. The find team selection will be made
tomorrow.
Acrimony (N) – Angry
bitter feelings or words.
¼dVqrk] mxzrk] rh{.krk½
Eg. The
dispute was settled without acrimony.
Electorate (N) –
the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote, thought of as a
group.
¼fuokZpu&{ks=½
Eg. Only 60 percent of the electorate voted in
the last election.
18. (c) Clearify
Correct speeling – clarify
Clarify
(V) – to make something clears or easier to understand.
¼Li"Vhdj.k½
Eg. The law on drugs needs to be clarified.
Provision (N) –
the act of supplying somebody with something that they need or want; something
that is supplied. ¼izca/k] izko/kku½
Eg. The government is responsible for the
provision of health care.
Promote (V) – to
help something to happen or develop ¼c<+kok nsuk½
Eg. I applaud his efforts to promote world
peace.
19. ‘A’ esa India esa forests dks describe fd;k x;k gS
ftl ij ckfd lHkh arguments based gS vr% sequence
‘A’
ls start gksxhA
‘D’ esa crk;k
x;k gS fd ;s dense forest areas disappear gks jgs gSaA rFkk bldk supportive
argument ‘C’ esa fn;k x;k gS fd blds dkj.k cgqr ls states
summer months esa water shortage face djrs gSA
‘D-C’ esa Neon-link gSA
vr% option
(a) ADCB correct answer gSA
20. ‘B’ esa Handloom
dks
introduce fd;k x;k gS
ftl ij ckfd lHkh arguments based gS vr% sequence
‘B’
ls start gksxhA
‘C’ o ‘D’ esa Banarasi
textiles’ common factor gS
‘C’ esa crk;k gS fd Indian handlooms esa Banarasi
textiles lcls prominent gSA
‘D’ esa Banarasi
textile dks
further
explain fd;k
x;k gSA ‘C-D’ esa Neon-link gSA
Above
informations ls option (d) BCDA correct answer gSA
21. Blank space ds ckn ‘for’ vk;k gSA
;gka
sentence esa crk;k
x;k gS fd air pollution ds dkj.k respiratory
disease and other illness ds T;knk incidence gksrs gSA
Responsible
for
dk collocation gksrk gSA
vr% option
(a) responsible most suitable answer gSA
Responsible (adj.) –
being the cause of something. ¼dk dkj.k gksuk½
Eg. Cigarette smoking is
responsible for about 90 percent of deaths from lung cancer.
Option (2) responding rFkk (3) responsive nksuksa grammatically
incorrect gSA
responding rFkk responsive nksuksa gh
vius lkFk ‘to’ preposition ysrs gSaA
Respond (V) – to
give a spoken or written answer to somebody/something (izfrfØ;k
nsuk)
Eg. I asked him his name,
but he didn’t respond.
Structure:
respond to
something/somebody
Eg. The government did
not respond to our questions.
respond with something
Eg. He responded with a question
Collocations:
respond politely/angrily/calmly
respond to/via/with
Responsive (adj.)
– reacting quickly and in positive way.
Structure:
Responsive (to
somebody/something)
Eg. Firms have to be responsive to consumer
demand.
Option (d) responsibility
irrelevant gSA
Responsibility (N) – a
duty to deal with or take care of somebody/something, so that you may be blamed
if something goes wrong. ¼ftEesnkjh½
Eg. It’s time for someone to take
responsibility and get the job done.
Structure:
Responsibility for
something
Eg.
She assumed responsibility for recruitment.
responsible
for doing something
Eg.
They have responsibility for ensuring the rules are enforced.
Responsibility to do
something
Eg.
It is their responsibility to ensure the rules are enforced.
Collocations:
take/have/accept/assume/acknowledge responsibility.
22. backward reading ls] air
pollution ls gksus okys respiratory diseases and other illness ds ckjs
essa crk;k x;k gSA
vr% option (d) health ¼LokLF;½ most
suitable answer gSA
Health (N) – the
condition of a person’s body or mind.
Eg. Exhaust famous are
bad for your health.
Collocations:
Enjoy/have/ensure health.
improve/deteriorate/fail health.
Health care/system/authority.
Health problems/risks/benefits.
Mental/physical/sexual/reproductive health/
public/human health.
ckfd options irrelevant gSA
Illness (N) – The
state of being physically or mentally ill. ¼vLoLFkrk½
Eg. The virus can cause illness in humans.
Rough (adj.) – not
gentle or careful; violent. ¼dBksj] dM+kbZ dk½
Eg. They complained of rough handling by the
guards.
23. ;gka air pollution dks tackle djus ds
fy,] fy, x, measure ¼mik;] ;qfDr½ dks crk;k tk jgk gSA
Blank space ds ckn ‘fuels’ vk;k gSA
vr% option (a) righteous o (c)
guiltless irrelevant gSA
Righteous (adj.)–
morally right and good. ¼bZekunkj] usd½
Eg. He considered himself to be holy and
righteous in all his ways.
Guiltless (adj.) –
not having the unhappy feelings caused by knowing or thinking that you have
done something wrong. ¼csdlqj] fujijk/k½
Eg. I didn’t like him, and felt completely
guiltless about it.
Option (b) cleaner most suitable answer gSA
Clean -
free from harmful and unpleasant substance.
Eg.
Clean water/air/energy.
Cleaner cars (= not producing so many harmful substances).
Option (d) immaculate red-herring gSA
Immaculate (adj.) –
perfectly heat, clean, and tidy. ¼lkQ&lqFkjk½
Eg. She always looks immaculate.
24. Blank space ds ckn Noun
(industries) vk;k gS vr% ;gka Noun dks qualify djus okyk adjective vk,xkA
Option (b) pollution
¼iznw"k.k½ noun gS rFkk (c)
pollute verb gS vr% nksuksa gh options grammatically incorrect gSA
Pollute (V) – to
add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no
longer pleasant or safe to use. ¼iznwf"kr djuk½
Structure:
• Pollute something
Eg. The exhaust fumes that are polluting our cities.
• Pollute something by/with something
Eg. The river has been
polluted with toxic waste from local factories.
Collocation:
Waste + Pollute
Pollute + air/atmosphere/environment
;gka passage ;g convey dj jgk gS
fd tks industries
pollute
gks jgh gS mudks ;k rks close ;k relocate djuk
vr%
option
(a) polluting correct answer gSA
Option
(d) polluted red-herring gSA
Grammar-point:
fdlh okD; esa participle ‘Adjective’ dh rjg Hkh use gks ldrs
gSA Adjective dh rjg use gksus ij participle ;k rks Ving
form
esa gksxk ;k V3rd form esaA
(i) Ving ;g bafxr djrk gS fd dksbZ izfØ;k vHkh tkjh gS
vkSj V3rd ;g indicate ¼bafxr½
djsxk fd og izfØ;k ;k Lrj iwjh rjg izkIr gks xbZ gSA
Eg. A developing country. ¼vHkh Hkh fodkl tkjh gS ;k fodkl’khy½
A
developed country. ¼fodflr
ns’k½
A growing tree. ¼vHkh Hkh grow dj jgk gS½
A grown up tree. ¼O;Ld ;k fodflr isM+½
(ii) Ving ;g indicate djrk gS fd
mlls tqM+k Noun dksbZ izHkko@izfrfØ;k isnk dj jgk gS vkSj V3rd ;g indicate djrk gS fd
blls tqM+k noun/pronoun fdlh pht ls izHkkfor gSA
Eg. The news is
surprising.
I was surprised.
Industry Lo;a pollution dj jgh gS
blfy, present
participial (Ving) dk use gksxkA
vr: option (a) polluting
correct answer gSA
25. Blank ls igys ‘to’ (infinitive)
vk;k
gS blds lkFk lnSo V1st dk use gksrk gSA
vr% option (d) breathe
correct answer gSA
Breathe (V) – to
take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth. ¼lkal ysuk½
Eg. The air was so cold we could hardly
breathe.
Option (a) breathed (V2nd) o (c)
breathes (V1s/es) grammatically incorrect gSA
Option
(b) breather (N) irrelevant gSA
Breather (N) – a
short break for rest or to relax. ¼foJke] fojke½
Eg. to take/have a breather.
Tell me when you need a breather.
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