SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 16.10.2020 (Shift-2) with detailed Solutions

SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 16.10.2020 (Shift-2) with detailed Solutions

SSC CHSL Pre. 2019, 16.10.2020 (Shift-2)

 

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

1.    I learnt to adapt quickly to new schools because we moved to new places quite frequent.

        (a) quite frequent

        (b) I learnt to adapt quickly

        (c) we moved to new places

        (d) to new schools

2.    The environment protection policy need to become stricter if we wish to combat climate change.

        (a) combat climate change

        (b) need to become stricter

        (c) if we wish to

        (d) The environment protection policy

        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.    Rohit Sharma have declared the best batsman of 2019.

        (a) had declared         (b) is declaring

        (c) has been declared                (d) No improvement

4.    We've had a long day. We should rest now, shouldn't we?

        (a) haven't we             (b) won't we

        (c) hadn’t we                                 (d) No improvement

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

5.    There was a range of ______ that kept tourists engaged during the International Film Festival in Goa.

        (a) employments       (b) activities

        (c) moments                                  (d) conversions

6.    I had a stroke at an early age, but what I thought was a great ______ at that time changed my life for the better.

        (a) setback                                     (b) significance

        (c) moodiness             (d) lowliness

7.    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

        Roopa said to me, "Please accompany me to the market."

        (a) Roopa said please accompany me to the market.

        (b) Roopa is requesting me to accompany her to the market.

        (c) Roopa said to me that you must accompany me to the market.

        (d) Roopa requested me to accompany her to the market.

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

        We are arranging an exhibition of sarees from different states of India at Dilli Haat.

        (a) An exhibition of sarees from different states of India will be arranged by us at Dilli Haat.

        (b) An exhibition of sarees from different states of India was arranged by us at Dilli Haat.

        (c) An exhibition of sarees from different states of India has been arranged by us at Dilli Haat.

        (d) An exhibition of sarees from different states of India is being arranged by us at Dilli Haat.

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

9.    Once in a blue moon

        (a) An unforgettable experience

        (b) An incident that is scary

        (c) Happening only once in a lifetime

        (d) Happening only rarely

10. To leave someone in the lurch.

        (a) To desert someone in his difficulties

        (b) Constant source of annoyance to someone

        (c) To come to compromise with someone

        (d) To put someone at ease

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

11. Someone who freely gives money and help to people who need it

        (a) Impressionist      (b) Receptionist

        (c) Philanthropist     (d) Philologist

12. Arrangement of events or dates in the order in which they happen

        (a) Geology                                     (b) Archaeology

        (c) Ecology                                     (d) Chronology

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

13. BARREN

        (a) Fertile                      (b) Fruitful

        (c) Desolate                                    (d) Bountiful

14. ROWDY

        (a) Calm                         (b) Amenable

        (c) Boisterous             (d) Charming

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

15. ADMONISH

        (a) Applaud                  (b) Belittle (c) Harden                      (d) Attack

16. CONCEALED

        (a) Hidden                                      (b) Revealed        

        (c) Masked                                      (d) Discussed

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

17. (a) Bunglow                                   (b) Adulteration

        (c) Irritant                                      (d) Balloon

18. (a) Distance                                   (b) Commitment

        (c) Existence                                 (d) Argument

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

19. A. Some such common events that bring us happiness for a short time include passing an exam, getting a job, going on a vacation or buying a dream house.

        B. Happiness is more difficult to achieve than peace as we keep striving for it daily.

        C. Peace, on the other hand, is sustainable for many years, costs less energy, and doesn't depend on external events such as these.

        D. Events that we struggle for in our daily lives to bring us happiness only come randomly, stay for a short time and subside.

        (a) BCAD   (b) BACD (c) ACDB     (d) BDAC

20. A. He flew down, searched for her until he found her and then asked her to become his wife.

        B. A hawk flying about in the sky one day decided that he would like to marry a hen whom he often saw on earth.

        C. The hawk was delighted and flew away after giving her a ring as an engagement present, and telling her to take good care of it.

        D. She at once gave her consent on the condition that he would wait until she could grow wings like his, so that she might also fly high.

        (a) BADC   (b) ADCB (c) BDCA     (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.

        To close the day on a high note, we decided to spend the rest of ____(21)____ evening at a 100- year-old historic watering hole in downtown Juneau. We wanted to ____(22)____ our bear sightings and how it feels to be in the wild. While raising a toast and reminiscing ____(23)____ our time in the woods, I felt a deeper connection with nature. It was a ____(24)____ experience to walk for miles with no particular reason or intention other than absorbing ____(25)____ solitude of the jungle, open to the sky.

21. (a) theirs  (b) their   (c) our   (d) ours

22. (a) celebrate                                  (b) celebration

        (c) celebrates                                (d) celebrated

23. (a) in           (b) about (c) with (d) for

24. (a) profound                                  (b) sincere

        (c) dismal                      (d) comical

25. (a) the        (b) a           (c) much     (d) some

  

Solutions

 

1.    (a)‘Frequently’ in place of ‘frequent’

        Given sentence es quite ,d adverb gS ftls ,d adverb gh qualify djrh gSA

    tcfd frequent, adjective gSA vr% frequently vk,xkA

    Frequent (adj.) – happening or doing something often. ¼ckjEckj] fuR;½

    Eg He is a frequent visitor to this country.

        Frequently (adv.) – often ¼yxkrkj] vDlj½

    Eg Buses run frequently between the city and the airport.

2.    (b) ‘needs’ in place of ‘need’

        Verb dk subject (policy) singular gS blfy, verb (needs) Hkh singular gksxhA

3.    (c) has been declared

        Verb dk subject (rohit sharma) singular gS blfy, verb(has) Hkh singular gksxhA

    ;gka Rohit Sharma dks 2019 dk best batsman declare fd;s tkus dh ckr gks jgh gS uk fd Rohit Sharma us declare fd;k gSA

    vFkkZr~ Subject passive form gSA blfy, passive structure dk use gksxkkA

    vr% option (c) had been declared correct answer gSA

4.    (d) No improvement

5.    (b) activities

        forward reading ls] tourists ds fdlh pht esa engage gksus dh ckr gks jgh gSA

        vr% option (b) activities most suitable answer gSA

    Activity (N) – (countable, usually plural) a thing that you do for interest or pleasure. ¼xfrfof/k] dk;Zdyki½

    Eg The club provides a wide variety of activities including tennis, swimming and squash.

        Collocations:

        leisure/outdoor/recreational activities.

        frantic/frenetic/heightened activities

        burst/flury/level of activity.

        Conduct/do/perform activity.

        Option (a) employments irrelevant gSA

    Employment (N) – Work, especially when it is done to earn money, the state of being employed. ¼jkstxkj½

    Eg They are finding it more and more difficult to find employment.

        Option (c) Moments irrelevant o (d) conversions irrelevant gSA

        Moment (N) – a very short period of time. ¼{k.k½

    Eg Could you wait a moment, please?

        Conversion (N) – the act or process of changing something from one form, use or system to another. ¼:ikarj.k½

    Eg Their main business is the conversion of form building into family homes.

6.    (a) setback

        Backward reading ls] subject dks early age esa stroke ¼lnek] vk?kkr½ yxk Fkk rks mlus dqN Negative gh lkspk gksxkA

        vr% option (a) setback most suitable answer gSA

    Setback (N) – a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents something, or marks a situation worse. (ck/kk] :dkoV)

        Eg The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.

        Collocations:

        temporary/early/initial setback

        series of setbacks.

        Experience/face/have setback.

        Option (b) significance ¼egRo½ factually wrong gSA

    Option (c) moodiness ¼fpM+fpM+kiu½ red-herring rFkk (d) lowliness ¼lknxh] nhurk½ irrelevant gSA

7.    (d)

    (a) Roopa said please accompany me to the market. (superfluous use of please wrong use of pronoun)

        (b) Roopa is requesting me to accompany her to the market. (wrong use of reporting verb)

        (c) Roopa said to me that you must accompany me to the market. (wrong use of reported verb and pronoun)

        (d) Roopa requested me to accompany her to the market.

8.    (d) An exhibition of sarees from different states of India is being arranged by us at Dilli Haat.

        fn;k x;k sentence present continuous tense esa gSA

        bldk active/passive formation fuEu izdkj gS&

    Active – Subject + is/am/are + Ving + Object

        Passive – Object + is/am/are + being + V3rd + by + Subject

        vr% option (d) correct answer gSA

9.    (d) Happening only rarely

        Once in a blue moon – same thing that happens very seldom. ¼,d pht tks cgqr gh de gksrh gS , bZn dk pk¡n gksuk½

        Eg The earthquakes hits once in a blue moon in this part of the earth, we never felt it.

10. (a) To desert someone in his difficulties

        To leave someone in the lurch - to not do for someone what you had promised you would do. ¼fdlh dks chp jkg es NksM+ nsuk½

    Eg You wouldn’t leave an old friend in the lurch surely?

11. (c) Philanthropist

        Philanthropist – a rich person who helps the poor and those in need. ¼ijksidkjh] t:jr eanks dh lgk;rk djus okyk O;fDr½

        Eg The trust was founded by an American philanthropist.

        Impressionist – a painter, writer or composer who is an exponent of impressionism. ¼izHkkooknh isUVj] ys[kd] dfo½

    Eg the impressionist used quick brush strokes and bright colors.

        Receptionist – A person who greats and deals with clients and visitors to a surgery (clients ds lkFk deals djus okyk O;fDr½

    Eg Just as GPS need surgeries and receptionists mps need offices and staff.

        Philologist – scholar ¼Hkk"kkrRoK½

12. (d) Chronology

        Chronology – the order in which a series events happened ¼?kVukvksa ds ?kfVr gksus Øe½

        Eg The exact chronology of tense events is a subject for debate.

        Geology – the study of racks, and the way they are formed ¼pêkuksa vkSj muds izdkj dk v/;;u] HkwfoKku½

    Eg The geology of the outer Hebrides.

        Archaeology – the study of the past, based an object or parts of building. ¼iqjkrRo foHkkx@foKku½

    Eg The awkward relationship between archaeology and history is an old problem.

        Ecology – The relationship between living things and their surroundings the study of this subject. ¼i;kZ;oj.k dk v/;;u ¼i;kZoj.k foKku½½

    Eg Do instead of a plan based on timber production, it is based an ecology as well.

13. (c) desolate

    Desolate (Adj.) – empty in a way that seems very sad ¼futZu vkSj volkniw.kZ½

    Eg A desolate pen nine moor.

        Barren (Adj) – not good enough for plant grown. ¼ikS/ksa o`f) ds fy, vuqi;qDr½

    Eg The plants of kyronia were barren.

        Fertile (Adj) – that plants grow well in ¼mitkŽ

    Eg The fertile coastal plain.

        Fruitful – producing good results. ¼vPNs ifj.kke nsus okyk½

    Eg Memoirs can be a fruitful source of information.

        Bountiful (Adj) – in large quantities ¼cgqrkikr½

    Eg a bountiful harvest.

14. (c) Boisterous

        Boisterous (adj.)– used about a person behaviour noisy and full of energy ¼'kksjxqy epkus okys½

        Eg A group of boisterous lads.

        Rowdy (adj.) – noisy and likely to cause trouble ¼’kksj epkus okyk] minzoh½

    Eg A rowdy group of football fans.

        Calm (adj.) – not excited, worried or angry, quiet ¼’kkar pqipki½

   Eg She had to keep calm at all costs.

        Amenable (adj.)– happy to accept something ¼LosPNk ls Lohdkj djus okyk½

    Eg Parents who have amenable children.

        Chamming (adj.)– very pleasant or attractive ¼cgqr vkd"kZd] lqanj½

    Eg.  A charming country cottage.

15. (a) Applaud

        Applaud(v) – to express approval of something (vuqeksnu djuk ;k Lohd`fr nsuk)

        Eg The decision was applauded by everybody.

        Admonish (v) – to strongly advice somebody to do something ¼lrZd dj nsuk½

    Eg She admonished the staff to call off the strike.

        Belittle(v) – to make somebody or the thing he/she does seem important or not very good. ¼fdlh O;fDr dk;Z NksVk le>uk@egRo ?kVkuk½

    Eg She belittled amy’s riding skills whenever she could.

        Harden(v) – make or become more sever and less sympathetic. ¼fu"Bqj½

    Eg She hardened her heart.

        Attack(v) – trying to hurt of defeat somebody/something by using force. ¼vkØe.k@geyk½

    Eg The town was under attack from all sides.

16. (b) Revealed

        Revealed(V) – make previously unknown of secret information known to other ¼izdV djuk] crkuk½

    Eg Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie’s where abouts.

        Concealed (adj.) – kept hidden or secret ¼xqIr j[kuk½

    Eg A concealed weapon.

        Hidden (adj.) – Not easy to find ¼xksiuh;½

    Eg A hidden valley

        Masked (adj.) – wearing a mask on all or part of the face ¼diM+s ls <+dk gqvk½

    Eg A raid by masked gunmen.

        Discussed (V) – Talk about (something) with a person ¼ppkZ djuk@fopkj foe’kZ djuk½

    Eg I discussed the matter with my mother.

17. (a) Bunglow

        Correct spellingbungalow

        Bungalow – A house that is all on one level. ¼,d eaftyk edku] cxayk½

    Eg We are anxious to have individual house detached bungalows or dormers.

        Adulteration melange ¼feykoV½

    Eg The adulteration of culture.

        Irritant – A substance that makes part of your body pain full or sore. ¼’kjhj ds vax esa nnZ ;k tyu djus okyh oLrq½

    Eg A powerful skin irritant.

        Balloon – A small coloured object that you blow air and used as a toy or for decoration. ¼,d NksVk lHkh jaxhu oLrq ftlds vanj gok Hkjdj bls f[kykSus ;k ltkoV ds :i esa dke ysuk½

    Eg to blow up/burst/pop a balloon

18. (d) Arguement

        Correct spellingArgument

        Argument – an angry disagree between two or more people who disagree with each other ¼fookn djuk] cgl djuk½

    Eg Ram had an argument with his father about politics.

        Distance – the amount of space between two places or things ¼nks LFkku ;k oLrqvksa ds chp dh nwjh½

    Eg In the study, distance learning was through and teleconference.

        Commitment – a promise or agreement to do something a responsibility ¼cpu] ok;nk] nkf;Ro½

    Eg When I make a commitment I always sticks to it.

        Existence – the state of existing ¼vfLrRo½

    Eg The organisation has been in existence for fifteen years.

19. (a) BDAC

        ‘D’ o ‘A’ esa ‘Events’ rFkk ‘short time’ common factors gSA

        ‘D’ esa crk;k gS fd events ftuds fy, ge daily live esa struggle dgrs gS to bring happiness…… stay for a short time.

        rFkk ‘A’ esa mu events dks describe fd;k gS tks short time ds fy, happiness ykrs gSaA

    vr% D-A esa Neon link gS tks dsoy ,d gh option (a) BDAC esa gSA

20. (a) BADC

        Chronological order ls]

        B – hawk ,d fnu decide djrk gS fd og ml hen ls 'kknh djsxk ftls og vDlj earth ij ns[krk gSA

        A – og ml hen dks search djrk gS rFkk og mls fey tkrh gS rFkk mls wife cuus ds fy, iwNrk gSA

        D – og rqjUr gk¡ dj nsrh gSA

        C – hawk [kq’k gks tkrk gS rFkk mls ring as an engagement present nsrk gSA

        vr% option (a) BADC correct answer gSA

21. Subject ds :i esa ‘we’ vk;k gS vr% ;gka we dk  possessive case ‘our’ vk,xkA

    Given sentence es mudh evening dh ckr gks jgh gSA vr: possession show gks jgk gSA

    vr% option (c) ‘our’ correct answer gSA

    ckfd options grammatically incorrect gSA

    Our – Possessive adjective

        Ours – Possession pronoun

        Ours – Our + Noun

        Eg Ours is the best school.

        ;kfu Our school is the best school.

22. Blank ds igys ‘to’ vk;k gSA to ds ckn generally V1st (bare infinitive) vkrk gSA

        vr% option (a) celebrate correct answer gSA

    Celebrate (V) – to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it. ¼mRlo eukuk½

    Eg Jake’s passed his exams. We’re going out to celebrate.

        Structure:

        • Celebrate something

        Eg The film festival is currently celebrating its 27th year.

        • Celebrate something with somebody/something

        Eg He made the trip home to celebrate Christmas with his family.

        • Celebrate with somebody/something

        Eg May be I’ll celebrate with some friends.

        • Celebrate doing something

        Eg In this photo he celebrates winning the men’s 10,000 metres final.

        Collocations:

        To celebrate a birthday

        Celebrate anniversary

        To celebrate a victory/a success/an achievement.

        ckfd options grammatically incorrect gSA

23. Reminisce-about something/somebody dk collocation gksrk gSA

        vr% option (b) about correct answer gSA

    Reminisce (about something/somebody)-

        to think, talk or write about a happy time in your past. ¼Lej.k djuk] ;kn djuk½

    Eg We spent a happy evening reminiscing about the past.

        ckfd options irrelevant gSA

24. Backward reading ls I felt a deeper connection with nature. ;kfu mldks cgqr vPNk@egku experience gqvkA

        vr% option (a) profound most suitable answer gSA

   Profound (adj.) – Very great; felt or experienced very strongly. ¼xgu] xgjk½

    Eg Profound changes in the earth’s climate.

        Sincere (adj.) – (of feelings, beliefs or behaviours) showing what you really think or feel. ¼lPpk] bZekunkj½

    Eg A sincere apology.

        Her protests seemed sincere enough.

        vr% option (b) red-herring gSA

    Option (c) dismal factually wrong rFkk (d) comical irrelevant gSA

    Dismal (adj.)– causing or showing the feelings of being sad. ¼fujk’kktud½

    Eg Christmas will be dismal without the children.

        Collocations:

        Dismal conditions/surroundings/weather

        Comical (adj.) – funny, especial because it is strange or silly. ¼gkL;iw.kZ] vuks[kk½

    Eg He is a lightly comical figure.

25. ;gka Jungle ds solitude ¼vdsysiu½ dh ckr gks jgh gSA ;kfu specific gS noun blfy, definite article ‘the’ vk;sxkA

        vr% option (a) the correct answer gSA

    Note:

         of + (the) noun esa of ls igys okys noun ds lkFk generally article ‘the’ dk use fd;k tkrk gSA

    Eg The centre of attraction.

        Solitude uncountable noun gS blfy, article a/am dk use ugha gks ldrk vr% option (b) Hkh grammatically incorrect gSA

    Option (c) much rFkk (d) some, irrelevant + red-herring gSA