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
spelling – bungalow
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
spelling – Argument
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
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