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SSC CHSL 2023 Tier I — 11 August 2023, Shift 4

11 August 2023 · 5:15 PM–6:15 PM83 of the paper’s 100 questions+2 for a correct answer, −0.5 for a wrong one

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Questions from the Staff Selection Commission’s paper of 11 August 2023, 5:15 PM–6:15 PM. Each question’s answer is under it, hidden until you open it, and the full answer key is at the end. Take the paper as a timed practice test to be scored.

English Language

1. Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank. The shareholders are planning to ___________ control of the company from the current directors.
- (a) roost
- (b) roast
- (c) wrest
- (d) rest
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2. Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence. Research has proved that meteors have largely destructed and impackted earth.
- (a) impackted
- (b) Research
- (c) proved
- (d) destructed
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Answer: (a)
3. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. No less than eight pedestrians were killed in the accident.
- (a) No few than
- (b) None less than
- (c) No fewer than
- (d) No lesser than
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4. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word from the following sentence. Leisure He was relaxing and enjoying last week in Spain but now he is working hard for the firm.
- (a) enjoying
- (b) working
- (c) relaxing
- (d) hard
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6. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. He speaks pleasantly / with her yesterday / evening but not today.
- (a) He speaks pleasantly
- (b) with her yesterday
- (c) No error
- (d) evening but not today.
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7. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct logical sequence. A) The young lion tore through the formation and decimated the enemy lines. B) The enemy soldiers panicked and started killing each other. C) It is said that he used a weapon with a hallucinating agent that created a chimera of hundreds of Abhimanyus. D) Seeing the rout they were facing, young Abhimanyu led a powerful counterattack.
- (a) CDAB
- (b) DACB
- (c) ACBD
- (d) ABCD
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8. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A person who does not believe in the existence of God
- (a) Atheist
- (b) Priest
- (c) Theist
- (d) Satan
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10. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. Though Ravi is silent and reserved, he has got a finger in every pie.
- (a) special interest in certain things
- (b) involved in many things
- (c) an opinion of his own
- (d) a cold attitude toward everything
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11. Select the option with the correct spellings to replace the underlined words in the given sentence. He exhibitad his senseles behaviour at that conference.
- (a) exhibited; sanseless
- (b) exhibited; senseless
- (c) exibited; senseless
- (d) exhebited; sanseless
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12. Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence. She became frantic as she lost her purse on the busy streets of the markets.
- (a) Hectic
- (b) Composed
- (c) Audacious
- (d) Agitated
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13. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. How do you think the internet has influenced how we utilise news and media?
- (a) has managed the patterns we ingest
- (b) has revoked the way we interact
- (c) has maintained how we receive
- (d) has impacted the way we consume
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14. Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. (P) and the challenges faced in its (Q) the report discusses (R) the state of renewable energy (S) implementation along with potential solutions
- (a) QSRP
- (b) QRPS
- (c) RQPS
- (d) PQRS
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16. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Indispensable
- (a) Destructive
- (b) Imperative
- (c) Drastic
- (d) Invariable
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17. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Soothe
- (a) Move
- (b) Pacify
- (c) Instigate
- (d) Escalate
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18. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. After he let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party, it was no longer a secret.
- (a) murmur in the ears
- (b) reveal a confidential information
- (c) show off to his friends
- (d) take the gifts and brag
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19. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Fervour
- (a) Apathy
- (b) Hatred
- (c) Enthusiasm
- (d) Disgust
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20. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. He tends to put off doing his work until the last minute, leaving important tasks unfinished and causing himself unnecessary stress.
- (a) decline
- (b) adjourn
- (c) procrastinate
- (d) dwindle
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PassageFor questions 21–25
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. If there was such a thing as perfect food, eggs would be a ________ (1)________. They are readily available, easy to cook, affordable and packed ________ (2) ________ protein. An egg is meant to be something that has all the right ingredients to grow an organism, so obviously, it is very nutrient-dense. Eating eggs alongside other food can ________ (3) ________ our bodies absorb more vitamins too. For example, one study found that adding an egg to a salad can increase how much vitamin E we get from the salad. But for decades, eating eggs has also been controversial due to their ________ (4) ________ cholesterol content—which some studies have linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Cholesterol, a yellowish fat produced in our liver and intestines, can be found in every one of our body's cells. We ________ (5) ________ think of it as ‘bad’. But cholesterol is a crucial building block in our cell membranes. It also is needed for the body to make vitamin D and the hormones testosterone and oestrogen.
21. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- (a) contender
- (b) compete
- (c) contend
- (d) quickly
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22. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- (a) for
- (b) with
- (c) on
- (d) at
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23. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- (a) interrogate
- (b) abate
- (c) questioned
- (d) help
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24. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- (a) low
- (b) medium
- (c) ideal
- (d) high
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25. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- (a) normally
- (b) remotely
- (c) excitedly
- (d) intermittently
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