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CHSL 22 09-03-2023 Shift 1 Previous Year Paper English Language PDF

Question 1


Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The sage said, “Man proposes and God disposes.”

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The sage said, “Man proposes and God disposes.”

Options

A

The sage said that man propose and God dispose.

The sage said that man propose and God dispose.

B

The sage said that man proposes and God disposes.

The sage said that man proposes and God disposes.

C

The sage said that man proposed and God disposed.

The sage said that man proposed and God disposed.

D

The sage said that man had proposed and God had disposed.

The sage said that man had proposed and God had disposed.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

The sage said that man proposes and God disposes.

The sage said that man proposes and God disposes.


Question 2


Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Apologetic

Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Apologetic

Options

A

Contrite

Contrite

B

Solid

Solid

C

Stagnant

Stagnant

D

Derisive

Derisive


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Contrite

Contrite


Question 3


Choose the option that is the correct passive form of the sentence.
Ravi gave you the information?

Choose the option that is the correct passive form of the sentence.
Ravi gave you the information?

Options

A

Have the information been given to you?

Have the information been given to you?

B

You have been given the information?

You have been given the information?

C

Was the information given to you by Ravi?

Was the information given to you by Ravi?

D

Has the information given to you?

Has the information given to you?


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Was the information given to you by Ravi?

Was the information given to you by Ravi?


Question 4


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
However, even after Independence in 1947, British expatriate firms did not suddenly ___________ from India.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
However, even after Independence in 1947, British expatriate firms did not suddenly ___________ from India.

Options

A

consecrate

consecrate

B

close

close

C

disallow

disallow

D

divest

divest


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

divest

divest


Question 5


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. versions of the European poor laws, charitable and
Q. in former colonies, such as Ghana, Jamaica, India and the
R. missionary activities, and the introduction of Western juvenile justice procedures
S. Philippines the basic welfare services grew out of modified

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. versions of the European poor laws, charitable and
Q. in former colonies, such as Ghana, Jamaica, India and the
R. missionary activities, and the introduction of Western juvenile justice procedures
S. Philippines the basic welfare services grew out of modified

Options

A

QSPR

QSPR

B

PSQR

PSQR

C

QPRS

QPRS

D

PRSQ

PRSQ


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

QSPR

QSPR


Question 6


Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Magnanimity

Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Magnanimity

Options

A

Volatile

Volatile

B

Invidiousness

Invidiousness

C

Altruism

Altruism

D

Virulence

Virulence


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Altruism

Altruism


Question 7


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Body and soul

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Body and soul

Options

A

Happiness and sorrow

Happiness and sorrow

B

To solve a difficulty

To solve a difficulty

C

Wholly and entirely

Wholly and entirely

D

Life and death

Life and death


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Wholly and entirely

Wholly and entirely


Question 8


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lived on.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lived on.

Options

A

live on

live on

B

No improvement

No improvement

C

lives on

lives on

D

lives in

lives in


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

lives on

lives on


Question 9


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
My feet don’t ______ the ground for the rest of the day.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
My feet don’t ______ the ground for the rest of the day.

Options

A

slab

slab

B

deal

deal

C

touch

touch

D

purify

purify


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

touch

touch


Question 10


Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Options

A

You remind me of someone I knew onse.

You remind me of someone I knew onse.

B

You remiend me of somone I knew once.

You remiend me of somone I knew once.

C

You remind me of someone I knew once.

You remind me of someone I knew once.

D

You reminde me of someone I knew once.

You reminde me of someone I knew once.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

You remind me of someone I knew once.

You remind me of someone I knew once.


Question 11


Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Options

A

Broom

Broom

B

Bloom

Bloom

C

Shuot

Shuot

D

Gloomy

Gloomy


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Shuot

Shuot


Question 12


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Climate change is
P. climate caused by natural forces in combination
Q. a broad topic that includes periodic alterations in Earth’s
R. with the effects of various human activities like burning of
S. fossil fuels and changes in land cover and biodiversity

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Climate change is
P. climate caused by natural forces in combination
Q. a broad topic that includes periodic alterations in Earth’s
R. with the effects of various human activities like burning of
S. fossil fuels and changes in land cover and biodiversity

Options

A

SRPQ

SRPQ

B

PSQR

PSQR

C

RSQP

RSQP

D

QPRS

QPRS


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

QPRS

QPRS


Question 13


Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
And it just recently awarded/ a million-dollar contract/ that reeks of corruption.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, then select the option "No error".
And it just recently awarded/ a million-dollar contract/ that reeks of corruption.

Options

A

And it just recently awarded

And it just recently awarded

B

No error

No error

C

a million-dollar contract

a million-dollar contract

D

that reeks of corruption.

that reeks of corruption.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

No error

No error


Question 14


Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Frustrate

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Frustrate

Options

A

Circumvent

Circumvent

B

Fetter

Fetter

C

Irk

Irk

D

Foster

Foster


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Foster

Foster


Question 15


Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Study of heavenly bodies

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Study of heavenly bodies

Options

A

Numerology

Numerology

B

Astronomy

Astronomy

C

Stargazing

Stargazing

D

Astrology

Astrology


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Astronomy

Astronomy


Question 16


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
The recent discoveries have risen hopes about possible applications.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
The recent discoveries have risen hopes about possible applications.

Options

A

have risen hopes

have risen hopes

B

about possible applications.

about possible applications.

C

No error

No error

D

The recent discoveries

The recent discoveries


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

have risen hopes

have risen hopes


Question 17


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Slap on the wrist

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Slap on the wrist

Options

A

Misunderstand each other

Misunderstand each other

B

A mild punishment

A mild punishment

C

Criticize someone strongly and angrily

Criticize someone strongly and angrily

D

Wild with excitement

Wild with excitement


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

A mild punishment

A mild punishment


Question 18


Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who hates institution of marriage

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who hates institution of marriage

Options

A

Pedantic

Pedantic

B

Misogamist

Misogamist

C

Coquette

Coquette

D

Polyglot

Polyglot


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Misogamist

Misogamist


Question 19


Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Quandary

Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Quandary

Options

A

Impasse

Impasse

B

Breeze

Breeze

C

Cinch

Cinch

D

Clique

Clique


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Impasse

Impasse


Question 20


Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
One who has persistent neurotic impulse to steal

Select the most appropriate 'one word' for the expression given below.
One who has persistent neurotic impulse to steal

Options

A

Iconoclast

Iconoclast

B

Connoisseur

Connoisseur

C

Kleptomaniac

Kleptomaniac

D

Hypocrite

Hypocrite


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Kleptomaniac

Kleptomaniac


Question 21

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

shape

shape

B

size

size

C

clothes

clothes

D

colour

colour


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

colour

colour


Question 22

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

steady

steady

B

trepid

trepid

C

sober

sober

D

ready

ready


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

ready

ready


Question 23

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

halts

halts

B

tapes

tapes

C

breaks

breaks

D

packs

packs


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

packs

packs


Question 24

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

managed of

managed of

B

shipped off

shipped off

C

accounted to

accounted to

D

suited to

suited to


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

shipped off

shipped off


Question 25

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
Many fruits and vegetables change (1)______ as they ripen. For example, tomatoes, strawberries, and red bell peppers all change from green to red. Colour is just one way along with size, texture, and smell that you can tell if a fruit or vegetable is (2) ______ to be harvested or eaten. Imagine a factory that (3) ______ strawberries into plastic containers to be (4) ______ to grocery stores across the country. It might be useful to have a machine that automatically (5) ______ any green strawberries that were picked before they were ripe. Or, you might want a machine on the farm that automatically recognizes strawberries by colour and only picks the red ones to begin with.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

rejects

rejects

B

detains

detains

C

sustains

sustains

D

proceeds

proceeds


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

rejects

rejects


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