As SSC CHSL notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of the quizzes is based on the latest pattern of the SSC CHSL examination. Regular practice of the questions included in the quizzes will boost up your preparations and it will be very helpful in scoring good marks in the examination.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
We stand poised precariously and challengingly on the razor's edge of destiny. We are now at the mercy of atom bombs and the like which would destroy us completely if we fail to control them wisely. And wisdom in this crisis means sensitiveness to the basic values of life; it means a vivid realisation that we are literally living in one world where we must either swim together or sink together. We cannot afford to tamper with man’s single minded loyalty to peace and international understanding. Anyone who does it is a traitor not only to man’s past and present, but also to his future, because he is mortgaging the destiny of unborn generations.
Q1 The phrase 'razor’s edge of destiny means a/an
A. enigma that cuts through the pattern of life like the edge razor.
B. a critical situation that fore or dains the future
C. a sharp line of division that marks the alternative courses of action in the future
D. destiny having sharp edges
Q2 From the tone and style of the passage it appears that the writer is
A. a prose writer with a fascination for images and metaphors
B. a humanist with a clear foresight
C. a traitor who wishes to mortgage the destiny of future generations
D. unaware of the global power situation
Q3 The best way to escape complete annihilation in an atomic war is to
A. work for international understanding and harmony
B. invent more powerful weapons
C. turn to religion
D. ban nuclear weapons
Q4 According to the writer, wisdom in the present crisis means
A. awareness that we stand poised precariously on the razor’s edge of destiny
B. determination to ban nuclear weapons
C. responsibility to the unborn generations
D. awareness of the basic values of life
Q5 The author is so concerned about the threat of nuclear weapons because he feels that
A. a nuclear war will destroy human civilization
B. all countries are interlinked and one cannot escape the consequences of what happens to another country
C. the world is on the brink of disaster
D. his country is threatened by a nuclear war
Q6 In question below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and mark your answer.
A child who stays away from school without any good reason.
A. Vagabond
B. Delinquent
C. Schizophrenic
D. Truant
Q7 In question below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and mark your answer.
Language difficult to understand because of bad form.
A. Rhetoric
B. Jargon
C. Pedantic
D. Verbatim
Q8 In question below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and mark your answer.
Relationship by blood or birth
A. Nepotism
B. Affiliation
C. Parentage
D. Consanguinity
Q9 In question below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and mark your answer.
The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed.
A. Affidavit
B. Armistice
C. Agreement
D. Amnesty
Q10 In question below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and mark your answer.
The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes.
A. Horticulture
B. Bonsai
C. Pruning
D. Topiary
Answers
Q.1 (c)
Q.2 (b)
Q.3 (a)
Q.4 (d)
Q.5 (a)
Q.6 (d)
Q.7 (b)
Q.8 (d)
Q.9 (b)
Q.10 (d)
