SSC CHSL Quiz : English Language | 01-04-2020

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 quizzes are 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.


Q.1 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Many items made of ivory were -_____ from a dealer in antiques by the customs authorities at the Delhi airport.

1. Annexed

2. Confiscated

3. Hijacked

4. Appropriated

Q.2 Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

The crop was adversely affected by the inadequate rainfall.

1. The inadequate rainfall adversely affected the crop.

2. The inadequate rainfall was adversely affecting the crop.

3. The inadequate crop adversely affected the rainfall.

4. The adversely rainfall has affected the inadequate crop.

Q.3 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Pull someone's leg

1. Joke with Someone

2. Get Upset With Someone

3. Tell Someone a Secret

4. Trust Someone

Q.4 Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

A person who draws or produces maps.

1. Calligrapher

2. Cartographer

3. Lexicographer

4. Demographer


Q.5 In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

She lost a big order from a known showroom in case of her own carelessness.

1. She Lost a Big Order

2. Her Own Carelessness

3. from a Known Showroom

4. In Case Of


Q.6-10. Read the following passage carefully and choose which of the following option can fill in the blank suitably.


Last year, a change occurred in his schedule. It so happened that his lovable uncle who makes much of him, was transferred to Shimla and took a …..A….. from him that he would visit him during the summer vacation. He is a forest ranger. Accordingly, he went to Shimla in May last year when the plains were hot like a …..B….. on the burning oven. As he reached there, he was surprised to find the weather there. A cool breeze was blowing. The sky was …..C….. with clouds. Soon, there was drizzling. But the weather cleared within a few minutes. He had a walk on the Mall and also in the forest area. On the Mall, he had a talk within some tourists. In the forest area, he saw …..D….. rivulets and springs. The lush green pine trees were a sight to see. Birds were chirping on all sides. He was glad to see hills and valleys …..E….. with flowers.

6. Choose the correct option for (A)


1. present

2. promise

3. breath

4. prompt


7. Choose the correct option for (B)


1. ally

2. lake

3. comrade

4. cauldron

8. Choose the correct option for (C)

1. sunny

2. luminous

3. peril

4. overcast

9. Choose the correct option for (D)

1. drain

2. gushing

3. concealing

4. whispering

10. Choose the correct option for (E)

1. covered

2. vacate

3. revoked

4. relinquished

Answers
1. (2)

2. (1)

3. (1)

4. (2)

5. (4)

6. (2)

7. (4)

8. (4)

9. (2)

10. (1)