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.
Q1-5 In the following question, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it as your answer.
Q1 To split hours
A. to sidetrack the issue
B. to quarrel over trifles
C. to indulge in over-refined arguments
D. to find faults with others
Q2 To mind ones’ Ps and Q’s
A. to be cautious
B. to be accurate and precise
C. to be careful of one’s accounts
D. to be careful of one’s personality
Q3 To haul over the coals
A. to put hands in a wrong task
B. to throw into the fire
C. to put to task
D. to say the wrong words
Q4 A lady’s man
A. A lover of woman company
B. A woman’s tailor
C. A man working as per woman’s directions
D. To go along the ladies
Q5 All agog
A. everybody
B. all ready
C. restless
D. almighty
Q6-10 Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions.
Homing pigeons are placed in a training program from about the time they are twenty-eight days of age. They are taught to enter the loft through a trap and to exercise above and around the loft, and gradually they are taken away for short distances in wicker baskets and released. They are then expected to find their way home in the shortest possible time.
In their training flights or in actual races, the birds are taken to prearranged distant points and released to find their way back to their own lofts. Once the birds are liberated, their owners, who are standing by at the home lofts, anxiously watch the sky for the return of their entries. Since time is of the essence, the speed with which the birds can be induced to enter the loft trap may make the difference between gaining a win or a second place.
The head of a homing pigeon is comparatively small, but its brain is one quarter larger than that of the ordinary pigeon. The homing pigeon is very intelligent and will persevere to the point of stubbornness some have been known to fly a hundred miles off course to avoid a storm.
Some homing pigeon experts claim that this bird is gifted with a form of built-in radar that helps it find its own loft after hours of flight, for hidden under the head feathers are two very sensitive ears, while the sharp, prominent eyes can see great distances in daytime.
Why do homing pigeons fly home? They are not unique in this inherent skill: it is found in most migratory birds, in bees, ants, toads, and even turtles, which have been known to travel hundreds of miles to return to their homes. But in the animal world. the homing pigeon alone can be trusted with its freedom and trained to carry out the missions that people demand.
Q6 What is the purpose of the passage?
01. To convince the reader to buy a homing pigeon
02. To inform the reader about homing pigeons and their training
03. To protect homing pigeons against the threat of extinction
04. To encourage the owners of homing pigeons to set the birds free
Q7 According to the passage, what happens to homing pigeons when they are about a month old?
A. They are kept in a trap.
B. They enter their first race.
C. They begin a training program.
D. They get their wings clipped and marked.
Q8 In the passage the author states that the owners "anxiously watch the sky" there is the implication that the owners...
A. want their pigeon to win the race
B. are sending radar signals to their pigeons
C. do not know whether the race began on time
D. do not trust the rules set down by the judges
Q9 According to the passage, what is the difference between a homing pigeon and an ordinary one?
A. The span of the wings.
B. The shape of the eyes.
C. The texture of the feathers.
D. The size of the brain.
Q10 The author mentions all of the following at tributes that enable a homing pigeon to return home EXCEPT..
A. instinct
B. air sacs
C. sensitive ears
D. good eyes
Answers
Q.1 (3)
Q.2 (2)
Q.3 (3)
Q.4 (1)
Q.5 (3)
Q.6 (2)
Q.7 (3)
Q.8 (1)
Q.9 (4)
Q.10 (2)
