CHSL 21 01-06-2022 Shift 2 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The manager / did not / gone to / Bombay yesterday.

Options

A

The manager

B

did not

C

gone to

D

Bombay yesterday

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

gone to

Question 2

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) aims at enhancing ________ security of households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Options

A

livelihood

B

balanced

C

total

D

strict

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

livelihood

Question 3

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
We would have loved to stay __________ like children all our lives.

Options

A

innocent

B

cunning

C

fragile

D

shy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

innocent

Question 4

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Vishnu and family are looking around into the possibility of moving to Canada.

Options

A

are looking around to

B

are looking upto

C

look into

D

are looking into

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

are looking into

Question 5

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Profess

Options

A

Assume

B

Predict

C

Declare

D

Convince

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Declare

Question 6

In the following questions a statement has been given with highlighted text. Select the options that can replace the text with correct idiom or phrase
The coach felt extremely nervous on seeing the team performing poorly in the first quarter.

Options

A

Heart skipped a beat

B

Like a cakewalk

C

Raining cats and dogs

D

Crying Wolf

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Heart skipped a beat

Question 7

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Devastate

Options

A

Suppress

B

Destroy

C

Produce

D

Recite

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Destroy

Question 8

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Guarantee

B

Glamour

C

Queeuee

D

Quarantine

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Queeuee

Question 9

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A.It is unquestionably evident that this virus brought misery and grief into the lives of the people of other professions too.
B.Covid-19 changed the form and face of every field in the world. It did not leave any field untouched.
C.One of the most affected areas is education. Millions of students all over the world could not get a proper education.
D.Millions of the teachers who are working, specifically in private educational institutes, were not paid full salary during the pandemic.

Options

A

DABC

B

ACDB

C

BCDA

D

CBDA

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

BCDA

Question 10

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in bold in the following sentence.
I broke away from their solicitous grip.

Options

A

worried

B

knowledgeable

C

interesting

D

heedless

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

heedless

Question 11

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A piece of cake

Options

A

An ambitious person 

B

An easy task  

C

A punishment  

D

An obstacle  

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

An easy task  

Question 12

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
This cat and mouse game are famous with all children in the future.

Options

A

will be

B

would have been

C

is

D

was

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

will be

Question 13

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Diwali sweets were being prepared by our grandmother.

Options

A

Our grandmother was preparing Diwali sweets.

B

Our grandmother is preparing Diwali sweets.

C

Our grandmother prepared Diwali sweets.

D

Our grandmother prepares Diwali sweets.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Our grandmother was preparing Diwali sweets.

Question 14

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Squalid

Options

A

Bare

B

Advanced

C

Contemporary

D

Clean  

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Clean  

Question 15

Select the sentence which has no spelling error.

Options

A

Playing and eating are the two prime works during vecation.

B

Geeta is going to Pune for vakation.

C

Ooty is my dream vacashun spot.

D

Children welcome summer vacation with zeal.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Children welcome summer vacation with zeal.

Question 16

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Zeal; burning enthusiasm; passion

Options

A

Arena

B

Ardour

C

Arcuate

D

Arid

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Ardour

Question 17

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hit the books

Options

A

Become very confused  

B

To feel sorry about a mistake  

C

To study very hard

D

To have a very long list 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

To study very hard

Question 18

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I remember vivid / the last road trip / we had / before the pandemic hit.

Options

A

the last road trip

B

I remember vivid

C

we had

D

before the pandemic hit

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

I remember vivid

Question 19

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Vanity

Options

A

Humility 

B

Conceit 

C

Beauty

D

Empty 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Conceit 

Question 20

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Geography

B

Philosophy

C

Spychology

D

Economics

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Spychology

Question 21

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety. (4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

adverse

B

affirm

C

contemptuous

D

disperse

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

adverse

Question 22

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety. (4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2

Options

A

were

B

shall

C

was

D

will

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

was

Question 23

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety. (4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

through

B

each other

C

between

D

one another

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

between

Question 24

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety. (4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

Likewise

B

For instance

C

In addition

D

Therefore

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

For instance

Question 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.
Claims have been made that vaccines are responsible for certain (1)__________ health conditions, particularly autism, speech disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. Some of those claims focused on thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines. Some people believed that autism (2)__________ a form of mercury poisoning, caused specifically by thimerosal in childhood vaccines. Those claims have been discredited. Still, misinformation and fear generated by false claims about associations (3)__________ autism and vaccines had a significant impact on individuals’ perceptions about vaccine safety. (4)__________, most individuals in countries where vaccination is widespread have never personally experienced vaccine-preventable disease. Thus, the focus of concern for some people shifted from the negative effects of vaccine-preventable disease to the possible negative effects of the vaccines (5)__________.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

itself

B

ourselves

C

yourself

D

themselves

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

themselves

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