CHSL 21 03-06-2022 Shift 2 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Sahukaars provide loan in 2% interest rate for a month, which is higher than the bank charges.

Options

A

for 2% interest rate every month

B

for 2% interest for a month

C

at 2% interest in a month

D

at 2% interest rate per month

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

at 2% interest rate per month

Question 2

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who loves the company of others

Options

A

Gregarious 

B

Philanthropist 

C

Patent 

D

Misanthrope 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Gregarious 

Question 3

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. The sharp increase in our consumption of fossil fuels has led to their depletion at an alarming rate.
B. Unchecked burning of fossil fuel is like an unchecked dripping tap which will eventually run dry.
C. The toxic pollutants released from burning these fuels are also a cause for concern.
D. This has led to the tapping of various non-conventional sources of energy that are cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels.

Options

A

CDBA

B

ACBD

C

DCBA

D

CBAD

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

ACBD

Question 4

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
The delegates talked of the matter for an hour but without any result.

Options

A

talked above

B

talked from

C

talked to

D

talked over

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

talked over

Question 5

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
By leaps and bounds

Options

A

Very quickly

B

Superb catch in a cricket match

C

Very slowly

D

Brisk walk

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Very quickly

Question 6

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
I was forbidden to take any drink.

Options

A

prohibited from rebuffing

B

prohibited from receiving

C

prohibited from rejecting

D

prohibited from snubbing

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

prohibited from receiving

Question 7

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Implicate

B

Expelled

C

Sartorial

D

Sabotege

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Sabotege

Question 8

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error
You and I / am going / to make / a great team.

Options

A

You and I

B

a great team

C

am going

D

to make

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

am going

Question 9

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

We should all stays united.

Options

A

stay

B

stayed

C

are staying

D

had staying

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

stay

Question 10

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
As was customary, the young prince was brought to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.

Options

A

As was customary, the young prince is bought to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.

B

As was customary, the palace staff brought the young prince to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.

C

As was customary, the young prince brings himself to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony

D

As was customary, the young prince brought in a diamond studded carriage to the podium for the coronation ceremony.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

As was customary, the palace staff brought the young prince to the podium in a diamond studded carriage for the coronation ceremony.

Question 11

Select the most appropriate synonym of the highlighted word.
The moral values in this nation were at their nadir during the autocrat’s rule.

Options

A

median

B

horizon

C

peak

D

base

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

base

Question 12

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Pure

Options

A

Lucid

B

Complex

C

flawless

D

Indecent

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Indecent

Question 13

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Startle

Options

A

Impress

B

Tumble

C

Delight

D

Surprise

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Surprise

Question 14

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Controversy 

B

Appearance 

C

Characteristic 

D

Definetly

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Definetly

Question 15

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Under the weather

Options

A

Feeling ill

B

Under debt

C

Very angry

D

Left by a loved one

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Feeling ill

Question 16

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
Reena got embarrassed and started crying.

Options

A

frightened and started shouting

B

frustrated and started yelling

C

conscious and started admiring

D

humiliated and started weeping

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

humiliated and started weeping

Question 17

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Please bring me a glass of water.

Options

A

Let a glass of water be given to me. 

B

Let a glass of water come to me. 

C

Let a glass of water being brought to me, please.

D

Let a glass of water be brought to me, please. 

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Let a glass of water be brought to me, please. 

Question 18

Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
The divisive politics of this nation has led to its downfall.

Options

A

Encouraging

B

Alienating

C

Spurring

D

Dethroning

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Alienating

Question 19

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of – nibble?
They sprinted across the floor and leaped up to the elevated platforms, poking their soft muzzles into the stanchions to gobble the grain.

Options

A

gobble

B

elevated

C

sprinted

D

muzzles

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

gobble

Question 20

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word
Subsequent to the delegation’s visit to the villages, / a new working commitee and a task force / have been formed to carry out / all the developmental works as promised to the people.

Options

A

Subsequent to the delegation’s visit to the villages

B

a new working commitee and a task force

C

all the developmental works as promised to the people

D

have been formed to carry out

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

a new working commitee and a task force

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.
Relate comic things (1)__________ pompous fashion. Irregularity, in other words the unexpected, the surprising, the astonishing, are essential to and characteristic (2)__________ beauty. Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony. The blend (3)__________ the grotesque and the tragic are attractive to the mind, as is discord to blasé ears. Imagine a canvas for a lyrical, magical farce, for a pantomime, and translate it (4) __________ a serious novel. Drown the whole thing in an abnormal, (5) ___________ atmosphere, in the atmosphere of great days – the region of pure poetry.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

over

B

off

C

at

D

in

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

in

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.
Relate comic things (1)__________ pompous fashion. Irregularity, in other words the unexpected, the surprising, the astonishing, are essential to and characteristic (2)__________ beauty. Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony. The blend (3)__________ the grotesque and the tragic are attractive to the mind, as is discord to blasé ears. Imagine a canvas for a lyrical, magical farce, for a pantomime, and translate it (4) __________ a serious novel. Drown the whole thing in an abnormal, (5) ___________ atmosphere, in the atmosphere of great days – the region of pure poetry.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

of

B

at

C

by

D

in

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

of

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.
Relate comic things (1)__________ pompous fashion. Irregularity, in other words the unexpected, the surprising, the astonishing, are essential to and characteristic (2)__________ beauty. Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony. The blend (3)__________ the grotesque and the tragic are attractive to the mind, as is discord to blasé ears. Imagine a canvas for a lyrical, magical farce, for a pantomime, and translate it (4) __________ a serious novel. Drown the whole thing in an abnormal, (5) ___________ atmosphere, in the atmosphere of great days – the region of pure poetry.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

up

B

on

C

to

D

of

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

of

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.
Relate comic things (1)__________ pompous fashion. Irregularity, in other words the unexpected, the surprising, the astonishing, are essential to and characteristic (2)__________ beauty. Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony. The blend (3)__________ the grotesque and the tragic are attractive to the mind, as is discord to blasé ears. Imagine a canvas for a lyrical, magical farce, for a pantomime, and translate it (4) __________ a serious novel. Drown the whole thing in an abnormal, (5) ___________ atmosphere, in the atmosphere of great days – the region of pure poetry.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

off

B

for

C

into

D

beside

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

into

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.
Relate comic things (1)__________ pompous fashion. Irregularity, in other words the unexpected, the surprising, the astonishing, are essential to and characteristic (2)__________ beauty. Two fundamental literary qualities: supernaturalism and irony. The blend (3)__________ the grotesque and the tragic are attractive to the mind, as is discord to blasé ears. Imagine a canvas for a lyrical, magical farce, for a pantomime, and translate it (4) __________ a serious novel. Drown the whole thing in an abnormal, (5) ___________ atmosphere, in the atmosphere of great days – the region of pure poetry.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

littered

B

plentiful

C

hygienic

D

dreamy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

dreamy

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