CHSL Pre 2024 English Answer Key PDF

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SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination 2024 Tier I Exam Date 10/07/2024 Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Subject CHSL Exam 2024 Tier I Section : English Language Q.1 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. UNICEF builds partnerships across the global community on accelerate gender equality. Ans 1. global community with accelerate 2. global community till accelerate 3. global community in accelerate 4. global community to accelerate Q.2 T he given sentence is divided into three segments. Select the option that has the segment with a grammatical error. If there is no error, select ‘No error’. T he volunteer gave on to / the food packets to the / children of the orphanage. Ans 1. No error 2. The volunteer gave on to 3. children of the orphanage. 4. the food packets to the Q.3 T he given sentence is divided into four segments. Select the option that has the segment with a grammatical error. It was my niece / who was leaving college / last year, and / not my son. Ans 1. It was my niece 2. not my son. 3. last year, and 4. who was leaving college Q.4 Parts of the given sentence have been underlined. One of them contains an error. T he underlined parts are given as options with some changes. Select the option that correctly rectifies the error. Raveena’s daughter Kavya is most intelligent student and she consistently achieves top grades. Ans 1. topper grades 2. an intelligent 3. R aveenas’ daughter 4. she has consistently SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. I was reading a book two days back. It was titled C harlie and the C hocolate Factory by R oland D ahl. It was fantastic. It has now become my favourite (1)________. It is about a boy named C harlie who is (2) ________ poor. He wins a golden ticket that (3) ________ him to enter the most famous chocolate factory in the world. He (4) ________it with his grandfather. But the other kids who accompany him are nasty. They are all spoilt. But you have to read the book to (5) ________out more about them. The amazing part of the book is that it is like a dream come true. SubQuestion No : 5 Q.5 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1. Ans 1. manual 2. guide 3. text 4. book Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. I was reading a book two days back. It was titled C harlie and the C hocolate Factory by R oland D ahl. It was fantastic. It has now become my favourite (1)________. It is about a boy named C harlie who is (2) ________ poor. He wins a golden ticket that (3) ________ him to enter the most famous chocolate factory in the world. He (4) ________it with his grandfather. But the other kids who accompany him are nasty. They are all spoilt. But you have to read the book to (5) ________out more about them. The amazing part of the book is that it is like a dream come true. SubQuestion No : 6 Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2. Ans 1. nicely 2. finally 3. properly 4. very Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. I was reading a book two days back. It was titled C harlie and the C hocolate Factory by R oland D ahl. It was fantastic. It has now become my favourite (1)________. It is about a boy named C harlie who is (2) ________ poor. He wins a golden ticket that (3) ________ him to enter the most famous chocolate factory in the world. He (4) ________it with his grandfather. But the other kids who accompany him are nasty. They are all spoilt. But you have to read the book to (5) ________out more about them. The amazing part of the book is that it is like a dream come true. SubQuestion No : 7 Q.7 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3. Ans 1. bears 2. suffers 3. allows 4. gets SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. I was reading a book two days back. It was titled C harlie and the C hocolate Factory by R oland D ahl. It was fantastic. It has now become my favourite (1)________. It is about a boy named C harlie who is (2) ________ poor. He wins a golden ticket that (3) ________ him to enter the most famous chocolate factory in the world. He (4) ________it with his grandfather. But the other kids who accompany him are nasty. They are all spoilt. But you have to read the book to (5) ________out more about them. The amazing part of the book is that it is like a dream come true. SubQuestion No : 8 Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4. Ans 1. visits 2. examines 3. inspects 4. explores Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. I was reading a book two days back. It was titled C harlie and the C hocolate Factory by R oland D ahl. It was fantastic. It has now become my favourite (1)________. It is about a boy named C harlie who is (2) ________ poor. He wins a golden ticket that (3) ________ him to enter the most famous chocolate factory in the world. He (4) ________it with his grandfather. But the other kids who accompany him are nasty. They are all spoilt. But you have to read the book to (5) ________out more about them. The amazing part of the book is that it is like a dream come true. SubQuestion No : 9 Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5. Ans 1. locate 2. unlearn 3. find 4. spot Q.10 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. I find that students nowadays are not interested in _________ letters by hand. Ans 1. righting 2. rioting 3. writing 4. rating Q.11 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. Allusive handwriting creates a poor impression. Ans 1. Eligible handwriting 2. Legal handwriting 3. Illegible handwriting 4. D escriptive handwriting SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.12 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Timid Ans 1. Assertive 2. Audacious 3. R esolute 4. Blunt Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to correct the sentence by using the denotation of the underlined word. Mr. Sen is clever enough to handle his professional hazards. Ans 1. Bold 2. C allous 3. Intelligent 4. Foolish Q.14 Select the most appropriate option that can replace the bracketed word segment in the following sentence. Classical buildings in ancient Greek and Roman times were (characteristically built) from marble or some other attractive, durable stone. Ans 1. typically built 2. mainly having been built 3. strange build 4. fascinating to build Q.15 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom. T he technicians who were repairing the broken elevatorcalled it a day. Ans 1. Stopped work for the day 2. Shouted with anger 3. Felt unhappy 4. Stopped to take a short break Q.16 Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. For Rana, unable to see a thing, theparade seemed to last forever. Ans 1. procession 2. hiding 3. darkness 4. concealment Q.17 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Alert Ans 1. D ull 2. Inactive 3. Smart 4. Vigilant Q.18 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. T he housing loan taken by Ramesh effected his daily expenses adversely. Ans 1. for R amesh effected 2. of R amesh effected 3. from R amesh effected 4. by R amesh affected SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.19 Select the sentence that brings out the most appropriate meaning of the idiom ‘Dog in the manger’. Ans 1. R achit had some important work and so he cancelled the show tickets for everyone. 2. Mohit was so loyal and committed to his company that he rejected lucrative offers from different companies. 3. You are here just because you have recognised your hidden potential. 4. To prove this is not a trap, I want to check the credibility of your plan. Q.20 Select the INCORRECT LY spelt word in the given sentence. T he Chinese are believed to have a longer history than that of any other civilisation in the wolrd. Ans 1. C ivilisation 2. Believed 3. C hinese 4. Wolrd Q.21 Select the option that rectifies the spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence. It was a privvilege to receive the award from the President. Ans 1. privileege 2. privilegge 3. privillege 4. privilege Q.22 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Sluggish Ans 1. Hassled 2. Lethargic 3. Leisurely 4. R apid Q.23 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Enormous Ans 1. Minute 2. Monstrous 3. Tremendous 4. Strong Q.24 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select No improvement required. Although uncountable files stack up on the tables of government officials, they prefer doing their work at a more leisure pace. Ans 1. No improvement needed 2. at a more leisurely paced 3. at a more leisure paced 4. at a more leisurely pace Q.25 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Retract Ans 1. Implement 2. R evoke 3. D isturb 4. Please Section : General Intelligence SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.1 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.2 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.3 If ‘A’ stands for ‘÷’, ‘B’ stands for ‘×’, ‘C’ stands for ‘+’ and ‘D’ stands for ‘–’, then the resultant of which of the following will be 218? Ans 1. 32 B 8 D 160 C 2 A 42 2. 32 B 8 D 160 A 2 C 42 3. 32 C 8 D 160 A 2 B 42 4. 32 A 8 D 160 B 2 C 42 Q.4 In a certain code language A + B means ‘A is the mother of B’ A – B means ‘A is the brother of B’ A × B means ‘A is the husband of B’ A ÷ B means A is the father of B’ Based on the above, how is K related to L if ‘K × Q + R − S ÷ L’? Ans 1. Father ’s father ’s brother 2. Father ’s father 3. Father ’s mother ’s father 4. Father ’s brother Q.5 T he position of how many letters will remain unchanged if each of the letters in the word DOCUMENTARY is arranged from left to right in alphabetical order? Ans 1. Two 2. O ne 3. Three 4. None Q.6 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.7 Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets. (NOT E : Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) (5, 4, 41) (7, 2, 53) Ans 1. (10, 5, 130) 2. (11, 9, 204) 3. (9, 3, 90) 4. (13, 6, 208) Q.8 Select the letter-cluster pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pairs of letter-clusters given below. VPN : ZT R SMK : WQO Ans 1. LF D : P JH 2. K F D : O JK 3. P MK : TO L 4. HD B : MIG Q.9 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.10 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.11 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below. Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.12 If 23 June 2008 was Monday, then what was the day of the week on 23 June 2020? Ans 1. Saturday 2. Sunday 3. Wednesday 4. Tuesday SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.13 T hree of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group? (Note: T he odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.) 1) EFINU 2) BCFKR 3) JKNSZ 4) HIMQX Ans 1. E F INU 2. JK NS Z 3. HIMQ X 4. B C F K R Q.14 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below. Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.15 92 is related to 23 following a certain logic. Following the same logic, 136 is related to 34. To which of the following is 224 related, following the same logic? (NOT E: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding /deleting /multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed) Ans 1. 54 2. 52 3. 58 4. 56 Q.16 T hree statements are followed by conclusions numbered I, II. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statement. Statements: All houses are trees. All trees are stones. All stones are rocks. Conclusion (I): Some stones are trees. Conclusion (II): All houses are rocks. Ans 1. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow. 2. O nly conclusion (I) follows. 3. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows. 4. O nly conclusion (II) follows. SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.17 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.18 Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 15 × 5 − 75 + (300 ÷ 6) + 3 × 19 = 115 (NOT E: Numbers must be interchanged and not the constituent digits e.g. if 2 and 3 are to be interchanged in the equation 43 × 3 + 4 ÷ 2, then interchanged equation is 43 × 2 + 4 ÷ 3) Ans 1. 6 and 3 2. 15 and 6 3. 15 and 19 4. 6 and 5 Q.19 How many quadrilaterals are there in the given figure? Ans 1. 12 2. 7 3. 11 4. 10 Q.20 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.21 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.22 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.23 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.24 Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN. Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.25 Which of the following letter-clusters can replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? AFK, ? , IXM, MT N, QPO Ans 1. E B C 2. FAL 3. E B L 4. FAE Section : Quantitative Aptitude Q.1 Raju and Ramu have more land than Sonu by 15% and 25%, respectively. What is the ratio of land owned by Raju and Ramu? Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.2 Four years ago, Ravi was four times as old as Kavya. Seven years from now, Ravi will be three times as old as Kavya. Find the sum of their present ages. Ans 1. 118 years 2. 122 years 3. 115 years 4. 117 years Q.3 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.4 Ans 1. 1 2. 4 3. 6 4. 2 Q.5 If the radius of a circle is 48 cm and the length of the arc is 15 cm, then the area of the sector corresponding to that arc is: Ans 1. 360 cm2 2. 360 m2 3. 720 cm2 4. 7200 m2 SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.6 Ans 1. ₹40 crores 2. ₹32 crores 3. ₹30 crores 4. ₹35 crores Q.7 Ans 1. 80 cm 2. 20 cm 3. 10 cm 4. 50 cm Q.8 To finish a work, P takes half of the number of days required by Q to finish it. If they together can finish the work in 36 days, then in how many days Q alone can finish the work? Ans 1. 84 2. 108 3. 24 4. 60 Q.9 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.10 A person reaches his destination 30 minutes late, if his speed is 3 km/h, and reaches 30 minutes before time if his speed is 4 km/h. Find the distance of his destination from his starting point. Ans 1. 14 km 2. 12 km 3. 11 km 4. 13 km SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.11 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.12 Ans 1. 42.9 2. 46.9 3. 45.2 4. 45.9 Q.13 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.14 T he sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If the digits are reversed, then the number is increased by 27. Find the number. Ans 1. 45 2. 63 3. 54 4. 36 SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.15 In an election between two candidates, A gets 63% of the total valid votes. If the total votes polled were 8,750, what is the number of valid votes that the other candidate B gets, if 20% of the total votes were declared invalid? Ans 1. 6,450 2. 4,410 3. 2,590 4. 3,560 Q.16 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.17 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.18 Ans 1. 2 : 1 2. 5 : 1 3. 3 : 1 4. 4 : 1 Q.19 R wishes to use a stick of length 6 units as common internal tangent to two circles of radius two units and three units. What can be the maximum distance (in units) between the centres of the circle? Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.20 T he radii of the two circles are 7 cm and 4 cm. If the distance between their centres is 25 cm, then the length of the transverse common tangent is equal to: Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.21 A rectangle with the largest area is cut out of a circle with radius 5 units. What is the area of the remaining portion? Ans 1. 25(2π-5) 2. 25(π-3) 3. 25(π-2) 4. 25(2π-3) Q.22 ए क दप ण को ज मी न प र ऊ प र की ओ र म ु ख क रके रखा गया है ए क को दप ण म ए क मी नार का शी ष िदखाई दे त ा है जो दप ण से 105 m की द रू ी प र है , दप ण से 0.5 m की द रू ी प र है , औ र उस की ऊँ चाई 1.5 m है मी नार की ऊँ चाई ( मी ट र म ) ात की िज ए Ans 1. 280 2. 315 3. 210 4. 115 Q.23 A cyclist rides 10 km at an average speed of 15 km/hr and then the next 15 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. T he average speed of the entire ride is: Ans 1. 11.54 km/hr 2. 12.5 km/hr 3. 10 km/hr 4. 20 km/hr Q.24 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.25 Ram spends 30% of his salary on food, 10% on house rent, 7% on entertainment, and 6% on conveyance. If at the end of a month his savings are ₹1,880, then his monthly salary is: Ans 1. ₹5,500 2. ₹4,000 3. ₹5,000 4. ₹4,500 Section : General Awareness Q.1 Which of the following persons was appointed Chairman of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission? Ans 1. Justice P V R eddi 2. Justice JS Verma 3. Justice AS Anand 4. Justice R Basant SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.2 In which year did the Bhopal gas tragedy occur? Ans 1. 1985 2. 1982 3. 1984 4. 1988 Q.3 Where is the renowned Bhatkhande music institute located? Ans 1. Surat 2. C hennai 3. Lucknow 4. Madurai Q.4 In which year was the National Human Rights Commission established in India? Ans 1. 2005 2. 1993 3. 1995 4. 2003 Q.5 Identify a carbohydrate but does not fit into the definition. Ans 1. Fructose 2. R hamnose 3. Maltose 4. Sucrose Q.6 In MS Word, which icon from the icons below the Menu Bar is commonly used to save the current document? Ans 1. The envelope icon 2. The floppy disk icon 3. The undo icon 4. The printer icon Q.7 Which of the following teams won the Indian Super League 2022-23? Ans 1. Mumbai C ity F C 2. Hyderabad F C 3. Bengaluru F C 4. AK T Mohun Bagan Q.8 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.9 Which of the following is/are an example of public goods? a) Defense b) House Ans 1. O nly b 2. Both a and b 3. O nly a 4. Neither a nor b SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.10 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.11 A constellation of the northern sky easily recognised by a group of five bright stars forming a slightly irregular ‘W’ is called: Ans 1. O rion 2. C ygnus 3. Ursa Major 4. C assiopeia Q.12 Which of the following statements about Akbar are true? 1 He introduced the Mansabdari system. 2 He defeated and merged the state of Bijapur in his empire. 3 He made Fatehpur Sikri his capital. Ans 1. O nly 2 and 3 2. O nly 1 and 2 3. O nly 1 and 3 4. All 1, 2, 3 Q.13 Ans 1. R ajasthan 2. West Bengal 3. C hhattisgarh 4. Telengna Q.14 Which revolutionary organisation was established at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi in 1928? Ans 1. Indian Home R ule Society 2. Bharat Naujawan Sabha 3. Hindustan Socialist R epublican Association 4. Swadesh Bandhab Samiti Q.15 In 1812, who described the hypothesis that equal volumes of different gases contain an equal number of molecules? Ans 1. James Watt 2. Amedeo Avogadro 3. John D alton 4. Albert Einstein Q.16 T he Himalayas' outermost range is called __________. Ans 1. Pir Panjal 2. D haula D har 3. Kanchenjunga 4. Shiwaliks SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.17 Which of the following Amendment Acts led to the insertion of Article 21 A? Ans 1. Eighty-seventh Amendment Act, 2003 2. Eighty-sixth Amendment Act, 2002 3. Eighty-fifth Amendment Act, 2002 4. Eighty-fourth Amendment Act, 2002 Q.18 Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of the National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) of India? Ans 1. At least 30% of the total land area proposed for the NIMZ is to be utilized for manufacturing units. 2. It prescribes a minimum area of 10000 hectares for establishing NIMZs. 3. The state government will provide power connectivity, water and other infrastructural facilities. 4. A special purpose vehicle will be constituted to take care of the functioning of NIMZs. Q.19 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the Music of India? Ans 1. A raga is believed to have started as a tribal or folk tune. 2. The musical instrument Kamaicha is majorly used by the ‘Manganiar ’ C ommunity of Manipur as a popular accompaniment to their songs 3. The sruti is a unit of measure or small difference between the various consecutive pitches within a grama or a scale. 4. Tala is a cyclic arrangement of time units. Q.20 In addition to using the arrow keys and mouse clicks, what other method can be used to move around a table in Microsoft Word? Ans 1. Pressing the ‘C trl’ key and clicking on the cell 2. Pressing the ‘Enter ’ key or using the scroll wheel 3. Using the Tab key or double-clicking on the cell 4. R ight-clicking on the cell and selecting ‘Move to Next C ell’ Q.21 Which of the following Fundamental Rights is available for Indians as well as foreigners? Ans 1. R ight to elementary education 2. R ight of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions 3. R ight to protection of language, script and culture of minorities 4. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment Q.22 National Sports Day is celebrated on the birthday of _______. Ans 1. MS D honi 2. R oop Singh 3. Major D hyan C hand 4. Kapil D ev Q.23 What is the duration of International hockey match? Ans 1. 50 min 2. 55 min 3. 60 min 4. 70 min SSC Updates: @EZSSC RankMitra: @RankMitra Q.24 Ans 1. 2. 3. 4. Q.25 In which of the following states is the Sanchi Stupa UNESCO world heritage site located? Ans 1. Bihar 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Punjab 4. R ajasthan