SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (CHSL) 2023 Previous Year Paper Shift 2

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. One of them who were hidings at the back of a rock fired at the villagers.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words underlined in the given sentence. I can’t believe that I am doing this ordinary and dull task.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in superlative degree of comparison. It was probably the happy afternoon of her life.

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. P. but results in widespread hunger, death and social unrest Q. some of the causes of famine in that region R. drought, floods, war and economic instability are S. which not only causes severe shortage of food

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The ______ age for retirement is 65 years in India.

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error. The news is very good to be true.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a spelling error. They need to / wave the participation / fees for people / with disabilities.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined segment. The child was not guilty of any wrongdoing and lacked knowledge or awareness of wrongdoing.

Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Select the option that arranges the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence. A.Looks first to his own profit B. And then to the king’s, C. Or destroys the king’s gain altogether D.The chief collector of revenue

Select the most appropriate synonym of ‘potential’ in the given sentence. I have seen Radhya growing in the last few years; she now has the capability to fight worse situations.

Select the most appropriate synonym for the given word. Strength

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Feasibility

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. Would pizza or burger rather be eaten by you?

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. She's been beating around the bush all afternoon - I just wish she would come out and tell us what she really thinks.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Elaborate

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence. It's not polite to blow your own trumpet in front of others.

Select the most appropriate option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined segment in the following sentence. After the scandal, the king was left with no choice but to announce his act of renouncing the throne.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Ambivalent

Select the most appropriate option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. The package was delivered by the courier to the recipient's doorstep.

Select the most appropriate option that can replace the underlined word in the following sentence. The incorrigible optimism displayed by Aishwarya in difficult situations turned out her to be a favourite among her friends.

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Climatic disasters are (1)_____________ increasingly common due to the effects of climate change. These disasters include extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and droughts. To mitigate the effects of these disasters, it is essential to invest in disaster preparedness and (2). The impact of climatic disasters is not limited to the loss of life and property damage. For example, hurricanes can disrupt the oil and gas industry, leading to higher fuel prices and (3). Floods can damage crops and infrastructure, leading to food shortages and disruptions to transportation systems. Rising temperatures can lead to more frequent heat waves, while changes in precipitation patterns can lead to more (4) droughts and floods. Climatic disasters disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Collaboration among governments, communities and businesses is crucial for effective disaster preparedness and response. This involves investing in early warning systems, improving infrastructure and emergency services and planning for post-disaster recovery. By taking a (5) approach to disaster management, we can reduce the impacts of climatic disasters and build more resilient communities.

SubQuestion No : 21 Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 1.

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Climatic disasters are (1)_____________ increasingly common due to the effects of climate change. These disasters include extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and droughts. To mitigate the effects of these disasters, it is essential to invest in disaster preparedness and (2). The impact of climatic disasters is not limited to the loss of life and property damage. For example, hurricanes can disrupt the oil and gas industry, leading to higher fuel prices and (3). Floods can damage crops and infrastructure, leading to food shortages and disruptions to transportation systems. Rising temperatures can lead to more frequent heat waves, while changes in precipitation patterns can lead to more (4) droughts and floods. Climatic disasters disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Collaboration among governments, communities and businesses is crucial for effective disaster preparedness and response. This involves investing in early warning systems, improving infrastructure and emergency services and planning for post-disaster recovery. By taking a (5) approach to disaster management, we can reduce the impacts of climatic disasters and build more resilient communities.

SubQuestion No : 22 Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Climatic disasters are (1)_____________ increasingly common due to the effects of climate change. These disasters include extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and droughts. To mitigate the effects of these disasters, it is essential to invest in disaster preparedness and (2). The impact of climatic disasters is not limited to the loss of life and property damage. For example, hurricanes can disrupt the oil and gas industry, leading to higher fuel prices and (3). Floods can damage crops and infrastructure, leading to food shortages and disruptions to transportation systems. Rising temperatures can lead to more frequent heat waves, while changes in precipitation patterns can lead to more (4) droughts and floods. Climatic disasters disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Collaboration among governments, communities and businesses is crucial for effective disaster preparedness and response. This involves investing in early warning systems, improving infrastructure and emergency services and planning for post-disaster recovery. By taking a (5) approach to disaster management, we can reduce the impacts of climatic disasters and build more resilient communities.

SubQuestion No : 23 Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3.

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Climatic disasters are (1)_____________ increasingly common due to the effects of climate change. These disasters include extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and droughts. To mitigate the effects of these disasters, it is essential to invest in disaster preparedness and (2). The impact of climatic disasters is not limited to the loss of life and property damage. For example, hurricanes can disrupt the oil and gas industry, leading to higher fuel prices and (3). Floods can damage crops and infrastructure, leading to food shortages and disruptions to transportation systems. Rising temperatures can lead to more frequent heat waves, while changes in precipitation patterns can lead to more (4) droughts and floods. Climatic disasters disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Collaboration among governments, communities and businesses is crucial for effective disaster preparedness and response. This involves investing in early warning systems, improving infrastructure and emergency services and planning for post-disaster recovery. By taking a (5) approach to disaster management, we can reduce the impacts of climatic disasters and build more resilient communities.

SubQuestion No : 24 Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 4.

Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Climatic disasters are (1)_____________ increasingly common due to the effects of climate change. These disasters include extreme weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and droughts. To mitigate the effects of these disasters, it is essential to invest in disaster preparedness and (2). The impact of climatic disasters is not limited to the loss of life and property damage. For example, hurricanes can disrupt the oil and gas industry, leading to higher fuel prices and (3). Floods can damage crops and infrastructure, leading to food shortages and disruptions to transportation systems. Rising temperatures can lead to more frequent heat waves, while changes in precipitation patterns can lead to more (4) droughts and floods. Climatic disasters disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Collaboration among governments, communities and businesses is crucial for effective disaster preparedness and response. This involves investing in early warning systems, improving infrastructure and emergency services and planning for post-disaster recovery. By taking a (5) approach to disaster management, we can reduce the impacts of climatic disasters and build more resilient communities.

SubQuestion No : 25 Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 5.

Select the triad in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following triads. 3 - 4 - 24 4 - 7 - 56 (NOTE: 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)

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically and definitely follow/s from the given statements.

Statements: Some Salts are Baths. All Tubs are Drums. Some Baths are Tubs. Conclusions: (I) Some Salts are Tubs. (II) Some Drums are Baths.

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown.

If 14 March 2007 is Wednesday, then what will be the day of the week on 17 June 2013?

Three of the following number triads are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd number triads. (NOTE: The second and third numbers in the given number triads are formed by performing a certain operation on the first number. The same operation is followed in all the number triads except one. Find that odd number triads.)

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation if ‘-’ and ‘+’ are interchanged and ‘÷’ and ‘×’ are interchanged? 14 - 6 ÷ 4 + 15 × 5 = ?

Select the option in which the letter-clusters share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of letter-clusters. NEZ : UIV BIL : IOH

In a certain code language, ‘KARAN’ is coded as ‘OCVCR’ and ‘STAPLE’ is coded as ‘WVERPG’. What is the code for ‘JOYFUL’ in the given code language?

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series? 18, 72, ?, 1152, 4608

DJM is related to BHK in a certain way based on the English alphabetical order. In the same way, JNP is related to HLN. To which of the following is HFD related following the same logic?

Identify the figure given in the options that when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.

Three of the following number triads are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd number triad. (NOTE: The second and third numbers in the given number triads are formed by performing a certain operation on the first number. The same operation is followed in all the number triads except one. Find that odd number triads.)

Select the term from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series based on the English alphabetical order. MVJ, OYN, QBR, SEV, ?

Which of the following four options can replace the question mark (?) in the following series? 66, 87, 110, ?, 162, 191

In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the sister of B’, A - B means ‘A is the mother of B’, A × B means ‘A is the husband of B’ and A ÷ B means ‘A is the father of B’. Based on the above, how is Q related to R if S ÷ Q ÷ L × H - R?

Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.) Big – Small

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given series will make the series logically complete. _ T C U B H _ V B _ Q W B J X _

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

In a certain code language, 'BROW' is coded as '5064' and 'WORN' is coded as '4705'. What is the code for 'B' in the given code language?

What will come in the place of '?' in the following equation, if '+' and '–' are interchanged with '×' and '÷', respectively? 24 – 3 + 4 × 45 ÷ 5 = ?

Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements.

Statements: All forests are deserts. Some deserts are valleys. All valleys are hills.

Conclusion (I): No hill is a forest. Conclusion (II): Some deserts are hills.

F is the father of G's father. G is married to H. H is the mother of I. J is the sister of G. K is the father of J. J is married to L. M is the brother of I and married to N. How is J related to I?

Based on the alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which of the following does NOT belong to that group?

What will come in the place of '?' in the following equation, if '+' and '–' are interchanged and '×' and '÷' are interchanged? 300 + 242 × 11 – 15 ÷ 9 = ?

Suhas, a 3.15 m tall tree, and a building are positioned such that their feet on the ground are collinear and the tree is located between Suhas and the building. The tree is located at a distance of 7.5 m from Suhas and at a distance of 45 m from the building. Further, the eyes of Suhas, the top of the tree, and the top of the building fall in one line, and the eyes of Suhas are at a height of 1.8 m from the ground. Find the height (in m) of the building.

If 3cot A = 4 and A is an acute angle, then find the value of sec A.

The number 76050 is NOT divisible by which of the following numbers?

A merchant marked his goods 20% above the cost price and sold the goods at a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is:

The radius of a circle is increased by 20%. Find the percentage increase in the circumference of the circle.

Simplify: ((0.83)³ – (0.1)³) / ((0.83)² + 0.083 + 0.01) = ?

If x + 1/x = 2, then find the value of x⁵ + 1/x⁵.

Two circles touch each other externally at P. AB is a direct common tangent to the two circles, A and B are points of contact and ∠PAB = 22°. The measure of ∠ABP is:

9 cm long perpendicular is drawn from the center of the circle to a 24 cm long chord. Find the radius of the circle.

A man borrowed a certain sum of money at the rate of 10% per annum simple interest for the first three years and 15% per annum simple interest for the period beyond three years. If he pays a total interest of ₹2,884.50 at the end of 7 years, then the sum of money (in ₹) that he borrowed is:

Find the value of Sin 47° Cos 33° -Cos 43°Sin57°.

Simplify the given expression. ((4.2)³ - 0.008) ÷ ((4.2)² + 0.84 + 0.04)

If two qualities of a fruit costing ₹20 per kg and ₹38 per kg are mixed in the ratio of 5 : 4, then find the cost of the mixture per kg (in ₹).

The total surface area of a cylinder whose radius is 6 cm and height is 8 cm is (use π = 22/7):

In an election, a candidate who got 73% of the votes is elected by a majority of 1426 votes. If 20% of votes are invalid, then what is the total number of votes polled?

A shopkeeper earns 15% profit on his goods. He loses 10% of his goods during transportation. What is his overall profit/ loss percentage?

A can finish a work in 25 days, and B can do the same work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days and left the job. A alone can finish the remaining work in how many days?

If secθ + tanθ = 4, then secθ - tanθ = __________.

The table given below shows the number of aerated drinks- A, B, C, D- manufactured (in thousands) by a company over the years.

The manufacturing numbers of which aerated drink saw a continuous decrease from 2020 to 2022?

The graph shows the marks obtain by the four students in mathematics and English in four Unit Tests.

The difference between the average marks obtain for all unit tests in both subject is:

Break-up of the cost of construction of a house is shown in the following pie chart. The total cost of the construction of a house is ₹3,79,800.

What is the amount spent on steel?

The speed of a car going from A to B is 110 km/h, while coming back, its speed is 76 km/h. What is the average speed during the entire journey?

What is the third proportional of 2√3 and 6√5?

The marked price on a fancy item is ₹250 but there is an 18% discount during festival season. The price of the fancy item after discount is:

Two persons A and B are running around a circular track of length 1200 m with respective speeds of 27 kmph and 36 kmph. They started at the same time from the same point and are running in the same direction. When will they meet for the first time on the track (in seconds)?

When did the Government of India bring the gender sensitivities of the budgetary allocation in its statement for the first time?

Which of these measures of money supply is referred to as the aggregate monetary resources?

_______ is/are an item for which both, GST and central excise duty are applicable in India.

Who among the following was the Governor General of India when the Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal for revenue collection by the East India Company?

The length of the playing surface for Table Tennis is _________.

Which state appointed Robin Uthappa as brand ambassador for the Brain Health Initiative in 2022?

Who among the following long jumpers won the first ever silver medal for India in the long jump at commonwealth games 2022?

Which of the following universities was founded by Pala rulers?

Gaan-Ngai is a five-day festival primarily celebrated in which part of India?

What is the aim of fundamental rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution ?

What is the type of soil composed of silt and dust?

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental duty mentioned in the Indian Constitution?

Which is an inherited blood disorder that affects the hemoglobin gene and results in ineffective erythropoiesis?

Padayani is a folk dance from which state?

Under which Ministry does the Indian Antarctic Act, 2022 aim at having India’s own national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment along with the dependent and associated ecosystems and proposes to set up Indian Antarctic Authority (IAA)?

Ustad Bismillah Khan is associated with which of the following instruments?

Sociologist Jan Breman described the change in the nature of the relationship between landlords, belonging to the dominant class, and agricultural workers, belonging to the low caste, as a shift from ______________.

Who first introduced the idea of a relationship between molecular geometry and the number of valence electrons in the 1940s?

According to the Ministry of Power, Government of India, which is the largest energy source of India? (as of March 2023)

Jayalakshmi Eshwar won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2021 for her contribution to which Indian classical dance form?

Which state in India had the lowest sex ratio according to the 2011 census?

In India, the financial year runs from________ to ________.

The dimensions of force are:

Who among the following was one of the founders of the Indian Association, established in 1876?

What is the phenomenon called when rain fails to occur for one or more weeks during the south-west monsoon period?