SSC CHSL 10th June 2022 Shift-3

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Fiona enquired whether I had gone to school on Tuesday.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Shanu’s inquisitive mind could not / accept the seemingly ingenous reply / of the man and he resolved to solve the mystery / to mitigate the pain of the old couple.

Which word in the given sentence is the ANTONYM of - jeopardy?
We were reluctant to leave the relative safety of our hotel.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Fall back or sink again (into a worse state after an improvement)

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Ludicrous

Select the correct homonym from the given options to fill in the blank.
The wind________ so powerfully that the door closed.

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. To think that a computer would one day replace a book is indeed unthinkable and far fetched.
B.The thoughts and ideas contained in a book are immortal like Tulsidas’s Ram Charitra Manas, Ved Vyas’ Mahabharata, The Bible and many other religious and literary works like Shakespeare’s plays etc.
C.On the other hand a computer is but a machine, that at best can visually display the contents of a specific book.
D.A good book in the words of John Milton “is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up to a purpose to a life beyond life.”

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Face up to

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
The newspaper dedicated a report giving the news of the death and details about the life of the deceased.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.