SSC CHSL 7th June 2022 Shift-2

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Chip off the old block

Select the denotation of the highlighted word.
The fragile economy needs some thrust from supporting partners.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
As the Director I had to bite the bullet in order to restore normalcy.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He ran most happily to receive his father.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The rumours usually _________ like wild fire.

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word.
There was a feeling of __________ in his eyes.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He always ____ a tantrum about something or the other.

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. Intelligent and strikingly attractive, Tess is indisputably the central character of the novel that bears her name.
B. But she is also more than a distinctive individual: Hardy makes her into somewhat of a mythic heroine.
C. Her name, formally Theresa, recalls St. Teresa of Avila, another martyr whose vision of a higher reality cost her, her life.
D. Tess’s story, thus, is a story representing a deeper and larger experience than that of a single individual.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in the brackets to fill in the blank.
In 1024, a king named Mahmood ____________ (robbed) a city called Anhilwad.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The mob / is believing / every word / the leader says.