HPSSSC Clerk on contract basis paper – General English

Himachal Pradesh SSSC Clerk on contract basis paper – General English

Choose the word Opposite in meaning to the given wor. Out of the four alternatives a, b, c and d.
Celestial
(a) heavenly
(b) earthly
(c) imaginary
(d) vigorous

Obscure
(a) veritable
(b) famous
(c) notorious
(d) quiet

Impulsive
(a) cautious
(b) slacious
(c) accommondating
(d) annoying

Captivate
(a) seize
(b) repel
(c) subjugate
(d) enthrall

Secretive
(a) vague
(b) anxious
(c) candid
(d) shallow

Choose the appropriate prepositions out of the four given alternatives a, b, c and d to fill in the blanks
Instead of firing _________the thier, the police fired _________the mob
(a) on, on
(b) on, at
(c) at, upon
(d) upon, at

The police has been accused ________connivance____________the criminals.
(a) for, at
(b) for, with
(c) of, with
(d) with, in

He has applied __________the principal ______the post of a teacher.
(a) to, to
(b) to, for
(c) to, at
(d) at, in

He is a very slow person, both _______speech and _______his business.
(a) at, in
(b) in, on
(c) of, at
(d) in, in

She was disgusted ______the interior decorator as well as the decoration.
(a) with, over
(b) to, for
(c) with, on
(d) with, at

Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom/ phrase out of the four alternatives a, b, c and d.
To serve out
(a) to shock
(b) to retaliate
(c) to capture
(d) to defeat

By fits and starts
(a) annoying
(b) angrily
(c) irregularly
(d) harshly

Taking to heart
(a) grieving
(b) feeling lost
(c) retaining in memory
(d) being hurt

To cut someone short
(a) to oblige someone
(b) to assist someone
(c) to interrupt someone
(d) to insult someone

A fly in the ointment
(a) to clean a thing
(b) to sterilise
(c) an unsuccessful attempt
(d) a problem in a situation