ENGLISH QUESTIONS ASKED BY ODISHA SI EXAMINATION 2023 Paper 1

1) ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION - 

a) Someone Who Can Be Easily Persuaded To Believe Something - Gullible 

b) An Inactive State Resembling Deep Sleep - Hibernation 

c) Handwriting That Is Not Clear Enough To Read - Illegible 

d) IDIOM - To Die In Harness - 

Meaning - To Die While In Service 

e) IDIOM - Do Not Hold Water 

Meaning - Can Not Be Believed 

f) IDIOM - Beat About The Bush - 

Meaning - Approach a Subject Without Coming To The Point 

g) IDIOM - Break The Ice - 

Meaning - Do Or SAY Something To Relive Tension When Stranger Meet 

h) IDIOM - Out Of The Woods - 

Meaning - Out Of Danger Area 

2) Fill In The Blank With Appropriate Preposition - 

a) The Book Comprises  _ Five Chapters ( Ans - Of) 

b) He Was Not Ashamed _ Asking For Even More Money ( Ans - Of) 

c) My Sister Was Not Required To Conform _ The Traditional Ways Of Her Husband's Family. (Ans - To) 

d) Mr Nambiar Is Thoroughly Disillusioned ( Unhappy) _ His Job. ( Ans - With) 

USED THE APPROPRIATE ARTICLES - 

e) During Economic Recession One Should Avoid Spending Money _ Luxury Items. ( Ans - On) 

f) Priyanka Chopra Has Played The Role Of _ FBI Agent In Quantico. ( Ans - An) 

g) Each New Word Has _ Different Meaning ( Ans - The) 

h) He is _ One Eyed Man ( Ans - a) 

i) I Have Got _ Close Friends That I Meet Regularly. ( Ans - a Few) 

j) We Decided To Abandon Our Trip As We Had _ Money Left ( Ans - Few) 

k) Abhimanyu Was _ Engrossed In His Book Even To Lookup. ( Ans - So) 

l) _ My Brother, Who Does Not Like Thriller, Enjoyed The Film ( Even) 

3) Find The Antonyms Of These Following Words - 

Eulogise - Criticize 

Relish - Dislike 

Brittle - Formidable 

4) Choose Correct Spelt Word - 

a) Dilemma 

b) Occasionally 

c) Milieu 

d) Accommodate 

5) Choose Synonym Of Following Words - 

a) Placate - Pacify 

b) Insolent - Impertinent 

c) Emulate - Imitate 

d) Alleviate - Avoid 

e) Fastidious - Generous 

6) Choose Correct Sentence 

a) Mr Das Is a Friend Of My Father. 

b) The Only People Interested In The Book Seems To Be Lawyers. 

c) The Only Indian In The Class Is You. 

7) They _ Offended If I Did Not Go To See Them ( 

8) If i Had Known You Were In Town i _ You ( Would Have Visited) 

9) We Met a Lot of Friends _ We Were On Holiday ( While)