Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was walking (1)______ and down his study and remembering (2)______ fifteen years before, he (3)______ given a party one autumn evening. (4)______ had been many clever men present (5)______ they had interesting conversations. (6)______ other things they had talked (7)______ capital punishment. The (8)______ of the guests, among (9)______ were many journalists and intellectual men, (10)______ of the death penalty.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 8.
Option 1: majority
Option 2: much
Option 3: any
Option 4: some
Correct Answer: majority
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The word majority is the correct choice, as it describes the greater part or number of the guests. The sentence goes on to provide additional information about the composition of the guests.
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
After retirement, Jiten Babu took up a position that is unsalaried.
Option 1: non-tenure
Option 2: honorary
Option 3: substantive
Option 4: tenure
Correct Answer: honorary
Solution : The correct choice is the second option
In the original sentence, the phrase "that is unsalaried" implies that the position doesn't come with a salary. The most appropriate substitute is honorary, which means the position is held as an honour or as
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the given pattern.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : The Union Government of India launched the PM SVANidhi scheme in June 2020 for the benefit of:
Option 1: farmers
Option 2: small scale industries
Option 3: street vendors
Option 4: migrant labourers
Correct Answer: street vendors
Solution : The correct answer is street vendors.
Launched on June 1, 2020, the PM Street Vendor's Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme is a micro-credit initiative for urban street vendors, offering collateral-free working capital loans up to ₹50,000. It encourages timely repayments with a 7%
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Why was I asked to come to the office by the manager?
Option 1: Why does the manager ask me to come to the office?
Option 2: Why the manager ask me to come to the office?
Option 3: Why did the manager asked me to come to the office?
Option 4: Why did the manager ask me to come to the office?
Correct Answer: Why did the manager ask me to come to the office?
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The active voice, in a sentence, denotes that the noun or pronoun that acts as the subject in the sentence is the doer of the action. In other
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error."
Wise men follow nobel (1) / ideas, whereas fools (2) / disregard them. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence contains an error in part one: wise men follow nobel.
The homophone "Nobel" refers to Alfred Nobel.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was the man whose vision and funds led to the Nobel prizes, arguably the world's most famous and respected awards. while the
Question : Directions: Starting from a point O. Mahesh walks a distance of 5 km south, then turns to his right and walks 3 km. From there, he again turns right and walks 5 km. He then turns to his left and walks 5 kilometres. How far is he from the starting point?
Option 1: 13 km
Option 2: 8 km
Option 3: 5 km
Option 4: 15 km
Correct Answer: 8 km
Solution : As per the given information, the direction and distance diagram is as follows –
In the above figure, O is the starting point and D is the finishing point. So, OD is Mahesh's distance from the starting point. OD = OC + CD OD
Question : Which of the following is not a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?
Option 1: Afghanistan
Option 2: Bangladesh
Option 3: Bhutan
Option 4: Myanmar
Correct Answer: Myanmar
Solution : The correct answer is Myanmar.
On December 8, 1985, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was founded. On January 17, 1987, the association's secretariat was established in Kathmandu, Nepal. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are the eight
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
Option 1: 273
Option 2: 150
Option 3: 253
Option 4: 303
Correct Answer: 253
Solution : Add the square of row two with the multiplication of row one and row two, to get the third number –
In column one: 18 × 7 + 72 = 126 + 49 = 175 In column two: 21 × 15 + 152
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1) __________whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2) __________are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3) _________the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4) ________it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5) ___________the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6) _________and boiled down. It produces a great (7) ___________of oil which can be made into food for human (8)____________. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)_________as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10) ___________of fish, yield nourishing oil.
Question: Select the most appropriate option for blank number 10.
Option 1: brand
Option 2: breed
Option 3: kinds
Option 4: orders
Correct Answer: kinds
Solution : The most appropriate option is the third option.
Explanation: The sentence talks about creatures or animals that yield oil. In this context, kinds mean different types or varieties of fish that provide oil.
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