Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. With an impressive growth in yields, Telangana now claims to be transforming into the rice bowl of India. The Food Corporation of India (FCl) has procured 52 lakh tonnes of paddy from Telangana alone, which is more than half of the national target of 91 lakh tonnes. The state's harvests have nearly doubled in a year. Paddy production is up 93%, maize 95%, and cotton 74%, according to the Telangana Planning Department.
The state is also making its mark as a producer of paddy seed. "About 85% of our village's paddy is of a fine variety that farmers in MP, Haryana, Bengal, and Bihar use as seed," said a farmer in Anksapur Village in Nizamabad district. The seed crop sells at a premium over the state's minimum support price for paddy.
Question: What is the main idea or theme of this passage?
Option 1: Telangana's yields of paddy have exceeded all expectations.
Option 2: Recently, Telangana has seen a huge increase in the quantity of agricultural products.
Option 3: The state of Telangana has emerged as a significant contributor to the growth of agriculture in the country.
Option 4: Telangana has already become the 'Rice Bowl of India'.
Correct Answer: The state of Telangana has emerged as a significant contributor to the growth of agriculture in the country.
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation: The passage highlights Telangana's impressive growth in agricultural yields, specifically in paddy, maize, and cotton production. It mentions Telangana's contribution to the national procurement of paddy, surpassing half of the national target. Additionally, the state's emergence as a producer of high-quality paddy seed, sought after by farmers in other states, emphasises its significance in the agricultural landscape of India.
Therefore, the correct answer would be: The state of Telangana has emerged as a significant contributor to the growth of agriculture in the country.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. The receptionist asked me if I wanted to meet the accountant.
Option 1: The receptionist said to me, "Did you want to meet the accountant?"
Option 2: The receptionist said to me, "Do I want to meet the accountant?"
Option 3: The receptionist said to me, "Have you met the accountant?"
Option 4: The receptionist said to me, "Do you want to meet the accountant?"
Correct Answer: The receptionist said to me, "Do you want to meet the accountant?"
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Narration Conversion:
Therefore, the direct form is: The receptionist said to me, "Do you want to meet the accountant?"
Question : Who had used the term "Ecology" the first time?
Option 1: Charles Darwin
Option 2: Robert Whittaker
Option 3: Ernst Haeckel
Option 4: Arthur Tansley
Correct Answer: Ernst Haeckel
Solution : The correct option is Ernst Haeckel.
Ernst Haeckel, a German scientist, established the term ecology in 1866. The term ecology comes from the Greek terms oikos, which means house or habitat, and logos, which means study or knowledge. Haeckel's notion established the contemporary subject of ecology, which investigates the links, structures, and processes of ecosystems and their constituents.
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and complete the pattern.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the option figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
I was on a visit to Calcutta. It was Saturday, and I was staying for the weekend at my cousin's. That evening, my cousin, who works for a firm, had to fly to Delhi for a meeting. So, his wife drove him to the airport, and I accompanied them. On our way back from the airport, we stopped by a lake. My cousin's wife said, "Let me show you where we spend some of our evenings." She locked the car, and we began to walk towards the lake. There was a small bridge to cross, and she led the way. Three young men were coming from the other end of the bridge. As they approached us, one of them said to me, "Can I have a match?" As I put my hand into my pocket for the matchbox, I heard a cry of alarm. And then I saw what was happening. One of the other two men had snatched the handbag from my cousin's wife and passed it on to the man next to him. He in turn passed it to the third man, and all three started running back to where they had come from. My cousin's wife kept shouting and hurling abuse at them but made no attempt to follow them to retrieve her bag. I wanted to chase them, but she stopped me, saying that such rogues could be armed and dangerous. As it was dark, the three men were soon out of sight. I felt sorry for not being of any help, but my cousin's wife assured me that there was no money or valuables in the bag. She had just kept a couple of apples and a packet of biscuits in the handbag in case I felt hungry.
Question:-
One of the three men asked the narrator for a match to:
Option 1: burn the handbag
Option 2: smoke a cigarette
Option 3: stop and divert the narrator's attention
Option 4: pass the bag to his accomplice
Correct Answer: stop and divert the narrator's attention
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The man asked for a match as part of a ruse to divert the narrator's attention and create a distraction while his accomplices snatched the handbag. It was a tactic to facilitate the theft without raising suspicion
Correct answer: Stop and divert the narrator's attention.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. By taking the responsibility for the loss instead of blaming his staff, the manager pulled the chestnuts out of fire.
Option 1: to foolishly take risks to show off
Option 2: to prove oneself superior all the time
Option 3: accomplishing a difficult job for someone else
Option 4: to picnic by the fire
Correct Answer: accomplishing a difficult job for someone else
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: This idiom is often used to describe the act of saving or rescuing someone from a difficult or challenging situation, especially when they are unwilling or unable to do it themselves. In the context of the sentence, the manager is taking responsibility for the loss instead of blaming his staff, thereby accomplishing a difficult task and preventing further negative consequences.
Therefore, the correct answer is, accomplishing a difficult job for someone else.
Question : Directions: Select the number that will replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 9, 10, 22, 69, 280, ?
Option 1: 1350
Option 2: 1405
Option 3: 1325
Option 4: 1345
Correct Answer: 1405
Solution : Given: 9, 10, 22, 69, 280, ?
Follow the pattern to obtain the next term –
So, 1405 is the missing number in the given series. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Moderate
Option 1: Medium
Option 2: Temperate
Option 3: Easy
Option 4: Extreme
Correct Answer: Extreme
Moderate means to keep within reasonable or moderate limits, avoiding excess or extremes. Extreme refers to the furthest or highest degree, exceeding what is usual or reasonable. It is the opposite of moderation.
The meanings of the other words are as follows:
Therefore, the correct answer is extreme.
Question : Directions: Arrange the following vehicles in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Car 2. Train 3. Cycle 4. Truck 5. Auto-rickshaw
Option 1: 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
Option 2: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
Option 3: 3, 4, 5, 2, 1
Option 4: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
Correct Answer: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2
Solution : Given: 1. Car 2. Train 3. Cycle 4. Truck 5. Auto-rickshaw
Based on the number of wheels, the given vehicles in the increasing order can be arranged as follows – Cycle→Auto-rickshaw→Car→Truck→Train
So, the order is 3, 5, 1, 4, 2. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. BCD : UFZ :: MNO : ?
Option 1: FQK
Option 2: EPJ
Option 3: FRL
Option 4: EQL
Correct Answer: FQK
Solution : Given: BCD : UFZ :: MNO : ?
Add 19 to the first letter, 3 to the second letter, and 22 to the third letter of the given letter cluster to obtain the required letter cluster. B + 19 = U; C + 3 = U; D + 22 = Z Thus, BCD is coded as UFZ. Similarly, follow the same pattern for MNO – M + 19 = F; N + 3 = Q; O + 22 = K
Thus, MNO is coded as FQK. Hence, the first option is correct.
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