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Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam

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Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The hopping kangaroo is a (1) _______ sight in every snapshot relating to Australia. Members of the kangaroo family can be as small as a rat or as big as a man. Kangaroos are found mainly in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Kangaroos, which are big-footed marsupials that evolved in Australia, use their short front legs like arms. The man-sized kangaroos of Australia are (2) ________of speeding up to 88 km/h for short distances, their means of (3)_______ being their powerful hind legs, which carry them over the ground in jumps of 9 m or more at a time. Weighing around 70 kg, they have an average lifespan of around six to eight years and a maximum lifetime of 20 years. When bothered by predators, kangaroos often (4) ______ for the water, standing submerged to the chest and attempting to drown the attacker by holding him under water. Another defensive technique is to get their back to a tree and kick at their (5)_________ with their clawed hind feet, sometimes with sufficient force to kill a man. Normally shy animals, they alert other kangaroos to danger by beating on the ground with their hind feet. This loud alarm signal carries over a long distance.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: return

Option 2: steer

Option 3: orient

Option 4: head

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Correct Answer: head


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Head means to move towards a particular position. This helps convey the intended meaning that kangaroos move towards the water when they are disturbed by predators.

Therefore, the correct answer is head.

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Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
RELEASE

Option 1: Restrain

Option 2: Confine

Option 3: Acquit

Option 4: Retain

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Correct Answer: Acquit


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Explanation: While "release" implies setting free, "acquit" means to free someone from a criminal charge, indicating a similar notion of liberation but in a legal context.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Restraint refers
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Question : Which of the following states has the red panda as the state animal?

Option 1: Nagaland

Option 2: Arunachal Pradesh

Option 3: Sikkim

Option 4: Meghalaya

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Correct Answer: Sikkim


Solution : The correct answer is Sikkim.

The red panda is the state animal of Sikkim. The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972's Schedule I provides a high level of legal protection for the red panda, which is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

No one believes your cock and bull story.

Option 1: a true story

Option 2: improbable story

Option 3: a story about a cock and a bull

Option 4: a story which has been told often

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Correct Answer: improbable story


Solution : The second option is the correct answer.

The idiom cock and bull story has a connotation of being unbelievable, exaggerated, or fabricated. It is commonly used to describe a narrative that lacks credibility or is highly unlikely to be true. In the given sentence,

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Question : Directions: In the question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.
Did the boys turn___ for football practice?

Option 1: up

Option 2: on

Option 3: back

Option 4: in

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Correct Answer: up


Solution : The correct answer is the first option.

"Turn up" generally means to arrive or appear at a place, so it could be suitable if you want to know if the boys arrived for practice.

  • "Turn out" also means to appear or assemble for an event,

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Question : Which among the following is an award given under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India for excellence in Science and Technology?

Option 1: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

Option 2: GD Birla Award for Scientific Research

Option 3: Infosys Prize

Option 4: Om Prakash Bhasin Award

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Correct Answer: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award


Solution : The correct option is the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology is an award given under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in India. This prestigious award is named after

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Question : As per data or space sizes, which of the following series is arranged from smallest to largest?

Option 1: KB, MB, TB, GB

Option 2: MB, TB, GB, KB

Option 3: GB, KB, MB, TB

Option 4: KB, MB, GB, TB

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Correct Answer: KB, MB, GB, TB


Solution : The answer is KB, MB, GB, and TB.

A terabyte is the largest digital memory size. It is equal to 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, or 10004 bytes; gigabyte: 10003 bytes; megabyte: 10002 bytes; kilobyte: 10001 bytes, etc. The bit is the smallest fundamental

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Question : Directions: Select the letter cluster that will replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
GH, JI, NJ, SK, YL, ?

Option 1: EM

Option 2: HO

Option 3: FM

Option 4: GN

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Correct Answer: FM


Solution : Given:
GH, JI, NJ, SK, YL, ?

In the above-given series, add consecutive numbers to the first letter and add 1 to the second letter of the previous term to obtain the next letter cluster.
GH→G + 3 = J; H + 1 = I→JI

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