Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
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
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.
Question : Directions: A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the paper is unfolded, we will get –
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word. RELEASE
Option 1: Restrain
Option 2: Confine
Option 3: Acquit
Option 4: Retain
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:
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
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
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
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,
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bold part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement."
No sane person or government can tolerate terrorist of any degree or kind.
(1) terrorism of any degree or kind
(2) torture of any degree or kind
(3) terrorise of any degree
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option "terrorism of any degree or kind".
The noun "terrorism" refers to the unlawful use of violence and intimidation against civilians in the pursuit of political gains and is correctly used in the first option. This helps
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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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