Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : The ______ is the most common unit for measuring ozone concentration.
Option 1: Dobson unit
Option 2: chain
Option 3: rod
Option 4: statute mile
Correct Answer: Dobson unit
Solution : The correct answer is the Dobson Unit.
The most widely used unit for calculating ozone levels is the Dobson Unit. The amount of ozone molecules needed to produce a layer of pure ozone that is 0.01 millimetres thick at 0 degrees Celsius and 1 atmosphere (the Earth's surface air pressure) is known as a Dobson Unit.
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figure series – 1. The shaded part shifts in the clockwise direction. 2. The number of places the shaded part shifted as per the number mentioned in the centre of the previous figure. So, following the above pattern, the missing figure will be as follows –
Hence, the first option is correct.
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 my second year at boarding school. I was sitting on platform No. 8 (1)______ Ambala station, waiting for the north-bound train. My parents (2)______ me old enough to travel on my own. I (3)______ by bus to Ambala early in the evening. Now, (4)______ was a long wait till my train (5)______. Most of the time, I had been (6)______ up and down the platform, (7)______ at the bookstall, or feeding broken biscuits to stray dogs. (8)______ a train arrived, it would become (9)______. As the carriage doors opened, people would swoop down (10)______ the nervous little ticket collector at the gate.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
Option 1: for
Option 2: at
Option 3: in
Option 4: by
Correct Answer: at
Solution : The second option is correct.
Explanation: The preposition "at" is used for smaller places, especially specific locations, whereas "in" is used for larger places.
Therefore, the correct answer is, at.
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Unlike its Nordic neighbours, Sweden decided early on in the pandemic to forgo lockdown in the hope of achieving broad immunity to the coronavirus. While social distancing was promoted, the government allowed bars, restaurants, salons, gyms, and schools to stay open. Initially, Sweden saw death rates from COVID-19 that were similar to those of other European nations that had closed down their economies. But now, the Scandinavian nation's daily death toll per 1 million people is 8.71 compared to the United States 4.59, according to the online publication 'Our World in Data'. Sweden's mortality rate is the highest in Europe. "I'd say it hasn't worked out so well," said Dr. George Rutherford, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco. "I think the mortality in Norway is something like ten-fold lower. That's the real comparator." (Norway's daily death rate is less than 0.01 per 1 million people.) "If you let this go, don't try very hard, or go about it in somewhat of a more restrained way than we have here, this is the price you pay," Rutherford said. "Maybe it didn't hurt businesses, but you have twice the mortality rate of the United States. All those people who died were part of families, and they were citizens and part of the fabric of Swedish society. And now they're gone because of a policy that hasn't worked out quite the way they thought it would." Scientists estimate herd immunity for the coronavirus is reached when 70–90% of the population becomes immune to a virus, either by becoming infected or getting a protective vaccine. Despite its relaxed response, Sweden is nowhere near hitting that goal. Tests on 1,118 Stockholm residents carried out by Sweden's Public Health Agency over one week in late April showed that only 7.3% had developed the antibodies needed to stave off the disease. "I think herd immunity is a long way off if we ever reach it," Björn Olsen, a professor of infectious medicine at Uppsala University, told Reuters after the release of the antibody findings. Rutherford said we can keep doing non-pharmaceutical interventions like contact tracing, mask-wearing, and isolation quarantines, but also develop drugs that work better treating people who already have the infection so they don't require critical care in a hospital.
Question: What was the result of having no lockdown in Sweden?
Option 1: Sweden's mortality rate became the highest in Europe.
Option 2: The economy in Sweden flourished more than before.
Option 3: Sweden has achieved herd immunity against the Corona virus.
Option 4: Sweden's public health care system became more robust.
Correct Answer: Sweden's mortality rate became the highest in Europe.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option
Explanation: The passage illustrates that despite forgoing a lockdown and pursuing a strategy aiming at achieving broad immunity to the coronavirus, Sweden's mortality rate due to COVID-19 was now the highest in Europe. The strategy didn't lead to achieving herd immunity as anticipated and resulted in a higher mortality rate compared to other European nations that implemented stricter measures. There's no indication in the passage suggesting that the economy flourished or that the public health care system became more robust due to the absence of a lockdown.
Therefore, the correct answer is: that Sweden's mortality rate became the highest in Europe.
Question : Directions: Which word will appear third when arranged in order of dictionary?
Option 1: Twinkle
Option 2: Twister
Option 3: Trump
Option 4: Trigger
Correct Answer: Twinkle
Solution : Given: Twinkle, Twister, Trump, Trigger
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter T, move to the next letter. Step 2: The second letters of the words are w, w, r, r in the given order of the words. Based on the alphabetical order of these letters, the order of the words will be Trump, Trigger, Twinkle, Twister Step 3: Compare the third letter of (Trump, Trigger). Trigger will come before Trump in the sequence as i comes before u in the alphabetical order. Step 4: Compare the fourth letter of (Twinkle, Twister). Twinkle will come before Twister in the sequence as n comes before s in the alphabetical order. So, the sequence will be Trigger, Trump, Twinkle, Twister.
Therefore, the word Twinkle appears third in the sequence. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Drive vehicle 2. Unlock vehicle 3. Start vehicle 4. Reach destination 5. Parking of vehicle
Option 1: 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
Option 2: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
Option 3: 1, 5, 4, 3, 2
Option 4: 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
Correct Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
Solution : Given: 1. Drive vehicle 2. Unlock vehicle 3. Start vehicle 4. Reach destination 5. Parking of vehicle
The stages from unlocking the vehicle to moving to the parking of the vehicle are as follows – First of all, The vehicle was unlocked after that vehicle was started then we drove the vehicle to reach its destination, and after reaching parking the vehicle was done. So, Start vehicle → Drive vehicle → Reach destination → Parking of vehicle
So, the correct order is 2, 3, 1, 4, 5. Hence, the second option is correct.
The village consisted of fewer than thirty houses, only (1) ______ of them built from brick (2) ______ cement. Painted a brilliant yellow and blue (3) ______ over with gorgeous carvings of gods and gargoyles on (4) ______ balustrade, it was known as the Big House. (5) ______ other houses, distributed in four streets, (6) ______ generally of bamboo thatch, straw, mud and (7) ______ unspecified material. Muni's was the (8) ______ house on the fourth street, beyond (9) ______ stretched the fields. In his prosperous days, Muni had owned a (10) ______ of sheep and goats and sallied forth every morning driving the flock to the highway a couple of miles away.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 6.
Option 1: are
Option 2: were
Option 3: will be
Option 4: was
Correct Answer: were
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Were is the correct auxiliary verb to match the plural form houses and to maintain the past tense in the sentence because the passage overall is in the past tense.
Question : Directions: From the given options, which answer figure can be formed by folding the figure given in the question?
Solution : As per the properties of the dice, the opposite faces of a dice cannot appear together and also the sides of opposite faces cannot touch each other. The opposite pairs of faces are as follows –
So, in the 3D view of a dice – 1. Each of the three faces in the 3D view should be involved in all pairings. 2. Two opposite faces cannot appear adjacent in the 3D view of a folded dice figure. Based on the above diagram and rules, the following image can be formed.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer. Did you find anybody___ there?
Option 1: beside
Option 2: else
Option 3: or
Option 4: on
Correct Answer: else
Solution : The second option is the correct answer since 'else' which is used to refer to an alternative or different thing fits perfectly in the sentence.
'Beside' is a preposition that typically indicates proximity or location next to something. 'Or' is a conjunction used to present alternatives or choices. 'On' is a preposition that denotes location or position. None of these options fit in with the intended meaning of the sentence.
So, the final complete sentence is "Did you find anybody else there?"
Question :
Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Optimist : Cheerful :: Pessimism : ?
Option 1: Gloomy
Option 2: Mean
Option 3: Petty
Option 4: Helpful
Correct Answer: Gloomy
Solution : Given: Optimist : Cheerful :: Pessimism : ?
Like, the synonym of an optimist is cheerful. Similarly, the synonym of pessimism is gloomy.
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