Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The teacher was happy to meet her and asked, "When did you complete all these?"
Option 1: The teacher was happy to meet her and asked when she had completed all those.
Option 2: The teacher was happy to meet her and asked when she had been completing all those.
Option 3: The teacher was happy to meet her and asked when did she complete all those.
Option 4: The teacher was happy to meet her and asked when had she completed all those.
Correct Answer: The teacher was happy to meet her and asked when she had completed all those.
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Reported speech, or indirect speech, is the form of speech used to convey what was said by someone at some point in time.
The
Question : Comprehension: India is a diverse nation with many different cultures. Although some eating habits are considered staples of Indian cuisine, these habits may not be practised by all the cultures of India. Cuisine differs across India's diverse regions as a result of variations in local culture, geographical location (proximity to the sea, desert, or mountains), and economics. It also varies seasonally, depending on which fruits and vegetables are ripe. Also, Middle Eastern and Central Asian influences have occurred in North Indian cuisine since the years of Mughal rule. Indian cuisine is still evolving as a result of the nation's cultural interactions with other societies.
Historical incidents such as foreign invasions, trade relations, and colonialism have played a role in introducing certain foods to the country. For instance, potato, a staple of the diet in some regions of India, was brought to India by the Portuguese, who also introduced chillies and breadfruit. Indian cuisine has shaped the history of international relations; the spice trade between India and Europe was the primary catalyst for Europe's Age of Discovery. Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia. Indian cuisine has influenced other cuisines across the world, especially those from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the British Isles, Fiji, and the Caribbean.
Indian food is rich in flavour. However, spices do more than flavour a dish; they are also used to cool and warm the body during hot or cold weather. Yoghurt is commonly used to flavour dishes or as a sauce to chill spicy dishes. Many Indian dishes are cooked in vegetable oil, but peanut oil is popular in northern and western India, mustard oil in eastern India, and coconut oil along the western coast, especially in Kerala. Gingelly (sesame) oil is common in the south since it imparts a fragrant, nutty aroma. In recent decades, sunflower, safflower, cottonseed, and soybean oils have become popular across India. Butter-based ghee, or deshi ghee, is used frequently, though less than in the past.
Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.
Question
How was Indian cuisine able to influence other cuisines across the world?
Option 1: Indians introduced the idea of coconut oi to people across the globe
Option 2: Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia
Option 3: Indians living across the globe prepared Indian food for locals
Option 4: Indians introduced chilly food to the world
Correct Answer: Spices were bought from India and traded around Europe and Asia
Solution : The right choice is the second option (refer to the second paragraph).
Indian cuisine was able to influence other cuisines across the world through the spice trade between India and Europe. The spice trade,
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The manager said to the receptionist, “I am going to attend an urgent meeting at the head office.”
Option 1: The manager informed the receptionist that she had to attend an urgent meeting at the head office.
Option 2: The manager informed the receptionist that she was going to attend an urgent meeting at the head office.
Option 3: The manager informed the receptionist that she will be attending an urgent meeting at the head office.
Option 4: The manager informed the receptionist that she is going to attend an urgent meeting at the head office.
Correct Answer: The manager informed the receptionist that she was going to attend an urgent meeting at the head office.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: Indirect form, also known as indirect speech or reported speech, is a way of expressing someone else's words or statements
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.
Many years ago, high up among (1)______ old Swiss mountains, there lived a man named William Tell. He was a (2)______ hunter and considered to be the best shot in the (3)______ land. At that time, the country was ruled by a (4)______ named Gessler. Gessler was very proud of the power that he had (5)______ his people. He made many harsh laws which the people had to (6)______. He had his hat placed on a tall pole and ordered that anyone who (7)______ that way should bow to his hat. One day William Tell (8)_______ to pass that way. The soldier on duty asked him to bow or face the (9)______. But William Tell boldly refused and said he would never show (10)______ to a hat.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.
Option 1: combined
Option 2: entire
Option 3: overall
Option 4: total
Correct Answer: entire
Entire means whole or complete. In this context, it is used to indicate the whole of the land or country, suggesting that William Tell was considered the best shot throughout the entire area, without exception.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Cissy promised to turn over a new leaf and keep her room clean from now on.
Option 1: To tease someone
Option 2: To start behaving in a better way
Option 3: To take a chance
Option 4: To accept immediately
Correct Answer: To start behaving in a better way
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The idiom to turn over a new leaf is often used to express a commitment to change for the better, typically involving a resolution to improve behaviour, habits, or lifestyle. In this
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Establish
Option 1: institute
Option 2: constitute
Option 3: start
Option 4: destroy
Correct Answer: destroy
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The antonym of "establish" is "destroy". To establish means to create or set up, while to destroy means to ruin or demolish.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at AB as shown below.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on Line AB). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Directions: Improve the bracketed part of each sentence.
Simple Simon (sit right down) to eat the yummy pie.
(1) sat right down
(2) sit upright
(3) sat upright
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The original sentence "Simple Simon, sit right down to eat the yummy pie" contains an error in the verb tense. Since this sentence describes an action in the past, it should use the past tense form of the
Question : Directions: If U = M > J = R and J = S < T, then which of the following options is NOT correct?
Option 1: M > T
Option 2: J < U
Option 3: J < T
Option 4: R = S
Correct Answer: M > T
Solution : Given: U = M > J = R and J = S < T After combining the statements – U = M > J = R = S < T
Let's check each option – First option: M > T; False, M >
Question : Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde is the ______ Chief Justice of India.
Option 1: 48th
Option 2: 47th
Option 3: 50th
Option 4: 46th
Correct Answer: 47th
Solution : The correct answer is 47th.
Sharad Arvind Bobde, born on 24 April 1956, is an Indian jurist who held the position of the 47th Chief Justice of India from 18 November 2019 to 23 April 2021. Before his role as Chief Justice, he served
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