Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : In which of the following states is the pre-historic site called Daimabad located?
Option 1: Madhya Pradesh
Option 2: Gujarat
Option 3: Maharashtra
Option 4: Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: Maharashtra
Solution : The correct option is Maharashtra.
Daimabad is an archaeological site situated in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India. It is known for its association with the Harappan civilisation and is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in India. The site dates back
Question : Directions: Select the odd pair of letters from the given alternatives.
Option 1: CY
Option 2: NJ
Option 3: RN
Option 4: SN
Correct Answer: SN
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: CY; C – 4 = Y Second option: NJ; N – 4 = J Third option: RN; R – 4 = N Fourth option: SN; S – 5 = N
Only the fourth option is different from the
Question : Directions: If EXPANSION is written as 248537693 in a certain code. How would PENSION be written in that code?
Option 1: 8236793
Option 2: 8237639
Option 3: 8237693
Option 4: 8233769
Correct Answer: 8237693
Solution : Given: EXPANSION is coded as 248537693.
The word PENSION is made with the letters of the word EXPANSION. So, the codes for the letters are the same as the letters in EXPANSION. Codes for the letters of EXPANSION – E→2; X→4; P→8; A→5; N→3; S→7;
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Arunima is the apple of her mother's eye.
Option 1: Her mother's enemy
Option 2: Annoying to her mother
Option 3: Spiteful person
Option 4: A person of whom her mother is extremely fond and proud
Correct Answer: A person of whom her mother is extremely fond and proud
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
The idiom the apple of someone's eye is an expression used to refer to a person who is cherished, loved, or favoured above all others. It conveys the idea that
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.
When Anoobha entered her bathroom, she found it (1)__________with water. Had it been her old house, she would have panicked because her irate (2) _________ would have started calling her names from downstairs by then. But in her new flat, an independent(3)__________ on the third floor, she was saved from having to face anyone’s ire whatsoever. The sight of a flooded bathroom (4)__________ her, giving rise to the child in her. She jumped around in the water for a while before (5)__________the tap.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: bored
Option 2: depressed
Option 3: excited
Option 4: confused
Correct Answer: excited
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Excited means feeling very happy and enthusiastic. This helps convey the intended meaning that the sight of the flooded bathroom made her feel very happy, as it helped to give rise to the children in her.
Therefore,
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.
He is not so a person that will betray a friend.
Option 1: as a person that
Option 2: No substitution
Option 3: such a person as
Option 4: so a person but
Correct Answer: such a person as
The phrase "such a person as" is a valid substitution for it. In the context of the sentence, using "such a person as" emphasises the specific type or quality of the person in question.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The beggar woman said, "What will I do with so much money, my dear Prince?"
Option 1: The beggar woman asked the prince what she would do with so much money.
Option 2: The beggar woman said to the prince what she could do with so much money.
Option 3: The beggar woman said to the prince, what would she do with so much money.
Option 4: The beggar woman asked the prince what she should do with so much money.
Correct Answer: The beggar woman asked the prince what she would do with so much money.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Reported speech, or indirect speech, is the form of speech used to convey what was said by someone at some point in time.
The
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 blank.
In 1945, James Leach Miller returned from World War II and shared nothing (1)____ it with his wife. He folded up his Army (2)______, with the medals still pinned to it, and (3)____ put it in the basement, where his older boy would (4)______ take it out to play soldiers. He never complained (5)____ that generation of army men didn't air their problems. His son Michael once offered to take him back to Normandy when World War II veterans (6)____ the journey, but his father shook (7)_____ head saying, "I've been there once." Sadly, Mr. Miller, 96 years old, (8)_____ survived the bloodiest battle of World War II, died of (9)_____ from the coronavirus on March 30 (10)_____ an Old Soldiers' Home.
Question:-
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 8.
Option 1: which
Option 2: whom
Option 3: whose
Option 4: who
Correct Answer: who
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Explanation: In this context, who is used as a relative pronoun to introduce a relative clause providing additional information about Mr. Miller. In this context, the relative pronoun who is used to connect the descriptive information of being
Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. AB, CD, EF, GH, ?
Option 1: HJ
Option 2: HK
Option 3: IJ
Option 4: JI
Correct Answer: IJ
Solution : Given: AB, CD, EF, GH, ?
Add 2 in the positional value of each letter to obtain the required missing term in the series. AB→A + 2 = C; B + 2 = D→CD CD→C + 2 = E; D + 2 = F→EF EF→E
Question : Directions: Among five pencils, A, B, C, D, and E, the length of D is 10 cm. A is half the length of D but double the length of C. E is 2 cm longer than C. The length of B is equal to the lengths of A and E taken together. Which is the longest pencil?
Option 1: E
Option 2: D
Option 3: B
Option 4: C
Correct Answer: D
Solution : Given: D is 10 cm; A = D/2; C = A/2; E = C + 2, B = A + E
Length of D = 10 Length of A = D/2 ⇒ A = 10 ÷ 5 = 2 Length of C = A/2 ⇒
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