Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: Town C is to the south of Town A. Town D is to the west of Town A. Town B is to the east of Town D. Town M is to the south of Town B and south-east of Town C. What is the position of town A with respect to town B?
Option 1: East
Option 2: West
Option 3: North
Option 4: South
Correct Answer: West
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
So, from the above diagram, A is in the west direction concerning B's position. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Who among the following has not received the Nobel Prize?
Option 1: Jawaharlal Nehru
Option 2: Kailash Satyarthi
Option 3: Har Gobind Khorana
Option 4: Mother Teresa
Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Solution : The correct option is Jawaharlal Nehru.
Three researchers—Har Gobind Khorana, Marshall W. Nirenberg, and Robert W. Holley—shared the 1968 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. In 1979, Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in the global movement against poverty
Question : Directions: Select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the word BASTIONED.
Option 1: BANDS
Option 2: BONES
Option 3: TONED
Option 4: TAPED
Correct Answer: TAPED
Solution : Given: BASTIONED
Let's compare all the option words with the given word. First option: BANDS; All the letters of BANDS are present in the word BASTIONED. Second option: BONES; All the letters of BONES are present in the word BASTIONED. Third option: TONED; All the
Question : What is the SI unit for measuring the luminous intensity?
Option 1: Ampere
Option 2: Mole
Option 3: Candela
Option 4: Kelvin
Correct Answer: Candela
Solution : The correct option is Candela.
The SI (International System of Units) unit for measuring luminous intensity is the candela, abbreviated as cd. A candela is a base unit of measurement for the physical quantity of luminous intensity, which is the amount of light emitted
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one number missing. Select the missing number from the given alternatives. 4, 13, 41, 126, 382, ?
Option 1: 1149
Option 2: 1146
Option 3: 1151
Option 4: 1167
Correct Answer: 1151
Solution : Given: 4, 13, 41, 126, 382, ?
Multiply the terms by 3 and add consecutive natural numbers to the resultant to get the following terms. (4 × 3) + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13; (13 × 3) + 2 = 39 + 2
Question : Directions: Select the option that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the pattern.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : On comparing the question figure and all the answer figures, the following figure will combine and make the complete pattern –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: Which of the following diagrams represents the relationship between Vegetables, Onion, and Eatables?
Solution : We know that all onions are vegetables. This means its circle will lie inside that of vegetables. Also, we can eat both onions and vegetables. So, they are eatables and their circles will lie inside that of eatables. The correct Venn diagram is –
Hence, the
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The rule clearly states that heavy equipment is not be carried in the elevator and doing so will incur a fine.
Option 1: may not be carried
Option 2: had not be carried
Option 3: cannot be carried
Option 4: should not be carried
Correct Answer: should not be carried
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
"Should" should be used, as it conveys a sense of obligation or necessity to avoid a particular action. In this context, heavy equipment should not be carried in the elevator.
Therefore, the correct sentence
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. In winter, when the snow (1)______ the higher ranges, the Himalayan bears come to (2)______ altitudes in search of food. Sometimes they forage (3)_______ the fields and because they are short-sighted and (4)______ of anything that moves, they can be (5)______. But, like most wild animals, they (6)_______ humans as much as possible. Village folk (7)______ advise me to run downhill if (8)______ by a bear. They say bears find it easier to run uphill (9)______ down. I am glad that I am (10)______ to be chased by a bear and will happily skip the experience. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
Option 1: screens
Option 2: covers
Option 3: spreads
Option 4: shields
Correct Answer: covers
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The context of the passage suggests that in winter, when the snow is present, the Himalayan bears come to higher altitudes in search of food. The word, covers makes sense in this context, as snow covering the higher
Question : Directions: Six friends A, C, D, E, F, and G are sitting in a straight row, facing north. They are waiting for their seventh friend B to join. Exactly three people are sitting to the left of A. C is occupying an end seat. F and D are immediate neighbours of G. If D is sitting to the immediate left of A, and E is second to the right of A, where will B sit?
Option 1: Fourth to the right of F
Option 2: Fifth to the right of G
Option 3: To the immediate right of E
Option 4: Third to the right of D
Correct Answer: Fourth to the right of F
Solution : Given:
(I) Exactly three people are sitting to the left of A. D is sitting to the immediate left of A and E is second to the right of A.
(II) C is occupying an end seat. F and D
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