Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option that will fill in the blank and complete the given series. JATR, KCWV, ____, PHBA, TKDB, UMGF
Option 1: OFCW
Option 2: LEAW
Option 3: LEAF
Option 4: OFYW
Correct Answer: OFYW
Solution : Given: JATR, KCWV, ____, PHBA, TKDB, UMGF
Add the consecutive natural numbers in ascending order and descending order to the place value of the alternate terms, to obtain the required code – JATR→J + 1 = K; A + 2 = C; T + 3
Question : Delhi Sultanate was established in which of the following years?
Option 1: 1342
Option 2: 1290
Option 3: 1453
Option 4: 1206
Correct Answer: 1206
Solution : The correct answer is 1206.
The period from 1206 AD to 1526 AD is known as the Delhi Sultanate period. During this period, five dynasties and many rulers ruled in Delhi. The five dynasties that ruled during this period were the slave dynasty (1206–1290),
Question : BCG is the vaccine for tuberculosis. What is the full form of BCG?
Option 1: Bacillum Caliciviridae-Guerin
Option 2: Bacterial Calmette-Guerin
Option 3: Bacille Calciviridae-Guerin
Option 4: Bacille Calmette-Guerin
Correct Answer: Bacille Calmette-Guerin
Solution : The correct answer is Bacille Calmette-Guerin.
BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. It is a vaccine used for the prevention of tuberculosis (TB) and is named after the French bacteriologists Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin, who developed it in the early 20th century. The BCG
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said, "These vegetables do not look fresh."
Option 1: She said that those vegetables did not look fresh.
Option 2: She said that these vegetables did not look fresh.
Option 3: She said that those vegetables did not looked fresh.
Option 4: She said that these vegetables do not look fresh.
Correct Answer: She said that those vegetables did not look fresh.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Conversion steps:
The present tense is changed to the past tense.
"These" changes to "those" to reflect the change in proximity from direct to reported speech.
So, the complete indirect
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. The strain, Tropical Race 4 (TR4), was first identified in Taiwan, and has jumped from Asia to the Middle East and Africa, reaching as far as Latin America. Scientists are describing it as the equivalent of Covid-19 in bananas. As the coronavirus disease outbreak rages on, 'fusarium wilt TR4', a novel fungus strain that has devastated plantations across the globe this year, is setting up new hotspots and threatening output in India, the world's largest producer of bananas. It cripples plantations by first attacking the leaves, which turn yellow from their trailing edges before wilting away. There is no effective remedy yet. "One could say it is the Covid-19 of the plant world. Hotspots have been found in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, which we are trying to contain," said S. Uma, the director of National Research Centre for Bananas (NRCB), Trichy.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, TR4 is one of the 'the most destructive of all plant diseases'. As with Covid-19, there is no treatment yet. So, scientists recommend biosecurity measures including 'plant quarantine' to slow its spread. The spreading disease has jeopardised the $26 billion global banana trade.
A healthy snack, banana is the world's most globally exported fruit, according to the FAO. That's a reason for worry as the disease is breaching borders through imports. India produces 27 million tonnes of bananas annually and grows about 100 varieties. TR4 has infected the most commonly sold variety, the one you mostly likely have for breakfast: Grand Nain a curvy yellow fruit.
Inability to contain TR4 could jolt farm incomes and push up banana prices. One medium banana (126 gms) provides about 110 calories, 0 gram fat, 1 gram protein, 28 grams carbohydrate, 15 grams sugar (naturally occurring), 3 grams fibre and 450 mg potassium and trace quantities of vitamin C and B6, according to the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition.
Most of India's bananas are consumed domestically. Equador, the largest exporter, is currently the epicentre and scientists haven't been able to ascertain how TR4 entered India. Fusarium wilt is not new. It entirely wiped out Gros Michel, the dominant export variety of bananas in 1950s. It was in response to this that a new resistant variety, Grand Nain, came up. That has now fallen to TR4. The challenge is to now identify or develop new resistant varieties. That's the only way to manage it, according to Uma, until an effective agent is found.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is advocating a set of measures, known as 'biopriming'. It has asked farmers whose plantations have been affected to abandon them. They must grow rice for a year or two before returning to banana. "That way the chain is broken," said R Selvarajan, a scientist with the NRCB.
Question: The main theme of the passage is:
Option 1: the measures for containing the banana disease
Option 2: the nutritious value of bananas
Option 3: the impact of disease on banana plantations
Option 4: the outbreak of a COVID-19-like disease in bananas
Correct Answer: the outbreak of a COVID-19-like disease in bananas
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The passage discusses the spread of a devastating fungus, Tropical Race 4 (TR4), in banana plantations worldwide, likened to the COVID-19 pandemic due to its rapid spread and
Question : Directions: Which word will appear third when arranged in order of dictionary? 1. Crumble 2. Crop 3. Croatia 4. Crow 5. Crown
Option 1: Crow
Option 2: Crown
Option 3: Crop
Option 4: Croatia
Correct Answer: Crow
Solution : Given: 1. Crumble 2. Crop 3. Croatia 4. Crow 5. Crown
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter C, move to the next letter. Step 2: Compare the second letter of each word.
Question : Directions: Select the letter cluster that will replace the question mark (?) in the following series. FIL, KMO, PQR, UUU, ?
Option 1: XXZ
Option 2: ZYW
Option 3: ZYX
Option 4: ZXY
Correct Answer: ZYX
Solution : Given: FIL, KMO, PQR, UUU, ?
Add 5, 4, and 3 to the first, second, and third letters of the previous term to obtain the next term in the series – FIL→F + 5 = K; I + 4 = M; L + 3 =
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. NEUTSE : EFPVXZ :: ZWURST : ?
Option 1: RTSVEA
Option 2: QXPXAE
Option 3: RTVXAE
Option 4: QXPTWA
Correct Answer: RTVXAE
Solution : Given: NEUTSE : EFPVXZ :: ZWURST : ?
Like, NEUTSE : EFPVXZ→On arranging the letters in alphabetical order, we get – EENSTU Now, on adding consecutive whole numbers, we get – E + 0 = E; E + 1 = F; N + 2 =
Question : Who is regarded as the father of Qawwali in India?
Option 1: Mirza Ghalib
Option 2: Nizamuddin Auliya
Option 3: Wazid Ali
Option 4: Amir Khusrau
Correct Answer: Amir Khusrau
Solution : The correct option is Amir Khusrau.
In India, Hazrat Amir Khusrau is sometimes known as the " father of Qawwali". During the Middle Ages, Amir Khusrau was a poet, musician and Sufi mystic. He is recognized for contributing to the creation and spread of
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