Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. Earlier I used to knit very fast, but due to old age, my fingers are not so nimble.
Option 1: Agile
Option 2: Sluggish
Option 3: Mild
Option 4: Obscure
Correct Answer: Agile
Solution : The right option is the first option.
Nimble means quick and light in movement. The synonym agile also means quick and easy in movement, making it the best match among the options.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. INCORPORATE
Option 1: integrate
Option 2: assimilate
Option 3: absorb
Option 4: exclude
Correct Answer: exclude
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
"Incorporate" means to include or combine something into a larger whole. The opposite of this is to "exclude" which means to deliberately leave out or not include something. In the context of a business or organisation, for example,
Question : Directions: Select the figure from the options that can replace the question mark (?) and 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 second option is correct.
Question : Directions: If A denotes addition, B denotes multiplication, C denotes subtraction and D denotes division, then what will be the value of the following equation: 63 D 7 B (9 A 4) A 24 C (264 D 88)
Option 1: 130
Option 2: 143
Option 3: 118
Option 4: 138
Correct Answer: 138
Solution : Given: A denotes addition, B denotes multiplication, C denotes subtraction and D denotes division. 63 D 7 B (9 A 4) A 24 C (264 D 88)
After replacing letters with equivalent symbols the equation is as follows – = 63 ÷ 7 × (9
Question : Select the correct passive voice for the given sentence. The plumber has not yet fixed the leakage in the tap.
Option 1: The leakage in the tap has not yet fixed the plumber.
Option 2: The leakage in the tap had not yet been fixed by the plumber.
Option 3: The leakage in the tap have not yet been fixed by the plumber.
Option 4: The leakage in the tap has not yet been fixed by the plumber.
Correct Answer: The leakage in the tap has not yet been fixed by the plumber.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active
Question : Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence. The manager suggested to his team that they postpone the meeting until all of them had the information required.
Option 1: The manager asked his team, "We will postpone the meeting until all of you have the required information."
Option 2: The team told the manager, "Let us postpone the meeting until all of us have the information required."
Option 3: The manager told his team, "Postpone the meeting until all of you have the information required."
Option 4: The manager said to his team, "Let us postpone the meeting until all of you have the information required."
Correct Answer: The manager said to his team, "Let us postpone the meeting until all of you have the information required."
In the original indirect narration, "The manager suggested to his team that they postpone the meeting until all of them
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one number missing. Select the missing number from the given alternatives. 263, 277, 290, 302, 313, ?
Option 1: 323
Option 2: 329
Option 3: 321
Option 4: 331
Correct Answer: 323
Solution : Given: 263, 277, 290, 302, 313, ?
Add consecutive natural numbers in decreasing order starting from 14, to obtain the required missing number in the series. 263 + 14 = 277; 277 + 13 = 290; 290 + 12 = 302; 302 + 11 =
Question : Directions: Starting from point A, an animal walked 15 m towards the East. It took a left turn and walked 25 m. Then, it took a right turn and walked 10 m. Again it took a left turn and walked 15 m. Finally, it took a left turn and walked 25 m. How far and in which direction is the animal now from the starting point A?
Option 1: 25 m, East
Option 2: 40 m, South
Option 3: 40 m, North
Option 4: 25 m, West
Correct Answer: 40 m, North
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
From the above diagram, the endpoint is in the north direction from the starting point and at a distance of 40 m. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
Father said to Swami, "Take whatever you like from this drawer."
Option 1: Father said Swami to take whatever you like from this drawer.
Option 2: Father said to Swami to have taken whatever he liked from that drawer.
Option 3: Father told Swami that he can take whatever he likes from the drawer.
Option 4: Father told Swami to take whatever he liked from that drawer.
Correct Answer: Father told Swami to take whatever he liked from that drawer.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
Question : "VEDDA" is a community from:
Option 1: Bhutan
Option 2: Myanmar
Option 3: Sri Lanka
Option 4: Nepal
Correct Answer: Sri Lanka
Solution : The correct answer is Sri Lanka.
The native minority group of Sri Lanka is called the Vedda. Along with various sub-communities including the Coast Veddas, Anuradhapura Veddas and Bintenne Veddas, the Vedda are a minority indigenous group in Sri Lanka that have been
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