Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : In the sentence, identify the segment that contains the grammatical error.
As there were only one cab available and there was surge pricing, we decided to share it.
Option 1: As there were
Option 2: only one cab available
Option 3: and there was surge pricing
Option 4: we decided to share it
Correct Answer: As there were
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
The sentence contains an error in the subject-verb agreement, as "were" should be replaced with "was" to match the singular subject "one cab" to make it grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "As there
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I can clearly / recollect the day / as I first / met you.
Option 1: recollect the day
Option 2: met you
Option 3: as I first
Option 4: I can clearly
Correct Answer: as I first
Solution : The error lies in the third option.
Explanation: The word order is awkward, and it interrupts the flow of the sentence. A more grammatically sound construction would be to place "as" at the beginning of the sentence or to rephrase the clause
Question : Articles 243-243(O) of the Constitution of India deal with which of the following?
Option 1: Emergency provisions
Option 2: Official language
Option 3: Panchayats
Option 4: Tribunals
Correct Answer: Panchayats
Solution : The correct answer is Panchayats.
Article 243 - 243(O) of the Constitution deals with the Panchayats. In 1959, the first Panchayati system, also known as "Panchayati Raj", was implemented in the Rajasthani city of Nagaur, following the suggestions of the Balwant Rai Committee.
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
You must employ additional hands in complete the project in time.
Option 1: in completing the project in time
Option 2: for completing the project of time
Option 3: No substitution required
Option 4: to complete the project on time
Correct Answer: to complete the project on time
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The little boy said, "My cat can climb the tree."
Option 1: The little boy said that his cat climbed the tree.
Option 2: The little boy said that his cat had climbed the tree.
Option 3: The little boy said that his cat could climb the tree.
Option 4: The little boy said that his cat can climb the tree.
Correct Answer: The little boy said that his cat could climb the tree.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Indirect speech involves converting direct speech (spoken words) into indirect speech (reported words).
Narration Conversion:
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. The village consisted of fewer than thirty houses, only (1) ______ of them built from brick (2) ______ cement. Painted a brilliant yellow and blue (3) ______ over with gorgeous carvings of gods and gargoyles on (4) ______ balustrade, it was known as the Big House. (5) ______ other houses, distributed in four streets, (6) ______ generally of bamboo thatch, straw, mud and (7) ______ unspecified material. Muni's was the (8) ______ house in the fourth street, beyond (9) ______ stretched the fields. In his prosperous days, Muni had owned a (10) ______ of sheep and goats and sallied forth every morning driving the flock to the highway a couple of miles away. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 8.
Option 1: last
Option 2: lost
Option 3: full
Option 4: alone
Correct Answer: last
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The word last here indicates the position of Muni's house on the fourth street.
It suggests that Muni's house was situated at the end or farthest point on the fourth street.
Question : Directions: In an examination, Aarti scored twice as much as Sheela scored. Sheela scored higher than Chinta. Chinta scored lower than Taran. Taran scored lower than lla. Ila scored lower than Sheela but higher than Chinta. Who among the following scored higher than Ila?
Option 1: Aarti and Taran
Option 2: Sheela and Chinta
Option 3: Sheela and Taran
Option 4: Aarti and Sheela
Correct Answer: Aarti and Sheela
Solution : Given: (I) Aarti scored twice as much as Sheela scored. Aarti = 2Sheela (II) Sheela scored higher than Chinta. Chinta scored lower than Taran. Taran scored lower than lla. Sheela > Chinta; IIa > Taran > Chinta (III) Ila scored lower than Sheela
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the given sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (9, 11, 404) (4, 13, 370)
Option 1: (8, 12, 416)
Option 2: (7, 11, 380)
Option 3: (8, 9, 300)
Option 4: (8, 10, 326)
Correct Answer: (8, 12, 416)
Solution : Given: (9, 11, 404); (4, 13, 370)
Here, (9, 11, 404)→((9)2 + (11)2) × 2 = (81 + 121) × 2 = 202 × 2 = 404 (4, 13, 370)→((4)2 + (13)2) × 2 = (16 +
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 blank.
There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1) ________whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2) ___________are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3) ____________the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4) ____________it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5) __________the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6) ____________and boiled down. It produces a great (7) ___________of oil which can be made into food for human (8)____________. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)____________as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10) _____________of fish, yield nourishing oil.
Question: Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5.
Option 1: Before
Option 2: Until
Option 3: when
Option 4: while
Correct Answer: when
Solution : The most appropriate option is the third option.
The sentence structure suggests a sequence of events. Therefore, "when" correctly signifies the moment in time when the blubber is removed after the specific event of the whale being killed.
Question : Under Single Transferable Vote system, each voter can
Option 1: Indicate only two preferences
Option 2: Indicate only one preference
Option 3: Indicate one preference less than the seats to be filled up
Option 4: Indicate as many preferences as there are candidates to be elected
Correct Answer: Indicate as many preferences as there are candidates to be elected
Solution : The correct answer is to Indicate as many preferences as there are candidates to be elected.
Single Transferable Vote is a method in which voters can put numbers next to as many or as few
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