Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : What is the full form of SMPS?
Option 1: Switch Mode Power Supply
Option 2: Simple Mode Power Supply
Option 3: Storage Mode Power Supply
Option 4: Storage Mode Power Supply Shortage
Correct Answer: Switch Mode Power Supply
Solution : The correct answer is the Switched-Mode Power Supply.
Switched Mode Power Supply, also referred to as Switching Mode Power Supply, is the full version of SMPS. An electronic power supply system, or SMPS, uses a switching regulator to transfer electrical power.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
COURTEOUS
Option 1: modest
Option 2: humble
Option 3: polite
Option 4: rude
Correct Answer: rude
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
"Courteous" refers to being polite, considerate, and showing good manners in one's behaviour. On the other hand, "rude" implies a lack of politeness, displaying discourteous or impolite behaviour, and disregarding social conventions.
The meanings of other options are
Question : Which of the following prizes is given for fiction?
Option 1: Bharat Ratna
Option 2: Booker Prize
Option 3: Pulitzer Prize
Option 4: No option is correct
Correct Answer: Pulitzer Prize
Solution : The correct answer is the Pulitzer Prize.
The Pulitzer Prize is given out by Columbia University for outstanding contributions to American literature, music, magazines, newspapers, and internet media. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, a newspaper publisher,
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.
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 9.
Option 1: complicating
Option 2: complications
Option 3: complicated
Option 4: complicates
Correct Answer: complications
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The word complications provides additional information about the cause of Mr. Miller's death. It is a common phrase used to refer to various medical issues or problems that arise as a result of an underlying condition, in
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. There are three important things to keep in mind while trekking.
Option 1: There are three important things keeping in mind while trekking.
Option 2: There are three important things to be keep in mind while trekking.
Option 3: There are three important things to be kept in mind while trekking.
Option 4: There are three important things to be keeping in mind while trekking.
Correct Answer: There are three important things to be kept in mind while trekking.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: 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 : Directions: If in a code language, PUTREFY is written as XPQSTRL, and NAVIGATE is written as GYMOWYQT, how is AVIARY written in that language?
Option 1: YOMYLS
Option 2: YMOYLS
Option 3: YMOYSL
Option 4: YOMYSL
Correct Answer: YMOYSL
Solution : Given: PUTREFY is written as XPQSTRL, and NAVIGATE is written as GYMOWYQT.
Code each letter of the word PUTREFY with equivalent letters given in the code word –
And in, NAVIGATE
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
"I would like to tell you about this my friend," said John.
(1) this friend of mine
(2) the friend of mine
(3) this friend
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option "this friend of mine".
The phrase "my friend" is a possessive noun phrase in which "my" is a possessive adjective. The correct way to express this is to use the possessive pronoun "mine." Thus, it should
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. The detective jumped down from the roof and swing open the door.
Option 1: the roof and
Option 2: swing open the door
Option 3: jumped down from
Option 4: the detective
Correct Answer: swing open the door
Solution : The error is in the segment in the second option.
Explanation: The correct form of the verb should be "swung" to maintain consistency in the past tense. To maintain grammatical consistency, both verbs in a compound sentence should be in the
Question : Directions: By interchanging which two signs will the equation be correct? 16 + 31 – 3 × 93 ÷ 11 = 966
Option 1: + and –
Option 2: – and ÷
Option 3: ÷ and ×
Option 4: × and +
Correct Answer: – and ÷
Solution : Given: 16 + 31 – 3 × 93 ÷ 11 = 966
Let's check the options – First option: + and – = 16 – 31 + 3 × 93 ÷ 11 = 16 – 31 + 3 × 8.45 = 16 –
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To keep a good table
Option 1: To offer sumptuous food to one's guests
Option 2: To keep good company
Option 3: To have a luxurious home
Option 4: To keep one's home organised
Correct Answer: To offer sumptuous food to one's guests
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
To keep a good table means to be a good host. It means to provide or offer sumptuous and well-prepared food to one's guests. The focus is on the quality and
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