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Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam

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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.

Finland is a country of vast green forests, beautiful Baltic islands, windswept Arctic mountains and (1) _________blue lakes. These pristine and picturesque landscapes (2) ___________a habitat for many wild animals and birds including (3) __________bears, wolves, eagles, cranes and swans, as well as (4) ____________world's rarest seals. Birdwatchers flock to Finland to find (5) ___________that are hard to spot anywhere else in Europe. Keen wildlife photographers (6) __________come here to enjoy excursions and facilities that enable (7) ___________to get spectacular shots of the amazing animals in their (8) ___________settings. Some of the great places to preserve these (9)_________include Finland's forty national parks, which are open to (10) ___________all year round.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 7.

Option 1: these

Option 2: they

Option 3: those

Option 4: them

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: them


Solution : The most appropriate option is the fourth option.

Explanation:
The sentence structure requires a pronoun that refers back to keen wildlife photographers from the previous clause. Them is the correct pronoun that properly connects to photographers, indicating that photographers come to enjoy excursions and facilities

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Question : Directions: A is the father of B, B is the daughter of C, D is the brother of B, and N is the sister of C. How is B related to N?

Option 1: Daughter

Option 2: Niece

Option 3: Mother

Option 4: Sister

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Niece


Solution : Given:
B ⇒ daughter of A and C; C ⇒ mother of B; N ⇒ sister of C

Here, the square represents the male and the circle represents the female in the figure.

Therefore, B is the niece of N. Hence, the second option is

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Question : The ______ states that hot water freezes faster than cold water.

Option 1: Heliocentric model

Option 2: Mpemba effect

Option 3: Big Bang theory

Option 4: Oxygen theory

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mpemba effect


Solution : The correct answer is the Mpemba effect.

Erasto Mpemba, a Tanzanian teenager, and physicist Denis Osborne carried out the first systematic scientific research on the Mpemba effect in the 1960s. The phenomenon is now, known as the Mpemba effect, meaning hot water freezes

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Get your act together

Option 1: start taking action slowly

Option 2: organise your work in a better way

Option 3: decide to put on an act of innocence

Option 4: take up a career in acting

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: organise your work in a better way


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation:
Get your act together is an idiom that means to take control and start doing things in an organised and effective way.

Therefore, the correct answer is, organise your

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Question : Directions: If the sum of a number, its square and, its cube is 584, then what is the number?

Option 1: 8

Option 2: 6

Option 3: 7

Option 4: 9

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 8


Solution : Let the number be X
According to the question –
X + X2 + X3 = 584

Let's check each option –
First option: 8; 8 + (8)2 + (8)3 = 8 + 64 + 512 = 584
584 = 584

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Question : Directions: Four letter clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the letter cluster that is different.

Option 1: DJOTY

Option 2: CHMRW

Option 3: DINSX

Option 4: BGLQV

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: DJOTY


Solution : Let's check each option –
First option: DJOTY; D + 6 = J; J + 5 = O; O + 5 = T; T + 5 = Y
Second option: CHMRW; C + 5 = H; H + 5 = M; M + 5 =

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Question : The distance of 1longitude on Earth is almost equal to which of the following?

Option 1: 24 km

Option 2: 69 km

Option 3: 111 km

Option 4: 152 km

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 111 km


Solution : The correct answer is 111 km.

10 latitudes roughly correspond to 111 km. Technically, there are three types of latitude: geocentric, astronomical, and geographic, but there are small variations among them.

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