Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : There is an underlined segment in the given sentence. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
Very little people seem to realise the value of savings.
Option 1: Very many people
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: Very much people
Option 4: Very few people
Correct Answer: Very few people
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The phrase "very little people" is grammatically incorrect. The correct expression is "very few people" when referring to a small number of individuals. "Few" is used for countable objects, while "little" is used for uncountable quantities.
Question : The Elephanta Island off the coast of Mumbai that is famous for its caves is also known as:
Option 1: Marleshwar
Option 2: Ranjangaon
Option 3: Jejuri
Option 4: Gharapuri
Correct Answer: Gharapuri
Solution : The correct answer is Gharapuri.
About 10 miles off the mainland, Elephanta Island is a well-liked tourist destination in Mumbai and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Because of the rock-cut caverns that have been erected on the island, it is also known as Gharapuri
Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. ST, TV, VY, ?, CH
Option 1: VC
Option 2: YH
Option 3: YC
Option 4: YZ
Correct Answer: YC
Solution : Given: ST, TV, VY, ?, CH
Add consecutive natural numbers to the place values of the first letter of each term to get the second letter of the same term in the series and the second letter of the previous term is the first letter
Question : In India and elsewhere, Biomass fuels can be obtained from____________.
Option 1: Groundnut shells
Option 2: Sugarcane bagasse
Option 3: Rice husk
Option 4: All options are correct
Correct Answer: All options are correct
Solution : The correct option is All options are correct
Renewable energy sources generated from organic resources such as plants, agricultural leftovers, wood and other biological sources are called biomass fuels. These fuels can be burned or converted into biofuels to provide energy, heat
Question : Which of the following may be measured through a Reaumur scale?
Option 1: Length
Option 2: Temperature
Option 3: Elasticity
Option 4: Speed
Correct Answer: Temperature
Solution : The correct answer is Temperature.
The Reaumur scale, also referred to as the "octogesimal division", is a temperature scale that establishes 0° and 80° Celsius as the melting and boiling points of water, respectively. The physicist Rene Reaumur, who invented the scale in 1731,
Question : Directions: Sonu and his friend Rahul went shopping. Sonu had Rs. 500 with him while Rahul had Rs. 240. Sonu spent twice as much as Rahul on shopping. Now Sonu has three times as much money as is left with Rahul. How much money did Sonu spend?
Option 1: Rs. 60
Option 2: Rs. 440
Option 3: Rs. 120
Option 4: Rs. 220
Correct Answer: Rs. 440
Solution : Given: Sonu had = Rs. 500 Rahul had = Rs. 240
Let the money spent by Rahul on shopping be x. So, Sonu spent the money on shopping is 2x. According to the question, (500 – 2x) = 3(240 – x) (500 – 2x)
Question : In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a grammatical error. I am getting used to drive on the busy roads of the crowded city.
Option 1: drive on
Option 2: getting used to
Option 3: I am
Option 4: the crowded city
Correct Answer: drive on
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
Explanation: In the given sentence, the phrase "drive on" is not idiomatically correct when used with the expression "getting used to". The construction "getting used to" is followed by a gerund (the -ing form of a verb),
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into family rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling Aunt like mastodons bellowing (1)_______. Primaeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot (2)_____ the family circle ('Please read this carefully and send it on Jane') the clan has a tendency (3)______. ignore me. It's one of the advantages I get from (4)_______. a bachelor and, according to my nearest and dearest, practically a half-witted bachelor (5)________that.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.
Option 1: to
Option 2: of
Option 3: towards
Option 4: for
Correct Answer: to
Solution : The first option is correct.
Explanation: In this sentence, the preposition to would be used after the noun tendency to indicate the direction or target of that tendency. Here, to connect the verb ignore with its object me. This construction signifies that the
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
There_____considerable room for improvement in your drawing.
Option 1: is
Option 2: be
Option 3: are
Option 4: were
Correct Answer: is
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: In this case, "room" is the subject of the sentence, and it is considered singular. So, the correct verb to use with "room" is "is" rather than are, be, or were, which would be used with plural
The aircraft made a smooth landing_______ the runway.
Option 1: by
Option 2: into
Option 3: in
Option 4: on
Correct Answer: on
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
In the context of aircraft landings, the preposition on is commonly used to indicate the surface on which the landing occurs. This usage is standard when describing the point of contact between the aircraft and the runway during
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