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Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam

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Question : Which of the following is a technique of watering plants by making use of narrow tubings which deliver water directly to the base of the plant?

Option 1: Sprinkler irrigation

Option 2: Drip irrigation

Option 3: Step farming

Option 4: Sub-irrigation

Team Careers360 14th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Drip irrigation


Solution : The correct option is Drip irrigation.

Drip irrigation is a method of watering plants by using a network of narrow tubes or pipes to deliver water directly to the base of each plant. This targeted approach helps conserve water by minimising evaporation and

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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.

The hopping kangaroo is a (1) _______ sight in every snapshot relating to Australia. Members of the kangaroo family can be as small as a rat or as big as a man. Kangaroos are found mainly in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Kangaroos, which are big-footed marsupials that evolved in Australia, use their short front legs like arms. The man-sized kangaroos of Australia are (2) ________of speeding up to 88 km/h for short distances, their means of (3)_______ being their powerful hind legs, which carry them over the ground in jumps of 9 m or more at a time. Weighing around 70 kg, they have an average lifespan of around six to eight years and a maximum lifetime of 20 years. When bothered by predators, kangaroos often (4) ______ for the water, standing submerged to the chest and attempting to drown the attacker by holding him under water. Another defensive technique is to get their back to a tree and kick at their (5)_________ with their clawed hind feet, sometimes with sufficient force to kill a man. Normally shy animals, they alert other kangaroos to danger by beating on the ground with their hind feet. This loud alarm signal carries over a long distance.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Option 1: relocation

Option 2: migration

Option 3: dislocation

Option 4: locomotion

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: locomotion


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Locomotion refers to the ability or act of movement from one place to another. This helps convey the intended meaning that the means of going from one place to another are their hind legs.

Therefore, the correct

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement required'.

The football team has won the championship at the second time.

Option 1: for the

Option 2: No improvement required

Option 3: in the

Option 4: at a

Team Careers360 7th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: for the


Solution : The first option is the correct answer.

The original sentence is grammatically incorrect. The preposition "at" is not suitable in this context. "At"  is often used to denote a specific point in time or a location, while "for" is used to indicate a duration,

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Question : Directions: Three of the following four-letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

Option 1: MONP

Option 2: JLKM

Option 3: FHGI

Option 4: PSQR

Team Careers360 10th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: PSQR


Solution : Let's check each option –
First option: MONP; M + 2 = O, O – 1 = N, N + 2 = P
Second option: JLKM; J + 2 = L, L – 1 = K, K + 2 = M
Third option: FHGI; F

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Question : As per the merger of public sector banks, effective from 1 April 2020, which of the following banks was merged with the Union Bank of India?

Option 1: Syndicate Bank

Option 2: Allahabad Bank

Option 3: Corporation Bank

Option 4: United Bank of India

Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Corporation Bank


Solution : The correct answer is Corporation Bank.

​​​​​​Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank were amalgamated into Union Bank of India. All the customers of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank were regarded as the customers of the Union Bank of India. The Union Bank of India

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Question : Directions: In a certain code language, TEMPER is written as NFUTGR. How will SENSOR be written in that code language?

Option 1: OFTUTR

Option 2: OFTTQU

Option 3: OFTQTR

Option 4: OFQRTR

Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: OFTTQU


Solution : Given:
TEMPER is written as NFUTGR.

Add 1 to the positional value of the first three letters, add 2 to the positional value of the last three letters, and then shuffle the position of the letters as shown below –


Thus, TEMPER is coded as

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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’.
Sera and Rimi has enrolled for the same program.

Option 1: is

Option 2: No substitution required

Option 3: has been

Option 4: have

Team Careers360 5th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: have


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

The error in the original sentence lies in subject-verb agreement. When the subjects are connected by "and" the verb should be plural. So, "have" is the correct verb to agree with the plural subjects "Sera and Rimi".

Therefore,

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Question : Which of the following hill stations is in the state of Himachal Pradesh?

Option 1: Nainital

Option 2: Dalhousie

Option 3: Binsar

Option 4: Lansdowne

Team Careers360 17th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Dalhousie


Solution : The correct option is Dalhousie

Dalhousie is a well-known town and hill station in Himachal Pradesh. The state's Chamba district is where it is located. Lord Dalhousie, the British Governor-General of India during the 1800s, is honoured by the town's name.

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