Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
His worse mistake / was that he had left home / without informing any of us.
Option 1: without informing any of us
Option 2: His worse mistake
Option 3: No error
Option 4: was that he had left home
Correct Answer: His worse mistake
Solution : The second option is correct.
There is an error in the segment His worse mistake of the sentence. There is an error in the comparative adjective used in this part. Here's a bit more detail:
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The librarian said to me, “Which book are you taking?”
Option 1: The librarian asked me which book was I taking.
Option 2: The librarian asked me which book I had taken.
Option 3: The librarian asked me which book I am taking.
Option 4: The librarian asked me which book I was taking.
Correct Answer: The librarian asked me which book I was taking.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The indirect form of a sentence involves reporting or paraphrasing what someone else has said. In the indirect form, the reporting verb, tense, and pronouns may change. The structure
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. She said to me, "I was thinking of going out for dinner but had changed my mind later on."
Option 1: She said me that she was thinking of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on.
Option 2: She said that she thought of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on.
Option 3: She told me that I was thinking of going out for dinner but changed my mind later on.
Option 4: She told me that she had been thinking of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on.
Correct Answer: She told me that she had been thinking of going out for dinner but changed her mind later on.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
In transforming direct speech into indirect speech, we maintain the original meaning and context while adjusting the structure to report
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions.
For us Indians, there are certain personal norms that make perfect professional anchors in today's work world. We are blessed, for the most part, with strong, stable familial bonds often lasting a lifetime. We don't usually leave home to seek our fortune at 18. And when we do, we carry our relationships as children into the new ones we forge as spouses and parents. We are comfortable with our multiple identities and accept the tensions and contradictions inherent in managing them. As much as 50% of us are bilingual and 17% trilingual, speaking more than one of our 22 recognised languages, and sometimes dialects and variations that do not make the official count. Multiple languages, accents and intonations are part of our daily lives as are the ways in which we overcome these barriers of communication and interaction. We are fond of telling our foreign colleagues that there is no such thing as Indian food because it varies from state to state, region to religion. We can eat biryani, chaat and dosa with equal relish. We see nothing unusual in this seamless palate of diverse cultural, historical and geographic contexts and tastes. Dualities and differences surround us. In our homes, traditions sustain us despite our modern city lives as professionals; our slums sit cheek by jowl with our elite colonies and on our roads, cows, carts, SUVs and two-wheelers weave and dodge buses, trucks and pedestrians, and almost everyone survives the chaos. Noise does not distract us, nor do crowds deter us, even as we seek solace in meditation, mindfulness and yoga. We carry our multiple identities, the dualities of our lives, and the variety of our lingual skills and culinary tastes with ease into a global work environment, adding a wider, varied global cultural context into our repertoire. Be it British, American or Asian, we take in these new influences and then give the mix a "glocal" flavour, often to the bewilderment of our colleagues from these cultures. As products of a nation that went from great poverty to a developing nation and then an emerging country, we are conscious of the resources we have and how we use them. These are not only relevant but also vital traits in today's work environment. Let us celebrate our 'Indianness' in our global professional lives.
Question: What does the writer mean when he uses the expression 'glocal flavour'?
Option 1: Teaching Indian cuisine to people from other countries.
Option 2: Mingling global traits with Indian culture
Option 3: Giving a food item a local flavour.
Option 4: Looking at global problems from an Indian point of view.
Correct Answer: Mingling global traits with Indian culture
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The writer uses the expression global flavour to mean mingling global traits with Indian culture. This indicates the blending of global influences with local or Indian cultural elements, creating a unique and diverse
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Let us put our heads together to find a solution to this problem.
Option 1: to sit close to each other
Option 2: to face the trouble together
Option 3: to be collectively responsible
Option 4: consult and work together
Correct Answer: consult and work together
Explanation: The idiom "put our heads together" means to consult and work collaboratively with others to solve a problem or come up with ideas. It signifies a cooperative effort where individuals contribute their thoughts and
Question : Who among the following discovered Benzene?
Option 1: John Dalton
Option 2: Isaac Newton
Option 3: Joseph Priestley
Option 4: Michael Faraday
Correct Answer: Michael Faraday
Solution : The correct option is Michael Faraday.
English scientist Michael Faraday discovered benzene in lighting gas. Benzene C₆H₆ is the simplest organic, aromatic hydrocarbon, and the source of several significant aromatic compounds. Benzene is an important organic solvent and a precursor
Question : Directions: Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the relationship between the following classes. Entrepreneurs, Women, Philanthropists
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Entrepreneurs can be women and philanthropists. Philanthropists can be entrepreneurs and women. So the Venn diagram is as follows –
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Who determines the terms and membership of the Central Council of Ministers?
Option 1: Home Minister
Option 2: President of ruling party
Option 3: President of India
Option 4: Vice President
Correct Answer: President of India
Solution : The answer is the President of India.
The President selects the Central Council of Ministers' members and terms on the Prime Minister's recommendation. Article 75(1) states that the President appoints the Prime Minister and the other ministers.
Question : Directions: How many rectangles are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 10
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
Now, in the above figure, there are a total of 8 rectangles. They are ABFG, BCEF, ACDH, HDEG, JKPN, NPLM, JOQM, OKLQ.
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Wellington Trophy is related to which of the following sports?
Option 1: Boat Rowing
Option 2: Rugby
Option 3: Polo
Option 4: Bridge
Correct Answer: Boat Rowing
Solution : The correct answer is Boat Rowing.
The Wellington Trophy is linked to rowing, specifically boat rowing, where boats are propelled using oars. This sport holds great prestige in the world of rowing. Annually, New Zealand serves as the host country for this championship
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