Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions. As I turned to the main road, my smartphone rang. I looked at the car's dashboard display for a fraction of a second to see the caller's name while I reflexively whirled the wheel around the street corner. The brief lapse in concentration was enough to miss a biker. Fortunately, both of us stopped at the right time but he ranted expletives at my family, particularly the women. Undeterred, I opened the window, smiled at him and said, "I am sorry." He immediately paused, and then just advised me kindly to look on all sides of the road while driving.
That is the power of the unique and wonderful act called smile. It can break barriers and bridge chasms. The power of the smile is often underestimated by us. Despite being the only species with this graceful expression, humans do not comprehend the myriad strengths of a smile and often forget to use it.
Just like the innumerable gifts of nature which we have taken for granted, I had missed the influence of a smile in my early years. The awakening occurred in my early twenties when I worked as a junior doctor in a hospital. We, a group of doctors, were having coffee together, one of the senior doctors told me, "You seemed to have missed an important developmental milestone."
Developmental milestone refers to various social, motor and vocal skills which a child acquires at each period of its development in infancy and childhood such as rolling over, standing and speaking. To my despair, he declared, "You haven't got your social smile yet." While I considered myself a pleasant person, his harsh comment rather irked me.
At three to four months of age, a growing child starts recognising familiar faces and in an attempt to interact with them, it expresses the social smile. It is typically towards the parents, grandparents and siblings initially, and then slowly extends towards other familiar faces. It is nature's evolutionary attempt to increase the bonding between humans. It is a way of expression to pronounce one's affability. But somewhere during our growth and interaction with society, we have been taught directly or indirectly that strangers are not to be smiled at. After long days of introspection, I made it a point to reclaim my lost milestone.
Question: There was a possibility of an accident occurring because:
Option 1: the writer was a careless driver
Option 2: the writer's attention was diverted for a brief moment
Option 3: both the writer and the biker were careless drivers
Option 4: the biker was riding rashly
Correct Answer: the writer's attention was diverted for a brief moment
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
The possibility of an accident occurring was because the writer's attention was diverted for a brief moment. The passage mentions that as the writer turned to the main road, their
Question : Directions: A + B means A is the brother of B. A – B means A is the mother of B. A × B means A is the husband of B. A ÷ B means A is the sister of B. If C ÷ M – S + K – T × Q, then which of the following statements is NOT correct?
Option 1: K is the mother-in-law of Q
Option 2: S is the maternal uncle of T
Option 3: S is the father of Q
Option 4: M is the mother of K
Correct Answer: S is the father of Q
Solution : Given: A + B⇒A is the brother of B. A – B⇒A is the mother of B. A × B⇒A is the husband of B. A ÷ B⇒A is the sister of B. C ÷ M – S + K
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 number. In winter, when the snow (1)______ the higher ranges, the Himalayan bears come to (2)______ altitudes in search of food. Sometimes they forage (3)_______ the fields and because they are short-sighted and (4)______ of anything that moves, they can be (5)______. But, like most wild animals, they (6)_______ humans as much as possible. Village folk (7)______ advise me to run downhill if (8)______ by a bear. They say bears find it easier to run uphill (9)______ down. I am glad that I am (10)______ to be chased by a bear and will happily skip the experience. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
Option 1: pleasing
Option 2: harmless
Option 3: dangerous
Option 4: agreeable
Correct Answer: dangerous
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The context suggests that because the Himalayan bears are short-sighted and wary of anything that moves, they can be dangerous. The word, dangerous conveys the idea that their behaviour poses a potential threat or risk to those around
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 128 : 96 :: 244 : ?
Option 1: 183
Option 2: 122
Option 3: 138
Option 4: 302
Correct Answer: 183
Solution : Given: 128 : 96 :: 244 : ?
Like, 128 : 96→128 ÷ 8 = 16; 96 ÷ 6 = 16 Similarly, for 244 : ?→244 ÷ 8 = 30.5 Let's check the options – First option: 183; 183 ÷ 6 = 30.5 Second option:
Question : Which of the following sportsmen was nicknamed the "pocket dynamo"?
Option 1: Sushil Kumar
Option 2: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Option 3: Limba Ram
Option 4: Dhyan Chand
Correct Answer: Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Solution : The correct answer is Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav.
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, fondly known as the "pocket dynamo", holds the distinction of being the first independent Indian athlete to secure an individual Olympic medal. Born in 1926 in Maharashtra's Goleshwar village to a wrestling
Question : Concerning Sufism, which of the following terms refers to the pilgrimage to Sufi shrines?
Option 1: Sama
Option 2: Futuh
Option 3: Fanaa
Option 4: Ziyarat
Correct Answer: Ziyarat
Solution : The correct answer is Ziyarat
All around the Muslim world, pilgrimages, known as Ziyarat, are made to the tombs of Sufi saints. Seeking the Sufi's spiritual grace (Barakat) is the purpose of this practice. "Ziyarat" is the term for worship at Sufi shrines. Such devotion
Question : "Golden Girl" is an autobiography by which of the following Indian athletes?
Option 1: K. M. Beenamol
Option 2: Dutee Chand
Option 3: P. T. Usha
Option 4: Ashwini Nachappa
Correct Answer: P. T. Usha
Solution : The correct answer is P.T. Usha.
"Golden Girl" is the autobiography of P. T. Usha. She is a retired Indian women's athlete in track and field. She was born in 1964 into a poor family in the village of Payyoli in the Kozhikode
Question : The cell is not applied for:
Option 1: bacteria
Option 2: virus
Option 3: fungus
Option 4: algae
Correct Answer: virus
Solution : The correct answer is a virus.
Since all living things are formed of cells, the Cell Theory does not apply to viruses. Viruses are made of proteins and nucleic acid; they are not actual cells. They are devoid of the protoplasm, which is the
Question : The term "_____________" is an aerial pass on the dribble from the left side of the field in the field hockey.
Option 1: penalty corner
Option 2: halfback
Option 3: bully
Option 4: scoop
Correct Answer: scoop
Solution : The correct answer is scoop.
Hockey is a game that has a connection to the word scoop. When dribbling from the left side of the field, the overhead pass is called a scoop. Raising the ball high into the air is known as the scoop
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. In about two months, / our family will be / leaving to Australia / to settle there.
Option 1: in about two months
Option 2: to settle there
Option 3: our family will be
Option 4: leaving to Australia
Correct Answer: leaving to Australia
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.
The correct preposition to use after the verb "leaving" in this context is "for" instead of "to". When it's used to indicate going to a destination, the preposition "for" is typically used. The sentence conveys that
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