Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : The largest committee of Parliament of India is
Option 1: Public Accounts Committee
Option 2: Estimates Committee
Option 3: Committee on Public Undertakings
Option 4: Joint Parliamentary Committee
Correct Answer: Estimates Committee
Solution : The correct answer is Estimates Committee.
The largest committee in the parliament is called the Estimates Committee. This committee's duties include providing reports on spending and the economy, as well as recommendations for actions that could be taken to strengthen the economy and related laws. To improve administration efficiency and the economy, it analyses the projected expenditures and revenues of different departments and makes alternative policy recommendations.
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.
The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)_________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) __________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan and Iran (3)_____________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4) ___________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) ____________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) _____________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) ____________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) __________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) ___________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ____________is commonly referred to as locust plague.
Question: Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 8.
Option 1: against
Option 2: across
Option 3: about
Option 4: around
Correct Answer: across
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The word across in this context specifies the direction of the locust swarms' movement. It means they move horizontally, covering different areas.
The phrase across areas implies a widespread and expansive movement, indicating that the locust swarms are not confined to a specific region but are traversing various places, causing damage to crops as they go.
Therefore, the right word to fill in the blank is across.
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.
I had praying / to God / for your golden future.
Option 1: No error
Option 2: I had praying
Option 3: to God
Option 4: for your golden future
Correct Answer: I had praying
Solution : The error lies in the second option.
The sentence talks about an action that occurred in the past and was continued for some time. Thus, the past perfect continuous tense should be used. The correct structure is "had been praying", which should be used to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: I had been praying to God for your golden future.
Question : Directions: In the given figure, how many red are pens?
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 32
Option 3: 20
Option 4: 29
Correct Answer: 32
Solution : In the below diagram, the shaded part represents the region common to both red and pens as well as small. The numbers of the asked fields that fall in the region of small will also be counted as there is no direction given that the region belonging to small can not be included.
In the Venn diagram, the number of red that are pens = 20 + 12 = 32
Therefore, red that are pens are 32. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence. The doctor said that he would not be able to make any home visits during that week.
Option 1: The doctor said, “He will not be able to make any home visits during this week.”
Option 2: The doctor said, “I will not be able to make any home visits during that week.”
Option 3: The doctor said, “I would not be able to made any home visits during that week.”
Option 4: The doctor said, “I will not be able to make any home visits during this week.”
Correct Answer: The doctor said, “I will not be able to make any home visits during this week.”
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Therefore, the correct answer is: The doctor said, “I will not be able to make any home visits during this week.”
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.
Swarms of the desert locust, which invaded India via Pakistan in April, have made (1)_____ way to at least five states, (2)____ a trail of destruction in their (3)_____. Desert locusts move in large groups, (4)_____ swarms, and can eat crops up (5)_____ their own weight every day. When millions of (6)____ descend on a crop, they destroy (7)_____. The desert locust is considered the (8)_____ destructive migratory pest in the world (9)_____ a single swarm covering one square kilometre can (10)____ up to 80 million locusts. As per eyewitnesses, the swarm which entered India from Pakistan was about two to three kilometres long.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank number 8.
Option 1: much
Option 2: as
Option 3: most
Option 4: more
Correct Answer: most
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word most is fitting in this context, as it indicates that the desert locust is regarded as the top or highest level of destructive migratory pests. It emphasises the severity of the destructiveness associated with the desert locust compared to other migratory pests.
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Unlike its Nordic neighbours, Sweden decided early on in the pandemic to forgo lockdown in the hope of achieving broad immunity to the coronavirus. While social distancing was promoted, the government allowed bars, restaurants, salons, gyms, and schools to stay open. Initially, Sweden saw death rates from COVID-19 that were similar to those of other European nations that had closed down their economies. But now, the Scandinavian nation's daily death toll per 1 million people is 8.71 compared to the United States' 4.59, according to the online publication 'Our World in Data'. Sweden's mortality rate is the highest in Europe. "I'd say it hasn't worked out so well," said Dr. George Rutherford, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco. "I think the mortality in Norway is something like ten-fold lower. That's the real comparator." (Norway's daily death rate is less than 0.01 per 1 million people.) "If you let this go, don't try very hard, or go about it in somewhat of a more restrained way than we have here, this is the price you pay," Rutherford said. "Maybe it didn't hurt businesses, but you have twice the mortality rate of the United States. All those people who died were part of families, and they were citizens and part of the fabric of Swedish society. And now they're gone because of a policy that hasn't worked out quite the way they thought it would." Scientists estimate herd immunity for the coronavirus is reached when 70–90% of the population becomes immune to a virus, either by becoming infected or getting a protective vaccine. Despite its relaxed response, Sweden is nowhere near hitting that goal. Tests on 1,118 Stockholm residents carried out by Sweden's Public Health Agency over one week in late April showed that only 7.3% had developed the antibodies needed to stave off the disease. "I think herd immunity is a long way off if we ever reach it," Björn Olsen, a professor of infectious medicine at Uppsala University, told Reuters after the release of the antibody findings. Rutherford said we can keep doing non-pharmaceutical interventions like contact tracing, mask-wearing, and isolation quarantines, but also develop drugs that work better treating people who already have the infection so they don't require critical care in a hospital.
Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
Option 1: In the beginning, Sweden's death rate was similar to that of other European nations that had been locked down.
Option 2: The government of Norway allowed bars, restaurants, salons, gyms, and schools to stay open.
Option 3: The mortality rate in Sweden is twice the mortality rate in the United States.
Option 4: According to a scientific estimate, herd immunity for the Corona virus is reached when 70–90% of the population becomes immune to the virus.
Correct Answer: The government of Norway allowed bars, restaurants, salons, gyms, and schools to stay open.
Explanation: The second statement is incorrect because the passage does not mention Norway's government allowing such establishments to remain open. Instead, it focuses on Sweden's approach to forgoing lockdown measures while mentioning the comparison of mortality rates between Sweden and Norway.
Therefore, the correct answer is the government of Norway allowed bars, restaurants, salons, gyms, and schools to stay open.
Question : Directions: Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of persons.
How many girls have MBA degrees?
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 47
Option 3: 29
Option 4: 51
Correct Answer: 47
Solution : In the diagram, the shaded parts represent the girls who have MBA degrees.
Thus, the number of girls who have MBA degrees is 29 + 18 = 47. Hence, the second option is correct.
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.
Anger is the most dangerous (1) __________as we lose control of (2) __________when in its grip. The (3) ________of such behaviour can be severe. The first (4) ________of anger is that harsh words may (5) ________the other person deeply. Many relationships are affected (6) __________because of anger, which may cause (7) _________and hatred. What are we (8) ___________from anger? Nothing. It can disturb the people (9) __________you. Anger may become your biggest weakness, and you may be (10) __________others to take advantage of it.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 8.
Option 1: enlisting
Option 2: collecting
Option 3: sourcing
Option 4: gaining
Correct Answer: gaining
Explanation: In this context, the sentence explores what individuals obtain or experience as a result of anger. The verb "gaining" accurately conveys the idea that individuals derive something from anger, aligning with the context of the passage.
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. Polio was once a disease feared worldwide, striking suddenly and paralysing mainly children(1)_______ life. WHO is a partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the (2)______ private-public partnership for health, which has (3)________ polio by 99%. Polio now survives (4)______ among the world's three poorest and (5)_________ marginalised communities, where it stalks the most (6)________ children. These are Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. (7)_____ poliovirus transmission is interrupted in these countries; all (8)______ remain at risk of importation of polio, (9)_______ vulnerable countries with weak public health and immunisation services. WHO's goal is (10)______ every last child with the polio vaccine and ensure a polio-free world for future generations. Question: Select the most appropriate option for the blank no.2.
Option 1: most large
Option 2: more large
Option 3: largest
Option 4: larger
Correct Answer: largest
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The adjective "largest" is needed to convey the magnitude or size of the partnership accurately. It indicates that the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is the largest private-public partnership for health.
Therefore, the correct answer is largest.
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