Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Raghav said, "You should take a week to complete the job. In case you don't, just let me know how much time you will need."
Option 1: Raghav suggested that I should take a week to complete the job. He further said that in case I didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
Option 2: Raghav was saying that I should take a week to complete the job. He was also saying that in case I didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
Option 3: Raghav suggested that he would take a week to complete the job. He further said that in case he didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
Option 4: Raghav said that I should take a week to have completed the job. He further said that in case I couldn't, I should let him know how much time I needed.
Correct Answer: Raghav suggested that I should take a week to complete the job. He further said that in case I didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
Narration Conversion:
Therefore, the correct answer is: Raghav suggested that I should take a week to complete the job. He further said that in case I didn't, I should let him know how much time I would need.
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.
I arrived in Delhi in 2009 from a very small town. I had (1)______ lived in a big city before. It was a (2)______ experience for me. I walked around, learning (3)______ names of the streets and taking note (4)______ the shops. After months of wandering, I (5)______ that I had slowly become familiar with Delhi and (6)______ at home. On weekends, I packed some chapatis that (7)______ as my mid-day meal. Then I left for a (8)______ park where I spent hours (9)______ the people of my new city (10)______ feeding the birds with bits of chapatis.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.
Option 1: in
Option 2: on
Option 3: at
Option 4: of
Correct Answer: of
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Thus, the preposition of will be the correct choice in the fourth blank.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. John said, "I cannot come with you."
Option 1: John says that he cannot come with me.
Option 2: John said that he will not be coming with me.
Option 3: John said that he would not come with me.
Option 4: John said that he could not come with me.
Correct Answer: John said that he could not come with me.
In the transformation from direct to indirect speech, several grammatical changes occur:
Grammatically, the indirect speech version is adjusted to maintain accuracy and coherence while reporting what someone else said.
Therefore, the correct indirect speech is: John said that he could not come with me.
Question : In the given sentence, identify the segment that contains a grammatical error
Discuss how will you keep your surroundings clean and hygienic.
Option 1: will you keep
Option 2: your surroundings
Option 3: clean and hygienic
Option 4: Discuss how
Correct Answer: will you keep
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
The sentence contains an incorrect order of words. The auxiliary verb "will" should come after the pronoun you according to the structure of an imperative sentence.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Discuss how you will keep your surroundings clean and hygienic.
Question :
Directions: Select the related word from the given alternatives. Badminton : Shuttle :: Cricket : ?
Option 1: Dice
Option 2: Ball
Option 3: Striker
Option 4: Pitch
Correct Answer: Ball
Solution : Given: Badminton : Shuttle :: Cricket : ?
A shuttlecock is one of the essential accessories used in the game of badminton. Similarly, cricket players use balls as one of their accessories for playing the game.
Hence, the second option is correct.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Blue Pottery is widely recognised as a traditional craft of Jaipur, though it is Turko-Persian in origin. The name 'blue pottery' comes from the eye-catching cobalt blue dye used to colour the pottery. It is relatively unusual as a type of luxury Indian pottery as most Indian types are functional and though often highly decorated, relatively low prestige wares. Jaipur blue pottery is glazed and low-fired. No clay is used: the 'dough' for the pottery is prepared by mixing quartz stone powder, powdered glass, fuller's earth, borax, gum and water.
Some of this pottery is semi-transparent and mostly decorated with bird and animal motifs. Being fired at very low temperatures makes them fragile. The range of items is primarily decorative, such as vases, coasters, small bowls, and boxes for trinkets. The colour palette is restricted to blue derived from the cobalt oxide, green from the copper oxide and white, though other non-conventional colours, such as yellow and brown, are sometimes included. The use of blue glaze on pottery is an imported technique, first developed by artisans who combined Chinese glazing technology with Persian decorative arts. This technique travelled east to India with early Turkic conquests in the 14th century. During its infancy, it was used to make tiles to decorate mosques, tombs and palaces in Central Asia. Later, following their conquests and arrival in India, the Mughals began using them in India. Gradually the blue glaze technique grew beyond an architectural accessory to Indian potters. From there, the technique travelled to the plains of Delhi and in the 17th century went to Jaipur.
Other accounts of the craft state that blue pottery came to Jaipur in the early 19th century under the ruler Sawai Ram Singh II. The Jaipur king had sent local artisans to Delhi to be trained in the craft. However, by the 1950s, blue pottery had all but vanished from Jaipur, when it was re-introduced through the efforts of the muralist and painter Kripal Singh Shekhawat, with the support of patrons such as Kamladevi Chattopadhaya and Rajmata Gayatri Devi.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Option 1: Rajmata Gayatri Devi patronised the craft of blue pottery.
Option 2: The green colour used in blue pottery is obtained from copper oxide.
Option 3: The blue glaze technique was used to embellish mosques and tombs.
Option 4: Blue pottery is fired at a low temperature for strength.
Correct Answer: Blue pottery is fired at a low temperature for strength.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The statement "Blue pottery is fired at a low temperature for strength" is not true. The passage mentions that blue pottery is low-fired, but it also notes that being fired at a very low temperature makes it fragile. The low firing is for the purpose of the craft, not to enhance strength.
Question : How many independent princely states were integrated into India after independence?
Option 1: 575
Option 2: 545
Option 3: 535
Option 4: 562
Correct Answer: 562
Solution : The correct option is 562.
The 562 independent princely states were integrated into India after independence. The leaders of these princely republics were persuaded to join India by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country's deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister.
Question : Which Indian is the first recipient of the Fundamental Physics Prize?
Option 1: Ashoke Sen
Option 2: C V Raman
Option 3: S N Bose
Option 4: Homi J Bhabha
Correct Answer: Ashoke Sen
Solution : The correct answer is Ashoke Sen
One of the inaugural recipients of the Fundamental Physics Prize, Ashoke Sen, was recognized for "paving the way for the realization that all string theories are distinct extensions of the same underlying theory."
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, he is my friend is coded as 5692, my aunt is ill is coded as 7635, friend is ill is coded as 627. What is the code for the word aunt in this code language?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 7
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Given: 1. he is my friend ⇒ 5692 2. my aunt is ill ⇒ 7635 3. friend is ill ⇒ 627
By comparing all the above-coded sentences, we find that – In sentences 1 and 2, my and 5 are common. In sentences 1 and 3, friend and 2 are common. In sentences 1, 2, and 3, is and 6 are common. In sentences 2 and 3, ill and 7 are common. The common words and the codes in sentence 1 are he and 9; in sentence 2 are aunt and 3 Finally, my ⇒ 5; friend ⇒ 2; is ⇒ 6; ill ⇒ 7; he ⇒ 9; aunt ⇒ 3
So, aunt will be coded as 3. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. SAND : QCLF :: DUNE : ?
Option 1: BWLG
Option 2: BWLH
Option 3: BVLG
Option 4: BWMG
Correct Answer: BWLG
Solution : Given: SAND : QCLF :: DUNE : ?
Like, S – 2 = Q, A + 2 = C, N – 2 = L, D + 2 = F So, SAND is related to QCLF. Similarly, D – 2 = B, U + 2 = W, N – 2 = L, E + 2 = G
DUNE is related to BWLG. Hence, the first option is correct.
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