Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Comprehension: An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. A loss of habitat can happen naturally. Dinosaurs, for instance, lost their habitat about 65 million years ago. The hot, dry climate of the Cretaceous period changed very quickly, most likely because of an asteroid striking the Earth. The impact of the asteroid forced debris into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of heat and light that reached Earth's surface. The dinosaurs were unable to adapt to this new, cooler habitat. Dinosaurs became endangered, then extinct. Human activity can also contribute to the loss of habitat. Development for housing, industry, and agriculture reduces the habitat of native organisms. This can happen in several different ways.
Development can directly eliminate habitat and native species. In the Amazon rainforest of South America, developers have cleared hundreds of thousands of acres. To "clear" a piece of land is to remove all trees and vegetation from it. The Amazon rainforest is cleared for cattle ranches, logging, and urban use. Development can also endanger species indirectly. Some species, such as fig trees in the rainforest, may provide habitat for other species. As trees are destroyed, species that depend on that tree habitat may also become endangered. Tree crowns provide habitat in the canopy, or top layer, of a rainforest. Plants such as vines, fungi such as mushrooms, and insects such as butterflies live in the rainforest canopy. So do hundreds of species of tropical birds and mammals, such as monkeys. As trees are cut down, this habitat is lost. Species have less room to live and reproduce.
Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.
Question
Which of the following statements is correct, according to the passage given above?
Option 1: Development for housing, industry, and agriculture increases the habitat of native organisms.
Option 2: A loss of habitat can happen naturally.
Option 3: Development does not have any effect on habitat.
Option 4: Fig trees never provide habitat for any other species
Correct Answer: A loss of habitat can happen naturally.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The passage mentions that a loss of habitat can occur naturally. For example, it describes how dinosaurs lost their habitat about 65 million years ago due to a rapid change in
Question : As of March 2020, who is the Chairperson of the State Bank of India?
Option 1: Aditya Puri
Option 2: Arundhati Bhattacharya
Option 3: Rajnish Kumar
Option 4: Deepak Parekh
Correct Answer: Rajnish Kumar
Solution : The correct answer is Rajnish Kumar.
As of March 2020, Rajnish Kumar is the Chairperson of the State Bank of India. He became the chairperson of the State Bank of India in October 2017, and his tenure ended in October 2020. The State
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. The doctor asked me angrily why I had disturbed him at that late hour.
Option 1: The doctor said to me, "Why I had disturbed him at that late hour?"
Option 2: The doctor said to me, "Why have you disturbed him at this late hour?"
Option 3: The doctor said to me, "Why did you disturb me at that late hour?"
Option 4: The doctor said to me, "Why have you disturbed me at this late hour?"
Correct Answer: The doctor said to me, "Why have you disturbed me at this late hour?"
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The given sentence is an indirect speech, and we need to convert it into a direct speech. The steps of conversion are as follows:
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: "Our slums sit cheek by jowl with our elite colonies." What does this sentence illustrate about Indian life?
Option 1: Divisive differences
Option 2: Gaps in individual fortunes
Option 3: Western influence
Option 4: Coexistence of dualities
Correct Answer: Coexistence of dualities
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The sentence, our slums sit cheek by jowl with our elite colonies, illustrates the coexistence of dualities in Indian life. It highlights the juxtaposition of contrasting socio-economic realities, where impoverished slums and affluent elite colonies exist
Question : In the sentence, identify the segment that contains the grammatical error. If Ajit had looked in the garage, he would had found the ladder there.
Option 1: If Ajit had looked
Option 2: the ladder there
Option 3: in the garage
Option 4: he would had found
Correct Answer: he would had found
The correct structure for the past unreal conditional (a situation that did not happen in the past) includes the auxiliary verb "have" followed by the past participle. The correct form is "would have", not "would
Question : There is an underlined segment in the given sentence. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'. The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped people from venturing out unless it is necessary.
Option 1: away from venturing
Option 2: away from venturing out
Option 3: from venturing
Option 4: No substitution required
Correct Answer: No substitution required
The original sentence is grammatically correct and effectively conveys the intended meaning. The underlined segment "from venturing out" is correct in conveying the idea that the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented people from going outside. The phrase
Question : India ranked ___________on the Global Hunger Index 2019.
Option 1: 98th
Option 2: 102nd
Option 3: 104th
Option 4: 92nd
Correct Answer: 102nd
Solution : The correct answer is 102nd.
In the Global Hunger Index (GHI) Report 2019, India was positioned at 102nd among 117 countries. The report, collaboratively compiled by Concern Worldwide, an Irish agency and Welt Hunger Hilfe, a German organization, is an annual publication. It provides
Question : There is an underlined segment in the given sentence. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
Adding to the problem of heavy rain, people have to worry about potholes on roads.
Option 1: In addition to the problem of
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: By adding to the problem of
Option 4: Added to the problem of
Correct Answer: In addition to the problem of
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Question : Which of the following parts of the Constitution of India gives details of the procedures for its amendments?
Option 1: Part XX
Option 2: Part XI
Option 3: Part XIII
Option 4: Part XV
Correct Answer: Part XX
Solution : The correct option is Part XX.
Part XX of the Indian Constitution contains information on the process for making amendments. The Parliament has the authority to change the Constitution. The amending procedure can be started without the President's endorsement.
Question : Directions: If J = 10, JASMINE = 71, then ESTIMATE = ?
Option 1: 71
Option 2: 82
Option 3: 92
Option 4: 91
Correct Answer: 92
Solution : Given: J is 10 and JASMINE is 71.
Place value of letter J; J→10 Add the place values of the letters of JASMINE, to get the required code – J→10; A→1; S→19; M→13; I→9; N→14; E→5 ⇒ 10 + 1 + 19 + 13 +
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