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Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam

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Question : The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reign of which of the following rulers?

Option 1:

Palas

Option 2: Cholas

Option 3: Rashtrakutas

Option 4: Pallavas

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Pallavas


Solution : The correct answer is Pallavas.

Pallava king Narasimhavarman I built the temple on the Coromandel coast of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu. This temple is dedicated to the goddess Durga and is also famous for the name of the Five Rathas, or Pandava

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Question : Sawai Jai Singh, the ruler of Amber, is known to have constructed five astronomical observatories called "Jantar Mantar". Which of the following cities does not have any of these observatories?

Option 1: Varanasi

Option 2: Udaipur

Option 3: Ujjain

Option 4: Mathura

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Udaipur


Solution : The correct answer is Udaipur

Udaipur is a city that does not have any of the Jantar Mantar observatories constructed by Sawai Jai Singh II. The Jantar Mantar observatory is in the following cities: Jaipur, Delhi, Varanasi, Ujjain, and Mathura.

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Question : Small bead-like structures inside the ovary of a flower are called____________.

Option 1: petals

Option 2: ovules

Option 3: sepals

Option 4: stamen

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: ovules


Solution : The correct answer is ovules.

Ovules are the small bead-like structures inside the ovary of a flower. It contains the female gamete or the egg cell. Stamen is a flower’s male reproductive part, and Carpel is the female reproductive part. Petals are the leaves

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Question : The Jamia Masjid in Srinagar does not resemble any of the great mosques of the larger Islamic World, owing to the replacement of domes by the multi-tiered roofs in the shape of______________.

Option 1: pyramids

Option 2: cuboids

Option 3: cylinders

Option 4: cones

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: pyramids


Solution : The correct answer is pyramids.

With its multi-tiered roofs shaped like pyramids in place of domes, the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar differs greatly from any of the great mosques seen throughout the wider Islamic world.

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Question : Which among the following is the primary constituent of pearls?

Option 1: Calcium sulphate

Option 2: Calcium carbonate

Option 3: Sodium bicarbonate

Option 4: Magnesium peroxide

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Calcium carbonate


Solution : The correct answer is Calcium carbonate.

The primary constituent of pearls is calcium carbonate. Pearls are formed within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusc, such as an oyster or mussel, as a defence mechanism against irritants. The mollusc secretes layers of nacre

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution'.

You must be quite good acquainted with the terrain in this jungle.

Option 1: well acquainted

Option 2: No substitution

Option 3: better acquaints

Option 4: best acquaint

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: well acquainted


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation: "Acquainted" means having knowledge or experience of something. In this context, "well acquainted" indicates a good or sufficient level of familiarity or knowledge of the jungle terrain. It fits naturally within the sentence structure and conveys

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Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.
1. Past  2. Part  3. Poster  4. Pigeon  5. Prelude

Option 1: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5

Option 2: 2, 5, 1, 3, 4

Option 3: 2, 1, 3, 5, 4

Option 4: 1, 2, 5, 4, 3

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Correct Answer: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5


Solution : Given:
1. Past  2. Part  3. Poster  4. Pigeon  5. Prelude

Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter P, move to the next letter.
Step 2: The second letter

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Question : In the sentence, identify the segment that contains the grammatical error.
Dhiraj walked into the more bigger room and looked around in wonder.

Option 1: and looked around

Option 2: Dhiraj walked into

Option 3: the more bigger room

Option 4: in wonder

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: the more bigger room


Solution : The third option is the correct choice.

The use of "more" before "bigger" is redundant. Both "more" and "bigger" convey a comparative degree, so you should use either "more" or "bigger", not both.

In this case, "Dhiraj walked into the bigger room"

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