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Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

He does not have money to pay back the loan, he is in a tight corner.

Option 1: in a difficult situation

Option 2: hiding in the house

Option 3: in the prison

Option 4: being bankrupt

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: in a difficult situation


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Explanation:
The idiom "in a tight corner" is used to convey that someone is in a challenging situation where finding a solution or escape may be problematic. It implies being in a predicament or facing

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I was delighted __________ the news of your admission in IIM, Ahmedabad.

Option 1: hear

Option 2: hearing

Option 3: heard

Option 4: to hear

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: to hear


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

To hear is the appropriate choice, as the adjective is usually followed by the infinitive form when expressing the feeling or emotion associated with a particular action.

Therefore, the complete sentence is: I was delighted to

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Question : Directions: If the given words are arranged as per an English dictionary, then which word will appear second?

Option 1: Curtains

Option 2: Cumbersome

Option 3: Curious

Option 4: Cucumber

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Cumbersome


Solution : Given:
1. Curtains 2. Cumbersome 3. Curious 4. Cucumber

Step 1: Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter C and are followed by u, then move on to the next letter.
Step 2:

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Question : Which among the following was intimately related to the issue of depletion of the ozone layer?

Option 1: Stockholm Conference

Option 2: Toronto World Conference

Option 3: Montreal Protocol

Option 4: Rio Conference

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Montreal Protocol


Solution : The correct answer is the Montreal Protocol.

Montreal Protocol: A Global Agreement for Ozone Layer Protection

• Achieved in 1987 to gradually stop ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

• Protects the stratospheric ozone layer from harmful UV radiation.

• Adopted on September 16, 1987, it

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Question : All of the following rivers originate from the Western Ghats, except:

Option 1: Mahanadi

Option 2: Krishna

Option 3: Godavari

Option 4: Kaveri

Team Careers360 18th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Mahanadi


Solution : The correct answer is Mahanadi.

The Mahanadi River does not originate from the Western Ghats. It originates in the hills of Chhattisgarh, located in central India. On the other hand, the Krishna, Godavari, and Kaveri rivers all have their origins in the Western Ghats.

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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

You as well as I am responsible for our losses.

Option 1: our losses

Option 2: You as well as

Option 3: responsible for

Option 4: I am

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: I am


Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.

In a sentence, the verb is used according to person and number. If two nouns or pronouns are connected by as-well-as, the verb will conform to the first subject. Thus, am should be replaced with are.

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Question : There is a mention of the term "Ayas" in Rigveda referring to:

Option 1: cotton

Option 2: metal

Option 3: horse

Option 4: rice

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: metal


Solution : The correct option is metal.

The "Ayas" in the Rigveda describes metal or metal items, especially copper or bronze. Sanskrit hymns and lyrics can be found in the Rigveda, one of the oldest sacred scriptures from ancient India. The Rigveda's reference to Ayas suggests

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ABSORB

Option 1: emit

Option 2: swallow

Option 3: imbibe

Option 4: consume

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: emit


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Absorb means to take in or soak up, whereas emit means to throw or give off. Both of these words imply opposite meanings and, hence, are antonyms.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Swallow 
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Question : Directions: A is the son of C, but C is not the mother of A. B is A's sister. C and D are a married couple. E is the mother of C. Who is A's mother?

Option 1: C

Option 2: B

Option 3: D

Option 4: E

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: D


Solution : As per the given information, the family tree will be as follows –

Here, the quadrilateral represents the male and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.

So, from the above family tree, D is A's mother. Hence, the third option is correct.

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