Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
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.
Neither of my sisters / are interested to come / on a vacation with me.
Option 1: No Error
Option 2: on a vacation with me
Option 3: are interested to come
Option 4: Neither of my sisters
Correct Answer: are interested to come
Solution : The error lies in the third option.
The error is using the plural verb "are" instead of the singular "is" because "neither of my sisters" is a singular subject. Therefore, the correct form is, "is interested". This maintains the proper subject-verb agreement.
Question : Directions: A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : When the given folded paper is unfolded, it will look like –
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: P walks 15 km towards the east. He turns right and walks 10 kilometers. He turns right and walks 15 kilometers. How far (in kilometers) is he from his starting point?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 10
Option 3: 15
Option 4: 25
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –
Now, we have to find the distance between the starting point and the endpoint.
So, the distance between P and the starting point is 10 km. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : When did the Queen Victoria Proclamation declare that India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State?
Option 1: 23 July 1878
Option 2: 01 November 1858
Option 3: 16 January 1789
Option 4: 12 June 1875
Correct Answer: 01 November 1858
Solution : The correct option is November 01 1858.
The Queen Victoria Proclamation, also known as the Proclamation of 1858, declared that India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State. It was issued on
Question : Directions: One evening when Rosy was going to the market, she saw the Sun to her right. She walked for 100 metres, turned left and walked 50 metres to reach a crossroad. From there she walked towards the south for 40 metres, and finally, she turned left and walked 60 metres to reach the market. In which direction is the market from her house?
Option 1: North-East
Option 2: South-West
Option 3: South-East
Option 4: North-West
Correct Answer: South-East
So, from the above, it is evident that the market is in the South-east direction from Rosy's house. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Directions: Which of the following diagram represents the relationship between Cows, Animals, and Goats?
Solution : Both cows and goats are animals so they will lie inside the circle of animals but they will not overlap as both are different from each other. The Venn diagram will be –
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, improve the bracketed part of each sentence.
The Patriots had a comparatively modest start, (scoring as much) 38 in the powerplay.
(1) scoring only
(2) scoring enough
(3) but scores
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
The original sentence, scoring as much 38 in the powerplay, is not grammatically correct. When we want to convey that a team or individual scored a specific number, it's more common to use it only
Question : Who among the following was the inventor of long-distance telephones?
Option 1: Christopher Dack
Option 2: Niels Bohr
Option 3: Michael Pupin
Option 4: Alexander Graham Bell
Correct Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
Solution : The correct option is Alexander Graham Bell.
The telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell. In 1876, he received the patent for the invention of the telephone, and shortly thereafter, he successfully demonstrated the first long-distance call on March 10, 1876, when he
Question : Directions: A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4, and those of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., O can be represented by 01,33, etc, and Q can be represented by 55, 78, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word METAL.
Option 1: 23, 76, 95, 40, 44
Option 2: 32, 76, 95, 44, 04
Option 3: 32, 76, 44, 95, 04
Option 4: 23, 67, 96, 40, 44
Correct Answer: 32, 76, 95, 44, 04
Solution : Given: METAL
Number representations of each letter – M→00, 14, 23, 32, 41 E→58, 67, 76, 85, 99 T→59, 68, 77, 86, 95 A→03, 12, 21, 30, 44 L→04, 13, 22, 31, 40
Let's check the options – First option: 23,
Question : Where is the ICMR's National Institute of Virology located?
Option 1: Warangal
Option 2: Pune
Option 3: Nagpur
Option 4: Ahmedabad
Correct Answer: Pune
Solution : The correct option is Pune.
Pune, Maharashtra, is home to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The National Institute of Virology, a prestigious organisation dedicated to virology and related fields of research and development, was founded
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