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Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam

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Question : Directions: Which two signs and two numbers should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct:
24 ÷ 12 × 21 – 273 + 14 = 179

Option 1: 14 and 21, × and +

Option 2: 14 and 21, + and ÷

Option 3: 21 and 12, + and ÷

Option 4: 14 and 24, × and +

Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 14 and 21, + and ÷


Solution : Given:
24 ÷ 12 × 21 –  273 + 14 = 179

Replace the signs and numbers according to the given options, to balance the equation.
Let's check the options –
First option: 14 and 21, × and +
⇒24

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Question : Directions: Tamanna is walking towards the north from her house. After 500 metres she turns left and walks for 500 metres. Then she turns left and walks 250 metres to reach her friend's house. In which direction is her house from her friend's house?

Option 1: South

Option 2: South–West

Option 3: South–East

Option 4: North

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: South–East


Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions –

Now, we have to find the direction of Tamanna's house from her friend's house.

In the above diagram, the house refers to Tamanna's house and the endpoint is a friend's house.

Therefore, Tamanna's

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Question : Guinea Worm Disease (GWD) is an extremely painful ________ infection spread through contaminated drinking water.

Option 1: bacterial

Option 2: viral

Option 3: fungal

Option 4: parasitic

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: parasitic


Solution : The correct option is parasitic.

Guinea Worm Disease (GWD) is an extremely painful parasitic infection spread through contaminated drinking water. People become infected by drinking water that contains water fleas carrying Guinea worm larvae. Once ingested, the larvae mature and mate inside the human

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Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the fourth term is related to the third term.
OUT2 : WWP4 :: AXE5 : HZB25 :: ART7 : ?

Option 1: WTB49

Option 2: WTB35

Option 3: VTB49

Option 4: WTB14

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: WTB49


Solution : Given:
OUT2 : WWP4 :: AXE5 : HZB25 :: ART7 : ?

Add consecutive numbers starting from 1 to the place values of the letters and the resultant should be reversed after the number is squared to obtain the required code.
OUT2→O + 1; U

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Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
720, 180, 176, 44, 40, 10, ?, ?

Option 1: 6, 2

Option 2: 4, 2

Option 3: 6, 4

Option 4: 8, 6

Team Careers360 19th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 6, 2


Solution : Given:
720, 180, 176, 44, 40, 10, ?, ?

Divide and subtract 4 alternately from the previous term to obtain the missing term.
720 ÷ 4 = 180, 180 – 4 = 176, 176 ÷ 4 = 44, 44 – 4 = 40, 40

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

LIBERTY

Option 1: captivity

Option 2: bondage

Option 3: freedom

Option 4: slavery

Team Careers360 20th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: freedom


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Liberty means the state of being free from formal restraints or compulsion.

Freedom also means the state of being free, which makes it the correct synonym.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Captivity is
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Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The hopping kangaroo is a (1) _______ sight in every snapshot relating to Australia. Members of the kangaroo family can be as small as a rat or as big as a man. Kangaroos are found mainly in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Kangaroos, which are big-footed marsupials that evolved in Australia, use their short front legs like arms. The man-sized kangaroos of Australia are (2) ________of speeding up to 88 km/h for short distances, their means of (3)_______ being their powerful hind legs, which carry them over the ground in jumps of 9 m or more at a time. Weighing around 70 kg, they have an average lifespan of around six to eight years and a maximum lifetime of 20 years. When bothered by predators, kangaroos often (4) ______ for the water, standing submerged to the chest and attempting to drown the attacker by holding him under water. Another defensive technique is to get their back to a tree and kick at their (5)_________ with their clawed hind feet, sometimes with sufficient force to kill a man. Normally shy animals, they alert other kangaroos to danger by beating on the ground with their hind feet. This loud alarm signal carries over a long distance.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: return

Option 2: steer

Option 3: orient

Option 4: head

Team Careers360 21st Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: head


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Head means to move towards a particular position. This helps convey the intended meaning that kangaroos move towards the water when they are disturbed by predators.

Therefore, the correct answer is head.

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