Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence. Were you frightened by the strange noise?
Option 1: Do the strange noise frighten you?
Option 2: Did the strange noise frightened you?
Option 3: Did the strange noise frighten you?
Option 4: Does the strange noise frighten you?
Correct Answer: Did the strange noise frighten you?
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Active voice is the voice in which the subject performs the action expressed by the verb. In active voice, the doer of the action is the grammatical subject of the sentence, and the
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They were watching a movie on TV when their friends came.
Option 1: A movie on TV was watching by them when their friends came.
Option 2: A movie on TV was being watched by them when their friends came.
Option 3: When their friends came, a movie on TV was watched by them.
Option 4: A movie on TV is being watched by them when their friend came.
Correct Answer: A movie on TV was being watched by them when their friends came.
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
Many incidents of the last month seem unimportant when viewed in perception.
(1) perceptive
(2) perspective
(3) prospective
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option "perspective".
The noun "perspective" means the point of view from which something is regarded. In this context, it means that when we looked at the incidents of the last month from different viewpoints and compared them,
Question : Directions: Four letter clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd letter cluster.
Option 1: ZSMHD
Option 2: LEYTP
Option 3: FYSNJ
Option 4: OBGWS
Correct Answer: OBGWS
Solution : Let's check each option: First option: ZSMHD; Z – 7 = S; S – 6 = M; M – 5 = H; H – 4 = D Second option: LEYTP; L – 7 = E; E – 6 = Y; Y – 5 = T;
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, ZIGSAW is written as BOHTEX, and BLUFF is written as CMAGG. How will MOVEMENT be written in that language?
Option 1: NUWINIPV
Option 2: OUWINIPV
Option 3: NUWFNFOU
Option 4: NUWFNIPU
Correct Answer: NUWINIPV
Solution : Given: ZIGSAW is written as BOHTEX, and BLUFF is written as CMAGG.
The consonants and vowels are coded by their following consonant and vowel to obtain the required code. ZIGSAW→Z + 2 = B; Th next consonant after Z is B; I following vowel =
Question : The fish caught by Indian fishermen in international waters are part of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of which of the following?
Option 1: Sri Lanka
Option 2: India and Sri Lanka
Option 3: India
Option 4: India and Indonesia
Correct Answer: India
Solution : The correct option is India.
The fish caught by Indian fishermen is part of India's GDP. GDP measures the total economic output within a country's borders and this catch would contribute to the value of goods produced and the income generated within India.
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. We can success in doing something only if we try.
Option 1: only if
Option 2: in doing something
Option 3: We can success
Option 4: we try
Correct Answer: We can success
Solution : The third option is correct.
The noun success should be replaced with the verb, succeed to make the sentence grammatically accurate and convey its intended meaning.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: We can succeed in doing something only if we try.
Question : Directions: In the following question, two statements are given followed by two or four conclusions, I, II, III, and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions can be drawn from the given statements. Indicate your answer. Statements: All apples are oranges. Some oranges are papayas. Conclusions: I. Some apples are papayas. II. Some papayas are apples.
Option 1: Only conclusion II follows
Option 2: Both I and II follow
Option 3: Neither I nor II follows
Option 4: Only conclusion I follows
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some apples are papayas – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no direct relation between apples and
Question : Select the correct passive voice of the given sentence.
A good conclusion summarises the highlights of a speech.
Option 1: The good conclusion is summarised by the highlights of the speech.
Option 2: The highlights of a speech are summarised in a good conclusion.
Option 3: A good conclusion of a speech is summarised by the highlights.
Option 4: A speech highlight is summarised by a good conclusion.
Correct Answer: The highlights of a speech are summarised in a good conclusion.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The old woman walked carefully with her heavy load _______she should fall.
Option 1: unless
Option 2: until
Option 3: although
Option 4: lest
Correct Answer: lest
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Lest is a conjunction that expresses the idea of taking precautions to prevent something undesirable from happening. In this context, the sentence suggests that the old woman walked carefully with her heavy load to prevent the possibility of
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