Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
I was away in a (1)_____ part of Japan waiting for a (2)______ train at a small (3)______ station. A young girl was also waiting (4)______ the train. I watched her (5)______ out candy from her bag and eat it. Afterward, she walked (6)______ to a nearby waste bin provided on the (7)_____ to deposit the wrapper. Such is the level of (8)_____to keep surroundings clean from a young age. It is the (9)______ of cleanliness and tidiness which is (10)______ from an early age. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.
Option 1: throw
Option 2: catch
Option 3: take
Option 4: give
Correct Answer: take
Solution : The most appropriate option is the third option.
Explanation: "Take" is the appropriate choice because it indicates the action of acquiring or removing something (in this case, a candy) from a particular place, which aligns with the girl retrieving a candy from her bag.
Therefore,
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the missing number from the given responses.
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 8
Correct Answer: 8
Solution : In the matrix, the numbers in the third row are twice those in the second row.
In column one; 1 × 2 = 2 In column two; 2 × 2 = 4 In column three; 3 × 2 =6 Similarly, in column four; 4 ×
Question : Field hockey used to be restarted by "Roll-in". When was Roll-in replaced by "Push-in"?
Option 1: 1960
Option 2: 1965
Option 3: 1970
Option 4: 1975
Correct Answer: 1970
Solution : The correct option is 1970.
In field hockey, the "roll-in" and "push-in" restart techniques were replaced in 1970. The ball was rolled in along the sideline after being out of play before this modification. As part of the rule modifications to make the game
Question : Comprehension: Wildlife and nature have largely been associated with humans for numerous emotional and social reasons. A simple stroll around the park amidst some birds provides a fresh breath of life and charges our batteries. Apart from a bird feeder in the backyard, we can also take up other active pastimes, such as hiking, hunting, canoeing, or wildlife photography, to relieve our parched nerves. Since prehistoric times, animals have been highly useful to us in providing food, clothing, and a source of income. Studies indicate that woodpeckers are capable of destroying 90% of codling moth larvae residing under the bark of trees. This shows the significance of wildlife and wildlife habitat for preserving genetic diversity. Hence, places, where agriculture, forests, and fisheries depend on crops or stocks, can ensure that such living resources are enough to withstand the ever-increasing list of threats. Further, in medicine, the development of new drugs and treatments is largely dependent on wildlife and wildlife habitat. Interestingly, most pharmaceutical products are a result of discovering or developing wildlife species, not discoveries made through traditional chemistry principles. Today, most medicinal remedies contain at least one ingredient derived from a wild plant or animal. Biodiversity is the variety of living beings within an ecosystem or on our planet. It is a measurement of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity also plays a part in the function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical areas are rich in species, whereas polar areas support fewer species. The conservation of biodiversity is inevitable for the survival of humans. Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following questions:
Question: Biodiversity is _____.
Option 1: associated with humans for numerous reasons
Option 2: rich in species
Option 3: inevitable for the survival of men
Option 4: a different variety of living beings within an ecosystem
Correct Answer: a different variety of living beings within an ecosystem
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Explanation:
According to the given passage, biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms within a particular ecosystem or on our planet as a whole. It encompasses different species of plants,
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'. Many of the food required for the moving migrant workers is arranged by the state government.
Option 1: Much of food
Option 2: Any of the food
Option 3: Most of the food
Option 4: No substitution
Correct Answer: Most of the food
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Using "many of the food" is grammatically incorrect because "food" is a non-countable noun. Instead, "most of the food" is the correct phrase to indicate a large portion or majority of the food needed by
Question : Comprehension: Read the passage and answer the questions. Ever wondered how efficiently the brain works on waking up in the morning, even before the system has had a chance to ingest the hot cuppa! If I could replace myself with a robot, the latter would need to train through 39 steps across different levels (kitchen platform, refrigerator, and stove), three states (solid, liquid, and gas), and manage several timed intervals between sub-tasks. Yet, once done, it will be a spectacle to watch; steps executed with such precision and dependability, will be a given. What’s more, it will address multiple tasks in an interleaved fashion by harvesting the in-betweens. The time between putting the oil in the wok and dropping the seasoning once the oil is heated, between placing the rolled chapati on the tava and flipping the partially roasted piece—such snippets of time that the human uses up to ponder will be efficiently utilised by a robot. To a robot, thinking is a challenge! But it will turn its thinking disability to its advantage. Time division multiplexing in its finest resolution will be in action. Imagine chopping a pair of beans in between flipping chapatis or shelling boiled eggs as the oil in the wok gets heated Who can give up the joy of watching a phoolka puff into a ball on the fire, each puff bringing added cheer? Yet, to a robot, it will be a sight lost in vain. For example, our busybody will be placing a bottle under the water purifier to fill water when a phoolka puffs and switching off the button when the next one repeats the feat. Imagine what will happen when such a robot does come into shape. Mad with joy at gaining one hour of precious morning time, humanity will buy it. Next, the additional hour will be played with. The workaholic will add that hour to work hours. Those committed to physical well-being will hit the gym, and a handful will go jogging. Yet, soon, deeper realisations will set in. Sleeping off the extra hour will seem like a logically stable state and will be welcomed by all. Until even sleeping gets boring,. In due course, the fate of my robot will be no different from that of the many fancies mankind has evolved through. The “going back to roots” movement will find a new entrant. Like the shift from refined to whole, from polished to brown, from cooked to raw, we will retrace our steps. The robot would be discarded in the e-waste bin, and we would make our way back into the kitchen. Many of the once-familiar sights and smells would then drift slowly back into our senses. Question: With regard to robots, what would ‘going back to the roots’ mean?
Option 1: To start doing the kitchen work oneself
Option 2: Evolution of the robots
Option 3: Making the robots work like a human
Option 4: Robots and humans working together
Correct Answer: To start doing the kitchen work oneself
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: Going back to the roots, in the context of robots would mean returning to traditional methods of doing tasks manually, like cooking, instead of relying on robots. It implies
Question : Directions: In this question, the statement is followed by two conclusions. Which of the two conclusions is/are true? Statement: X < U = F > R ≥ P < T < W Conclusions: I. X < T II. R > W
Option 1: Only conclusion I is true
Option 2: Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Option 3: Only conclusion II is true
Option 4: Both conclusions I and II are true
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II is true
Solution : Given: Statement: X < U = F > R ≥ P < T < W
Conclusion (I): X < T→X < U = F > R ≥ P < T; There is no definite relation between X and T.
Question : Alum is made by dissolving bauxite in:
Option 1: Phosphoric acid
Option 2: Citric acid
Option 3: Boric acid
Option 4: Sulphuric acid
Correct Answer: Sulphuric acid
Solution : The correct answer is Sulphuric acid.
Bauxite is dissolved in sulphuric acid to create alum. The final mixture is subjected to several chemical reactions and procedures that provide different kinds of alum, often known as "Aluminum sulphate." This substance has extensive applications in
Question : In which article of the Indian Constitution have the directive principles of the state policy been described?
Option 1: Article 26-46
Option 2: Article 31-50
Option 3: Article 36-51
Option 4: Article 38-52
Correct Answer: Article 36-51
Solution : The correct option is Article 36-51
The Indian Constitution Part IV contains Articles 36-51 that deal with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). It first originated in the Spanish Constitution and India adopted it from the Irish Constitution. The DPSP must be
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
In 1945, James Leach Miller returned from World War II and shared nothing (1)____ it with his wife. He folded up his Army (2)______, with the medals still pinned to it, and (3)____ put it in the basement, where his older boy would (4)______ take it out to play soldiers. He never complained (5)____ that generation of army men didn't air their problems. His son Michael once offered to take him back to Normandy when World War II veterans (6)____ the journey but his father shook (7)_____ head saying, "I've been there once." Sadly, Mr. Miller, 96 years old, (8)_____ survived the bloodiest battle of World War II, died of (9)_____ from the coronavirus on March 30 (10)_____ an Old Soldiers' Home.
Question:-
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 5.
Option 1: if
Option 2: nevertheless
Option 3: however
Option 4: because
Correct Answer: because
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Explanation: In this context, because is used as a subordinating conjunction to introduce the reason for James Leach Miller never complaining. It connects the dependent clause (because that generation of army men didn't air their problems) to the
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