Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: In a row of trees, one tree is the 7th from either end of the row. How many trees are there in the row?
Option 1: 11
Option 2: 13
Option 3: 15
Option 4: 14
Correct Answer: 13
Solution : Given: One tree is the 7th from either end of the row.
This means that there are 6 six trees ahead of that tree and 6 six trees behind that tree. Then, the total number of trees in a row including that one tree is
Question : Directions: The sum of Reena's and her father's age is 60 and the difference between their ages is 36. What is Reena's father's age?
Option 1: 58 years
Option 2: 60 years
Option 3: 48 years
Option 4: 52 years
Correct Answer: 48 years
Solution : Given: Let the age of Reena = R and the age of Reena's father = F (I) The sum of Reena's and her father's age = R + F = 60 (II) The difference between their ages = F – R = 36 Add
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 errors, mark 'No Error' as your answer.
The committee recommended / that the bill / be passed immediately.
Option 1: the committee recommended
Option 2: No Error
Option 3: that the bill
Option 4: be passed immediately.
Correct Answer: No Error
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
There is no error in the sentence, and it conveys the intended meaning that the bill should be passed immediately.
Therefore, the sentence is: The committee recommended that the bill be passed immediately.
Question : Who among the following devised the Ryotwari system during the British rule in India?
Option 1: Lord Dalhousie
Option 2: Lord Minto
Option 3: Warren Hastings
Option 4: Captain Alexander Read
Correct Answer: Captain Alexander Read
Solution : The correct answer is Captain Alexander Read.
Captain Alexander Read and Thomas Munro brought the Ryotwari system to India in 1820. During the Madras administration, it was initially implemented. The British government used this to collect taxes straight from the peasants.
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.
To my utter (1)______the little dark boy was striding (2)______up and down the lawn while the white youngster walked (3)______. behind him. "Get me a banana!" The little boy ran (4)_______the house and (5)_______shortly.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: puzzle
Option 2: astonishment
Option 3: order
Option 4: realisation
Correct Answer: astonishment
Solution : The second option is correct.
The word astonishment conveys a strong sense of surprise and wonder, emphasising the intensity of the speaker's reaction to the boy's actions in the given context. The phrase to my utter astonishment indicates that the speaker was shocked by what
Question : With which sport do you associate the name of Saikhom Mirabai Chanu?
Option 1: Shooting
Option 2: Archery
Option 3: Hockey
Option 4: Weightlifting
Correct Answer: Weightlifting
Solution : The correct option is Weightlifting.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is associated with weightlifting. She is an Indian weightlifter who represented India in various international competitions, including the Olympics. Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in the women's 49 kg category at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number. 16 : 75 :: 12 : ? :: 7 : 30
Option 1: 50
Option 2: 55
Option 3: 60
Option 4: 45
Correct Answer: 55
Solution : Given: 16 : 75 :: 12 : ? :: 7 : 30
Like, 16 : 75→(16 × 5) – 5 = 80 – 5 = 75 7 : 30→(7 × 5) – 5 = 35 – 5 = 30 Similarly, follow the same pattern for
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. Pompeii was a tragedy / that cost the lives / of millions of people.
Option 1: Pompeii was a tragedy
Option 2: that cost the lives
Option 3: of millions of people
Option 4: No Error
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Each part of the sentence contributes to a coherent and accurate statement. It is structured properly and is grammatically correct.
Therefore, the given sentence contains no errors.
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. (15, 5, 150) (16, 4, 128) (7, 7, 98) (11, 4, ?)
Option 1: 78
Option 2: 132
Option 3: 102
Option 4: 88
Correct Answer: 88
Solution : Given: (15, 5, 150) (16, 4, 128) (7, 7, 98) (11, 4, ?)
Multiply the first and the second numbers and then the resultant number by 2 to obtain the third number. (15, 5, 150)→(15 × 5) × 2 = 75 × 2 = 150
Question : Under which writs did the courts seek to produce a person in court suspected to be missing or in custody?
Option 1: Mandamus
Option 2: Quo Warranto
Option 3: Certiorari
Option 4: Habeas Corpus
Correct Answer: Habeas Corpus
Solution : The correct answer is Habeas Corpus.
The courts seek to produce a person suspected to be missing or in custody under the writs of Habeas Corpus. This legal remedy, which puts the offender before the court to have the validity of their detention
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