Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: Leorio doesn't have any siblings. Gon is Killua's maternal cousin's brother. Yamir is Kurapika's sister. Leorio is the husband of Illumi. Illumi is Gon's mother. Kurapika and Killua are siblings. Zeno is Killua's mother. How is Leorio related to Zeno?
Option 1: Sister-in-law
Option 2: Father
Option 3: Brother-in-law
Option 4: Brother
Correct Answer: Brother-in-law
Solution : As per the given information, the family tree will be as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, from the above family tree, Leorio is the brother-in-law of Zeno. Hence, the third option
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 needed'.
Please give me one other sandwich.
Option 1: another
Option 2: some more
Option 3: No substitution needed
Option 4: more
Correct Answer: another
Solution : The most appropriate option is the first option.
Explanation: The original sentence is grammatically correct, but "another" is a more specific and idiomatic substitute. In English, when requesting an additional item of the same kind, the term "another" is commonly used. It serves as
Question : The author of the novel "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" is _________.
Option 1: Kiran Desai
Option 2: Arundhati Roy
Option 3: Vikram Seth
Option 4: V. S. Naipaul
Correct Answer: Arundhati Roy
Solution : The correct option is Arundhati Roy.
Indian novelist Arundhati Roy is the author of "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness". Her second book, which was released in 2017, is a more than twenty-year sequel to her critically praised 1997 debut novel, "The God of
Question : Historians believe that many of the Kushana rulers who started calling themselves "Devaputras" or "Sons of God" were possibly inspired by the emperors of ______culture.
Option 1: Chinese
Option 2: Greek
Option 3: Roman
Option 4: Sri Lankan
Correct Answer: Greek
Solution : The correct option is Greek.
Many of the Kushana emperors, who began referring to themselves as "Devaputras" or "Sons of God", are thought to have been influenced by Hellenistic (Greek) emperors, according to historians.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Neena will visit Greece in May.
Option 1: Greece had been visited by Neena in May.
Option 2: Greece has been visited by Neena in May.
Option 3: Greece will be visited by Neena in May.
Option 4: Greece will visit Neena in May.
Correct Answer: Greece will be visited by Neena in May.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
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 sentence becomes the subject in
Question : Directions: How many triangles are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 14
Option 3: 19
Option 4: 16
Correct Answer: 19
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
Now, in the above figure, there are a total of 19 triangles. They are ABC, CDE, EFG, GHI, ACP, PCN, CEN, NEL, GEL, GLJ, GIJ, PON, NML, LKJ, PDL, NFJ, AEO, EKI, CGM.
Hence, the
Question : Select the correct passive voice for the given sentence. They switched off lights in memory of the martyrs.
Option 1: Lights were switched off by them in memory of the martyrs.
Option 2: Lights had been switched off in memory of the martyrs by them.
Option 3: Lights have been switched off in memory of the martyrs by them.
Option 4: Lights were being switched off in memory of the martyrs by them.
Correct Answer: Lights were switched off by them in memory of the martyrs.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence receives the action rather than performing it. In the passive voice, the object of
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. BORING
Option 1: enduring
Option 2: supporting
Option 3: exciting
Option 4: preventing
Correct Answer: exciting
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Boring refers to something dull, uninteresting, or lacking excitement. Exciting denotes something lively, interesting, or engaging.
The meanings of the options are:
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
Ram is superior than (1) / Shyam in his (2) / vision of a corruption-free India. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The error lies in the first part of the sentence.
The error lies in the use of than. Adjectives ending in "ior" are followed by the preposition "to" rather than "than" for making a comparison.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Ram is superior to
Question : About how many litres are there in a Barrel (US Oil)?
Option 1: 190 L
Option 2: 109 L
Option 3: 159 L
Option 4: 169 L
Correct Answer: 159 L
Solution : The correct option is 159 L.
A standard barrel (US Oil) contains approximately 159 litres. This is the equivalent of 42 US gallons. It is a unit of measurement for crude oils, and petroleum in international transport. It is not defined under the
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