Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : In the given sentence, identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
'Occupation' means the work or job people do to earning money.
Option 1: to earning money
Option 2: the work or job
Option 3: 'Occupation' means
Option 4: people do
Correct Answer: to earning money
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The verb should be in the base form, i.e., earn to make the correct infinitive form.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: 'Occupation' means the work or job people do to earn money.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Ron said to me, "He had eaten his lunch at 2 p.m. yesterday."
Option 1: Ron told me that he ate his lunch at 2 p.m. the previous day.
Option 2: Ron told me that he had had his lunch at 2 p.m. the previous day.
Option 3: Ron told me that he had his lunch at 2 p.m. the previous day.
Option 4: Ron told me that he had eaten his lunch at 2 p.m. the previous day.
Correct Answer: Ron told me that he had eaten his lunch at 2 p.m. the previous day.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Reported speech, or indirect speech, is the form of speech used to convey what was said by someone at some point in time.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Therefore, the correct answer is: "Ron told me that he had eaten his lunch at 2 p.m. the previous day."
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.
Swarms of the desert locust, which invaded India via Pakistan in April, have made (1)_____ way to at least five states, (2)____ a trail of destruction in their (3)_____. Desert locusts move in large groups, (4)_____ swarms, and can eat crops up (5)_____ their own weight every day. When millions of (6)____ descend on a crop, they destroy (7)_____. The desert locust is considered the (8)_____ destructive migratory pest in the world (9)_____ a single swarm covering one square kilometre can (10)____ up to 80 million locusts. As per eyewitnesses, the swarm which entered India from Pakistan was about two to three kilometres long.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank number 5.
Option 1: by
Option 2: till
Option 3: to
Option 4: in
Correct Answer: to
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The preposition to is the appropriate choice here. It indicates the limit or extent of the action, conveying that the locusts can eat crops up to the point of their own weight every day.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The teacher said to Anjali, "Complete your project work by tomorrow."
Option 1: The teacher asked Anjali to complete her project work by tomorrow.
Option 2: The teacher told Anjali to complete your project work by tomorrow.
Option 3: The teacher told Anjali to complete her project work by the following day.
Option 4: The teacher told Anjali that complete your project work by the next day.
Correct Answer: The teacher told Anjali to complete her project work by the following day.
Narration Conversion:
Therefore, the reported speech is: The teacher told Anjali to complete her project work by the following day.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement required'
Whoever performs exceptionally well he will be promoted immediately.
Option 1: No improvement required
Option 2: will be
Option 3: he would be
Option 4: he should be
Correct Answer: will be
Solution : The correct solution is the second option.
Explanation: The original sentence, Whoever performs exceptionally well he will be promoted immediately, is grammatically incorrect. The second option, Whoever performs exceptionally well will be promoted immediately, is the correct improvement. The original sentence lacks a conjunction between the condition and the result, leading to a fragment. The corrected sentence features a clear conditional relationship by using whoever and connecting it directly with will be, creating a complete and grammatically correct sentence.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: Whoever performs exceptionally well will be promoted immediately.
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".
I can give you the unique and (1) / quality content that will definitely (2) / lead value to your readers too. (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.
Explanation:
The reason for the error is that unique is an adjective, and when used before a noun, it generally requires an article. In this case, an indefinite article a is used before the word starting with the consonant sound.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: I can give you a unique and quality content that will definitely lead value to your readers too.
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. FRAGILE : RLIGFEA : : CAUTION : ?
Option 1: UTOINCA
Option 2: OTUNICA
Option 3: UOTNICA
Option 4: UTONICA
Correct Answer: UTONICA
Solution : Given: FRAGILE : RLIGFEA : : CAUTION : ?
All the letters of FRAGILE are arranged in reverse alphabetical order, to obtain the code – FRAGILE → RLIGFEA Thus, FRAGILE is coded as RLIGFEA. Similarly, follow the same pattern for CAUTION : ? – CAUTION → UTONICA
Thus, CAUTION is coded as UTONICA. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : The ______ is the most common unit for measuring ozone concentration.
Option 1: Dobson unit
Option 2: chain
Option 3: rod
Option 4: statute mile
Correct Answer: Dobson unit
Solution : The correct answer is the Dobson Unit.
The most widely used unit for calculating ozone levels is the Dobson Unit. The amount of ozone molecules needed to produce a layer of pure ozone that is 0.01 millimetres thick at 0 degrees Celsius and 1 atmosphere (the Earth's surface air pressure) is known as a Dobson Unit.
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figure series – 1. The shaded part shifts in the clockwise direction. 2. The number of places the shaded part shifted as per the number mentioned in the centre of the previous figure. So, following the above pattern, the missing figure will be as follows –
Hence, the first option is correct.
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.
It was my second year at boarding school. I was sitting on platform No. 8 (1)______ Ambala station, waiting for the north-bound train. My parents (2)______ me old enough to travel on my own. I (3)______ by bus to Ambala early in the evening. Now, (4)______ was a long wait till my train (5)______. Most of the time, I had been (6)______ up and down the platform, (7)______ at the bookstall, or feeding broken biscuits to stray dogs. (8)______ a train arrived, it would become (9)______. As the carriage doors opened, people would swoop down (10)______ the nervous little ticket collector at the gate.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.
Option 1: for
Option 2: at
Option 3: in
Option 4: by
Correct Answer: at
Solution : The second option is correct.
Explanation: The preposition "at" is used for smaller places, especially specific locations, whereas "in" is used for larger places.
Therefore, the correct answer is, at.
The Question containing Inaapropriate or Abusive Words
Question lacks the basic details making it difficult to answer
Topic Tagged to the Question are not relevant to Question
Question drives traffic to external sites for promotional or commercial purposes
The Question is not relevant to User
And never miss an important update
