Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. This man's taking a bribe is only the tip of an iceberg.
Option 1: problem a ship faces on the ocean
Option 2: a legally punishable crime
Option 3: something that has been in existence for a long time
Option 4: something which is a small part of something much bigger
Correct Answer: something which is a small part of something much bigger
Solution : The most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom is the fourth option.
Explanation: The idiom "the tip of an iceberg" is a metaphorical expression referring to a small, visible part of a much larger, concealed
Question : Directions: If the 16th of January 2015 was Friday, then what was the day of the week on the 16th of January 2010?
Option 1: Monday
Option 2: Tuesday
Option 3: Saturday
Option 4: Sunday
Correct Answer: Saturday
Solution : Given: The 16th of January 2015 was Friday.
Let's calculate the total number of days from the 16th of January 2010 to the 16th of January 2015 – 5 × 365 = 1825 + 1 = 1826 (1 day is being added as 2012 is
Question :
Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case, no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
This is so important a matter.
(1) such an important
(2) very important
(3) quite important
(4) No improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
This is the correct choice because such an important is a more appropriate phrase to emphasise the degree of importance in this context, making the sentence grammatically correct and conveying the intended meaning.
Therefore, the
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.
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.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
Option 1: considered
Option 2: expressed
Option 3: treated
Option 4: advised
Correct Answer: considered
Solution : The first option is correct.
Question : In March 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over his social media account to Indian women achievers to share their achievements. Who among the following was not one of them?
Option 1: Sneha Mohandoss
Option 2: Arifa Jan
Option 3: Vijaya Pawar
Option 4: Vajira Chitrasena
Correct Answer: Vajira Chitrasena
Solution : The correct answer is Vajira Chitrasena.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over his social media account to seven accomplished women Sneha Mohandoss, Malvika Iyer, Arifa Jan, Kalpana Ramesh, Vijaya Pawar, Kalavati Devi and Bina Devi, to share their life stories and engage with
Question : Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order. A. When the train reached the sixth station, I got off feeling relieved that the journey had been so easy. B. With a look of amusement on his face, he told me that I had travelled on a train going in the opposite direction. C. But I got alarmed to see that I had got off at a station that I had not heard of! D. I explained this to a man who was standing close by.
Option 1: ABCD
Option 2: ADBC
Option 3: ACDB
Option 4: ACBD
Correct Answer: ACDB
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The sequence ACDB describes the flow of information in a coherent manner. Initially, the narrator expresses relief upon getting off at what was believed to be the correct station when the train reached the sixth station (A).
Question : Directions: Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: No rain is an earthquake. All rains are floods. Some rains are droughts. Conclusions: I. Some floods are earthquakes. II. Some droughts are earthquakes. III. Some floods are droughts.
Option 1: All conclusions follow
Option 2: Only conclusions I and III follow
Option 3: Only conclusion III follows
Option 4: Only conclusions II and III follow
Correct Answer: Only conclusion III follows
Solution : According to the given statements, the Venn diagram is as follows –
Let's check the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some floods are earthquakes – The circles representing floods and earthquakes may overlap. But this is not definite. Thus, this conclusion doesn’t follow.
Question : Directions: In the following question, which number is wrong in the series? 225, 169, 144, 100, 64, 48
Option 1: 225
Option 2: 144
Option 3: 64
Option 4: 48
Correct Answer: 48
Solution : Given: 225, 169, 144, 100, 64, 48
The given numbers in the series are the perfect squares of the natural numbers – ⇒ 225 = 152; 169 = 132; 144 = 122; 100 = 102; 64 =
Question : In which of the following states is the "Mim Kut" festival traditionally celebrated?
Option 1: Mizoram
Option 2: Kerala
Option 3: Uttarakhand
Option 4: Bihar
Correct Answer: Mizoram
Solution : The correct answer is Mizoram.
The Mim Kut festival is a post-harvest celebration observed in certain regions of Mizoram and Nagaland, Northeastern India. The Kuki Nagas honour and celebrate the occasion. It's one of Nagaland's numerous well-known celebrations. For the Kuki tribe, extravagant and
Question : Sarhul festival is mainly associated with the tribal community of which of the following states?
Option 1: Odisha
Option 2: Jharkhand
Option 3: Madhya Pradesh
Option 4: Rajasthan
Correct Answer: Jharkhand
Solution : The correct option is Jharkhand
"Sarhul" is a spring festival celebrated in Jharkhand. It is a significant festival for many tribes in the state, especially the Oraon tribe. The Oraon tribe is a worshipper of nature, and during the Sarhul festival, they worship Saal trees.
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