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 blank.
Finland is a country of vast green forests, beautiful Baltic islands, windswept Arctic mountains and (1) _________blue lakes. These pristine and picturesque landscapes (2) __________a habitat for many wild animals and birds including (3) __________bears, wolves, eagles, cranes and swans, as well as (4) _________world's rarest seals. Birdwatchers flock to Finland to find (5) ________that are hard to spot anywhere else in Europe. Keen wildlife photographers (6) ___________come here to enjoy excursions and facilities that enable (7) ___________to get spectacular shots of the amazing animals in their (8) __________settings. Some of the great places to preserve these (9)__________include Finland's forty national parks, which are open to (10) _________all year round.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 10.
Option 1: everyone
Option 2: no one
Option 3: either one
Option 4: someone
Correct Answer: everyone
Solution : The most appropriate option is the first option.
Explanation: The sentence structure suggests that Finland's forty national parks are open to a broad and inclusive audience throughout the year. The phrase (open to) implies accessibility to a wide range of individuals rather than being
Question : Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the following word. Solicit
Option 1: Pretend
Option 2: Degrade
Option 3: Request
Option 4: Complicate
Correct Answer: Request
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Solicit means to ask for or seek something earnestly or formally. It involves making a request, typically through persuasion or entreaty, for something like advice, business, support, or a donation. Therefore, among the given options, request aligns
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : The logic followed here is that Figure 1 and Figure 2 are repeated alternatively. Therefore, the following figure will complete the given pattern –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 115,107, 98, 88, 77, 65,?
Option 1: 52
Option 2: 50
Option 3: 61
Option 4: 57
Correct Answer: 52
Solution : Given: 115,107, 98, 88, 77, 65,?
Subtract the natural number in increasing order starting from 8, to get the required missing number – 115 – 8 = 107; 107 – 9 = 98; 98 – 10 = 88; 88 – 11 = 77; 77 –
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.
The village consisted of fewer than thirty houses, only (1) ______ of them built from brick (2) ______ cement. Painted a brilliant yellow and blue (3) ______ over with gorgeous carvings of gods and gargoyles on (4) ______ balustrade, it was known as the Big House. (5) ______ other houses, distributed in four streets, (6) ______ generally of bamboo thatch, straw, mud and (7) ______ unspecified material. Muni's was the (8) ______ house on the fourth street, beyond (9) ______ stretched the fields. In his prosperous days, Muni had owned a (10) ______ of sheep and goats and sallied forth every morning driving the flock to the highway a couple of miles away.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 1.
Option 1: much
Option 2: least
Option 3: one
Option 4: most
Correct Answer: one
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
One is the appropriate choice because the sentence implies that among the houses in the village, only a single house is built with bricks and cement.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the options given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected people across the world. During these difficult (1)____ frontline workers have been at the highest risk as (2)____ have been stepping out to work daily (3)____ proper protective gear. An NGO reached out to people too (4)____ funds to procure PPE kits, masks, and sanitisers for (5)____ among the frontline workers. Several school children participated (6)_____ in this noble initiative. They collected old newspapers and books and (7)_____ them to raise a good sum of money which was (8)____ used to buy kits. The children were happy to (9)_____ and learned how taking care of each other is very (10)_____ in such challenging situations.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. 8.
Option 1: timely
Option 2: aptly
Option 3: equally
Option 4: exactly
Correct Answer: aptly
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The reason for choosing aptly is to convey that the money raised from selling newspapers and books was used appropriately and fittingly for the intended purpose, which is buying kits. Aptly here suggests that the utilisation of
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice. I am being tortured by you.
Option 1: You have been torturing me
Option 2: I am not being tortured by you.
Option 3: You are being torturing me.
Option 4: You are torturing me.
Correct Answer: You are torturing me.
Solution : The right option is the fourth option.
Active voice emphasises the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasises the receiver. To convert passive to active, we make the subject perform the action and rephrase the verb.
The structure of active
Question : Which of the following articles of the Constitution declares that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty, except according to procedure established by law?
Option 1: Article 19
Option 2: Article 21
Option 3: Article 20
Option 4: Article 18
Correct Answer: Article 21
Solution : The correct option is Article 21.
The article of the Indian Constitution that declares that no person shall be deprived of their life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law is Article 21.
Question : Directions: Improve the bracketed part of each sentence.
(I have already send) you the mail.
(1) I have already sent
(2) I had already sent
(3) I already sending
(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.
The original sentence "I have already send you the mail" contains a verb tense error. The past participle form sent should be used after the auxiliary verb "have" to create the present perfect tense, which is
Question : Directions: The weight of P is twice that of Q. The weight of Q is half that of R. The weight of R is 3 times of T. The weight of T is half that of S. The weight of T is greater than the weight of how many people among P, Q, R, and S?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 0
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 0
Solution : Given: The weight of P is twice that of Q, i.e., P = 2Q The weight of Q is half that of R, i.e., R = 2Q The weight of R is 3 times T, i.e., R = 3T The weight of T is half
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