Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. He ignores everyone in the office and behaves like a stuffed shirt.
Option 1: humble person
Option 2: obese person
Option 3: pompous person
Option 4: stubborn person
Correct Answer: pompous person
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The idiom "stuffed shirt" is often used to describe someone who is perceived as formal, stiff, or excessively formal in their behaviour, possibly to the point of being arrogant or pompous.
In the context of the sentence,
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
The news that the examination were been cancelled upset all our plans.
Option 1: was been
Option 2: have been
Option 3: had been
Option 4: No substitution required
Correct Answer: had been
Solution : The third option is correct.
The sentence is in the past tense, and to maintain consistency, the correct past perfect form should be used. Therefore, had been is the appropriate substitution as per passive voice.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "The news that the
Question : What does the first step of the theory of "demographic transition" indicate?
Option 1: High birth rate and high death rate
Option 2: Low death rate and high birth rate
Option 3: Low birth rate and low death rate
Option 4: All options are correct
Correct Answer: High birth rate and high death rate
Solution : The correct answer is High birth rate and high death rate.
A demographic shift is a change in the composition of a population that occurs over time. Changes in birth and death rates, migration patterns, and social and
Question : Given here are four sentences. The first sentence is in correct order, while the rest of the sentences are jumbled. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Puller sat back and closed his eyes. B. In his mind's eye he took a trip through Fort Leavenworth, a place he had often been to in his career. C. He opened his eyes. D. His photographic memory clicking away, Puller kept up his mental scroll until he came to the answer.
Option 1: ABDC
Option 2: ACBD
Option 3: ADBC
Option 4: ABCD
Correct Answer: ABDC
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The sequence starts with Puller sitting back and closing his eyes (A). Then, in his mind's eye, he reminisces about Fort Leavenworth (B). Following that, he uses his photographic memory to find the answer (D).
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three alternatives.
Option 1: BYCX
Option 2: EVFU
Option 3: GTHS
Option 4: LOIR
Correct Answer: LOIR
Solution : Let's evaluate each option First option: BYCX; B + 1 = C; Y – 1 = X Second option: EVFU; E + 1 = F; V – 1 = U Third option: GTHS; G + 1 = H; T – 1 = S Fourth option:
Question : Which of the following is a type of rice/paddy grown in West Bengal?
Option 1: Aman
Option 2: Kalyan Sona
Option 3: Sonalika
Option 4: Pusa swarnim
Correct Answer: Aman
Solution : The correct answer is Aman.
West Bengal annually yields 15-16 million tonnes of paddy across the three seasons: aus, aman and boro. The Kharif paddy, including aus and aman, constitutes approximately 70% of the total output. Boro paddy, cultivated on canal-dependent and irrigated land,
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.
There are three main groups of oils: animal, vegetable, and mineral. Great quantities of animal oil come (1) _________whales, those enormous creatures of the sea (2) __________are the largest remaining animals in the world. (3) ___________the whale from the cold of the Arctic seas, nature (4) __________it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. (5) ________the whale is killed; the blubber is stripped (6) ___________and boiled down. It produces a great (7) ___________of oil which can be made into food for human (8)___________. A few other creatures yield oil, but none so (9)__________as the whale. The livers of the cod and the halibut, two (10) __________of fish, yield nourishing oil.
Question: Select the most appropriate option for blank number 7.
Option 1: length
Option 2: quantity
Option 3: number
Option 4: size
Correct Answer: quantity
Solution : The most appropriate option is the second option.
In the context of the passage, the sentence refers to the oil produced from the boiled-down blubber of whales. The word quantity best fits here, as it indicates a significant amount or volume of oil obtained from
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. When I went for my job interview, my friend told me to break a leg.
Option 1: To wish evil
Option 2: To cause an accident
Option 3: To fracture a leg
Option 4: To wish good luck
Correct Answer: To wish good luck
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom break a leg is a common idiom used to convey good luck or best wishes, especially in situations like performances, interviews, or any challenging endeavours.
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. "Put this suitcase in the first-class compartment," said Mr. Dey to the porter.
Option 1: Mr. Dey requested the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 2: Mr. Dey told the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 3: Mr. Dey asked the porter to put this suitcase in the first class compartment.
Option 4: Mr. Dey told the porter that he should put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Correct Answer: Mr. Dey told the porter to put that suitcase in the first class compartment.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Indirect speech conveys a report of something that was said or written rather than the exact words that were spoken or written.
In the conversion
Question : Directions: Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words? a. Book b. Words c. Letters d. Sentences e. Chapters f. Pages
Option 1: c, b, f, e, d, a
Option 2: c, b, e, d, f, a
Option 3: c, b, d, e, f, a
Option 4: c, b, d, f, e, a
Correct Answer: c, b, d, f, e, a
Solution : Given: a. Book b. Words c. Letters d. Sentences e. Chapters f. Pages
Books are fascinating objects that consist of various elements that work together to convey a message or tell a story. The most basic building blocks of a
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