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 number.
Marriages, birthday celebrations, meetings, conferences, seminars and many similar events layout (1) _________multi-course feasts with plenty of starters followed by the main course. Later, (2) ___________of food get dumped into dustbins, (3) ___________of its value to the hungry poor. Most such gatherings serve buffets. The (4) _______of food wastage is more when people help themselves. They (5). ________more than what they can eat only to waste the (6) __________Similar wastage is seen when hotels serve (7) _________breakfast buffets. Wherever food is free and (8) _________plenty, people take more. Those fortunate to have (9) _________food forget the plight of those who do not have (10) ___________to eat. Millions of people die of malnutrition and hunger in India.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 10.
Option 1: enough
Option 2: quantity
Option 3: suitable
Option 4: equal
Correct Answer: enough
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: In the given sentence, the use of "enough" vividly communicates the idea that the fortunate ones possess more than an adequate amount of food.
Question : A double helical model of DNA was proposed by___________.
Option 1: Watson and Crick
Option 2: Robert Hook
Option 3: Robert Brown
Option 4: Har Gobind Khorana
Correct Answer: Watson and Crick
Solution : The correct answer is Watson and Crick.
DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid, which is found in almost all the cells that carry genetic material. Watson and Crick proposed the double-helical model of DNA in 1953. According to them, the DNA molecule consists of two
Question : Which of the following dynasties was ruling Magadha just before the establishment of the Mauryan empire?
Option 1: Haryanka
Option 2: Shunga
Option 3: Kanva
Option 4: Nanda
Correct Answer: Nanda
Solution : The correct answer is Nanda.
Before the establishment of the Mauryan Empire, the Nanda Dynasty was ruling Magadha. The Nanda Dynasty was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya, who then went on to establish the Mauryan Empire in the 4th century BCE.
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. ASSIST
Option 1: facilitate
Option 2: acquire
Option 3: restrict
Option 4: injure
Correct Answer: facilitate
Assist implies giving support or aid, often directly helping someone with a task or action. In the context of the synonym choices provided, facilitate aligns more closely with "assist" in terms of aiding or enabling a process.
The
Question : India has categorized its wetlands into how many categories?
Option 1: Six
Option 2: Seven
Option 3: Five
Option 4: Eight
Correct Answer: Eight
Solution : The correct answer is Eight.
Wetlands are areas where water is essential to controlling the surrounding ecology and the variety of plant and animal life.
India's wetlands are divided into eight categories:
Question : Directions: Rama is taller than Saho. Manoj is shorter than Dinesh. Dinesh is taller than Tara but shorter than Saho. Kailash is shorter than Tara but taller than Manoj. Tara is shorter than Saho. Who is the shortest?
Option 1: Dinesh
Option 2: Kailash
Option 3: Tara
Option 4: Manoj
Correct Answer: Manoj
Solution : Given: I. Rama is taller than Saho. Tara is shorter than Saho. Dinesh is taller than Tara but shorter than Saho. Rama > Saho > Dinesh > Tara II. Manoj is shorter than Dinesh. Kailash is shorter than Tara but taller than Manoj. Dinesh >
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 8 : 64 :: 27 : ?
Option 1: 64
Option 2: 81
Option 3: 212
Option 4: 125
Correct Answer: 125
Solution : Given: 8 : 64 :: 27 : ?
Like, 8 : 64→23 = 8; 43 = 64 Similarly, for 27 : ?→33 = 27; 53 = 125
So, 27 is related to 125. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(No sooner after) she was jailed for her conviction on corruption charges, they began taking keen interest in her.
(1) No soon after
(2) Soon after
(3) Sooner after
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option, "soon after".
The original phrase, "No sooner after," is incorrect. When we want to indicate that an event occurred shortly after another event, we use the phrase "soon after". "Soon after" is the correct
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Adipose
Option 1: Glutinous
Option 2: Fat
Option 3: Tissue
Option 4: Stringy
Correct Answer: Stringy
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Adipose refers to fatty or adipose tissue, which is characterised by the presence of fat cells or adipocytes. The antonym stringy refers to something that is composed of or resembles strings, fibres, or thin strands, indicating a lack
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. He______all the autumn leaves.
Option 1: gathered
Option 2: garnished
Option 3: smothered
Option 4: withered
Correct Answer: gathered
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The given sentence means that someone (presumably he) collected or brought together all of the leaves that had fallen during the autumn season. Here, gathered is the most suitable word because it specifically means to bring things
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