Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. With these words, Titus began to move, as it were, out of a dream, and doubting whether he heard Gisippus speak or else saw but a vision, he lay still as a man abashed. But when he beheld the tears trickling down the face of Gisippus, he then comforted him, thanked him for his __________ kindness, and refused the benefit that he offered, saying that it was better than a hundred such unkind wretches as he should perish than so noble a man as Gisippus should sustain reproach or damage.
Option 1: passionate
Option 2: comparable
Option 3: incomparable
Option 4: sympathetic
Correct Answer: incomparable
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Incomparable means something that cannot be compared, and in this context, it helps convey that Gisippus' kindness is so extraordinary and unmatched that it cannot be equalled or compared to anything else.
Question : Directions: Which two numbers from amongst the given options should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? (134 – 13) ÷ 27 × 3 – 6 = 11
Option 1: 6 and 13
Option 2: 3 and 6
Option 3: 27 and 11
Option 4: 11 and 13
Correct Answer: 27 and 11
Solution : Given: (134 – 13) ÷ 27 × 3 – 6 = 11
Replace the given numbers in the options with the original numbers in the given equation. First option: 6 and 13 ⇒ (134 – 6) ÷ 27 × 3 – 13 =
Question : Who among the following has been honoured with the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020 in January 2020 for achievements in spiritual discipline yoga?
Option 1: Jyoti Kumari
Option 2: Paul Reubens
Option 3: Advait Kolarkar
Option 4: Ishwar Sharma
Correct Answer: Ishwar Sharma
Solution : The correct answer is Ishwar Sharma.
Ishwar Sharma received the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020 for his accomplishments in Yoga. The recognition was presented to him during a special event in New Delhi in January 2020, where notable figures such as Nobel laureate
Question : Given below are four sentences, three of which are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order. A. Spread butter on two slices of bread B. Then, arrange the tomatoes over the cucumbers C. Arrange cucumber pieces on one slice of buttered bread. D. Sprinkle salt and pepper and place the other slice of bread over it.
Option 1: ABCD
Option 2: ADCB
Option 3: ACBD
Option 4: ACDB
Correct Answer: ACBD
Solution : The third option is correct.
While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them:
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. "Why have you come so early today?" The coach asked the athlete.
Option 1: The coach asked the athlete why he came so early that day.
Option 2: The coach asked the athlete why he had come so early that day.
Option 3: The coach asked the athlete why had he come so early that day.
Option 4: The coach asked the athlete why did he come so early today.
Correct Answer: The coach asked the athlete why he had come so early that day.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
In the conversion to indirect speech, we follow the steps as follows:
Question : Which of the following gases is used in the manufacture of soft drinks?
Option 1: Oxygen
Option 2: Carbon dioxide
Option 3: Carbon monoxide
Option 4: Radon
Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide
Solution : The correct answer is Carbon dioxide.
Because carbon dioxide dissolves more readily in water and is more stable than other gases, it is utilised in the production of soft drinks. It makes drinks woozy, which, when combined with water, forms carbonic acid and gives
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some 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".
He walked (1) / ten miles (2) / by foot. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
The preposition by should be replaced with on to make the sentence correct. On is used when talking about actions involving body parts, whereas "by" is more commonly used when we talk about means
Question : In which month the festival of Lohri is celebrated?
Option 1: February
Option 2: April
Option 3: January
Option 4: November
Correct Answer: January
Solution : The correct option is January
Popularly observed throughout the northern parts of India, especially in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the surrounding territories, Lohri is a winter festival. It is typically observed on January 13 of each year. It is customarily marked
Question : Directions: If a mirror is placed on line AB, which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line AB). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : Comprehension: In the given 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. One day, my six-year-old sister (1)_____ us which career she should (2)______ for. My father suggested (3)_____ she should become a doctor; (4)____ my mother said she could (5)____ a newspaper reporter. I (6)_____ she would make a (7)____ teacher. After a brief (8)______ my sister declared, "I will become (9)____ actress. Then I will get an (10)____ to play all these roles." Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
Option 1: assume
Option 2: become
Option 3: develop
Option 4: evolve
Correct Answer: become
In this sentence, the word "become" is used to express the potential career path that the mother is suggesting for the person mentioned. The structure of the sentence indicates that becoming a newspaper reporter is the option presented
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