Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She seemed / to be / in hurry / to leave.
Option 1: in hurry
Option 2: to be
Option 3: She seemed
Option 4: to leave
Correct Answer: in hurry
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
The indefinite article "a" should be added before "hurry" to make the phrase correct, which means to be in a rush or to do things more quickly. This makes the sentence grammatically accurate and conveys the
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Rick was completing graduation last year.
Option 1: Graduation is being completed by Rick last year.
Option 2: Graduation was being completed by Rick last year.
Option 3: Graduation were completed by Rick last year.
Option 4: Graduation was completed by Rick last year.
Correct Answer: Graduation was being completed by Rick last year.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Dawn was just _______when we spotted the ship.
Option 1: closing
Option 2: breaking
Option 3: arriving
Option 4: coming
Correct Answer: breaking
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
In the context of time, breaking often refers to the beginning of daylight, especially at sunrise. Dawn breaking signifies the start of a new day, making it suitable in this sentence.
The meanings of the other options are
Question : The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?
Option 1: Khalji dynasty
Option 2: Tughlaq dynasty
Option 3: Slave dynasty
Option 4: Lodi dynasty
Correct Answer: Tughlaq dynasty
Solution : The correct answer is the Tughlaq dynasty.
The Tughluq dynasty had the longest reign among the five dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate. They ruled for a total of 93 years, significantly longer than the Sayyid dynasty (39 years), the Lodi dynasty (75 years),
Question : Directions: In a code language, PARUL is coded as RDTXN and MADHU is coded as ODFKW. How will VIJAY be coded in the same language?
Option 1: XKLCB
Option 2: XLLDA
Option 3: XLMDA
Option 4: XMLCA
Correct Answer: XLLDA
Solution : Given: PARUL is coded as RDTXN, and MADHU is coded as ODFKW.
Add 2 and 3 alternately to the place value of the letters of PARUL and MADHU to obtain the required codes –
Thus, PARUL is coded as RDTXN.
Thus, MADHU is coded as
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Dill ate, and ate and ate. He hadn't eaten (1)_______last night. He used all his money for a ticket, (2)______the train, as he had done many times, coolly chatted with the conductor, to (3)________Dill was a familiar sight, but he had not the nerve to invoke the rule on small children travelling a distance alone; if you've lost your money the conductor will (4)_____you enough for dinner and your father will (5)______him back at the end of the line.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: pay
Option 2: take
Option 3: lend
Option 4: charge
Correct Answer: pay
Solution : The first option is correct.
Explanation: In this sentence, pay would be used to indicate the action of returning money. Here, it functions as a verb, and in this context, it means that your father will reimburse or return the money to the person
Question : Who among the following was the first ruler of the Gupta empire?
Option 1: Kumaragupta I
Option 2: Chandragupta I
Option 3: Ramagupta
Option 4: Samudragupta
Correct Answer: Chandragupta I
Solution : The correct answer is Chandragupta I.
Chandragupta I headed the Gupta empire as its first emperor. The inscription on the Allahabad Pillar refers to Chandragupta I as the grandson of the dynasty's founder, Sri Gupta, and the son of Ghatotkacha, the king. In
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: All classrooms are schools. No school is a park. All houses are parks. Conclusions: I. No house is a classroom. II. No park is a classroom. III. No school is a house.
Option 1: All of the conclusions follow
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Option 4: Only conclusion III follows
Correct Answer: All of the conclusions follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): No house is a classroom – Because there is a negative relation between school and park and the classroom is completely
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. Lemon tastes sour.
Option 1: Lemon has been tasted sour.
Option 2: Lemon is tasted sour.
Option 3: Lemon is sour when it is tasted.
Option 4: Lemon has been sour when tasted.
Correct Answer: Lemon is sour when it is tasted.
Solution : The third option is correct.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice.
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. I was away in a (1)_____ part of Japan waiting for a (2)______ train at a small (3)______ station. A young girl was also waiting (4)______ the train. I watched her (5)______ out candy from her bag and eat it. Afterward, she walked (6)______ to a nearby waste bin provided on the (7)_____ to deposit the wrapper. Such is the level of (8)_____to keep surroundings clean from a young age. It is the (9)______ of cleanliness and tidiness which is (10)______ from an early age. Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 9.
Option 1: accomplishment
Option 2: habit
Option 3: fashion
Option 4: inexperience
Correct Answer: habit
Solution : The most appropriate option is the second option.
Explanation: The sentence talks about the level of cleanliness and tidiness at a young age, suggesting that it is a behavioural pattern or routine. The word "habit" fits well in this context as it refers to a
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