Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: Which two numbers from amongst the given options should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? (36 ÷ 2) × 5 –15 × 4 = 20 – 260 ÷ (5 × 3 + 2)
Option 1: 4 and 2
Option 2: 3 and 5
Option 3: 20 and 36
Option 4: 2 and 3
Correct Answer: 2 and 3
Solution : Given: (36 ÷ 2) × 5 – 15 × 4 = 20 – 260 ÷ (5 × 3 + 2)
Replace the given numbers in the options one by one with the original numbers in the given equation. First option: 4 and 2
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given, with two terms missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. X, U, R, O, L, I, ?, ?
Option 1: H, G
Option 2: H, E
Option 3: F, C
Option 4: G, E
Correct Answer: F, C
Solution : Given: X, U, R, O, L, I, ?, ?
Here, subtract 3 from the place value of the previous letter to get the next letter – X – 3 = U, U – 3 = R, R – 3 = O, O – 3
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. Sportsmanship can be thought of as a sustaining and reasonably stable attribute or possession that (1)___________ individuals on the basis of how they are expected to behave in sporting circumstances. Overall, sportsmanship makes reference to (2)___________ attributes such as fair play, self-control, fortitude and perseverance, and (3)__________ been associated with personal and social concepts such as treating others equitably and receiving fair and equal treatment, (4)___________ self-control when interacting with others, and showing respect for both, authority and opposition groups. Additionally, sportsmanship is defined as the way an individual (5)____________ to athletics and all sports.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: average
Option 2: total
Option 3: negative
Option 4: positive
Correct Answer: positive
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The term positive aligns with the idea that sportsmanship is associated with attributes that are generally favourable or constructive. It captures the idea that these attributes contribute to a constructive and ethical approach to sporting behaviour.
Therefore,
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The hopping kangaroo is a (1) _______ sight in every snapshot relating to Australia. Members of the kangaroo family can be as small as a rat or as big as a man. Kangaroos are found mainly in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Kangaroos, which are big-footed marsupials that evolved in Australia, use their short front legs like arms. The man-sized kangaroos of Australia are (2) ________of speeding up to 88 km/h for short distances, their means of (3)_______ being their powerful hind legs, which carry them over the ground in jumps of 9 m or more at a time. Weighing around 70 kg, they have an average lifespan of around six to eight years and a maximum lifetime of 20 years. When bothered by predators, kangaroos often (4) ______ for the water, standing submerged to the chest and attempting to drown the attacker by holding him under water. Another defensive technique is to get their back to a tree and kick at their (5)_________ with their clawed hind feet, sometimes with sufficient force to kill a man. Normally shy animals, they alert other kangaroos to danger by beating on the ground with their hind feet. This loud alarm signal carries over a long distance.
Option 1: adept
Option 2: capable
Option 3: skilled
Option 4: ready
Correct Answer: capable
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Capable means having the ability or skill to do something, and it helps convey the intended meaning that kangaroos have the ability to speed up to 88 kmph.
Therefore, the correct answer is capable.
Question : What is the common name for calcium magnesium silicate?
Option 1: Slaked lime
Option 2: Milk of magnesia
Option 3: Asbestos
Option 4: Plaster of Paris
Correct Answer: Asbestos
Solution : The correct answer is Asbestos.
Calcium magnesium silicate is commonly referred to as asbestos. Because it is composed of tiny, loosely connected crystal threads that produce silicate crystal dust when contacted, asbestos is classified as a fibrous silicate mineral.
Question : The amount of other goods and services that must be sacrificed to obtain more of any one good is called the _________cost of the good.
Option 1: opportunity
Option 2: secondary
Option 3: ignorable
Option 4: persuasive
Correct Answer: opportunity
Solution : The correct answer is opportunity.
The amount of other goods and services that must be sacrificed to obtain more of a good is called the opportunity cost of the good. In microeconomic theory, the price of opportunity is what we get in exchange for
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the given sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.) (8, 8, 128) (11, 7, 162)
Option 1: (7, 9, 128)
Option 2: (9, 8, 108)
Option 3: (6, 8, 124)
Option 4: (7, 8, 125)
Correct Answer: (7, 9, 128)
Solution : Given: (8, 8, 128); (11, 7, 162)
Here, (8, 8, 128)→(8 + 8)2 ÷ 2 = (16)2 ÷ 2 = 256 ÷ 2 = 128 (11, 7, 162)→(11 + 7)2 ÷ 2 = (18)2 ÷ 2 = 324 ÷
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.
The coded box placed on the first page of every chapter (1)________ The first QR code is to (2)__________ the complete e-textbook. The (3)_________ quick response code will help you access the relevant e-resources linked to each other. This will help you (4)_________ your learning in a (5)_________ manner.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: access
Option 2: draw
Option 3: write
Option 4: remember
Correct Answer: access
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Access means to be able to use or obtain something, such as a service, and it helps to convey that the QR code is to obtain the full book.
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The book that / I lost it / is too expensive / for me to buy now.
Option 1: is too expensive
Option 2: The book that
Option 3: for me to buy now
Option 4: I lost it
Correct Answer: I lost it
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.
The word "that" functions as a relative pronoun, introducing the relative clause "that I lost". In this construction, the pronoun "it" is not needed because the clause already refers to the book.
Therefore, the correct sentence
Read the following passage and answer the questions given that follow.
An excavation of ancient Babylon revealed evidence that Babylonians were making soap around 2800 B.C. This is the first concrete evidence we have of a soap-like substance. The early soap makers were Babylonians, Mesopotamians, and Egyptians, as well as the ancient Greeks and Romans. All of them made soap by mixing fat, oils, and salts. Soap wasn't made and used for bathing and personal hygiene but was rather produced for cleaning cooking utensils or goods or was used for medicine purposes. The early references to soap making were for the use of soap in cleaning wool and cotton used in textile manufacture, which was used medicinally for at least 5000 years. Soap is a product for cleaning made from natural ingredients that may include both plant and animal products, including items such as animal fat, such as tallow, or vegetable oil, such as castor, olive, or coconut oil. Soap supposedly got its name from Mount Sapo in Rome. The word 'sapo', Latin for soap, first appeared in Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis. The first soap was made by the Babylonians around 2800 B.C. Soap-making history goes back many thousands of years. In the early beginnings of soap making, it was an exclusive technique used by small groups of soap makers. The demand for soap was high, but it was very expensive, and there was a monopoly on soap production in many areas. Back then, plant byproducts and animal and vegetable oils were the main ingredients in soap. The price of soap was significantly reduced in 1791 when a Frenchman by the name of LeBlanc discovered a chemical process that allowed soap to be made cheaply and sold for significantly less money. More than 20 years later, another Frenchman identified relationships between glycerin, fats, and acid—what marked the beginning of modern soap-making. With the discovery of another method of making soap, soap became even less expensive. Since that time, there have been no major discoveries, and the same processes are used for the soap making we use and enjoy today. Advances came as the science of chemistry developed because more was understood about the ingredients. In the mid-nineteenth century, soap for bathing became a separate commodity from laundry soap, with milder soaps being packaged, sold, and made available for personal use. Liquid hand soaps were invented in the 1970s, and this invention keeps soaps in the public eye. Today, there are many different kinds of soaps made for a vast array of purposes. Soap is available for personal, commercial, and industrial use. There is handmade, homemade, and commercially produced soap; there is soap used to wash clothes, dishes, and cars; there is soap used for your pet; there is soap for your carpet; and there is also soap for your child.
Question:-
After reading the passage, it can be inferred that soap was first made by:
Option 1: Mesopotamians
Option 2: Babylonians
Option 3: Egyptians
Option 4: Romans
Correct Answer: Babylonians
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The passage mentions, an excavation of ancient Babylon revealed evidence that Babylonians were making soap around 2800 B.C. The answer is directly mentioned in the passage, stating that evidence from an excavation of ancient Babylon revealed
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