Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
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.
One month ago, he had lost his (1) __________ in a car crash. He had suffered from head injuries that had sent him into a coma for two weeks. With the crash, his (2) _________career as an F1 racer ended and all his ambitions tied to the sport were (3) __________. He was one of the youngest racers to have made it to the F1 (4) __________ and his skills were (5) _______ by any other racer in his country, they say.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: group
Option 2: circuit
Option 3: friends
Option 4: company
Correct Answer: circuit
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
A circuit is a roughly circular route that starts and ends at the same place. This helps convey the intended meaning that he was one of the youngest racers to have made it to the F1 races.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. All ears
Option 1: not wanting to listen
Option 2: not able to listen
Option 3: trying to listen
Option 4: ready to listen
Correct Answer: ready to listen
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
When someone says they are "all ears" it means they are fully attentive, eager, and prepared to listen to whatever information or conversation is about to be shared with them. The idiom conveys a sense of
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster. CARE : HUDF :: TOMB : ?
Option 1: DPRX
Option 2: EQRX
Option 3: FPSW
Option 4: EPRW
Correct Answer: EPRW
Solution : Given: CARE : HUDF :: TOMB : ?
Change the position of the letters and add 3 in the positional value of CARE, to obtain the required code – Thus, CARE is coded as HUDF. Similarly, follow the same pattern for TOMB –
Thus, TOMB
Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
My brother / had being / cracking jokes.
Option 1: My brother
Option 2: had being
Option 3: No error
Option 4: cracking jokes
Correct Answer: had being
Explanation: The correct form of "to be" for this sentence is "been", which should be used in the sentence, as the sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense. Thus, it should be "had been"
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution'.
The burglar used the ladder who lied on the courtyard.
Option 1: which was lying in the
Option 2: No substitution
Option 3: who is lying against the
Option 4: that was laid at a
Correct Answer: which was lying in the
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: In the sentence, who is incorrectly used. Who refers to people, not objects. Which is the correct relative pronoun for objects like a ladder. Also, lied is a past tense form
Question : Which among the following temples was not built during the 8th century CE?
Option 1: Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram
Option 2: Virupaksha temple, Pattadakal
Option 3: Brihadisvara temple, Thanjavur
Option 4: Shore temple, Mamallapuram
Correct Answer: Brihadisvara temple, Thanjavur
Solution : The correct option is Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur.
The Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, also known as the Big Temple, was built during the 11th century by Raja Raja Chola I, not the 8th century. Therefore, the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur does not belong
Question : Comprehension: An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. A loss of habitat can happen naturally. Dinosaurs, for instance, lost their habitat about 65 million years ago. The hot, dry climate of the Cretaceous period changed very quickly, most likely because of an asteroid striking the Earth. The impact of the asteroid forced debris into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of heat and light that reached Earth's surface. The dinosaurs were unable to adapt to this new, cooler habitat. Dinosaurs became endangered, then extinct. Human activity can also contribute to a loss of habitat. Development for housing, industry, and agriculture reduces the habitat of native organisms. This can happen in several different ways.
Development can directly eliminate habitat and native species. In the Amazon rainforest of South America, developers have cleared hundreds of thousands of acres. To "clear" a piece of land is to remove all trees and vegetation from it. The Amazon rainforest is cleared for cattle ranches, logging, and urban use. Development can also endanger species indirectly. Some species, such as fig trees in the rainforest, may provide habitat for other species. As trees are destroyed, species that depend on that tree habitat may also become endangered. Tree crowns provide habitat in the canopy, or top layer, of a rainforest. Plants such as vines, fungi such as mushrooms, and insects such as butterflies live in the rainforest canopy. So do hundreds of species of tropical birds and mammals, such as monkeys. As trees are cut down, this habitat is lost. Species have less room to live and reproduce.
Based on the passage above, choose the correct option for the following question.
Question
Which of the following do not live in the canopy of the Amazon rain forests?
Option 1: Monkey
Option 2: Crocodiles
Option 3: Vines
Option 4: Butterflies
Correct Answer: Crocodiles
Solution : The correct choice is the second option (refer to the second paragraph).
Crocodiles are not typically found in the canopy of the Amazon rainforest; they are more associated with aquatic habitats. The other options—monkeys, vines, and butterflies—are mentioned in the passage as species that
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'. Sara will go to the seminar first and later attend class.
Option 1: latter
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: late
Option 4: letter
Correct Answer: No substitution required
The original sentence is grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning. The phrase "later attend class" appropriately indicates that attending class will happen after going to the seminar.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. In the three days since schools reopened for junior students after two years, teachers are missing the familiar buzz in classrooms and have found a section of students to be unusually quiet. Some students are 'withdrawn', their social skills having been impacted by the long closure of schools. Teachers and counsellors are hopeful this would pass soon, and till then, they would have to be patient with the children and keep a close eye on their behaviour. "Children might have developed behavioural problems such as screen addiction and restlessness. They might have become impulsive and are not attentive to lessons. Teachers have to be proactive about the mental health of the child," said the psychiatrist.
Which of the following describes the most appropriate meaning of 'withdrawn' according to the context?
Option 1: Hyperactive
Option 2: Aggressive
Option 3: Idle
Option 4: Lost in themselves
Correct Answer: Lost in themselves
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The word withdrawn aligns with the description in the passage that some students are unusually quiet and their social skills have been impacted, suggesting a withdrawal or being lost in their thoughts.
The meanings of
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed at MN as shown below.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear close 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 MN). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
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