Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Where is the Mattancherry Palace located?
Option 1: Kochi, Kerala
Option 2: Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Option 3: Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Option 4: Hampi, Karnataka
Correct Answer: Kochi, Kerala
Solution : The correct answer is Kochi, Kerala.
Mattancherry Palace was built in the 16th century by the Portuguese as a present to the king Veera Kerala Verma of the Kochi dynasty. It is also known as the Dutch Palace and is one of the
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 120, 121, ?, 140, 76, 201
Option 1: 130
Option 2: 113
Option 3: 98
Option 4: 85
Correct Answer: 113
Solution : Given: 120, 121, ?, 140, 76, 201
Add and subtract alternatively cube of consecutive natural numbers to obtain the required code – 120 + 13 = 121; 121 – 23 = 113; 113 + 33 = 140; 140 – 43 =
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He told me that I could eat from his plate.
Option 1: He said, "You can eat from my plate."
Option 2: He said to me, "Can you eat from my plate?"
Option 3: He said, "I can eat from my plate."
Option 4: He said to me, "You can eat from my plate."
Correct Answer: He said to me, "You can eat from my plate."
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The soldiers are digging a deep trench.
Option 1: A deep trench is digging by the soldiers.
Option 2: A deep trench is being dug by the soldiers.
Option 3: A deep trench is dug by the soldiers.
Option 4: A deep trench was being dug by the soldiers.
Correct Answer: A deep trench is being dug by the soldiers.
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
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.
I won the online game of chess_____ I was out of practice.
Option 1: unless
Option 2: even if
Option 3: even though
Option 4: because
Correct Answer: even though
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
The phrase "even though" is used to introduce a contrast or concession. In this context, it indicates that the speaker won the chess game despite being out of practice, highlighting the unexpected or contradictory nature of the
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
New York City is on 'high alert' after reporting 100 cases of a rare inflammatory disease apparently tied to COVID-19 in children. The city recently began reporting rising cases of paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, an illness that officials say is similar to toxic shock or Kawasaki disease, with symptoms including a fever and abdominal pain and which 'appears to be linked to an immune response to COVID-19,' The New York Times reports.
City Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a press briefing on Thursday, said, "We are now on high alert in addressing the syndrome after the number of confirmed cases of paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome in the city has reached 100." "Among those cases, 55 children have tested positive for COVID-19 or the antibodies", de Blasio said, "and one child has died." Two other children have also died from the illness in New York State, according to the Times. De Blasio had reported 82 cases of the syndrome in the city.
These developments continue to be 'really troubling' after it was previously thought that "children seemed to have very little effect from this disease," de Blasio said. He urged parents to call their doctor immediately if a child had persistent fever, a rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, and especially a combination of these symptoms.
Question:
It can be said that children are suffering from the disease if they have the following symptoms:
a) Pain in the stomach b) Fever that does not go c) Toxic shock d) Vomiting e) Pain in the whole body
Option 1: a, b and d
Option 2: b, c and e
Option 3: c, d and e
Option 4: a, d and e
Correct Answer: a, b and d
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The symptoms mentioned in the last paragraph of the passage that indicate children may be suffering from the disease are:
a) Pain in the stomach
b) Fever that does not go
d) Vomiting
These
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. "Aren't you afraid of travelling alone in a foreign country?" I asked Aditi.
Option 1: I asked Aditi whether you are afraid of travelling alone in a foreign country.
Option 2: I asked Aditi if she wasn't afraid of travelling alone in a foreign country.
Option 3: I asked Aditi if you aren't afraid of travelling alone in a foreign country.
Option 4: I asked Aditi whether she was afraid of travelling alone in a foreign country.
Correct Answer: I asked Aditi if she wasn't afraid of travelling alone in a foreign country.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
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. 9.
Option 1: the
Option 2: one
Option 3: a
Option 4: an
Correct Answer: an
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
In English grammar, "an" is used before words that begin with a vowel sound. In this case, the following word "actress" begins with a vowel sound so, "an" is the correct article to use before it.
Question : Which of the following states registered the highest growth in literacy rate during 2001-2011?
Option 1: Arunachal Pradesh
Option 2: Bihar
Option 3: Sikkim
Option 4: Punjab
Correct Answer: Bihar
Solution : The correct option is Bihar.
Between 2001 and 2011, the state of Bihar in India experienced a substantial and notable increase in its literacy rate. The highest growth rate in literacy between 2001 - 2011 was witnessed by 31.49%. The literacy rate is calculated as
Question : Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Vulnerable
Option 1: secure
Option 2: sensitive
Option 3: weak
Option 4: defenceless
Correct Answer: secure
Explanation: The antonym secure aptly conveys the opposite meaning, emphasising a state of safety and protection, which contrasts with the word vulnerable that means weak and easy to hurt physically or emotionally.
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