Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
My knowledge about archeology is very less in comparison to my sister's.
Option 1: a drop in the ocean
Option 2: a spit in the ocean
Option 3: a fish out of water
Option 4: a water under the bridge
Correct Answer: a drop in the ocean
Solution : The first option is correct.
The phrase a drop in the ocean is an idiom that conveys the idea of something very small or insignificant compared to a much larger thing. In this case, it emphasises that the speaker's knowledge about
Question : Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order. A. To spend the waiting hours at the airport, I walked into the bookstore and bought some magazines. B. It was Partha, an old friend. C. I had hardly turned a few pages of a magazine when I felt a hand on my shoulder. D. Then I found a comfortable seat and sat down to read.
Option 1: ACDB
Option 2: ABCD
Option 3: ADCB
Option 4: ACBD
Correct Answer: ADCB
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The paragraph unfolds with the speaker's initial intention to pass the time at the airport by buying some magazines (A). Subsequently, the speaker finds a comfortable seat and settles down to read (D). However, the reading is
Question : 'Kuchipudi', a classical dance form, is associated with which states of India?
Option 1: Mizoram
Option 2: Nagaland
Option 3: Kerala
Option 4: Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Solution : The correct option is Andhra Pradesh.
One of the eight major Indian classical dances is Kuchipudi. It originated in the Andhra Pradesh state of India, specifically in Kuchipudi village. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance that has its origins in the Natya Shastra, an
Question : In January 2020, who among the following former Solicitor General of India was appointed as Queen’s Counsel for the courts of England and Wales?
Option 1: Soli Sorabjee
Option 2: Harish Salve
Option 3: Ranjit Kumar
Option 4: Tushar Mehta
Correct Answer: Harish Salve
Solution : The correct answer is Harish Salve.
In January 2020, Harish Salve, the former Solicitor General of India, was appointed as Queen’s Counsel for the courts of England and Wales. He served as the Solicitor General of India from 1999 to 2002. He is
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 3.
Option 1: who
Option 2: whose
Option 3: whoever
Option 4: whom
Correct Answer: whom
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Explanation: In this sentence, whom would be used as a relative pronoun. Grammatically, it connects the preposition to with its antecedent conductor, indicating the person to whom Dill was a familiar sight. Whom is the correct choice here,
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution'. Are you trying to say that you are stupid so proud of it?
Option 1: but
Option 2: so that
Option 3: though
Option 4: No substitution
Correct Answer: but
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The conjunction "but" is suitable for contrasting ideas. In the context of the sentence, it introduces a contrast between the assertion that someone might be calling himself stupid and the subsequent statement expressing pride in that characteristic.
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given, with four terms missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. NOABOPBCPQCD????
Option 1: QRDE
Option 2: RTEF
Option 3: QSDE
Option 4: QRGI
Correct Answer: QRDE
Solution : Given: NOABOPBCPQCD????
Here, the pattern is as follows –
So, QRDE is the missing term of the series. Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. In the same boat
Option 1: getting married
Option 2: sharing the same problem
Option 3: escaping something together
Option 4: doing something in a team
Correct Answer: sharing the same problem
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
Question : Directions: How many squares are there in the given figure?
Option 1: 28
Option 2: 54
Option 3: 53
Option 4: 27
Correct Answer: 28
Solution : The given figure can be labelled as shown below –
In the above-labelled figure, there are a total of 28 squares. They are ABIH, HION, BCJI, OIJP, ACPN, DKLE, ELMF, KLRQ, LRSM, DQSF, FSTG, QSZY, ZSTa, YDGa, eUVf, fbcr, rcdg, VbcW, WcdX, fVXg, lefm, mfgn,
Question : Which of the following is not a Vedanga?
Option 1: Kalpa
Option 2: Nirukta
Option 3: Purva Mimamsa
Option 4: Shiksha
Correct Answer: Purva Mimamsa
Solution : The correct answer is Purva Mimamsa.
Purva Mimamsa Sutras, authored by Rishi Jaimini, formed the foundation of Mimamsa philosophy. Jaimini, a disciple of Veda Vyasa, divided the text into 12 chapters and 60 sections.
The Vedangas, six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism, are linked
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