Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Which of the following banks was established as the Bank of Calcutta in the year 1806?
Option 1: Axis Bank
Option 2: Union Bank of India
Option 3: State Bank of India
Option 4: Industrial Development Bank of India
Correct Answer: State Bank of India
Solution : The correct option is the State Bank of India.
The Bank of Calcutta, later renamed the Bank of Bengal, was established in 1806. It was one of the three presidential banks that were set up during British rule in India. The
Question : Select the correct indirect form of speech for the given sentence.
Bajrang said, "I went to Chandigarh yesterday."
Option 1: Bajrang said that he had gone to Chandigarh the day before.
Option 2: Bajrang said that he was gone to Chandigarh the day before.
Option 3: Bajrang said that he gone to Chandigarh the day before.
Option 4: Bajrang said that he have gone to Chandigarh the day before.
Correct Answer: Bajrang said that he had gone to Chandigarh the day before.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone says than their exact words.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : In 1942, who presented the "trophic-dynamic aspect of ecology," which is the basic process of transfer of energy from one trophic level to another in an ecosystem?
Option 1: Arthur Tansley
Option 2: Ernst Haeckel
Option 3: Charles Elton
Option 4: Raymond L Lindeman
Correct Answer: Raymond L Lindeman
Solution : The correct answer is Raymond L Lindeman.
Raymond L Lindeman was an ecologist who focused his research on trophic dynamics in the area of ecosystem ecology. He has discussed the food web in this research, which is the result of interactions between food
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Vinod asked the salesman if he could show him a good quality gold watch.
Option 1: Vinod said to the salesman, "Can you show him a good quality gold watch?"
Option 2: Vinod said to the salesman, "Could he show me a good quality gold watch?"
Option 3: Vinod said to the salesman, "If you can show me a good quality gold watch?"
Option 4: Vinod said to the salesman, "Can you show me a good quality gold watch?"
Correct Answer: Vinod said to the salesman, "Can you show me a good quality gold watch?"
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Narration Conversion:
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Rohan verbally insulted Stephen in front of his parents.
Option 1: Stephen was verbally being insulted by Rohan in front of his parents.
Option 2: Stephen has verbally insulted by Rohan in front of his parents.
Option 3: Stephen was verbally insulted by Rohan in front of his parents.
Option 4: Stephen had been verbally insulted by Rohan in front of his parents.
Correct Answer: Stephen was verbally insulted by Rohan in front of his parents.
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
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. (17, 9, 4) (13, ?, 7) (14, 3, 13)
Option 1: 10
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 10
Solution : Given: (17, 9, 4) (13, ?, 7) (14, 3, 13)
Here, the sum of the numbers in brackets is equal to 30 – Like in, (17, 9, 4)→17 + 9 + 4 = 30 And in, (14, 3, 13)→14 + 3 + 13 = 30
Question : The historical Somnath Temple, which was plundered several times by foreign invaders in ancient times, is located in which of the following states?
Option 1: Haryana
Option 2: Punjab
Option 3: Maharashtra
Option 4: Gujarat
Correct Answer: Gujarat
Solution : The correct option is Gujarat.
Gujarat is home to the ancient Somnath Temple, which has endured several acts of looting by foreign invaders over the ages. Situated on Gujarat's western coast, the temple is close to the town of Veraval in the Gir Somnath
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some jars are mugs. Some mugs are pots. Conclusions: I. Some pots are mugs. II. Some pots are jars.
Option 1: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 2: Only conclusion I follows
Option 3: Neither conclusion I nor II follow
Option 4: Only conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some pots are mugs – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circle of the pot intersects the circle of
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.
Many years ago, high up among (1)______ old Swiss mountains, there lived a man named William Tell. He was a (2)______ hunter and considered to be the best shot in the (3)______ land. At that time, the country was ruled by a (4)______ named Gessler. Gessler was very proud of the power that he had (5)______ his people. He made many harsh laws which the people had to (6)______. He had his hat placed on a tall pole and ordered that anyone who (7)______ that way should bow to his hat. One day William Tell (8)_______ to pass that way. The soldier on duty asked him to bow or face the (9)______. But William Tell boldly refused and said he would never show (10)______ to a hat.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 9.
Option 1: correction
Option 2: causes
Option 3: consequences
Option 4: condition
Correct Answer: consequences
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Consequences refer to the results or effects of an action. In this context, it implies that if William Tell did not bow as instructed, he would face the negative results or repercussions of his disobedience, as set
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The institute gave me a scholarship.
Option 1: I will be given a scholarship by the institute.
Option 2: I was being given a scholarship by the institute.
Option 3: I was given a scholarship by the institute.
Option 4: I am given a scholarship by the institute.
Correct Answer: I was given a scholarship by the institute.
Explanation: Passive voice is a grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is the receiver of the action rather than the doer of the action.
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