Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
COOL YOUR HEELS
Option 1: Be told by someone to wash your feet
Option 2: Unwillingly wait for something or someone
Option 3: Do regular exercise to keep yourself fit
Option 4: Take off your footwear after a long day
Correct Answer: Unwillingly wait for something or someone
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The idiom cool your heels means to wait in a situation where someone is kept waiting longer than expected or desired. It implies waiting with impatience or annoyance.
Therefore, the second option,
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
Option 1: 38
Option 2: 36
Option 3: 39
Option 4: 35
Correct Answer: 35
Solution : Divide the first number by 8 and multiply the resultant with the second number – Row I: (40 ÷ 8) × 57 = 5 × 57 = 285 Row II: (35 ÷ 8) × 32 = 4.375 × 32 = 140 Similarly, in Row III:
Question : As of 31st May 2020, how many languages enjoy the status of classical language in India?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 4
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : The correct answer is 6.
India recognizes six languages, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, and Odia as classical languages. Tamil was the first to receive this status in 2004. The classification emphasizes their historical and cultural significance. Following Schedule VIII of the Indian Constitution,
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 1.
Option 1: because
Option 2: since
Option 3: about
Option 4: for
Correct Answer: since
Solution : The second option is correct.
Explanation: In this sentence, the conjunction since would be used to indicate the starting point of the period during which Dill hadn't eaten. The word since connects the clause He hadn't eaten with the time expression last night.
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The poet compared the lovely young woman with a beautiful rose.
Option 1: to a beautiful rose
Option 2: amid a beautiful rose
Option 3: by a beautiful rose
Option 4: beside a beautiful rose
Correct Answer: to a beautiful rose
Solution : The right option is the first option.
There is an error in the underlined segment. In the sentence, the preposition "to" should be used for making a comparison that emphasises similarities between two entities. The phrase "compared to" emphasises the likeness,
Question : Which country has become the first country in the world to offer entirely free public transport?
Option 1: Cyprus
Option 2: Kosovo
Option 3: Montenegro
Option 4: Luxembourg
Correct Answer: Luxembourg
Solution : The correct answer is Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is the first nation in the world to provide free public transit for all users. In 2019, it eliminated bus, train and tram fares. The government of Luxembourg made public transport free for all those under twenty in
Question : Directions: If in a certain coding language, lo re ga indicates Bears Are Scary, sa ga pa indicates Kings Are Hungry, so du pa indicates Kings Will Die and bu so indicates They Die. What would bu du indicate in that code language?
Option 1: Hungry Are
Option 2: They Will
Option 3: Hungry die
Option 4: They die
Correct Answer: They Will
Solution : Given: 1. lo re ga⇒Bears Are Scary 2. sa ga pa⇒Kings Are Hungry 3. so du pa⇒Kings Will Die 4. bu so⇒They Die
By comparing all the four coded sentences, we find that – In sentences 1 and 2, Are and ga are common.
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error".
We take security very seriously and (1) / we want to keep you in the loop on (2) / important actions in our account. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
The correct possessive case of "you" is "your", which should be used in the sentence.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: We take security very seriously, and we want to keep you in the loop on
Question : Directions: Select the number that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number. 1,762: 881:: 2,578: ?
Option 1: 2,150
Option 2: 1,289
Option 3: 1,280
Option 4: 1,758
Correct Answer: 1,289
Solution : Given: 1,762: 881:: 2,578: ?
Divide the first number by 2 to get the second number – Like in 1762 : 881 → 1762 ÷ 2 = 881 Similarly, follow the same pattern for → 2578 ÷ 2 = 1289
So, the required missing number
Question : Directions: Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order. 1. Wearing 2. Measurement 3. Designer dress 4. Stitching
Option 1: 2, 4, 3,1
Option 2: 3, 1, 4, 2
Option 3: 1, 2, 3, 4
Option 4: 2, 3, 1, 4
Correct Answer: 2, 4, 3,1
Solution : Given: 1. Wearing 2. Measurement 3. Designer dress 4. Stitching
The stages of making a dress are as follows – The first step of making a designer dress is the measurement, in this step tailor needs to measure the size of a person.
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