Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : In the sentence identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. He told me that he don't like people who are not genuinely interested in helping others.
Option 1: are not
Option 2: told me that
Option 3: interested in helping
Option 4: he don't like
Correct Answer: he don't like
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: The error is in the use of the form of the verb "do" with the third-person singular pronoun "he". When forming negative statements in the present simple tense for third-person singular subjects (he, she,
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
According to the passage, which of the following are the two main reasons for species becoming endangered species?
Option 1: Loss of sunlight and Loss of water
Option 2: Loss of roads and loss of hunting grounds
Option 3: Loss of habitat and Loss of genetic variation
Option 4: Acid rain and floods
Correct Answer: Loss of habitat and Loss of genetic variation
Solution : The right choice is the third option (refer to the first paragraph).
The passage explains that species become endangered primarily due to two factors:
Question : Comprehension:
In the following 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.
The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected people across the world. During these difficult (1)____ frontline workers have been at the highest risk as (2)____ have been stepping out to work daily (3)____ proper protective gear. An NGO reached out to people too (4)____ funds to procure PPE kits, masks, and sanitisers for (5)____ among the frontline workers. Several school children participated (6)_____ in this noble initiative. They collected old newspapers and books and (7)_____ them to raise a good sum of money which was (8)____ used to buy kits. The children were happy to (9)_____ and learned how taking care of each other is very (10)_____ in such challenging situations.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
Option 1: allotment
Option 2: spreading
Option 3: distribution
Option 4: diffusion
Correct Answer: distribution
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
Explanation: The funds are raised to procure essential items (PPE kits, masks, and sanitizers) for the purpose of distributing them among the frontline workers. Distribution fits well in the context of allocating these items to those who need
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 a persistent fever, a rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, and especially a combination of these symptoms.
It was previously thought that 'children seemed to have very little effect from this disease'. 'This disease' refers to:
Option 1: inflammation of organs
Option 2: COVID- 19
Option 3: Kawasaki disease
Option 4: a multi-organ disease
Correct Answer: COVID- 19
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The phrase this disease in the passage refers to the rare inflammatory disease tied to COVID-19 in children, specifically the paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome. Mayor Bill de Blasio mentions that there was a previous belief that
Question : Which of the following areas was to be investigated by the Chelliah committee?
Option 1: Centre-state relations
Option 2: Industrial sickness
Option 3: Taxes
Option 4: Insurance
Correct Answer: Taxes
Solution : The correct option is Taxes.
The Chelliah Committee, also known as the Tax Reforms Committee, was tasked with investigating and making recommendations on various aspects of tax reforms in India. Some of the areas it was to investigate included tax policy, tax administration, and
Question : Directions: Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words? a. Grandfather b. Great grandfather c. Grandson d. Son e. Father
Option 1: c, d, e, a, b
Option 2: d, a, c, e, b
Option 3: a, b, c, d, e
Option 4: b, c, a, e, d
Correct Answer: c, d, e, a, b
Solution : Given: a. Grandfather b. Great grandfather c. Grandson d. Son e. Father
The family tree hierarchy can be determined based on the generation of each family member. As per the hierarchy, the youngest family member is the Grandson. The son of
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The manager said to the employee, "Why were you absent yesterday?"
Option 1: The manager asked the employee why he had been absent the previous day.
Option 2: The manager told the employee why he had been absent the previous day.
Option 3: The manager asked the employee why had been he absent the previous day.
Option 4: The manager enquired the employee for his absence the previous day.
Correct Answer: The manager asked the employee why he had been absent the previous day.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Indirect speech involves converting direct speech (spoken words) into indirect speech (reported words).
Narration Conversion:
Question : Directions: A book that costs INR 40 is sold for 25% profit. If the cost of the book is increased by 10% and the profit percentage remains the same, what would be the new selling price of the same book?
Option 1: INR 55
Option 2: INR 58
Option 3: INR 52
Option 4: INR 48
Correct Answer: INR 55
Solution : Given: The cost of the book = INR 40 The book which costs INR 40 is sold for 25% profit. Thus, the actual cost of the book + 25% profit of the book = 40 + (40 + 25) ÷ 100 = 40 +
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. SPIRIT : TQHSHU :: BAMBOO : ?
Option 1: AZNCPP
Option 2: CZNCPP
Option 3: CZNANN
Option 4: CZNCNN
Correct Answer: CZNCNN
Solution : Given: SPIRIT : TQHSHU :: BAMBOO : ?
In the above-given pairs, add 1 to the place value of the consonants and subtract 1 from the place value of the vowels. Like, SPIRIT : TQHSHU→S + 1 = T; P + 1 = Q; I
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some 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."
He is not the fastest bowler (1) / in the Indian team (2) / isn't he? (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.
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