Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? GATE, JEQI, MINO, ?, SUHA
Option 1: EFAY
Option 2: DAVB
Option 3: POKU
Option 4: IRXY
Correct Answer: POKU
Solution : Given: GATE, JEQI, MINO, ?, SUHA
Add 3 to the place value of the first letter of each term, subtract 3 from the place value of the third letter of each term, and replace the second and fourth letters with the immediate next vowel of
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. I bade him write the composition twice.
Option 1: He was bid to write the composition twice.
Option 2: He was baden to write the composition twice.
Option 3: He was bade to write the composition twice.
Option 4: He was bidden to write the composition twice.
Correct Answer: He was bidden to write the composition twice.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
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: A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. Q can be represented by 42, 77, etc and R can be represented by 04, 89, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word WRITE.
Option 1: 02, 04, 03, 33, 31
Option 2: 22, 89, 41, 02, 04
Option 3: 87, 67, 03, 86, 56
Option 4: 02, 89, 67, 68, 76
Correct Answer: 02, 04, 03, 33, 31
Solution : Given: WRITE
Number representations of each letter – W→02, 87 R→04, 89 I→03, 41, 67 T→13, 33, 57 E→31, 56, 76
First option: 02, 04, 03, 33, 31; All the letters of the word WRITE can be represented through this option.
Question : At which place did the first summit of SAARC take place?
Option 1: Dhaka
Option 2: Islamabad
Option 3: New Delhi
Option 4: Colombo
Correct Answer: Dhaka
Solution : The correct answer is Dhaka.
Former Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rahman is credited with founding SAARC. The first SAARC summit, which took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 7-8, 1985, was attended by the leaders of Bangladesh, the Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, as well
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Pull yourself together
Option 1: ensure a large number of people join you
Option 2: decide to fight for a cause alone
Option 3: control emotions and behave calmly
Option 4: gather people together for support
Correct Answer: control emotions and behave calmly
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The idiom pull yourself together is an expression used to calm oneself down and begin to think or act appropriately.
So, it is clear that the most appropriate meaning of the given idiomatic expression
Question : Directions: Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All tractors are roads. No road is a park. No tractor is a vehicle. Conclusions: I. No vehicle is a tractor. II. No tractor is a park. III. Some roads are tractors.
Option 1: All of the conclusions follow
Option 2: Only conclusions II and III follow
Option 3: Only conclusion III follows
Option 4: Only conclusions I and III follow
Correct Answer: All of the conclusions follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): No vehicle is a tractor – From the given Venn diagram, no tractor is a vehicle. Therefore, no vehicle is a
Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No substitution'.
Does this plant be kept indoors?
Option 1: No substitution
Option 2: Can
Option 3: Do
Option 4: Did
Correct Answer: Can
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: "Can" is a modal verb used to ask about the ability or possibility of something. In this context, it inquires about whether it is possible or permissible to keep the plant indoors.
Therefore, the correct sentence would
Question : Who was the German General nicknamed 'Desert Fox' during the Second World War?
Option 1: General Nelson
Option 2: General Erwin Rommel
Option 3: Adolf Hitler
Option 4: No option is correct
Correct Answer: General Erwin Rommel
Solution : The correct answer is General Erwin Rommel.
Rommel was a capable and inventive leader who gained the admiration of both friends and adversaries. He was famous for his daring and aggressive tactics and was frequently able to outwit his opponents. Rommel's most notable
Question : In the given sentence, identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A historian is one who study the meaning of documents written in the past.
Option 1: in the past
Option 2: who study the meaning
Option 3: of documents written
Option 4: A historian is one
Correct Answer: who study the meaning
The sentence contains an error in subject-verb agreement. The correct form should be who studies the meaning to maintain the subject-verb agreement because the subject historian is singular, and the verb should also be
Question : Which of the following is not one of the three principal ranges of the Lesser Himalayas?
Option 1: Nag Tibba
Option 2: Dhauladhar
Option 3: Zaskar
Option 4: Pir Panjal
Correct Answer: Zaskar
Solution : The correct answer is Zaskar.
The Lower Himalayas, sometimes referred to as the Lesser Himalayas, comprise Himachal Pradesh, which is situated between 12,000 and 15,000 feet tall.
The Himalayan Mountain Ranges include:
• Himadri (Great Himalayas), Himachal (Lesser Himalayas), and Shiwaliks (Outer Himalayas).
• The
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