Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: In the question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives. Each man and each woman___ a vote.
Option 1: have
Option 2: has
Option 3: can
Option 4: must
Correct Answer: has
Solution : The correct choice will be the second option.
Has is the singular form of the verb and is the correct choice in this context. It agrees with the compound subject each man and each woman. Moreover, each is followed by a singular verb.
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".
I have written (1) / a letter for the issue (2) / of sports equipments. (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 word equipment should be replaced with equipment to convey the intended meaning that the speaker has written a letter regarding the matter of sports equipment. The noun form equipments is incorrect. The correct term
Question : In which of the following cities is the museum named Virasat-e-Khalsa located?
Option 1: Anandpur Sahib
Option 2: Paonta Sahib
Option 3: Amritsar
Option 4: Nanded
Correct Answer: Anandpur Sahib
Solution : The correct answer is Anandpur Sahib.
Virasat-e-Khalsa is a Sikhism museum situated in Anandpur Sahib near Chandigarh, Punjab, India. Dedicated to commemorating 500 years of Sikh history and the 300th birth anniversary of Khalsa, as per Guru Gobind Singh Ji's scriptures, it
Question : Directions: There are two numbers. The difference between these two numbers is 2 and the difference between their squares is 8. What are those numbers?
Option 1: 12, 10
Option 2: 3, 1
Option 3: 7, 5
Option 4: 8, 6
Correct Answer: 3, 1
Solution : Given: Let the two numbers be a and b.
The difference between these two numbers is 2. ⇒ a – b = 2 ———— (1) And the difference between their squares is 8. ⇒ a2 – b2 = 8 As we know
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
I have (to going) for the meeting.
(1) to went
(2) to gave
(3) to go
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The third option improves the sentence.
The original sentence "I have to going for the meeting" contains a grammatical error. The phrase "to going" is incorrect; instead, we should use the infinitive form "to go" to express the intended action.
Therefore, the correct sentence is:
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The officer made me to type the letter again.
Option 1: to type
Option 2: made me
Option 3: The officer
Option 4: the letter again
Correct Answer: to type
Solution : The error lies in the first option.
Explanation: As we know that make, is a causative verb it will not be followed by the infinitive "to". The correct structure is (make + object + base form of the verb). Hence, the error
Question : Directions: In the following questions select the related figure from the given alternatives.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Here, the second image is the mirror image of the first image and as per the mirror image properties, the left side of the reflected image will appear as the right side and the right side will appear as the left side. However, the top and
Question : Which of the following has the maximum vitamin D content?
Option 1: Fish liver oil
Option 2: Cow's Milk
Option 3: Wheat
Option 4: Groundnut
Correct Answer: Fish liver oil
Solution : The correct answer is Fish liver oil.
Fish liver oils are a great natural source of vitamins A and D. Cod liver oil, which is a dietary supplement, is specifically made from the liver of codfish. Vitamin A is a crucial nutrient that
Question : Directions: Five animals are in their cages in a certain zoo. Their cages are in a row. The monkey is at the end of the row. The cow is at the immediate left of Deer. The lion is at the extreme right end of the row. Fox is exactly between Deer and Lion. Which animal is in the second position from the left?
Option 1: Cow
Option 2: Fox
Option 3: Monkey
Option 4: Deer
Correct Answer: Cow
Solution : Given: (I) Five animals are in their cages in a certain zoo. (II) Their cages are in a row. The monkey is at the end of the row. The cow is at the immediate left of Deer. The lion is at the extreme right end
Question : Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. The strain, Tropical Race 4 (TR4), was first identified in Taiwan. and has jumped from Asia to the Middle East and Africa, reaching as far as Latin America. Scientists are describing it as the equivalent of Covid-19 in bananas. As the coronavirus disease outbreak rages on, 'fusarium wilt TR4', a novel fungus strain that has devastated plantations across the globe this year, is setting up new hotspots and threatening output in India, the world's largest producer of bananas. It cripples plantations by first attacking the leaves, which turn yellow from their trailing edges before wilting away. There is no effective remedy yet. "One could say it is the Covid-19 of the plant world. Hotspots have been found in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, which we are trying to contain," said S. Uma, the director of National Research Centre for Bananas (NRCB), Trichy.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, TR4 is one of the 'the most destructive of all plant diseases'. As with Covid-19, there is no treatment yet. So, scientists recommend biosecurity measures including 'plant quarantine' to slow its spread. The spreading disease has jeopardised the $26 billion global banana trade.
According to the FAO, a healthy snack, banana is the world's most globally exported fruit. That's a reason for worry as the disease is breaching borders through imports.
India produces 27 million tonnes of bananas annually and grows about 100 varieties. TR4 has infected the most commonly sold variety, the one you mostly likely have for breakfast: Grand Nain a curvy yellow fruit.
inability to contain TR4 could jolt farm incomes and push up banana prices. One medium banana (126 gms) provides about 110 calories, 0 gram fat, 1 gram of protein, 28 grams carbohydrate, 15 grams sugar (naturally occurring), 3 grams of fibre 450 mg potassium, and trace quantities of vitamin C and B6, according to the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition.
Most of India's bananas are consumed domestically. Equador, the largest exporter, is currently the epicentre and scientists haven't been able to ascertain how TR4 entered India. Fusarium wilt is not new. It entirely wiped out Gros Michel, the dominant export variety of bananas in 1950s. It was in response to this that a new resistant variety, Grand Nain, came up. That has now fallen to TR4. The challenge is to identify now or develop new resistant varieties. That's the only way to manage it, according to Uma, until an effective agent is found.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research advocates a set of measures, known as 'biopriming'. It has asked farmers whose plantations have been affected to abandon them. They must grow rice for a year or two before returning to banana. "That way the chain is broken," said R Selvarajan, a scientist with the NRCB.
Question: Which place is the current epicentre of TR4?
Option 1: India
Option 2: Taiwan
Option 3: Middle East
Option 4: Equador
Correct Answer: Equador
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: Equador is noted in the passage as the present epicentre of the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) outbreak.
Given that Ecuador holds the position of the largest exporter of bananas globally, the emergence of Tropical Race
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