Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: In a class of 64 students, Komal's rank is 6 positions lower (i.e. towards the bottom) than her friend Shikha, who is at the 59th position from the end. What is Komal's rank from the top in the class?
Option 1: 15th
Option 2: 12th
Option 3: 16th
Option 4: 19th
Correct Answer: 12th
Solution : Given: Total Students = 64 Shikha End position = 59th Shikha top position⇒ (Top position + Bottom position – 1) = Total ⇒(Top position + 59 – 1) = 64 ⇒Top position = 64 – 58 = 6th If Shikha top's position is 6th. Komal's
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.
Butterflies (1) _____body parts. The head, the thorax and the abdomen. They have four wings and six legs attached to the thorax. The colours and patterns (2) _____a butterfly's wings (3) _____them to blend (4)_____ its surrounding and protects it from its predators. Proboscis helps (5)______ from the flowers.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: has three
Option 2: only three
Option 3: have three
Option 4: had three
Correct Answer: have three
Solution : The right option is the third option.
In the given sentence, the subject "butterflies" is plural. Therefore, the verb must agree in number with a plural subject, which is why have is used. Have three correctly conveys that butterflies, as a group, possess
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. I will finish this book in a month.
Option 1: This book would be finished by me in a month.
Option 2: This book will be finished by me in a month.
Option 3: Will be book finish by me in a month.
Option 4: Will this book be finished by me in a month?
Correct Answer: This book will be finished by me in a month.
Solution : The correct choice is the second 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 sentence becomes
Question : Directions: Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. The numbers in different sections indicate the number of persons.
How many men are sales executives in the insurance industry?
Option 1: 47
Option 2: 33
Option 3: 31
Option 4: 39
Correct Answer: 31
Solution : In the diagram, the shaded parts represent the men who are sales executives in the insurance industry.
Thus, the number of men who are sales executives in the insurance industry = 31. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Simon _________ the contact details of renowned pediatricians in the telephone directory
Option 1: looked into
Option 2: looked up
Option 3: looked after
Option 4: went on
Correct Answer: looked up
In the context of searching for information, "looked up" is the most appropriate option. When we say "Simon looked up the contact details," it means he searched for or consulted a source, such as a
Question : Directions: Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are of different weights. Only two people are lighter than G. E is heavier than C. Only four people are lighter than A. F is lighter than C. Only one person is lighter than B. D is heavier than E. Who is the heaviest of all?
Option 1: C
Option 2: D
Option 3: E
Option 4: F
Correct Answer: D
Solution : Given: (I) Only two people are lighter than G. Only four people are lighter than A. Only one person is lighter than B. __ > __ > A > __ > G > B > __
(II) E is heavier than C. F is lighter
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. As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into family rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling Aunt like mastodons bellowing (1)_______. Primaeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot (2)_____ the family circle ('Please read this carefully and send it on Jane') the clan has a tendency (3)______. ignore me. It's one of the advantages I get from (4)_______. a bachelor and, according to my nearest and dearest, practically a half-witted bachelor (5)________that.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: round
Option 2: for
Option 3: at
Option 4: about
Correct Answer: round
Solution : The first option is correct.
Explanation:
In this context, the preposition round is used to convey the distribution or circulation of Uncle James's letter within the family circle. The word round functions as a preposition, connecting the verb shot with its object, the family
Question : A salt-water lake separated from the sea by sandbars and spits is called a (an):
Option 1: lake
Option 2: glacier
Option 3: lagoon
Option 4: estuary
Correct Answer: lagoon
Solution : The correct answer is lagoon.
A lagoon is a tiny body of water that may have access to bigger bodies but is protected from it by a sandbar or coral reef. Two common types of lagoons are coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons.
Question : Directions: The average income of six friends A, B, C, D, E, and F is INR 6,500. The total income of B, D, E, and F is INR 25,000. If A 's income is INR 4,000 less than C's income, then what is the income of C?
Option 1: INR 10,000
Option 2: INR 9,000
Option 3: INR 7,000
Option 4: INR 8,000
Correct Answer: INR 9,000
Solution : (I) The average income of six friends A, B, C, D, E, and F is INR 6,500 The average income of six friends = 6,500 (Average = Total number of observations divided by number of observations) Total income of six friends = Average ×
Question : Which of the following is not a key feature of the Indian Constitution?
Option 1: Quasi Federal
Option 2: Separation of Powers
Option 3: Fundamental Rights
Option 4: Aristocracy
Correct Answer: Aristocracy
Solution : The correct answer is Aristocracy.
The quasi-federal structure, the division of powers between the executive, legislature, and judiciary, the guarantee of fundamental rights, etc. are some of the main characteristics of the Indian constitution. India's government is democratic. The aristocratic form of government is characterised
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