Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option that will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series. 456, 444, 420, 384, 336, ?
Option 1: 276
Option 2: 256
Option 3: 234
Option 4: 264
Correct Answer: 276
Solution : Given: 456, 444, 420, 384, 336, ?
Subtract consecutive multiples of 12 from the previous number, to obtain the next number – 456 – (12 × 1) = 456 – 12 = 444; 444 – (12 × 2) = 444 – 24 = 420; 420
Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 221 * 17 * 3 * 60 * 7 * 10
Option 1: ÷, –, +, =, ×
Option 2: +, =, ×, ÷, –
Option 3: ÷, ×, +, =, +
Option 4: +, =, ×, +, ×
Correct Answer: ÷, –, +, =, ×
Solution : Given: 221 * 17 * 3 * 60 * 7 * 10
Replace * with the mathematical signs and solve the equations one by one using the BODMAS. Let's check the given options – First option: ÷, –, +, =, ×
Question : Against which team did India's men's cricket team register its first-ever test victory on foreign soil?
Option 1: New Zealand
Option 2: England
Option 3: West Indies
Option 4: Australia
Correct Answer: New Zealand
Solution : The correct answer is New Zealand.
India defeated New Zealand in 1967–68 to win their first series outside the subcontinent. Under Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, India won their first overseas Test on February 20, 1968, at Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Question : Directions: In this question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case, no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
His friends could not tell me why he did not come to college yesterday.
(1) why had he not come
(2) why did he not come
(3) why not had he come
(4) No improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option as the sentence does not need any improvement.
It uses the correct order of words in reported speech.
Question : Which of the following is not a gaseous air pollutant?
Option 1: Oxides of Nitrogen
Option 2: Hydrogen
Option 3: Smoke
Option 4: Oxides of Sulphur
Correct Answer: Hydrogen
Solution : The correct option is Hydrogen.
Hydrogen is not a gaseous air pollutant. In the context of typical air quality concerns, it is not typically considered an air contaminant, despite being a gas. Naturally occurring in the environment in minuscule proportions is hydrogen, both an
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. It is your duty to help the poor people in your parish.
Option 1: The poor people in your parish are to be helped by you.
Option 2: It is suggested that you do your duty to help the poor in your parish.
Option 3: The poor people in the parish are helped by you as duty.
Option 4: You may be allowed to help the poor people in your parish.
Correct Answer: The poor people in your parish are to be helped by you.
Solution : The first option is correct.
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
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
MODERN
Option 1: creaky
Option 2: ancient
Option 3: popular
Option 4: well known
Correct Answer: ancient
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The word modern refers to something current, contemporary, or up-to-date. In this context, ancient serves as the antonym, as it signifies something old, historical, or from a distant past.
The meanings of the other options are as
Question : The coastal track of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is called
Option 1: Konkan
Option 2: Coromandel
Option 3: East Coast
Option 4: Malabar Coast
Correct Answer: Coromandel
Solution : The correct option is the Coromandel.
The coastal track of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is commonly referred to as the Coromandel Coast. This coastal stretch extends along the eastern coastline of the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, bordering the Bay of Bengal. It
Question : Directions: If < means multiplication, × means subtraction, ÷ means addition, and + means division, then find the value of the given expression. 5 ÷ 3 < 2 + (9 + 3) × 2 = ?
Option 1: 5
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 1
Option 4: 7
Correct Answer: 5
Solution : Given: 5 ÷ 3 < 2 + (9 + 3) × 2 = ?
After replacing the symbols the equation will be as follows – = 5 + 3 × 2 ÷ (9 ÷ 3) – 2 = 5 + 3 × 2 ÷ 3
Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary. 1. Custom 2. Creep 3. Cradle 4. Congrats 5. Couple
Option 1: 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
Option 2: 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
Option 3: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Option 4: 5, 4, 1, 2, 3
Correct Answer: 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
Solution : Given: 1. Custom 2. Creep 3. Cradle 4. Congrats 5. Couple
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter C, move to the next letter. Step 2: Compare the second
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