Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
COMMENCE
Option 1: initiate
Option 2: conclude
Option 3: finish
Option 4: cease
Correct Answer: initiate
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: Commence means to begin something, and initiate means to cause something to begin. Both of the words imply the action of starting and hence are synonyms. The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Which of the following is not a tributary of the Godavari River?
Option 1: Hemavati
Option 2: Pravara
Option 3: Indravati
Option 4: Maner
Correct Answer: Hemavati
Solution : The correct answer is Hemavati.
Hemavati River is not a tributary of the River Godavari. The biggest river in Peninsular India is the Godavari. With a length of 1465 km, it is the second-longest river in the nation. The Pravara, Purna, Manjra, Penganga, Wardha, Wainganga,
Question : What is measured by the Respirometer?
Option 1: Recipe taste and quality
Option 2: Rate of breathing
Option 3: Evaporation process
Option 4: None of the options is correct
Correct Answer: Rate of breathing
Solution : The correct option is the Rate of breathing.
Respirometers are used to assess breathing rates. Every respirometer is based on methods that gauge how quickly cells absorb oxygen. The rate at which the biomass absorbs dissolved oxygen (DO) from the liquid can be
Question : Of the four substances mentioned in the following options, which one has the highest electrical resistivity at 20°C, as compared to the other three?
Option 1: Iron
Option 2: Mercury
Option 3: Manganese
Option 4: Chromium
Correct Answer: Manganese
Solution : The correct answer is Manganese.
The manganese is denoted as Mn chemically. It is identified by the atomic number 25. This silvery, hard and brittle metal is commonly found in minerals with iron. This metal is in the transition state. Its coefficient of resistance
Question : Which of the following has deuterium as one of its isotopes?
Option 1: Nitrogen
Option 2: Carbon
Option 3: Hydrogen
Option 4: Oxygen
Correct Answer: Hydrogen
Solution : The correct answer is Hydrogen.
One electron, one proton and one neutron make up the deuterium isotope of hydrogen. In heavy water-moderated fission reactors, deuterium is employed as liquid D2O to slow neutrons without the high neutron absorption of regular hydrogen. Deuterium
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
She has designed some beautiful dresses.
Option 1: Some beautiful dresses are being designed by her.
Option 2: Some beautiful dresses have been designed by her.
Option 3: Some beautiful dresses has been designed by her.
Option 4: Some beautiful dresses were designed by her.
Correct Answer: Some beautiful dresses have been designed by her.
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 the subject
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Pawan said, "I am preparing hot coffee for you."
Option 1: Pawan said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 2: Pawan had said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 3: Pawan has said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Option 4: Pawan says that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
Correct Answer: Pawan said that he was preparing hot coffee for me.
In the transition to the indirect speech, we follow the steps as follows:
Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All vehicles are helicopters. Some cars are vehicles. Conclusions: I. All cars are helicopters. II. Some helicopters are vehicles. III. No car is a helicopter.
Option 1: Only conclusions II and III follow
Option 2: Either conclusion I or III follow
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows
Option 4: Only conclusion III follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): All cars are helicopters – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circle of the car is not completely inside
Question : The given sentence is divided into three segments. Select the option that has the segment with a grammatical error. If there is no error, select 'No Error' as your answer.
Ajay will have been / writing his homework all day / by the time his mom returns.
Option 1: writing his homework all day
Option 2: Ajay will have been
Option 3: No Error
Option 4: by the time his mom returns
Correct Answer: No Error
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses the future perfect continuous tense to convey the ongoing action of writing the homework that will continue until a specified point in the future.
Therefore, the given sentence contains
Question : Which of the following is not famous as a singer?
Option 1: Prithviraj Kapoor
Option 2: Talat Mahmood
Option 3: Geeta Dutt
Option 4: Vani Jairam
Correct Answer: Prithviraj Kapoor
Solution : The correct answer is Prithviraj Kapoor.
On November 3, 1906, Prithviraj Kapoor was born in Samundri, Punjab, British India. His films include Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Maharathi Karna (1944) and Vidyapati (1937). He was also a director. For his services to Indian film, the Government
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