Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Directions: Arrange the following words in the sequence in which they occur in the English dictionary. 1. Delta 2. Delicious 3. Depend 4. Daffodil 5. Demography
Option 1: 4, 5, 1, 2, 3
Option 2: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2
Option 3: 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
Option 4: 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
Correct Answer: 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
Solution : Given: 1. Delta 2. Delicious 3. Depend 4. Daffodil 5. Demography
Step 1: Compare the first and second letters of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter D, and are followed by e then move on
Question : Directions: Select the related letters from the given alternatives. CIQY : DJRZ :: AGOW : ?
Option 1: BJPX
Option 2: BHPX
Option 3: BHPU
Option 4: BJRZ
Correct Answer: BHPX
Solution : Given: CIQY : DJRZ :: AGOW : ?
Add 1 in the place value of the letters of CIQY, to get the related term – C + 1 = D; I + 1 = J; Q + 1 = R; Y + 1 = Z
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.
A new (1)_________ was organised by the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board in the form of the National Tribal Dance Festival. The event gave an (2)__________ to the tribal way of life. People from all walks of life had the opportunity to (3)__________ with many tribes. Chhattisgarh is one of the Indian states that has richness and (4)__________, in tribal life. The state is home to many (5)__________ tribes of India. The program happened from 28 October to 30 October 2021 at the Science College Ground in Raipur.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: scheme
Option 2: enterprise
Option 3: strategy
Option 4: initiative
Correct Answer: initiative
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Initiative means a new plan or a new movement, and in this context, it means that the Chattisgarh tourism board has organised a new movement in the form of the National Tribal Dance Festival.
Therefore, the complete
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The country is witnessing a severe locust outbreak in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Option 1: A severe locust outbreak in the country is being witnessed by Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Option 2: A severe locust outbreak in Rajasthan and Gujarat is being witnessed by the country.
Option 3: A severe locust outbreak in Rajasthan and Gujarat has been witnessed by the country.
Option 4: A severe locust outbreak in Rajasthan and Gujarat is witnessing the country.
Correct Answer: A severe locust outbreak in Rajasthan and Gujarat is being witnessed by the country.
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
Question : Directions: In the following question, the number of letters skipped between adjacent letters of the series starting from behind increased by one. Which of the following observes the rule?
Option 1: ONLKJ
Option 2: OMJFA
Option 3: OIGDC
Option 4: OMKIG
Correct Answer: OMJFA
Solution : Let's check the option – First option: ONLKJ; O – 1 = N; N – 2 = L; L – 1 = K; K – 1 = J Second option: OMJFA; O – 2; M – 3 = J; J – 4 = F; F
Question : Directions: Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows with four people each in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. B, C, D, and E sit in the same row facing south. H, I, J, and K sit in the same row facing north. C sits at the extreme left end of their row and is exactly opposite I. H sits to the immediate left of I. K sits at the extreme left end of their row and is exactly opposite D. B sits between D and E. Who sits exactly opposite H?
Option 1: E
Option 2: B
Option 3: D
Option 4: C
Correct Answer: E
Solution : Given: (I) C sits at the extreme left end of their row and is exactly opposite I. H sits to the immediate left of I.
(II) K sits at the extreme left end of their row and is exactly opposite D. B sits between D
Question : Directions: If PENCIL is coded as ?@.=;7 and PAPER is coded as ?9?@5, how will you code CLIP?
Option 1: @7;?
Option 2: @?;?
Option 3: =7?;
Option 4: =7;?
Correct Answer: =7;?
Solution : Given: PENCIL is coded as ?@.=;7 and PAPER is coded as ?9?@5.
Each letter of the word PENCIL is coded with the equivalent symbols and numbers given in the code – P→?, E→@, N→., C→=, I→;, L→7 Thus, PENCIL is coded as ?@.=;7. And, PAPER
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. My little sister said, “What a beautiful sight!”
Option 1: My little sister exclaimed that it was a beautiful sight.
Option 2: My little sister said that it is a beautiful sight.
Option 3: My little sister said that it had been a beautiful sight.
Option 4: My little sister said that it would be a beautiful sight.
Correct Answer: My little sister exclaimed that it was a beautiful sight.
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : Which Director General of ASI is responsible for the excavations leading to the discovery of two key city-sites of the Indus Valley Civilisation, in the 1920s?
Option 1: Madho Sarup Vats
Option 2: John Hubert Marshall
Option 3: James Burgess
Option 4: Mortimer Wheeler
Correct Answer: John Hubert Marshall
Solution : The correct option is John Hubert Marshall.
John Hubert Marshall was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in charge of the excavations that in the 1920s produced the discovery of two important Indus Civilisation city sites. Excavations at Mohenjo-Daro
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, FLOUR is written as KPRWS. How will TREES be written in that code language?
Option 1: XUGHU
Option 2: XUGFS
Option 3: YVHGT
Option 4: YVHFT
Correct Answer: YVHGT
Solution : Given: FLOUR is written as KPRWS.
Add consecutive natural numbers starting from 5 in decreasing order to the letters of FLOUR to obtain the required code – F + 5 = K; L + 4 = P; O + 3 = R; U + 2
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