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Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam

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Question : Directions: From the given alternatives, select the one in which the set of numbers is most like the given set of numbers in the question.
(14, 20, 3)

Option 1: (7, 13, 3)

Option 2: (5, 10, 15)

Option 3: (3, 6, 9)

Option 4: (4, 8, 16)

Team Careers360 23rd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: (7, 13, 3)


Solution : Given:
(14, 20, 3)

Subtract the first number from the second number and then divide the resultant by 2, to get the third number.
⇒ (14, 20, 3)→(20 – 14) ÷ 2 = 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Let's check the options –

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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.
I miss you / when you moved / to another building.

Option 1: to another building

Option 2: when you move

Option 3: I miss you

Option 4: No Error

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: I miss you


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

The error is in the use of the present tense "miss" in conjunction with the past tense "moved" in the subsequent segment. The adjustment involves changing "miss" to "missed" to align with the past tense of

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Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

It's a little lately / to go back to / where we started from.

Option 1: It's a little lately

Option 2: where we started from

Option 3: No error

Option 4: to go back to

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: It's a little lately


Solution : The first option is correct.

The word lately is an adverb used to describe when an action has happened recently. However, in this context, it seems like there's a mistake in the choice of words. The correct adverb to use here is

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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Marriages, birthday celebrations, meetings, conferences, seminars and many similar events layout (1) ________multi-course feasts with plenty of starters followed by the main course. Later, (2)__________ of food get dumped into dustbins, (3) _________of its value to the hungry poor. Most such gatherings serve buffets. The (4) __________of food wastage is more when people help themselves. They (5)__________. more than what they can eat only to waste the (6) __________Similar wastage is seen when hotels serve (7) _________breakfast buffets. Wherever food is free and (8) _________plenty, people take more. Those fortunate to have (9) __________food forget the plight of those who do not have (10) __________to eat. Millions of people die of malnutrition and hunger in India.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 7.

Option 1: voluntary

Option 2: complimentary

Option 3: mandatory

Option 4: optional

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: complimentary


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation: In this context, the sentence discusses the waste of food during breakfast buffets in hotels. The word that accurately conveys the idea that these buffets are provided as a free and additional service is "complimentary".

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Question : In which of the following states is India's first moss garden being developed?

Option 1: Mizoram

Option 2: Uttarakhand

Option 3: Himachal Pradesh

Option 4: Assam

Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Uttarakhand


Solution : The correct option is Uttarakhand.

India's first moss garden has been established in Khurpatal, located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand Forest Department approved the moss garden project under the CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) scheme. The primary objective

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Question : Who laid the foundation of the 'School of Possiblism'?

Option 1: Brunches

Option 2: La Blache

Option 3: Humboldt

Option 4: Ratzel

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: La Blache


Solution : The correct answer is La Blanche.

Vidal de La Blanche, a French geographer, established the principles of possibility. He argued that despite the role played by natural forces in shaping human society and determining man's fate, man is not a passive agent under the

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Question : Directions: In the following question, select the number that can be placed at the sign of the question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

4 6 3
9 5 2
6 8 7
? 19 12

Option 1: 19

Option 2: 17

Option 3: 15

Option 4: 20

Team Careers360 22nd Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 19


Solution : Given:

4 6 3
9 5 2
6 8 7
? 19 12

The pattern is running vertically down in the columns.
Column 2: 6 + 5 + 8 = 19
Column 3: 3 + 2 + 7 = 12
Column 1: 4 + 9

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Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with appropriate words. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

We all have ______ the widowed girl.

Option 1: Sympathy at

Option 2: Sympathy for

Option 3: Sympathy with

Option 4: Sympathy of

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Sympathy for


Solution : The second option is the correct answer: "sympathy for."

The appropriate preposition to use with "sympathy" is "for." 

"Sympathy at" is not a common phrase in English.

"Sympathy with" can be used in some contexts, but it doesn't fit well in this sentence. 

"Sympathy

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Question : Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone consists of _______ members.

Option 1: 11

Option 2: 12

Option 3: 13

Option 4: 14

Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 13


Solution : The correct answer is 13.

The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Collaboration (BSEC) is a regional international group that concentrates on multilateral political and economic initiatives to promote collaboration, stability and prosperity in the Black Sea region. Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova,

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