Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Given below are four sentences, three of which are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.
A. His face was very pale and there were dark areas under his eyes. B. For a while, I sat quietly by his bed watching him from my chair. C. But I could see that he was not following what I was reading. D. Then I started reading aloud from Howard Pyle’s ‘Book Of Pirates.’
Option 1: ACDB
Option 2: ADBC
Option 3: ABDC
Option 4: ACBD
Correct Answer: ABDC
Solution : The third option is correct.
While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them:
Question : Name the social reformer who was regarded as the "foundational philosopher of modern nursing."
Option 1: Mother Teresa
Option 2: Kasturba Gandhi
Option 3: Sarojini Naidu
Option 4: Florence Nightingale
Correct Answer: Florence Nightingale
Solution : The correct answer is Florence Nightingale.
The founder of modern nursing was the British social reformer and nurse Florence Nightingale. During the Crimean War, Nightingale was tasked with providing nursing care to British and allied soldiers in Turkey. She became known as the
Question : Directions: Select the option that will fill in the blank and complete the given series. NEUT, QJBC, _____, WTPU, ZYWD
Option 1: SOIM
Option 2: TOIL
Option 3: STPM
Option 4: SPTL
Correct Answer: TOIL
Solution : Given: NEUT, QJBC, _____, WTPU, ZYWD
Add consecutive odd numbers to the letters of the previous term to obtain the next term in the series – NEUT→N + 3 = Q; E + 5 = J; U + 7 = B; T + 9 =
Question : Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India?
Option 1: Deccan Plateau
Option 2: Lakshadweep Islands
Option 3: Western Ghats
Option 4: Himalayas
Correct Answer: Deccan Plateau
Solution : The correct answer is the Deccan Plateau.
The Deccan plateau was formed by volcanic activity that lasted millions of years and resulted in lava deposition. During the northwest movement of the Indian plate in the Cretaceous period, it passed through a reunion hotspot,
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Feeble
Option 1: Strong
Option 2: Frail
Option 3: Weak
Option 4: Soft
Correct Answer: Strong
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
Explanation: In the context of antonyms, feeble is opposite in meaning to strong. Feeble is an adjective indicating a lack of strength or weakness, while strong is its direct opposite, denoting a high degree of power
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. If I was the President of India, / I would work / to ensure communal harmony.
Option 1: No Error
Option 2: to ensure communal harmony
Option 3: I would work
Option 4: If I was the President of India,
Correct Answer: If I was the President of India,
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
In conditional sentences expressing unreal or hypothetical situations, the correct form is often "were" instead of "was" when using the subjunctive mood. So, the correct construction is "If I were the President
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. "I will help you," he will say to me.
Option 1: He says to me that he would help me.
Option 2: He will tell me that he will help me.
Option 3: He tells me that he helped me.
Option 4: He told me that he will help me.
Correct Answer: He will tell me that he will help me.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Reported speech involves converting direct speech (spoken words) into indirect speech (reported words).
Narration Conversion:
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. Individuals might not always do just what we (1)________ like them to do. No matter how justified or marginal our requirements (2)_________ we will occasionally be disheartened. Instinctually, when our expectations are not fulfilled, we become hurt and upset. Altercations terrify us since they are uncomfortable and have the potential to destroy relationships. However, avoiding confrontation does not (3)___________ the dispute, as unanswered questions also have a detrimental (4)__________ on relationships. Indeed, the true source of (5)___________ is our confrontational style, not the problem itself.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: will
Option 2: can
Option 3: could
Option 4: would
Correct Answer: would
The term would introduces a hypothetical or conditional statement. Would is commonly used to express desires, preferences, or expectations in a speculative or conditional context. In this case, it emphasises that individuals may not always align with
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case, no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
He distributed the (candies between the children).
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
There is an error in the use of the preposition in the sentence. The preposition between should be replaced with among to convey the intended meaning that he distributed the candies among the children, suggesting that there were
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
ACCUSTOMED
Option 1: delegated
Option 2: disturbed
Option 3: expelled
Option 4: habituated
Correct Answer: habituated
Accustomed means being used to something through experience or habit. Habituated similarly means becoming accustomed to or used to something. Both of the words convey the sense of being familiar with something through regular exposure or practice.
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