Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : In terms of their magnetic properties, the elements named nickel and cobalt are classified as:
Option 1: paramagnetic
Option 2: anti-ferromagnetic
Option 3: ferromagnetic
Option 4: diamagnetic
Correct Answer: ferromagnetic
Solution : The correct option is ferromagnetic.
Nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) are both transition metals and are classified as ferromagnetic elements. Ferromagnetic materials are characterised by the presence of magnetic moments (spins of electrons) that tend to align in the same direction, leading to strong
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 4, 11, 21, 37, 62, 99, 151, ?
Option 1: 255
Option 2: 211
Option 3: 215
Option 4: 221
Correct Answer: 221
Solution : Given: 4, 11, 21, 37, 62, 99, 151, ?
Here, the pattern followed is as follows –
So, the missing number in the series is 221. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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.
By next year, / they will have / build their new tower.
Option 1: No Error
Option 2: build their new tower
Option 3: they will have
Option 4: By next year
Correct Answer: build their new tower
Solution : The error lies in the second option.
The Future perfect tense is used for those actions which are assumed to be completed by a certain point of time.
The correct form should be built instead of build to maintain the proper verb
Question : Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. As legend has it, Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Mars, the god of war. They had been left to drown in a basket on the Tiber River by a king of a nearby region and were rescued by a she-wolf. The twins lived to defeat that king and founded their city on the river's banks in 753 B.C. After killing his brother, Romulus became the first king of Rome, which is named after him. A line of Sabine, Latin, and Etruscan (earlier Italian civilisations) kings followed in a non-hereditary succession. Rome's era as a monarchy ended in 509 B.C. with the overthrow of its seventh king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, whom ancient historians portrayed as cruel and tyrannical, compared to his benevolent predecessors. Rome has now turned from a monarchy into a republic. The power of the monarch passed to two annually elected magistrates called consuls. They also served as commanders-in-chief of the army. The magistrates, though elected by the people, were largely the descendants of the original senators from the time of Romulus. In 450 B.C., the first Roman law code was inscribed on 12 bronze tablets-known as the Twelve Tables—and publicly displayed in the Roman Forum. These laws included issues of legal procedure, civil rights, and property rights and provided the basis for all future Roman civil laws. By around 300 B.C., real political power in Rome was centered in the Senate.
Question: Rome became a republic in _____.
Option 1: 509 B.C.
Option 2: 450 B.C.
Option 3: 753 B.C.
Option 4: 300 B.C.
Correct Answer: 509 B.C.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The passage explicitly states: "Rome's era as a monarchy ended in 509 B.C. with the overthrow of its seventh king," signifying the transition from a monarchy to a republic. This date marks the shift in Rome's
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
You must accustom yourself with new ideas.
(1) accustomed yourself with
(2) accustom yourself to
(3) get accustom to
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The second option is the correct answer: "accustom yourself to"
The verb "accustom" means to make someone or something used to something. It is always followed by the preposition "to," not "with."
Hence, the correct sentence is: "You must accustom yourself to new ideas."
Question : The brain receives and sends signals in the form of _____.
Option 1: Chemical impulses
Option 2: Magnetic impulses
Option 3: Mechanical impulses
Option 4: Electrical impulses
Correct Answer: Electrical impulses
Solution : The correct option is Electrical impulses.
Electrical impulses or action potentials are used by the brain to transmit signals. These are fast changes in the electrical potential across neuron cell membranes that allow communication, and information transmission between different regions of the nervous
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It is quite hot today, but it was______ yesterday.
Option 1: hottest
Option 2: hotter
Option 3: more hotter
Option 4: most hot
Correct Answer: hotter
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
We use the comparative form of the adjective to compare. In this case, the sentence is comparing today's temperature to yesterday's temperature, and the comparative form of "hot" is "hotter", which makes it the correct choice.
Therefore,
Question : Grafting and _____________ are horticulture techniques used to join parts from two or more plants so they appear to grow as a single plant.
Option 1: layering
Option 2: cutting
Option 3: budding
Option 4: fusion
Correct Answer: budding
Solution : The correct answer is budding.
Horticultural procedures like grafting and budding are used to link sections of two or more plants together so that they grow together as a single unit. Grafting is the process of growing one plant's upper portion (scion) on top
Question : Select the option that arranges the given sentences in the correct sequence. The first sentence is in the correct position. A. A traffic policeman usually stands at the junction of roads. B. With these signs, he either stops people and vehicles, or allows them to pass by. C. He wears a white uniform and a pair of white gloves. D. Sometimes he stands on a high platform at the junction or under a flyover. E. In one hand he carries a red or green, lighted rod or a metal sign plate that says 'STOP'.
Option 1: ADCEB
Option 2: ACBED
Option 3: ABCED
Option 4: AECBD
Correct Answer: ADCEB
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The logical flow of information is:
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement required'.
Footballers run from one corner of the field to other.
Option 1: through others
Option 2: on the other
Option 3: to another
Option 4: No improvement required
Correct Answer: to another
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The reason for this correction is that "other" is not the correct term to use in this context. "Other" implies a comparison or contrast between two or more items, which is not intended in this sentence. Instead,
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