Staff Selection Commission Stenographer Grade C & D Exam
Question : Vijayanagara was founded on the banks of which river?
Option 1: Narmada
Option 2: Godavari
Option 3: Krishna
Option 4: Tungabhadra
Correct Answer: Tungabhadra
Solution : The correct answer is Tungabhadra.
Vijayanagara was founded on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Vijayanagar Empire was founded by the Harihara and Bukka brothers of the Sangam dynasty in 1336. Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, which is in the present-day part of Karnataka.
Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 826, 480, 346, 134, ?
Option 1: 61
Option 2: 212
Option 3: 126
Option 4: 83
Correct Answer: 212
Solution : Given: 826, 480, 346, 134, ?
In the above-given series, subtract the first two numbers to obtain the third number, then subtract the second and third numbers to obtain the fourth number, and so on. 826 – 480 = 346, 480 – 346 = 134, 346 – 134 = 212
So, 212 is the missing term in the given series. Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Foreign
Option 1: Distant
Option 2: Strange
Option 3: Native
Option 4: Alien
Correct Answer: Native
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Foreign refers to something that is from or characteristic of a country other than one's own. Native pertains to something that is indigenous or originating in a particular place or environment, often one's own country or region.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Therefore, the correct answer is native.
Question : Directions: In the following question, a series is given with one number missing. Select the missing number from the given alternatives. 9, 19, 37, 75, 149, ?
Option 1: 297
Option 2: 298
Option 3: 300
Option 4: 299
Correct Answer: 299
Solution : Given: 9, 19, 37, 75, 149, ?
Multiply the terms by 2. Then, alternately add and subtract 1 from the result to get the following terms. (9 × 2) + 1 = 19 (19 × 2) – 1 = 37 (37 × 2) + 1 = 75 (75 × 2) – 1 = 149 (149 × 2) + 1 = 299
So, the required number is 299. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The policeman told the boys to go home and not move at night during the curfew period.
Option 1: The policeman said to the boys, "Go home and not move at night during the curfew period."
Option 2: The policeman said to the boys, "Go home and don't move at night during the curfew period."
Option 3: The policeman said to the boys, "You can go home and do not move at night during the curfew period."
Option 4: The policeman said to the boys, "Please go home and not move at night during the curfew period."
Correct Answer: The policeman said to the boys, "Go home and don't move at night during the curfew period."
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Narration Conversion:
Therefore, the direct speech is: The policeman said to the boys, "Go home and don't move at night during the curfew period."
Question : Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. If I asked you which the first significant Palace Hotel in India was, I am pretty sure you would get it wrong. Which, I guess, is fine. There is no reason why most of us should be well-informed about the history of palaces or hotels but what's interesting is this. I reckon that around 90 per cent of the travel business would get it wrong too and I am not even sure what you could say was the 'correct' answer. When the Taj Mahal Hotel opened in Mumbai over a century ago, it was called the Taj Mahal Palace. In those days, a grand hotel was regarded as a palace hotel and often used the word 'palace' in its name. All over Europe, you will find so-called 'palace' hotels, none of which were ever palaces but were always built to be hotels so yes, the Mumbai Taj was the first palace hotel of note in India. Except that it wasn't really a palace. The first real palace to be converted into a hotel was the Srinagar Palace which Dr. Karan Singh gave over to the Oberoi group to run as a hotel in the late 1950s. There was no hotel boom in India in those days and only a small number of foreign tourists. On the other hand, Kashmir was a hot destination for tourists from the rest of India and for shooting Hindi movies. So the hotel always did well and inspired other maharajas to consider turning their palaces into hotels. Among the first maharajas to take the plunge were Sawai Man Singh of Jaipur and Bhagwat Singh of Udaipur. Sawai Man Singh lived in a relatively modern palace (early 20th Century construction) in Jaipur, called the Rambagh, and decided to move out to another palace (the older City Palace) and turn the Rambagh into a luxury hotel. The Udaipur family owned a beautiful palace in the middle of Lake Pichola overlooking their main palace and they turned that into a hotel. Unlike the Oberoi Palace in Srinagar which boomed under Oberoi management, neither Rajasthan palace did very well because maharajas are not born hoteliers and most of them are bad businessmen. Question: What reason does the writer give for the success of the first palace hotel in Srinagar?
Option 1: The efficient management of the owners
Option 2: The attraction of the place for the film industry
Option 3: The surge of foreign tourists
Option 4: The hotel boom all over the country
Correct Answer: The attraction of the place for the film industry
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The writer attributes the success of the first palace hotel in Srinagar, the Oberoi Palace, to the attraction of the place for the film industry. According to the passage, Srinagar was a hot destination for tourists from the rest of India and was also popular for shooting Hindi movies. This popularity contributed to the success of the Oberoi Palace in Srinagar as a hotel.
Question : In which of the following states has a commemorative pillar for Polish refugee families, that made India their home during World War II, been set up?
Option 1: Maharashtra
Option 2: Tamil Nadu
Option 3: West Bengal
Option 4: Goa
Correct Answer: Maharashtra
Solution : The correct answer is Maharashtra.
In Maharashtra village, a pillar honouring Polish fugitives from World War II was unveiled. Between 1942 and 1948, almost 5,000 Polish refugees resided at Valivade, 235 miles from Pune, while their nation was destroyed by invading troops.
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term and the sixth term is related to the fifth term. 8 : 36 :: 6 : ? :: 12 : 76
Option 1: 20
Option 2: 27
Option 3: 22
Option 4: 24
Correct Answer: 22
Solution : Given: 8 : 36 :: 6 : ? :: 12 : 76
For each pair, divide the first number by 2, then multiply it by the first number, and add 4 to the resultant, to get the second number – Like, 8 : 36→(8 × (8 ÷ 2)) + 4 = (8 × 4) + 4 = 32 + 4 = 36 And, 12 : 76→(12 × (12 ÷ 2)) + 4 = (12 × 6) + 4 = 72 + 4 = 76 Similarly, follow the same pattern for 6 : ?→ (6 × (6 ÷ 2)) + 4 = (6 × 3) + 4 = 18 + 4 = 22
So, 22 is the required missing number. Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Select the correct passive voice of the given sentence.
Gain the attention of the audience.
Option 1: Let the attention of the audience be gained.
Option 2: The audience must gain the attention.
Option 3: The gain of the attention must be made by the audience.
Option 4: The audience attention must be gained.
Correct Answer: Let the attention of the audience be gained.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth 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 in the passive voice.
The structure of the passive sentence in the case of the imperative sentence is: "Let + object + be + past participle form of the main verb."
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "Let the attention of the audience be gained."
Question : Directions: In the following question a word is followed by four other words, one of which cannot be formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word. PRONUNCIATION
Option 1: RATION
Option 2: PRONOUN
Option 3: PRINT
Option 4: NATURAL
Correct Answer: NATURAL
Solution : Given: PRONUNCIATION
First option: RATION; All the letters of RATION are present in the word PRONUNCIATION. Second option: PRONOUN; All the letters of PRONOUN are present in the word PRONUNCIATION. Third option: PRINT; All the letters of PRINT are present in the word PRONUNCIATION. Fourth option: NATURAL; L is not present in the given word PRONUNCIATION. All the letters of NATURAL are not present in the word PRONUNCIATION.
So, from the above, only NATURAL cannot be formed using the letters of the word PRONUNCIATION. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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