SSC Stenographer Mock Test - 8 - SSC Stenographer MCQ

The logic followed here is :- Sum of the opposite letter's position value according to English alphabetic series and number of letters within the word.

​So,

• ‘POLISH’ is written as ‘89’​

And,

• ‘CLIP’ is written as ‘72’

Similarly,

• ‘CONTROL’ is written as :

Hence, the correct answer is "99".

Here, Figure 2 is embedded in the given figure.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

The correct mirror image of the given figure is:

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

The logic followed here is:

Similarly,

Hence, '37' is the correct answer.

If we arrange the chained structure of letters "TANLP", we get a meaningful word "PLANT".

The last 3 letters of the word 'PLANT' is "ANT" which describe a category of Insect.

Hence, the correct answer is "Insect".

The logic followed here is,

Logic: First Number = (Second Number)² - 1

195 ∶ 14

→ 195 = (14)² - 1

→ 195 = 196 - 1

8 ∶ 3

→ 8 = (3)2 - 1

→ 8 = 9 - 1

Similarly,

? ∶ 18

→ ? = (18)2 - 1

→ ? = 324 - 1 = 323

Hence, the correct answer is "323".

Here, we use the BODMAS table given below:

Given:
​⇒ 300 + 242 × 11 - 15 ÷ 9 = ?
After interchanging '+' and '-' and '×' and '÷' →
​⇒ 300 - 242 ÷ 11 + 15 × 9
Apply BODMAS rule:
​⇒ 300 - 22 + 15 × 9
​⇒​ 300 - 22 + 135​
​⇒ 435 - 22 = 413
​⇒ '300 - 242 ÷ 11 + 15 × 9 = 413'
Here, the value of the equation is '413'.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option (3)".

After replacing the signs, the equation we get:
→ 27 × 7 - 39 ÷ 3 + 47 =?
→ 27 × 7 - 13 + 47 =?
→ 189 - 13 + 47 =?
→ 236 - 13 =?
→ 223 =?
Hence, the correct answer is "223".

In figure 1 and 2,

In figure 2 and 3,

In figure 3 and 4,

In figure 4 and 5,

Hence, the correct answer is "Option (d)".

The logic followed here is:

Logic: (First number + Second number) ÷ 2 = Third number.

For, (6, 12, 9)

⇒ (6 + 12) ÷ 2 = 9

⇒ 18 ÷ 2 = 9

⇒ 9 = 9

For, (7, 23, 15)

⇒ (7 + 23) ÷ 2 = 15

⇒ 30 ÷ 2 = 15

⇒ 15 = 15

Let's check with options:

Option A) (14, 12, 13)

⇒ (14 + 12) ÷ 2 = 13

⇒ 26 ÷ 2 = 13

⇒ 13 = 13.

Option B) (15, 7, 8)

⇒ (15 + 7) ÷ 2 = 8

⇒ 22 ÷ 2 = 8

⇒ 11 ≠ 8

Option C) (12, 20, 8)

⇒ (12 + 20) ÷ 2 = 8

⇒ 32 ÷ 2 = 8

⇒ 16 ≠ 8

Option D) (20, 40, 60)

⇒ (20 + 40) ÷ 2 = 60

⇒ 60 ÷ 2 =60

⇒ 30 ≠ 60.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option A"

The logic followed here is:

Logic: The opposite place value is for Consonants and the same place value is for Vowels

For, 'CROWD' is coded as 23415924

For, 'TRHICK' is coded as 162491997

similarly, for 'FRUGAL'

So, 'FRUGAL' will be codded as '1512021921'.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

Correct Answer Manipuri
Key Points

• Manipuri dance originates from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
• It is known for its subtlety and grace.
• Compared to other Indian classical dance forms, Manipuri dance is more introverted and restrained.
• Dancers typically maintain a downcast gaze and rarely make direct eye contact with the audience.
• This unique aesthetic adds to the dance's distinctive charm.
• The dance form is deeply intertwined with the spiritual traditions of the region.
• It often depicts episodes from the life of Lord Krishna.

Additional Information:

The correct answer is Victoria.

Key Points

• The Australian state of Victoria will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
• The 2026 Games will be held in four regional hubs in the towns of Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, and Gippsland.
• The state has confirmed 16 sports for the Games so far, including aquatics, cycling, and Twenty20 cricket.
• The 2022 Commonwealth Games are due to be held in Birmingham, England, from July 28 to August 8, 2022.

Important Points

• It will be the sixth time that Australia has staged the Commonwealth Games and the second time in Victoria after Melbourne hosted the 2006 event.
• The opening ceremony will be held at Australia's largest sports stadium, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which can hold more than 100,000 spectators.

• The Games, held every four years, attract more than 4,000 athletes from the 54 nations of the Commonwealth, almost all of whom are former territories of the British Empire.

Note:

The correct answer is Indian National Congress agreed to end the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Key Points

• The Gandhi-Irwin Pact is the name given to a political agreement concluded on 5 March 1931 by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin.
  • In 1930, the Salt Satyagraha was organized and India and Gandhi attracted worldwide attention.
  • The British government in India was criticized for its unjust treatment of Indians.
  • Gandhi and many other leaders were imprisoned along with thousands of Indians.
  • Lord Irwin wanted this issue to end.
  • Therefore, Gandhi was released from prison in January 1931.
  • The then Congress President Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel authorized Gandhi to hold talks with Lord Irwin.
  • The Indian National Congress agreed to end the Civil Disobedience Movement.
  • The INC participated in the Second Round Table Conference which was held in September-December in 1931.

Additional Information

• ​The pact made the British Government concede some demands.
  • To withdraw all ordinances and prosecutions.
  • To release all the political prisoners.
  • To restore the confiscated properties of the satyagarhis.
  • To permit the free collection or manufacture of salt.

The correct answer is "Don't go outside," Rama said."

Key Points

• This sentence correctly applies capitalization for the proper noun "Rama".
• It uses the comma inside the closing quotation mark to separate the spoken dialogue from the tag ("Rama said").
• It properly places the apostrophe in "Don't" to indicate the contraction of "do not".
• It begins and ends the spoken words with quotation marks to clearly denote dialogue.

Therefore, the correct answer is "option 3".

The correct answer is "Instead of giving in to the requests of the victim."
Key Points

• In the given passage, the writer explains the effects of punishments given by the teacher on the learner.
• In line 1 of paragraph 2;
  • The typical Teacher was willing to deliver as much pain as was available to give.
  • Rather than yield to the pleas of the victim, about two thirds of the subjects in Milgram’s experiment pulled every one of the thirty shock switches in front of them and continued to engage the last switch (450 volts) until the researcher ended the experiment.
• ​"Yield to" in the given sentence means to stop refusing to do something, somebody is asking to do.
• According to the given passage, the 'teacher' doesn't stop giving shocks to the victim i.e. "the learner".
• Thus, it can be inferred from the above explanation that "rather than yield to the pleas of the victim" means that "instead of giving in to the requests of the victim" the teacher continues the punishment.

​Hence, the correct answer is option C.

The correct answer is "The boy was being helped by some girls"
Key Points

• Look at the basic rule for this type of conversion: ​
  
• Look at the following example
  • Active: The angels were pushing the handsome man.
  • Passive: The handsome man was being pushed by the angels.
• Hence, the correct answer is: The boy was being helped by some girls.

The correct answer is Option B i.e., the statement The quoted speech in the direct narration is always initiated with small letter is not correct.
Key Points

• Let us have a look at the statements given in the options of the question and reiterate the related rules of Narration change in English Grammar.
  • When the reporting verb is in the past tense and the verb in the direct speech is in Past perfect tense, the latter stays same i.e. in the Past perfect. For example,
    • Tanbir said, “I had finished the task by evening” ⇒ Tanbir said that he had finished the task by evening.
  • Direct speech begins with a capital letter, even if it is in the middle of a sentence.
    • For example, 'Madhushree pleaded, “Help me to find my mirror.”'
  • However, there might seem one exception - If the speech sentence is interrupted by a reporting clause, the speech sentence continues with a lowercase word. Still, as it is a continuation, we do not consider it as the beginning of the reporting text.
    • For example, “Certainly,” the families complained, “it’s something to do with the new girl.”
  • The Reporting speech may go at the beginning, middle or end of a sentence. For example,
    • My wife asked, “What shall I bring you for tea today?”
    • “What shall I bring you for tea today?” asked my wife.
  • When changing a direct speech into an indirect speech, we remove the comma and the inverted commas that border the direct speech.
    • For example, Supriti said to me, “Did you the join the webinar last night?” ⇒ Supriti inquired of me if I had joined the webinar the previous night.
• So, from the discussion above, we can see that only the statement made in Option 2 contradicts the corresponding rule of English Grammar regarding Narration Change.

Hence, the correct answer to the given question is Option B.

The correct answer is 'Option D' i.e. 'Horrified'.
Key Points

• The given word is 'Aghast' which means filled with horror or shock.(भौचक्का).
  • For example: She was aghast at the news of her friend's sudden death.
• The synonym of 'Aghast' in this context is 'Horrified' which means filled with a feeling of horror or dismay.(भयभीत).
  • For example: The children were horrified by the scary stories around the campfire.

Therefore, the correct answer is - 'Option D' i.e. 'Horrified'.
Additional Information

• Mystified(रहस्यमई).
• Inspired(प्रेरित).
• Pacified(शांत).

The correct answer is 'He requested him to wait there till he returned'.

Key Points

• When the speaker's words is expressed in our own language, it is called indirect or reported speech.
• Let's look at the rules to be followed while converting direct speech into indirect.
  • First, identify the sentence to understand the conjunction to be used.
    • The sentence is assertive but is a request. (said please will change into requested)
  • Change personnel pronoun if any.
    • First and second person changed to third person.
  • Here changes into there
  • Change of tense.
    • Reporting verb in the present or future tense, reported speech unchanged.
    • Reported verb in a past tense, reported speech changed into corresponding past tense.(I return changes into he returned)
• Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct sentence is -'He requested him to wait there till he returned'.

The erroneous part of the sentence is 'I brought him forward'.

Key Points

• The error in the sentence lies in using the incorrect phrasal verb.
• 'I brought him forward' uses the incorrect phrasal verb 'brought him forward'.
• Bring (something) forward means to propose a plan or idea for consideration.
  • Example: I realize that when I bring forward proposals they will have to be judged on their merits.
• But the sentence talks about making someone see the same point of view as one.
• Hence the error lies in option B.
• In the given context, the correct phrasal verb should be 'brought him around'.
• Bring around means persuade someone to agree to something.
• Example: At first they refused but I managed to bring them around (to my way of thinking).
• Thus, the correct answer is Option B.

Correct sentence - After a lot of argument I brought him around to my point of view.

The correct answer is 'They act as a sink, trapping carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen'

Key Points

• Rainforests, due to their rich biodiversity, have a substantial role in managing the Earth's carbon dioxide levels.
• The passage describes them as a "colossal sink", implying that they trap large amounts of carbon dioxide.
• Further, the passage also states that rainforests exhale oxygen after absorbing carbon dioxide, validating the answer's claim.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

The correct answer is 'Consequences'.

Key Points

• In the given passage, 'repercussions' refers to the outcomes or consequences resulting from an action, specifically from the action of deforestation.
• The meanings of the options 'causes', 'benefits', and 'initiatives' do not accurately align with 'repercussions'.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

The correct answer is "Geographers, biologists, and chemists".

Key Points

• Besides gold prospectors, the Klondike Gold Rush acted as a magnet for geographers, biologists, and chemists interested in studying the environmental changes due to the exploitation.
• These scientific researchers explored the region to understand and document the consequences of such massive human activity on the environment.
• This spurred development in environmental sciences at that time.
• Relevant details can be found in the third paragraph of the comprehension.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1’.

The correct answer is "It spurred the growth of the service industry".

Key Points

• The Klondike Gold Rush, while centered around gold mining, also significantly impacted other industries, particularly the service industry.
• Entrepreneurs like Friedrich Trump established businesses to cater to the necessities and comforts of the prospectors, such as food, drink, and accommodation, thus bolstering the service industry's growth.
• This specific effect of the gold rush represents the indirect economic outcomes, being more profitable than actual gold prospecting in some cases.
• The second paragraph of the comprehension offers an insight into this development.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1’.

The correct answer is 'BADC.'

Key Points

• While arranging the parts of the passage given in the options, we have to find some grammatical or contextual connections between them, so let’s find out.
  • The first sentence should be B as it is providing an introduction to the subject and context "Two government investigations related to the sinking of the Titanic."
  • A follows B because it is adding information about both investigations.
  • D follows A because it is including information by talking about blaming the captain for the reckoning of Titanic.
  • C follows D as it is talking about the closing of the investigation and the case.
• Therefore, the sequence is 'BADC.'
• Correct sequence:
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The correct answer is Option (b) i.e. "Sitting on the Fence"

Key Points

• In this context, it is stated that he could not decide for a long time to select the right course.
• Sitting on the Fence: Avoid taking sides or making a decision; be uncertain, be undecided. (पक्ष लेने या निर्णय लेने से बचना; अनिश्चित हो)
• Hence, "Sitting on the Fence" is the most appropriate idiom to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Therefore, the complete sentence is "I was ​sitting on the fence to select the right course of study after my senior secondary exam."

Additional Information

• Beating Around the Bush: Avoiding the main topic or not getting to the point. (मुख्य विषय से बचना या मुद्दे पर न पहुँचना)
• Knocking Around: Moving from place to place without a clear purpose. (बिना किसी स्पष्ट उद्देश्य के एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पर जाना)
• On Fool’s Errand: Engaging in a task or mission that is likely to fail. (किसी ऐसे कार्य या मिशन में संलग्न होना जिसके विफल होने की संभावना हो)

The correct answer is "In an extremely short time."
Key Points

• The phrase "in the blink of an eye" is an idiom that means something happens very quickly or suddenly, often implying that it occurs almost instantaneously or without warning. (कोई चीज़ बहुत जल्दी या अचानक घटित होती है, जिसका अर्थ अक्सर यह होता है कि यह लगभग तुरंत या बिना किसी चेतावनी के घटित होती है)
• It emphasizes the rapidity or speed of an action or event, suggesting that it happens so swiftly that it can be missed if one is not paying close attention.
  • Example: In the blink of an eye, the car disappeared around the corner.

​Therefore, the correct answer is Option B.

The correct answer is "the passengers attempted to retake the plane"

Key Points

• You can see the highlighted lines in the 1st paragraph of the given passage:

  • September 11 attacks, also called the 9/11 attacks, series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U.S. history. The attacks against New York City and Washington, D.C., caused extensive death and destruction and triggered an enormous U.S. effort to combat terrorism. Some 2,750 people were killed in New York, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania (where one of the hijacked planes crashed after the passengers attempted to retake the plane); all 19 terrorists died. Police and fire departments in New York were especially hard-hit: hundreds had rushed to the scene of the attacks, and more than 400 police officers and firefighters were killed.

Hence, the correct answer: the passengers attempted to retake the plane

The correct answer is "New York and Washington D.C."

Key Points

• You can see the highlighted lines in the 1st paragraph of the given passage:

  • September 11 attacks, also called the 9/11 attacks, series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U.S. history. The attacks against New York City and Washington, D.C., caused extensive death and destruction and triggered an enormous U.S. effort to combat terrorism. Some 2,750 people were killed in New York, 184 at the Pentagon, and 40 in Pennsylvania (where one of the hijacked planes crashed after the passengers attempted to retake the plane); all 19 terrorists died. Police and fire departments in New York were especially hard-hit: hundreds had rushed to the scene of the attacks, and more than 400 police officers and firefighters were killed.

Hence, the correct answer: New York and Washington D.C.