SSC Stenographers Grade C D Exam Paper (Held on 19th September 2014)
Part-1 General Intelligence and Reasoning

1. Select the related letter/word/ number from the given alternatives.

SILK:NDGF::SOIL:?

NJDG

RNHK

NIBD

NKFJ

2. Select the related letter/word/ number from the given alternatives.



79

94

50

81

3. Select the related letter/word/ number from the given alternatives.



BDF

FHK

EFG

ADF

4. Select the related letter/word/ number from the given alternatives.

ACEF GlKL MOQR

SUWY

TVXZ

TUXY

SUWX

5. Select the related letter/word/ number from the given alternatives.

Lamp:Oil:: Electric bulb:?

Current

Bright

Holder

Switch

6. Select the related letter/word/ number from the given alternatives.

Poem Poet Book

Editor

Author

Writer

Publisher

7. Find the odd word/letter/number pair from the given alternatives.

Cricket

Football

Polo

Hockey

8. Find the odd word/letter/number pair from the given alternatives.

Tape Recorder

TV

Gramophone

Radio

9. Find the odd word/letter/number pair from the given alternatives.

CDFE

RSTV

JKML

MNPO

10. Find the odd word/letter/number pair from the given alternatives.

46-54

71-17

31-13

79-97

11. Find the odd word/letter/number pair from the given alternatives.

T14

T18

T12

T21

12. Find the odd word/letter/number pair from the given alternatives.

ARBT

KVLW

PXQY

EPFQ


13. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following?

Classroom
Desk
School
Community
Drawer










14. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following?

Gold
Ore
Process.
Ornaments
Mine











15. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones which will complete the series.

18, 32, 50, 72,

76

98

80

70

16. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones which will complete the series.

B D Z X F H V T J

LRP

LPR

LRQ

KRP

17. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones which will complete the series.

BXJ,ETL,HPN,KLP

MHQ

MIP

NIR

NHR

18. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones which will complete the series.

1331, 729, 343, 125,

27

64

216

512

19. Given below are four words. Putting the letters in a different order, a new word is formed from each of those words. Identify the word in which there is an addition of a letter, while compared with the original word.

Shrub

Bleat

Meats

Votes


Table

Stoves

Brush

Steam

20. Praveen is twice as old as Roopa and 6 years older than Deepak. If Deepak is 12 years, how old is Roopa?

9

8

11

6

21. If LPPHGLDWH means IMMEDIATE, what does GRPDLQ stand for?

MATTER

DOMAIN

ORANGE

DANGER

22. While travelling in a train with his friend, Rushil meets another man whose mother is the wife of Rushil's father's only son. How is the man related to Rushil?

Son

Father

Uncle

Nephew

23. If SCHOOL is written as TBINPK, bow TEACHER be written in that code?

UDBBIDS

DUBBIDS

NDBBISD

SEIDIFDS


24. Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis find out the correct answer from amongst the four alternatives for the unsolved equation in each question.

If p means q means r means and s means then 18p 6q 4s 6r 2

24

12

26

128

25. Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis find out the correct answer from amongst the four alternatives for the unsolved equation in each question.

If 9 8 7 876, 6 4 2 531, then 8 5 3

647

741

742

572


26. Select the missing number from the given responses.
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50

90

218

64

27. Select the missing number from the given responses.

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11

3

1

5

28. Select the missing number from the given responses.

5 7 4
16 13 38
3 5
7 4 6

6

7

9

8

29. One morning after sunrise Manajit and Sangita were walking to each other face to face at the park. If Manajit's shadow was exactly to the right of Sangita, which direction Manajit was facing?

South

East

West

North

30. Jaffar starting from a fixed point goes 15km towards North and then after turning to his light he goes 1 5 Ian. Then, h e goes 10,15 and 15km after turning to his left each time. How far is be from bis starting point?

10km

20km

15km

5km

31. In a class the students are standing in a row. A student is 11th from the right end and 9th from the left end. How many students are standing in that row?

19

20

21

18

32. One morning Savita set out from home to fetch water in the direction of the Sun. After some time she turned to her left and then to her right After some time she turned to her right again.now which direction is she facing?

South

West

East

North

33. In the given question two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have 10 consider the statements to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements. Indicate your answer.

Statements

Meena is older than Roma.
II) Rashmi is older than Meena.
III) Roma is older than Rashmi.

If 1st two statements are true then
3rd statement is

false

uncertain

vague

true

34. In the given question two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have 10 consider the statements to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements. Indicate your answer.


Statements All athletes are brave.
All girls are athletes.
Conclusions

AU girls are brave.
II)Some athletes are girls.

Only conclusion II follows.

Both conclusion I and II follow.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Only conclusion I follows.

35. You are given the name of a town and a date followed by four alternatives. Of these, only one matches while the other have some mistakes. You are to choose exactly the same as the given one a your answer.

Aurangabad, September 19, 2009

Aurangabad, September, 19 2009

Aurangabad, 19 September,2009

Aurangabad, September 19, 2009

Aurangabad, September, 19,2009

36. You are given the name of a town and a date followed by four alternatives. Of these, only one matches while the other have some mistakes. You are to choose exactly the same as the given one a your answer.

Thiruvananthapuram.
April 12, 2014

Thiruvananthapuram. April 12, 2014

Thiruvananthapuram, April 12, 2014

Trivandrum, April 12, 2014

Thiruvananthapuram. April 12th,2014



37. Answer the question based on the following. Below are given some Roll Numbers of candidates registered al different centres for an examination The first two digits from the left stand for the centre code and the next four for the serial number of the candidates registered al the centre.

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Which centres have serial number 0028 common?

01,06

02,04

01,04

05,01

38. Answer the question based on the following. Below are given some Roll Numbers of candidates registered al different centres for an examination The first two digits from the left stand for the centre code and the next four for the serial number of the candidates registered al the centre.

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Which centre has the largest number of candidates?

06

02

05

04

39. When you don't know how to proceed with an urgent official work, you will

seek the help of your seniors who had already worked on it

try to understand how to complete it

work hard to complete it by time

learn about it and complete the work

40. When I witness an accident, I

will call the ambulance

will panic

will be one among the crowd and sympathise

will pretend that busy and rush

41. While speaking to an audience, you feel that

it is difficult to convey your matter

you are comfortable in conveying your matter

you are partially comfortable in conveying your matter.

you will do better with some more practice

42. Either he is intelligent or industrious

he is industrious

an unintelligent person can be industrious

he is not industrious

he is intelligent

43. While having an argument with someone, if you fail

wait for the next opportunity to beat your opponents

agree to disagree with a part of the argument

feel totally shaken

analyse the reasons for the failure

44. Select the venn diagram that correctly shows the relationship.

Continent City Country

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45. In a total population of 70, if 20 drink coffee and tea, 35 drink coffee, then select the correct venn diagram that shows

how many drink only coffee?
how many drink only tea?
A Coffee drinkers
B Tea drinkers

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46. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded.

Question figure

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Answer figures

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47. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

Question figure

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Answer figures

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48. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the 2 matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by column number. For e.g., A can be represented by 12,24 etc.R can be represented by 57,76 etc. Identify the set for the given word.



Matrix-I

0 1 2 3 4
0 A E s T H
1 T H A E s
2 E s T H A
3 H A E s T
4 s T H A E

Matrix-II

5 6 7 8 9
5 p O R K L
6 K L p 0 R
7 O R K L p
8 L p O R K
9 R K L p O

97, 00, 77, 12

77, 43, 76, 31

66, 12, 58, 40

85, 31, 77, 44

49. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.

Question figures

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Answer figures

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50. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

Question figure

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Answer figures

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51. Devaluation means

reduction in the external value of currency

fall in valuation of the essentials in an economy

depreciation of the fixed assets

increase in the currency value in terms of foreign currency

52. Disguised unemployment means

willing to work and not getting the Work

not getting work on all days throughout the year

insufficiency of capital structure to absorb the large labour force

more people working, than required

53. The lines joining places of equal values of horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field are called

isogonic lines

isodynamic lines

aclinic lines

isoclinic lines

54. Free and compulsory education for all children is provided until they attain the age of

16 years

18 years

21 years

14 years

55. The Indian recipient of Noble Peace Prize is

Hargovind Khurana

Rabindra Nath Tagore

Mother Teresa

Amartya Sen

56. Which one among the following states is smallest in area?

Gujarat

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

57. The bankers and businessmen were responsible for

The Great Depression

Russian Revolution

French Revolution

First World War

58. The first Muslim Woman ruler of India was

Chandabibi

Sultana Raziya

Begum Hazarat Mahal

Noorjahan

59. Highest coffee growing state in India is

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

60. Red light is used in traffic signals, because

colour of blood is red

animals can identify red

red light disperses least

red is the symbol of danger

61. London is situated on the banks of river

Tiber

Danube

Tigris

Thames

62. Name the portfolio held by Sri Pranab Mukherjee before he was elevated as President of in India

Railway Minister

Finance Minister

External Affairs Minister

Home Minister

63. ATM means

All Time Money

Automatic Teller Machine

Automated Teller Machine

Any Time Money

64. Identify the odd sportsman among the following

Narain Karthikeyan

Vijay Hazare

Sachin Tandulkar

Sunil Gavaskar

65. Which market forms allow free entry and exit of firms?

Perfect and Monopolistic

Perfect and Oligopoly

Oligopoly and Monopoly

Monopoly and Monopolistic

66. Which one of the following is used in making pencils?

Charcoal

Bone black

Black ash

Graphite

67. The bacteria capable of converting nitrite to nitrate is

Nitrococcus

Nitrobacter

Pseudomonas

Nitrosomonas

68. The rootless plant is

lemna

banana

ginger

lemon

69. Din-I-IIhi was founded by

Kabir

Akbar

Shah Jahan

Guru Nanak Dev

70. First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was

AB Vajpayee

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Krishna Advani

Morarji Desai

71. The highest peak of the Eastern ghats of India is

Shevroy hills

Mahendragiri

Javadi hills

Annaimudi

72. GNP differs from MNP due to

net indirect taxes

Direct taxes

interest on public debt

depreciation

73. Who address s the joint sessions of the Parliament?

The President

The Prime Minister

The Chairman of Rajya Sabha

The LokSabha Speaker

74. DNA in a cell is a

carboxylic acid

nucleic acid

amino acid

fatty acid

75. Which of the following-awards is given for excellence in sports coaching?

Sahitya Academi Award

Dronacharya Award

Arjun Award

Dada SahebPhalke Award

76. The density of water is greater then the density of kerosene. If the two are mixed

water floats on kerosene

kerosene floats on water

kerosene dissolves in water

they mix uniformly

77. 'Purna Swaraj' was announced in the Indian national Congress Session of

Calcutta

Lahore

Nagpur

Karachi

78. who chaired the Boundary Commission in 1947, to demarcate the boundary line between India and Pakistan?

Krishna Menon

McMohan

J.Nehru

Henderson Brooks

79. Ashoka embraced Buddhism

before the Kalinga war

after the Kalinga war

just before his death

when he was a Crown Prince

80. What kind of data can you send by e-mail?

Audio

Pictures

Video

All of these

81. Fundamental Rights are borrowed from the Constitution of

America

Ireland

Australia

Russia

82. Which country is the largest producer of raw Jute?

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Myanmar

India

83. Who is the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2013?

Haruki Murakami

Eleanor Catton

Malala Yousufzai

Vikram Seth

84. The medicinal plant used in preparations for skin care is

cinchona

amla

aloevera

rauwolfia

85. Soda ash ls the name for

sodium hydroxide

anhydrous sodium carbonate

sodium bicarbonate

hydrated sodium carbonate

86. Banana is

tree

herb

undershrub

shrub

87. Where is the permanent secretarial of the SAARC?

New Delhi

Colombo

Islamabad

Kathmandu

88. Gas used for artificial ripening of fruits is

Ethane

Acety1ene

Propane

Methane

89. The characteristic of sound which distinguishes a female voice from a male voice is called

pitch

phase

quality

loudness

90. Who has recently been appointed the Chief Economist and senior Vice-President of the World Bank?

Justin Yitu Lin

Kaushik Basu

Jagdish Bhagwati

Raghuram Rajan

91. 'Statue of Liberty' is the National Emblem of

UK

USA

Germany

Russia

92. Which one of the following is an example of joint supply?

Petrol and Bus

Ink and Fountain Pen

Sugar and Coffee

Wool and Cotton

93. Seeds are not enclosed in fruits is

angiosperms

dicotyledons

monocotyledons

gymnosperms

94. Sahara Desert is, in the continent of

Europe

America

Africa

Asia

95. Ozone Day is celebrated on

April 21

September 16

September 25

June5

96. Deficiency of which vitamin causes beri-beri?

a)Vitamin-B6

b)Vitamin-B12

c)Vitamin-B2

d)Vitamin-B1

97. Which of the following is not a waste product produced by plants?

Water vapour

Oxygen

Gum Arabic

Carbon dioxide

98. Water is an excellent solvent because its molecules are

highly polar

non-polar

light weight

neutral

99. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated which of the following teams in the final match of IPL-7 on June1,2014?

Chennai Super Kings

Delhi Daredevils

Kings XI Punjab

Sun Risers Hyderabad

100. Which of the following is usually not an air pollutant?

Sulphur dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Nitrous oxide

Hydrocarbons


101. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

Every boy a./have to submit the assignment b./ by this evening c./ No error d.

102. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

It is high time a./ that you b./ go home c./No error d.

103. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

I saw portion a./ of the manuscript b. /on birds c. No error d.

104. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

I had worked very hard a./ on this project b./ and my boss was not satisfied c.
No error d.

105. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

She invited a./all her daughter-in-laws b. to the grand party last week c./ No error d.

106. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

The art exhibition a./ is a big rut b./and they made a lot of profit c./ No error d.

107. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

The students a./ were playing b./ besides the school building c./ No error d.

108. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

Profit is divided a./between the five shareholders b./of the company c./No error d.

109. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

profit is clear that a./each of the tricks b./is a sort of defensive mechanism c./ No error d.

110. In following question, some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error.

My furniture a./has been damaged b./ in transit c./ No error d.


187 e ssenti a l in the
first JeMS of a child s life
because
-ears th er e is no lur lher
ease of the b rain
b y ear s t he brai n weighs 99%
· fou r years t he c hild's brain is lhe
S1Ze of an adult's
o. At fou r years the brain i s fully
developed
188. The theme of the passage is
a. Experiments on human bei ngs
b. G rowth of the bra in
c. M alnutri tion and its effect
d. Perma ne nt brain damage
1 8 9. Find out the word ia the passage,
which means very improtant
a. Alarming
b . Nevertheless
c. Cond u c ted
d. Cr uc ia l
190. The meani n g of irreversible' 1s
a. i rrel eva nt b. changed
c. u n ch an geable d. a ltered
Passage II (Q. Nos. 19 1 9
Whe n he h a rcl t hat a ut h inven tor
had i nve nted somet hing called a
spy g l a ss, b ut wa k ep i ng it a sec ret
Galileo ali lei dec ided to wo r k on one
oi his owii . Wi thi n 4 h our he hcJd
invented a tele cope that cou Id magni f
t hings to make them appear ten L imes
larger than rea I life.
One night, he poi n t e d h i s t e l escope
towards the s ky, and mcJde his firs t of
many space observations the moon was
n o t S f)loot like ev ryo 11 though t. TI1e
moon was covered with bumps and
c ra t ers. As tec h n o l ogy has improved
many ot hers, have made i m provements
on the telescope, he won derfu l device
that allows us. Lo see from a dista n ce.
191 What · the main theme o the
passage?
a Galileo and modem t echnology
o Garleo and the Dutch inve n tor
Gahleo and the spyglass
d Gal i leo and his telescope
192. What was Galileo's observation of
the moon?
a I ts surface was bot h smooth and
roug??
b. Hs sur face was covered with
bumps and crat e rs
c. Its surface was bright and beau lil uJ
d. Its surface was smooth
193 . "Vhat is the basic defini tion o a
telescope?
a A device that allo s us to spy o
lh in g s
b. A device th at mini mizes ob1ects
A device that show multi ple
objects
d A device that magnili es distant
object s
194. Wh at was the inspiration for
Galileo telescope?
a. A Dutch inven tor s spyg lass
b. A Dutch inven tor's mag n ifying
glass
c. A Dutch inventor' s m odern device
d. A Dutch inven tor's te lescop e
195. Give a synonym for 'improvements'.
a. Deve l opments b. Discoveries
c. Decisio ns d. I n ve nti ons
Pass age m (Q. Nos. 196-2 00)
Dance involves our sense of rhy thm . We
have an i nna te sense of r hy thm in us.
From t he time we are in our moth
womb, the r hy t hmi c rock i ng we fe el as
sh wa lks awa ke ns our ins tinc t of
movement. As bab i es, we a re rocked to
sleep . As children, we s ing nursery
rhyme nd clap or dance a l ong t o them.
We have a l n.:.1 d 1 begun dancing. In
m a ny counlri e d,m i s indulged in lo
cu ltiva te disciplin ;ind appreciation for
one's native (.ullure. For instanc i n
A fri c many tri be init ialc their c h i l d ren
into adult hood throu gh dance. When we
have mastered wa l king, we I rn t he
r udim e nt ary steps of rla nc e. From t here .
we a re able to choreograph other step
sui ted t t h · 111 s ag we wish to convey.
Iron icall we are abl e to be s pon t a11 ous
in the m i dsl 01 is i pline.
196. Why is dance taught in many
cou n t rie
a to ga i n app l ause
b. t o cu lt i vate disciprine and
appre ciation of one's cu ltur e
c. to master walki ng
d. Lo attain i mportance in society
197. What is the main theme of the
passage?
a. Dance teachin g discipline
b. Alncan dances
c. Dan cing to n u rsery r hymes
d Da n ce and i ts im port ance in lile
and society
198. What is the meaning of tbe word
'rudimentary'?
a. Secondary
c. Basic
b. Tert iary
d. Final
199. When is the human bei ng first
ass ociated with rhythm?
a. Durings hi s /her i nitiation to
ad ulthood
b. When a baby is roc ked to sleep
c. In the mother' s womb
d. In a ba llet class
20 0. Give a synonym for ·spontaneous' .
a. S pendlhri ll
b. Qu ick
c. l nst 1nc hve
d. Unnat ural