SSC Stenographer 12th Oct 2023 Shift 1

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Following the demise of the Indus Valley civilisation, the Aryans migrated to India.
B. There is proof that the Aryans possessed a scientific outlook.
C. They held that the universe was regulated by a natural law known as Panchbhutas (five components).
D. Prithvi (heart), Ap (water), Tejas (heat), Vayu (air), and Akasa (sky) are these factors.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S6) are in the correct order, the sentences in between are jumbled up. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
S1. Sania asked Piyush how he had fared in the examination the week before.
A. Piyush then requested Sania not to talk about it.
B. Piyush said that he had done very badly and was afraid that he would not clear the exam.
C. Sania exclaimed that this was his foolish fear.
D. Sania wanted to know the reason for this request.
S6. She knew Piyush was a hard-working boy and would definitely clear the exam.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
It takes me an hour / to get to work at the moment, / but when the new road is finished, / it be much quicker.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Brave

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Salman finishes the work / within hours but he / delays it if not / accompanying by Rohit.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
It is a misconception that the more you learn, the more likely you are to succeed.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Suitable to the instructions from the higher officials, the government land was allotted to the poor.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Under the weather

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

She promised me a treat.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

They wondered about in sheepskins and goatskins in those days.