SSC Stenographer 12th Oct 2023 Shift 2

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

The soldiers advanced when the bugle came.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined words.
It was his love and goodwill to humanity that was recognised by the state government.

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. On 13 January 1928, the press was presented with this scientific achievement, which made the front pages of several major national newspapers.
B. These were all in research labs.
C. On 7 September 1927, Philo Farnsworth broadcasted the first ‘television’ system.
D. Needless to say, a straight line was not mass marketable, therefore there were only a few dozen televisions in the globe by the end of the 1920s.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Yoga increases physical and mental vitality, __________ to sickness, and overall well-being.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

My music teacher said to me, “You sing beautifully.”

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In the blink of an eye

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

I have been calling him from many days.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
It turned out to be a wild-goose chase for the police.

Select the option that expresses the following sentence in active voice.
The melody has been composed wonderfully by Kayra.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Still waters run deep