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MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR THE POST OF STENOGRAPHER GRADE-I
GENERAL ENGLISH

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. if there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
1. As you know (1)/by my visiting card (2)/I am now (3)/in Mumbai (4) /No error (5)
2. With a fresh coat (1)/ of pain(2)/ the school can (3)/ look much nice (4)/ No error (5)
3. I asked the sales man (1)/If I could exchange (2)/the faulty camera (3)/with another one
(4)/No error (5)

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4. It took me (1)/almost a hour (2)/to fill the (3)/application form (4)/No error (5)
5. She insists (1)/you stay (2)/until her husband(3)/comes home (4) /No error(5)
Directions (6-7): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which expresses the right meaning
of the word given in CAPITAL letters in each of the following questions.
6. DESOLATE
(1) rude (2) lonely
(3) strong (4) elementary
7. INTRIGUE
(1) trickery (2) uproar
(3) commotion (4) argument
8. ACQUIESCENCE
(1) element (2) principle
(3) approval (4) calm
9. COMMEMORATE
(1) request (2) survive
(3) remember (4) desert
10. DEGENERATION
(1) deterioration (2) degradation
(3) demotion (4) obstruction
Directions (11-15): Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word given in CAPITAL letters in
each of the following questions.
11. INDIGNATION
(1) animosity (2) insolence
(3) forbearance (4) alertness
12. HEED
(1) assist (2) neglect
(3) uphold (4) conceal
13. CLOUDY
(1) shadowy (2) murky
(3) ominous (4) illuminating
14. CURB
(1) encourage (2) discourage
(3) depress (4) restrain
15. CURTAIL
(1) shortened (2) enlarged
(3) robust (4) active
Directions: (16-20): Four words have been written out of which three are correctly spelt and one is
wrongly spelt. Find the wrongly spelt word out of the four responses in each of the following
questions.
16.(1) Coroborate (2) Cortex
(3) Corrigible (4) Corporal
17.(1) Emmer (2) Emmisary
(3) Emend (4) Embrace
18.(1) Corrode (2) Corigendum
(3) Corpuscle (4) Corpse
19.(1) Riffle (2) Rifle
(3) Rif-Raf (4) Rigor
20.(1) Fissure (2) Fissionn
(3) Firth (4) Fitch

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE/CURRENT AFFAIRS
21. Which is the first country to allow voting by mobile phone?
22. Who has been named as time Magazine’s Person of the year?
(1) Coroborate (2) Cortex
(3) Corrigible (4) Corporal
(1) Emmer (2) Emmisary
(3) Emend (4) Embrace
(1) Corrode (2) Corigendum
(3) Corpuscle (4) Corpse
(1) Riffle (2) Rifle
(3) Rif-Raf (4) Rigor
(1) Fissure (2) Fissionn
(3) Firth (4) Fitch
(1) Sweden (2) Finland
(3) Norwar (4) Estonia
(1) Yow (2) Barack Obama
(3) Nicholas Sarkozy (4) Zhang Yimou
23. Who is the writer of “Tomorrow’s Promise”?
24. Who received the Bharat Ratna in 2009?
25. Who is the Pakistan’s high Commissioner to India?
26. ISRO is a planning to launch ‘Aditya’ to study?
27. ‘Roskosmos’ is the space agency of which country?
28. Which these countries is not among the top-3 countries in the production of Uranium?
29. An earthquake is recorded by a/an
30. The first Governor General of free India was:
31. In which city 2010 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held :
32. Balloons are filled with -
33. Which company is providing mobile service with name ‘Cell one’ to the consumers:
(1) Bubbles Sabharwal (2) Vikram Seth
(3) Shaheen Akhtar (4) Moushumi Bhowmik
(1) Amitabh Bachchan (2) Atal Bihar Bajpai
(3) Sunil Gavaskar (4) None of these
(1) Shoib Akhtar (2) Pervez Malik
(3) Shahid Malik (4) Shahid Siddiki
(1) Sun (2) Mars
(3) Jupiter (4) Saturn
(1) Russia (2) China
(3) French (4) Norway
(1) South Africa (2) Australia
(3) Canada (4) Kazakhastan
(1) Oscilloscope (2) Spectroscope
(3) Seismograph (4) Thermometer
(1) C. Rajagopalachari (2) Lord Mountbatten
(3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (4) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
(1) Sydney (2) London
(3) Toronto (4) Delhi
(1) Helium (2) Oxygen
(3) Nitrogen (4) Argon
(1) MTNL (2) BSNL
(3) Reliance Infocom (4) Barti Tele
34. The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is -
35. VAT is imposed -
36. Kutir Jyoti scheme is associated with -
37. Gobar gas contains mainly -
38. The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called -
39. Which Constitution is in the written form for the first time by an elected body during the
Modern period - -
40. Which of the following is used in beauty parlours for hair setting?
NUMERICAL ABILITY
Directions: (41-46): What should come in place of question marks(?) in the following questions?
41. 59% of 612 = ?
42. 568 ÷ 64 × 12 = ?
(1) Zinc (2) Copper
(3) Aluminium (4) Iron
(1) Directly on consumer (2) On final stage of production
(3) On first stage of production (4) On all stages between production
and final sale
(1) Promoting cottage industry in
village
(2) Promoting employment among rural
unemployed youth.
(3) Providing electricity to rural
families living below the
poverty line.
(4) All of these
(1) Methane (2) Carbon dioxide
(3) Butane (4) Carbon Monoxide
(1) cells (2) sheets
(3) block lines (4) gridlines
(1) India (2) America
(3) Britain (4) France
(1) Phosphorus (2) Sulphur
(3) Chlorine (4) Silicon
(1) 361.08 (2) 309.03
(3) 346.05 (4) 382.06
(1) 118.5 (2) 114.5
(3) 103.5 (4) 106.5
43. 11× ? = 693 ÷ 9
44. (2.5)2 = ?
45. 495 × 38 - 1885 = ?
46. (16)2 + (16)2 = ?
47. The product of two consecutive prime numbers is 3127. What is the greater number ?
48. A car covers a distance of 816 km in 720 minutes. What is the speed of the car in kmph ?
49. What is 225 times of 95 ?
50. The average age of a man and his son is 22 years. The ratio of their ages is 19 : 3
respectively. What is the man’s age ?
51. 48% of a number is 1248. What is the number ?
(5) None of these
(1) 3 (2) 5
(3) 7 (4) 9
(5) None of these
(1) 62.5 (2) 0.0625
(3) 6.25 (4) 0.625
(1) 16695 (2) 16745
(3) 16885 (4) 16925
(1) 256 (2) 512
(3) 4096 (4) 65536
(1) 61 (2) 47
(3) 53 (4) 59
(5) None of these
(1) 64 kmph (2) 62 kmph
(3) 68 kmph (4) cannot be determined
(5) None of these
(1) 24,300 (2) 23,325
(3) 22,350 (4) 21,375
(5) None of these
(1) 44 years (2) 38 years
(3) 6 years (4) 8 years
(5) None of these
52. There are 5640 employees in an organization. Out of which 30% shifted to new branch of
the organization. How many such employees are there who got shifted ?
53. Ishan invests Rs. 4,448, which is 25% of his monthly income, in insurance policy. What is his
monthly income?
54. A, B and C divide an amount of Rs. 9915/- amongst themselves in the ratio of 3 : 5 :7
respectively. What is the C’s share in the amount ?
55. If the cost of 14 kgs. of rice is Rs. 504, what is the cost of 98 kgs. of rice ?
REASONING
Directions (56-63): Identify the correct answer out of of the four possible answers given as options.
56. The relations which Piano has to music, the same relation exists between school and….?
57. Night has the same relationship with Dusk as Day has with…?
58. Ship has the same relation-ship with Ocean which Aeroplane has with …?
59. The captain has the same relationship with the Army as Leader has with …?
(1) 2850 (2) 2700
(3) 2450 (4) 2600
(5) None of these
(1) 1638 (2) 1692
(3) 1674 (4) 1656
(5) None of these
(1) Rs. 17,792 (2) Rs. 16,584
(3) Rs. 16,442 (4) Rs. 17,674
(5) None of these
(1) Rs. 4,627 (2) Rs.5,627
(3) Rs.6,627 (4) Rs.7,627
(5) None of these
(1) Rs. 3,158 (2) Rs.3,758
(3) Rs. 3,358 (4) Rs.3,528
(5) None of these
(1) Cultural Programme (2) Education
(3) Certificate (4) Class
(1) Autumn (2) Night
(3) Dawn (4) Sun
(1) Train (2) Air
(3) Land (4) Fly