SSC Steno 2017 Official Paper (Held on: 11 Sep 2017 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)

The pattern followed is:

Each alternate odd place digit is subtracted by 1 each time and each alternate even place digit is added by 1 each time.

i.e. 43 - 1 = 42; 42 - 1 = 41 and 45 + 1 = 46; 46 + 1 = 47

Hence the next missing term is 41 - 1 = 40

1² + 0 = 1

2³ + 1 = 9

3² + 0 = 9

4³ + 1 = 65

5² + 0 = 25

6³ + 1 = 217

7² + 0 = 49

The pattern followed is:

4 × 3 = 12 + 1 = 13

13 × 3 = 39 + 2 = 41

41 × 3 = 123 + 3 = 126

126 × 3 = 378 + 4 = 382

Thus the next term is:

382 × 3 = 1146 + 5 = 1151

Hence, the missing term is 1151.

The pattern followed is:

16 + 1³ = 16 + 1 = 17

17 + 2³ = 17 + 8 = 25

25 + 3³ = 25 + 27 = 52

52 + 4³ = 52 + 64 = 116

So next is 116 + 5³ = 116 + 125 = 241

Hence, the missing term is 241.

The pattern followed is in each term 1^st alphabet is at a difference of 4 starting from 1 and 3^rd alphabet is at a difference of 4 starting from 6 as per their position in English alphabetical series and the middle digit is a sum of 1^st and 3^rd alphabetical position of alphabets within each term i.e.

A + 4 = E; F + 4 = J and 1 (A) + 6 (F) = 7

E + 4 = I; J + 4 = N and 5 (E) + 10 (J) = 15

Now I + 4 = M; N + 4 = R and 13 (M) + 18 (R) = 31

Thus M31R is the answer.

The pattern followed is that each subsequent alphabet is 4 places more than the previous alphabet in each term i.e.

B + 4 = F; F + 4 = J; and J + 4 = N

R + 4 = V; V + 4 = Z and Z + 4 = D

V + 4 = Z; Z + 4 = D; and D + 4 = H

Thus NDH is the correct answer.

The pattern followed is each subsequent alphabet is 2 places more than the previous alphabet in each term as per English alphabetical series i.e.

A + 2 = C; C + 2 = E; E + 2 = G and G + 2 = I

F + 2 = H; H + 2 = J; J + 2 = L and L + 2 = N

Thus IN is the next term.

The sequence followed is:

The first letter of every word is ‘G’,

Second letter is arranged i.e. ‘e’ and ‘r’ → Gentle, Gesture will be arranged first.

Third letter in Gentle, Gesture → ‘n’ and ‘s’ → dictionary order → Gentle, Gesture

Third letter in Grown, Grape, Grind → ‘a’, ‘i’ and ‘o’ → dictionary order → Grape, Grind, Grown

The dictionary sequence is :

Gentle, Gesture, Grape, Grind, Grown

Thus 5 4 2 3 1 is the answer.

The sequence followed is:

The first letter of every word is ‘B’,

Second letter is arranged i.e. ‘o’ and ‘r’ → Boast will be arranged first.

Third letter in Brinjal, Brick, Bring, Brawl → ‘a’ and ‘i’ → dictionary order → Brawl → ‘i’ common in rest three.

Fourth letter in Brinjal, Brick, Bring → ‘c’ and ‘n’ → dictionary order → Brick → ‘n’ common in rest.

Fifth letter in Brinjal, Bring  → ‘g’ and ‘j’ → dictionary order → Bring, Brinjal.

The sequence followed is:

Boast, Brawl, Brick, Bring, Brinjal

Thus Brick word will appear third.

The Sequence followed is:

The first letter of every word is ‘C’,

Second letter is arranged i.e. ‘o’, ‘r’ and ‘u’ → Congrats, Couple will be arranged first

Third letter in Congrats, Couple → ‘g’ and ‘u’ → dictionary order → Congrats, Couple

Third letter in Cradle, Creep → ‘a’ and ‘e’ → dictionary order → Cradle, Creep

The sequence followed is:

Congrats, Couple, Cradle, Creep, Custom

Thus 4 5 3 2 1 is the answer.

The sequence followed is:

Drama, Drawing, Drop, Drown

Thus Drown will appear last.

The pattern followed is:

7 → (7 + 2)² = 9² = 81

8 → (8 + 2)² = 10² = 100

11 → (11 + 2)² = 13² = 169

5 → (5 + 2)² = 7² = 49 NOT 47

Thus 5 - 47 is the odd number pair.

The pattern followed is:

11 → 11 × (11 - 1) → 11 × 10 = 110

9 → 9 × (9 - 1) → 9 × 8 = 72

7 → 7 × (7 - 1) → 7 × 6 = 42

5 → 5 × (5 - 1) → 5 × 4 = 20 NOT 30

Thus 5 - 30 is odd number pair.

The pattern followed is that each alphabet is 3 places more than the previous one in each term as per their position in English alphabetical order i.e.

G + 3 = J; J + 3 = M

C + 3 = F; F + 3 = I

S + 3 = V; V + 3 = Y

P + 3 = S; S + 4 = W (it is different)

Thus PSW is odd one.

The pattern followed is that each alphabet is 3 places less than the previous one in each term as per their position in English alphabetical order i.e.

P - 2 = N; N - 3 = K (it is different)

X - 3 = U; U - 3 = R

H - 3 = E; E - 3 = B

I - 3 = F; F - 3 = C

Thus PNK is odd one.

In the above options Scooter - Handle is odd one as in all other options 1^st one is the part of 2^nd one but in this opposite relation is given.

Thus Scooter - Handle odd one.

Here, Green - Colour is odd as in all other options 1^st one is obtained from 2^nd one,

Wood - Tree → we get wood from tree,

Water - River → water from river,

Heat - Fire → Heat from fire,

Green - Colour → but green cannot be obtained from colour it is a type of colour.

Thus Green - Colour is odd one.

Here Sand - Sea is odd one as in all other options 1^st one is a type of 2^nd one i.e.

Winter - Season → winter is a type of season,

Cyan - Colour → Cyan is a type of colour,

Shirt - Cloth → Shirt is a type of cloth,

Sand - Sea → Sand and sea are different.

Thus Sand - Sea is odd one.

In the given analogy pattern used is that the 2^nd number is square of 1^st number

98 : 9604 → 98²

Similarly,

99² = 9801.

Thus 99 : 9801 is the correct answer.

In the given pattern 2^nd number is square of 1^st number,

11² → 121

Similarly,

13² → 169

Thus 169 is the correct answer.

The pattern followed is:

7 → 7² + (7 × 2)

= 49 + 14 = 63

Similarly,

11 → 11² + (11 × 2)

= 121 + 22 = 143

Thus 143 is the correct answer.

The pattern followed is:

Similarly,

Thus UJAHXPQ is the correct answer.

The pattern followed is:

Based on same pattern:

Thus VNQKC is the correct one.

The pattern followed is that each subsequent letter is opposite to the letter according to its position in English alphabetical order i.e. if we divide English alphabets into two parts of 13 each then A will be opposite to Z; B opposite to Y and so on

Thus D → W; E → V, S → H, I → R; G → T; N → M; E → V; R → I

Hence WVHRTMVI is the correct answer.

Note: to learn this opposite letters easily one can make his own codes for e.g. DW can be learn with word DEW, EV with EVEN, HS with HIGH SCHOOL and so on.

In the given analogy Begin is opposite to End.

Similarly,

Day is opposite to Night.

Hence, NIGHT is the answer.

Country is related to States as a country is divided into states,

Similarly,

House is related to rooms as a House is divided into rooms.

Thus ROOMS is the correct answer.

In the given analogy volcano is related to earth as volcano is a rupture in the Earth’s crust

Similarly,

Tsunami is related to ocean as these are the high tidal waves which occurs in oceans.

Thus Ocean is the correct answer.

The pattern followed is:

If ‘+’ is the first sign then second sign is ‘×’ and vice versa.

19 + 4 # 5 = 39 ⇒ 19 + 4 × 5 = 19 + 20 = 39

21 # 5 + 6 = 111 ⇒ 21 × 5 + 6 = 105 + 6 = 111

Thus, 11 + 15 # 5 ⇒ 11 + 15 × 5 = 11 + 75 = 86

Hence, 86 is the correct answer.

The given conditions are:

Now we check each option,

1. 14 R 7 S 6 P 4 Q 3 = 11

⇒ 14 ÷ 7 × 6 + 4 - 3 = 2 × 6 + 4 - 3 = 12 + 4 - 3 = 16 - 3 = 13 ≠ 11

2. 9 S 8 P 6 R 4 S 8 = 80

⇒ 9 × 8 + 6 ÷ 4 × 8 = 9 × 8 + 1.5 × 8 = 72 + 12 = 84 ≠ 80

3. 3 S 6 P 2 Q 3 R 6 = 35/2

⇒ 3 × 6 + 2 - 3 ÷ 6 = 3 × 6 + 2 - 0.5 = 18 + 2 - 0.5 = 19.5 ≠ 35/2

4. 11 R 12 S 48 P 10 Q 6 = 48

⇒ 11 ÷ 12 × 48 + 10 - 6 = 0.9166 × 48 + 10 - 6 = 44 + 10 - 6 = 48

Which is correct one

Thus option 4 is the correct one.

Given word is: CONDITIONER

RIDES → it cannot be formed as ‘S’ is not there

DRONE → CONDITIONER

TIER → CONDITIONER

TINDER→ CONDITIONER

Hence, the correct answer is RIDES.

Given word is ELECTRICIANS

STRICT → word cannot be formed as there is only one T.

TRAINS → ELECTRICIANS

ELECTS → ELECTRICIANS

RACES → ELECTRICIANS

From the given words STRICT word cannot be formed as there is only one T in given word and in STRICT two T’s are needed and all others words can be formed.

Thus STRICT is the answer.

From the given statements the least possible venn diagram is as follows:

Conclusions:

I. No cup is spoon → False (it’s possible but not definite)

II. Some spoon are cups → False (it’s possible but not definite)

Thus either I or II is true.

Important Points Conditions of either or case

1. The elements should be same in both the conclusions
2. Both conclusions should possible but not definitely true.
3. One of the conclusion should be negative and one of the conclusion should be positive i.e complimentary pair.
4. Complimentary pairs :

• ​some + no and all + some not
• Some + Some not and All + no are not Complimentary pair.

The least possible venn diagram is as follows:

Conclusions:

I. All black are cups → there is no direct relation given between black and cup so it can be possible but not definite hence false.

II. Some black are plates →  there is no direct relation given between black and plates so it can be possible but not definite hence false.

III. No black are cups →  there is no direct relation given between black and cup so it can be possible but not definite hence false.

Hence none follows.

Additional Information

The pattern followed is that in the given word position of each alphabet in English alphabetical order is done and then 3 is added i.e.

RAIN → R (18) + A (1) + I (9) + N (14) = 42 + 3 = 45

GOOD → G (7) + O (15) + O (15) + D (4) = 41 + 3 = 44

Similarly,

DROP → D (4) + R (18) + O (15) + P (16) = 53 + 3 = 56

Thus 56 is the answer.

The pattern followed is:

Based on same pattern:

Thus XZMJJMH is the answer.

The pattern followed is:

5 × 6 + 8 = 30 + 8 = 38

4 × 2 + 7 = 8 + 7 = 15

Thus

3 × 9 + 1 = 27 + 1 = 28 = ?

Hence 28 is the answer.

The pattern followed is that in each matrix first row digits and 1^st digit of 2^nd row are multiplied and 2^nd digit of 2^nd row is the resultant i.e.

Matrix 1: 7 × 2 × 3 = 42

Matrix 2: 3 × 4 × 7 = 84

Hence Matrix 3: 8 × 2 × 5 = 80 = ?

Hence 80 is the answer.

The pattern followed is that the subsequent digits of each row 1, 2 and 3 are added and resultant is written in row 4 i.e.

6 + 5 + 8 = 19

3 + 2 + 7 = 12

Hence 4 + 9 + 6 = 19 = ?

Thus 19 is the answer.

The pattern followed is that in each matrix first row digits and 1^st digit of 2^nd row are added and then resultant is multiplied by 2 and the final resultant is placed 2^nd digit of 2^nd row i.e.

5 + 2 + 1 = 8 → 8 × 2 = 16

6 + 4 + 3 = 13 → 13 × 2 = 26

Similarly,

3 + 5 + 2 = 10 → 10 × 2 = 20 = ?

Thus 20 is the answer.

Given, in a row Sanjay is at 11^th position from top and 13^th from bottom.

Total number of people in row = (Sanjay’s position from top + Sanjay’s position from bottom) - 1 = 11 + 13 - 1 = 24 - 1 = 23

Thus 23 is the answer.

According to given directions

Thus clearly P is 10 km far from his starting point.

Given, P is 4 years older to Q → P = Q + 4

⇒ P > Q

Q is 7 years younger to R → R = Q + 7 thus R = P + 3

⇒ R > P > Q

R is 5 years older to S → R = S + 5 thus P = S + 2 & S = Q + 2

⇒ R > P > S > Q

S is 8 years younger to T → T = S + 8 thus T = R + 3

⇒ T > R > P > S > Q and it is the final arrangement

Thus Q is the youngest one.

Given, Weight of P is twice that of Q i.e. P = 2Q

Weight of Q is half of R i.e. R = 2Q

⇒ P = R = 2Q or can say P = R > Q

Weight of R is 3 times of T i.e. R = 3T

⇒ P = R > Q > T

Now, Weight of T is half of S i.e. S = 2T or S > T

Thus it is clear that Weight of T is not greater than any among P, Q, R and S

Thus zero is the answer.

In option 1 and 2 we can see the 2^nd and 3^rd line from centre touches each other which is not given in question figure and in option 3 3^rd line from centre is missing thus clearly making option 4 the correct one as shown below:

In this option 2 and 3 are clearly eliminated as there is no straight line in option 2 and no triangular line in option 3 as needed for given question, in option 1 the small angular lines cannot be obtained thus clearly making option 4 the correct one.

As we can see in the 3^rd part of question figure that there are 4 small half quadrilaterals present so when we unfold at first step there will be 4 complete quadrilaterals and at 2^nd unfold there will be 4 more replica of the previous complete quadrilaterals making total of 8 so clearly option 2 is correct one.

If a mirror is placed on the line AB, the point nearer to mirror will remain near to it on opposite side also that is the DOT near to side A of the mirror will remain near to it on opposite sides also thus clearly making option 2 the correct one as shown below:

When it is folded into cube then atleast two coloured sides will be adjacent to each other to the side having the blank.

Hence the answer is option 2.

We can solve these questions in this manner:

1. 02, 04, 03, 33, 31 ⇒ W, R, I, T, E

2. 22, 89, 41, 02, 04 ⇒ Z, R, I, W, R

3. 87, 67, 03, 86, 56 ⇒ W, I, I, G, E

4. 02, 89, 67, 68, 76 ⇒ W, R, I, C, E

Thus clearly option 1 is correct one.

The correct answer is option 4 as kidney, foot and head are individual parts of a body having no direct relationship with each other as shown below:

From the above, money, sundry debtors and tools are working capital while building is a capital asset. Working Capital is a kind of capital that is employed in the day to day running of business. It is calculated as the difference between Current Assets and Current Liabilities.

Working Capital = Current Assets – Current Liabilities

Per Capita Calorie intake is the minimum energy intake an individual should have in a day to remain healthy. In India, calorie requirement is defined according to rural and urban areas for both male and female.

• According to Article 75 of the constitution, President appoints the Prime Minister as well as other ministers of the cabinet.
• Such ministers of the cabinet are appointed on the advice of Prime Minister and they hold their posts as per the pleasure of President.

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• According to clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution, the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court judges are appointed by the President.
• Vice President is elected indirectly, by an electoral college consisting of members (elected as well as nominated) of both houses of the Parliament.
• Article 178- Deals with the 'Speaker/Deputy Speaker' of State Legislature.
• Article 182- Deals with the 'chairman/Deputy Chairman' of State Legislature.
• Article 164- Deals with the appointment of the council of Ministers and the Chief Minister'.

According to Article 69 of the Indian constitution, Vice President administers the oath to the office and secrecy by the President of India.

According to the 73^rd Amendment Act passed in 1992, a term of 5 years has been prescribed for Gram Sabha. If the Sabha is dissolved before this period, fresh elections should take place before 6 months.

• Not just education, forests, weights and measures, protection of wild animals and birds and administration of justice were also brought under concurrent list through the 42^nd amendment.
• Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for various items divided between Union, State, and Concurrent list.

Union List: 100 items on which Parliament has exclusive power to make laws.

State List: 61 items on which States can make and regulate laws.

Concurrent List: 52 items on which both Central and State governments can make laws.

• Aihole is situated in Karnataka and is widely recognized as the Cradle of Indian Architecture.
• It served as the capital of Chalukyas. Aihole inscription was written by Ravikirti who was a poet during the reign of Pulakeshi II.
• The Aihole inscription mentions the defeat of Harshavardhana by Pulikeshi II.
• The inscription is written in Sanskrit and it is in Kannada script.

The correct answer is Shunga Dynasty.

Key Points

• Established by Pushyamitra Shunga.
• Shunga dynasty ruled Magadha from 185 BCE to 73 BCE.
• It consisted of three important rulers namely, Pushyamitra Shunga, Agnimitra and Devabhuti.
• Capital during Shunga dynasty was Pataliputra.

Additional Information

• Mauryan dynasty was established by Chandragupta Maurya.
• Mauryan dynasty ruled from 322 BCE–185 BCE.
• Capital during Mauryan dynasty was Pataliputra.
• Three important rulers — Chandragupta, his son Bindusara, and Bindusara’s son, Ashoka.

Important Points

• Other important dynasties  who ruled Magadh.
• ​Haryanka Dynasty, was the first dynasty to rule Magadh in the Middle of 6^th century BCE–413 BCE.
• Shishunaga Dynasty - 413 BCE–345 BCE .
• Nanda Dynasty- 345 BCE–322 BCE.

Shah Jahan transferred the capital of the Mughal Empire from Agra to Delhi permanently.

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Chenab river

• Salal Dam is built on the Chenab River.
• It is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric project located in Jammu and Kashmir.
• The beneficiary states of this power station are Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand & Uttar Pradesh.
• This dam is India’s first dam to be built on a rock pedestal, and Jammu’s largest hydroelectric project.
• The project has a capacity of 690 MW.

Guls or Kuls are irrigation channels which is usually built in hilly areas such as Himalayas. They are not built in desert areas such as Rajasthan.

• Each longitude on earth is equal to almost 111 kilometres.
• This distance decreases marginally as one travels to poles and decreases increases marginally as one goes towards the equator.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 29-30%

• Of the total surface area of earth, approximately 70 to 71 percent is covered by water. The rest 29 to 30% is covered by land (or continents).
• The oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water.
• The largest continent is Asia.
• There are seven continent in the world :

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. North America
4. South America
5. Europe
6. Australia
7. Antarctica

Protoplasm is surrounded by a plasma membrane. It is also called the living content of a cell. The term Protoplasm was first used by Jan Evangelista Purkyně in 1839.

‘Survival of the fittest’ is a phrase that comes from the principal of natural selection which was given by Charles Darwin. The phrase was actually used first by Herbert Spencer after reading Darwin’s book ‘On the Origin of Species’.

Sleeping Sickness, also known as African trypanosomiasis is a parasitic diseases in humans. It is caused by Tsetse flies which are found only in rural Africa.

• Glycolysis is the process through which glucose is transformed into pyruvate or pyruvic acid. During this process ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate is also formed which is known as the “molecular unit of energy currency”.
• Glycolysis can occur with or without oxygen.
• In the presence of oxygen, glycolysis is the first stage of cellular respiration.
• In the absence of oxygen, glycolysis allows cells to make small amounts of ATP through the process of fermentation.
• Glycolysis takes place in the cytosol of the cell's cytoplasm.

The correct answer is Parenchyma

Explanation:

Parenchyma is one of the simple permanent tissues in plants, characterized by the following features:

• Cellular Structure: Parenchyma cells have a dense cytoplasm, which means their cell content is rich in organelles and other cellular substances.
• Cell Walls: These cells have thin walls primarily composed of cellulose. The thinness of the wall allows for flexibility and is not highly lignified, in contrast to sclerenchyma cells, which have thick, lignified walls.
• Vacuoles: Parenchyma cells often possess large and prominent vacuoles. These vacuoles are essential for storing nutrients and waste products and also help maintain cell turgidity, which is crucial for maintaining overall plant structure and function.

Both Longitudinal and Transverse waves can travel through solids.

Longitudinal waves: Particles in these waves tend to move parallel to the direction of the moving waves.

Transverse waves: Particles in these waves tend to move in the perpendicular direction to the direction of moving waves.

Barrel is a unit in which crude oil is measured for international purposes. For purposes of measuring oil, one barrel is equal to 159 litres approximately.

Horse Power is a unit of power which is generally used in automobiles to calculate their engine strength. 1 Metric Horse Power is equal to 745.7 Watts or approximately equal to 746 Watts.

A standard Windows PC Keyboard comes with 104 keys alphanumeric keyboard whereas a standard Windows laptop comes with an 104 key alphanumeric keyboard.

Hydrogen has three naturally occurring isotopes, namely, Protium (¹H), Deuterium (²H), Tritium (³H). Of these, Protium is most common (99.98%), whereas other two are extremely rare.

The isotopes are different because of the different number of neutrons present in them. In protium, there is no presence of neutrons, whereas in deuterium we have one neutron and in tritium, we have two neutrons. Out of these three isotopes of hydrogen, the only tritium is radioactive in nature which emits low energy b particles.

Organic compounds are those compounds which contain carbon as their main constituent. Cellulose is mainly found in plants and therefore is the main constituent of woods which makes it the most abundant organic compound on earth.

It is the main constituent of plant fiber; plants contain on average 33% cellulose, and cotton is the purest form at 90%. Cellulose is a linear polymer of as many as 10,000 D-glucose units. Cellulose from wood and cotton is used in the manufacture of paper, cardboard, cellophane, and rayon.

Bakelite is a kind of thermosetting plastic which is a bad conductor of both heat and electricity. It is one of the first man made forms of plastic and is widely used in making electric equipment such as plugs, switches etc.

Biotic components comprise of living things that contribute in the formation of an ecosystem. These include animals, humans, plants, microorganisms etc.

Abiotic components include non-living parts of the ecosystem such as light, water, air, soil etc.

Minamata is the name of a town located on the west coast of Japan. Minamata disease is named after this city after it saw an outbreak of methylmercury (MeHg) poisoning case in 1956.

Bharat Nirman Yojana was launched in 2005 with an aim to improve the rural infrastructure of the country. It focused on developing various sectors like roads, housing, irrigation, electricity and communication in rural parts of the country.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) was launched in 2014 to improve employment levels among rural youth of India. It aims to integrate other schemes such National Rural Livelihood Mission, Direct Benefit Transfer in order to facilitate employment opportunities for the rural youth.

Enrico Fermi was an Italian-American physicist. In 1942, he created Chicago Pile-1 which was world’s first nuclear reactor. He is regarded as the "architect of the nuclear age".

Tiger Woods is an American golfer. He holds the record for being World Number One for the most consecutive weeks as well as for the greatest total number of weeks.

Wellington Trophy is associated with Rowing. It is an annual cup hosted by New Zealand.

Facts about the Sarhul festival:

• Tribal festival of Jharkhand
• Marks the beginning of a new year
• Celebrated by Oraon, Munda, and Ho tribes
• Sarhul means worshipping trees

Key PointsMagsaysay award:

• The award was established to Perpetuate memories of former Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay.
• The trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund located in New York City with the harmony of the Phillippine Government established the prize.
• The award is presented by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation.
• The award was first awarded in the year 1958.

Thus, the Philippines gives Magsaysay award.

Image of Ramon Magsaysay Award:

Important Points The Ramon Magsaysay Award is awarded for outstanding contributions in

• International Understanding between Countries
• Emerging Leadership
• Peace and Arts
• Services of Government
• Creative Communication
• Public Service
• Literature
• Community Leadership
• Journalism

Additional Information

• The capital of Phillippines is Manila and the Current President of the country is Bongbong Marcos​. (Aug 2022)
• The text capital of the world is Phillippines because approximately 450 million text messages are sent daily by the 35 million mobile users in the country.
• The rice terraces of the Phillippines Cordilleras are a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organisation) world heritage site.
• Bigney fruit grown in Phillippines is known as a medicinal fruit and it is the smallest fruit in Phillippines.

Norman Borlaug Award was instituted in 1972 for Indian scientists to award outstanding contribution in the field of agricultural research. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 500,000, a gold medal, and a citation

Rajatarangini literally translates to ‘The River of Kings’. This work in Sanskrit was authored by Historian Kalhana in 12^th century. It is divided into eight books each of which is called ‘Tarang’. Rajatarangini tells the history of Kashmir.

Authored by Vyasa, Mahabharata is one of two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India along with Ramayana. It consists of 18 parvas or books and 100 sub-parvas.

India and Russia signed the St Petersburg Declaration on 1^st June, 2017. The declaration marked the 70^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Ministry of drinking water and sanitation from India and Ministry of energy of the state of Israel have signed an agreement on National Campaign for Water Conservation in India. This was done to promote awareness amongst the citizens of both countries on the need to conserve water.

The Correct Answer is Irrawaddy.

Key Points

• Irrawaddy is the longest river in Myanmar.
• Irrawaddy is a drainage basin of about 404,200 square kilometers.
• Irrawaddy River flows into the Andaman Sea.

Important Points

• Irrawaddy name is believed to derive from the Sanskrit term airāvatī, meaning “elephant river."
• Chindwin River, is the main tributary of the Irrawaddy River, northern Myanmar (Burma).
• Sittang River, in east-central Myanmar, rising northeast of Yamethin on the edge of the Shan Plateau and flowing south for 260 miles (420 km) to empty into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea.
• The Thanlwin River (formerly named as Salween or Salwin) rises in Tibet. after which it flows through Yunnan. Is known as the Nujiang river.

Additional Information

• Thanlwin River is long 2815 km. It then leaves China and meanders through Myanmar and Thailand on its way to emptying in the Andaman Sea by Mawlamyaing.
• Myanmar also called Burma, country located in the western portion of mainland Southeast Asia.

The 24^th Parallel line is the border dividing India and Pakistan. It is located in Gujarat and is also known as Sir Creek.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘have organizing and planning’.

Part 2 of the sentence has an error because it confuses the tense of the verbs- the present perfect continuous, the present perfect, or the present continuous? The sentence can only have one of these tenses.

Moreover, continuous forms of a verb, such as ‘organizing’ or ‘planning’, are never used with only ‘have’, as they have been used here.

Possible ways to correct the sentence are : ‘What a comfort to see that you have organised everything for us’.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., ‘had received this email’.

Part 1 is in the simple future tense. Moreover, the sentence is a conditional sentence.

In a conditional sentence, the simple future is only succeeded by the present simple. 

Therefore, Part 3 has an error because it uses the past perfect tense instead of present simple: ‘had received’ and not ‘receive’.

The correct sentence would be ‘Please note that you will be eligible for the voucher only if you receive this email.’

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., ‘important actions in our account’.

Part 3 uses the wrong possessive pronoun: ‘our’ instead of ‘your’.

In Part 3, ‘in our account’ should be replaced by ‘in your account’.

The use of the pronoun ‘you’ in Part 2 tells us that the sentence is addressed to someone.

We can infer from Part 1 that the sentence is spoken by someone who works in some security personnel or organization.

It is intended to assure the addressee that the organization takes security seriously, which is why they want to keep that person informed about any activity in his/her (bank, email, etc.) account.

So, the right pronoun will be ‘your’ and not ‘our’, as the statement is addressed to ‘you’ and the account belongs to the same person.

The correct sentence will be ‘We take security very seriously and we want to keep you in the loop on important actions in your account’.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘If you would still accepting posts’.

Part 1 uses the auxiliary ‘would’ with the verb ‘accept’ in the continuous tense without using ‘be’, which is incorrect.

‘Would still accepting’ should be replaced by ‘would still be accepting’ or ‘would accept’.

The correct sentence is ‘If you would still be accepting posts, please let me know so that I can put together a draft for your approval’.

The correct answer is Option 3, i.e., ‘lead value to your readers too’.

Key Points

• The expression ‘lead value to your readers too’ in part 3 of the given sentence, is grammatically and contextually wrong.
• ‘Will lead value to’ should be replaced by ‘be of value’, as the latter is a valid expression.
• 'Be of value' indicates something that is  important or worthy.
• The correct sentence is - I can give you quality content that will definitely be of value to your readers too.

Therefore, Option 3 is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘I have went through the write-ups guideline’.

Key Points

• ‘Have’ is always followed by the Past Participle of a verb, and not the verb in the Simple Past tense.
• Here, ‘have’ is followed by ‘went’- the verb ‘go’ in the Simple Past tense- which is incorrect.
• Instead of ‘went’, the Past Participle of ‘go’, that is, ‘gone’ should be used.

So, the correct sentence will be ‘I have gone through the write-ups guideline too but still want to clear on mail communication for topic confirmation.’

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘It’s time to get up on’.

The given sentence has an error as the expression ‘to get up on your next piece’ makes no sense.

‘To get up on’ should be replaced by ‘to get done with’ or ‘to get started with’, both of which are valid expressions.

The correct sentence will be ‘It’s time to get done/ started with your next piece so that you can be a part of these.’

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘If you are a runner and bigger than 18 years’.

When we describe someone’s age as a comparison, the correct adjective is ‘old’, used as ‘older’ with ‘than’ following.

Here, the comparative form of the adjective ‘big’, which is primarily used to describe and compare size or magnitude, is wrongly used to describe someone’s age: someone who is ‘bigger than 18 years’.

Therefore, the correct sentence would be : ‘If you are a runner and older than 18 years, you can test your endurance level by running for the Half Marathon’.