SSC Steno 2017 Official Paper (Held on: 13 Sep 2017 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)

The relation between the numbers is as follows,

5 + 3 = 8

8 + 4 = 12

12 + 5 = 17

17 + 6 = 23

Hence, the next number is 23 + 7 = 30.

The relation between the numbers is as follows,

43 + (1² + 1) = 43 + 2 = 45.

45 + (2² + 1) = 45 + 5 = 50.

50 + (3² + 1) = 50 + 10 = 60.

Similarly,

60 + (4² + 1) = 60 + 17 = 77.

77 + (5² + 1) = 77 + 26 = 103.

Hence, the missing number is 77.

The relation between the numbers is as follows,

12 + (0.5 × 12) = 12 + 6 = 18.

18 + (0.5 × 18) = 18 + 9 = 27.

27 + (0.5 × 27) = 27 + 13.5 = 40.5.

12 + (0.5 × 12) = 12 + 6 = 18.

Similarly,

40.5 + (0.5 × 40.5) = 40.5 + 20.25 = 60.75.

Hence, the next number is 60.75.

The relation between the numbers is as follows,

543 - 6³ = 543 - 216 = 327.

327 - 5³ = 327 - 125 = 202.

Similarly,

202 - 4³ = 202 - 64 = 138.

138 - 3³ = 138 - 27 = 111.

111 - 2³ = 111 - 8 = 103.

Hence, the next number is 138.

The pattern is as follows,

The numbers in between the letters are as follows,

(9 × 2) + 1 = 18 + 1 = 19.

(19 × 2) + 1 = 39.

(39 × 2) + 1 = 79.

(79 × 2) + 1 = 159.

Thus, L159C is wrong term since the first letter of L159C does not follow the +2 pattern.

The pattern here is such that each number is written twice consecutively in a repeated manner i.e.

→ 122112211221.

Thus, only third alternative i.e. 2112 is the correct set of numbers that will complete the series successfully.

The pattern here is such that it forms a letter sequence of PQRP which is repeated. i.e.

→ P Q R P P Q R P P Q R P P Q R P

Thus, only third alternative i.e. QPQR is the correct set of letters that will complete the series successfully.

The dictionary sequence is:

2. Stalemate3. Stocking
3. Straight
4. Stromy
5. Stubborn

Thus, the second word will be Stocking.

The dictionary sequence is:

1. Bailed
2. Boxer
3. Brain
4. Bring
5. Brown.

Thus, 13542 will be the correct sequence.

The dictionary sequence is:

4. Magical
5. Magician
6. Mandatory
7. Mango.

Thus, the third word will be Mandatory.

The arrangement is as follows:

At First, comes the tree as the paper is derived from the tree.

A bunch of paper together comprises a book.

Binding of book is done in order to increase its durability.

So, the correct sequence will be Tree → Paper → Book → Binding.

Thus, 1, 3, 2, 4 is the correct alternative.

The pattern following here is:

The 2^nd term is the cube of the 1^st term i.e.

11 - 1331 → 11³ = 1331.

10 - 1000 → 10³ = 1000.

12 - 1728 → 12³ = 1728.

But in, 7 - 363 → 7³ = 343 which is not equal to 363.

Thus, 7 - 363 is the odd one.

The pattern following here is:

The 2^nd term is product of the 1^st term and the number exceeding the 1^st term by 1 i.e.

7 - 56 → 7 × 8 = 56.

9 - 90 → 9 × 10 = 90.

11 - 132 → 11 × 12 = 132.

13 - 195 → 13 × 14 = 182 which is not equal to 195.

Thus, 13 - 195 is the odd one.

Here, it follows a pattern of +1 between 1^st and 2^nd characters and of +2 between 2^nd and 3^rd characters as shown below:

Thus, MNQ is the odd one.

Here, it follows a pattern of -1 between two consecutive characters as shown below:

Thus, ZXY is the odd one.

Bottle, Cup and Jar are all the utilities that are used to hold the matter while the Funnel is used to transmit the matter from one place to another i.e. it cannot hold the matter.

Thus, Funnel is the odd one.

In all the pairs, the 2nd word is a category while the 1^st word is the example of that category i.e.

Earth : Planet → Earth is an example of Planet.

Onion : Vegetable → Onion is an example of Vegetable.

Grapes : Fruit → Grapes are an example of Fruits.

But in White : Ocean → White is not an example of Ocean.

Thus, White : Ocean is the odd pair.

Here, the alternatives are types of colour.

Since, Colour is not a type of colour.

Thus, Colour is the odd word.

Here pattern is such that 2^nd number is the square of the 1^st number i.e.

107 : 11449 → 107² = 11449.

Similarly, 109² = 11881.

Thus, 11881 is the correct alternative.

Here pattern is such that 2^nd number is one exceeding the square of the 1^st number i.e.

17 : 290 → 17² + 1 = 289 + 1 = 290.

Similarly, 11² + 1 = 121 + 1 = 122.

Thus, 122 is the correct alternative.

Here pattern is such that 2^nd number is the square of the 1^st number i.e.

7 : 49 → 7² = 49.

Similarly, 11² = 121.

Thus, 121 is the correct alternative.

In 1^st word, the first letter from left is coded by the letter one place (+1) next to it in the alphabetical series. Similarly, the second letter from left is coded by the letter two place (+2) next to it in the alphabetical series and so on for the next letters.

Thus, QJRRJ is the correct alternative.

In 1^st word, all the letters are coded by the letter immediately preceding them in the alphabetical series.

Thus, KDRR is the correct alternative.

In 1^st word, the letters at the odd place are coded by the letters immediately preceding them in alphabetical series while the letters at the even place are coded by letters immediately following them in alphabetical series.

Thus, EJKMDE is the correct alternative.

Here, the 2^nd word is the antonym of the 1^st word i.e.

Gain : Loss → Loss is the opposite or antonym of Gain.

Similarly, antonym of Sorrow is Happiness.

Thus, Happiness is the correct alternative.

Here, the 2^nd word denotes the public structure or building while the 1^st word denotes the purpose of that building i.e.

Pray : Temple → Temple is the building which serves the purpose of praying.

Similarly,

Study : School → School is the building which serves the purpose of studying.

Thus, Study : School is the correct alternative.

Here, the 1^st word denotes the consumable entity while the 2^nd word denotes the measuring unit of the 1^st word i.e.

Milk : Litre → Milk is the consumable entity which is measured in litres.

Similarly,

Mango is measured in Kilogram.

Thus, Kilogram is the correct alternative.

Here, L means x and A means ÷ i.e.

14 L 7 A 2 = 14 × 7 ÷ 2 = 49.

18 L 4 A 2 = 18 × 4 ÷ 2 = 36.

Similarly,

15 L 5 A 3 = 15 × 5 ÷ 3 = 25.

Thus, 25 is the correct alternative.

Given, ‘×’ means ‘ + ’, ‘÷’ means ‘-’, ‘ + ’ means ‘÷’ and ‘-’ means ‘×’.

So,

78 - 13 + 6 × 7 ÷ 23 → 78 × 13 ÷ 6 + 7 - 23 = 153.

Thus, 153 is the correct alternative.

Let’s check each option,

1. READY → cannot be formed as there is no ‘Y’ in RETROGADE.

2. GRADE → can be formed as RETROGADE.

3. TRADE → can be formed as RETROGADE.

4. GREAT → can be formed as RETROGADE.

Hence, READY can’t be formed from word RETROGADE.

Let’s check each option,

1. FORM → can be formed as PERFORMANCE.

2. ROMANCE → can be formed as PERFORMANCE.

3. DIME → cannot be formed as there is no “D” in PERFORMANCE.

4. ROME → can be formed as PERFORMANCE.

Hence, DIME can’t be formed from word PERFORMANCE.

Consider the following least possible Venn diagram,

Conclusions:

I. Some black are stars → True (It is definitely true as some black are clearly stars).

II. All black are stars → False (It is possible but not definite).

Hence, only I follows.

Consider the following least possible Venn diagram,

Conclusions:

I. All coal are red → True (It is definitely true as all coal are clearly red).

II. All red are coal → False (It is possible but not definite).

III. No red is coal → False (It is definitely false as all coal are red).

Hence, only I follows.

The letters at the odd place are coded by the letters immediately preceding them in alphabetical series while the letters at the even place are coded by letters immediately following them in alphabetical series.

Hence, RUZUD is the correct alternative.

All the letters are coded by the letter which are three places next to them in the alphabetical series.

Hence, WULXPSK is the correct alternative.

The pattern used here is the number inside the triangle is obtained by adding the squares of the numbers on its vertices i.e.

1² + 2² + 3² = 1 + 4 + 9 = 14.

1² + 3² + 4² = 1 + 9 + 16 = 26.

Similarly,

1² + 2² + 5² = 1 + 4 + 25 = 30.

Hence, 30 is the correct answer.

Let the elements of matrix be A₁₁, A₁₂, A₂₁, and A₂₂ as shown

Then,

A₁₁ × A₁₂ + A₂₁ = A₂₂

In Matrix 1 → 3 × 2 + 4 = 10.

In Matrix 2 → 3 × 4 + 5 = 17.

Similarly,

In Matrix 3 → 2 × 5 + 8 = 18.

Hence, 18 is the correct answer.

Here the pattern followed in each row is:

1^st number × 3^rd number + 2^nd number = 4^th number

In row 1 → 3 × 5 + 2 = 17.

In row 2 → 6 × 7 + 1 = 43.

Similarly,

In row 3 → 5 × 2 + 3 = 13.

Hence, 13 is the correct answer.

The pattern used here is:

1 + {1 + (2 × 1)} = 1 + 3 = 4

4 + {3 + (2 × 2)} = 4 + 7 = 11

11 + {7 + (2 × 3)} = 11 + 13 = 24

24 + {13 + (2 × 4)} = 24 + 21 = 45

45 + {21 + (2 × 5)} = 45 + 31 =76

OR

1 + (1 + 2) = 1 + 3 = 4

4 + (3 + 4) = 4 + 7 = 11

11 + (7 + 6) = 11 + 13 = 24

24 + (13 + 8) = 24 + 21 = 45

45 + (21 + 10) = 45 + 31 = 76

Hence, 76 will be the next number.

1. R is sitting at south end and S is sitting at north end.

2. T is neighbour of Q and R. P and Q are sitting together.

Hence, T is sitting second from the south end.

Present age of A is 52 years.

Age of A after 8 years is 60 years.

Ratio of ages of A and B after 8 years is 4 : 5.

So, Let the age of B after 8 years will be x,

Hence,

$\begin{array}{l} \frac{{60}}{x} = \frac{4}{5}\ x = 75 \end{array}$

Thus, present age of B is (75 - 8) = 67 years.

According to the question the relation between the weight of A, B, C, D and E are

A = 3 × B

$B = \frac{1}{4}C$

C = 5 × D

$D = \frac{1}{6}E$

Let the weight of E be 12 kilograms.

$D = \frac{1}{6} \times 12$ = 2 kilograms.

C = 5 × 2 = 10 kilograms.

$B = \frac{1}{4} \times 10$ = 2.5 kilograms.

A = 3 × 2.5 = 7.5 kilograms.

Hence, D is the lightest.

Ratio of present ages of Ram and his father is 2 : 3.

Ratio of ages of Ram’s father and his mother after 5 years will be 13 : 12.

Present age of Ram’s mother is 55 years.

Age of Ram’s mother after 5 years will be 60 years which equal to ratio 12.

So age of Ram’s father after 5 years will be-

13 × 60 ÷ 12 = 65 years.

Present age of Ram’s father will be-

65 - 5 = 60 years which is equal to ratio 3.

Present age of Ram is-

2 × 60 ÷ 3 = 40 years.

Thus, age of Ram after 7 years from present will be (40 + 7) = 47 years.

Hence, option 2 completes the pattern in the question figure.

The question figure is hidden in the following figure:

Hence, option 4 is the correct alternative.

Hence, answer is figure 1.

The mirror image of the question will be:

Hence, we can say that option 4 is the correct mirror image of the given question.

If we consider face with “C” as centre and fold its surrounding faces inside, we find that face with “B” and “F” are opposite to each other and face with “A” and “G” opposite to each other.

Thus, face opposite to “A” is face containing “G”.

Let’s check all the options,

1. 00, 10, 03, 86, 32 → PARFJ

2. 00, 95, 32, 31, 89 → PAJHR

3. 57, 40, 89, 79, 78 → PARTJ

4. 57, 24, 41, 55, 22 → PARTY

Thus, the correct option is 57, 24, 41, 55, 22.

The players who are young = intersection of Young and Player

Clearly, the players that are young are 18 + 20 = 38.

Adam Smith is the author of the book “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”. He is a moral philosopher and a Scottish economist.

Yojana is a monthly journal which is published by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is devoted to the socio-economic issues and is published in 13 languages. Its publication first started in the year 1957, with Mr. Khushwant Singh being the Chief Editor.

The First Finance Commission was established in the year 1951 and K.C. Neogy was its Chairman.

The Government of India earns the most from Corporate Tax, while the second and third are the Income and Wealth Tax respectively.

The appropriate priority order is as follows: Gram Sabha< Panchayat Samiti< District Council.

Gram Sabha: A gram panchayat (village council) is the only grassroots-level of panchayati raj formalised local self-governance system in India at the village or small-town level, and has a sarpanch as its elected head.

Panchayat Samiti: Mandals, taluka panchayats, block panchayats, or panchayat samiti are rural local governments (panchayats) at the intermediate level in panchayat raj institutions (PRI).

District Council: The Zila Panchayat or District Council or Zilla Parishad or District Panchayat, is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system.

• The National Commission for Backward Classes was established on 14^th August 1993.
• It is a constitutional body(102nd amendment in the constitution to make it a constitutional body).
• The National Commission for Backward Classes comes under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

• Creamy layer is a term used in Indian politics to refer to the relatively forward and better educated members of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) who are not eligible for government-sponsored educational and professional benefit programs.
• The term was introduced by the Sattanathan Commission in 1971, which directed that the "creamy layer" should be excluded from the reservations (quotas) of civil posts.
• The creamy layer (income) criteria is defined as annual family income from all sources more than Rs. 8 lakh (2017).

The five parties that are recognized as the National political parties are: ​

• Indian National Congress
• Bharatiya Janata Party
• Bahujan Samaj Party
• Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Communist Party of India

The right to freedom is described under the articles 19-22 of the Indian Constitution.

The Correct Answer is President.

Key Points

• As per Article 53 (1) of the Indian Constitution, the head of the executive is the President of India.
• He has all the constitutional powers and can exercise them directly or through subordinate officers.
• He is, however, only a Constitutional Head of State acting on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers and as such only the formal Executive.
• Also, the President works on the suggestions by the PM.
• The term 'Executive' has been defined both in its broad and narrow forms.
• In its broad form, it is taken to mean all the functionaries, political power-holders (Political Executive), and permanent civil servants who undertake the execution of laws and policies and run the administration of the state.

• Madan Mohan Malviya was the founder of the Banaras Hindu University.
• He was an Indian Independence activist and also a prominent lawyer.

• Warren Hastings laid the foundation of civil service and Charles Cornwallis reformed, modernized and rationalized it. Hence, Charles Cornwallis is known as the 'Father of Civil Service in India'.
• He introduced Covenanted Civil Services (Higher Civil Services) and Uncovenanted Civil Services (Lower Civil Services).

• Bajirao I was known as the Fighter Peshwa. Baji Rao was a general of the Maratha Empire in India.
• He served as Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fifth Maratha Chhatrapati (Emperor) Shahu from 1720 until his death.
• He is also known by the name Bajirao Ballal.

The correct answer is Brihadratha.

• Brihadratha Maurya was the last ruler of the Mauryan dynasty.
• He was killed by his own general, Pushyamitra Shunga, who later established the Shunga empire.

Additional Information

• Mauryan Empire was established by Chandragupta Maurya by Defeating Dhanananda of the Nanda Dynasty during 322-21 BC.
• Mauryan Period (322 BC- 185 BC) was one of the most important periods of Ancient Indian History. The literary sources related to this period were Kautilya"s Arthasastra, Megasthenese's 'Indica', and Visakha Datta's 'Mudra Rakshasa'.
• Buddhist Literature text Jatakas ( a part of Khuddaknikaya of Suttapitaka which describes 549 stories of Buddha's previous births ) reveals the general picture of socio-economic conditions of the Mauryan period.

• The evergreen rain forests are found in the areas of southeastern Brazil, Southern China, Morocco, Lebanon, North America, Australia, Siberia, Africa, Canada, and more.
• Evergreen forests are made up of evergreen trees and occur across various climatic zones.

Directive principles are guidelines or directions set for framing of policies and passing of laws by the government.

These guidelines are based on the fundamental rights stated in the Constitution and thus help to establish and maintain socio-economic democracy.

• There are 3 major crop seasons in India, which are Rabi, Kharif, and Zaid.
• The crops grown in the Rabi season include wheat, mustard, and gram. The Rabi crops are sown between October and December and harvested in the month of April and May.
• Kharif crops are sown in the monsoon in June and July and harvested in September and October. rice, jowar, cotton, maize are kharif crops
• Zaid crops are sown in the summer season, which includes rice, maize, groundnut, and vegetables.

Uranus has got 27 satellites or moons. Most of these were not discovered until the space age.

• Coffee is obtained from the seed of the plant.
• The plant of coffee is a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree which found its origin in Africa.
• Coffee is grown in rainy and dry season, and required altitude must be between 1800-3600 feet.
• India accounts for 4% of the world’s coffee production.
• Indian coffee is known in the world for its good quality, Arabica and Robusta coffee are famous variety of coffee.

Gregor Mendel used the pea plant for hybridization or crossbreeding. This is now referred to as the law of Mendelian inheritance. He worked on 7 characteristics of the pea plants, which include seed shape and color, flower position and color, plant height, pod shape and color. 

The correct answer is Protein synthesis.

• Protein synthesis will not occur if the ribosome in a cell is absent.
• Ribosomes are the sites for protein synthesis, which help in processing many chemical processes in the cell and also repair damaged parts of the cell.

Additional Information

Concept:

Cells: The cell is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organisms.

• There are different shapes of the cells.
• The size and shape of the cells might be different in different organism.
• Some cells have a nucleus (Eukaryotic cells) while the other does not have a defined nucleus (prokaryotic cells)

In the plant cells there are different components and organelles for specific functions-

• Cell Wall – It is a rigid layer composed of cellulose. It is the outermost layer of the cell, below this cell membrane is present. The primary function of the cell wall is to protect and provide structural support to the cell.
• Cell Membrane – It is a semi-permeable membrane helps in regulating and the substance for entry and exit inside and outside the cell.
• Nucleus – It is a vital part of the cell as it contains all the information or DNA of the cell and their heredity information for growth and cell division.
• Vacuole – Most of the part of the plant cell is occupied by the vacuole. It is surrounded by Tonoplast. The vital role of the vacuole is to provide support again the pressure of the cell wall.
• Golgi apparatus – They act like a transport system in the cell, as they transport various molecules to different part of the cell.
• Ribosomes – They are the sites of protein synthesis, also termed as protein factory of the cell.
• Mitochondrion – They break the complex molecules and produce energy and hence called the powerhouse of the cell.
• Lysosomes – They are termed as suicidal bags as they hold the enzymes that are capable to digest the whole cell itself.

Silkworms are usually nurtured on a mulberry tree by eating leaves of the white mulberry tree. 

Saliva contains Ptyalin, also called as amylase, which breaks down starch into simpler sugars such as dextrin and maltose, which get further broken down in the small intestine.

In order to get quick and ample energy, athletes or players take carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are important in an athletes' diet. They help reach peak performance during physical activity because they provide muscle gain and adequate energy.

Sublimation is a process of transition of a solid substance directly to gas, without passing liquid phase. Camphor, naphthalene, and ammonium chloride are sublime materials. Alum is not a sublime material. 

There are three Newton’s laws of motion.

• Newton’s first law is also known as the law of inertia. It states that ‘an object will continue to stay at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion in the same direction and speed unless an unbalanced force acts upon it’.
• Newton’s second law of motion states that ‘for a constant mass, force is equal to the product of mass and acceleration. Force is also equal to the change in momentum per change in time.
• Newton’s third law of motion states that ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• The lens that collects the rays is called a converging or convex lens.
• A concave lens is a diverging lens since it causes the beam of parallel light rays to diverge after refraction.
• Plano lens is an eyeglass lens that provides no vision correction.
• Meniscus lens is concave-convex lens.

• A fuse is a low resistance wire which works on the principle of the thermal effect of electricity.
• As soon as the current exceeds a particular limit, the fuse wire melts and cuts-off the supply due to which excessive amount of current is prevented to enter the system.

The full form of “RAM” is Random Access Memory. It is a kind of computer data storage.

Speaker is an example of output computer device. Output devices are those which receive data from the computer for physical reproduction, projection, or display. Other examples of output devices are printer, headphones, monitor, plotter, TV, video card, and more.

When the volume of a gas is reduced on constant heat, its pressure increases and vice versa. This relationship between volume and pressure is known as the Boyle’s law.

Substances, which accelerate the rate of a chemical reaction and themselves remain chemically and quantitatively unchanged after the reaction, are known as catalysts, and the phenomenon is known as catalysis.

Refer Page no 8 of this link (http://ncert.nic.in/ncerts/l/lech105.pdf)

The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev was first one who classified the elements in a periodic table in 1869. He made a periodic table similar to the one used today and arranged the elements by atomic masses.

• Fuel is the substance that provides energy in form of heat during the combustion process.
• CNG is compressed natural gas which is a kind of fuel.
• Igniter is a device which is used to ignite a mixture of fuel in an engine.
• Heater is a device which is used for heating up water or air.

• Kanha Kisli Reserve, also known as Kanha National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh.
• It is one of the tiger reserves of India which was created in 1955. It stretches over 940 km² area in Balaghat and Mandla districts and is divided into sanctuaries, Banjar and Hallon.

The National Botanical Research Institute is located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is engaged in the field of modern biology and taxonomy. 

• The main objective of Bachat Lamp Scheme run by Ministry of Power (MoP) was to encourage the use of CFLs, distribute CFLs, and reduce power consumption. The price of each lamp was Rs. 15.
• Lamps were available in three different Watt ranges, i.e. 9-10 W, 12-15 W, and 20-23 W under the scheme.

• Rs. 6000 is endowed as a maternity benefit to a woman above the age of 19 years under Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana launched in 2010.
• The scheme was implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development that transfers conditional cash to lactating and pregnant women above the age of 19 years on the birth of their first child.

Jagdish Chandra Bose is the Indian scientist who invented Crescograph, an instrument that can measure the growth of plants. The instrument showed some striking results, such as it was able to demonstrate the feeling of plants. Dr. J.C. Bose hypothesised that the plants also understand affection, feel pain, etc.

• Rovers Cup is related to football.
• It was a Football tournament started by British football lovers in 1891 in Bombay.
• The inaugural year witnessed 1^st Worcester Regiment as the winner.

• The oldest language of South India is Tamil (200 BC). It is also one of the 7 ancient languages in the world that is still spoken.
• Malayalam is a dialect of Tamil which dates back to 9th century, Kannada to 400 AD, and Telugu to 571 AD.

• Bhimbetka caves or Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in Madhya Pradesh.
• It is situated 45 km to the south of Bhopal.
• It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated in the year 2003.

• The recipients of Booker Prize are Salman Rushdie, V.S. Naipaul, Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, and Aravind Adiga.
• Booker Prize is a literary award that is presented every year to the best original novel that has been written in English and published in the UK.

Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1998 in Economics. He is an Indian economist and a philosopher.

“Gita Govinda” has been written by Jayadeva, who was a 12^th century Indian poet. The work describes the relationship between Krishna, Gopis, and Radha in Vrindavan.

The “Doklam Issues” is related to India, China, and Bhutan. The issue arose in the year 2017 when the Chinese army violated the agreement made with Bhutan by trying to construct a road in the Doklam area.

The “Indian Ocean Conference 2017” was organised by the Indian Foundation and held at Colombo, Sri Lanka from 31 August-2^nd September 2017.

The Indian states that meet with the border with Bhutan are Assam, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim. The border is 699 km long.

The world’s highest peak “Mt. Everest” is popularly known as Sagarmatha in Nepal. In Tibet, it is known as Chomolungma.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘Many a man have’.

Part 1 has an error as it doesn’t observe the agreement of the verb with the subject.

‘Many a’ is always followed by a singular verb.

Part 1 uses ‘have’, or the plural verb, instead of the singular verb ‘has’ after ‘many a man’.

Therefore, the correct sentence will be:

Many a man has come to India from Canada to live here permanently.

The correct answer is option 2, i.e., ‘comprises of’.

Part 2 has an error as the correct expression is ‘comprises’ and not ‘comprises of’. The verb ‘comprise’, whenever used in the Active Voice (like here), is never followed by the preposition ‘of’.

Therefore, the correct sentence will be:

Our cricket team comprises eleven skilled players.

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e., ‘No error’.

The given sentence has no grammatical errors.

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 'error lies in the first part of the sentence.'

According to rule, With time reference in which the preposition 'For,' we use the present perfect tense.

Hence, Instead of using 'worked' use 'have worked' 

Let's see an example for more clarity:

He has learned English for 1 year. (To show the completion of time we have present perfect tense.)

So the correct sentence is:

I have worked as a verbal trainer for eight months.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e., ‘Every student have’.

Part 1 has an error as it doesn’t observe the agreement of the verb with the subject.

‘Every’ is always followed by a singular verb.

Part 1 uses ‘have’, or the plural verb, instead of the singular verb ‘has’ after ‘every student’.

Therefore, the correct sentence will be:

Every student has to submit the assignment by this afternoon.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘all her daughter-in laws’.

Key Points

• Part 2 has an error because it uses the incorrect plural form of the noun 'daughter-in-law'.
• The correct sentence will therefore be: Mrs. Gupta invited all her daughters-in-law to the grand party last Sunday.

The correct answer is option 1, i.e., ‘Our social science teacher told to’.

Part 1 has an error as the verb ‘tell/told’ must always be immediately followed by a noun or a pronoun.

Here, the verb ‘told’ is followed by the to-infinitive (‘to study’) and not any noun or pronoun.

Therefore, the correct sentence will be:

Our social science teacher told us to study the map of the world.

The correct answer is option 3, i.e., ‘have come to stay with us’.

Part 3 has an error as it doesn’t follow the agreement of the verb with the subject.

A singular noun requires a singular verb.

Here, the subject (my sister-in-law) is singular but the verb (have) is plural (instead of the singular verb ‘has’), which is incorrect as the verb must agree with its subject in number.

Therefore, the correct sentence will be:

My sister-in-law who lives in Chennai has come to stay with us.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘is one of the best football players’.

The quantifier ‘one of’ always requires a plural noun.

Part 2 has an error as the quantifier ‘one of’ is followed by the singular noun ‘player’ (and not the plural noun ‘players’).

Therefore, the correct answer is:

My friend Sahib is one of the best football players in the country.

The correct answer is Option 4, i.e., ‘No error’.

The given sentence has no grammatical error.

The correct answer is Option 2, i.e., ‘first time since’.

The given sentence needs improvement as the bracketed part uses the wrong preposition.

Whenever we describe the time that has elapsed from a specified point of time (2009, here), the correct preposition used before that point of time is ‘since’.

Therefore, ‘first time from’ will be replaced by ‘first time since’.

The correct sentence will be:

For the first time since 2009, fans in Pakistan may have a reason to celebrate.

The correct answer is option 1, i.e., ‘in order to be’.

The bracketed part requires improvement as ‘in orderly to be’ is an invalid and meaningless expression.

‘In order to be’ means ‘so that’, which fits the context of the sentence.

Therefore, ‘in orderly to be’ will be replaced by ‘in order to be’.

The correct sentence will be:

Gayle’s call-up follows a relaxation in Cricket West Indies’ criteria in order to be eligible for selection.