Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'He denied to have sold spurious drugs to the customers.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
Same as row 149: the construction is treated as a complex sentence in the source taxonomy.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Which of the following words has the same meaning as the word ‘idle’ as used in the passage?
A)
lazy
B)
clumsy
C)
large
D)
excess
'Idle' means lazy/inactive.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'He could not utter a single word to his son who, when he arrived, was in a dejected mood.'
A)
co-ordinate clause
B)
noun clause
C)
principal clause
D)
adjective clause
The relative clause describes 'son'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: The salt spray has gradually __________ the bridge.
A)
eroded
B)
spoilt
C)
demolished
D)
ravaged
Salt spray corrodes/erodes a bridge; 'eroded' is the best choice.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: He is very __________ on meeting foreigners and befriending them.
A)
anxious
B)
find
C)
insistent
D)
keen
The correct collocation is 'keen on'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: The robbers not only injured the landlord but also decamped __________ booty.
A)
off
B)
to
C)
about
D)
with
'Decamped with booty' means left with the stolen goods.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'If I were you, I would not care for such a man.'
A)
suggestion
B)
possibility
C)
advice
D)
order
The sentence expresses advice.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'Everyone wonders how she completed this work.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
The embedded 'how' clause functions as a dependent clause, so the sentence is complex.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
What is the author’s suggestion to bring down prices?
A)
Government should control the white cement market.
B)
Production capacity should be increased.
C)
Usage of white cement in other areas should be reduced.
D)
Competition among manufacturers of cement paints and tiles should be reduced.
The passage suggests reducing usage of white cement in other areas to bring prices down.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'The manager said to his assistant, “Let the customers in.”'
A)
permission
B)
order
C)
suggestion
D)
both (b) and (c)
The manager is issuing an order.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'I do not know whom she is teaching.'
A)
noun clause
B)
relative clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
adjective clause
The embedded 'whom' clause functions as a noun clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'The old lady goes for a walk in the morning.'
A)
progressive
B)
habitual
C)
possibility
D)
locative
The sentence expresses a habitual action.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Which of the following is correct according to the passage?
A)
White cement is not used in the manufacture of paint.
B)
White cement forms a minor part of tile manufacturing.
C)
White cement is very important for tile manufacturing.
D)
White cement is used only for making paints.
White cement is very important for tile manufacturing.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: The profits will be equally divided __________ the two partners.
A)
among
B)
by
C)
with
D)
between
With two partners, the correct preposition is 'between'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: The brilliant students will be __________ scholarships.
A)
rewarded
B)
awarded
C)
forwarded
D)
honoured
Scholarships are 'awarded' to students.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'She will be waiting for me when I reach her home.'
A)
future possibility
B)
future progressive
C)
wish
D)
possibility
The sentence uses future progressive for an action in progress at a future time.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'Morning walk is a good exercise, therefore everybody should walk.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
The sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb, so it is compound.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'You permit me and I shall leave the room.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
The conjunction joins two independent clauses, making a compound sentence.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: The prisoner was released on __________ for good behaviour.
A)
probation
B)
bail
C)
parole
D)
guarantee
A prisoner may be released on probation for good behaviour under the relevant arrangement.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: If a speech is full of pompous words, it is __________.
A)
verbose
B)
bombastic
C)
grandiose
D)
grandiloquent
A pompous, inflated speech is described as bombastic.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
What is the crisis being faced by the cement tile manufacturers as described in the passage?
A)
White cement is priced very low.
B)
White cement prices are very high.
C)
White cement is being exported.
D)
White cement is not of good quality.
The passage describes high white-cement prices as the crisis.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'Since my brother came, he has been teaching.'
A)
Co-ordinate clause
B)
adverb clause
C)
principal clause
D)
adjective clause
The subordinate 'since' clause is an adverb clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: A horse is __________ like an elephant.
A)
not
B)
never
C)
nothing
D)
none
The standard expression is 'not as ... as'; among the given choices, 'not' is required.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'Unless you pay you will be refused admission.'
A)
advice
B)
affirmative
C)
threat
D)
prohibition
The conditional sentence expresses a threat of refusal.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: We don’t know what __________ him to commit this crime.
A)
excited
B)
roused
C)
prompted
D)
attracted
'Prompted' means caused or induced him to act.
