SSC Stenographer 2018: Mini Mock Test 6 for SSC & Railway Exams

Question 1

Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active/passive) form of the given sentence.

The Swiss regarded him as an imposter and called him a Villain.

Question 2

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people live so he could be thankful for his (2). On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people (3)?” the father asked. “Oh yeah,” said the son. “So what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have (4) lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our (5). We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.” With this, the boy’s father was (6). Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.”

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1

Question 3

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people live so he could be thankful for his (2). On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people (3)?” the father asked. “Oh yeah,” said the son. “So what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have (4) lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our (5). We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.” With this, the boy’s father was (6). Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.”

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2

Question 4

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people live so he could be thankful for his (2). On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people (3)?” the father asked. “Oh yeah,” said the son. “So what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have (4) lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our (5). We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.” With this, the boy’s father was (6). Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.”

Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 5

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people live so he could be thankful for his (2). On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people (3)?” the father asked. “Oh yeah,” said the son. “So what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have (4) lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our (5). We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.” With this, the boy’s father was (6). Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.”

Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 6

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people live so he could be thankful for his (2). On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people (3)?” the father asked. “Oh yeah,” said the son. “So what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have (4) lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our (5). We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.” With this, the boy’s father was (6). Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are.”

Find the appropriate word in each case.

Question 7

In the following question, two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.

Statements :
1. All pens are papers.
2. No eraser is a paper.
Conclusions :
I. No eraser is a pen.
II. Some papers are pens.

Question 8

A father is 5 times as old as his son. His son is 6 years old. After how many years, will the father be 4 times as old as his son?

Question 9

Select the one which is different from the other three responses.

Question 10

An electric iron has a heating element made of:

Question 11

Which planet takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun?

Question 12

Wilting of plants occurs due to excessive _________