Organisation : NCSM National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata
Recruitment Name : Junior Stenographer
Document Type : Question Paper
Year : 2021
Website : https://ncsm.gov.in/notice/previous-year-question-paper
NCSM Question Paper Junior Stenographer
A. Select the correct one from the given options. ( 20 × 1 marks)
1. Rearrange the jumbled letters in meaningful words to identify the word which is not a colour.
(a) LTEOIV
(b) ENGRAO
(c) PELRUP
(d) REOWLF
2. Arrange the following in a logical order.
(i) Open Text Book (ii) Attend Assembly (iii) Catch Bus
(iv) Wear Uniform (v) Get into Classroom
(a) (iv), (ii), (iii), (v), (i)
(b) (iv), (iii), (v), (i), (ii)
(c) (iv), (iii), (ii), (v), (i)
(d) (iv), (iii), (i), (v), (ii)
3. In the following question, one statement is given followed by two assumptions (I) and (II). You have to consider the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to Tick the right option.
Statement : He is too industrious to be poor.
Assumptions :
(I) Very industrious people also can be poor.
(II) Very lazy people can also be rich.
(a) Only (I) is implicit
(b) Only (II) is implicit
(c) Both (I) and (II) are implicit
(d) Neither (I) nor (II) is implicit
4. Good conductor : Copper :: Bad conductor : ?
(a) Iron
(b) Aluminium
(c) Wood
(d) Coal
5. Select the option which is different from others.
(a) Diabetes
(b) Swine Flu
(c) Malaria
(d) Chicken Pox
6. If each vowel in the word SURROUND is changed to the previous letter of the English alphabet and each consonant is changed to the next letter in the English alphabet, which of the following will be the second from the right end in the new arrangement?
(a) N
(b) O
(c) S
(d) T
7. In a certain code language JOURNAL is written as MRXUQDO. How will TRAINING be written in that code?
(a) WUDHQLQJ
(b) WUDLQLQJ
(c) WUDKQLQJ
(d) WUCLQLQJ
8. In a code language 256 means ‘You are good’, 637 means ‘We are bad’ and 358 means ‘Good and bad’, then what will be the code of ‘and’?
(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5
9. If August 15th, 2012 falls on Thursday then June 11th, 2013 falls on which day ?
(a) Monday
(b) Saturday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Tuesday
10. If P denotes ‘×’, T denotes ‘–’, M denotes ‘+’ and B denotes ‘÷’, then –
12 P 6 M 15 T 16 B 4 = ?
(a) 70
(b) 83
(c) 75
(d) 110
11. Arjun is Rajen’s brother. Pankaj is Rajen’s sister’s only son. Pankaj married Arjun’s daughter. What is the relation between Arjun and Preeti, who is Pankaj’s daughter ?
(a) Grandmother – Granddaughter
(b) Uncle – Niece
(c) Father – Daughter
(d) Grandfather – Granddaughter
12. A mother’s age is thrice that of her daughter’s age. Six years ago, the mother’s age was five times that of the daughter’s age. What was the daughter’s age 6 years ago ?
(a) 36 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 12 years
(d) 30 years
13. From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word : PRONUNCIATION
(a) NATURAL
(b) PRINTING
(c) RATION
(d) PUNCTUATION
14. In the following question, find the missing number in the number pattern.
(a) 24
(b) 19
(c) 22
(d) 20
15. Complete the series given below :
10, 43, 175, ____, 2815
(a) 703
(b) 1320
(c) 315
(d) 633
16. From the given alternatives, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. ECCENTRICITY
(a) TRINITY
(b) TRICKY
(c) ENTER
(d) CENTRE
17. Ankur is facing East. He turns 90° in the anticlockwise direction and then another 180° turn in the same direction, finally he turns 45° in the clockwise direction. In which direction is he facing now?
(a) South-West
(b) East
(c) North-West
(d) South
18. The sum of the squares of two consecutive numbers is 1861. What are the two numbers?
(a) 28 and 29
(b) 26 and 27
(c) 30 and 31
(d) 32 and 33
19. If Mita is taller than Geeta; Geeta is taller than Sita; Rita is taller than Mita; Lata is shorter than Sita; then who among them is the tallest ?
(a) Mita
(b) Sita
(c) Geeta
(d) Rita
20. If A = 1, E = 5, then HEAR = ?
(a) 38
(b) 32
(c) 31
(d) 30
Instructions of Candidates
Aptitude Test for Recruitment to the post of ‘Junior Stenographer’
Date : 7th December, 2021
Duration : 2 Hours
Max. Marks : 100
Instructions :
(a) All questions are compulsory;
(b) There is no negative marking;
(c) For questions ‘A’ to ‘H’, tick mark the correct options in the question paper;
(d) For questions ‘I’ and ‘J’, use separate sheet(s)
Download Question Paper
Question Paper (Jr. Steno, NCSM) – https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/pdf2024/42966-q.pdf