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SSC Stenographer Tier-I - 12 October 2023 Shift-1

Attempt the official SSC Stenographer Grade C & D previous year question paper 2023 12 October 2023 Shift-1 as a free, timed mock test on AajExam. Get instant scoring, sectional analysis, and detailed solutions for every question.

200
Questions
200
Total Marks
120
Minutes
2023
Year

About This Paper

MCQ exam for Stenographer Grade C & D conducted by SSC. This page hosts the official SSC Stenographer Tier-I - 12 October 2023 Shift-1 — the SSC Stenographer Grade C & D previous year question paper from 2023 (12 October 2023 Shift-1). AajExam has reconstructed this paper into a fully timed online mock test so candidates preparing for SSC Stenographer Grade C & D can experience the real exam pattern, attempt every question with answer keys verified by our expert panel, and analyse their performance section-wise. The paper contains 200 multiple-choice questions to be attempted in 120 minutes for a total of 200 marks. The exam uses 3 sections — General Intelligence and Reasoning (50 questions), General Awareness (50 questions), English Language (100 questions) with 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer. Use this paper to practise question selection, sectional time management, and accuracy under real exam conditions. Why solve SSC Stenographer Grade C & D 2023 previous year papers? Government competitive exams like SSC Stenographer Grade C & D repeat question patterns, formula-based concepts and theme-based questions year after year. Solving the actual SSC Stenographer Grade C & D 2023 (12 October 2023 Shift-1) paper helps you identify high-yield chapters, calibrate the difficulty level, and build the speed required to clear sectional cut-offs. Every question on this paper has a detailed solution available immediately after submission, including step-by-step working for quantitative problems, grammar rules for English, and direct reference statements for general awareness questions. How to use this PYQ paper effectively: first, attempt the full 120-minute test in a single sitting without referring to notes — treat it like the actual SSC Stenographer Grade C & D exam. After submission, review the auto-generated analytics to see your section-wise accuracy, attempt rate, and time spent per question. Then revisit every wrong and skipped question with the explanation, and add the underlying concept to your revision notes. Repeat the same paper after 7-10 days — your second attempt should be at least 15-20% faster with better accuracy. This SSC Stenographer Tier-I - 12 October 2023 Shift-1 mock test is completely free on AajExam. You can also browse the full archive of SSC Stenographer Grade C & D previous year papers shift-wise and year-wise to build a strong PYQ-driven preparation strategy. All papers come with bilingual support (English and Hindi solutions where applicable), instant scoring, all-India ranking, and downloadable performance reports.

Exam Pattern & Sections

SectionQuestionsMarks/QNegative
General Intelligence and Reasoning5010.25
General Awareness5010.25
English Language10010.25

Sample Questions with Answers

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1
General Intelligence and Reasoning

General Intelligence & Reasoning Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? General Intelligence & Reasoning General Intelligence & Reasoning TUWA, ?, RISI, QEQO, PAOU Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

  1. A.Senior secondary school
  2. B.Primary school
  3. C.Secondary school
  4. D.Kindergarten

Explanation

The given points represents the educational stages, starting with kindergarten, moving on to primary school, followed by secondary school, senior secondary school and finally college. Hence, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5 is the correct order.

2
General Intelligence and Reasoning

5. College

  1. A.1. 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
  2. B.4, 3, 2, 5, 1
  3. C.2, 4, 3, 1, 5
  4. D.4, 3, 2, 1, 5

Explanation

Given figure: 7 3 B T Z 7 B T O 3 Z B O 7 3 T Z O 3 T B 7 Z ? 3 0 Z7T B3 0 Z7T BAs per the pattern followed and the symmetry, 3 0 Z 7 T B 3 0 Z 7 T B the required answer figure is:

3
General Intelligence and Reasoning

Which figure should replace the question mark (?) in the following series to continue the pattern? 7 3 B T Z 7 B T O 3 Z B O 7 3 T Z O 3 T B 7 Z ?

Question 3
  1. A.SUOE
  2. B.SOUE
  3. C.UTET
  4. D.USEO

Explanation

Given that: EXIST is written as FYHTU The pattern followed here is: X I S T +1 +1 –1 +1 +1 Y H T U And, ABOVE is written as BCNWF B O V E

4
General Intelligence and Reasoning

How many triangles are there in the given figure?

  1. A.14
  2. B.15
  3. C.12
  4. D.13

Explanation

Given equation: 14 × 4  10 + 10 – 20 = 2 Upon checking option 2 and interchanging 2 and 10, we get 14 × 4  2 + 2 – 20 = 10 According to BODMAS rule,  14 × 2 + 2 – 20 = 10  28 + 2 – 20 = 10  30 – 20 = 10  10 = 10 LHS = RHS Hence, it is the correct answer.

5
General Intelligence and Reasoning

Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

  1. A.GLP
  2. B.BEJ
  3. C.QTY
  4. D.KNS

Explanation

Given series: 69, 70, 74, 83, ?, 124 The pattern followed here is: 69 + (1)2 = 70 70 + (2)2 = 74 74 + (3)2 = 83 83 + (4)2 = 99 99 + (5)2 = 124 Hence, 99 is the correct answer.

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