JKSSB Junior Assistant 2024 Solved Question Paper

Question 1

Given below are five scattered segments of two sentences. Indicate the correct sequence which correctly assembles the segments and completes the sentence.
P. Mornings at her grandmother's house
Q. Baked bread filled the kitchen
R. The aroma of freshly
S. It reminded her of childhood
The correct sequence should be

Accepted Answer

Option B: RQSP. The logical sequence is: R ("The aroma of freshly") → Q ("baked bread filled the kitchen.") → S ("It reminded her of childhood") → P ("mornings at her grandmother's house.") $\implies$ RQSP.

Question 2

In this question, the sentence is broken into four parts. Find out the error part in the sentence from the given options:
His perspicacious (a)/ observations would have revealed (b)/ insights that had (c)/ previously gone unnoticed (d).

Accepted Answer

Option B: Observations would have revealed. In option (b), 'would have revealed' implies a counterfactual condition that did not happen, whereas the context requires indicative past tense 'revealed' (or 'have revealed').

Question 3

Identify the sentence that correctly changes the following direct speech into indirect speech.
He said, "I am going to the market now."

Accepted Answer

Option A: He said that he was going to the market then.. In indirect speech: 'I' changes to 'he', present continuous 'am going' changes to past continuous 'was going', and time adverbial 'now' changes to 'then': "He said that he was going to the market then."

Question 4

Fill in the blank using a suitable modal:
We $\underline{\hspace{1.5cm}}$ have locked the gate. Then the dog wouldn't have got out

Accepted Answer

Option A: ought to. 'Ought to have + past participle' expresses past moral obligation or duty that was not fulfilled: "We ought to have locked the gate. Then the dog wouldn't have got out."

Question 5

Fill in the blank using suitable articles:
Sudha is studying in $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$ Canadian University. From there, it will take $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$ hour for her to reach the airport.

Accepted Answer

Option D: a, an. 'Canadian' begins with a consonant sound (/k/), taking article 'a'. 'Hour' begins with a silent 'h' and vowel sound (/aʊər/), taking article 'an'. Correct: "a Canadian University... an hour".

Question 6

**Read the following paragraph carefully to answer the question:**

> *"Last weekend, my friend and I decided to go for a hike in the mountains. We packed our bags with essentials and started early in the morning. As we were walking, we came across a beautiful stream. The sound of the water was very soothing. My friend said, "This is so peaceful!" I agreed and we sat by the stream for a while. Suddenly, we heard a rustling noise. I turned to my friend and asked, "Did you hear that?" They nodded and said, "Yes, I did. Let's go check it out."
> 
> When we got up to continue our hike, we saw a steep hill ahead. My friend looked at me and said, "Climbing this hill will be a piece of cake!" I smiled and replied, "Let's do it!" We started climbing, and despite the incline, it was easier than we had expected. Before long, we reached the top and were rewarded with a stunning view of the valley below. "What a beautiful view," I said. We took a moment to appreciate the beauty around us before heading back down."*

**Question:**
Pick out the correct meaning of the given idiom/Phrase:
*"a piece of cake"*

Accepted Answer

Option C: A facile task.. The idiom 'a piece of cake' means something that is very easy, simple, or effortless to do (a facile task).

Question 7

**Read the following paragraph carefully to answer the question:**

> *"Last weekend, my friend and I decided to go for a hike in the mountains. We packed our bags with essentials and started early in the morning. As we were walking, we came across a beautiful stream. The sound of the water was very soothing. My friend said, "This is so peaceful!" I agreed and we sat by the stream for a while. Suddenly, we heard a rustling noise. I turned to my friend and asked, "Did you hear that?" They nodded and said, "Yes, I did. Let's go check it out."
> 
> When we got up to continue our hike, we saw a steep hill ahead. My friend looked at me and said, "Climbing this hill will be a piece of cake!" I smiled and replied, "Let's do it!" We started climbing, and despite the incline, it was easier than we had expected. Before long, we reached the top and were rewarded with a stunning view of the valley below. "What a beautiful view," I said. We took a moment to appreciate the beauty around us before heading back down."*

**Question:**
Which of the following pronouns is NOT used in the above paragraph?

Accepted Answer

Option D: She. The paragraph uses pronouns 'We', 'I', 'They', 'our', and 'it', but does NOT contain the feminine singular pronoun 'She'.

Question 8

**Read the following paragraph carefully to answer the question:**

> *"Last weekend, my friend and I decided to go for a hike in the mountains. We packed our bags with essentials and started early in the morning. As we were walking, we came across a beautiful stream. The sound of the water was very soothing. My friend said, "This is so peaceful!" I agreed and we sat by the stream for a while. Suddenly, we heard a rustling noise. I turned to my friend and asked, "Did you hear that?" They nodded and said, "Yes, I did. Let's go check it out."
> 
> When we got up to continue our hike, we saw a steep hill ahead. My friend looked at me and said, "Climbing this hill will be a piece of cake!" I smiled and replied, "Let's do it!" We started climbing, and despite the incline, it was easier than we had expected. Before long, we reached the top and were rewarded with a stunning view of the valley below. "What a beautiful view," I said. We took a moment to appreciate the beauty around us before heading back down."*

**Question:**
Which of the following is Homonyms/Homophones?

Accepted Answer

Option C: Hear.. 'Hear' (/hɪər/) has a classic English homophone pair with 'Here' (/hɪər/) (words having identical pronunciation but different meanings and spellings).

Question 9

Select the sentence with the correct punctuation.

Accepted Answer

Option A: Jaya said, 'They were getting really excited and were shouting "Come on!"'. Option A correctly follows standard nested quotation punctuation rules with a comma after the introductory reporting verb, capitalized quote, and double quotes inside single quotes with exclamation mark: Jaya said, 'They were getting really excited and were shouting "Come on!"'

Question 10

Select the Synonyms of the word :
*Gallant*

Accepted Answer

Option A: Valiant. 'Gallant' means brave, heroic, chivalrous, or courageous. Its direct synonym is 'Valiant'. ('Coward', 'craven', and 'timid' are antonyms).

Question 11

Select the antonym of the word :
*Idiosyncrasy*

Accepted Answer

Option B: Conformity.. 'Idiosyncrasy' refers to an eccentric quirk, unusual feature, or individual peculiarity. Its direct antonym is 'Conformity' (standardization, compliance).

Question 12

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom:
*"By the skin of your teeth"*

Accepted Answer

Option D: narrowly avoiding something.. The idiom 'by the skin of your teeth' means by the narrowest of margins, just barely, or narrowly avoiding disaster/failure.

Question 13

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
She stood $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$ the window, lost in thought $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$ her future plans for the upcoming year.

Accepted Answer

Option A: by, about.. 'Stood by the window' (near/next to) and 'lost in thought about her future plans'. Correct prepositions: "by, about".

Question 14

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
The team worked tirelessly $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$ the guidance of their coach to improve their performance $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$ the challenging season.

Accepted Answer

Option C: under, during.. Standard idiomatic English uses 'under the guidance of' and 'during the challenging season'. Correct: "under, during".

Question 15

Change the following sentence from Active voice to Passive voice.
They are organizing a farewell party next week.

Accepted Answer

Option B: A farewell party is being organized by them next week.. Present continuous active (are organizing) changes to passive: 'is being organized by them': "A farewell party is being organized by them next week."

Question 16

Find the wrong number in the following number series:
336, 272, 321, 286, 310, 294.

Accepted Answer

Option B: 286. Alternating squared differences: $336 - 8^2 (64) = 272$; $272 + 7^2 (49) = 321$; $321 - 6^2 (36) = 285$ (given 286 is incorrect); $285 + 5^2 (25) = 310$; $310 - 4^2 (16) = 294$. The wrong number is 286 (should be 285).

Question 17

Find the last term in the number series.
234, 117, 351, 87.75, 438.75, ?

Accepted Answer

Option D: 73.125. Alternating operations: $234 \div 2 = 117$; $117 	imes 3 = 351$; $351 \div 4 = 87.75$; $87.75 	imes 5 = 438.75$; $438.75 \div 6 = 73.125$. The missing term is 73.125.

Question 18

What is the relationship between bits and bytes?

Accepted Answer

Option B: 1 byte = 8 bits.. In digital computing, 1 Byte is a group of exactly 8 binary digits (8 bits). (A half byte / 4 bits is a nibble).

Question 19

The first supercomputer developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune is

Accepted Answer

Option A: Param 8000.. PARAM 8000, developed in 1991 under the leadership of Dr. Vijay Bhatkar at C-DAC Pune, was India's first indigenous supercomputer.

Question 20

Which of the following is a product of Meta Platforms Inc.?

Accepted Answer

Option A: Instagram.. Instagram (acquired in 2012) is a flagship product of Meta Platforms Inc. (along with Facebook and WhatsApp). Azure, Skype, and GitHub are products of Microsoft.

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT an e-commerce website?

Accepted Answer

Option C: Facebook.. Facebook is a social networking service, whereas AJIO (fashion retail), Amazon (general merchandise), and BookMyShow (online ticketing) are commercial e-commerce transaction platforms.

Question 22

Match the computer generation with its corresponding characteristic.
List - I (Computer generation): i) First Generation, ii) Second Generation, iii) Third Generation, iv) Fourth Generation, v) Fifth Generation
List - II (Characteristic): 1) Utilized microprocessors, personal computers emerged., 2) Used vacuum tubes, large size, limited processing power., 3) Featured transistors, smaller and more reliable., 4) Focused on parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing., 5) Introduced integrated circuits, reduced size and power consumption.

Accepted Answer

Option C: i-2, ii-3, iii-5, iv-1, v-4. 1st Gen = Vacuum tubes (i-2), 2nd Gen = Transistors (ii-3), 3rd Gen = Integrated Circuits (iii-5), 4th Gen = Microprocessors / VLSI (iv-1), 5th Gen = Artificial Intelligence & Parallel Processing (v-4). Correct matching: i-2, ii-3, iii-5, iv-1, v-4.

Question 23

Consider the following statements about Device Driver.
1. It a hardware device that is attached to a computer.
2. It acts as a translator between the hardware device and operating systems or applications that use it.
3. It instructs computer on how to communicate with the device by translating the operating system's instructions into a language that a device can understand in order to perform the necessary task.
4. Examples of device driver: printer driver, display driver, USB driver, sound card driver, motherboard driver, ROM driver, etc.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Option C: 2, 3 and 4. Statement 1 is incorrect because a device driver is a specialized software program, NOT a hardware device. Statements 2, 3, and 4 correctly describe its role as a translator/driver program and list valid driver types. Correct: 2, 3 and 4.

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of internal hardware devices?

Accepted Answer

Option A: Video card.. A Video Card (Graphics Processing Unit / GPU card) is installed internally directly onto the motherboard PCIe expansion slot inside the computer chassis.

Question 25

Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller is a feature within the computer that

Accepted Answer

Option A: Transfers the data to the main memory without intervention of CPU.. Direct Memory Access (DMA) enables hardware subsystems to transfer data directly to and from system RAM without routing through the CPU, eliminating CPU bottleneck and speeding up memory operations.

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a real time operating system?

Accepted Answer

Option B: Palm OS.. Palm OS was a personal digital assistant (PDA) operating system, NOT a deterministic Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) like QNX, VxWorks, or RTLinux.

Question 27

Match List - I with List - II
List - I (Command): i) Replace, ii) Insert Hyperlink, iii) Paste, iv) Cut
List - II (Shortcut keys): 1) Ctrl+K, 2) Ctrl+H, 3) Ctrl+X, 4) Ctrl+V

Accepted Answer

Option C: i-2, ii-1, iii-4, iv-3. Replace = Ctrl+H (i-2), Insert Hyperlink = Ctrl+K (ii-1), Paste = Ctrl+V (iii-4), Cut = Ctrl+X (iv-3). Correct match: i-2, ii-1, iii-4, iv-3.

Question 28

Which of the following is a primary feature of Microsoft Access?

Accepted Answer

Option D: It is a database management system used for creating, managing, and querying databases.. Microsoft Access is a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that combines the relational Jet/ACE database engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools for storing, managing, and querying structured data.

Question 29

Match List - I with List - II
List - I (Key): i) F5, ii) Shift+F5, iii) Alt+F5, iv) Esc
List - II (Shortcut keys on PowerPoint): 1) Start presentation from beginning, 2) Start presentation from current slide, 3) Start presentation in presenter view, 4) End presentation

Accepted Answer

Option A: i-1, ii-2, iii-3, iv-4.. F5 = Start from beginning (i-1), Shift+F5 = Start from current slide (ii-2), Alt+F5 = Presenter View (iii-3), Esc = End presentation (iv-4). Match: i-1, ii-2, iii-3, iv-4.

Question 30

Which of the following statements about MS Power Point's slide master features is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

Option C: Slide masters cannot be used to modify the font and background of slides.. Statement C is NOT true because modifying the master slide fonts, theme colors, and background styles is one of the primary and most powerful functions of the Slide Master.

Question 31

Which of the following statements about email protocols and services is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

Option A: POP3 enables users to access their email messages directly on the server without downloading them.. Statement A is NOT true: POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) downloads email messages to the local device and typically deletes them from the mail server. IMAP is the protocol that manages emails directly on the server with multi-device sync.

Question 32