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Punjab Stenographer & Steno-Typist: practice questions and mock tests

This section holds 722 practice questions for Punjab Stenographer & Steno-Typist, arranged in 9 topics โ€” the largest are Quantitative Aptitude (134), Reasoning (122) and English Language (104).

57 of these are written only for this post. The other 665 are shared with exams that test the same syllabus, mainly Clerk, Excise Inspector and PUDA Clerk, so practice here also counts towards those papers.

Below you will find the topic outline, sample questions with explanations and the official website. Dates, eligibility and marking rules change, so confirm them in the latest official notification.

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Punjab Stenographer & Steno-Typist: Practice MCQs and Mock Tests

This page brings together the PunjabExams practice set for Punjab Stenographer & Steno-Typist: 722 multiple-choice questions, each with a keyed answer and a short explanation, arranged into 9 topic groups. You can practise topic by topic, take a timed 50-question mock or revise quickly in question-and-answer mode. Practice is free and needs no sign-up.

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Exam-specific and shared questions

Of the 722 distinct questions in this set, 57 are written specifically for Stenographer and 665 are common general-studies questions (reasoning, aptitude, general knowledge, Punjab GK, language and computer basics). Punjab recruitment papers test these common areas at a similar level, so the same reviewed question is used in every exam set where that topic is on the syllabus, rather than being rewritten with small changes.

Exam sets that share the most questions with this one:

What the Stenographer question set covers

TopicQuestions
Quantitative Aptitude134
Reasoning122
English Language104
Computer / Office Skills99
Punjabi Language86
Punjab Awareness68
Shorthand & Office Correspondence39
Mixed and previous-year-pattern practice37
General Knowledge33

Key points for Stenographer aspirants

  • WPM is words per minute.
  • Transcription is typed dictation.
  • Grammar errors cost more than fancy words.
  • Punctuation is part of the test.

Sample Stenographer questions with answers

A few questions from this set, with the answer and explanation shown. The full set opens in practice mode.

  1. Q1. SI on Rs 11000 at 7% for 4 years?

    • (a) Rs 3130
    • (b) Rs 3030
    • (c) Rs 3080
    • (d) Rs 3180

    Answer: (c) Rs 3080. Simple interest = P ร— R ร— T / 100 = 11000 ร— 7 ร— 4 / 100 = โ‚น3080.

  2. Q2. เจœเฉ‡เจ•เจฐ SOUTH เจจเฉ‚เฉฐ 53169 เจ…เจคเฉ‡ NORTH เจจเฉ‚เฉฐ 48169 เจตเจœเฉ‹เจ‚ เจ•เฉ‹เจก เจ•เฉ€เจคเจพ เจ—เจฟเจ† เจนเฉˆ, เจคเจพเจ‚ THORN เจจเฉ‚เฉฐ เจ•เจฟเจตเฉ‡เจ‚ เจ•เฉ‹เจก เจ•เฉ€เจคเจพ เจ—เจฟเจ† เจนเฉˆ?

    • (a) 63948
    • (b) 96348
    • (c) 69348
    • (d) 69384

    Answer: (d) 69384. S=5, O=3, U=1, T=6, H=9, N=4, R=8, เจ‡เจธ เจฒเจˆ THORN = 69384เฅค

  3. Q3. 'P.S.' in a letter stands for:

    • (a) Please Sign
    • (b) Personal Secretary
    • (c) Public Servant
    • (d) Postscript

    Answer: (d) Postscript. A postscript adds a note after the signature.

  4. Q4. เจ‡เฉฑเจ• เจตเจฟเจ…เจ•เจคเฉ€ 5 เจ•เจฟเจฒเฉ‹เจฎเฉ€เจŸเจฐ เจชเฉ‚เจฐเจฌ เจ…เจคเฉ‡ เจซเจฟเจฐ 12 เจ•เจฟเจฒเฉ‹เจฎเฉ€เจŸเจฐ เจ‰เฉฑเจคเจฐ เจตเฉฑเจฒ เจคเฉเจฐเจฆเจพ เจนเฉˆเฅค เจธเจผเฉเจฐเฉ‚เจ†เจคเฉ€ เจฌเจฟเฉฐเจฆเฉ‚ เจคเฉ‹เจ‚ เจฆเฉ‚เจฐเฉ€ เจนเฉˆ:

    • (a) 26 เจ•เจฟเจฒเฉ‹เจฎเฉ€เจŸเจฐ
    • (b) 15 เจ•เจฟเจฒเฉ‹เจฎเฉ€เจŸเจฐ
    • (c) 11 เจ•เจฟเจฒเฉ‹เจฎเฉ€เจŸเจฐ
    • (d) 13 เจ•เจฟเจฒเฉ‹เจฎเฉ€เจŸเจฐ

    Answer: (d) 13 เจ•เจฟเจฒเฉ‹เจฎเฉ€เจŸเจฐ. เจชเจพเจ‡เจฅเจพเจ—เฉ‹เจฐเจธ เจชเฉเจฐเจฎเฉ‡เจฏ เจฆเฉเจ†เจฐเจพ: เจฆเฉ‚เจฐเฉ€ = โˆš(5ยฒ + 12ยฒ) = โˆš(25 + 144) = โˆš169 = 13 เจ•เจฟเจฒเฉ‹เจฎเฉ€เจŸเจฐเฅค

  5. Q5. What is the full form of HTML?

    • (a) HyperText Machine Link
    • (b) Hyperlink Text Marking Language
    • (c) HyperText Markup Language
    • (d) High Transfer Machine Language

    Answer: (c) HyperText Markup Language. HTML is the standard markup language for creating web pages and web applications.

  6. Q6. The largest planet in the solar system is?

    • (a) Neptune
    • (b) Earth
    • (c) Jupiter
    • (d) Saturn

    Answer: (c) Jupiter. Jupiter is the largest planet by mass and diameter.

How to use this practice set

  1. Read the latest official notification and syllabus for Stenographer first, so you know the paper pattern and marking.
  2. Work through one topic at a time, starting with Quantitative Aptitude, and read the explanation for every question you get wrong.
  3. Take a timed 50-question mock once a week and track your accuracy, not just your score.
  4. Keep a short notebook of facts you missed and revise it before each mock.

Official information

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