Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. P. Despite that my guide Raj Lama sent me hiking up yet another trail to try to get a better view. Q. I was not impressed, and I let him know. R. I was on the Chele La mountain pass in west Bhutan. S. The weather was ominous, and it was raining too.
Option 1: QPRS
Option 2: SRPQ
Option 3: SQPR
Option 4: RSPQ
Correct Answer: RSPQ
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: In this paragraph, the narrator sets the scene on the Chele La mountain pass in west Bhutan, noting the ominous weather with rain. Despite the adverse conditions, the guide, Raj Lama, decides to take the narrator
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Mary was cooking the meal.
Option 1: The meal were being cooked by Mary.
Option 2: The meal was already being cooked by Mary.
Option 3: Mary was about to cook the meal.
Option 4: The meal was being cooked by Mary.
Correct Answer: The meal was being cooked by Mary.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
My niece is an amateur artist. I hope she becomes famous one day.
Option 1: Boring
Option 2: Freelancing
Option 3: Expert
Option 4: Decent
Correct Answer: Expert
Solution : The most appropriate choice is the third option.
Expert means someone who is very knowledgeable or skilled in a particular area and is an antonym for the word amateur, which means someone who is inept.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : The area of a rhombus having one side 10 cm and one diagonal 12 cm is:
Option 1: $48\text{ cm}^2$
Option 2: $96\text{ cm}^2$
Option 3: $144\text{ cm}^2$
Option 4: $192\text{ cm}^2$
Correct Answer: $96\text{ cm}^2$
Solution : The area of a rhombus, where $d_1$ and $d_2$ are the lengths of the diagonals, $ = \frac{1}{2} \times d_1 \times d_2 $ In this case, one side of the rhombus is given as 10 cm and one diagonal is given as 12 cm.
Question : An emulsion is a colloid of a
Option 1: Gas in a liquid
Option 2: liquid in a liquid
Option 3: liquid in a gas
Option 4: Gas in a solid
Correct Answer: liquid in a liquid
Solution : The correct option is liquid in a liquid.
An emulsion is a colloid composed of one liquid dispersed in liquid. It is a form of colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed phase as well as the dispersion medium are both liquids. Emulsions
Question : The value of $\left(3^2\right)^2 + 3 \times 3 \div 3 - 3$ is:
Option 1: $3^2$
Option 2: $9^2$
Option 3: $2^3$
Option 4: $3^0$
Correct Answer: $9^2$
Solution : $\left(3^2\right)^2 + 3\times 3\div3 - 3$ $=\left(9\right)^2 + 3\times 3\div3 - 3$ $=81 + 3\times 3 \div3 - 3$ $= 81 + 3\times1 - 3$ $=81 + 3 -3$ $=81$ $ = 9^2$ Hence, the correct answer is $9^2$.
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. But she has no idea an aunt and uncle are waiting for her. B. 'The Strange Child' is the story of a young girl who believes she is the only one on the planet. C. Her parents simply vanished into thin air one day. D. She travels the world in search of Nevada because she aspires to reside in the Mojave Desert.
Option 1: DABC
Option 2: BDAC
Option 3: BACD
Option 4: BCDA
Correct Answer: BCDA
This order presents the information in a logical sequence. Sentence B introduces the story and the central character, a young girl who thinks she's alone in the world. Sentence C provides crucial information about the girl's situation, explaining
Question : The pie chart given below shows the production of 6 different factories. The total production of all these 6 factories is 12000. The production of a particular factory is shown as a percent of the total production of all these 6 factories. J1 = The value of average production of P and R. J2 = The value of average production of Q and T. What is the value of (J1 – J2)?
Option 1: 360
Option 2: 420
Option 3: 340
Option 4: 400
Correct Answer: 420
Solution : J1 = ($\frac{(30 + 12)}{2}$)% × 12000 = 2520 J2 = ($\frac{(20 + 15)}{2}$)% × 12000 = 2100 Now, J1 - J2 = 2520 - 2100 = 420 ∴ The value of (J1 – J2) is 420. Hence, the correct answer is 420.
A. But the question that perturbs Ruskin's mind is what social pressure can be exercised against a dishonest person. B. The merchant, for instance, must supply perfect and pure things to the people. C. Ruskin believes that in every civilised society, there exist five intellectual professions, namely the soldier, the pastor, the physician, the lawyer and the merchant. D. Persons belonging to these professions are expected to perform their duty honestly.
Option 1: BACD
Option 2: DABC
Option 3: CDBA
Option 4: ABDC
Correct Answer: CDBA
The paragraph starts with sentence C, which introduces the central idea that Ruskin categorises certain professions as intellectual professions within society, followed by sentence D, as it logically follows the previous sentence by establishing an
Question : The difference between the greatest and the least five-digit numbers formed by 2, 5, 0, 6, and 8 is (repetition of digits is not allowed):
Option 1: 69552
Option 2: 65925
Option 3: 65952
Option 4: 63952
Correct Answer: 65952
Solution : The greatest 5-digit number formed by 0,2,5,6,8 is 86520 The smallest 5-digit number formed by 0,2,5,6,8 is 20568 (we cannot start with 0 because this makes it a 4-digit number). Required Difference = Greatest 5-digit number – Smallest 5-digit number Required Difference = 86520 –
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