Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
ASTONISHMENT
Option 1: Wonder
Option 2: Composure
Option 3: Fright
Option 4: Expectation
Correct Answer: Wonder
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Astonishment refers to a feeling of great surprise or amazement. In this context, wonder is the most appropriate synonym, as it also conveys a sense of awe or surprise.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Hold your horses
Option 1: not get upset
Option 2: aim high
Option 3: fight trouble
Option 4: slow down
Correct Answer: slow down
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Hold your horses is an idiom that means to wait a moment. It is used to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something. Thus, the appropriate meaning of the given
Question : The tree species most commonly used in social forestry is:
Option 1: Peepal
Option 2: Gulmohar
Option 3: Eucalyptus
Option 4: Mango
Correct Answer: Eucalyptus
Solution : The correct option is Eucalyptus.
The Eucalyptus tree is the most widely employed tree species in social forestry. Because of its rapid growth and numerous applications, including timber, pulpwood, and medicinal characteristics, it is frequently planted in social forestry programmes.
Question : Direction: In this question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. A can be represented by 03,55, etc. and P can be represented by 10, 44, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word BOAT.
Option 1: 67, 86, 55, 40
Option 2: 32, 86, 77, 68
Option 3: 78, 33, 55, 44
Option 4: 67, 86, 31, 40
Correct Answer: 67, 86, 55, 40
Solution : Given – BOAT
Option first: 67, 86, 55, 40
BOAT
The first set represents the word BOAT.
Option second: 32, 86, 77, 68
SOHT
Option third: 78, 33, 55, 44
BOAP
Option fourth: 67, 86, 31, 40
BOST
Hence, first option is
Question : Rearrange the parts of the sentence in the correct order.
The absence of P. data on the migrant workers was Q. formulating effective policy decisions and R. preventing the governments from S. strategies for the welfare of migrant workers
Option 1: QPRS
Option 2: RPQS
Option 3: PSRQ
Option 4: PRQS
Correct Answer: PRQS
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
It begins by highlighting (P), indicating a crucial information gap. Following this, the sequence moves to (R), explaining the consequence of the data absence in hindering policy development. The subsequent segment (Q) adds that the absence of data
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. NHT : PEX :: KDF : MAJ :: UMR : ?
Option 1: WJV
Option 2: VJW
Option 3: WPN
Option 4: XIW
Correct Answer: WJV
Solution : Given: NHT : PEX :: KDF : MAJ :: UMR : ?
Add 2 and 4 to the place value of the first and third letters and subtract 3 from the place value of the second letter of NHT and KDF to get their related
Question : Directions: Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it. First row - 6, 9, 90 Second row - 12, 8, 120 Third row - 13, 6, ? (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed.)
Option 1: 114
Option 2: 125
Option 3: 102
Option 4: 110
Correct Answer: 114
Solution : Given: First row - 6, 9, 90 Second row - 12, 8, 120 Third row - 13, 6, ?
The sum of the first two numbers is multiplied by 6, to get the third number. First row: (6 + 9) × 6 = 15 ×
Question : Who among the following wrote 'Anand Math' from where India's national song 'Vande Mataram' has been taken?
Option 1: Abanindranath Tagore
Option 2: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 3: Mohammad Iqbal
Option 4: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Correct Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Solution : The correct answer is Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was also known as Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, and he was one of the greatest novelists and poets of India. He was also one of the first two people to graduate from Calcutta University.
Question : Directions: Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? ABCD, BDFD, CFID, ?, EJOD
Option 1: DHED
Option 2: DHDD
Option 3: DLHD
Option 4: DHLD
Correct Answer: DHLD
Solution : Given: ABCD, BDFD, CFID, ?, EJOD
In the given series, add 1, 2, and 3 to the place value of the first, second, and third letters. The fourth letter D remains constant. ABCD→A + 1 = B; B + 2 = D; C + 3
Question : If $\frac{x}{a+b}+1=\frac{x}{a-b}+\frac{a-b}{a+b}$, then $x$ is equal to:
Option 1: $2a-b$
Option 2: $a+b$
Option 3: $a-b$
Option 4: $2a+b$
Correct Answer: $a-b$
Solution : Given: $\frac{x}{a+b}+1=\frac{x}{a-b}+\frac{a-b}{a+b}$ ⇒ $\frac{x}{a+b}-\frac{x}{a-b}=\frac{a-b}{a+b}-1$ ⇒ $x(\frac{1}{a+b}-\frac{1}{a-b})=\frac{-2b}{a+b}$ ⇒ $x(\frac{-2b}{(a+b)(a-b)})=\frac{-2b}{a+b}$ ⇒ $x=(a-b)$ Hence, the correct answer is $(a-b)$.
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