Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
The chairman's harsh words (like) insult to injury to the embarrassed speaker.
(1) added
(2) evoked
(3) invoked
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
Added is the correct option because it conveys the meaning that the chairman's harsh words contributed to or worsened the situation for the embarrassed speaker. "Added insult to injury" is an idiomatic expression that means making
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/consonants/vowels in the word.) Diet : Dietician :: High blood sugar : ?
Option 1: Oncologist
Option 2: Urologist
Option 3: Dermatologist
Option 4: Diabetologist
Correct Answer: Diabetologist
Solution : Given: Diet : Dietician :: High blood sugar : ?
Like, Dieticians are the regulated health professionals who use their expertise to improve the health of people by recommending proper diet. Similarly, Diabetologists are experts in the field of diabetes (High blood sugar).
Hence, the
Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. “We will wait for you if you are late,” they said to me on the telephone.
Option 1: They told me on the telephone that they would wait for me if I am late.
Option 2: They told me on the telephone that they would wait for me if I was late.
Option 3: They said to me on the telephone that we will wait for you if you are late.
Option 4: They said to me on the telephone that they will wait for me if you were late.
Correct Answer: They told me on the telephone that they would wait for me if I was late.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The indirect form of a sentence involves reporting or conveying what someone else said without directly quoting their exact words.
The steps of
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Anxiety
Option 2: Preparation
Option 3: Voluntary
Option 4: Stetionery
Correct Answer: Stetionery
Solution : The fourth option is the incorrectly spelt.
The correct spelling is stationary which means not moving or not intended to be moved.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Anxiety: A state of uneasiness or apprehension about future uncertainties.
Preparation: The action or
Question : Directions: If BLACKSMITH is coded as CNBELUNKUJ, then CHILDREN will be coded as?
Option 1: DJINETEP
Option 2: DJJNETFP
Option 3: DIJMESFO
Option 4: DIJMEYEP
Correct Answer: DJJNETFP
Solution : Given: BLACKSMITH is coded as CNBELUNKUJ.
Add 1 and 2 alternatively to the place value of the letters of BLACKSMITH, to get the required code – B + 1 = C; L + 2 = N; A + 1 = B; C + 2 =
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 12 : 144 :: ? : ?
Option 1: 10 : 40
Option 2: 15 : 125
Option 3: 20 : 400
Option 4: 22 : 464
Correct Answer: 20 : 400
Solution : Given: 12 : 144 :: ? : ?
In the given pair, the second number is the perfect square of the first number. Like, 12 : 144→(12)2 = 144 Let's check the options – First option: 10 : 40; (10)2 =
Question : What is the scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake ?
Option 1: richter scale
Option 2: metric scale
Option 3: centrigrade scale
Option 4: Newton's scale
Correct Answer: richter scale
Solution : The correct answer is Richter scale.
Earthquake or the shaking of the ground is a natural phenomenon in which tectonic plates of the earth moves abruptly, which leads to release of energy at certain point creating seismic waves. The point inside the earth on
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the odd number pair from the given alternatives.
Option 1: 132
Option 2: 176
Option 3: 279
Option 4: 352
Correct Answer: 279
Solution : Let's check the options — First option: 132 ⇒ 11 × 12 = 132 Second option: 176 ⇒ 11 × 16 = 176 Third option: 279 ⇒ Not a multiple of 11 Fourth option: 352 ⇒ 11 × 32 = 352
So, except the third
Question : The human development index is prepared by:
Option 1: UNDP
Option 2: WTO
Option 3: IMF
Option 4: WHO
Correct Answer: UNDP
Solution : The correct option is UNDP.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the organisation that publishes the human development index. It is the most widely recognised human development index. It is predicated on the notion that human growth entails long and healthy lives, knowledge
Question : What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river ?
Option 1: Valley widening
Option 2: River rejuvenating
Option 3: Valley deepening
Option 4: Meandering
Correct Answer: Valley deepening
Solution : The correct answer is Valley deepening.
During the youthful stage of the river, it flows with greater force cutting the rocks in its way. It increases the depth of the river by vertical erosion. Gorges, Valleys and waterfalls are formed during this stage of
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