Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. Jayesh said to Diwakar, "You can top the class if you want to."
Option 1: Jayesh told Diwakar that he would top the class if he wants to.
Option 2: Jayesh told Diwakar that he could top the class if he wanted to.
Option 3: Jayesh told Diwakar that you could top the class if you wanted to.
Option 4: Jayesh told Diwakar that you can top the class if you want to.
Correct Answer: Jayesh told Diwakar that he could top the class if he wanted to.
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
The
Question : The Mohiniyattam dance form originated from which state?
Option 1: Kerala
Option 2: Karnataka
Option 3: Tamil Nadu
Option 4: Maharashtra
Correct Answer: Kerala
Solution : The correct answer is Kerala.
The Mohiniyattam dance form originated in Kerala. Mohiniyattam is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms, and it is one of the two popular dance forms in Kerala itself. Kanak Rele and Jayaprabha Menon are two of
Question : The cost of 3 kg of rice is INR 180. The cost of 8 kg of rice is equal to that of 5 kg of pulse. The cost of 15 kg of pulses is equal to that of 2 kg of tea. The cost of 3 kg of tea is equal to that of 6 kg of walnuts. What is the cost (in INR) of 10 kg of walnuts?
Option 1: 2400
Option 2: 3200
Option 3: 2800
Option 4: 3600
Correct Answer: 3600
Solution : Given that the cost of 3 kg of rice is INR 180. The cost of 8 kg of rice is equal to that of 5 kg of pulse. The cost of 15 kg of pulses is equal to that of 2 kg of tea. The
Question : Directions: By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equations will be not correct? 5 and 9
Option 1: 9 × 4 + 5 – 8 ÷ 2 = 25
Option 2: 9 – 5 × 4 + 6 ÷ 3 = –30
Option 3: 9 + 7 × 8 ÷ 4 – 5 = 10
Option 4: 9 – 4 × 5 + 6 ÷ 2 = –28
Correct Answer: 9 – 5 × 4 + 6 ÷ 3 = –30
Solution : Given: 5 and 9
Replace the given symbols in the options one by one with the original symbols in the given equation. First option: 9 × 4 + 5 – 8 ÷ 2 = 25
Question : In the given sentence, one word may have been incorrectly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word from the given alternatives. If there is no error, select ‘No Error’ as your answer. The staff members were attempting to manoeuvre the board of directors for the abolition of pay disparity
Option 1: manouever
Option 2: manoeuver
Option 3: manouvre
Option 4: No Error
Correct Answer: No Error
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.
Explanation The correctly spelt word is manoeuvre, as it refers to a planned movement or a strategic action, often used to achieve a specific purpose or goal.
The sentence means that the staff members were trying to
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The audience loved her performance.
Option 1: The audience will love her performance.
Option 2: The performance is loved by the audience.
Option 3: Her performance was loved by the audience.
Option 4: The performance was loved by her.
Correct Answer: Her performance was loved by the audience.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
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 : Direction: In the following question a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
2, 20, 56, 110, ?
Option 1: 132
Option 2: 144
Option 3: 182
Option 4: 115
Correct Answer: 182
Solution : Given: 2, 20, 56, 110, ?
Here, multiples of 18 are being added to the numbers. 2 + 18 = 20; 20 + 36 = 56; 56 + 54 = 110; 110 + 72 = 182
Therefore, the series becomes → 2, 20, 56, 110,
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: I. Some S are C. II. Some C are D. Conclusions: I. All D is S. II. Some C are S. III. Some D are C.
Option 1: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 2: Both conclusions II and III follow
Option 3: Both conclusions I and III follow
Option 4: All conclusion follows
Correct Answer: Both conclusions II and III follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: All D is S – From the Venn diagram, it is evident, that there is no direct relation between D
Question : Directions: Select the option related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. LEISURE : USIELER :: INTENSE : NETNIES :: EXCITED : ?
Option 1: CTEDEXI
Option 2: TICXEDE
Option 3: EXEDTCI
Option 4: XEDETCI
Correct Answer: TICXEDE
Solution : Given: LEISURE : USIELER :: INTENSE : NETNIES :: EXCITED : ?
The letters of the given words are being shuffled following a certain pattern as shown below – LEISURE : USIELER→
INTENSE : NETNIES→
Similarly, follow the same pattern for EXCITED→
So, TICXEDE is
Question : Who coined the name 'Pakistan'?
Option 1: Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Option 2: Fazlul Haq
Option 3: Liaquat Ali Khan
Option 4: Choudhry Rehmat Ali
Correct Answer: Choudhry Rehmat Ali
Solution : The Correct Answer is Choudhry Rehmat Ali
The term "Pakistan" and the idea of a separate state for Muslims are credited to Rahmat Ali, who is revered in Pakistan. He took his cue from the history of Islam and thought that Indian Muslims
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