Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Choose the correct pair from the following options.
Option 1: Third Five-year Plan – Rapid industrialisation and basic industries
Option 2: Fourth Five-year Plan - Family planning programme
Option 3: First Five-year Plan – Mahalanobis model
Option 4: Second Five-year Plan – Focus on agriculture
Correct Answer: Fourth Five-year Plan - Family planning programme
Solution : The correct option is the Fourth Five-year Plan - a Family planning programme.
The Fourth Five-Year Plan, spanning from 1969 to 1974, emphasised the importance of family planning in India. This period marked a significant focus on population
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
We have been retracing our steps to the log cabin ten minutes ago.
(1) will be retracing
(2) have to retrace
(3) had to retrace
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct improvement for the sentence is: had to retrace.
Explanation: The original sentence uses "have been retracing," which is incorrect in this context because the action of retracing steps occurred in the past. Therefore, past perfect tense is needed. "Had to retrace" correctly conveys
Question : The Centre introduced a new bill called the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022. This bill will repeal the Identification of Prisoners Act, which was established in__________.
Option 1: 1930
Option 2: 1950
Option 3: 1945
Option 4: 1920
Correct Answer: 1920
Solution : The correct answer is 1920.
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 28, 2022. The Identification of Prisoners Act of 1920, which authorises the collection of personally identifiable information on certain individuals, such as criminals, to carry
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
I now realise that public speaking (1)/ requires as much courage (2)/ and confidence as to dance. (3)/ No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence.
The sentence contains an error in parallelism as a gerund is followed by a gerund. The phrase as to dance should be changed to as dancing to maintain a parallel structure.
The correct sentence is:
Question : A part of the given sentence which has been underlined may contain a spelling error. Select the option that correctly rectifies the spelling error. If there is no error, select ‘No Error’.
The police came to the accident spot after receiving an annonymous phone call.
Option 1: Anonnymous
Option 2: No Error
Option 3: Anonymous
Option 4: Anonymaus
Correct Answer: Anonymous
Solution : The third option is correct.
There is an error in the spelling of the underlined word. The correct spelling of the underlined word is anonymous, which refers to something or someone that is unknown or unnamed.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The police came to
There is (1) / few time (2) / for preparation. (3) / No Error (4)
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
This discrepancy arises from the fact that the term "few" is employed in conjunction with countable nouns, whereas the term "little" is employed with uncountable nouns. Given that "time" is an uncountable noun, the correct
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. It not only distances the addict from his/her social circles but also impacts their productivity badly. B. People begin drinking just for the sake of it and gradually make it a habit. C. Addiction of any kind, including alcoholic addiction impacts all aspects of an individual’s life. D. Once it becomes a habit, it does not require much to change into an addiction.
Option 1: BDAC
Option 2: DBCA
Option 3: BDCA
Option 4: ACBD
Correct Answer: BDCA
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The sequence begins with the initiation of drinking, progresses through the stages of habit formation and addiction, and ends by highlighting the profound impact addiction can have on an individual's life, both socially and in terms of
Question : Partition of Bengal held in ______.
Option 1: 1901
Option 2: 1903
Option 3: 1905
Option 4: 1907
Correct Answer: 1905
Solution : The correct option is 1905.
The partition of Bengal was a controversial administrative decision by the British government in India. It took place on October 16, 1905. Lord Curzon was the viceroy during that time.
Question : Comprehension: In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers 1.________ two centuries ago. The Twins Days Festival is a three-day 2.________ consisting of talent shows and look-alike 3.__________ that has become one of the world's 4.___________ gatherings of twins. There have been 5.____________festivals in Nigeria, a country where 1 in 22 births to the Yoruba people 6.____________ twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher 7. ___________than anywhere else in the world. This has been 8.___________ to the eating of yams, but the theory is 9.__________ Biomedical researchers attend these events, regarding them as a 10.____________ opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.
Option 1: matter
Option 2: event
Option 3: process
Option 4: act
Correct Answer: event
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
We can say that the implied meaning of the sentence is that the Twins Days Festival is a three-day festival or gathering of people. According to the above-mentioned points, the most appropriate option to fill in the blank
Question : Depreciation is a loss in value of-
Option 1: final goods
Option 2: machinery
Option 3: capital stock
Option 4: stock of inventory
Correct Answer: machinery
Solution : The correct answer is machinery.
An asset loses value over time as a result of use, damage, or obsolescence. Depreciation is the measurement of this decline. The term depreciation refers to a loss or reduction in an asset's value as a result of damage from
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