Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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".
Excess energy intake from (1) / food may fuel the (2) / growth of several cancers. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.
All parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and make sense in context. The format of a standard sentence ( subject + verb + object) is properly followed.
So, the sentence would be: Excess energy intake from food
Question : Which of the following is used to remove rust stains on cloth ?
Option 1: Kerosene
Option 2: Lime
Option 3: Oxalic acid solution
Option 4: Petrol
Correct Answer: Oxalic acid solution
Solution : The correct option is Oxalic acid solution
Oxalic acid's main applications include cleaning on bleaching, especially for the removal of rust(iron complexing agent).
Oxalic acid is an organic compound with the formula H2C2O4. It is a colourless crystalline solid that dissolves in water
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Submisive
Option 2: Validity
Option 3: Kaleidoscope
Option 4: Animation
Correct Answer: Submisive
Solution : The incorrectly spelt word is the first option.
Submissive is the correct spelling, and it means the willingness to submit or yield to the authority of another person, often implying a passive or compliant attitude.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error".
Last week's sharp hike in the wholesale price of beef (1) / is a strong indication for (2) / higher meat costs to come. (3) / No error (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
The reason is that "indication of" is the correct phrase to use when referring to something that suggests or signals something else. Indication for is not the appropriate phrase in this context.
Therefore, 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. He repeated the experiment, Increasing the amount until he had weighed up to a thousand pounds. B. During the spring of 1717, the iron foundries in a remote district were often visited by a thin, middle-aged man with a notebook. C. Three cauldrons were next prepared under his directions. D. He would weigh out two pounds of iron, have them heated till they were red-hot and then weigh them again.
Option 1: BDAC
Option 2: ABDC
Option 3: BCAD
Option 4: CABD
Correct Answer: BDAC
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The paragraph starts with sentence B, which gives us the introduction that during the spring of 1717, a middle-aged man often visited iron foundries in a remote district.
Sentence D continues that thought and tells us that
Question : Study the pie chart and answer the options:- If the ratio of male and female students specializing in B is 4 : 3 and that of male and female students specializing in D is 8 : 7, then the number of female students in D is what percent less than the number of male students in B (correct to one decimal place)?
Option 1: 41.7
Option 2: 40.2
Option 3: 55.8
Option 4: 71.4
Correct Answer: 41.7
Solution : Total number of students in B = $2100 × \frac{75.6^\circ}{360^\circ}= 441$ The ratio of male and female students in B = 4 : 3 Number of male students in B = $441 × \frac{4}{7} = 252$ Number of female students in B = 441 –
Option 1: Achieve
Option 2: Loyalty
Option 3: Trasury
Option 4: Sprout
Correct Answer: Trasury
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The correct word is treasury. It refers to a place or department where money is collected, managed, and stored, especially by a government. For example, the U.S. Department of the Treasury manages the country's finances.
The meanings
Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 150 * 3 * 10 * 2 * 7 * 46
Option 1: ÷, +, –, ×, =
Option 2: –, ×, +, ÷, =
Option 3: +, –, ÷, ×, =
Option 4: ×, +, ÷, –, =
Correct Answer: ÷, +, –, ×, =
Solution : Given: 150 * 3 * 10 * 2 * 7 * 46
Let's check the given options – First option: ÷, +, –, ×, = ⇒ 150 ÷ 3 + 10 – 2 × 7 = 46 Solving the L.H.S. of
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. The department conferred a scholarship to Kailash.
Option 1: A scholarship had been conferred to Kailash by the department.
Option 2: A scholarship is being conferred to Kailash by the department.
Option 3: A scholarship was conferred to Kailash by the department.
Option 4: A scholarship has been conferred in Kailash by the department.
Correct Answer: A scholarship was conferred to Kailash by the department.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
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
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number and the sixth number is related to the fifth number. 8 : 128 :: 6 : ? :: 11 : 242
Option 1: 64
Option 2: 72
Option 3: 68
Option 4: 70
Correct Answer: 72
Solution : Given: 8 : 128 :: 6 : ? :: 11 : 242
Here, the pattern followed is as follows – 8 : 128→(8)² × 2 = 64 × 2 = 128 11 : 242→(11)² × 2 = 121 × 2 = 242 Similarly, follow the
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