Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) in Chandigarh is___.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 6
Option 3: 11
Option 4: 15
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct answer is 1
People are directly chosen through universal adult suffrage to make up the Lok Sabha. The maximum number of Lok Sabha seats allowed by the constitution is 552. According to their geographic territory, states like Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim each
Question : The smallest number added to 888 so that it is exactly divisible by 35 is:
Option 1: 22
Option 2: 33
Option 3: 20
Option 4: 21
Correct Answer: 22
Solution : Here, 888 = 35 × 25 + 13 So, the smallest number is added to 888, so that it is exactly divisible by 35 = 35 – 13 = 22 Hence, the correct answer is 22.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. The young man prayed to God to help him clear that interview.
Option 1: The young man said, “O God! Help him to clear that interview.”
Option 2: The young man said to God, “Will you help me clear that interview?”
Option 3: The young man said to God, “You have to help me clear that interview.”
Option 4: The young man said, “O God! Help me clear this interview.”
Correct Answer: The young man said, “O God! Help me clear this interview.”
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : Directions: Which option represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary? 1. Greed 2. Green 3. Grown 4. Grip 5. Granite
Option 1: 5, 2, 1, 4, 3
Option 2: 5, 4, 1, 2, 3
Option 3: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
Option 4: 5, 1, 4, 3, 2
Correct Answer: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
Solution : Given: 1. Greed 2. Green 3. Grown 4. Grip 5. Granite
Step 1: The first and second letters of each word are the same, move on to the next letter. Step 2: The third letter of each word is e, e,
Question : Directions: From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. ENCYCLOPEDIA
Option 1: OPEN
Option 2: PLEASE
Option 3: CANOPY
Option 4: PLEAD
Correct Answer: PLEASE
Solution : Given: ENCYCLOPEDIA
Now, let's compare all the option words with the word ENCYCLOPEDIA – First option: OPEN; All the letters of OPEN are present in the word ENCYCLOPEDIA. Second option: PLEASE; All the letters of PLEASE are not present in the word ENCYCLOPEDIA. S is
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold parts at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
Never such incidents have taken place on our campus.
(1) have such incidents
(2) such incidents will have
(3) were such incidents
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
The word order is incorrect in the sentence. When using never to emphasise the negative aspect, the correct word order should be "have such incidents" as per the law of inversion. Inversion is a grammatical structure in which
Question : Two people ride towards each other from two places 55 km apart, one riding at 12 km/hr and the other at 10 km/hr. At what time will they be 11 kilometres apart?
Option 1: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Option 2: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Option 3: 2 hours
Option 4: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Correct Answer: 2 hours
Solution : Given: Two people ride towards each other from two places 55 km apart, one riding at 12 km/hr and the other at 10 km/hr. Relative speed of the two people moving in opposite direction = (12 + 10) = 22 km/hr Now to cover
Question : Select the grammatically correct sentence.
Option 1: The decision to change a hospital saved an life of the daughter of the doctor.
Option 2: The decision to change the hospital saved the life of the daughter of the doctor.
Option 3: The decision to change an hospital saved the life of the daughter of the doctor.
Option 4: A decision to change a hospital saved the life of the daughter of the doctor.
Correct Answer: The decision to change the hospital saved the life of the daughter of the doctor.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
This sentence is grammatically correct, as the definite article is used correctly. This sentence means that a specific decision was made to change the
Question : Diwali falls in which of the following months of the Hindu calendar?
Option 1: Ashadha
Option 2: Bhadrapada
Option 3: Jyeshtha
Option 4: Kartika
Correct Answer: Kartika
Solution : The correct option is Kartika.
According to the Hindu lunar calendar, the Diwali celebration comes on Kartik Amavasya or the new moon of Kartik month. It is one of the Hindu festivals. Diwali is the festival of light. On this day, we worship Ganesh and
Question : The 'Pacific Ring of Fire' is associated with
Option 1: oil well fires
Option 2: thermal power station
Option 3: volcanoes and earthquakes
Option 4: forest fires
Correct Answer: volcanoes and earthquakes
Solution : The correct option is volcanoes and earthquakes
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped area in the Pacific Ocean basin that is characterized by a high degree of tectonic and volcanic activity. It is associated with a large number of earthquakes and
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