Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : A man divides his property so that his son's share to his wife's, and his wife's share to his daughter's, are in the ratio 3 : 1. If the daughter gets Rs. 10,000 less than the son, the value (in rupees) of the whole property is:
Option 1: Rs. 16,250
Option 2: Rs. 16,000
Option 3: Rs. 18,250
Option 4: Rs. 17,000
Correct Answer: Rs. 16,250
Solution : Given: The ratio of the son's and the wife's shares is 3 : 1 i.e. 9 : 3. The ratio of the wife's and the daughter's shares is 3 : 1. So, the ratio of the three shares, son : wife : daughter =
Question : A dinner set is quoted for Rs. 1500. A customer pays Rs. 1173 for it. If the customer got a series of two discounts and the rate of the first discount was 15%, then the rate of the second discount was:
Option 1: 15%
Option 2: 7%
Option 3: 9%
Option 4: 8%
Correct Answer: 8%
Solution : Marked price = Rs. 1500 Selling price = Rs. 1173 First discount = 15% Let $x$ be the second discount. $1173 = 1500×\frac{85}{100}×\frac{100–x}{100}$ $\frac{1173×100}{15×85}$ = $100-x$ ⇒ $92 = 100 -x$ ⇒ $x = 8$ The second discount is 8%. Hence, the correct answer is
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. You must sign the contract before you start working.
Option 1: The contract will be signed by you before you start working.
Option 2: The contract has been signed by you before you start working.
Option 3: The contract must being signed by you before you start working.
Option 4: The contract must be signed by you before you start working.
Correct Answer: The contract must be signed by you before you start working.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
The transformation involves reordering elements to position the object (the contract) as the new subject, using the appropriate form of the verb to be based on the tense
Question : A light bulb working on an 18V battery draws a current of 3A. What will be the resistance of the bulb?
Option 1: 6Ω
Option 2: 2Ω
Option 3: 4Ω
Option 4: 3Ω
Correct Answer: 6Ω
Solution : The correct answer is 6Ω.
Given: Voltage = 18V
Current, I = 3A
V = IR
R = V/I = 18/3
= 6Ω
Question : What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?
Option 1: Tulsidas
Option 2: Banabhatta
Option 3: Surdas
Option 4: Raskhan
Correct Answer: Banabhatta
Solution : The correct answer is Banabhatta.
During the 7th century, the famed Indian writer and poet Banabhatta held the distinguished post of Asthana Kavi, or principal poet, in the court of Harshavardhana. Banabhatta, who was born in the Bihar district of Bhojpur, made major contributions to
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A large number of fish swimming together.
Option 1: Shoal
Option 2: Stream
Option 3: Sheaf
Option 4: String
Correct Answer: Shoal
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
Shoal precisely represents a large group of fish swimming together.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Who is known as the father of geology?
Option 1: John Butler
Option 2: Alfred Wegener
Option 3: James Hutton
Option 4: Art Smith
Correct Answer: James Hutton
Solution : The correct answer is James Hutton.
James Hutton is known as the father of geology because of his contributions to the observation of rocks. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1726. He played a significant role in establishing geology as a modern
Question : Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
I’m sure to succeed at the long run.
Option 1: at the
Option 2: I’m sure
Option 3: to succeed
Option 4: long run
Correct Answer: at the
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
In the original sentence, the preposition "at" is used incorrectly. The appropriate preposition to convey the intended meaning is "in". This correction is necessary because, when expressing the notion of achieving success over an extended period,
Question : Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Option 1: Refusal
Option 2: Wajes
Option 3: Stretch
Option 4: Wearily
Correct Answer: Wajes
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
The incorrectly spelled word is "wajes". The correct spelling should be "wages", which means the financial compensation that an employer provides to an employee.
The meanings of the other words are as follows:
Refusal: It is a noun
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement required’. This mango tree yields lot of mangoes every year.
Option 1: a lot of
Option 2: No improvement required
Option 3: a lot
Option 4: the lot of
Correct Answer: a lot of
Explanation: "A lot of" is a phrase used to denote a large quantity or number of something. In the sentence "This mango tree yields a lot of mangoes every year", the phrase "a lot of"
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