Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which country has the largest number of internet users as of 2016?
Option 1: USA
Option 2: China
Option 3: India
Option 4: Russia
Correct Answer: China
Solution : The correct answer is China.
With approximately 1.05 billion internet users as of January 2016, China has the most internet users in the world. With over 692 million users, India ranks second, followed by the United States with over 311 million users. A variety of
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
Has she completed the record?
Option 1: Has the record been completed by her?
Option 2: Has the record completed by her?
Option 3: Has the record had been completed by her?
Option 4: Has the record been complete by her?
Correct Answer: Has the record been completed by her?
Solution : The correct choice is the first 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 the
Question : Where is the headquarters of the National Film Archives of India (NFAI) located?
Option 1: Pune
Option 2: Chennai
Option 3: Bangalore
Option 4: Mumbai
Correct Answer: Pune
Solution : The correct option is Pune.
As a media division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) was founded in February 1964. It merged with the National Film Development Corporation in March 2022. The NFAI has three regional
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bold part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement."
Water drawn from a municipal reservoir or a private well, is likely to contain traces of minerals or bacteria.
(1) village tank
(2) No Improvement
(3) public tank
(4) private tank
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the second option "public tank".
It conveys the idea that the source of water is a public or municipal facility. This is more accurate in the context of a discussion about the source of drinking water that is
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
______ the bus stopped, the children ran out.
Option 1: As soon as
Option 2: As long as
Option 3: No sooner than
Option 4: In order that
Correct Answer: As soon as
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
As soon as indicates that an event will happen immediately after another event. In this context, it suggests that the children ran out immediately after the bus stopped.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : _________is a naturally occurring organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2CO.
Option 1: Methcathinone
Option 2: Propiophenone
Option 3: Acetophenone
Option 4: Benzophenone
Correct Answer: Benzophenone
Solution : The correct option is Benzophenone.
Benzophenone is a naturally occurring organic compound with the chemical formula (C6H5)2CO. It is a white, crystalline solid that belongs to the class of aromatic ketones. The molecule consists of two phenyl groups
Question : Directions: Which of the following interchanges of numbers would make the given equation correct? 8 × 20 ÷ 3 + 9 – 5 = 38
Option 1: (8, 9)
Option 2: (3, 5)
Option 3: (3, 9)
Option 4: (3, 8)
Correct Answer: (3, 5)
Solution : Given: 8 × 20 ÷ 3 + 9 – 5 = 38
Let's check the options – First option: (8, 9) Solving L.H.S. of the equation – = 9 × 20 ÷ 3 + 8 – 5 = 60 + 3 = 63 ≠
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. The outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference, the Future We Want, underscores climate change as "an inevitable and urgent global challenge with long-term implications for the sustainable development of all countries". Through the document, Member States express their concern about the continuous rising of emissions of greenhouse gases and the vulnerability of all countries, particularly developing countries, to the adverse impacts of climate change.
Option 1: immemorable
Option 2: undeniable
Option 3: adventurous
Option 4: escapable
Correct Answer: undeniable
Solution : The correct answer is the second option.
Both inevitable and undeniable express certainty. In the passage, inevitable emphasises the unavoidable nature of climate change, and undeniable reinforces that the challenge cannot be denied.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Some equations are solved based on a certain system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis. If 3 * 2 * 8 * 4 = 632, 2 * 4 * 4 * 4 = 816, then 3 * 3 * 5 * 1 = ?
Option 1: 95
Option 2: 45
Option 3: 315
Option 4: 184
Correct Answer: 95
Solution : Given: 3 * 2 * 8 * 4 = 632 2 * 4 * 4 * 4 = 816
(3 * 2 * 8 * 4) = 632→(3 × 2) = 6; (8 × 4) = 32→632 (2 * 4 * 4 * 4) =
Question :
Which of the following lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?
Option 1:
Echidnas
Option 2:
Kangaroo
Option 3: Porcupine
Option 4: Whale
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is Echidnas.
Monotreme animals classified as Echidnas (sometimes called spiny anteaters) deposit eggs. They are only found in Australia and New Guinea. Echidnas have prickly spines on their backs and a lengthy tongue that they use to grab their principal food source,
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