Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Direction: The bar graph given indicates the income of a firm. Study the graph and answer the question given.
The income in May is how many times to that of February?
Option 1: 3.25
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 3.5
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 3.25
Solution : Suppose that in May, the income is $x$ times more than in February. February's income = INR 4 lakhs May's income was = INR 13 lakhs According to the question, $4x=13$ ⇒ $x=\frac{13}{4}$ ⇒ $x= 3.25$ Hence, the correct answer is 3.25.
Question : Effect of The Industrial Policy, 1956 on industries was _____.
Option 1: industries started to get diversified
Option 2: India become self-sufficient in industrial goods
Option 3: imports of those goods which could be produced in India itself was avoided
Option 4: industries share fell in the GDP during 1991
Correct Answer: industries started to get diversified
Solution : The correct answer is industries started to get diversified.
The 1956 Industrial Policy was a complex document that was referred to as the "Economic Constitution of India." It had an impact on almost every facet of industrial progress. It positioned
Question : "A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever" is a poem by
Option 1: William Shakespeare
Option 2: J. K. Rowling
Option 3: John Keats
Option 4: George Eliot
Correct Answer: John Keats
Solution : The correct answer is John Keats.
John Keats honoured Thomas Chatterton, a deceased poet, in this poem. A thing of beauty is a joy forever, says the poem's opening line. John Keats' poem Endymion was first published in 1818 by London's Taylor and
Question : Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
I think Jeremy will not / have save enough money / by the time / the year ends.
Option 1: the year ends
Option 2: have save enough money
Option 3: by the time
Option 4: I think Jeremy will not
Correct Answer: have save enough money
Solution : The error lies in the second option.
The verb form "have save" is incorrect in this sentence. The correct form should be "have saved", as future perfect is used for actions that stand as complete by a certain point in the
Question : Directions: In this question, some equations are solved on the same basis as a certain system. On the same basis, find out the correct answer out of the four alternatives for the unsolved equation. 3 × 4 × 5 = 435, 4 × 3 × 2 = 342, 2 × 3 × 4 = ?
Option 1: 324
Option 2: 342
Option 3: 432
Option 4: 243
Correct Answer: 324
Solution : Given: 3 × 4 × 5 = 435; 4 × 3 × 2 = 342
The third number remains at the third position while the first and second numbers swap positions. Like, 3 × 4 × 5 = 435 And, 4 × 3 × 2
Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
“I wish I had something to eat. I am so hungry.” said Chippa.
Option 1: Chippa said he wishes he has something to eat as he is so hungry.
Option 2: Chippa said I wish I have something to eat as I am so hungry.
Option 3: Chippa said he wishes he had something to eat as he was so hungry.
Option 4: Chippa said he wished he had something to eat as he was so hungry.
Correct Answer: Chippa said he wished he had something to eat as he was so hungry.
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Question : Direction: In the following question, select the one which is different from other three alternatives.
Option 1: MIGE
Option 2: XTQO
Option 3: RNKI
Option 4: HDAY
Correct Answer: MIGE
Solution : Given:
First option: MIGE ; M - I = 4, I - G = 2, G - E = 2
Second option: XTQO ; X - T = 4, T - Q = 3, Q - O = 2
Third option: RNKI ; R -
Question : Comprehension: Read the passage and answer the questions given after it.
The savanna landscape is typified by tall grass and short trees. It is rather misleading to call the savanna 'tropical grassland' because trees are always present with the luxuriant tall grass. The terms 'parkland' or 'bush-veld' perhaps describe the landscape better.
Trees grow best towards the equatorial humid latitudes or along river banks but decrease in height and density away from the equator. They occur in clumps or as scattered individuals. The trees are deciduous, shedding their leaves in the cool, dry season to prevent excessive loss of water through transpiration, e.g. acacias. Others have broad trunks, with water-storing devices to survive through the prolonged drought such as baobabs and bottle trees. Trees are mostly hard, gnarled and thorny and may exude gum-like gum arable. Many trees are umbrella-shaped, exposing only a narrow edge to the strong winds.
Palms which cannot withstand the drought are confined to the wettest areas or along rivers. Vegetative luxuriance reaches its peak in the rainy season when trees renew their foliage and flower. In true savanna lands, the grass is tall and coarse, growing 6 to 12 feet high. The elephant grass may attain a height of even 15 feet! The grass tends to grow in compact tufts and has long roots which reach down in search of water. It appears greenish and well-nourished in the rainy season but turns yellow and dies down in the dry season that follows. The grass lies dormant throughout the long, rainless period and springs up again in the next rainy season.
In between the tall grass are scattered short trees and low bushes. As the rainfall diminishes towards the deserts the savanna merges into thorny scrub. In Australia, this scrubland is particularly well represented by a number of species: mallee, mulga, spinifex grass and other bushes.
The savanna, particularly in Africa, is the home of wild animals. It is known as the "big game country' and thousands of animals are trapped or killed each year by people from all over the world. Some of the animals are tracked down for their skins, horns, tusks, bones or hair, others are captured alive and sent out of Africa as zoo animals, laboratory specimens or pets. There is such a wealth of animal life in Africa that many of the animal films that we see at the cinema are actually taken in the savanna. There are, in fact, two main groups of animals in the savanna, the grass-eating herbivorous animals and the fleshing-eating carnivorous animals. The herbivorous animals are often very alert and move swiftly from place to place in search of green pastures.
They are endowed with great speed to run away from the savage flesh-eaters that are always after them. The leaf and grass-eating animals include the zebra, antelope, giraffe, deer, gazelle, elephant and okapi.
Many are well camouflaged species and their presence amongst the tall greenish-brown grass cannot be easily detected. The giraffe with such a long neck can locate its enemies a great distance away, while the elephant is so huge and strong that few animals will venture to come near it. It is well equipped with tusks and a trunk for defence.
Carnivorous animals like the lion, tiger, leopard, hyena, panther, jaguar, jackal, lynx and puma have powerful jaws and teeth for attacking other animals. Their natural colourings of light yellowish-brown, often with stripes like the tiger or spots like the leopard, match perfectly with the tawny background of the savanna. They often hide themselves in shady spots up in the branches or amidst the tall bushes, and many wild animals, as well as hunters themselves, are caught unawares in this manner.
Question: Which species of vegetation is NOT found in the Australian Savanna?
Option 1: Mallee
Option 2: Mulga
Option 3: Elephant grass
Option 4: Spinifex grass
Correct Answer: Elephant grass
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Explanation: In the Australian Savanna, vegetation such as mallee, mulga, and spinifex grass are present, but elephant grass is not found in this particular savanna ecosystem. Elephant grass is mentioned in the passage as a
Question : Directions: In an institution where there are 800 students, students use different modes of transport to go to the institution and return. The given pie diagram represents the required data. Study the diagram carefully and answer the question.
The number of students who do not use the institute bus is:
Option 1: 330
Option 2: 350
Option 3: 480
Option 4: 320
Correct Answer: 320
Solution : Given Total students = 800 The total value of the pie chart = 360° The number of students who used the institute bus $=\frac{216}{360}×800=480$ $\therefore$ Number of students who don't use the institute bus = 800 – 480 = 320 Hence, the correct answer is
Question : Comprehension: In the following 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.
The challenge in Madras High Court to the Emergency-era shifting of education from state list to concurrent list (1) ____ a futile exercise in turning back the clock. Forty-six years have passed (2) ____ the 42 Constitution Amendment Act. In this period, the education sector has seen far too many changes, and most can't be (3) ____ For instance, a common national medical test now allows students the ease of appearing for just one examination instead of multiple ones conducted by each state. States still enjoy (4) ____ to operate their own universities, schools, and education syllabus. The private sector is also flourishing in education. And the policy tinkering at all levels goes on. UGC is restructuring UG, PG, and doctoral programmes. States are trying out clustering of schools, closing down smaller schools. Instruction in English seems to have lost favour at the Centre, even though society is (5) ____ headed in the opposite direction. But the moot point is no one entity can claim complete control. It is a diverse ecosystem. Far more important issues than locating education in the Constitution are at stake. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
Option 1: irrevocably
Option 2: irrevocable
Option 3: irrelevant
Option 4: suddenly
Correct Answer: irrevocably
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
"Irrevocable" means something that cannot be changed again and is final. Its adverbial form "irrevocably" fits perfectly in the sentence out of the options given, as the sentence conveys that society is heading in that direction, which will
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