Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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’.
Prashant is better from more other players of our school.
Option 1: from many other
Option 2: than most other
Option 3: No improvement required
Option 4: than more other
Correct Answer: than most other
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation:
The original sentence contains a comparative error. When making a comparison, the correct structure is better than, and than most other players is the proper comparative form in this context. The use of
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Her name was Sulekha, but since her childhood, everyone had been calling her Bholi, the simpleton. She was the fourth daughter of Ramlal. When she was ten months old, she had fallen off the cot on her head and perhaps it had damaged some part of her brain. That was why she remained a backward child and came to be known as Bholi, the simpleton. At birth, the child was very fair and pretty. But when she was two years old, she had an attack of smallpox. Only the eyes were saved, but the entire body was permanently disfigured by deep black pockmarks. Little Sulekha could not speak till she was five as she was a slow learner, and when at last she learnt to speak, she stammered. The other children often made fun of her and mimicked her. As a result, she talked very little. Ramlal had seven children - three sons and four daughters, and the youngest of them was Bholi. It was a prosperous farmer's household and there was plenty to eat and drink. All the children except Bholi were healthy and strong. The sons had been sent to the city to study in schools and later in colleges. Of the daughters, Radha, the eldest, had already been married. The second daughter Mangla's marriage had also been settled, and when that was done, Ramlal would think of the third, Champa. They were good-looking, healthy girls, and it was not difficult to find bridegrooms for them. But Ramlal was worried about Bholi. She had neither good looks nor intelligence. From her very childhood, Bholi was neglected at home. She was seven years old when Mangla was married. The same year a primary school for girls was opened in their village. The Tehsildar sahib came to perform its opening ceremony. He said to Ramlal, "As a revenue official you are the representative of the government in the village and so you must set an example to the villagers. You must send your daughters to school." That night when Ramlal consulted his wife, she cried, "Are you crazy? If girls go to school, who will marry them?" But Ramlal had not the courage to disobey the Tehsildar. At last, his wife said, "I will tell you what to do. Send Bholi to school. As it is, there is little chance of her getting married, with her ugly face and lack of sense. Let the teachers at school worry about her."
Question: Sulekha came to be called Bholi because she was:
Option 1: fair and pretty
Option 2: healthy and strong
Option 3: the youngest daughter
Option 4: not very intelligent
Correct Answer: not very intelligent
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Sulekha came to be called Bholi because she was a slow learner and considered a simpleton due to a fall on her head when she was ten months old and an attack of smallpox at
Question : The Right to Freedom of Religion is contained within which Articles of the Constitution of India?
Option 1: Article 19 to Article 22
Option 2: Article 29 to Article 30
Option 3: Article 25 to Article 28
Option 4: Article 14 to Article 18
Correct Answer: Article 25 to Article 28
Solution : The correct option is Article 25 to Article 28.
The right to freedom of religion in India is primarily guaranteed under Articles 25 to 28 of the Constitution of India. These articles protect the freedom of individuals to profess, practice, and
Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Granny said to Nina, "I don't know why you think it is so wonderful."
Option 1: Granny said to Nina that she doesn't know why she thinks it was so wonderful.
Option 2: Granny said to Nina that she didn't know why she thought it was so wonderful.
Option 3: Granny said to Nina that she hadn't known why she was thinking it was so wonderful.
Option 4: Granny said to Nina that I don't know why you think it is so wonderful
Correct Answer: Granny said to Nina that she didn't know why she thought it was so wonderful.
Narration Conversion:
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Socrates is flying. No, he is (1)______ The wings behind him beat in a calming rhythm (2)_____ the cool air rushes past. His wings are all that matter, (3)______ at the rushing wind like the sails of some great sea vessel, the feathery appendages he is and he will ever want to be. His back muscles flex with the (4)______ that takes him high above the ground. He feels the effort, of course, but sweeping into the sky does not require much of one. The (5)______ is pleasurable, even exhilarating. With flight, there is freedom beyond description, an ecstasy bordering on emotion. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
Option 1: soaring
Option 2: sluggish
Option 3: pertinent
Option 4: redundant
Correct Answer: soaring
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
Soaring fits the context of the passage where Socrates is described as flying or gliding through the air. It conveys the idea of moving gracefully and steadily through the sky, aligning with the overall theme of flight in
Question : In $\triangle $ABC, D is a point on side BC such that $\angle$ADC = 2$\angle$BAD. If $\angle$A = 80° and $\angle$C = 38°, then what is the measure of $\angle$ADB?
Option 1: 58°
Option 2: 62°
Option 3: 52°
Option 4: 56°
Correct Answer: 56°
Solution :
Let $\angle$BAD = z then $\angle$ADC = 2z In $\triangle $ABC, ⇒ $\angle$A + $\angle$B + $\angle$C = 180º ⇒ 80° + $\angle$B + 38° = 180º ⇒ $\angle$B + 118° = 180º ⇒ $\angle$B = 62º In $\triangle $ABD, ⇒ $\angle$A + $\angle$B =
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 1331, 2197, ?, 6859
Option 1: 4913
Option 2: 5832
Option 3: 4096
Option 4: 3375
Correct Answer: 4913
Solution : Given: 1331, 2197, ?, 6859
Find the cubes of the prime numbers (starting from 11) to obtain the missing term – 1331 = 113; 2197 = 133; 4913 = 173; 6859 = 193
So, 4913 is the missing
Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : The pattern followed in the given figure is – The elements are shifted as Center→Top right; Bottom right→Center; Top left→Bottom right; Top right→Top left Moving from box 1 to 2, the above movements in the elements will occur – Moving from box 2 to 3, the
Question : A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes. A) Buy 3 get 4 free B) Buy 5 get 6 free Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?
Option 1: A
Option 2: A does not give any discount
Option 3: A and B both have the same discount percentage
Option 4: B
Correct Answer: A
Solution : Let the value of each item be 1. A) Buy 3 get 4 free. Discount percentage = $\frac{\text{Number of free articles}}{\text{Number of paid articles + Number of free articles}}$ × 100% The discount percentage = $\frac{4}{4+3}\times 100=\frac{4}{7}\times 100 = 57.14\%$ B) Buy 5 get 6
Question : What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only ?
Option 1: Nauru
Option 2: Palermo
Option 3: Vatican City
Option 4: Namur
Correct Answer: Nauru
Solution : The correct answer is Nauru.
Nauru is the world's smallest republic, with only 21 square kilometres. It is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Nauru has a population of around 10,800 people, making it the world's second-smallest country in terms of population. In 1968,
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