Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: A person started walking towards the west and covered a distance of 15 m, he turned right and walked 10 m. Again, he turned right and walked 5 m and in the end, he turned left and walked 15 m. Which direction is this person facing now?
Option 1: North
Option 2: South
Option 3: East
Option 4: West
Correct Answer: North
Solution : Firstly, we will draw the diagram as per the given instructions – Now, we have to find in which direction the person is facing. Here, A is the starting point and E is the endpoint.
So, the person is facing in the north direction. Hence,
Question : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The Maasais live in (1)_____ very beautiful part of Africa. They live on the wide plains in southern and northern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The area (2)____of miles of rolling grass land, on which you can find thorny bushes and rocky hills. The people move from one place to another according to the seasons, looking for grasses and other plants (3)_____ which their cattle can graze. They have no permanent home. When they want to settle in a place for some time, they build a kind of camp called a 'Manyatta', where a few families live for a (4)____ weeks or months. Then they move on again, taking their few (5)_____ with them, and burning the old 'Manyatta' to the ground.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: a
Option 2: that
Option 3: their
Option 4: some
Correct Answer: a
Solution : The correct answer is the first option.
The sentence describes a general, non-specific location in Africa, so the appropriate choice is an indefinite article a.
The use of a in this context helps convey that the Maasais live in one of many beautiful parts
Question : Direction: In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives.
11 : 132 :: ?
Option 1: 10 : 100
Option 2: 9 : 90
Option 3: 13 : 169
Option 4: 15 : 250
Correct Answer: 9 : 90
Solution : Given:
Like, 11 × (11 + 1) = 11 x 12 = 132.
Similarly, 9 x (9 + 1) = 9 x 10 = 90.
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : In $\triangle {ABC}$, O is the incentre and $\angle {BOC}=135^{\circ}$. The measure of $\angle {BAC}$ is:
Option 1: 90º
Option 2: 55º
Option 3: 80º
Option 4: 45º
Correct Answer: 90º
Solution :
In a triangle, the angle between the incenter and any two sides is always $90^{\circ}$ plus half of the included angle. This is a property of the incenter of a triangle. Given that $\angle {BOC}=135^{\circ}$, it means that the included angle at A (i.e., $\angle
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No error."
It is a (1) / desert (2) / place. (3) / No error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
Deserted is the correct adjective to describe a place with no people in it, while desert is a noun that refers to a dry, arid area with little water and vegetation.
Therefore, the correct sentence
Question : Which device is used to either break electric circuit or to complete it?
Option 1: Insulators
Option 2: Wires
Option 3: Switch
Option 4: Bulb
Correct Answer: Switch
Solution : The correct answer is Switch.
A switch is a device used to either break an electric circuit or complete it. It serves as a control to allow or interrupt the flow of electricity in a circuit. When in the open position, a switch breaks the
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Not mince words
Option 1: Not to be honest
Option 2: To speak in a garbled way
Option 3: Not to come directly to the point
Option 4: To speak in a direct way
Correct Answer: To speak in a direct way
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom not mince words means to speak frankly or bluntly without trying to soften the message or avoid being straightforward. It's about being honest and forthright, even if it might be uncomfortable
Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
You go up a dark, rickety stairwell of a building on a crowded street in Calcutta. You enter a small room. The centre of the room is empty but the corners are stacked with bedrolls, utensils and water bottles. Musical instruments, drums, cymbals and gongs are piled in a corner. Today, the room is filled with the laughter of men and women in colourful attire. Among the happy chorus of congratulations and laughter, the bride Chumki Pal and the groom Sandeep can be seen smiling. They are both blind, as are most of the people surrounding them. Pal is wearing a bright turquoise blue sari. “I know it’s blue because people have told me but I can’t imagine how it looks. But believe me, when I dream, I dream only in colours,” she says. Their romance blossomed when they met as members of Blind Opera, the only one of its kind in the country as well as in Asia.
The 36 spirited members of Blind Opera demonstrate that physical disability is not an obstacle. They enact plays by Rabindranath Tagore, considered challenging even by veteran theatre groups. Blind Opera was launched in 1996 by four theatre aficionados, who took it as a challenge to get together the talents of these visually impaired people. The challenge to present the cast on stage is immense since space management is a problem. To solve this, the directors use ropes to separate the stage and the wings. When the actors step on the rope they know that it is the entrance to the stage. The members cannot see, but they can smell, hear and touch – three elements inherent to any theatre. At Blind Opera, they “believe that the blind can see. That is, they see in their own way, if not in our way, with the help of these abilities.”
For the visually impaired, theatre is the medium for the expression of their creative urges. They respond instinctively; they cannot copy anyone else because they cannot see. Their body language tells the story and hence it is very spontaneous. The members have earned kudos from Calcutta audiences. For the members of the troupe, discovering the language of the body is in a way also a journey of the persona. Coming from diverse backgrounds but bound together by the same disability, they have found an outlet for their creativity through the plays. They do not feel isolated anymore because they can relate to their fellow performers. There is also a greater purpose behind it: to use theatre to build a community and mainstream the huge number of disabled living in isolation. Together they can be a force to demand better facilities in public life. Blind children should enter the mainstream from the beginning. The big dream of the group is to establish a drama school following the ideal of Tagore’s Shantiniketan, offering a platform for creative expression to all those who are economically and socially forced to stay in the periphery. Like Chumki Pal, they all dream in colour.
Question:
The visually impaired do NOT feel secluded in the Blind Opera group because they can:
Option 1: relate to their fellow performers
Option 2: become economically independent
Option 3: express their creativity freely
Option 4: play musical instruments together
Correct Answer: relate to their fellow performers
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
In the third paragraph of the passage, it is stated that they all share the same disability and perform together. So they do not feel isolated anymore because they can relate to their
Question : Which of the following represents the most complex trophic level?
Option 1: Community
Option 2: Population
Option 3: Ecosystem
Option 4: Species
Correct Answer: Ecosystem
Solution : The correct option is Ecosystem
A region's physical environment, all the living things that inhabit it, and the interactions and connections that exist between different living things are all included in an ecosystem. Ecosystems can have several trophic levels (producers, prime consumers, secondary consumers,
Question : The Ministry sometimes referred to as "Green Ministry" in India is Ministry of
Option 1: Agriculture and Rural Development
Option 2: Environment and Forests
Option 3: Surface and Transport
Option 4: Urban Development and Landscaping
Correct Answer: Environment and Forests
Solution : The correct option is Environment and Forests.
The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change is known informally as the "Green Ministry" in India. This ministry is in charge of environmental protection, forest management, and dealing with climate change concerns in India. It
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