Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The Supreme Court conferred daughters with equal rights to the father's property even before the codification of Hindu Personal Laws and enactment of the Hindu Succession Act in_____.
Option 1: 1959
Option 2: 1952
Option 3: 1947
Option 4: 1956
Correct Answer: 1956
Solution : The correct option is 1956.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that daughters have an equal right to their father's property even before the codification of Hindu personal laws and the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act in 1956. The Supreme Court's decision aimed to
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.
I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not (1) _____________ that in which I no longer believe, (2) ____________ it calls itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to (3) _______________ myself in some mode of life or art as (4) _____________ as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I (5) ____________ myself to use: silence, exile and cunning.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: sometimes
Option 2: nevertheless
Option 3: whether
Option 4: presumably
Correct Answer: whether
Solution : The right option is the third option.
The correct word to complete the sentence would be whether.
The word whether is used here to introduce alternatives or possibilities, indicating that regardless of how something identifies itself (as home, fatherland, or church), the speaker
Question : Which one of the following is a non-poisnous snake?
Option 1: Cobra
Option 2: Dryophils
Option 3: Elapes
Option 4: Python
Correct Answer: Python
Solution : Correct Answer is Python
It coils around and smothers its prey before swallowing it. Other poisonous snakes include: Naja Cobra Bungarus Krait Vipera Non-poisonous snakes are found all over the world. Python is a large non-poison snake. Poisonous snakes do not attack humans unless they
Question : When was 'Pregnancy Aid Scheme' launched to help pregnant women financialy with Rs.6000?
Option 1: 1 December 2016
Option 2: 19 December 2016
Option 3: 31 December 2016
Option 4: 1 January 2017
Correct Answer: 31 December 2016
Solution : The correct option is 31 December 2016
On December 31, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced a new initiative for women known as the Rs. 6000 Pregnancy Aid Scheme. The primary objective of this scheme is to reduce maternal mortality rates. It
Question : Directions: A sentence or a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are alternatives to the bold part that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No Improvement".
The process of decolonization, who started from our own independence era, remains unfinished even after seven decades.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Explanation: The pronoun "who" is a relative pronoun used for human beings, while 'that' is used for both living and non-living nouns, but here it refers to the term "decolonization". The process began in the past, so
Question : Directions: Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 13 × 6 + 24 ÷ 6 – 17 = 91
Option 1: ÷ and +
Option 2: + and ×
Option 3: ÷ and ×
Option 4: + and –
Correct Answer: + and –
Solution : Given: 13 × 6 + 24 ÷ 6 – 17 = 91
Let's check the options – First option: ÷ and + ⇒ 13 × 6 ÷ 24 + 6 – 17 = 91 = 13 × 6 ÷ 24 + 6 –
Question : The question below consists of a set of labeled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P. Within an hour, he was in jail. Q. He made no attempts to hide his identity and even looked directly into the security camera and smiled. R. On Jan 6, 1995, McArthur Wheeler boldly robbed two banks in broad daylight with no disguise. S. By 11:00 at night, his picture was all over the news, leading an informant to identify Wheeler to the police.
Option 1: RPSQ
Option 2: SPQR
Option 3: RQSP
Option 4: PRQS
Correct Answer: RQSP
Solution : The correct choice is the third option: RQSP.
Sentence (R) introduces the main event—McArthur Wheeler robbing two banks in broad daylight without a disguise on January 6, 1995. Following this, sentence (Q) provides specific details about Wheeler's behaviour during the robbery, emphasising that he
Question : A pair of contrasting characters controlling the same trait is called
Option 1: factors
Option 2: loci
Option 3: allele
Option 4: lineage
Correct Answer: allele
Solution : The correct option is allele.
An "allele" is a pair of opposing characters that regulate the same characteristic. Alleles are distinct variants of the same gene that occupy the same place on homologous chromosomes and might result in different variations or expressions of a feature.
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
The glass figurine that was being shown in the store window appealed to me.
(1) No Improvement
(2) that was on display
(3) that was exhibited
(4) that was advertised
Solution : The correct improvement for the sentence is: that was on display
Explanation: This option is the correct improvement because it replaces the phrase "that was being shown" with "that was on display," which is a more concise and clear way to express the idea. It
Question : Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God" ?
Option 1: Swamy Vivekananda
Option 2: Rabindra Nath Tagore
Option 3: M. K. Gandhi
Option 4: Radhakrishanan
Correct Answer: M. K. Gandhi
Solution : The Correct Answer is M. K. Gandhi
In conclusion, Gandhi's dictum "Truth is God" serves to clarify what "God" means to Gandhi rather than serving as a replacement for the term. Gandhi's Truth was also a singular synthesis of a way of life
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