Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Which letter cluster will replace the question mark (?) to complete the given series? BAWP, ?, DWCH, EUFD, FSIZ
Option 1: CYZL
Option 2: CZYL
Option 3: CLZY
Option 4: CYZH
Correct Answer: CYZL
Solution : Given: BAWP, ?, DWCH, EUFD, FSIZ
Add and subtract consecutive natural numbers alternatively from each letter of the given letter clusters, to obtain the required missing term. BAWP→B + 1 = C; A – 2 = Y; W + 3 = Z; P – 4
Question : Directions: Amil points towards a girl and says she is his only daughter's father's paternal grandfather's granddaughter. Amil's father has no siblings. How is the girl related to Amil?
Option 1: Granddaughter
Option 2: Sister
Option 3: Paternal grandmother
Option 4: Mother
Correct Answer: Sister
Solution : According to the given information, the family tree will be –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, from the family tree, that girl is Amil's sister. Hence, the second option is correct.
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.
Four of the most popular forms, i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram, of social media (1)________ great damage upon young people's mental health. These four platforms have a negative effect because they can (2)_________ children's and young people's body image worries, and worsen bullying, sleep problems, anxiety, depression, and loneliness. The findings follow growing (3)_________ among politicians, health bodies, doctors, and parents about young people suffering harm as a result of cyberbullying and social media (4)_________ feelings of self-loathing and leading them to commit suicide. However, the leader of the UK's psychiatrists said these findings were too simplistic, and they (5)_________ blamed social media for the complex reasons why the mental health of so many young people is suffering.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: mitigate
Option 2: effectuate
Option 3: exacerbate
Option 4: alleviate
Correct Answer: exacerbate
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: In the context of the passage, the word in the blank should convey a negative impact on children's and young people's body image worries. The word "exacerbate" means to make a problem or situation worse, which
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
Essay writing is an art (1)/ that requires many planning (2)/ on the part of the writer. (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.
The word "many" is incorrect here as it should be replaced with "much" before the word "planning". "Much" is used with uncountable nouns such as "planning" whereas "many" is used with countable nouns. In this
Question : Identify the group of states that are covered in the Sardar Sarovar Project.
Option 1: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Option 2: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan
Option 3: Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
Option 4: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Telangana
Correct Answer: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan
Solution : The correct option is Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the Sardar Sarovar Dam project. The largest dam in the Narmada Valley Project is SSD, which is situated on the Narmada River in the state of
Question : The crop area under high-yielding varieties of which amongst the following crops grew considerably during the Green Revolution?
Option 1: Sugarcane
Option 2: Pulses
Option 3: Oilseeds
Option 4: Wheat
Correct Answer: Wheat
Solution : The correct answer is Wheat.
Wheat production using high-yielding varieties of seeds during the 1960s and 1970s led to the Green Revolution. Wheat is a major cereal crop in India, after rice. It is a Rabi crop grown between September and December and harvested
Question : Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2020 was awarded to Meenakshi Chitharanjan for her contribution to which of the following?
Option 1: Bharatanatyam
Option 2: Odissi
Option 3: Manipuri
Option 4: Kuchipudi
Correct Answer: Bharatanatyam
Solution : The correct option is Bharatanatyam.
Meenakshi Chitharanjan was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Akademi Puraskar) in 2020 for her significant contributions to Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form of India. She received awards such as the Kalaimamani Award and Natya Kala Sarathi. The Government
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).
Where are you coming from?
(1) No Improvement
(2) do you come from
(3) were you from
(4) you are coming from
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : The original sentence, "Where are you coming from?" is grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning. There is no need to make any changes to the sentence, so the correct choice is "No Improvement."
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer. The swimmer ______ his clothes and jumped into the river.
Option 1: took off
Option 2: took of
Option 3: took out
Option 4: took down
Correct Answer: took off
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: "Took off" means to remove or strip off clothing or other items. In the context of the sentence, it accurately conveys the action of the swimmer removing his clothes before entering the river.
The meanings of
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following sets. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed.) (8, 540, 60) (9, 70, 7)
Option 1: (12, 56, 60)
Option 2: (8, 63, 7)
Option 3: (9, 54, 12)
Option 4: (9, 45, 7)
Correct Answer: (8, 63, 7)
Solution : Given: (8, 540, 60); (9, 70, 7)
Like, (8, 540, 60)→(8 + 1) × 60 = 9 × 60 = 540 (9, 70, 7)→(9 + 1)× 7 = 10 × 7 = 70
Let's check the options – First option: (12, 56, 60)→(12
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