Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Her parents forbade her to marry her lover.
Option 1: prevented
Option 2: refused
Option 3: declined
Option 4: allowed
Correct Answer: allowed
Solution : The most appropriate choice is the fourth option.
Forbade means to prohibit or disallow whereas its antonym allowed means to permit or give permission.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : A sum of Rs. 8,400 amounts to Rs. 11,046 at 8.75% p.a. simple interest in a certain time. What will be the simple interest (in Rs.) on a sum of Rs. 10,800 at the same rate for the same time?
Option 1: 3,402
Option 2: 3,204
Option 3: 3,024
Option 4: 3,420
Correct Answer: 3,402
Solution : Given that, a sum of Rs. 8,400 amounts to Rs. 11,046 at 8.75% p.a. simple interest in a certain time. The simple interest for this period = Rs. 11,046 – Rs. 8,400 = Rs. 2,646 Since the rate and time are constant, the simple interest
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. The manager told her that / she should be a bit more / careful while executed the / orders of the company.
Option 1: the manager told her that
Option 2: she should be a bit more
Option 3: orders of the company.
Option 4: careful while executed the
Correct Answer: careful while executed the
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The error lies in the use of the verb form after "while". The correct form should be the gerund i.e., the noun form of the verb.
The word "executed" is in the past tense,
Question : Directions: Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the given conclusions or assumptions can be drawn from the given statements. Statements: All stenographers are lazy. Some men are stenographers. Conclusions: I. All lazy are men. II. Some men are lazy.
Option 1: Only Conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only Conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
Option 4: Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: All lazy are men – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing men and lazy overlap each other
Question : Directions: In the question, the sentence is in bold. Given below are alternatives to the bold sentence at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
He saw looking through the window, the beggar standing right there.
(1) He saw the beggar looking through the window standing right down there.
(2) He looking through the window, saw the beggar standing right down there.
(3) Looking through the window, he saw the beggar standing right there.
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
The participle phrase "looking through the window" is best placed at the beginning of the sentence to clarify what the subject, "he," was doing at the time. Placing it at the beginning also helps avoid confusion in the
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following set. (47, 11, 61); (13, 68, 84) (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.)
Option 1: (52, 88, 143)
Option 2: (55, 11, 70)
Option 3: (16, 62, 80)
Option 4: (33, 43, 83)
Correct Answer: (52, 88, 143)
Solution : Given: (47, 11, 61); (13, 68, 84)
The pattern is as follows – (47, 11, 61)→(47 + 11) + 3 = 58 + 3 = 61 (13, 68, 84)→(13 + 68) + 3 = 81 + 3 = 84 Let's check the options
Question : If the circumference of a circle is 220 cm, then what is its radius?
Option 1: 26 cm
Option 2: 25 cm
Option 3: 35 cm
Option 4: 40 cm
Correct Answer: 35 cm
Solution : Let the radius of the circle be $r$. Circumference of circle = $2\pi r$ ⇒ $220=2 × \frac{22}{7} × r$ ⇒ $r=\frac{220×7}{22 × 2}$ $\therefore r=35$ cm Hence, the correct answer is 35 cm.
Question : The sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A) There is a general belief that these medicines heal ailments safely. B) The "safe healing" is actually that which doesn't have any side effects. C) Positive healing without any unwanted effect on the body drives the trend. D) Herbal medicines are a new trend these days.
Option 1: ADCB
Option 2: DACB
Option 3: DABC
Option 4: ACDB
Correct Answer: DABC
Solution : The correct choice is the third option: DABC.
The logical flow of sentences is as follows:
Question : Which road plan in India was the first attempt for the Road Development Programme between 1943 and 1963?
Option 1: Poona Road Plan
Option 2: Nagpur Road Plan
Option 3: Bombay Road Plan
Option 4: Lucknow Road Plan
Correct Answer: Nagpur Road Plan
Solution : The correct answer is the Nagpur Road Plan.
The inaugural Road Development Plan, the Nagpur Plan, emerged in 1943. Post-independence, the First Five-Year Plan (1951-56) categorized roads into National Highways, State Highways, District Roads and Village Roads. The Twenty-Year Plan, commonly referred
Question : The compound interest on a sum of INR 20,000 at 15% p.a. for $2 \frac{2}{3}$ years, interest compounded yearly, is:
Option 1: INR 9,098
Option 2: INR 8,896
Option 3: INR 9,000
Option 4: INR 9,095
Correct Answer: INR 9,095
Solution : We know, $\text{Total Amount}=\text{Principal}×(1+\frac{\text{Rate}}{100})^{\text{Time}}$ Total amount $= 20000 × (1+ \frac{15}{100})^{2} (1 + \frac{\frac{2}{3}×15}{100})$ $= 20000 × (\frac{23}{20})^{2}× \frac{11}{10}$ $= 5 × 23 × 23 × 11$ $= 29095$ $\therefore$ Interest = Amount – Principal = INR (29095 – 20000) = INR 9095 Hence,
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