Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in brackets to fill in the blank. The doctor has __________ (advised) medicine for the treatment of the disease.
Option 1: prevented
Option 2: proscribed
Option 3: presented
Option 4: prescribed
Correct Answer: prescribed
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
In this context, prescribed is the most suitable synonym for advised. When a doctor prescribes medicine, he recommends or advises the specific instructions for the use of a particular medication to treat an illness or condition.
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Question : Directions: Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.) Librarian : Library
Option 1: Sailor : Aeroplane
Option 2: Priest : Temple
Option 3: Watchman : Train
Option 4: Doctor : Treatment
Correct Answer: Priest : Temple
Solution : Given: Librarian : Library (This depicts the relation between a person and the place where that person works.)
Let's check each option – First option: Sailor : Aeroplane – There is no direct relationship between sailor and aeroplane. Sailors sail a boat not
Question : The Beaufort scale is used to measure:
Option 1: Atmospheric pressure
Option 2: Altitudes of mountains
Option 3: Wind velocity
Option 4: Intensity of earthquakes
Correct Answer: Wind velocity
Solution : The answer is Wind velocity.
The Beaufort scale is used to measure the speed of the wind, and it has 12 levels or categories to measure the strength and speed of the wind. Category 12 is for hurricanes. The Richter scale determines the magnitude
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They will not water the plants.
Option 1: The plants will not be watered by them.
Option 2: The plants will not be watered by us.
Option 3: The plants are not be watered by them.
Option 4: They shall not water the plants.
Correct Answer: The plants will not be watered by them.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in
Question : Which Indian won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
Option 1: Kailash Satyarthi
Option 2: Venkat Raman
Option 3: Ram Krishnan
Option 4: Mother Teresa
Correct Answer: Kailash Satyarthi
Solution : The correct answer is Kailash Satyarthi.
Kailash Satyarthi was born in 1954 in Madhya Pradesh. He is a social reformer and a child rights activist. He also founded a NGO named Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation (KSCF). He campaigned against child labour and asked for
Question : Select the grammatically correct sentence.
Option 1: It was a hectic day for Susan with a lot of purchases and a couple of meetings.
Option 2: It was a hectic day for Susan with the lot of purchase and a couple of meetings.
Option 3: It was a hectic day for Susan with the lot of purchase and an couple of meetings.
Option 4: It was the hectic day for Susan with a lot of purchase and the couple of meetings.
Correct Answer: It was a hectic day for Susan with a lot of purchases and a couple of meetings.
The correct sentence uses the plural form purchases and meetings when referring to quantities (a lot of purchases, a couple of meetings).
Question : Simplify the given expression. $(5x + 8y)(25x^2 + 64y^2 - 40xy)$
Option 1: $125x^3-512y^3$
Option 2: $25x^3+64y^3$
Option 3: $125x^3+512y^3$
Option 4: $25x^3-64y^3$
Correct Answer: $125x^3+512y^3$
Solution : $(5x + 8y)(25x^2+ 64y^2 - 40xy)$ = $(5x+8y)[(5x)^2+ (8y)^2- 5x×8y)]$ = $(5x)^3+(8y)^3$ = $125x^3+512y^3$ Hence, the correct answer is $125x^3+512y^3$.
Question : A man spends 60% of his income on different items. His income has increased by 20% and his expenditure has also increased by 10%. Find the percentage increase in his savings.
Option 1: 10%
Option 2: 15%
Option 3: 20%
Option 4: 35%
Correct Answer: 35%
Solution : Let's assume the total salary of a man = 100 units Expenditure on different items = 60 units Savings of the man = (100 – 60) = 40 units New income of man increased by 20% = 100 × $\frac{120}{100}$ = 120 units His new
Question : Mrinalini Sarabhai was awarded which of the following awards in 1992?
Option 1: Padma Shri
Option 2: Padma Bhushan
Option 3: Kalidas Samman
Option 4: Padma Vibhushan
Correct Answer: Padma Bhushan
Solution : The correct option is Padma Bhushan.
In 1992, the renowned Indian classical dancer and choreographer Mrinalini Sarabhai was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, which is one of the highest civilian awards in India.
The Padma Bhushan is awarded by the Government of India
Question : Which of the following is not a part of the institutional structure of rural banking?
Option 1: Moneylenders
Option 2: Regional rural banks
Option 3: Commercial banks
Option 4: Cooperative and land development banks
Correct Answer: Moneylenders
Solution : The correct option is Moneylenders.
Moneylenders are not a part of the formal institutional structure of rural banking. Moneylenders are typically informal, unregulated lenders who provide loans to individuals, including farmers, in rural areas. They operate independently and are not part of the formal
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