Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the correct active form of the given sentence. You are advised not to travel interstate during the lockdown.
Option 1: You cannot travel interstate during the lockdown.
Option 2: Why don’t you travel interstate during the lockdown?
Option 3: You will not travel interstate during the lockdown.
Option 4: Do not travel interstate during the lockdown.
Correct Answer: Do not travel interstate during the lockdown.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Active voice is a sentence construction where the subject of the sentence performs the action. In an active sentence, the subject is the doer of the action, and the structure typically follows
Question : Nitrogen fixation is a process of
Option 1: assimilation of nitrate
Option 2: utilisation of nitrogen gas
Option 3: conversion of organic nitrogen to proteins
Option 4: conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia
Correct Answer: conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia
Solution : The correct option is the conversion of molecular Nitrogen to Ammonia.
Nitrogen fixation turns atmospheric molecular nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3) or similar chemicals that plants and other organisms may utilise. This conversion is critical
Question : A and B together can finish a job in 24 days, while A, B, and C together can finish the same job in 8 days. C alone will finish the job in:
Option 1: 12 days
Option 2: 14 days
Option 3: 16 days
Option 4: 24 days
Correct Answer: 12 days
Solution : Given: A and B together can finish a job in 24 days, while A, B and C together can finish the same job in 8 days. Then in 1 day A and B together can finish $\frac{1}{24}$th part of the job. Also, A, B,
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.
The child is the father of the man. Childhood is a (1)______ of what one is going to be when one (2)______ maturity. The natural instincts of a man are (3)______ in his childhood. Time modifies them but cannot (4)______ them. History contains numerous examples of great men who gave (5)______ of their future when they were children. A child’s mind is (6)______ and flexible. The mould he receives before his clay (7)______ becomes his permanent mark. The values and standards of (8)______ which will determine his life as a man (9)______ in childhood itself. There may be certain (10)______ of course. A bright morning may end in a storm!
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 1.
Option 1: contract
Option 2: promise
Option 3: bond
Option 4: plight
Correct Answer: promise
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The phrase The child is the father of man suggests that a person's character and traits developed during childhood shape their adult personality. In the given context, promise implies that the qualities and experiences of childhood serve
Question : Directions: Select the odd group of numbers. (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 are not allowed.)
Option 1: 20 – 406
Option 2: 14 – 200
Option 3: 10 – 106
Option 4: 12 – 150
Correct Answer: 14 – 200
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 20 – 406; (20)2 + 6 = 400 + 6 = 406 Second option: 14 – 200; (14)2 + 6 = 196 + 6 = 202 ≠ 200 Third option: 10 – 106; (10)
Question : Rewa has some hens and some goats. If the total number of animal heads is 100 and the total number of animal feet is 348, then what is the total number of goats with Rewa?
Option 1: 76
Option 2: 74
Option 3: 55
Option 4: 80
Correct Answer: 74
Solution : As per fact hens and goats each have one head, 2 legs, and 4 legs respectively. Let the number of hens be $x$. ⇒ Number of goats be $y$. According to the question, $x + y = 100$---(1) [Total heads = 100] Also $2x +
Question : Which is the correct sequence of oceans according to size (from largest to smallest)?
Option 1: The Pacific Ocean > Antarctic Ocean > Indian Ocean > Atlantic Ocean
Option 2: The Pacific Ocean > Indian Ocean > Antarctic Ocean > Atlantic Ocean
Option 3: The Pacific Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > Indian Ocean > Antarctic Ocean
Option 4: The Pacific Ocean > Indian Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > Antarctic Ocean
Correct Answer: The Pacific Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > Indian Ocean > Antarctic Ocean
Solution : The correct answer is the Pacific Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > Indian Ocean > Antarctic Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of all the oceans, and the Mariana Trench, which is the deepest
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'SINKS' from the given sentence.
Groups work together to create Christmas parade themes, which are then carried out in floats, musical groups, and strolling figures.
Option 1: Floats
Option 2: Create
Option 3: Parade
Option 4: Strolling
Correct Answer: Create
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
In the context of the sentence, floats is the opposite of sinks. While sinks imply descending or going down, floats suggest remaining on the surface or staying afloat.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question :
The normal RBC count in adult male is
Option 1:
5.4 million
Option 2:
5.0 million
Option 3:
4.5 million
Option 4: 4.0 million
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is 5.4 million.
An adult male's typical red blood cell (RBC) count ranges from 4.7 to 6.1 million cells per microliter (mcL) of blood which results in an average of 5.4 million cells per microliter. The typical RBC count in females
Question : Find the value of the given expression. 2 + cos 49°cos 41° – sin 49° sin 41°
Option 1: 2
Option 2: –1
Option 3: 0
Option 4: 1
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : 2 + cos 49°cos 41° – sin 49° sin 41° = 2 + cos 49° cos(90° – 49°) – sin 49° sin(90° – 49°) = 2 + cos 49° sin 49° – sin 49° cos 49° = 2 Hence, the correct answer is 2.
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