Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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".
He ought not (1) / have done such a (2) / filthy thing. (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 phrase "ought not" is followed by an infinitive verb form. In this case, the infinitive "to have done" is needed after "ought not" to form a grammatically correct sentence. However, the auxiliary verb "ought"
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).
He absented from the meeting.
(1) Was absent
(2) Absented himself
(3) Took absence
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The correct choice for the sentence is the second option.
The use of absented himself is an improvement because it includes the reflexive pronoun himself, which clarifies that the person took an action to be absent from the meeting.
The other options are not correct
Question : Direction: In the following question, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
DHK, GKN, JNQ, ?
Option 1: MRU
Option 2: MQT
Option 3: LPS
Option 4: NRU
Correct Answer: MQT
Solution : Given:
Add 3 to each letter of DHK,
D + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7 → G
H + 3 = 8 + 3 = 11 → K
K + 3 = 11 + 3 = 14 → N
Question : Who was the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India?
Option 1: Vijay Kelkar
Option 2: N. K. Singh
Option 3: Y. V. Reddy
Option 4: A. K. Chanda
Correct Answer: N. K. Singh
Solution : The correct option is N. K. Singh.
N. K. Singh presided over India's Fifteenth Finance Commission. He was appointed on November 27, 2017, and will serve until November 30, 2021. Singh is a former member of the Indian Administrative Service who has held
Question :
Blood groups were discovered by
Option 1:
Altmann
Option 2:
Landsteiner
Option 3:
Losch
Option 4: Ronald Ross
Correct Answer:
Solution : The correct option is Landsteiner.
Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian immunologist and pathologist, discovered blood groups in the early twentieth century. In 1901, he discovered the ABO blood type system, which lay the groundwork for modern understanding of blood compatibility and transfusion. Landsteiner's finding was a
Question : Out of an earning of Rs.720, Pankaj spends 65%. How much does he save?
Option 1: Rs.250
Option 2: Rs.252
Option 3: Rs.253
Option 4: Rs.251
Correct Answer: Rs.252
Solution : Total earnings = Rs. 720 He spends 65% of his earnings. Thus, money spent = $720\times 0.65$ = Rs.468 So, money saved = 720 – 468 = Rs. 252 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 252.
Question : Direction: A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
XFB, UGD, RIG, OLK, ?
Option 1: OLJ
Option 2: LNK
Option 3: LPP
Option 4: OLM
Correct Answer: LPP
Solution : Given: XFB, UGD, RIG, OLK, ?
Question : Select the sentence with the appropriate use of preposition.
Option 1: We have been playing for 4 o’clock.
Option 2: We have been playing from 4 o’clock.
Option 3: We have been playing to 4 o’clock.
Option 4: We have been playing since 4 o’clock.
Correct Answer: We have been playing since 4 o’clock.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Explanation: The preposition since is used to indicate the starting point of an action and is appropriate when the activity starts at a specific point in time in the past and
Question : The numbers of students in section A and section B of a class are 50 and 62, respectively. The average score in mathematics of all the students is 75. If the average score of students in section A is 20% more than that of students in section B, then what is the average score of students in section A (correct to one decimal place)?
Option 1: 87.5
Option 2: 82.6
Option 3: 84.3
Option 4: 85.7
Correct Answer: 82.6
Solution : Let the average score of students in section B be AB and the average score of students in section A be AA So, AA = AB + 0.2 × AB = 1.2 × AB Total Score in A
Question : Study of organisms in relation to their environment is called:
Option 1: Ecology
Option 2: Zoology
Option 3: Entomology
Option 4: Palynology
Correct Answer: Ecology
Solution : The correct answer is Ecology.
The branch of science which studies the interaction between organism and its environment is known as ecology. Ecology term was coined by a German botanist, Ernst Haeckel. It is studied at different level like organism, population, community etc. Alexander con
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