Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. When the victim narrated his version of the incident, the jury was _________.
Option 1: honestly satisfied
Option 2: perfectly satisfied
Option 3: completely satisfied
Option 4: excruciatingly satisfied
Correct Answer: completely satisfied
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Completely satisfied means that the jury was entirely and wholly satisfied with the victim's version of the incident, leaving no room for doubt or dissatisfaction.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Honestly satisfied
Question : Microsoft Office's personal information manger is:
Option 1: Outlook
Option 2: Internet Explorer
Option 3: Organizer
Option 4: Access
Correct Answer: Outlook
Solution : The correct option is Outlook
Outlook is Microsoft Office's personal information manager (PIM). Microsoft Outlook is a popular email, calendar management, contact management, task management, and other applications. It's often used for organising schedules and appointments, as well as handling personal and business interactions.
Question : Comprehension: Read the passage and answer the questions given after it.
The savanna landscape is typified by tall grass and short trees. It is rather misleading to call the savanna 'tropical grassland' because trees are always present with the luxuriant tall grass. The terms 'parkland' or 'bush-veld' perhaps describe the landscape better.
Trees grow best towards the equatorial humid latitudes or along river banks but decrease in height and density away from the equator. They occur in clumps or as scattered individuals. The trees are deciduous, shedding their leaves in the cool, dry season to prevent excessive loss of water through transpiration, e.g. acacias. Others have broad trunks, with water-storing devices to survive through the prolonged drought such as baobabs and bottle trees. Trees are mostly hard, gnarled and thorny and may exude gum-like gum arable. Many trees are umbrella-shaped, exposing only a narrow edge to the strong winds.
Palms which cannot withstand the drought are confined to the wettest areas or along rivers. Vegetative luxuriance reaches its peak in the rainy season when trees renew their foliage and flower. In true savanna lands, the grass is tall and coarse, growing 6 to 12 feet high. The elephant grass may attain a height of even 15 feet! The grass tends to grow in compact tufts and has long roots which reach down in search of water. It appears greenish and well-nourished in the rainy season but turns yellow and dies down in the dry season that follows. The grass lies dormant throughout the long, rainless period and springs up again in the next rainy season.
In between the tall grass are scattered short trees and low bushes. As the rainfall diminishes towards the deserts the savanna merges into thorny scrub. In Australia, this scrubland is particularly well represented by a number of species: mallee, mulga, spinifex grass and other bushes.
The savanna, particularly in Africa, is the home of wild animals. It is known as the "big game country' and thousands of animals are trapped or killed each year by people from all over the world. Some of the animals are tracked down for their skins, horns, tusks, bones or hair, others are captured alive and sent out of Africa as zoo animals, laboratory specimens or pets. There is such a wealth of animal life in Africa that many of the animal films that we see at the cinema are actually taken in the savanna. There are, in fact, two main groups of animals in the savanna, the grass-eating herbivorous animals and the fleshing-eating carnivorous animals. The herbivorous animals are often very alert and move swiftly from place to place in search of green pastures.
They are endowed with great speed to run away from the savage flesh-eaters that are always after them. The leaf and grass-eating animals include the zebra, antelope, giraffe, deer, gazelle, elephant and okapi.
Many are well camouflaged species and their presence amongst the tall greenish-brown grass cannot be easily detected. The giraffe with such a long neck can locate its enemies a great distance away, while the elephant is so huge and strong that few animals will venture to come near it. It is well equipped with tusks and a trunk for defence.
Carnivorous animals like the lion, tiger, leopard, hyena, panther, jaguar, jackal, lynx and puma have powerful jaws and teeth for attacking other animals. Their natural colourings of light yellowish-brown, often with stripes like the tiger or spots like the leopard, match perfectly with the tawny background of the savanna. They often hide themselves in shady spots up in the branches or amidst the tall bushes, and many wild animals, as well as hunters themselves, are caught unawares in this manner.
Question: Why is Savanna in Africa called the "Big Game Country"?
Option 1: There are both carnivores and herbivores.
Option 2: Thousands of animals are hunted here.
Option 3: Animal movies are particularly shot here.
Option 4: It is home to many wild animals.
Correct Answer: Thousands of animals are hunted here.
Solution : The right choice is the second option.
Explanation: The Savanna in Africa is referred to as the "Big Game Country" because it is home to a diverse and abundant population of wild animals. Thousands of animals inhabit the
Question : Directions: In the following question, find the missing number from the given alternatives.
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Option 1: 13
Option 2: 15
Option 3: 17
Option 4: 19
Correct Answer: 15
Solution : Add two base numbers and divide the resultant number by 7.
In the first figure→25 + 17 = 42; 42 ÷ 7 = 6 In the second figure→38 + 18 = 56; 56 ÷ 7 = 8 In the third figure→89 + 16 = 105;
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. The act of washing oneself.
Option 1: Ablutions
Option 2: Solutions
Option 3: Steaming
Option 4: Bathing
Correct Answer: Ablutions
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Ablutions is a one-word substitute for the act of washing oneself, especially in a ritual or cleansing context. It commonly refers to personal hygiene activities like washing the face, hands, and other parts of the body.
The meanings
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".
After he was caught cheating he was disqualified to appear at the examination.
(1) After he was caught cheating
(2) he was disqualified
(3) to appear at the examination.
(4) No Error
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : When someone is disqualified from something, we use "from" instead of "to." Additionally, it's more natural to say "disqualified from appearing" rather than "disqualified to appear." The corrected sentence conveys the intended meaning with the appropriate use of "disqualified from appearing."
Question : Three numbers are in Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) whose sum is 30 and the product is 910. Then the greatest number in the A.P. is:
Option 1: 17
Option 3: 13
Option 4: 10
Correct Answer: 13
Solution : Let three numbers in A.P. be a – d, a, and a + d, respectively. According to the question, a – d + a + a + d = 30 ⇒ 3a = 30 ⇒ a = $\frac{30}{3}$ = 10 Again, a×(a – d)×(a +
Question : Golden Hand Shake Scheme is the name of
Option 1: Retirement Scheme
Option 2: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
Option 3: One Rank One Pension Scheme
Option 4: Private Sector Retirement Scheme
Correct Answer: Voluntary Retirement Scheme
Solution : The correct answer is the Voluntary Retirement Scheme.
Voluntary retirement is connected to a Golden Handshake Scheme. It is a provision in an executive employment contract that guarantees the executive a sizeable severance package in the event of termination, reorganisation, or even
Question : The angle of elevation of the top of a tower $25 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m}$ high from two points on the level ground on its opposite sides are 45° and 60°. What is the distance (in m) between the two points (correct to one decimal place)?
Option 1: 45.3
Option 2: 58.4
Option 3: 68.3
Option 4: 50.6
Correct Answer: 68.3
Solution : Let the distances from the two points on the ground to the base of the tower as $d_1$ and $d_2$. The angles of elevation from these points to the top of the tower are given as 45° and 60°, respectively. In triangle ABD, $\tan(45^\circ) =
Question : Directions: 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. 8, 15, 28, 53, ?
Option 1: 106
Option 2: 100
Option 3: 108
Option 4: 102
Correct Answer: 102
Solution : Given: 8, 15, 28, 53, ?
Multiply the previous term by 2 and then subtract consecutive natural numbers to get the next term. (8 × 2) – 1 = 16 – 1 = 15; (15 × 2) – 2 = 30 – 2 = 28;
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