Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the idiom from the given options that gives the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted text in the following sentence. The announcement of the new tourism policy of the government has made some people excited or interested.
Option 1: Pull out all the stops
Option 2: Run around in circles
Option 3: Quicken the pulse
Option 4: Reach for the moon
Correct Answer: Quicken the pulse
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The expression "quicken the pulse" means to cause excitement or increase enthusiasm. In the context of the sentence, the announcement of the new tourism policy has made some people excited or interested, making "quicken the pulse"
Question : Directions: A & B means A is the son of B; A # B means A is the sister of B; A @ B means A is the brother of B; A % B means A is the father of B; A − B means A is the daughter of B; A * B means A is the wife of B. If C # D @ E % Z & L # M – N * P, then how is Z related to N?
Option 1: Son
Option 2: Grandfather
Option 3: Father
Option 4: Grandson
Correct Answer: Grandson
Solution : Given: A & B ⇒ A is the son of B A # B ⇒ A is the sister of B A @ B ⇒ A is the brother of B A % B ⇒ A is the father of B A − B ⇒
Question : Study the given graph and table and answer the following question. Data of different states regarding the population of states in the year 1998 The total population of the given states = 32,76,000
What was the number of males in Bihar in the year 1998?
Option 1: 1,34,450
Option 2: 1,64,440
Option 3: 1,44,440
Option 4: 1,54,440
Correct Answer: 1,54,440
Solution : The total population of the given states = 32,76,000 Percentage of population in Bihar = 11% Population of Bihar = $\frac{11}{100}\times 3276000$ The ratio of males to females = 3 : 4 Fraction of males in population = $\frac{3}{3+4}=\frac{3}{7}$ Number of males in Bihar =
Question : Direction: In a certain code, MAARK is written as KRAAM. How PASSI can be written in that code?
Option 1: ISSAP
Option 2: ISSPA
Option 3: SSIPA
Option 4: ASSIP
Correct Answer: ISSAP
Solution : Given:
MAARK is written as KRAAM
In the coded language each letter is reversed based on its position within the letter cluster.
Similarly, the code for the word PASSI will be ISSAP.
Hence, the first option is correct.
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
He is (in) of sorts today.
(1) out
(2) on
(3) outside
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
This option is the correct choice because out of sorts is an idiomatic expression that means feeling unwell or not one's usual self. Using "out" in this context conveys the intended meaning.
Therefore, the correct sentence
Question : A Rs. 750 tin of cheese is offered at an 8% discount and a Rs. 1,250 tin of butter is offered at a 20% discount. If we buy 5 tins of cheese and 3 tins of butter, what's the effective discount we get (in %)?
Option 1: 12
Option 2: 15
Option 3: 14
Option 4: 16
Correct Answer: 14
Solution : Marked price of a tin of cheese = Rs. 750 Discount = 8% of marked price = 8% of Rs. 750 = Rs. 60 Selling price of a tin of cheese = Rs. 750 – Rs. 60 = Rs. 690 The marked price of a
Question : In $\mathrm{\Delta ABC, \angle BAC = 90^{\circ}}$ and $\mathrm{AD}$ is drawn perpendicular to $\mathrm{BC}$. If $\mathrm{BD} = 7\;\mathrm{cm}$ and $\mathrm{CD }= 28\;\mathrm{cm}$, what is the length of $\mathrm{AD}$?
Option 1: $3.5 \text{ cm}$
Option 2: $7 \text{ cm}$
Option 3: $10.5 \text{ cm}$
Option 4: $14 \text{ cm}$
Correct Answer: $14 \text{ cm}$
Solution :
In the right-angled $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$, $\mathrm{AD}$ is the altitude on the hypotenuse $\mathrm{BC}$. According to the property of triangles, the altitude to the hypotenuse divides the triangle into two triangles that are similar to the original triangle and each other. $\therefore\mathrm{AD^2 = BD
Question : In the early eleventh century, the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple and filled it with a Sun-pedestal seized from the _____________.
Option 1: Palas
Option 2: Vakatakas
Option 3: Chalukyas
Option 4: Kalingas
Correct Answer: Chalukyas
Solution : The correct answer is Chalukyas.
In the early eleventh century, the Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple and filled it with a sun pedestal seized from the Chalukya dynasty. It was more than just an act of conquest when this sun-pedestal, a representation
Question : Direction: Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?
Option 1: Daughter
Option 2: Mother
Option 3: Aunt
Option 4: Sister
Correct Answer: Sister
Solution : According to the given information, the family tree is shown below.
According to the above family tree, the woman is the man's sister.
Hence, fourth option is correct.
Question : Comprehension:
In the given passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The word ‘diet’ is associated with the feeling of developing eating (1) _________ that are time-bound, coupled (2) ________ a strict food plan. But the (3) ________ meaning of diet is the food (4) _________ which a person follows daily. It (5) ________ creating a food plan that(6) _________ around your lifestyle, your work, (7) _________ quality of your sleep, your (8)__________ level, the kind of (9) _______ you do, your palate and your (10) ___________.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2
Option 1: with
Option 2: on
Option 3: from
Option 4: for
Correct Answer: with
Solution : The first option is correct.
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