Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
EMBARK
Option 1: Board
Option 2: Launch
Option 3: Commence
Option 4: Finish
Correct Answer: Finish
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Embark means to begin or start a journey or undertaking, while finish means to complete or conclude. When someone embarks on a task, he is initiating or commencing it.
The meanings of other options are as follows:
Question : Sound is heard over longer distances on rainy days because
Option 1: sound travels slowly in moist air
Option 2: sound travels faster in moist air
Option 3: moist air does not absorb sound
Option 4: moist air absorbs sound
Correct Answer: sound travels faster in moist air
Solution : The correct option is sound travels faster in moist air.
Sound waves can diffract, or spread out, in various directions as a result of falling raindrops. This may cause sound waves to deflect around obstructions and propagate to places where
Question : Directions: Select the word pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the given pair of words. (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.) Money plant : Climber
Option 1: Rose : Shrub
Option 2: Peas : Green
Option 3: Basil : Tree
Option 4: Banyan : Roots
Correct Answer: Rose : Shrub
Solution : Given: Money plant : Climber→Money plant is a type of climber.
Now, let's check the given options – First option: Rose : Shrub→Rose is a type of shrub. Second option: Peas : Green→Peas are green in colour. Third option: Basil : Tree→Basil is
Question : Direction: Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the relationship among Human Society - Youth Club, Political Party and Youths?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Here youths can be part of both the political party and Human society - youth clubs. So, the circle representing youth will have intersection with both the circles of political party and Human society - youth clubs.
But there will be no direct relationship between the
Question : When will demand become a grant?
Option 1: When a demand is proposed
Option 2: After the discussion on demand is over
Option 3: After the demand is granted
Option 4: When the budget session is closed
Correct Answer: After the demand is granted
Solution : The correct answer is after the demand is granted.
Demands for grants are estimates of expenditure contained in the budget that must be voted on by the Lok Sabha. These demands are organised by the ministry, with a specific demand
Question : C. K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events ?
Option 1: Tennis
Option 2: Cricket
Option 3: Hockey
Option 4: Golf
Correct Answer: Cricket
Solution : The correct option is - Cricket.
Under-25 teams from several state and regional cricket associations compete for the Colonel C. K. Naidu Trophy in domestic cricket matches in India. It bears the name of India's first Test cricket captain, C. K. Naidu, and is administered
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A group of people travelling together in a van.
Option 1: Gypsies
Option 2: Caravan
Option 3: Brood
Option 4: Constellation
Correct Answer: Caravan
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
It means a company of travellers on a journey through the desert or hostile regions.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : If $3x+5y+7z=49$ and $9x+8y+21z=126,$ then what is the value of $y$?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 5
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : Given: equation (1): $3x+5y+7z=49$ Given: equation (2): $9x+8y+21z=126$ Multiplying the equation (1) by 3 and subtracting equation (2) from it, we get, $15y-8y=(3\times 49)-126$ $⇒7y=21$ $\therefore y=3$ Hence, the correct answer is 3.
Question : Direction: In the given question, select the related code from the given alternatives.
MAN : PDQ :: WAN : ?
Option 1: YDQ
Option 2: ZDQ
Option 3: NAW
Option 4: YQD
Correct Answer: ZDQ
Solution : Given:
M + 3 = P; A + 3 = D; N + 3 = Q.
Similarly,
W + 3 = Z; A + 3 = D; N + 3 = Q.
Question : The causative organism of dengue fever is
Option 1: Fungus
Option 2: Bacteria
Option 3: Protozoa
Option 4: Virus
Correct Answer: Virus
Solution : The correct option is Virus.
The dengue virus is the organism that causes dengue disease. These viruses are members of the Flaviviridae family and are predominantly transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitos, specifically Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Dengue fever is
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