Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. BEAR : DFCS :: FEEL : HFGM :: MANY : ?
Option 1: OBPY
Option 2: OCPZ
Option 3: OBPZ
Option 4: OBQZ
Correct Answer: OBPZ
Solution : Given: BEAR : DFCS :: FEEL : HFGM :: MANY : ?
Add 2 and 1 alternately to the place value of the letters of BEAR, and FEEL to get the required codes – BEAR→B + 2 = D; E + 1 = F; A
Question : How many engines drive 'PM Gati Shakti', a project launched by the central government to revolutionise infrastructure in India?
Option 1: Two
Option 2: Seven
Option 3: Nine
Option 4: Four
Correct Answer: Seven
Solution : The correct option is Seven.
The roads, railways, airports, ports, mass transport, waterways, and logistics infrastructure engines power the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. Energy Transmission, IT Communication, Bulk Water and Sewerage, and Social Infrastructure play complementary roles to these seven engines. PM Gati
Question : Decoding and interpretation of visual information in the brain are associated with
Option 1: Frontal lobe
Option 2: Occipital lobe
Option 3: Temporal lobe
Option 4: Parietal lobe
Correct Answer: Occipital lobe
Solution : The correct option is the Occipital lobe.
The visual cortex is located at the back of the brain in the occipital lobe. It plays a crucial role in interpreting and making sense of visual information within the brain. It processes the visual signals received
Question : Directions: Select the option figure in which the given figure (X) is embedded as its part (rotation is NOT allowed).
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : Since the rotation is restricted. So, the embedded figure will have the same orientation as the main figure. By comparison of the question figure with all the option figures, the given question figure is embedded only in the second option figure.
Hence, the second option is
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.
Gabriella Montez was comfortably curled up in an overstuffed chair in the sitting area. She (1) _________ the peace and quiet at home - everyone else was (2) ________ at the party - and had totally lost (3) __________ in a book which was the best she had (4)_________ read and she couldn’t wait to get (5) _______the end. However, before she set her eyes (6) ________ the next page, the book was (7) ________right out of her hands, and she (8) __________ at her mother standing over her. “Gabby, it’s New Year’s Eve,” she said. “(9) __________ reading!” she snapped at her daughter. “But, mum, I’m almost done,” Gabriella (10) __________.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.6
Option 1: below
Option 2: above
Option 3: along
Option 4: upon
Correct Answer: upon
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Let's look at the meaning of the given preposition.
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. So, those subjected to make-up had to face a fiery misery. B. There were lights at all angles and around half a dozen large mirrors in the room. C. The make-up room had the look of a hair-cutting salon. D. They were all incandescent lights.
Option 1: ADBC
Option 2: CBDA
Option 3: BADC
Option 4: DCAB
Correct Answer: CBDA
Solution : The correct choice is the second option: CBDA.
The logical flow of sentences is as follows:
Question : Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
Option 1: Vasumitra
Option 2: Nagarjuna
Option 3: Charaka
Option 4: Patanjali
Correct Answer: Charaka
Solution : The correct answer is Charaka.
The court physician of Kanishka the Great was Charaka. He was a key figure in the development of the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, an Indian medical and lifestyle system. The term Father of Indian Medicine has been applied
Question : The length and breadth of a rectangle are increased by 8% and 5%, respectively. By how much percentage will the area of the rectangle increase?
Option 1: 13.4%
Option 2: 15.4%
Option 3: 12.4%
Option 4: 16.4%
Correct Answer: 13.4%
Solution : Let the length and breadth be $l$ and $b$, respectively. $\therefore$ Original area = $lb$ Length after 8% increase = $1.08l$ Breadth after 5% increase = $1.05b$ $\therefore$ New area = $1.08l\times 1.05b = 1.134lb$ $\therefore$ Percentage increase in area = $\frac{1.134lb-lb}{lb}\times 100$ = 13.4%
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The match schedule was disturbed due to _ rains.
Option 1: detestable
Option 2: incessant
Option 3: venerable
Option 4: soothing
Correct Answer: incessant
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
It means "continuous and unceasing". In the context of the sentence, it indicates that the rains were non-stop and ongoing, which would indeed disrupt a match schedule.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Venerable: It
Question : Direction: In the diagram given below, which letter(s) represents the students who play cricket as well as football and hockey?
Option 1: S + T + U
Option 2: V
Option 3: S
Option 4: P + R + U
Correct Answer: S
Solution : Students who play cricket as well as football and hockey is represented by the region common to all the three squares. The required region is shaded in the venn diagram below –
So, the letter that represents the students who play Cricket as well as
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