Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : At simple interest, a sum of INR 6,400 becomes INR 8,320 in 3 years. What will INR 7,200 become in 5 years at the same rate?
Option 1: INR 10,200
Option 2: INR 10,600
Option 3: INR 10,800
Option 4: INR 10,400
Correct Answer: INR 10,800
Solution : At simple interest, a sum of INR 6,400 becomes INR 8,320 in 3 years. Simple interest = INR 8320 – INR 6,400 = INR 1,920 We know, Simple interest = $\frac{\text{Principal × Rate × Time}}{100}$ ⇒ Rate $ = \frac{1920 \times 100}{6400 \times 3}
Question : In which year did Narendra Modi propose to celebrate a day for yoga as International Day of Yoga' while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly?
Option 1: 2013
Option 2: 2015
Option 3: 2016
Option 4: 2014
Correct Answer: 2014
Solution : The correct option is 2014.
Speaking on September 27, 2014, at the United Nations General Assembly, Narendra Modi suggested designating a day to observe yoga as the International Day of Yoga. The International Day of Yoga was later proclaimed by the UN, and since
Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error. I want you to complete this work by two days.
Option 1: this work
Option 2: I want you
Option 3: to complete
Option 4: by two days
Correct Answer: by two days
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
In the sentence, the phrase "by two days" is incorrect because it does not clearly convey the intended time frame. The correct preposition to use is "in". This suggests that the work should be
Question : Direction: Pointing to Vinod, Radha said "His sister is my mother's only daughter". How is Radha related to Vinod?
Option 1: Cousin
Option 2: Daughter
Option 3: Mother
Option 4: Sister
Correct Answer: Sister
Solution : According to the given information, the family tree is shown below.
According to the above family tree, Radha is Vinod's sister.
Hence, fourth option is correct.
Question : In the triple jump, the white flag indicates:
Option 1: Trial is valid
Option 2: Trial is failure
Option 3: Trial with wind support
Option 4: Allow to trial
Correct Answer: Trial is valid
Solution : The correct option is Trial is valid.
In the sport of triple jumping, as well as in other jumping events in track and field, a white flag is used to indicate that the attempt is valid or acceptable.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. I told my parents not to worry about me.
Option 1: I said to my parents, “You don’t have to worry about me.”
Option 2: I said to my parents, “Nothing to worry about me.”
Option 3: I said to my parents, “You don’t be worried about me.”
Option 4: I said to my parents, “Don’t worry about me."
Correct Answer: I said to my parents, “Don’t worry about me."
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'No improvement'.
Chillies have a strong, spicy taste that tingle your taste buds.
Option 1: which tingle
Option 2: who is tingling
Option 3: No improvement
Option 4: that tingles
Correct Answer: that tingles
The subject is plural, and the verb tingle should agree with the plural subject. Therefore, the correct form is that tingles.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Chillies have a strong, spicy taste that tingles your
Question : The largest wind farm cluster in India is located in ______.
Option 1: Gujarat
Option 2: Tamil Nadu
Option 3: Maharashtra
Option 4: Karnataka
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
Solution : The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.
The largest wind farm in India is located in Tamil Nadu, from Nagercoil to Madurai. It is the largest wind farm cluster in India, and its installed capacity is 1,500 MW.
Question : The method of Impeachment of the president of India is adopted from
Option 1: U.S.A.
Option 2: U.K.
Option 3: U.S.S.R.
Option 4: France
Correct Answer: U.S.A.
Solution : The correct option is U. S. A.
India's impeachment procedure for the president takes its inspiration from the US Constitution. Article 61 of the Indian Constitution, which takes its cues from the U.S. Constitution's mechanism for impeaching the President, lays out the impeachment procedure.
Question : Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Redwing had read (1)_______that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2)______for a novelist. He had said "an unhappy childhood." Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3)______if this whole (4)_________was unfolding more like a novel and would be (5)_______on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you had a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that's how novels worked.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5.
Option 1: based
Option 2: bloomed
Option 3: blessed
Option 4: blamed
Correct Answer: based
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
In this context, based indicates that the unfolding events of the novel are centred on or founded upon one person, one character, namely Redwing himself. It means the narrative is built around or has its foundation in
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