Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
I will buy the house provided it is quite sound.
(1) unless
(2) whether
(3) until
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
The original phrase "provided it is quite sound" is appropriate and clear and effectively conveys the idea that the speaker will buy the house if it is in good condition.
The meanings of the other options are as
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’. The child put a ladder on the wall and climbed up.
Option 1: against the wall
Option 2: No improvement
Option 3: over a wall
Option 4: above the wall
Correct Answer: against the wall
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The reason for choosing "against the wall" as the most appropriate option is that it accurately conveys the idea that the ladder is positioned in contact with the wall. Placing a ladder "against the
Question : Directions: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives. Book : Pages :: Continent : ?
Option 1: Water
Option 2: Forest
Option 3: Countries
Option 4: Land
Correct Answer: Countries
Solution : Given: Book : Pages :: Continent : ?
A book is a collection of pages with printed or written information. Similarly, countries are divided into different continents.
Hence, the third option is correct.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
May you be blessed with health and happiness!
Option 1: May health and happiness be blessed by you!
Option 2: May God bless you with health and happiness!
Option 3: May health and happiness bless you!
Option 4: You may bless with health and happiness.
Correct Answer: May God bless you with health and happiness!
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
In active voice, the subject performs the action. Active voice sentences typically follow a structure, where the subject is performing the action upon the object. In this case, God (subject) is
Question : Who wrote the book "Why Socialism"?
Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 2: Acharya Narendra Dev
Option 3: M.N. Roy
Option 4: Jayaprakash Narayan
Correct Answer: Jayaprakash Narayan
Solution : The Correct Answer is Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan outlined the benefits of socialism for India in his 1932 book "Why Socialism?". The Congress Socialist Party was established in 1934 by Jayaprakash and his friends under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva as president and
Question : Sound travels 330 metres in a second. When the sound follows the flash of lightning after 10 seconds, the thundercloud will be at a distance of:
Option 1: 1300 metres
Option 2: 2000 metres
Option 3: 3650 metres
Option 4: 3300 metres
Correct Answer: 3300 metres
Solution : Given: Sound travels 330 metres in a second and the sound follows the flash of lightning after 10 seconds. So, in 10 seconds it will travel (330 × 10) = 3300 metres The thundercloud will be at a distance of 3300 metres. Hence, the
Question : Direction: In each of the following questions, from the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
SUPERINTENDENT
Option 1: INTENSE
Option 2: NURSE
Option 3: DENTIST
Option 4: DOCTOR
Correct Answer: DOCTOR
Solution : Given – SUPERINTENDENT
Option first: INTENSE
All the letters of INTENSE are present in the word SUPERINTENDENT.
Option second: NURSE
All the letters of NURSE are present in the word SUPERINTENDENT.
Option third: DENTIST
All the letters of DENTIST are present in the word SUPERINTENDENT.
Question : Comprehension: In the following 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.
All state universities and colleges in Uttar Pradesh, one of the (1)________ in India, will now (2)______ a "save water" ritual named 'Jal Bharo' in place of 'lamp lighting' to inaugurate their annual convocations. The governor of the state, who is also chancellor of state universities, instructed that every university and college in the state should install rainwater harvesting plants on its campus. 'Jal Bharo' signifies (3)_______ the vision of 'Jal Shakti'. This ceremony symbolises the (4)________ importance of water conservation, whereas the lamp lighting ceremony symbolised removing darkness through education and spreading the light of learning. It is really a (5)________ initiative. Every educational institute in India should ensure to save and recharge groundwater by installing rainwater harvesting plants. These kinds of initiatives provide awareness of using and saving water, the elixir of life.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
Option 1: more big states
Option 2: big state
Option 3: biggest states
Option 4: bigger state
Correct Answer: biggest states
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
In this context, we are talking about the largest states in India. Uttar Pradesh sits high on the list of the biggest Indian states. The correct degree of comparison must be superlative.
Question : Anshu, Swati, and Rajni can finish a work in 4 days if they work together. However, Anshu alone will take 9 days to complete the work, and Swati alone will complete the work in 12 days. How many days will Rajni alone take to complete the work?
Option 1: 18
Option 2: 12
Option 3: 24
Option 4: 16
Correct Answer: 18
Solution : Time taken by Anshu to complete the work = 9 days Work done by Anshu in a day = $\frac{1}{9}$ Time taken by Swati to complete the work = 12 days Work done by Swati in a day = $\frac{1}{12}$ Time taken by them to
Question : Directions: By Interchanging the given two numbers which of the following equations will be correct? 7 and 4
Option 1: 4 – 7 + 6 ÷ 2 × 3 = 12
Option 2: 4 × 3 + 7 – 9 ÷ 3 = 20
Option 3: 7 + 4 × 2 – 6 ÷ 2 = 17
Option 4: 7 + 5 × 2 – 4 ÷ 1 = 9
Correct Answer: 4 – 7 + 6 ÷ 2 × 3 = 12
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 4 – 7 + 6 ÷ 2 × 3 = 12 On interchanging the numbers, we get – ⇒ 7 – 4 + 6 ÷ 2 × 3
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