Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence. They will lay the foundation stone next week.
Option 1: The foundation stone will have been laid by them next week.
Option 2: The foundation stone is being laid by them next week.
Option 3: The foundation stone will be laying by next week.
Option 4: The foundation stone will be laid by them next week.
Correct Answer: The foundation stone will be laid by them next week.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the
Question : First Hindu-American to enter in the US House of Representative as senator is :
Option 1: Sunita Williams
Option 2: Jyoti Sengupta
Option 3: Ami Bera
Option 4: Tulsi Gabbard
Correct Answer: Tulsi Gabbard
Solution : The Correct Answer is Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard, a veteran and four-term representative from Hawaii, has held office in the House of Representatives. Tulsi Gabbard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and is one of the first women to serve in combat.
Question : In a factory, 48% of the number of male workers is equal to two-thirds of the number of female workers. What is the ratio of the number of males to that of the females in the factory?
Option 1: 25 : 12
Option 2: 12 : 25
Option 3: 18 : 25
Option 4: 25 : 18
Correct Answer: 25 : 18
Solution : Given: 48% of the number of male workers = two-thirds of the number of female workers So, $\frac{48}{100}$ × number of males = $\frac{2}{3}$ × number of females $\therefore\frac{\text{Number of males}}{\text{Number of females}} $ = $\frac{2×100}{3×48}$ = $\frac{25}{18}$ Hence, the correct answer is
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They flew a kite in the evening.
Option 1: A kite was being flown by them in the evening.
Option 2: In the evening, a kite have been flown by them.
Option 3: A kite has been flown by them since evening.
Option 4: A kite was flown by them in the evening.
Correct Answer: A kite was flown by them in the evening.
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the subject
Question : Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Through a subtle analysis, Woolf raises certain concerns regarding discrimination against women in a male-dominated society. B. It's also against the need for freedom of expression in women, and the right to human dignity and equality. C. In 'Shakespeare's Sister', Virginia Woolf explores the plight of women in society in England during the 15th and 16th centuries. D. It is against the denial of education to the girl-child and violence against women.
Option 1: BACD
Option 2: DCBA
Option 3: ADBC
Option 4: CADB
Correct Answer: CADB
The paragraph starts with sentence C since it gives general information about "Shakespeare's Sister". Sentence A also supports sentence C by explaining what it aims to do; therefore, it should come next. Sentence D provides examples of the
Question : The profit obtained by selling an article for Rs. 625 is the same as the loss incurred if it is sold for Rs. 545. The price at which it is to be sold to realize a profit of Rs. 65 on the cost price is:
Option 1: Rs. 640
Option 2: Rs. 630
Option 3: Rs. 650
Option 4: Rs. 660
Correct Answer: Rs. 650
Solution : Let the cost price of the article as $x$. Given that the profit obtained by selling an article for Rs. 625 is the same as the loss incurred if it is sold for Rs. 545. Using, Selling price = Cost price + Profit =
Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the letters that, when sequentially placed from left to right in the blanks below, will complete the letter series. _ _MSDRTM_ _R_ _ SD_TM_D
Option 1: RSTDTMRS
Option 2: RTSDMTRS
Option 3: RTSDMTSR
Option 4: RTSDTMRS
Correct Answer: RTSDTMRS
Solution : Given:
To fill the series we have to divide the series – _ _MSD / RTM_ _ / R_ _ SD / _TM_D Let's check each option – First option: RSTDTMRS; RSMSD / RTMTD / RTMSD / RTMSD
Question : Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Option 1: Mount Koya
Option 2: Mount Diavolo
Option 3: Saddle Peak
Option 4: Mount Thullier
Correct Answer: Saddle Peak
Solution : The correct answer is Saddle Peak.
Saddle Peak is the highest peak in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Saddle Peak is located on North Andaman Island and reaches an elevation of approximately 732 metres above sea level. It is part of the Saddle
Question : G E F , an international aid - giving agency has the full form
Option 1: Global Environment Facility
Option 2: Global Educational Fund
Option 3: Global Economic Fund
Option 4: Global Energy Fund
Correct Answer: Global Environment Facility
Solution : The correct answer is Global Environment Facility
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multifaceted environmental fund that offers funding and blended finance for projects to nations that are developing and dealing with sustainable forest management, mercury, international waters, land degradation, persistent organic
A. My grandmother always went to school with me because the school was attached to the temple. B. When we both finished, we would be back together. C. While the children sat in rows on either side of the verandah singing the alphabet or prayer in chorus, my grandmother sat inside reading the scriptures. D. The priest taught us the alphabet and the morning prayer.
Option 1: ACBD
Option 2: ABDC
Option 3: ADCB
Option 4: ADBC
Correct Answer: ADCB
Solution : The correct choice is the third option, i.e., ADCB.
The paragraph starts with sentence A, which gives general information about how the speaker's grandmother went to school with him, as it was attached to the temple where the priest taught them the alphabet,
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