Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which of the following was awarded to Bharatanatyam dancer Priyadarshini Govind in 1998?
Option 1: Tagore Ratna
Option 2: Kalaimamani
Option 3: Nritya Choodamani
Option 4: Kalidas Samman
Correct Answer: Kalaimamani
Solution : The correct option is Kalaimamani.
In 1998, Priyadarshini Govind, a Bharatnatyam dancer, received the Kalaimamani Prize. This award, which recognises achievement in art disciplines, is among the highest civilian distinctions in Tamil Nadu.
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: Some L is Z. Some L is T. Conclusions: I. All Z is L. II. No T is Z.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: Only conclusion II follows
Option 4: Neither conclusion follows
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): All Z is L – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing Z and L overlap and have some
Question : If $2x-5y=5$ and $2x-y=9$, then $(x-y)$ is equal to:
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 6
Option 4: 3
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : Given: $2x-5y=5$ and $2x-y=9$. ⇒ $2x=5+5y$ ----------(1) ⇒ $2x=9+y$ -----------(2) Comparing equation (1) and (2), we get: ⇒ $5+5y=9+y$ ⇒ $4y=4$ ⇒ $y=1$ Putting the value of $y$ in equation (1), $2x=5+5×1$ ⇒ $2x=10$ ⇒ $x=5$ So, $(x-y)=5–1$ ⇒ $(x-y)=4$ Hence, the correct answer is
Question : The National Police Academy is located by :
Option 1: Dehradun
Option 2: Hyderabad
Option 3: Bangalore
Option 4: Abu Road
Correct Answer: Hyderabad
Solution : The correct answer is Hyderabad
The 275-acre Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) is situated in Hyderabad, the Indian state capital of Telengana. Before being assigned to their respective state cadres to perform their duties, Indian Police Service officers are trained at the institute.
Question : Which of the following is celebrated as the "Tibetan New Year"?
Option 1: Lohang
Option 2: Losar
Option 3: Myoko
Option 4: Murung
Correct Answer: Losar
Solution : The correct answer is Losar.
The Losar event heralds the start of the Tibetan New Year. The Losar Festival is widely celebrated in Tibet's border states of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. It is also known as the Festival of Joy and
Question : Two angles of a triangle are equal and the third angle measures 78°. What is the measure of each of the unknown angles?
Option 1: 50°
Option 2: 51°
Option 3: 49°
Option 4: 52°
Correct Answer: 51°
Solution : Let the equal angles be $x$. The sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180°. So, $x + x + 78° = 180°$ ⇒ $2x = 180° - 78°$ ⇒ $2x = 102°$ ⇒ $x = 51°$ Hence, the correct answer is 51°.
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Plants of a particular region
Option 1: Flora
Option 2: Flinch
Option 3: Fauna
Option 4: Flotsam
Correct Answer: Flora
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
Flora refers to the collective plant life of a specific geographical area or time period. It encompasses all the plant species present in a particular region. So, in this context, flora serves as a concise and comprehensive
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 required'.
His tone was neither of anger nor sorrow.
Option 1: or sorrow
Option 2: no improvement required
Option 3: or of sorrow
Option 4: nor of sorrow
Correct Answer: nor of sorrow
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
To maintain the parallel structure of clauses in the sentence, the correct phrase should be nor of sorrow.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: His tone was neither of anger nor of sorrow.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
Pudding had already been prepared by her.
Option 1: She has already prepared pudding.
Option 2: She had already prepared pudding.
Option 3: She have already prepared pudding.
Option 4: She will prepare pudding.
Correct Answer: She had already prepared pudding.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Active voice is the voice where the subject performs the action. When transforming a sentence from the passive voice to the active voice, the focus shifts to the subject performing the action.
The
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. ABCD, AXUR, ATMF, APET, ?
Option 1: RATM
Option 2: ALWH
Option 3: ALHR
Option 4: AMNO
Correct Answer: ALWH
Solution : Given: ABCD, AXUR, ATMF, APET, ?
In the given series, A is constant in all the terms. Subtract 4, 8, and 12 from the place value of the second, third, and fourth letters of the previous term to obtain the next term – ABCD→
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