Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Three of the following four-letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
Option 1: OQS
Option 2: JLN
Option 3: HJL
Option 4: MCP
Correct Answer: MCP
Solution : Let's check the options –
First option: OQS→O + 2 = Q; Q + 2 = S Second option: JLN→J + 2 = L; L + 2 = N Third option: HJL→H + 2 = J; J + 2 = L Fourth option: MCP→M –
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The commanding officer ordered the troops to march ahead.
Option 1: The troops have been ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 2: The troops were ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 3: The troops were being ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 4: The troops are ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Correct Answer: The troops were ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
Explanation: 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
Question : Who among the following choreographers from Bollywood was a three-time National Award winner in 2003, 2007 and 2009?
Option 1: Geeta Kapoor
Option 2: Saroj Khan
Option 3: Farah Khan
Option 4: Vaibhavi Merchant
Correct Answer: Saroj Khan
Solution : The correct option is Saroj Khan.
Saroj Khan won the National Award for Best Choreography three times in the mentioned years and indeed worked on Bollywood films, including "Devdas," directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She is known for her exceptional work in the
Question : In a trapezium, one diagonal divides the other in the ratio $2:9$. If the length of the larger of the two parallel sides is 45 cm, then what is the length (in cm) of the other parallel side?
Option 1: $10$
Option 2: $5$
Option 3: $18$
Option 4: $14$
Correct Answer: $10$
Solution : In a trapezium, if one diagonal divides the other in the ratio $2:9$, then the parallel sides are divided in the same ratio. Given that the length of the larger parallel side is $45\;\mathrm{cm}$. Let the length of the smaller parallel side be $x$. $⇒\frac{x}{45}
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Raghav said to Meera, "Are you upset with me?"
Option 1: Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with her.
Option 2: Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with him.
Option 3: Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with me.
Option 4: Raghav asked Meera why she was upset with him.
Correct Answer: Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with him.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
Narration conversion:
Person's Rule:
Question : Direction: In this question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrices, given below. The columns and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix (II) are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g. 'B' can be represented by 00,21, etc., and 'A' can be represented by 55, 69, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word.
'LION'
Option 1: 03, 55, 76, 33
Option 2: 11, 65, 77, 22
Option 3: 23, 79, 85, 43
Option 4: 11, 88, 99, 22
Correct Answer: 11, 88, 99, 22
Solution : Given: LION
Number representations of each letter: L → 40, 11, 32, 03, 24 I → 65, 66, 97, 88, 79 O → 85, 76, 67, 58, 99 N → 30, 01, 22, 43, 14
First option: 03, 55, 76, 33 I
Question : Which of the following is known as ‘Plaster of Paris’?
Option 1: 2CaSO4. 2H2O
Option 2: 2MgSO4.H2O
Option 3: 2MgSO4.7H2O
Option 4: 2CaSO4.H2O
Correct Answer: 2CaSO4.H2O
Solution : The correct option is 2CaSO4. 2H2O.
The compound 2CaSO4·2H2O is known as Plaster of Paris. Plaster of Paris is a common name for calcium sulphate hemihydrate, and its chemical formula is exactly
Question : $\triangle ABC$ is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC = 15 cm and an altitude from A to BC of 12 cm. The length of side BC is:
Option 1: 9 cm
Option 2: 12 cm
Option 3: 18 cm
Option 4: 20 cm
Correct Answer: 18 cm
Solution : Given: $\triangle ABC$ is an isosceles triangle with $AB = AC = 15$ cm. $AD \perp BC$ So, $AD = 12$ cm. Also, $BD = DC$. Using Pythagoras theorem in $\triangle ABD$, $(BD)^2=(AB)^2–(AD)^2$ $⇒BD=\sqrt{(AB)^2–(AD)^2}$ $⇒BD=\sqrt{(15)^2–(12)^2}$ $⇒BD=\sqrt{(15–12)(15+12)}$ $⇒BD=\sqrt{3\times27}$ $⇒BD=9$ cm $BC = 2 \times BD
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.
Nature has been suffering mutely for hundreds of years but the problem did not (1)______ serious proportions so long as the damage was (2)______ and not beyond self-repair. These limits were crossed with (3)______ technological breakthroughs accomplished during the recent years. The developed nations (4)______ benefitted most from these were the first to (5)______ the environmental diseases bred by advanced technology.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 1.
Option 1: receive
Option 2: grasp
Option 3: become
Option 4: assume
Correct Answer: assume
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Assume means supposed to be the case, without proof. It helps convey that nature has been suffering mutely for hundreds of years but the problem was not addressed until now.
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Her modest behaviour was appreciated by everyone in the assembly.
Option 1: distant
Option 2: unpresuming
Option 3: conceited
Option 4: obvious
Correct Answer: conceited
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Modest implies humility, not drawing attention to oneself, and being unassuming or not boastful, whereas conceited means having an excessively high opinion of oneself and often involves showing off or being self-centred, which makes it the correct antonym
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