Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 19, 26, ?, 46, 59, 74
Option 1: 33
Option 2: 30
Option 3: 35
Option 4: 32
Correct Answer: 35
Solution : Given: 19, 26, ?, 46, 59, 74
In the above-given series, add consecutive odd numbers, starting from 7 to the previous number to get the next number. 19 + 7 = 26; 26 + 9 = 35; 35 + 11 = 46; 46 + 13
Question : Chach Nama records the history of which conquest?
Option 1: Kushans
Option 2: Hunas
Option 3: Arabs
Option 4: Greeks
Correct Answer: Arabs
Solution : The correct option is Arabs.
The events leading up to the Arab invasion of Sindh in 711 AD and the subsequent establishment of Muslim control in the region are described in the Chach Nama. It is a crucial historical source for understanding the first
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’. Why did you take this toy along the child?
Option 1: at
Option 2: No improvement required
Option 3: by
Option 4: from
Correct Answer: from
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Explanation: In the context of the sentence provided, "from" would be the appropriate choice to improve the underlined segment. Here, "from" indicates the point of origin or source. This phrasing suggests that the toy was taken away
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
Raj surprised everyone (1) / when he created an unbreakable record (2) / of one and a half centuries. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
"Centuries" should be replaced with century and the phrase one and a half centuries should be replaced with one century and a half to maintain accuracy.
Therefore, the correct statement would be: "Raj surprised everyone
Question : Directions: In a certain code, GIVE is written as VIEG, and OVER is written as EVRO. How will DISK be written in that code?
Option 1: SIDK
Option 2: KISD
Option 3: KDSI
Option 4: SIKD
Correct Answer: SIKD
Solution : Given: GIVE is written as VIEG, and OVER is written as EVRO.
Like, GIVE is written as VIEG –
And, OVER is written as EVRO –
Similarly, DISK will be coded as –
So, DISK is written as SIKD in that code language. Hence,
Question : Directions: In the following question, two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Statements: A graduate is a man. This thief is a graduate. Conclusions: I. This thief is a man. II. Some men are thieves.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Option 4: Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
Correct Answer: Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Now, let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): This thief is a man – From the Venn diagram, the circle of the thief is completely inside
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error."
The trek is difficult (1) / but it is far worth (2) / the endeavour. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
The word "far" is not appropriate in this context. The correct word to use here is "well" instead of "far" as "well" is used for a positive state of affairs. This helps convey the intended
Question : Directions: In a row of 74 girls, Shweta is 27th from the left end. Palak is 7th to the right of Shweta. What is Palak's position from the right end of the row?
Option 1: 40
Option 2: 41
Option 3: 42
Option 4: 44
Correct Answer: 41
Solution : Given: Shweta is 27th from the left end, Palak is 7th to the right of Shweta, and the total number of girls in a row is 74.
Palak's position from the left end is 27 + 7 = 34. This means that there are 33
Question : In a 1200 m race, bike A beats bike B by 100 m. Bike B beats bike C by 100 m in a 600 m race. If bike A beats bike C by 30 sec in a 720 m race, then what is the speed of bike C?
Option 1: $\frac{17}{3} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$
Option 2: $\frac{26}{9} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$
Option 3: $\frac{17}{9} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$
Option 4: $\frac{26}{3} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$
Correct Answer: $\frac{17}{3} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}$
Solution : When bike A covers 1200 m, bike B covers 1100 m Ratio of speed $= 12 : 11$ Also, When bike B covers 600 m bike C covers 500 m Ratio of speed $= 6 : 5$ The ratio of the speed
Question : Earth's deepest point in water is Mariana trench. It is located in which of the following oceans?
Option 1: Atlantic Ocean
Option 2: Arctic Ocean
Option 3: Indian Ocean
Option 4: Pacific Ocean
Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean
Solution : The correct answer is Pacific Ocean.
Mariana Trench is the deepest point on Earth and is located in Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. The Challenger Deep is a narrow slot-shaped depression in its floor. Its estimated depth is about 10,984 metres.
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