Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The most important feature of Cabinet system of Government is
Option 1: Individual responsibility
Option 2: Collective responsibility
Option 3: Responsibility to none
Option 4: Non-responsibility
Correct Answer: Collective responsibility
Solution : The correct option is collective responsibility.
The most significant component of a Cabinet form of governance is "collective responsibility." This implies that all Cabinet members, including the Prime Minister, are jointly responsible for government decisions and policies. They must publicly endorse a choice even
Question : Directions: Arrange the following words as per their order in the dictionary. a. Guarantee b. Group c. Grotesque d. Guard e. Groan
Option 1: a, c, e, b, d
Option 2: b, e, a, d, c
Option 3: b, c, e, a, d
Option 4: e, c, b, a, d
Correct Answer: e, c, b, a, d
Solution : Given: a. Guarantee b. Group c. Grotesque d. Guard e. Groan
Step 1: Since all the words start with the same letter G, so move on to the next letter. Step 2: The second letter of each word is either
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’. Mr. Fogg thought that it is possible to a man to go round the world in eighty days.
Option 1: no improvement required
Option 2: it was possible to the man
Option 3: it is possible to a man
Option 4: it was possible for a man
Correct Answer: it was possible for a man
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
He told me not to jump to any conclusion.
Option 1: He said to me, “Not jump to any conclusion.”
Option 2: He said to me, “Don’t jump to any conclusion.”
Option 3: He told to me, “Don’t jump to any conclusion.”
Option 4: He said to me, “Not to jump to any conclusion.”
Correct Answer: He said to me, “Don’t jump to any conclusion.”
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The direct form of a sentence typically involves quoting the exact words spoken by someone.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Walking on the road a rickshaw hit him.
Option 1: on the road
Option 2: hit him
Option 3: Walking
Option 4: a rickshaw
Correct Answer: Walking
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: The error lies in the lack of a connecting word or phrase to show the relationship between the two actions. The sentence structure implies a connection between "walking on the road" and "a rickshaw hit him"
Question : The value of $\tan315°.\cot(-405°)$, is equal to:
Option 1: –1
Option 2: 1
Option 3: 0
Option 4: 2
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : Given: $\tan315° \cot(-405°)$ Formula Used: $\cot(-\theta) = -\cot \theta$ Calculation: $\tan315° \cot(-405°)$ $=-\tan315° \cot(405°)$ $=-\tan(360°-45°) \cot(360°+45°)$ $=-(-\tan 45°)(\cot 45°)$ $=1 \times 1$ $=1$ Hence, the correct answer is 1.
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. He had lost his leg in an accident five years back. B. With that accident his dream of becoming the next Carl Lewis had been shattered forever. C. In place of his left leg was a wooden stump. D. Vikas sat up and removed the bed sheet that was covering his leg.
Option 1: CDAB
Option 2: BCAD
Option 3: ACDB
Option 4: DCAB
Correct Answer: DCAB
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option: DCAB.
The logical flow of sentences is:
Question : The following figure shows the percentage growth in units of fans and coolers sold in some years. What is the difference between the averages of the growth rates in coolers and fans?
Option 1: 34
Option 2: 30
Option 3: 32
Option 4: 42
Correct Answer: 34
Solution : Total growth rate in coolers = 60 + 72 + 54 + 45 = 231 Average growth rate in coolers = $\frac{231}{4}$ = 57.75 Total growth rate in fans = 27 + 18 + 30 + 20 = 95 Average growth rate in fans =
Question : What is the value of (a + b)3 – a3 + b3?
Option 1: –3ab(a – b) + 2b3
Option 2: 3ab(a + b) + 2b3
Option 3: 3ab(a – b) + b3
Option 4: –3ab(a + b) + b3
Correct Answer: 3ab(a + b) + 2b3
Solution : Given expression is (a + b)3 _ a3 + b3 We know that (a + b)3 = a3 + b3 +3ab(a + b) So, (a + b)3 – a3 + b3
Question : Directions: Select the figure that will come next in the following figure series.
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the given figures – The figure inside each box is rotated at 45° in the anticlockwise direction. So, following the above pattern, the required figure will be as follows –
Therefore, the figure in the second option is the required figure. Hence, the second
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