Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Lily-livered
Option 1: Brave
Option 2: Comical
Option 3: Not brave
Option 4: Naughty
Correct Answer: Not brave
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Lily-livered is an idiom that means weak and cowardly, and the third option correctly describes this as not brave. Thus, it is the correct choice.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Articles are marked at a price which gives a profit of 25%. After allowing a certain discount, the profit reduces to $12\frac{1}{2}$%. The discount percent is:
Option 1: 11.1%
Option 2: 10%
Option 3: 12.5%
Option 4: 12%
Correct Answer: 10%
Solution : Let the cost price of each article be Rs. 100. $\therefore$ Marked price = Rs. (100 + 25) = Rs 125 On giving a discount, Selling price = Rs. 112.5 $\therefore$ Discount percentage = $\frac{\text{Discount}}{\text{Marked Price}}×100$% =$\frac{(125 – 112.5)}{125}$ = 10% Hence, the correct answer
Question : Due to a 25% fall in the rate of eggs, one can buy 2 dozen eggs more than before by investing Rs. 162. The original rate per dozen eggs was:
Option 1: Rs. 22
Option 2: Rs. 24
Option 3: Rs. 27
Option 4: Rs. 30
Correct Answer: Rs. 27
Solution : Given: Due to a 25% fall in the rate of eggs, one can buy 2 dozen eggs more than before by investing Rs. 162 Let the original rate per dozen eggs be Rs. $100x$. Now, after a 25% fall, the new rate is ($100x
Question : The Siachen Glacier's melting waters are the source of which of the following Rivers:
Option 1: Beas
Option 2: Sutlej
Option 3: Shyok
Option 4: Nubra
Correct Answer: Nubra
Solution : The correct answer is Nubra.
The melting of the Siachen glacier is the source of the Nubra River in the Ladakh region. This river is the tributary of the River Shyok. Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram Range and is part of
Question : Who among the following contemporary-style dancers was the first Indian dancer to receive the Dance WEB Europe Scholarship? He/She also won the 2002 American Choreography Award for his/her work in the movie "Lagaan"?
Option 1: Terence Lewis
Option 2: Ashley Lobo
Option 3: Padmini Chettur
Option 4: Shakti Mohan
Correct Answer: Terence Lewis
Solution : The answer is Terence Lewis.
Terence Lewis is an Indian dancer, singer, and choreographer. He is the first Indian to represent India in Vienna, Austria, after being awarded the Dance Web Europe Scholarship. In addition, he was the 2002 American Choreography Award winner for
Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. Rahul said to Mohit, “ I am taking my family to Kashmir for a vacation tomorrow.”
Option 1: Rahul told Mohit that he was taking his family to Kashmir for a vacation the following day
Option 2: Rahul told Mohit that he is taking his family to Kashmir for a vacation tomorrow
Option 3: Rahul told Mohit that I was taking my family to Kashmir for a vacation the following day.
Option 4: Rahul told Mohit that I am taking my family to Kashmir for a vacation tomorrow.
Correct Answer: Rahul told Mohit that he was taking his family to Kashmir for a vacation the following day
Solution : The first option is correct.
Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within quotation marks and attributed
Question : On a cold day when the room temperature is 15o C, the metallic cap of a pen becomes much colder than its plastic body, though both are the same temperature of 15o C, because:
Option 1: metals have higher thermal capacity than plastics
Option 2: plastics have a lower density than metals
Option 3: metals are good conductors of heat
Option 4: plastic have a higher thermal conductivity than metals
Correct Answer: metals are good conductors of heat
Solution : The correct option is metals are good conductors of heat.
On a cold day, the metal cap of a pen gets significantly colder than its plastic body since metals are good conductors of heat. This implies they can transport heat
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
His house was filthy with papers and eatables strewn everywhere.
Option 1: Dignified
Option 2: Integral
Option 3: Barren
Option 4: Clean
Correct Answer: Clean
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Filthy means disgustingly dirty.
Clean means free from dirt, impurities, or unwanted elements.
Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. WYV, ?, IKH, BDA
Option 1: OPR
Option 2: ROP
Option 3: PRO
Option 4: OQH
Correct Answer: PRO
Solution : Given: WYV, ?, IKH, BDA
In the given series, subtract 7 from the place value of the letters of the previous term to obtain the next term – WYV→W – 7 = P; Y – 7 = R; V – 7 = O PRO→P –
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
One night they sank through the shiny water, and for the first time since (he has known them, began to quickly swim).
(1) he had known them, began to swim quickly.
(2) he have known them, begin to quickly swim
(3) he knew them, began to swim quickly
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The sentence can be improved using the first option.
The sentence starts in the past tense, stating that one night they sank, and then shifts to the present perfect tense, since he has known them, which is grammatically incorrect in this context. If two
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