Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If I was you, I would not lose temper in this situation.
Option 1: If I was you
Option 2: In this situation
Option 3: I would not
Option 4: Lose temper
Correct Answer: If I was you
Solution : The first option is correct.
Question : Select the segment in which a word has been INCORRECTLY used. He had an amazing capacity to condone up the most delectable dishes at a short notice.
Option 1: dishes at a short notice
Option 2: the most delectable
Option 3: he had an amazing
Option 4: capacity to condone up
Correct Answer: capacity to condone up
Solution : The correct choice will be the fourth option.
The word condone is used incorrectly in this context. "Condone" means to overlook or forgive an offence or wrongdoing, and it doesn't fit the intended meaning of the sentence.
The corrected sentence uses "cook
Question : Directions: Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to sequentially replace the * signs and to balance the given equation. 18 * 3 * 12 * 9 * 3 * 111
Option 1: ÷, +, ×, –, =
Option 2: ×, +, ÷, –, =
Option 3: ×, –, ×, +, =
Option 4: ×, +, ×, –, =
Correct Answer: ÷, +, ×, –, =
Solution : Given: 18 * 3 * 12 * 9 * 3 *111
Replace the * sign given in the equation with the assigned signs in the options one by one – First option: ÷, +, ×, –, = 18 ÷ 3 +
Question : A, B, and C can do a job in 6 days, 12 days and 15 days respectively. After $\frac{1}{8}$th of the work is completed, C leaves the job. The rest of the work is done by A and B together. The time taken to finish the work is:
Option 1: $5\frac{5}{6}$ days
Option 2: $5\frac{1}{4}$ days
Option 3: $3\frac{1}{2}$ days
Option 4: $3\frac{3}{4}$ days
Correct Answer: $3\frac{1}{2}$ days
Solution : Given: A, B, and C can do a job in 6 days, 12 days, and 15 days respectively. Total work = Efficiency × Time Total work is the LCM of (6, 12, 15) = 60 units Efficiency of A $=\frac{60}{6}=10$ Efficiency of B $=\frac{60}{12}=5$
Question : Direction: In the given question, select the related letter from the given alternatives.
PRINTING : RPNIITGN :: PROTOCOL : ?
Option 1: RPTOCOOL
Option 2: RPOTCOLO
Option 3: PRTOOCOL
Option 4: RPTOCOLO
Correct Answer: RPTOCOLO
Solution : Given:
Here, each pair of letters from left is interchanged i.e. first and second letters are interchanged, third and fourth letters are interchanged, the fifth and sixth letters are interchanged, and the seventh and eighth letters are interchanged.
Question : Which of the following will never get the vertical rays of the Sun ?
Option 1: Mumbai
Option 2: Chennai
Option 3: Thiruvanthapuram
Option 4: Srinagar
Correct Answer: Srinagar
Solution : The correct option is Srinagar.
Srinagar will never get the vertical rays of the Sun. This is because Srinagar is located at a higher latitude in the northern hemisphere, and the vertical rays of the Sun occur at or near the equator during the equinoxes.
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. Mob lynching is the act of a group of people murdering a person without due process of law for an (1)_________ infraction. In recent years, mob lynching has become one of the hate (2)_________ that targets persons of a certain identity, members of a minority population, or strangers on the basis of a mere (3)___________. Without obeying any principles of law, the mob takes the law into their own hands to punish the supposed (4)__________ in the name of justice. Mob lynching is a breach of human dignity and a (5)_________ violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according to Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Select the most appropriate answer to fill in the blank 1.
Option 1: alleged
Option 2: advantaged
Option 3: applied
Option 4: encouraged
Correct Answer: alleged
Mob lynching typically involves a group of people killing someone without following legal procedures, often based on an alleged infraction or accusation, without allowing the individual due process or a fair trial.
Question : The plasma membrane is made up of which organic molecules?
Option 1: Carbohydrates
Option 2: Vitamins
Option 3: Lipids and Proteins
Option 4: Roughage
Correct Answer: Lipids and Proteins
Solution : The correct option is Lipids and proteins
The plasma membrane, also known as the cell membrane, is a lipid bilayer that surrounds the cell and is selectively permeable. Lipids and proteins combine to form the plasma membrane. It maintains homeostasis by
Question : The shape of the outer part of the ear is like a _____.
Option 1: funnel
Option 2: plate
Option 3: drum
Option 4: disc
Correct Answer: funnel
Solution : The correct option is funnel.
The outer region of the ear is frequently characterised as resembling a funnel or a curled shell. Its design aids in the capture and transmission of sound waves to the ear canal for further transmission into the auditory system.
Question :
Sycon (Scypha), Spongilla (Fresh water sponge) and Euspongia (Bath sponge) are examples of which Phylum?
Option 1:
Coelenterata
Option 2:
Platyhelminthes
Option 3: Ctenophore
Option 4: Porifera
Correct Answer: Porifera
Solution : The correct option is Porifera
Porifera is a phylum of aquatic animals that includes sponges, such as Sycon (Scypha), Spongilla (Fresh Water Spongilla) and Euspongia (Bath Spongilla). Sponges are multicellular organisms with no genuine tissues or organs. Despite their simplicity, sponges have unique biological traits
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