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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam

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Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Dispatch

Option 1: Acquire

Option 2: Transmit

Option 3: Deliver

Option 4: Bulletin

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Correct Answer: Acquire


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

The meanings of each given word are:

  • Acquire: This means to obtain or gain possession of something.

  • Transmit: This means to send or transfer something from one place, person, or thing to another.

  • Deliver:

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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’.

Mrs. Dhar teach in this school for the last ten years.

Option 1: was teaching

Option 2: has been teaching

Option 3: No improvement required

Option 4: had taught

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Correct Answer: has been teaching


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

Explanation:

The sentence has a verb tense error. The present perfect continuous tense is suitable for indicating an action that started in the past, has continued into the present, and may continue.

Therefore, the

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Question :

The types of kidneys present in frog are:

Option 1:

Mesonephros

Option 2:

Metanephros

Option 3: Archinephros

 

Option 4: Pronephros

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Correct Answer:

Mesonephros


Solution : The correct option is Mesonephros.

Like the majority of amphibians, frogs have two kidneys. These kidneys, known as mesonephric kidneys, fall somewhere between the more simple pronephric kidneys and the more sophisticated metanephric kidneys found in mammals in terms of complexity. The frog's mesonephric kidneys

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Question : The cells which are closely associated and interacting with guard cells are

Option 1: Transfusion tissue

Option 2: Complementary cells

Option 3: Subsidiary cells

Option 4: Hypodermal cells

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Correct Answer: Subsidiary cells


Solution : The correct option is Subsidiary cells.

Subsidiary cells are specialised plant cells that interact with guard cells, most especially in the stomatal complexes. A stomatal complex is made up of two guard cells bordered by one or more subsidiary cells. The subsidiary cells perform

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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

On tenterhooks

Option 1: Anxious and tense

Option 2: Happy and joyous

Option 3: Alert and enthusiastic

Option 4: Neutral and undecided

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Correct Answer: Anxious and tense


Solution : The first option is the correct choice.

The idiom on tenterhooks is used to describe a state of nervousness or anxiety, often while waiting for something or in anticipation of an uncertain event. If someone is on tenterhooks, he is in a state

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Question : Pectin, which is responsible for the firmness and softness of fruits is mainly composed of which acid unit?

Option 1: Aspartic acid

Option 2: D-Galacturonic acid 

Option 3: Lactic acid

Option 4: Glutamic acid

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Correct Answer: D-Galacturonic acid 


Solution : The correct option is D-galacturonic acid.

Pectin, a complex carbohydrate found in the cell walls of plants, is primarily composed of galacturonic acid units. These units are linked together to form a polymer. Pectin is a common ingredient in food processing, especially when producing

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Question : Directions: Which two numbers and two signs should be interchanged in the following equation to make it correct?
3 – 17 + 3 + 16 × 8 = 60

Option 1: 17 and 8, – and ×

Option 2: 3 and 17, – and ×

Option 3: 3 and 16, – and ×

Option 4: 17 and 16, – and ×

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Correct Answer: 17 and 16, – and ×


Solution : Given:
3 – 17 + 3 + 16 × 8 = 60

Let's check the options –
First option: 17 and 8, – and ×
3 × 8 + 3 + 16 – 17 = 60
On solving the L.H.S.

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Question : An amount fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 3200 at the rate of 6.25% per year over 4 years. What is the amount (in rupees)?

Option 1: 13800

Option 2: 11800

Option 3: 12800

Option 4: 14800

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Correct Answer: 12800


Solution : Rate, R = 6.25%
Time, T = 4 years
Simple interest, SI = Rs. 3200
Simple interest after T years = $\frac{PRT}{100}$
3200 = $\frac{P×4×6.25}{100}$
$P = \frac{3200×100}{4×6.25}$ = Rs. 12800
The amount is Rs. 12800.
Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 12800.

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Question : Directions: From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
LEGIBILITY

Option 1: BILL

Option 2: ABILITY

Option 3: BIG

Option 4: LEG

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Correct Answer: ABILITY


Solution : Given:
LEGIBILITY

Now, let's compare all the option words with the word LEGIBILITY –
First option: BILL; All the letters of the word BILL are present in the word LEGIBILITY.
Second option: ABILITY; All the letters of the word ABILITY are not present in the

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