Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Where and when will the fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games be held?
Option 1: 2024 Nanjing
Option 2: 2026 Dakar
Option 3: 2023 Buenos Aires
Option 4: 2024 Gangwon
Correct Answer: 2024 Gangwon
Solution : The correct answer is 2024 Gangwon.
The Winter Youth Olympic Games' fourth edition is scheduled to take place from January 19 to February 1, 2024, in the Gangwon Province of the Republic of Korea. The chosen name for the Gangwon 2024 mascot is Moongcho,
Question : In a square ABCD, diagonals AC and BD intersect at O. The angle bisector of $\angle CAB$ meets BD and BC at F and G, respectively. OF : CG is equal to:
Option 1: $1 : 2$
Option 2: $1 : 3$
Option 3: $1: \sqrt{2}$
Option 4: $1: \sqrt{3}$
Correct Answer: $1: \sqrt{2}$
Solution : Given: ABCD is a square. Diagonal intersects at O. The angle bisector of $\angle$CAB meets BD and BC at F and G. Let's denote the side AB as \(x\). So, the diagonal AC = \(\sqrt{2}x\). $⇒OA = OB = OC = OD = \frac{AC}{2}
Question : Select the grammatically correct sentence. A. As a nation, India is a united country and shall always remain so. B. As nation, India is a united country and shall always remain so. C. As the nation, India is a united country and shall always remain so. D. As a nation, India is an united country and shall always remain so.
Option 1: A
Option 2: B
Option 3: D
Option 4: C
Correct Answer: A
Solution : The grammatically correct sentence is the first option.
The article a is needed before the term nation to indicate that it is one nation among many. The correct usage is a united country and not an united country. A is used before the words that
Question : If a sum of money becomes Rs. 4000 in 2 years and Rs. 5500 in 4 years and 6 months, at the same rate of simple interest per annum, the rate of simple interest is:
Option 1: $21\frac{3}{7}$%
Option 2: $21\frac{2}{7}$%
Option 3: $21\frac{1}{7}$%
Option 4: $21\frac{5}{7}$%
Correct Answer: $21\frac{3}{7}$%
Solution : Given: The sum of money becomes Rs. 4000 in 2 years and Rs. 5500 in 4 years and 6 months, at the same rate of simple interest. Simple interest of 2 years 6 months = 5500 – 4000 = 1500 Simple interest of 1 year
Question : Select the most appropriate idiom or phrase to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
Sweety has been ________ since her painting won first prize.
Option 1: walking on eggshells
Option 2: waiting in the wings
Option 3: walking into the lion's den
Option 4: walking on air
Correct Answer: walking on air
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Walking on air perfectly fits the context, expressing the elation and joy Sweety feels after winning first prize.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Three of the following letter clusters are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which letter cluster does not belong to that group?
Option 1: BYI
Option 2: KPR
Option 3: QLA
Option 4: DWK
Correct Answer: QLA
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: BYI; B and Y are opposite pairs; B + 7 = I Second option: KPR; K and P are opposite pairs; K + 7 = R Third option: QLA; Q and L are not opposite pairs; Q +
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Take the wheels.
Option 1: Let the wheels take you.
Option 2: Let you take the wheels.
Option 3: Let the wheels be taken by you.
Option 4: Let wheels you take.
Correct Answer: Let the wheels be taken by you.
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the
Question : Directions: Three of the following words are alike in some manner and hence form a group. Which word does NOT belong to that group? (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be grouped based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word).
Option 1: Chickens
Option 2: Bats
Option 3: Seals
Option 4: Rodents
Correct Answer: Chickens
Solution : Let's check each option – First option: Chickens; Chickens are domesticated birds. Second option: Bats; Bats are mammals capable of sustained flight. Third option: Seals; Seals are marine mammals. They are adapted to live in the water but give birth to their young on land.
Question : Directions: A \$ B means A is the husband of B; A @ B means A is the daughter of B; A # B means A is the father of B; A * B means A is the mother of B. If X @ Y \$ J * M, then how is X related to M?
Option 1: Brother
Option 2: Sister-in-law
Option 3: Sister
Option 4: Grandmother
Correct Answer: Sister
Solution : Given: A \$ B ⇒ A is the husband of B A @ B ⇒ A is the daughter of B A # B ⇒ A is the father of B A * B ⇒ A is the mother of B
As per the given
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.
Nature has been suffering mutely for hundreds of years but the problem did not (1)______ serious proportions so long as the damage was (2)______ and not beyond self-repair. These limits were crossed with (3)______ technological breakthroughs accomplished during the recent years. The developed nations (4)______ benefitted most from these were the first to (5)______ the environmental diseases bred by advanced technology.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank 5.
Option 1: interact
Option 2: encounter
Option 3: derive
Option 4: undergo
Correct Answer: encounter
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
In this context, encounter fits best because it denotes that the developed nations faced or experienced the consequences of technological advancements on the environment. They were the first to come across or confront the environmental issues resulting from
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