Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to ______ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers.
Option 1: Madras
Option 2: Bombay
Option 3: Surat
Option 4: Ahmedabad
Correct Answer: Ahmedabad
Solution : Correct Answer is Ahmedabad
Following his victory in Champaran, Gandhi Ji stepped in to mediate a conflict between cotton mill employees and owners in Ahmedabad. The point of disagreement was the plague bonus, which owners sought to eliminate but workers demanded. Along with it, workers
Question : Rohan sold goods to Ankit worth Rs. 55,000 at a 15% trade discount. How much money did Ankith pay to Rohan?
Option 1: Rs. 8,250
Option 2: Rs. 12,550
Option 3: Rs. 22,550
Option 4: Rs. 46,750
Correct Answer: Rs. 46,750
Solution : Rohan sold goods to Ankit worth Rs. 55,000 at a 15% trade discount. The amount Ankit paid $=55000 × \frac{(100 - 15)}{100}=46750$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 46,750.
Question : What are the 'residuary powers'?
Option 1: Powers which are enumerated in the state List
Option 2: Powers which are included in the Union List
Option 3: Powers which are enumerated in the Concurrent List
Option 4: Powers which are not mentioned in any of the lists
Correct Answer: Powers which are not mentioned in any of the lists
Solution : Correct Answer is Powers which are not mentioned in any of the lists
A residuary power is a power that a governmental authority retains after giving some of its other powers to other authorities.Indicating that the
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence.
I always enjoy the company of respectful teachers.
Option 1: admiring
Option 2: derogatory
Option 3: dutiful
Option 4: insolent
Correct Answer: admiring
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The adjective respectful means showing respect to others and admiring means expressing or feeling admiration or approval for someone or something.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Directions: Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as the numbers of the following set. (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is NOT allowed.) (7, 3, 43) (5, 2, 21)
Option 1: (11, 5, 111)
Option 2: (15, 6, 34)
Option 3: (13, 23, 131)
Option 4: (12, 3, 43)
Correct Answer: (11, 5, 111)
Solution : Given: (7, 3, 43); (5, 2, 21)
Here, (7, 3, 43)→((7 × 3) × 2) + 1 = (21 × 2) + 1 = 42 + 1 = 43 (5, 2, 21)→((5 × 2) × 2) + 1 = (10 × 2) +
Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The students were warned on coming late to school.
Option 1: warned against
Option 2: warned at
Option 3: warned in
Option 4: warned with
Correct Answer: warned against
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
When warning someone, it is typical to use the preposition against to indicate what action or behaviour should be avoided. Warned against is an idiomatic expression commonly used to convey caution or advice against a particular action.
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, INBOX is written as MRYCL, and EMAIL is written as NVZOR. How will DRAFT be written in that language?
Option 1: UGZWI
Option 2: WIZGU
Option 3: IWZGU
Option 4: IWGZU
Correct Answer: IWZGU
Solution : Given: The code for INBOX is MRYCL, and the code for EMAIL is NVZOR.
Letters of the words are coded with equivalent opposite letters Like, the code for INBOX is MRYCL – And, the code for EMAIL is NVZOR –
Similarly, DRAFT is coded as
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. BETTER : EBTTRE :: ANSWER : NAWSRE :: ACCEPT : ?
Option 1: CAECPT
Option 2: CAECTP
Option 3: CACPET
Option 4: CACETP
Correct Answer: CAECTP
Solution : Given: BETTER : EBTTRE :: ANSWER : NAWSRE :: ACCEPT : ?
The letters of the given words are shuffled following a pattern to get their related letter cluster. For, BETTER→
Thus, BETTER is related to EBTTRE. Likewise, for ANSWER→
Thus, ANSWER is related to
Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
She said, “I am going home tomorrow.”
Option 1: She said that she was going home tomorrow.
Option 2: She said that she is going home the next day.
Option 3: She said that she was going home the next day.
Option 4: She said that I was going home the next day.
Correct Answer: She said that she was going home the next day.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Narration Conversion:
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Read between the lines
Option 1: Discern the hidden meaning in the text
Option 2: Skip pages and read fast
Option 3: Make a great effort to read
Option 4: Read each and every word
Correct Answer: Discern the hidden meaning in the text
When someone is advised to read between the lines, it suggests looking beyond the literal words and identifying the implicit or concealed meaning in a text, statement, or situation. It involves
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