Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : In which field did Amartya Sen win the Nobel Prize?
Option 1: Micro Economics
Option 2: Welfare Economics
Option 3: Economic Growth Model
Option 4: Input Output Model
Correct Answer: Welfare Economics
Solution : The correct answer is Welfare Economics.
Amartya Sen won the Nobel Prize in the year 1998 for Welfare Economics. Welfare Economics is a discipline of Economics that aims to examine economic policies in terms of their effects on community well-being. He was also awarded
Question : Directions: Which of the following letter clusters will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? PK, GT, XC, OL, ?
Option 1: GT
Option 2: HS
Option 3: EV
Option 4: FU
Correct Answer: FU
Solution : Given: PK, GT, XC, OL, ?
In the given series, subtract and add 9 alternately to the place value of the letters of the previous term to get the next term – PK→P – 9 = G; K + 9 = T GT→G – 9
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have some errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If the sentence is free from error, select "No Error."
The process was too simple and easy to understand that it hardly took five minutes for us to grasp it.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 4
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option "The process was too simple."
"Too" and "so" are both intensifying adverbs that have the meaning of "very" or "a lot", but they differ in their usages. "Too" is used for negative cases, whereas "so" is used for
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“Oh no! We have missed the flight,” she said.
Option 1: She exclaimed that we had missed the flight.
Option 2: She was sorry that they missed the flight.
Option 3: She cried that we have missed the flight.
Option 4: She regretted that they had missed the flight.
Correct Answer: She regretted that they had missed the flight.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Narration Conversion:
Question : Directions: In the following question, some parts of the sentence have errors, and some are correct. Find out which part of the sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is error-free, your answer is "No Error".
Look at what (1) / I am doing (2) / and do like I do. (3) / No Error (4)
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The third option is the correct answer: and do like I do.
The phrase "do like I do" is not grammatically incorrect and "do as I do" is the more natural and widely accepted way to express the idea of copying someone's actions
Question : Directions: From the given words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. INFERNAL
Option 1: ALIEN
Option 2: FINAL
Option 3: LEARN
Option 4: URINE
Correct Answer: URINE
Solution : Given: INFERNAL
Let's compare the given options – First option: ALIEN; All the letters of ALIEN are present in the word INFERNAL. Second option: FINAL; All the letters of FINAL are present in the word INFERNAL. Third option: LEARN; All the letters of LEARN are
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Mother said to her, "Paint the river blue."
Option 1: Mother said her to paint the river blue.
Option 2: Mother told her to paint the river blue.
Option 3: Mother told to her paint the river blue.
Option 4: Mother asked her paint the river blue.
Correct Answer: Mother told her to paint the river blue.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
The indirect form involves reporting or conveying someone else's statement or request without quoting the exact words.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
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'.
Each one of them was wearing a face mask for protection.
Option 1: No improvement
Option 2: was wearing
Option 3: were worn
Option 4: have worn
Correct Answer: was wearing
Explanation: The reason for this is that "each one" is singular, so the verb should also be singular, which is "was wearing." The original sentence incorrectly uses the plural verb "were," making it grammatically incorrect.
Therefore, the
Question : Which of the following is the largest lake in India?
Option 1: Shivsagar Lake
Option 2: Indira Sagar lake
Option 3: Chilika Lake
Option 4: Vembanad Lake
Correct Answer: Vembanad Lake
Solution : The correct answer is Vembanad Lake.
Vembanad Lake is India's biggest lake. It has a surface area of 2033 square kilometres and is located in the state of Kerala. Vembanad Lake is a backwater lake, which means it is a shallow lake with a
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Thus, Daphne cannot resist the opportunity to scold them about their behaviour. B. The children have been annoying each other just before the meal starts. C. Daphne's family mealtimes are usually tense because this is a time when conflicts in the family surface. D. Also, they are rude about the food she has cooked, and Daphne gets upset by this.
Option 1: CDAB
Option 2: CBDA
Option 3: BCAD
Option 4: BACD
Correct Answer: CBDA
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