Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
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
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. A faint mist _________ over the valley.
Option 1: hung
Option 2: swung
Option 3: swayed
Option 4: dangled
Correct Answer: hung
Solution : The right option is the first option.
The word hung is the past tense of the verb hang, which means to be suspended above or to cover something in a way that is suspended or draped.
The sentence describes the action of the
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The postman / delivers the letters / through hand, / door to door.
Option 1: door to door
Option 2: delivers the letters
Option 3: The postman
Option 4: through hand
Correct Answer: through hand
Solution : The error lies in the fourth option.
Explanation:
The error lies in the use of the preposition "through" after "hand". The correct preposition in this context is "by". When indicating the means or method of delivery, "by" is the appropriate choice. In English,
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, STRAIGHT is written as UVTCUIHJ, and SURVIVAL is written as UWTXMBWJ. How will TAKEOVER be written in that language?
Option 1: VCMGSHXP
Option 2: VCMHSGWP
Option 3: VCMGSFWP
Option 4: VCMGTFVP
Correct Answer: VCMGSFWP
Solution : Given: STRAIGHT is written as UVTCUIHJ and SURVIVAL is written as UWTXMBWJ.
Divide the letters of STRAIGHT into two parts and add 2 to the first part and 1 to the second part and shuffle the position of the letters as shown –
Thus, STRAIGHT
Question : Identify the function of the enzyme trypsin.
Option 1: Digesting proteins
Option 2: Breaking down carbohydrates
Option 3: Digesting roughage and fats
Option 4: Emulsifying insulin
Correct Answer: Digesting proteins
Solution : The correct option is Digesting proteins.
Trypsin is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in the digestion of proteins. It is produced by the pancreas and enters the small intestine. The large protein molecules break down into smaller peptides in the small
Question : Directions: Select a suitable figure from the answer figures that would replace the question mark (?).
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : According to the question figure – The figure in the box is rotating by 90° in the clockwise direction. Therefore, the following figure will complete the given series –
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure.
Solution : As per mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in reflection. According to the information provided, if the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure, the right of the reflected image will appear as the left, and the left will
Question : Which one of the following is not a mosquito borne disease ?
Option 1: Dengue fever
Option 2: Filariasis
Option 3: Sleeping sickness
Option 4: Malaria
Correct Answer: Sleeping sickness
Solution : The correct option is Sleeping sickness.
Sleeping sickness, commonly known as African trypanosomiasis, is not transmitted by mosquitos. It is instead transmitted to people by the bite of infected tsetse flies, which are huge, blood-feeding insects prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. The parasite protozoa
Question : Directions: Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary. 1. Yangtze 2. Yakking 3. Yakuzas 4. Yobbery 5. Yobbish
Option 1: 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
Option 2: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
Option 3: 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
Option 4: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Correct Answer: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
Solution : Given: 1. Yangtze 2. Yakking 3. Yakuzas 4. Yobbery 5. Yobbish
Step 1: Compare the first letter of each word. Since all the words start with the same letter Y, move on to the next letter. Step 2: The second
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