Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : The developing place of settlement is called _________.
Option 1: home
Option 2: site
Option 3: plain
Option 4: shelter
Correct Answer: site
Solution : The correct option is site.
Site is the term used for the place where buildings developed and had a proper settlement. It may be property purchased or constructed. It differs from settlement, as the term settlement includes the establishment of a stable human community. It
Question : Let A, B, and C be the mid-points of sides PQ, QR, and PR, respectively, of PQR. If the area of $\triangle$ PQR is 32 cm2, then find the area of $\triangle$ ABC.
Option 1: 24 cm2
Option 2: 16 cm2
Option 3: 32 cm2
Option 4: 8 cm2
Correct Answer: 8 cm2
Solution : Given: Let A, B, and C be the mid-points of sides PQ, QR, and PR, respectively of $\triangle$PQR, the area of $\triangle$PQR is 32 cm2. We know, Area of $\triangle$ABC = $\frac{1}{4}$ × (Area of $\triangle$PQR) So, the area of $\triangle$
Question : Select the most appropriate collocation to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. We congratulated him at his new job. He was delighted.
Option 1: congratulate him up
Option 2: congratulated him on
Option 3: congratulate him with
Option 4: congratulate him along
Correct Answer: congratulated him on
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Congratulate him on is the correct collocation. When expressing congratulations for an achievement or event, the preposition on is commonly used.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "We congratulated him on his new job. He was delighted."
Question : Directions: Select the option that represents the correct order of the given words as they would appear in an English dictionary. 1. Perpend 2. Perplex 3. Pernicious 4. Perpetrate 5. Perpetual
Option 1: 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
Option 2: 1, 3, 5, 4, 2
Option 3: 1, 3, 4, 5, 2
Option 4: 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Correct Answer: 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
Solution : Given: 1. Perpend 2. Perplex 3. Pernicious 4. Perpetrate 5. Perpetual
Step 1: Compare the first, second, and third letters of each word. Since the words are P, e, and r, in all the words so move on
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The teacher ordered the students to go straight to their classrooms.
Option 1: “Go straight to their classrooms,” the teacher said to the students.
Option 2: The teacher said to the students, “Please go straight to your classrooms.”
Option 3: The teacher said, “Students, to go straight to their classrooms.”
Option 4: “Go straight to your classrooms,” the teacher said to the students.
Correct Answer: “Go straight to your classrooms,” the teacher said to the students.
Solution : The correct option is the fourth option.
Direct speech is when someone's exact words are quoted within quotation marks. It usually maintains the tense and structure of the original sentence.
Narration Conversion:
Question : The Headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography of India is located at:
Option 1: New Delhi
Option 2: Hyderabad
Option 3: Kanyakumari
Option 4: Goa
Correct Answer: Goa
Solution : The correct answer is Goa.
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is one of the premier oceanographic research institutions in India, and its headquarters are located in Dona Paula, Goa.
Question : Directions: In the following question, four number pairs are given. In each pair, the number on the left side of (–) is related to the number on the right side of (–) with some Logic/Rule/Relation. Three pairs are similar based on the same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives. (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)
Option 1: 17 – 31
Option 2: 13 – 25
Option 3: 15 – 27
Option 4: 9 – 15
Correct Answer: 13 – 25
Solution : The pattern followed here is that the second number is obtained by subtracting 3 from twice the first number
Let's check each option – First option: (17 – 31): 17 × 2 – 3 = 34 – 3 = 31 Second option: (13
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. BASE : EASB :: MINE : EINM :: CALM : ?
Option 1: AMLC
Option 2: MACL
Option 3: AMCL
Option 4: MALC
Correct Answer: MALC
Solution : Given: BASE : EASB :: MINE : EINM :: CALM : ?
Here, the position of the letters of the given words are being shuffled as shown below – BASE : EASB→
MINE : EINM→
Similarly, follow the same pattern for CALM→
So, MALC is
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".
If the farmer got a washing machine (1) / his wife can (2) / do the laundry quickly. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 2
Solution : The error lies in the second part of the sentence.
Explanation: In order to align with the past tense of the main clause (If the farmer got a washing machine), the verb can should be in the past tense as well. Consequently, it should be
Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer. This school isn't ____ from the last one.
Option 1: more different
Option 2: any different
Option 3: difference
Option 4: any difference
Correct Answer: any different
Solution : The second option is the correct answer: any different.
Different is an adjective, while Difference is a noun. Here, there is an adjective missing in the negative sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is "This school isn't any different from the last one."
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