Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In a certain code language, GOLF is coded as 44 and BALL is coded as 31. How will PLAY be coded in that language?
Option 1: 60
Option 2: 58
Option 3: 62
Option 4: 56
Correct Answer: 58
Solution : Given: GOLF is coded as 44 and BALL is coded as 31.
Add the place value of the letters of the word GOLF and add the total number of letters to the resultant, to obtain the required code – G→7; O→15; L→12; F→6 Now, add
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
India is exporting handicrafts to several countries.
Option 1: Handicrafts were exported to several countries by India.
Option 2: Handicrafts are exported to several countries by India.
Option 3: Handicrafts have been exported to several countries by India.
Option 4: Handicrafts are being exported to several countries by India.
Correct Answer: Handicrafts are being exported to several countries by India.
Solution : The fourth option is correct.
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 voice becomes the subject in the
Question : Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order. A. An allergy is a reaction of the immune system to a substance which is normally harmless. B. These antibodies then attach themselves to cells, which contain histamine, which inflames the tissues. C. One-third of us are affected by an allergy at some point in our lives. D. The immune system in allergy sufferers makes antibodies against harmless substances because it believes them to be dangerous.
Option 1: DCAB
Option 2: CBDA
Option 3: CADB
Option 4: ACBD
Correct Answer: CADB
Solution : The third option is correct.
Did you not buy the return tickets to Dehradun?
Option 1: Was the return tickets to Dehradun not bought by you?
Option 2: Were the return tickets to Dehradun not being bought by you?
Option 3: Had the return tickets to Dehradun not bought by you?
Option 4: Were the return tickets to Dehradun not bought by you?
Correct Answer: Were the return tickets to Dehradun not bought by you?
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth 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
Question : Directions: Looking at a picture of a woman, Vineeta said, "She is the wife of my father's brother's father." How is the woman in the picture related to Vineeta?
Option 1: Father's sister
Option 2: Mother-in-law
Option 3: Mother
Option 4: Father's mother
Correct Answer: Father's mother
Solution : According to the above information, the family tree will be as follows –
Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.
So, the woman in the picture is Vineeta's father's mother. Hence, the fourth option is
Question : As per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 5) 2019-21, what percentage of women have a bank or savings account that they use?
Option 1: 68.3%
Option 2: 78.6%
Option 3: 87.7%
Option 4: 58.5%
Correct Answer: 78.6%
Solution : The correct answer is 78.6%
The percentage of women who had bank or savings accounts increased from 53 per cent in 2015–16 to 78.6 per cent in 2019–21, according to NFHS-5. More than 70% of women had bank or savings accounts in each of the
Question : Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
Option 1: Irritating
Option 2: Pedestrian
Option 3: Enervating
Option 4: Beguilling
Correct Answer: Beguilling
Here are the meanings of each word, along with their correct spellings:
Irritating: This word means causing annoyance, frustration, or displeasure.
Pedestrian: A place where people travel by foot; a walker
Enervating: This word
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."
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