Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Intriguing
Option 1: Glorifying
Option 2: Ravishing
Option 3: Stunning
Option 4: Interesting
Correct Answer: Interesting
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The adjective intriguing means fascinating or arousing attention or curiosity. Interesting means engaging or thought-provoking, capable of holding one's attention or arousing curiosity.
The meanings of the other options 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’. You have not showed any improvement in your handwriting.
Option 1: had not showed
Option 2: has not shown
Option 3: No improvement
Option 4: have not shown
Correct Answer: have not shown
The verb "show" follows an irregular pattern for its past participle, which is "shown". The correct construction of the present perfect tense in this case requires the auxiliary verb "have" followed by the past participle "shown".
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".
Our new neighbours (1) / had been living in Arizona (2) / since ten years before moving to their present house. (3)/ No Error (4)
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The error lies in the third part of the sentence. When talking about a duration of time, we use "for" to indicate how long something lasted. Therefore, it should be "for ten years" instead of "since ten years" to convey the intended meaning.
So, the
Question : Directions: Select the related letter cluster from the given alternatives. ACEG : BDFH :: IKMO : ?
Option 1: IJKL
Option 2: JLNP
Option 3: KLMN
Option 4: HIJK
Correct Answer: JLNP
Solution : Given: ACEG : BDFH :: IKMO : ?
Add 1 to the place value of each letter of ACEG to obtain the required code – A + 1 = B; C + 1 = D; E + 1 = F; G + 1 = H
Question : With which conspiracy case Aurobindo Ghosh's name is connected ?
Option 1: Kakori Conspiracy Case
Option 2: Lahore Conspiracy Case
Option 3: Meerut Conspiracy Case
Option 4: Alipore Conspiracy Case
Correct Answer: Alipore Conspiracy Case
Solution : Correct Answer is Alipore Conspiracy Case
Khudiram bose and prafulla chaki were assigned to carry out the task. They dropped the bombs on the car as it was leaving the magistrate's residence on the 30th of April, 1908. Since the magistrate was not
Question : Direction: In this question, some equation are solved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis find out the correct answer from amongst the four alternatives for the unsolved equation. 462 = 551 398 = 487 856 = ?
Option 1: 745
Option 2: 773
Option 3: 945
Option 4: 743
Correct Answer: 945
Solution : Here, in the given equations hundreds place digit is increased by 1 and tens and units place digits are reduced by 1.
⇒ 462 = 551
⇒ 398 = 487
Similarily, following the same pattern, we have–
⇒ 856 = 945
Hence, option third is
Question : Some important administrative posts were hereditary during the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties. What does post "Nagara-Shreshthi" mean?
Option 1: Leader of the merchant caravans
Option 2: Merchant of the city
Option 3: Important minister
Option 4: Chief judicial officer
Correct Answer: Merchant of the city
Solution : The correct answer is Merchant of the City.
During the Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties in ancient India, the administrative post of Nagara-Shreshthi referred to the chief or head merchant of a city or town. They were the foremost merchant or commercial
Question : Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to establish additional courts for better administration of laws made by it?
Option 1: Article 246
Option 2: Article 248
Option 3: Article 253
Option 4: Article 247
Correct Answer: Article 247
Solution : The correct option is Article 247.
Article 247 allows Parliament to create courts (other than the Supreme Court and High Courts) to exercise jurisdiction over specific subjects mentioned in the Union List. It guarantees that a system for applying laws to matters on the
Question : ABCD is a trapezium where AD$\parallel$ BC. The diagonal AC and BD intersect each other at the point O. If AO = 3, CO = $x-3$, BO = $3x-19$, and DO = $x-5$, the value of $x$ is:
Option 1: -8, 9
Option 2: 8, -9
Option 3: -8, -9
Option 4: 8, 9
Correct Answer: 8, 9
Solution : Given, trapezium ABCD with AD$\parallel$ BC Given, AO = 3, CO = $x-3$, BO = $3x-19$ and DO = $x-5$ Consider $\triangle$ ADO and $\triangle$ CBO, $\angle$ AOD = $\angle$ COB (vertically opposite angles) $\angle$ OAD = $\angle$ OCB (alternate interior angles) $\angle$ ODA
Question : Which of the following elements is highly effective for making a permanent magnet?
Option 1: Zinc
Option 2: Aluminium
Option 3: Copper
Option 4: Steel
Correct Answer: Steel
Solution : The correct answer is steel.
Steel is the most ferromagnetic material from the above options. It can stay as a magnet for a longer period even after removing it from a magnetic field. There are two types of permanent magnets, hard magnets & soft
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