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Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The French had regarded the scholar as a usurper.

Option 1: The scholar was being regarded as a usurper by the French.

Option 2: The scholar has been regarded as a usurper by the French.

Option 3: The scholar was regarded as a usurper by the French.

Option 4: The scholar had been regarded as a usurper by the French.

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Correct Answer: The scholar had been regarded as a usurper by the French.


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

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Abu said that he saw the picture.

Option 1: He has seen the picture 

Option 2: He will have seen the picture 

Option 3: He would have seen the picture 

Option 4: He had seen the picture 

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Correct Answer: He had seen the picture 


Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.

Explanation:

In this case, "he had seen the picture" suggests that Abu saw the picture before a certain point in the past, possibly before he mentioned it or before another event occurred. The past

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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".

Science and technology and (1)/ their fallouts do not (2)/ complete human culture. (3)/ No Error (4) 

Option 1: 1

Option 2: 2

Option 3: 3

Option 4: 4

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Correct Answer: 2


Solution : The second part of the sentence has an error.

Note that "science and technology" is a compound subject. So, "their fallouts" is not the right usage. We need to treat the compound subject as a singular noun. Therefore, the correct possessive term to be used

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Question : Directions: Arrange the following words as per their order in the dictionary.
1. Maternity
2. Matriarchy
3. Matchbox
4. Matricide

Option 1: 3, 1, 2, 4

Option 2: 4, 3, 1, 2

Option 3: 3, 4, 1, 2

Option 4: 1, 3, 4, 2

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Correct Answer: 3, 1, 2, 4


Solution : Given:
1. Maternity 2. Matriarchy 3. Matchbox 4. Matricide

Step 1: Since all the words start with the same letter M, so move on to the next letter.
Step 2: The second, and third letters of each word are the same,

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Question : Ringworm is a disease caused by _____________.

Option 1: Fungi

Option 2: Bacteria

Option 3: Virus

Option 4: Flies

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Correct Answer: Fungi


Solution : The correct option is fungi

A type of fungus called Dermatophytes is the cause of ringworm. It has an impact on the skin, scalp, and nails. Ringworm is contagious and can be passed from person to person, from animal to person, or from infected objects.

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Question : Identify the word in the given sentence that is the ANTONYM of the word 'frugal'.

At present, people are paying extravagant prices for houses because they have to have accommodation.

Option 1: Prices

Option 2: Accommodation

Option 3: Present

Option 4: Extravagant

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Correct Answer: Extravagant


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Extravagant means excessive or lacking restraint, making it an antonym for "frugal". In the context of the sentence, it describes the high prices people are willing to pay for houses.

The meanings of the other options are

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Question : Directions: Looking at the family picture, Rajan said, "She is my wife's son's father's mother's husband's daughter". How is the girl in the photo related to Rajan?

Option 1: Sister

Option 2: Mother-in-law

Option 3: Wife's Sister

Option 4: Daughter-in-law

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Correct Answer: Sister


Solution : According to the given information, the family tree will be –

Here, the quadrilateral represents the male, and the circular figure represents the female in the figure.

So, from the above family tree, it is clear that the girl is the sister of Rajan. Hence,

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Question : The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and the Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of which of the following?

Option 1:

Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess 

Option 2: Stones, trees and animals 

Option 3: Vishnu and lakshmi

Option 4: Siva and sakti

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Correct Answer: Stones, trees and animals 


Solution : Correct Answer is Stones, trees and animals 

There is evidence that the people of the Indus Valley Civilization practiced animal, stone, and nature worship.Numerous stone phallic, vulva, and bull figures identical to Hinduism's prominent symbols have been discovered. Some archaeologists and historians

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