Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom. The youth involved in the accident escaped by the skin of his teeth.
Option 1: Barely managed to escape
Option 2: Very arrogant
Option 3: Always taking calculated decisions
Option 4: Deficiency of funds
Correct Answer: Barely managed to escape
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
This idiom is commonly used to convey a very narrow or close escape from a difficult or dangerous situation. The phrase suggests that the person involved just managed to escape, emphasising the slim margin by
Question : Direction: The table given below shows the percentage of literate people in 6 cities. This table also shows the ratio of males to females among literate people.
Percentage of literate people of any city = $\frac{\text{Literate people of the city}}{\text{total population of the city}} × 100$ If the total population of city 4 is 6,00,000, then how many literate people are there in city 4?
Option 1: 4,80,000
Option 2: 3,78,000
Option 3: 4,68,000
Option 4: 3,48,000
Correct Answer: 3,78,000
Solution : In city 4, The number of literate persons is 63% of 6,00,000. which is equal to $63 × \frac{600000}{100}=378000$ So, City 4 has 3,78,000 literate residents. Hence, the correct answer is 3,78,000
Question : Directions: Consider the given statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the following conclusions or assumptions be drawn from the given statement. Statement: If he works hard, he will be successful in life. Conclusions: I. He is a hard worker. II. Hard work pays.
Option 1: Both I and II follow
Option 2: Only I follows
Option 3: Only II follows
Option 4: Neither I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Solution : Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: He is a hard worker. This statement says that success can be achieved only through hard work but it does not mean that every hard-working people is successful. Hence, this conclusion does not follow the above-given
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously or literally.
Option 1: Hypertext
Option 2: Hyperbole
Option 3: Hypocrisy
Option 4: Hippocrates
Correct Answer: Hyperbole
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
Explanation: Hyperbole refers to an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally. It's used to emphasise a point or create an effect rather than to be taken at face value.
The meanings of
Question : The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms is:
Option 1: Cell
Option 2: Tissue
Option 3: Organ
Option 4: System
Correct Answer: Cell
Solution : Correct Answer is Cell
The fundamental building blocks of all living things are cells. When cells and tissues come together, they create organs. When organs and organic systems come together, they create organisms. The basic structural unit of all unicellular and multicellular organisms is the
Question : The outermost range of the Himalayas is called
Option 1: Kali
Option 2: Sivalik
Option 3: Dehradun
Option 4: Kumaon
Correct Answer: Sivalik
Solution : The correct answer is Sivalik.
The Sivalik Himalaya, also known as the Sivalik Hills or Outer Himalayas, is the southernmost and outermost range of the Himalayan mountain system. These hills are lower in elevation compared to the Greater Himalayas to the north. They are composed
Question : Green house effect means
Option 1: pollution in house in tropical region
Option 2: Prevention of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer
Option 3: Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric gases
Option 4: damage to green painted buildings
Correct Answer: Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric gases
Solution : The correct option is Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric gases.
The greenhouse effect is the natural process through which certain gases in the Earth's atmosphere, known as greenhouse gases, retain solar heat and prevent it from
Question : Directions: Which figure should replace the question mark (?) if the series were to be continued?
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : In the given figure, follow the directions to find the next term –
From Box 2 to Box 3, L is replaced by 3 and moves to the centre-left position. Similarly, from Box 4 to Box 5, P will be replaced by S (a new element)
Question : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Our beautiful ecosystem is being systematically (1)____ by industrial pollution channelled into rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna, nuclear wastes from atomic plants muted into the world’s oceans, and (2)____ gases such as carbon dioxide mixed with the ozonosphere. Besides, tropical rainforests and green pastures are disappearing (3)_____ the pressure of a proliferating population. Dams are being (4)_____ over the rivers like the Narmada to change nature’s well-balanced surface equations between flora and fauna, and sloping mountainous terrain is being converted into mini oceans to supply electricity to the ever-starving industrial stomach of our age. Elephants, tigers, the wild rhinos of South Africa and many other forest creatures have become (5)_____ species.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: accumulated
Option 2: specified
Option 3: endangered
Option 4: granted
Correct Answer: endangered
Solution : The third option is correct.
Explanation: In the context of the passage, the sentence talks about elephants, tigers, the wild rhinos of South Africa, and many other forest creatures. The term that accurately describes the status of these species due to the various threats mentioned
Question : Select the most appropriate one word substitution for the given words.
A fast moving stream of water
Option 1: Torrent
Option 2: Quake
Option 3: Volcano
Option 4: Fissure
Correct Answer: Torrent
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
A torrent refers to a strong and fast-flowing stream of water. The term is often used to describe a rushing river or a heavy downpour. It conveys the idea of a forceful and rapid flow, making it the
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