Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Human life is (1)____ a unique blessing, which in turn depends on the (2)______ of the Self. He who is not aware of the Self can neither have peace nor can he foster peaceful coexistence. We have to link our soul with God and the body with the physical world for substance. (3)_____ the formless God is invisible to the naked eye, our mind often wanders wherever it goes. (4)_____, we are unable to develop any love for the Divine. And religion like the white light of heavens (5)______ multi-coloured fragmentations by the prisms of men and loses its gravity. Instead of uniting, it becomes a major dividing force. French philosopher Tail hard de Chardin, thinking deeply on the meaning of our existence and relationship with the Divine, expounds, "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience".
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.
Option 1: considering
Option 2: to consider
Option 3: considered
Option 4: consider
Correct Answer: considered
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Considered means an opinion, which is reached after a lot of thought and correctly fits in the sentence, as the sentence tells us that human life is a unique blessing. The other options do not provide the correct
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. Maruti likes / adventure / stories, especially / an adventures of Tarzan.
Option 1: stories, especially
Option 2: an adventures of Tarzan
Option 3: Maruti likes
Option 4: adventure
Correct Answer: an adventures of Tarzan
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
Explanation: The indefinite articles "a" and "an" are used to modify singular nouns. Plural nouns can take either the definite article "the" or no article at all. Here, we need to
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
How many glasses of water do you drink daily?
Option 1: How many glasses of water is drank by you daily?
Option 2: How many glasses of water are drank by you daily?
Option 3: How many glasses of water are drunk by you daily?
Option 4: How many glasses of water have been drunk by you daily?
Correct Answer: How many glasses of water are drunk by you daily?
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
Question : If a shopkeeper sells an item at Rs. 1600, which is marked as Rs. 2000, what is the discount he is offering?
Option 1: 25%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 30%
Option 4: 10%
Correct Answer: 20%
Solution : Given: A shopkeeper sells an item at Rs. 1600, which is marked as Rs. 2000. So, the discount = $(\frac{2000–1600}{2000})×100$ = 20% Hence, the correct answer is 20%.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cut a poor figure.
Option 1: In a poor state.
Option 2: To put a good impression.
Option 3: To put a bad impression.
Option 4: Bad physical form.
Correct Answer: To put a bad impression.
The phrase "cut a poor figure" is an idiomatic expression that means to appear or seem unimpressive, inadequate, or unsuccessful in a particular situation. It suggests that someone or something lacks grace, dignity,
Question : What was the original name of Nur Jahan ?
Option 1: Zeb - un - Nissa
Option 2: Fatima Begum
Option 3: Mehr - un - Nissa
Option 4: Jahanara
Correct Answer: Mehr - un - Nissa
Solution : The correct option is Mehr - un - Nissa.
Mehr-un-Nissa was Nur Jahan's original name. She was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1577, into a Persian aristocratic family. Ghiyas Beg, her father, was a high-ranking official in the Mughal court. Mehr-un-Nissa
Question : Directions: A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. NMRQ, NDZG, NUHW, NLPM, ?
Option 1: NQRC
Option 2: NCXC
Option 3: NHMH
Option 4: MQRQ
Correct Answer: NCXC
Solution : Given: NMRQ, NDZG, NUHW, NLPM, ?
In the given series, the first letter (N) is constant. Subtract 9 and 10 from the place value of the second and fourth letters and add 8 to the place value of the third letter. NMRQ→N; M – 9
Question : If $x-\frac{1}{x}=2$, then what is the value of $x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}$?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 5
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 6
Solution : Given: $x-\frac{1}{x}=2$ We know that the algebraic identity is $(x-\frac{1}{x})^2=x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}-2$ $x-\frac{1}{x}=2$ On squaring both sides of the above equation, we get, ⇒ $(x-\frac{1}{x})^2=2^2$ ⇒ $x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}-2=4$ ⇒ $x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}=4+2$ ⇒ $x^2+\frac{1}{x^2}=6$ Hence, the correct answer is 6.
Question : If $\frac{x}{8}+\frac{8}{x}=1$, then the value of $x^3$ is:
Option 1: – 256
Option 2: – 512
Option 3: 256
Option 4: 512
Correct Answer: – 512
Solution : Given, $\frac{x}{8}+\frac{8}{x}=1$ ⇒ $x^2+64=8x$ ⇒ $x^2-8x+64=0$ ⇒ $(x+8)(x^2-8x+64)=0$ ⇒ $(x^3+8^3)=0$ ⇒ $x^3=-512$ Hence, the correct answer is – 512.
Question : Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. My grandmother, like everybody’s grandmother, was an old woman. She had been old and wrinkled for the twenty years that I had known her. People said that she once had been young and pretty and had even had a husband, but that was hard to believe. My grandfather’s portrait hung above the mantelpiece in the drawing room. He wore a big turban and loose fitting clothes. His long, white beard covered the best part of his chest and he looked at least a hundred years old. He did not look the sort of person who would have a wife or children. He looked as if he could only have lots and lots of grandchildren. As my grandmother being young and pretty, the thought was almost revolting. She often told us of the games she used to play as a child. That seemed quite absurd and undignified on her part and we treated it like the fables of the Prophets she used to tell us. Question: Select an appropriate title for the given passage.
Option 1: The Grandchildren
Option 2: My Grandfather
Option 3: Grandmothers
Option 4: My Grandmother
Correct Answer: My Grandmother
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The appropriate title for the given passage is my grandmother because the passage primarily discusses the author's grandmother, her appearance, and the perceptions surrounding her.
Therefore, the correct answer is my grandmother.
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