Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Which of the following transports water from the roots of the plant to its leaves?
Option 1: Xylem
Option 2: Phloem
Option 3: Both xylem and phloem
Option 4: Cortex
Correct Answer: Xylem
Solution : The correct option is the Xylem.
Xylem's primary job is to transfer water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant, including the leaves. Root pressure, capillary action, and the transpiration-cohesion-tension mechanism all contribute to this process. Xylem vessels and
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in past tense form. The methods Arunima adopts for taming the dogs create awe and wonder among them.
Option 1: The methods Arunima adopted for taming the dogs created awe and wonder among them.
Option 2: The methods Arunima adopts for taming the dogs created awe and wonder among them.
Option 3: The methods Arunima adopted for taming the dogs create awe and wonder among them.
Option 4: The methods Arunima adopts for taming the dogs will create awe and wonder among them.
Correct Answer: The methods Arunima adopted for taming the dogs created awe and wonder among them.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: To change the sentence from present tense to past tense, we need to replace the present tense verbs adopts and create with their
Question : Directions: A sentence or a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are alternatives to the bold part that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No Improvement".
Expensive oil could hit consumption and public investment, what is not a path to sustained revival.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
The word "which" is the correct relative pronoun that should be used for non-living things instead of "what" which is an interrogative pronoun and should not be used here.
So, the correct sentence is: Expensive oil could hit
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Ranen feels that the notion of democracy is a farce.
Option 1: Quotient
Option 2: Law
Option 3: Reality
Option 4: Portion
Correct Answer: Reality
Notion means a belief about something whereas reality means the state of things as they actually exist.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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."
Either of the roads (1) / lead (2) / to the park. (3) / No Error (4)
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (2)
Solution : The error is in the second part as "lead" is used, which is a plural verb form. However, "either" is followed by the singular form of the verb. So, "leads" (singular form) should be used instead of "lead" (plural form) to maintain the subject-verb agreement.
Question : During the reign of which of the following rulers did Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveller, come to India?
Option 1: Chandragupta II
Option 2: Samudragupta
Option 3: Ashoka
Option 4: Harshavardhana
Correct Answer: Harshavardhana
Solution : The correct option is Harshavardhana.
Hiuen Tsang, the renowned Chinese Buddhist monk and traveller, came to India during the reign of the emperor Harshavardhana. Hiuen Tsang's visit to India occurred between the years 629 and 645 CE. He travelled extensively throughout India, documenting his observations
Question : Who among the following was the first recipient of the state annual award Nishagandhi Puraskaram from the Government of Kerala?
Option 1: Madhavi Mudgal
Option 2: Shobana C. Pillai
Option 3: Uday Shankar
Option 4: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Correct Answer: Mrinalini Sarabhai
Solution : The correct option is Mrinalini Sarabhai.
The first recipient of the state annual award, Nishagandhi Puraskaram, from the Government of Kerala in 2013, was Mrinalini Sarabhai. She was a renowned Indian classical dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She was a pioneer of the modern
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the fifth letter cluster in the same way as the second letter cluster is related to the first letter cluster and the fourth letter cluster is related to the third letter cluster. STOP : OQMO :: JUMP : FRKO :: MOVE : ?
Option 1: ILKD
Option 2: ISTD
Option 3: DTLI
Option 4: ILTD
Correct Answer: ILTD
Solution : Given: STOP : OQMO :: JUMP : FRKO :: MOVE : ?
Subtract, consecutive natural numbers starting from 4 in decreasing order from STOP, to get the second term – Like in, STOP : OQMO→S – 4 = O; T – 3 = Q; O
Question : The atomic Power station in Rajasthan is situated at :
Option 1: Pokhran
Option 2: Suratgarh
Option 3: Rawatbhata
Option 4: Chittorgarh
Correct Answer: Rawatbhata
Solution : The correct answer is Ravatbhata.
Rawatbhata nuclear power plant is located in North Western Rajasthan in Chittorgarh district. It was established in 1975 with the help of Canadian government. It has a total installed capacity of 1180 MW and is owned by Nuclear Power Corporation
Question : The Act that is also known as ‘Morley-Minto Reforms’ is:
Option 1: Government of India Act, 1935
Option 2: Indian Councils Act, 1909
Option 3: Rowlatt Act, 1919
Option 4: Government of India Act, 1912
Correct Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1909
Solution : The correct option is the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
The act known as 'Morley-Minto Reforms' was the Indian Councils Act of 1909. The name of the reform was based on the name of the Secretary-General and Viceroy of India Lord Minto.
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