Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is 4.
Sita didn't so far as blink when she heard she had won the scholarship to Cambridge.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
The original sentence wants to convey the idea that Sita didn't react at all. To express this concept effectively, we should use the expression "so much as". This phrase signifies that she didn't even blink a
Question : The northern part of the West Coast is known as
Option 1: Coromandel coast
Option 2: Malabar coast
Option 3: Konkan coast
Option 4: Northern circars
Correct Answer: Konkan coast
Solution : The correct option is Konkan Coast.
The Konkan Coast refers to the northernmost region of India's west coast. The Konkan Coast spans sections of the Indian states of Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka along the country's western coastline. The Coromandel Coast, Malabar Coast, and
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'.
He is bent to harm my reputation by false accusations.
Option 1: bent on harming
Option 2: bent to harming
Option 3: bend to harm
Option 4: No improvement
Correct Answer: bent on harming
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: "Bent on" is the correct idiom in this context, meaning having a strong determination or intention to do something. So, the sentence should be constructed as "He is bent on harming my reputation with false
Question : A man goes 24 m due west and then 10 m north. Then, his distance from the starting point is:
Option 1: 17 m
Option 2: 26 m
Option 3: 28 m
Option 4: 34 m
Correct Answer: 26 m
Solution : Let the man start from point A. From the figure, as a man travels 24 m west, AB = 24 m Also, as man travels 10 m north, BC = 10 m Since ABC is a right-angled triangle at B, AB2 + BC
Question : Directions: Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 82, 79, 71, ?, 60, 57, 49
Option 1: 61
Option 2: 63
Option 3: 68
Option 4: 62
Correct Answer: 68
Solution : Given: 82, 79, 71, ?, 60, 57, 49
In the above-given series, subtract 3 and 8 alternately from the previous number to get the next number. 82 – 3 = 79; 79 – 8 = 71; 71 – 3 = 68; 68 – 8 =
Question : Directions: A series is given below with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. XXXXXO, XXXXOX, XXXOXX, XXOXXX, XOXXXX, ?
Option 1: OXXXXX
Option 2: OXXXXO
Option 3: OXXXOX
Option 4: XXXXXX
Correct Answer: OXXXXX
Solution : Given: XXXXXO, XXXXOX, XXXOXX, XXOXXX, XOXXXX, ?
In the given series, the letter O moves one position to the left in each succeeding term. XXXXXO→In the first term, the letter O is in the sixth position. XXXXOX→In the second term, the
Question : In November 2022, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the naming of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar as:
Option 1: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Option 2: East Siang Airport
Option 3: Changlang Airport
Option 4: Donyi Polo Airport
Correct Answer: Donyi Polo Airport
Solution : The correct option is Donyi Polo Airport.
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, authorised the renaming of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar to Donyi Polo Airport in November 2022. Donyi Polo is the supreme god of the Tani people's
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To be in two minds
Option 1: To be dominated by someone else
Option 2: To work on somebody else's advice
Option 3: To be in a critical state
Option 4: To be uncertain
Correct Answer: To be uncertain
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
This idiom implies that someone is unsure or unable to make a decision, often torn between two conflicting choices or options. When someone is said to be "in two minds" about a situation or decision, it
Question : In which part of the Indian Constitution, the fundamental duties are enshirned?
Option 1: IV A
Option 2: IV B
Option 3: V
Option 4: IV
Correct Answer: IV A
Solution : The correct answer is Part IV A
Fundamental duties were not the part of original constitution. On the recommendations of Swaran Singh committee, fundamental duties were added in Part IV A of Indian constitution. They were added to the constitution by 42nd Amendment Act
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them.
Solution : The correct alternative is the first option:"hell bent on getting."
The correct phrase is "hell bent on," which means having a strong and determined intention to do something.
So, the correct sentence should be: "The workers are hell bent on getting what is due to
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