Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : What is commonly known as the 'white plague'?
Option 1: Typhoid
Option 2: Malaria
Option 3: Tuberculosis
Option 4: Plague
Correct Answer: Tuberculosis
Solution : The correct option is Tuberculosis.
The term 'white plague' refers to tuberculosis (TB). Because of its link with symptoms such as weight loss, paleness and the appearance of a "consumptive" nature in affected persons. Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis, a bacterial illness that predominantly affects
Question : Directions: Devansh's birthday is on Friday, April 14th. On what day of the week will Rohan's birthday be in the same year if Rohan was born on September 20th?
Option 1: Tuesday
Option 2: Friday
Option 3: Thursday
Option 4: Wednesday
Correct Answer: Wednesday
Solution : Let's calculate the number of days between April 14th and September 20th. Remaining days in April = 16 Days in May = 31 Days in June = 30 Days in July = 31 Days in August = 31 Days in September till 20th = 20
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
The case of Vanuatu in 2020 is a clear example of the constant and complex challenges faced by SIDS. It shows how SIDS are dealing with multiple crises at the same time and how COVID-19 has particularly exposed SIDS' extreme and interlinked vulnerabilities.
Option 1: Continuous
Option 2: Severe
Option 3: Free
Option 4: Interlaced
Correct Answer: Interlaced
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Interlinked means two or more things joined or connected together, and interlaced means interwoven or crossed intricately together, which makes it the appropriate synonym for the given word.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
Question : Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
The teacher found it difficult to exceed on the students’ requests.
Option 1: accede by
Option 2: No improvement required
Option 3: accede to
Option 4: exceed for
Correct Answer: accede to
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Excede on should be replaced with accede to make the sentence grammatically accurate.
Accede means to agree or to yield to a request or demand, whereas exceed means to be greater than a number or amount,
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Inherent
Option 1: Natural
Option 2: Extraneous
Option 3: Induce
Option 4: Restricted
Correct Answer: Extraneous
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Extraneous means not forming a necessary part of something or unrelated or irrelevant to the subject being dealt with, which contrasts with inherent, meaning existing as a natural or essential characteristic.
The meanings of the other options are
Question :
Which of the following mammals lay eggs?
Option 1:
Bat
Option 2:
Whale
Option 3: Weasel
Option 4: Platypus
Correct Answer: Platypus
Solution : The correct option is Platypus.
Monotremes are animals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live offspring. Platypuses and echidnas are two egg-laying animals. The platypus is a rare Australian animal. It features duck-like bills and webbed feet and is one of the few
Question : A secant PAB is drawn from an external point P to the circle with centre O, intersecting it at A and B. If OP = 17 cm, PA = 12 cm, and PB = 22.5 cm, then the radius of the circle is:
Option 1: $2 \sqrt{3} {~cm}$
Option 2: $\sqrt{19} {~cm}$
Option 3: $\sqrt{17} {~cm}$
Option 4: $3 \sqrt{2} {~cm}$
Correct Answer: $\sqrt{19} {~cm}$
Solution : Given: OP = 17 cm, PA=12 cm and PB = 22.5 cm We know, Two chords AB and CD when extended meet at point P, then PA × PB = PC × PD Let the radius be x. ⇒ PC = 17 – x
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Exercise is the (1)_______ of muscles and limbs which is done to (2)_____ a specific outcome. The chief aim of doing exercise is usually (3)_____ fitness. At the end of our (4)____ day, we prefer to (5)____ in leisure activities rather than a workout.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 3.
Option 1: magnifying
Option 2: amplifying
Option 3: intensifying
Option 4: enhancing
Correct Answer: enhancing
In the context of the sentence provided, enhancing means to improve or increase the quality or condition of something. When used in the context of fitness and exercise, enhancing signifies the goal or purpose of improving one's
Question : Directions: Select the correct mirror image of the given combination when the mirror is placed at PQ as shown below.
Option 3:
Option 4:
Correct Answer:
Solution : As per the mirror image properties, closer things appear closer to the mirror in the reflection. Here, according to the information provided, the mirror is placed on the right side of the figure (on line PQ). So, the left side of the reflected image will appear
Question : A stretch of seawater, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea, is called
Option 1: Bay
Option 2: Isthmus
Option 3: Lagoon
Option 4: Strait
Correct Answer: Lagoon
Solution : The correct answer is Lagoon.
Smaller bodies of water called lagoons are frequently isolated from the large ocean by a sandbar, reef, or barrier island. Lagoons are present in both tropical and polar regions of the planet. Lagoons are significant ecosystems that offer several advantages
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