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 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
During his long discourse, he did not touch that point.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : "Touch upon" is an idiomatic expression that means to briefly mention or discuss a point or topic. It is the most appropriate choice in this context, as it conveys the idea that during the long discourse, the speaker did not mention or address that particular
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. This book (1) _ writing practice to pre-schoolers to help them learn to write (2) _ of the English alphabet. Directional arrows, (3) _ with the letters and numbers, guide children in writing. (4) _ and copying activities encourage children to read and write letters and numbers (5) _ to count.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 5.
Option 1: as well as
Option 2: but
Option 3: for
Option 4: yet
Correct Answer: as well as
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation: The phrase "as well as" is used to indicate that the activities of reading and writing letters and numbers are complementary and go hand in hand.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
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.
Academic life has (1) _________ demanding for students as a result of different internal and external expectations. Teenagers are especially (2)__________ to academic stress because they go through so many personal and social changes. As a result, designing effective and efficient (3) _________ solutions requires a thorough understanding of the causes and consequences of academic stress. Exams are one of the (4)_________ aspects of anyone's life. Exams are stressful for everyone, whether they are students or adults because everyone wants to perform well and no one wants to fail as to avoid (5) ________ in the future.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: ambiguity
Option 2: sneak
Option 3: wanderlust
Option 4: purpose
Correct Answer: ambiguity
Solution : The first option is the correct choice.
The word ambiguity, functioning as a noun, refers to uncertainty or a lack of clarity. In the context of the sentence, the fear of failure during exams is linked to the desire to avoid unclear or
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She said, "It is my birthday next week."
Option 1: She said that my birthday was next week.
Option 2: She said that next week was her birthday.
Option 3: She said that it was her birthday the following week.
Option 4: She said that it is my birthday the following week.
Correct Answer: She said that it was her birthday the following week.
Solution : The correct option is the third option.
Reported speech involves conveying what someone else has said.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The magazine house was expecting unpublished authors for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
Option 1: Unpublished authors will be expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
Option 2: Unpublished authors were being expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
Option 3: Unpublished authors was expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
Option 4: Unpublished authors were expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
Correct Answer: Unpublished authors were being expected by the magazine house for their forthcoming exclusive issue on new trends.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the
Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word.) Telescope : Distant Objects :: Microscope : ?
Option 1: Big Objects
Option 2: Tiny Objects
Option 3: Very Large Objects
Option 4: Heavy Objects
Correct Answer: Tiny Objects
Solution : Given: Telescope : Distant Objects :: Microscope : ?
Like, the telescope is used to observe distant objects. Similarly, the microscope is used to observe tiny objects.
Hence, the second option is correct.
Question : Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. Photographers who follow celebrities to get their pictures to sell them
Option 1: Paparazzi
Option 2: Reporter
Option 3: Editor
Option 4: Interviewer
Correct Answer: Paparazzi
The term paparazzi refers to photographers who follow celebrities, often aggressively, to capture their photographs in order to sell them to media outlets for publication.
The meanings of the other words:
Question : After which Indian musician was a minor planet located between Mars and Jupiter named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)?
Option 1: Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Option 2: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Option 3: Ustad Zakir Hussain
Option 4: Pandit Jasraj
Correct Answer: Pandit Jasraj
Solution : The correct answer is Pandit Jasraj.
Pandit Jasraj was an Indian classical vocalist. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named the minor planet 2006 VP32 (number -300128) after Pandit Jasraj. The minor planet 2006 VP32 was discovered on 11th November 2006. The minor planet
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements. Statements: All R is M. All L is M. Conclusions: I. Some M is not R. II. Some L is R. III. Some M is L.
Option 1: Both conclusions II and III follow
Option 2: Only conclusion III follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and III follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion III follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion I: Some M is not R – From the above diagram, all R is M so there is a possibility that some M
Question : The Jaina literature is known as
Option 1: Tripitakas
Option 2: Epics
Option 3: Aryasutras
Option 4: Angas
Correct Answer: Angas
Solution : The Correct Answer is Angas
The sacred books of the Jain religion are collectively referred to as Agams. The tirthankara's discourse served as the basis for 45 sacred Jain texts known as angas (also spelled agamas). Based on Mahavira's teachings, they are considered to be
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