Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam
Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".
The doctor (has advice) him to take a proper diet.
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 1
Solution : The first option is correct as the sentence should be in the present perfect tense since the doctor has given the suggestion to the patient to take a proper diet.
Moreover, advice is a noun form and should be replaced by advised i.e., verb form.
Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Paper, pencil, whiteboard, and textbook are the tools you need if you want to go to school. B. But recently, you can add another one to the list: an iPad. C. But today, it is also being used to make learning fun. D. The tablet is useful for searching the internet and watching videos.
Option 1: CDAB
Option 2: ADBC
Option 3: CADB
Option 4: ABDC
Correct Answer: ABDC
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
The paragraph begins by listing traditional school tools such as paper, pencil, whiteboard, and textbook (sentence A). It then introduces a new addition to the list, the iPad, highlighting its recent inclusion (sentence B). The following sentence
Question : Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
Option 1: Momentum
Option 2: Displacement
Option 3: Torque
Option 4: Speed
Correct Answer: Speed
Solution : The correct option is Speed.
Physical quantities that possess both direction and magnitude Physical quantities with only magnitude are called scalar quantities, while those with both direction and magnitude are called vector quantities. Speed is a scalar number since it simply requires its magnitude and
Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The truck was carrying a heavy load.
Option 1: Big
Option 2: Massive
Option 3: Light
Option 4: Large
Correct Answer: Light
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
Big: It refers to the physical size or dimensions of an object, not its weight. While something can be big, it may or may not be heavy.
Massive: It also relates to the size or bulk of an
Question : The marked price of the article is Rs. 5,000. But due to a special festive offer a certain percent discount is declared, Mr. X availed of this opportunity and bought the article at a reduced price. He then sold it at Rs. 5,000 and thereby made a profit of $11\frac{1}{9}\%$. The percentage of discount was:
Option 1: $10\%$
Option 2: $3\frac{1}{3}\%$
Option 3: $7\frac{1}{2}\%%$
Option 4: $11\frac{1}{9}\%$
Correct Answer: $10\%$
Solution : Let the cost price of the article for Mr. X as $x$. Given that Mr. X sold the article at Rs. 5000 and made a profit of $11\frac{1}{9}\%$. $⇒5000 = x + \frac{11\frac{1}{9}}{100}x$ $⇒5000=x+\frac{1}{9}x $ $⇒5000= \frac{10}{9}x$ $⇒x = \frac{5000 \times 9}{10} = 4500$ The
Question : Directions: In a certain code language STUBBORN is written as VUTAAOSP. How is SHIPPING written in that code language?
Option 1: TIJOOHPJ
Option 2: QFOLLSLO
Option 3: TIJNNOJH
Option 4: JITOOHOJ
Correct Answer: JITOOHOJ
Solution : Given: STUBBORN is written as VUTAAOSP.
Before and after the repeated letters add 1 after reversing the order of the letters in the STUBBORN and subtract 1 from the repeated letter –
Thus, STUBBORN is written as VUTAAOSP. Similarly, follow the same pattern for SHIPPING
Question : 'We have wings' is associated with which of the following sports events?
Option 1: Paralympic 2020
Option 2: Olympic 2016
Option 3: Olympic 2020
Option 4: Winter Olympic 2020
Correct Answer: Paralympic 2020
Solution : The correct option is Paralympic 2020.
The vibrant opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics has the theme "We Have Wings," which represents the Paralympic competitors' goal of flying high in the face of unfathomable difficulties.
Question : Study the given graph and table and answer the following question. Data of different states regarding the population of states in the year 1998 Total population of the given states = 32760000
What was the ratio of the number of females in Arunachal Pradesh to the number of females in Uttar Pradesh?
Option 1: 21 : 50
Option 2: 25 : 16
Option 3: 16 : 25
Option 4: 50 : 21
Correct Answer: 25 : 16
Solution : Number of females in Arunachal Pradesh = $\frac{3}{3+5}$ × 25% of 32760000 Number of females in Uttar Pradesh = $\frac{2}{2+3}$ × 15% of 32760000 Required ratio = $\frac{3}{8}$ × 25% of 32760000 : $\frac{2}{5}$ × 15% of 32760000 = $\frac{3}{8}$ × $\frac{25}{100}$ :
The judge (gave) the verdict against the government.
(1) pronounced
(2) declared
(3) sentenced
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution : The most suitable choice for the sentence is the first option.
In the context of a legal judgement or verdict, the word pronounced is commonly used to indicate that the judge officially and formally delivers the verdict.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: The judge
Question : Carbon monoxide poisoning can be cured by
Option 1: Exposing the affected person to fresh oxygen
Option 2: Eating butter
Option 3: Drinking lemon-water
Option 4: Consuming multi-vitamin tablet.
Correct Answer: Exposing the affected person to fresh oxygen
Solution : The correct option is Exposing the affected person to fresh oxygen.
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can be efficiently treated by removing the sick individual from the source of CO exposure and supplying them with fresh oxygen as soon as
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